general problems of the 2014 Dodge Durango - part 1

Dodge Durango rt has developed the evap system failure. After stopping to refuel the gas tank the engine will not restart till after several attempts and even after restarting it idles erratic and sputters even to point of a miss and shuts off. Then it will restart and slowly clear up, and operate normal till the next refuel. I've had it into several repair shops and dealerships only to have to purchase parts and pay for repair and experience the issue again. Considering it's fuel vapor related and could cause a explosive or flash fire event in the dry summer season possibly if the vapors become a large enough volume under the hood or in a closed space.

Drivers headrest jumped apart on its own while sitting in my driveway. Looks like it exploded apart.

Sitting at drive through and driver headrest exploded and hit me in the back of the head. Thank god I was not moving at the time and my car was in park or I may have wrecked! startled me and I was dazed and confused because I couldn’t figure out what had happened! this just happened a few hours ago so I have not been able to report it or have it checked out. I did take several pictures. There were no warnings or anything and it just happened as I was sitting there! if I had been driving, it could have been catastrophic! my neck is sore and I have a headache.

While driving down the road, the driver headrest popped open at random, thrusting my neck and head forward. Once parked, I saw that a plastic piece had broken that holds the headrest system together.

The passenger head rest popped/exploded and juts forward and will not close back. I was advised that it is an airbag recall issue. However after checking my VIN nothing is shown listed here. On a google search it says there is a ten year unlimited mile recall.

Was parked and inside the car when the driver headrest deployed.

Head rest deployed outside of “extended warranty “ its a safety hazard. This part should be total recalled. The rear passenger door latch gets stuck or pops open randomly. It will not close when this happens and it has come open upon locking and driving! again dangerous where children sit. This is with child lock on or off the problem continues. The third complaint is the seat belts will not retract in the front seat but the dealership requires me to pay a fee to have it assessed. This is a “recalled”issue but it isn't for my VIN these three things seem to all fall shortly after buying the vehicle within the last four yrs. Exact dates unknown.

Front passenger’s headrest airbag deployed while parked. Nothing hit us, my daughter was in the seat.

The power lift gate failed and I was hit pretty hard. Would have been worse if it was my wife or kids and probably would have been more than an bruise and being sore. The “special stud” that connects the power rod to the body of the Durango broke off. Part of the bolt is still in the body in the threads and the other part is still connected to the power lift. It than created issues to even close the door and be able to drive without the hatch open. The parts are on order and will in next week to see if it can be repaired. Currently the door is not usable and the power lift rod had to be disconnected to stop further damage to the body of the vehicle. Door will not stay open and the dealer is unsure if they can get the broken part of the bolt out to complete the repair.

Headrest popped while sitting parked.

I bought this vehicle brand new. Many issues right from the start. Right off the bat the vehicle would randomly accelerate while driving or just stall while on the highway. I had a wreck when the car was less than 3 months old. I stepped on the break and the car accelerated into on coming traffic and I hit a vehicle. I took it into the dealership many times reporting this problem to the service techs and they dismissed it that my car was "learning me" and was not "broken in" yet. Along with engine ticking and engine lights coming on I have had so many issues with this vehicle.

Active head restraints on passenger side deployed without collision. An internal plastic part is broken.

Driverside headrest popped or deployed on it's own. No crash happened. Vehicle was parked outside my home and not in use. Had I been in the vehicle at the time, potential head trauma could have occurred such as wound, concussion or whiplash. Had I been driving the vehicle when this happened, this could have caused a crash and even more potential harm to myself, my children, passengers and other motorists. The vehicle has not been inspected but I have contact local Dodge dealer who stated that there was no recall on the known issue and that the cost to "assess" the headrest would cost me $140 to diagnose and any replacement costs would be in addition to the $140. There was no warning whatsoever that this could happen. No engine lights or anything. Again, I was not driving the vehicle. It was parked in my driveway.

I was getting in the driver seat of my parked car. Prior to getting in I heard a loud thud that sounded like a spring released. The headrest safety feature had deployed. Again the car was parked and not in motion.

The shift lock mechanism failed to function allowing my vehicle to randomly shift from park to drive causing the vehicle to roll forward into another vehicle.

Drivers seat head rest activated for no reason. Popped out and forward. Needs to be repaired.

While traveling on freeway driver seat headrest deployed striking back of my head.

The vehicle was parked in my driveway and had not been used since 10pm the night before. At 7am I noticed smoke coming from the back of the vehicle as I looked out my window. I went out and there was a small flame under the bumper near the exhaust pipe also some wires seemed to be on fire. I went to get a hose, and when I returned there were flames erupting up near the tail light. A neighbor put out the fire with a dry chemical extinguisher. I called the fire department, and they said they had no idea what could've happened, but suspected an electrical short. I am taking to the dealer to understand.

We were driving home from thanksgiving break on the highway when we heard a loud pop. My husband thought my daughter had thrown something at his head. We looked back and she was asleep. We turned on the lights to see what happened and we found the head test had popped out. My husband had a slight headache after but we cannot get the headrest fixed.

1. Recently 2 weeks back my car during starting it cranks more time and after switch off and second attempt it starts. When starting with remote the engine starts normal with normal cranking. Battery voltage everything checked all ok. Dealer is telling may be fuel pump to check even they ask more money. My concern is my friend also bought same model car on same week purchased and when I checked with him he also have the same issue and problem came same time. That means the component have some manufacturer defect which will result in safety. Manufacturer should look into the matter and recall for the defect and fix due to same batch car have same fault or defect. 2. My car engine have some ticking noise which was noticed just after finished the warranty. So when checked with dealer hey told warranty finished this is valve lifter issue and it should be changed which the price is too high and I asked for just crossed warranty kilometer of 60000, it came around 65000 km and when I told dealer they advise to change and nothing can be reported I have to pay full and it wil not harm you can drive, now car drove around 118000km with that sound and now I can hear the sound is more this also some manufacturer issue which dealer did not notify the manufacturer teling just change the parts valve lifter and may be camshaft etc. If this issue us coming just after warranty period the company should take unti account the issue and find solution by recalling and fixing the issue.

Car sputters and engine stalls. Appears to happen more frequently on 1) quick acceleration (I. E. , merging, on-ramp, accelerating following a right turn) and 2) when climbing a hill (there is a bridge this routinely happens on). Occurs during city driving and on the highway. Engine shuts off without warning, sometimes not even enough time to coast over to the shoulder. Can typically wait 2-2. 5 minutes and it will start again on its own. If you attempt to restart immediately, the engine won't turn over. This issue began in August with some sputtering, progressed to stalling occasionally (first time late August/early sept), and now will sometimes stall multiple times within a day. Have had into two different dealerships over more than three occasions and they have not yet been able to diagnosis the problem because it doesn't appear to have a code associated with it.

While driving down the road my driving side head rest popped open hitting me in the back of the head.

Driver's side head rest deployed while driving. Broken plastic pieces inside and could not be reset.

While parked, my drivers side headrest deployed like it would in an accident, we were not hit by any other car nor was I in any sort of accident. Just parked when it hit me in the back of the head causing an instant migraine and neck pain. There is no way to reattach it.

I get water in my tail lights. I guess you can drain it out but it doesn't stop the issue. I found others online with similar issue check you tube! I'm not sure when this problem started as I recently noticed it.

Vehicle stalled on highway when going over 40 mph. Water gets into left rear light and causes rear lights to go out.

I was driving and my sunroof window exploded.

Rear taillight led bar went out after water entered the light bar through small openings and defective weather stripping. The lights on the Durango are not sealed good enough to prevent water from entering. The light and the rear camera stopped working for the same reason. This is a defect that originated during production and can cause an accident. The consumer should not be responsible for replacing these parts every couple months because of water damage.

Drivers seat active headrest internal plastic parts failed and deployed the headrest and hit my wife in the back of the head while driving. Lucky she wasn't in heavy traffic or turning when it happened. Upon my further inspection the active system was still intact. The plastic parts failed violently releasing the headrest.

Active head restraint deployed on drivers side 2 years ago, last month passenger side deployed. In both cases deployment was noticed upon entering stationary vehicle.

My vehicle is having a long crank time similar to the recall on more than 500k Durango and cherokee models are under recall for fuel pump relay issue that can lead to stalls and no-starts. My car has been doing this off and on for over a year I have taken it to the dealership with no resolve, because they are saying it has to duplicate the problem while they have it, but it never does. Now my car is acting like it wants to stall while driving. This is scary while driving.

I have water in my left rear tail light assembly located on the back lift gate, several other similar Dodge Durango vehicle appears to have this same problems dealers want $1000 to fix I checked the internet this should be a recall.

The ac in our car just stopped working. We went to an independent car repair shop to find out that the ac compressor works and that there are 100% no leaks in the system. Can't find the issue even tho we went there twice. They told us that it turns on just fine and wants to work but doesn't blow cold air.

I purchased my Dodge Durango brand new in 2014 and never had an issue with it. It is currently in great condition except that I recently took it in for an oil change on 3/9/19. It sat in my driveway until my wife drove it to work the following Monday morning. On her way home from work she started to smell an overwhelming burning electrical smell. I drove it back into the dealership where the oil change took place and they outright lied to me telling me it was a plastic bag burning on the catalytic converter. They could not prove it when I asked them to show me. I scheduled an appointment with another dealership for this Tuesday. So I did some research to see if anyone has had the issue and the internet is full of these vehicles having the same problem. I noticed that in a fe instances the issue was dud to a recall on the alternator. When I entered my VIN number in the NHTSA site, it does not come up as a vehicle that needs the recall completed. Why would my 2014 Dodge Durango be part of that recall? VIN 1c4rdjag2ec438733 and also if this is not the issue why would I and so many others have the issue.

A police officer was backing into a parking spot when the driver side headrest popped open and struck him in the face. The headrest is designed to open on impacts to reduce whiplash and no collision had occurred nor was there any existing damage to warrant this device actuating. Chrysler was notified due to this expense not being covered under warranty and expressed no concern or culpability regarding this issue.