general problems of the 2012 Dodge Durango

Six problems related to seats have been reported for the 2012 Dodge Durango. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Dodge Durango based on all problems reported for the 2012 Durango.

1 Seats problem

Failure Date: 02/16/2024

My fairly new teen driver drove the car to the gym and the headrest basically “exploded” onto the back of his head with a swift blow. He had a very bad headache and was really freaked out. There were no lights, no notice, no impact. Just out of the blue drivers side. Called local dealership to see what it could be and apparently the pin can break or the plastic holding the pin and the airbag restraint type system in the headrest will just explode open as if in an accident. He said no recalls and out of warranty. How can this not be a serious safety issue??? my inexperienced teen driver could have been so stunned he caused an accident! anyways they said it would be roughly $1100 to replace entire headrest because there is no option to repair it once deployed. Can we still drive it? if we don’t have that $ now.

2 Seats problem

Failure Date: 09/23/2023

Headrest exploded while I was driving. Hit me in the head. Gave me a concussion. Dealership says there is no recall. I have to pay out of pocket. This is a safety feature. I am not paying for the repairs.

3 Seats problem

Failure Date: 03/21/2023

The truck was in park and idling. We were not moving. There were no abnormal lights on the gage cluster. Out of knowwhere the head rest exploded forward and hit the back of my father-in-laws head. He is ok but it was a hard hit and left him sore. Luckily we were not driving on the freeway.

4 Seats problem

Failure Date: 02/01/2022

The headrest deployed under normal driving conditions. A quick google search shows I'm not the only one with this issue. Some have described this issue as the headrest "exploding" since it disengages in a very quick and forceful manner. Some Dodge Durango models from 2011 - 2018 fall under recall "(x88) active head restraint" but for some reason I'm being told my 2012 Dodge Durango does not fall under this same recall.

5 Seats problem

Failure Date: 04/03/2021

A fire started in the battery compartment under the passenger seat. While the car was parked in the garge and turned off. No one was in the vehicle. About 45 minutes after the fire was extinguished, the passenger seat airbag deployed.

6 Seats problem

Failure Date: 03/02/2018

The orc module not working I just driving and the air bag light turn on.