general problems of the 2004 Dodge Durango

Driving home the steering became very stiff hard to drive , made it home, power steering pouring out . Found out the hydraulic transfer lines had burst only 100,000 miles on Durango. Lucky I was not driving on the express way. Dodge Durango 2004 5. 7 l v8 2wd piece of junk.

Vehicle will die without warning you hole driving causing a serious risk for collision. Engine stops running and is very hard to steer or stop with no power.

My steering wheel locked on me while driving couldn't turn wheel left causing me to crash. Wheel got stuck while making a right turn.

My 2004 Dodge Durango has the 5. 7 hemi. During heavy rains the engine would start to run rough and the electrical system shut down on me three different times in the middle of driving due to the rain. During this electrical shutdown steering was impossible and I would have to stop the vehicle in the middle of traffic. The vehicle did this to me one time in the middle of turning at an intersection. Fortunately no accident occured. I found that the issue was being caused by a faulty seal at the wiper cowl. This leak later blew my engine as the water leak found it's way into the cylinders and blew a piston rod. I was told that this defect has been reported to Chrysler by hundreds of people.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the driver side air bag warning light illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred after the vehicle was service under NHTSA campaign number:15v313000 (air bags). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,271. Ss.

Whenever it rains or I go through a car wash my car dies and the service engine light comes on. The steering wheel won't move, therefore I have no control over my car. We were in tennessee the first time this happened and we were coming down the mountain when it died and we lost all control and almost got hurt and almost hurt others.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled during inclement weather. The vehicle was able to restart after numerous attempts. The contact also stated that while driving at approximately 50 mph, the vehicle was driving unstable and there was a loud abnormal noise. In addition, the steering wheel seized and the brake pedal failed to respond. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and spun around causing it to roll over. The contact crashed into an embankment. The contact was unconscious upon hitting her head on the drivers side window. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the head, the chest that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,890. Djr.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while traveling 25 mph the vehicle decreased speed in order make a right turn. The steering wheel locked up. The engine light illuminated on the dash board. The failure occurred on 5 different occasions. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage is unknown.

I bought my 04 Durango from a dealer and im outside of warrenty im a little irritated with my wife calling me complianing she is stranded! I paid big money for this truck and dont think I should be responsable for paying a mechanic to play guess and check. I have my truck randomly shifting in and out of 4lock mostly while driving slow but has happend on the expressway im worried for damage to my tranfercase from this I cant afford to replace a transfercase let alone the truck its self I see alot of others with the same issue and I think it shoulde be a recall before someone is hurt by this common problem.

The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph and attempting to make a turn, the steering wheel seized and made the vehicle very difficult to control. The contact mentioned that the failure would occur during rainy weather. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 121,000 and the current mileage was 131,000.

When driving through a puddle, the engine stalls and the power steering goes out. I was stuck in the middle of a busy intersection for 2-3 minutes until I was able to restart the car.

The family & I were traveling back from NJ to FL. We stopped for gas & restrooms. As we were pulling out to get back to head back onto the road the truck would not steer in the right direction. We got out & noticed the tire was no longer connected to the steering rod. Luckily there was a Dodge dealership right down the road. We had to wait until morning to get it towed to the dealership. So we had to get it moved into a parking space at the convenience store & stay in a motel for 2days until the truck was done. It took two days because the part needed to be ordered. The staff at the Dodge dealership made us aware that this problem was common in Dodge Durangos.

My 2004 Dodge Durango has stalled on me 6 times now without 'any warning', it simply shuts off and I have no control over the vehicle. The first two times it happened, we dismissed as some weird 'fluke', as the two times were about a year apart, so we never thought much about it. When it happened for the third time we realized something was most definitely wrong. We were shocked to see how many people were having the same problem, when we began to research the problem on line. Right after it happened the 3rd time, we took it in to our local mechanic; who indicated that it might be part of a faulty cluster problem that had been recalled. They replaced the cluster, and I felt so much better and safer. Approximately 4 months later, it happened again! I sent an email to the service department of the dealership to tell them what I experienced, after several unanswered emails and 4 months later, I decided that I needed to go in person. Just this weekend, before I went; it happened again as I was entering the freeway. I am scared to death to drive this Durango anywhere but on the side streets now. I had a child in my car when this occurred this past weekend, and they were very scared. Each time it has occurred has been at a slow rate of speed and always making a right turn. It is extremely frightening to lose complete control of your vehicle, and it is only matter of time before someone is going to die or cause a horrible accident when this shut down occurs. Why is Chrysler/Dodge not being made to address this problem? I was shocked to see still more complaints about this problem, the most recent was June 12, 2012 however these concerns are dating back to 2005! what needs to happen before this situation can be addressed and dealt with appropriately. This is not a small problem, this is a problem with potentially life threatening consequences, and no one is doing anything about it.

We have not had an incident yet. We do have a problem with our steering wheel though. A little over a year ago we noticed that it seemed loose. It has gotten worse since then.

I was at a stop sign waiting for my turn to make a left hand turn. When all was clear I started to make the left hand turn and all of a sudden had absolutely no control of the steering wheel. My truck proceeded to turn in a left hand turn almost allowing me to do a 360 at a slow rate of speed. I heard a lot of noise and after about 30-60 seconds had regained control of the steering wheel landing in a ditch on the side of the road. I drove the car directly to the dealership and explained the problem. I have no idea what they did, except that they claimed to have fixed it and I have not had another one of these problems again. I am not sure of the date so I took a guess.

2004 Dodge Durango, limited. Purchased vehicle Dec 4, 2003. A week after I bought the vehicle I noticed a type of "sticking" on the front end when I turned the wheels. I asked my son to check it out & he agreed that"something" was wrong. A few days later I had a passenger in the vehilce with me & that peson noted the sticking too. I took the vehicle to brown's Dodge in chantilly, va. Had the vehicle for a few days & decided the steering arm was bad. Part had to be ordered but I could drive the vehicle. Safely. Repair made in late Jan. When I picked the vehicle up, service writer told me that replacing the steering arm had not corrected the problem. They did not know what was wrong & was told that Chrysler was working on the problem & "that the vehicle was safe to drive. "I took the vehicle home & waited for the dealership to call me back. I did not hear from Chrysler or from my dealership. 2 weeks ago, I was driving the vehicle & lost total steering power in the front end in traffic in alexandria, va. I was able to get the vehicle off the road. No one was hurt or injurred. I immediately contacted my service advisor& was told, to drive the vehicle to the nearest Chrysler dealership. But not to tell anyone about the steering problem or about Chrysler's involvement. He actually told me to"play dumb'. Which pissed me off to the point that I wanted to run his sorry ass over. But,instead of doing that, I had the car flat-bedded back to brown's dulles Dodge. Where it still is to this day. I have had minimal contact with Chrysler. I can tell they are stonewalling me. A big kahunna technical advisor came in to town earlier this week. But all I got was crap out the sides of my service advisor's mouth. This vehicle has a problem. The service advisor told me that the guy who came in to check it out drove quite a few of the new Dodge Durangos & almost all of them had the same steering problem, mine was worse.

Update: see prev. Complaint re; steering. After 2 wks in shop and little or no commun. From Chrysler, on Feb 5, 2004 I rec'd a call from Chrysler. They want to repurchase my 2004 Dodge Durango. No word on what's wrong w/vehicle. They said, they don't think, even if they fixed the problem, that I would ever feel safe in the vehicle. On Feb 6, 2004, I rec'd a call from dealership to clean out my vehicle. Chrysler wants it moved to an undisclosed location. Anyone see anything wrong with the picture?.