Brakes Failed Problems of Dodge Durango

The emergency brake cable simply broke upon regular deployment. The failure happened on a low grade hill, not a steep hill. The dealership, king's Dodge, cincinnati, reported the cause of failure was weather corrosion to the components. The estimate to repair it was very expensive. I've never had an emergency brake fail on any of my previous Dodge vehicles.

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While I love my 2001 Dodge Durango rt, there are a couple of serious problems / safety issues the vehicle has. Number one is the passenger front seat is very loose and rocks back and forth during acceleration and braking which could cause severe injuries if the vehicle was in a wreck, whiplash etc. In doing my research the average fix that the dealers will do costs between 600-800. 00 which is to replace the motor assembly. There are links on various forum for instructions to fix yourself for about 40. 00 orovoodmg a better fix that the dealers will not provide, but it is complicated and very labor intensive. My number one concern is to be safe and have safe passengers! to be able to bring this into Dodge and get this permanently fixed at no cost to me. There are untold amounts of Dodge Durango owners out there with this same issue, which Dodge currently will not recall. The other two issues are incredibly defective ball joints. Since Dodge recalled these trucks for the ball joints many including mine previous to me buying it, we're brought in for recall repair in 2006. Please note the suspension components company called "moog" fixed this Dodge engineering problem for this year make and model with their own specially designed ball joint. As far as the brakes go this a very heavy SUV, in which if one needs to stop quickly and the brakes fail or skid the wheels due to lock up this again like the seats is a very important safety issue that Dodge needs to correct. I have faith that Dodge will take care of more consumer issues than Ford ever will.

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The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Durango. While at a stop, the brakes failed to work, the engine revved, and the vehicle accelerated without warning. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 152,845.

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The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Durango. While driving 15 mph, the air conditioning blew hot air and the instrument panel lighting went haywire. The vehicle started to lose power and acceleration. The contact pulled over, and turned off and restarted the vehicle. To ensure that the vehicle was fine, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal to allow the engine to rev. Afterwards, the contact was able to drive the vehicle without failure and there were no warning lights illuminated. However, after driving a few miles longer, the power steering and power brakes failed. Shortly after, the vehicle lost all power. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home where it had not been able to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Brake vacuum booster failed resulting in loss of power assisted braking. The recall for the booster was done two years ago.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. In addition, the brakes failed when depressed. The contact mention that the vehicle gear shift had to be shifted to neutral to regain control. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,085.

The very first time was when I was slowing down from about 50mph at a corner in order to take a right hand turn, about halfway through the 90° corner I feel that the steering has stiffened. Looking down, I see that the tachometer now reads 0, and the engine has died. I cannot simply slip it into neutral and then restart it because of the car has a keyless pushbutton and the start button only works with the drive in park. I then have to armstrong it through the rest of the corner. As I finish up the turn to where I can safely stop and restart, I then push the brakes only to find that they are now totally stiff because there is now no vacuum left to assist. I end up costing to a stop. The car always restarts without any problem. This problem has persisted and has happened at least 20 times since. It is always is when slowing down from anywhere from 60 to 30 mph and beginning to take a right turn. I have never seen this happen when doing a left, but there are not to many chances to duplicate this scenario doing a left. We had the one recall for the fuel pump done so that should not be it. We have complained about this to numerous Dodge dealers and they have done nothing. One service writer said that he knew of the problem, knew that the fuel pump recall was not fixing it and that there was going to be another recall to fix the problem. When this happens unexpectedly as you are going 25 mph in a traffic roundabout, it is all you can do to try to steer through the rest of the traffic circle, only to find that your power brakes are failed as you try to stop to restart. This is a very serious defect that needs immediate attention, someone is going to be killed with this happening, either the occupants of the car, or the public. We also have a 2011 Jeep grand cherokee and it is doing the exact same thing, but more because it is driven more.

Started my truck and when I went to put it into drive upon applying the brake the pedal was hard and when I applied pressure there was a "hissing" "air noise". I thought that maybe it was just really cold out and it needed to warm up a bit more, so I pumped the brakes and it seemed better. Definitely didn't think that a truck I have had less than 3 years would have any brake issues. Well I was wrong. . . When going to pull out of my driveway, which is on a main road, I went to apply the brake and the car wasn't stopping. Quickly thinking I pushed on the emergency brake and stopped myself and my younger son from rolling into traffic going well over 40mph. If I had not been doing under 10mph my son and myself would have been seriously injured and possibly dead. I never received any recall on this truck but apparently after looking up brake problems on this vehicle there without a doubt is and I am not the first person to have the brakes fail on them. Very scary and now that my heart is back in my chest, very mad!.

There have been 6 recalls on my car. I have had my name on the waiting list at my dealer, only to be told it could be about a year. I keep getting recall letters as I'm waiting for one thing and no parts available for another. I always have children in my car and feel extremely unsafe to drive everyday. The weather is getting dangerous and one of the recalls is on my brakes. I was told, "don't worry, it should be ok until the winter. " well, the winter is here and I still have about 6 months left on the waiting list. How is one supposed to drive and feel safe, knowing my car can "stall without warning", have an "under hood fire" or have my "brakes fail" at any moment while in driving? what's even worse is, there's nowhere to turn because everywhere I call "sorry maam, there aren't any parts. . " great! now I'm lost and risking my life on a day to day basis. Help!!!.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number 14v154000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic) was performed. However, the remedy failed to repair the failure. The brake pedal failed to engage while attempting to stop. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000. Pam.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the brake pedal failed to respond several times and that during inclimate weather the brake pedal was extremely hard to depress each time upon approaching a stop. The vehicle was taken to the authorizeed dealer more than five times and they were not able to replicate and diagnose the failure. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 14v154000 (service brakes , service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was notified of the failure several times and the vehicle was not repaired yet. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

There has not been an incident yet - my issue there has been a recall for the brake booster but the dealer is telling me that Dodge is not sending the parts needed to fix the problem. Apparently the brakes could possibly freeze and fail. I called the dealer 7/1/2014 and was "put on the list" for the part to be replaced. I called today, 8/1/2014, and was told I was on the list but there was almost 50 others in front of me and that Dodge was only sending 2 or 3 parts a month and had restricted the part so it couldnt be ordered. At this rate, it will be the end of the year before my car is fixed. Although it is Aug. Now, it will get cold soon and I have 3 children that I chauffeur around. I would hate for one of them to be injured because the brakes fail and would also hate to file a lawsuit over a known issue that Dodge seems to be dragging their feet over. Is there anyway to expedite the process so the car can be fixed before winter?.

While applying the brakes, additional pressure was required in order to attempt to stop. This has happened in cold weather but now has also happened in summer. The brakes failed to completely slow the vehicle and a crash occurred at slow speed.

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.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. While driving at an unknown speed, the brakes failed and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The dealer suggested that the vehicle may be included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v154000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic); however, they could not determine the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 6,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2002 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, while depressing the brake pedal to the floorboard, both rear wheels lockup. The contact stated that she waited for a while and continue driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000. Aw.

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The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while activating the turn signals, the hazard lights would activate instead. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact also mentioned that on multiple occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly stall. In addition, while attempting to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal, the brakes had malfunctioned increasing the stopping distant needed to stop the vehicle. Also, when the vehicle was in park, the vehicle would roll away. The dealer repaired the brakes but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 80,000.

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The contact owns a 2012 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that she was driving at low speeds at approximately 3 to 5 mph and pulling into her carport, as she was depressing the brakes they did not engage. The brakes failed, and she crashed into her lawn mower, pushing it into her garage door. The contact did not sustain any injuries. The police were not contacted. The vehicle was later towed to an independent mechanic, but has not been repaired due to a pending investigation. The manufacturer was later contacted and was advised that a manager would be giving her call back. The failure and current mileage was approximately 3,100. Updated 02/06/lj.

2004 Dodge Durango. Consumer states brake failure while driving the consumer stated the mechanic found a broken valve which caused the brake failure. When the mechanic contacted the nearest Chrysler dealership to obtain the part, he was informed the part was no longer being manufactured by Chrysler. The mechanic then located a part out of state and had it sent to him, only to find out, the part was not correct due to a certain percentage of 2004 Dodge Durango's being produced as not having pois-traction. The consumer stated Chrysler gave her mechanic the run-around for three weeks.

1999 Dodge Durango slt / 4wd / 8 cyl 5. 9l - vehicle mileage 53,712 as of 08/31/10; the following oem components / parts are defective / broken / worn prematurely causing other parts / components / systems to fail, brake & should be recalled, serviced, replaced by daimler Chrysler, llc at their expense (no wonder they needed bailout $): 6) front brake rotors undersized for gvw causing premature brake failure / replacement & possible accident. Vehicle has been maintained w/ all scheduled factory services & oil changes.

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While driving the throttle stuck, and the brakes failed. This caused the consumer to go into a ditch. Vehicle was towed. Dealership repaired the problem three times, but it recurred. Dealer did not repair problem they installed code reader and said nothing was wrong. They called Chrysler and Chrysler said that there was no problem.

While driving 35 mph brakes failed. The brakes were hard to press. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. But, mechanic could not duplicate the problem.

Brake failure at 60 km/h rear ended other vehicle.

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Front ball joints/steering arm failure, brake failure, causing loss of steering and brakes to lock up, steering arms replaced three times, on both sides. Rear leaf spring snapped when vehicle was 3 months old. Steering wheel locks up when vehicle is shut off, and cannot be unlocked in certain positions with key.

My husband was driving our car and was approaching a red light,at 20 miles per hour. As the light changed to red he pressed down on the brakes and it did not slow down any, he proceeded to go through the light applying more pressure to the brakes which failed him. He left tire marks on the road for about 37 ft and ended up hitting a vehicle and in the end there were 4 vehicles total. I have researched on line and have found out that there have been problems with the rear brakes on Dodge Durango's that were made in 1999. Our Durango is a 2000 but was manufactured in December 1999. We feel that in light of this info, we should have recieved some form of recall letter from the dealers which we have not as yet. We are not sure of the total cost of the accident as yet, so the figures are just quotes so far.

I have had three incidents of brake failure with my 2000 (2wd, abs) Durango. One resulted in a three-car accident with a total of $38,000 (and still counting) damage.

Brakes intermittently failed, resulting in one crash. Brakes would not grab, and did not stop vehicle. Dealer and independent investigator could not determine cause.

Brake failure intermittently when applying brakes in heavy traffic with a/c on, causing pedal to harden briefly and resume again. Dealer contacted. Feel free to provide further details.

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On two different occasions the vehicle was invoved in two accidents. In both cases vehicle was coming down a hill when brake failed to operate on wet road conditions. Reason unknown. Vehicle have been inspected by dealer and informed that nothing could be found.

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Consumer experiencing brake failure. Whenever vehicle is used in reverse on an incline the vehicle would only slow down, but will not stop properly. Dealer/mfr. Notified; dealer informed consumer that they cannot duplicate or resolve the problem.

While driving at state speed limit and without warning vehicle started to accelerate faster than speed intended, resulting in brake failure.

When brake pedal was depressed while driving at 30 mph, abs brakes locked up, brakes failed to stop vehicle, resulting in extended stopping distance, and a rear end collision the brake skid mark was 20 feet long. Consumer felt that this failure was the same defect as stated in recall 99v341000 concerning rear brake tube.