general problems of the 2013 Dodge Durango - part 1

The vehicle experiences sudden engine shutdown while driving. The engine completely turns off without warning. There are no warning lights, no check engine light, and no prior indication of failure. The exact component causing the failure is unknown at this time, but it appears to involve the engine and/or electrical system. The vehicle is available for inspection and has been taking to doge and nothing is being done yet. The vehicle shuts off while I am actively driving, causing immediate loss of power. This creates a dangerous situation because I lose acceleration and power steering while in traffic. I transport six children daily in this vehicle. Sudden engine shutdown while driving significantly increases the risk of a crash, especially in traffic or at higher speeds. This is a serious safety hazard for my family and others on the road. The dealership has not confirmed the cause. The vehicle has been taken in multiple times for service and diagnostics, and over $4,000 has been spent on repairs. However, the stalling issue continues and has not been resolved. The vehicle has been inspected by an authorized Dodge dealership service department multiple times. No manufacturer representative has inspected the vehicle yet. There were no warning lamps, no check engine light, and no dashboard messages prior to the engine shutting off. The shutdown occurs without any advance warning. The vehicle operates normally and then abruptly turns off. Given the sudden loss of power while driving and the risk of collision, I believe this may be a broader safety defect that could potentially affect other vehicles of the same model.

While driving the vehicle occasionally stalls without a check engine light or codes showing up.

My vehicle just clicks when I try to start it. The engine will not turn-over; it just clicks. Risk is that there wasn't any engine light warning or anything, and it is 19 degrees fahrenheit with a -14 windchill outside. My vehicle was brought to the Dodge/Chrysler dealership a few times for noises and overheating issues, but they said there weren't any problems. I knew there were issues because my vehicle's temperature gauge would go high for no apparent reason. I've been consistent with oil changes and fixed recommendations of wear and tear.

The vehicle has no power at all even though the battery is strong.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact was informed that the vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 19v813000 (electrical system), but the failure persisted. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal, and the rpm fell to zero. In addition, the engine stalled. No warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle still functioned; however, the engine failed to operate as designed. The contact stated that the failure persisted. Occasionally, the contact was able to coast to the side of the roadway, and at other times the vehicle remained in the roadway. After several attempts, the vehicle restarted. The contact was able to continue driving; however, the failure occurred a short distance later. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the fuel pump relay inside the totally integrated power module (tipm-7) had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

Alternator over heated and stalled the vehicle without warning.

While driving , the car just shuts off and the steering wheel and breaks lock. No matter how fast you’re going. Took to the mechanic and he said it was the win system.

The SUV has consistent problems with the water pump , thermostat and radiator. They have been changed and replaced more than 3 times in a year. Also the brakes are acting funny.

2013 Dodge Durango started stalling and loosing power but noticed my keys in the ignition every time it moves or if touched it will shut off the car and vice versa. It happens randomly often times when I take a turn it shuts off in a middle of a driving action and could result in a accident. I did some research and notice the win module that in my Durango and other Dodge vehicles have this same issue . To fix this issue seems the whole win module needs replacing. Seems like a defect that can cause a accident.

While driving on the highway last night, my husband smelled smoke and then his eyes began to burn. As he was about to pull over, a flame fell from the passenger sun visor! there was more smoke and fire as he pulled over. The car became engulfed in flames fairly quickly. Thankfully he was alone without other family members (or our dog) and he was able to get out safely. He had to stand on the side of the highway waiting for responders. It was towed and we are in the process of speaking with insurance and figuring out what to do next. Today we researched Dodge Durango car fire and came across the recall from 2014 which specifically said passenger sun visor fire hazard! clearly that is exactly what happened. We have proof that we brought the vehicle to the dealership in 2014 to complete this recall. However it appears based on internet searches that this was still an issue even after recalls were performed. There were no warnings/messages prior to the failure.

My vehicle tends to overheat quite often. The water pump I've had to change five times within the past 5 years the radiator and patch change up three times and the thermostat I've had to change out three times. There's also the transmission shifting gears issue and get stuck on low and I can't move the vehicle.

Red battery symbol lit up on the dashboard noticed electrical burning smell. Stopped and turned car off. Checked around and under hood. Battery symbol went off so I drove short distance back home. Noticed loud whining noise, looked like the start of an electrical fire inside alternator and lots of smoke. Quickly turned car off. My alternator part number matches alternators that are part of a t36 recall involving defective alternators, but for some reason my VIN is not included in the “VIN range” even though my year make and model is. It is the same defective part, which failed, and could cause damage to other parts. The alternator and whatever parts that were damaged should be covered under the recall. This part almost caused my car to catch on fire. Luckily I was home. But what if I was on the road in traffic with my kids in the car.

The engine in my vehicle stalls without warning while driving, which poses a significant safety risk, particularly on busy roadways where it could lead to accidents, endangering both myself and other drivers. The issue has been reproduced and confirmed in the past by a certified Dodge dealership auto shop, and the vehicle is available for inspection upon request. However, the vehicle or its components have not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, or insurance representatives. Before the engine stalls, the electronic throttle control lamp flashes, the vehicle gives a noticeable jerk, and then the engine shuts down. This problem occurs at any speed but has not happened when the vehicle is at a full stop.

2012 Durango. While driving, battery symbol appeared on dash. I immediately started to pull over , by the time I got to a safe area, there was smoke coming from under the hood. I opened it and saw smoke coming directly from the alternator. After the smoke dissipated, I tried to turn on the vehicle and it would not start. I towed the vehicle home, changed the alternator and the battery with new items from autozone, and the vehicle still would not start. There were no codes popping up as well. Towed it to the dealership and it turned out that it fried the ecm. Why wouldnt there be a fuse or something to protect the computer from a surge off of the alternator. Well, the dealer changed out the computer and with intermittent issues afterwards, the car would not start all the time. Thought the starter was going bad. Changed that and it was still having issues, not starting. Took it back to the dealership. After the dealership replaced the starter (to verify that it wasnt the issue), it turns out the tipm is partially burnt out. So the alternator broke both computers.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel flickered. The blind spot detection and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The display screen showed a distorted image while the radio malfunctioned. The contact then detected a burning odor and noticed smoke coming from the air vents and underneath the hood. The contact pulled over, and the vehicle inadvertently turned off. The vehicle was unable to restart and was towed to the residence. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle at the residence and replaced the alternator and battery. The vehicle was turned on, but the engine failed to start. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

The passenger side headlight lamp is not working due to something in the harness. I have owned 2 Dodge Durango SUV's and both had problems with the passenger side headlamp. No power to the light the first one would come on if you wiggled the headlight harness. The one I have now has been checked and there is no power to the bulb. When I'm out driving around town I notice I am not the only Dodge Durango without a headlight I have seen so many with the same issue. I have seen other Chrysler's and Dodge vehicles diffrent make and models with a headlight blown out. I think they need to fix this its a harness problem not just a bulb replacement issue. I should not have to try and replace a wiring harness due to the defects I can clearly see with other vehicles having the same issues. This started about a year after I bought the vehicle. Bought brand new bulbs 2 times thinking it was just a bulb well its the harness. All fuses have been checked with a multimeter as well as the bulb outlet.

Vehicle. Cuts off when running, check engine light came on. Had vehicle checked and replaced 02 sensors and filter. After replacing it ran worse than it did before replacing them. Check engine light will not go off.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing difficulty starting. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired at the contact's expense; however the failure reoccurred approximately two months later. The contact contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v813000 (electrical system); however, the VIN was not included. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made not aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

This is on Chrysler: Chrysler "fca us llc" is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge challenger, Dodge charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Durango, and 2012-2014 Jeep grand cherokee vehicles. The affected vehicles have electro-hydraulic power steering "ehps" and are equipped with a 5. 7l or a 3. 6l engine and a 160, 180 or 220 amp alternator. In the affected vehicles, the alternator may suddenly fail. Alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. There is also the possibility that the alternator may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire. This happened 8/19/2023, the alternator caught on fire. My mechanic now says it fried my electrical system as well.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the battery warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after restarting the vehicle, the seat belt and abs warning lights illuminated with a burning odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle shutoff and failed to restart. The vehicle was later towed to the residence. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 185,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v813000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Took my vehicle to 1 dealership to get fixed they said they couldn’t do it because my vehicle was too old and wouldn’t be able to find parts. Took my vehicle to 2 mechanics shops that said they could fix it. Insisted I need a wire harness after completing other work they thought would fix it. My daughter came to visit and I told her what was going on. She began to look through wire diagrams of the vehicle and noticed the tipm being a common factor in the systems that were effected. She took my VIN and noticed a recall that has not been addressed. I bought this vehicle not long ago from an independent dealership… I don’t understand how it is legal that neither vehicle maintenance facility informed me of the open recall that has yet to be perform on this vehicle. I don’t understand how it is legal for a dealership not to inform me that a recall has yet to be address with this vehicle. Yet for every-time I get maintenance the VIN is to be recorded… so as I’m trying to fix the vehicle mechanics enter this VIN sees a recall that could very well be related to the recall and do nothing but charge me for parts and don’t even inform me? how is any of that legal!?.

The recall that Dodge had in 2021 on the fuel relay switch pretty sure mine was no good when they put it into my car. At times it just turns over and over but will not start this started after the recall of the fuel relay switch that they done.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at 80 mph, the vehicle lost motive power. Additionally, the electric throttle control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the fuel pump system was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 147,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the battery warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the alternator was overcharging and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred 3 months later. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the alternator and the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system). The dealer referred the contact to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist, and they could not sell the parts for the recall repair. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Vehicle has been having issues starting, acts like the fob is not in ignition. Vehicle has locked key in ignition and won't release it. Most dangerous concern is vehicle will completely shut down while driving, regardless of speed, and will not restart until completely stopped and put in park. Most recent occurrence was on interstate 80, 73 mph on 12/23/2022. Everything except for hazards and radio shuts off and goes black. No warning lights, no codes tracked, just completely fails. Cannot use turn signal, brakes, power steering, nothing. Starting issues started about 12 months ago. Completely shutting down while driving started about 7 months ago. Issue is intermittent and does not show a pattern.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v-813 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had experienced a failure. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle stalled.

My car sputtered put after it was in motion. Upon trying to restart, the vehicle continuously shook while trying to restart during this time, I could not stop the car from trying with the start/off button or keys. I had to wait for the car to “give up”. The car could not restart. This is unsafe because I could have been killed by other traveling vehicles to abrupt stopping or killed while trying to restart the vehicle. The vehicle could not be put into drive or reverse and I could not stop it from trying to restart once I pressed the button. This could’ve caused a collision with other vehicles. I had the vehicle towed to an auto shop. They told me that the fuel injector fuse went bad which caused the stalling because gas could no longer travel through the vehicle. I have attached towing receipt and will post report once it’s emailed.

The contact owned a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact stated after his son had parked the vehicle in a parking lot and returned, the son had observed that the interior of the vehicle was obscured by smoke. The contact stated that when his son opened the driver's side door the vehicle ignited and blew the passenger side door open. The vehicle became engulfed in flames. The fire department and police were called to the scene. The contact stated that the fire had been extinguished with water. The contact said that the local fire chief had opened an investigation and the police had written a report. The vehicle was mounted onto a flatbed truck and taken to an impound lot. The contact stated that his insurance provider had declared the vehicle a total loss. The contact had attempted to notify the manufacturer of the failure, but could not get his phone call taken. The contact had researched online and related the failure to an open recall NHTSA campaign number: 19v813000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was approximately 300,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in the driveway parked unattended, it caught fire without warning. The contact's husband noticed the vehicle on fire while approaching the resident. The fire department was on the scene who stated it was due to an electrical fire in the vanity mirror. There were no reported injuries, air bag deployment or a police report filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The failure mileage was approximately 123. 000.

Not to sure but sometimes my SUV cuts off with no warning when I’m driving or stopping I have no check engine lights on or anythjnf.

Engine stall at various speeds and driving conditions.

When you turn vehicle on and state driving, if you hit a bump in the road, the vehicle shuts off, and you have to safely pull over, put in park, and restart the vehicle.

Existing recall for that model is t36. I faced the same issue, battery warning lamp started to blink, alternator failed, pcu failed, all electric went off during I was driving on the highway with 2 babys, my wife and dog in the car. Outside 78degrees. Almost caused and huge accident. Fca Dodge Chrysler dealers in my town don´t want to help me with that concern. Nobody on the phone is able to help me . . I´m more then frustrated. I´m working for an big automotive company. We´re responding different to an product safety problem ! and respecting every customers complaints.

Alternator froze up and then started smoking. Smelled like a potential electrical fire about to happen. Pulled over safely and smoke filled the cabin and under the hood. Opened hood and tons of smoke, fortunately there was no actual fire at that point.