2001 Dodge Durango visibility problems

Filed Oct 30, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · OH

Driving down the road and all of the sudden all lights interior and exterior are blinking off and on like in rapid succession. I have a seizure disorder and strobe/flickering lights are a trigger. This is extremely dangerous. Along with further investigation myself and my mechanic figured out it is the ctm which is not uncommon because there are hundreds of complaints about this and I've already dumped hundreds of dollars into this repair!

Filed Jan 22, 2013 · Visibility · 100,000 miles · ME · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge durango. The contact stated that the motor for the heater blew hot air and he smelled melting wires. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was confirmed that the resister, the wiring harness, and the blower motor had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact personally repaired the vehicle by replacing the resister, the wiring harness and the blower motor. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. The current mileage was approximately 130,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jun 21, 2010 · Lights, Locks · 47,500 miles · GA

I was driving home from work one night, it was raining, when my headlights, wipers, and dashboard just went out. I pulled over in a parking lot, shut off the engine waiting a couple of minutes and turned it back on and they still wouldn't work. I can not drive my car at night or when it is raining, or even lock my doors. They tried replacing the ignition switch and still no lights.

Filed Feb 11, 2010 · Lights, Visibility · KY

2001 durango had headlight and windshield wiper failure at night in the rain at 60 miles an hour. The central timing module went out. We couldn't see to drive and oncoming drivers couldn't see us. Its was like being blindfolded. You cant navigate the highway without having the ability to see.the federal safety agency was notified, and they told me that unless an investigator finds a trend, they cant issue a recall. Upon looking at their website I have found over 100 complaints for this... Which to me is a trend. I guess someone has to die before this will be taken seriously. I called the dodge corp. Office and they are aware of the issue but until the federal safety agency makes them recall, they wont. Shame on dodge and the federal safety agency for not fixing the defect. This is not an inconvenience defect, this is a safety defect. If you have problems with your lights,wipers, electrical system please post complaint so that the federal safety agency will finally see a trend. This potentially fatal defect must be recognized! Please involve your local media if you get no response with the federal safety agency. The time for bailouts to the car company's' is over if they aren't required to manufacture a safe product! The federal safety agency said they receive over 500 complaints a day. With that many complaints could they be missing this defect trend? It is time to check into the electrical,transmission, and seat belt issues that dodge is having. The federal safety agency should be doing all they can to avoid innocent deaths from the neglect of greedy car manufacturers. Driving without windshield wipers or headlights=death!

Filed Jan 29, 2009 · Visibility · 75,000 miles · MT

2001 dodge durango. In 2007 my front driver's window went 1/2 way down and wouldn't go back up. I had to replace the regulator w/ the motor. At an expense of about $200. The mechanic says this is a huge problem he sees w/ this vehicle. In 2008 the same window is out again and so are my back two windows now. I can hear my front pass. Window doing the same so I have stopped using all windows. This is a costly thing replacing every window once a year. Why cant they make an effective part that if replaced will last. You shouldn't have to do this every year. Please check into this malfunction. I see dodge durangos windows taped up all over town. Obviously other's are experiencing this same problem.

Filed Jan 8, 2009 · Visibility · 133,000 miles · MI · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge durango. The wiring harness that connects to the blower motor resister burned and no longer works. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle filled up with smoke and the contact smelled something burning. The wiring harness was replaced twice within two years. The dealer stated that the parts for the heater were unavailable and would possibly remain this way until january 16, 2009. The failure mileage was 133,000.

Filed Dec 16, 2008 · Visibility · 93,515 miles · CO

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge durango. The contact stated that there was an issue with her driver's side window. It would roll down, but not back up. The dealer replaced the driver's side window regulator in september of 2008 at the cost of $431.89. However, in december of 2008, the passenger and driver's side second row windows both experienced the same failures. She did not take the vehicle back to the dealer. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current mileage was 99,748 and failure mileage was 93,515.

Filed May 14, 2008 · Visibility · 80,000 miles · UT

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge durango. While driving 55 MPH, the contact attempted raise the front driver side window, but it jammed and fell back into the door. The window would not function afterwards. The same failure occurred on the front passenger side window and two rear windows. The manufacturer stated that this was a common failure. They further stated that the regulator needed to be replaced at the contact's expense. The contact placed screwdrivers in the windows to hold them up, and the vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000 and current mileage was 108,000. Updated 06/09/08

Filed Sep 11, 2007 · Seats, Visibility · 100,000 miles · TN

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge durango. While driving 50 MPH, the driver side front window would not roll up. The mechanic stated that the window was off track and he replaced the tracking. The failure has occurred three times. The contact stated that the driver side front seat would not lock when the vehicle stopped. The dealer stated that the driver's seat tracking failed. As of september 11, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The VIN, engine size, and number of cylinders were unavailable. The failure mileage was 100,000 and current mileage was 108,000.

Filed Aug 1, 2006 · Electrical, Visibility · 52,000 miles · NJ

The blower motor resistor, for the AC/heat on my 2001 dodge durango slt 4wd, has failed twice, since I have owned the vehicle. A service garage performed a test of the system and wanted to replace the blower, but the dealer claimed this was a common problem with this model and replaced the resistor, at a much lower cost. Upon review of dodge durango online forums, this appears to be an issue for many dodge durango owners. Appears to be either a defect in the system or design defect. Please investigate.