The central timer module started malfunctioning for no apparent reason. Headlights, parking lights, interior lights, windshield wipers, 4-wheel drive and other electric accessories stop working while driving vehicle. This happens with no warning. Disconnecting battery fixes these problems temporarily, but ignition chime goes off continuously while driving until all of the above accessories stop working altogether. Vehicle is past basic warranty, so dealer refuses to pay for the module.
2002 Dodge Durango electrical complaints
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Intermittently the electronic system would cause the electrical system to come on or go out by it self (headlight power door locks, windshield wipers, headlights, etc) or cause the SUV truck to stall completely. The truck has been to the dealer. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.
Ignition switch failed on 2002 durango after only 55,000 miles. Stuck in lock position. Not covered under warranty, dealer charged $400.00 to replace.
While driving with the cruise control set, and the rear passenger (electric) window operated the vehicle begins to shake.
Consumer stated that while driving she smelled an odor of burning rubber but didn't know that it was her vehicle. As soon as she put the turn signal on, all the dashboard lights started to blink. When the turn was complete she saw smoke coming from under the dashboard. The consumer managed to pull over into a mall parking lot and at that point the vehicle went up in flames. *ak
I had a 2002 dodge durango. I was driving it one day with my 2 young sons in it, and it caught on fire and nearly killed us all. It burned down to nothing. You can view pictures of it at w.bethelpark.com, go to the vol.fire dept photo gallery & look at pictures for aug. 4th 2003. Vehicle fire south hills village shopping mall, that is where I had to pull off the road. Dodge & chrysler did absolutley nothing for me. I just want people to be aware of this, because if there is a defect, my warranty didn't do anything which was suppose to cover bumper to bumper for 3 years 36,000 miles and I only had 11,000 miles on it. This vehicle had to have a short or a defect, cause everything was factory. There is nothing left to it, please view the pictures at the web site I told you.www.bethelpark.com.
Electronic controls of safety equipment do not funtion properly. Turn signals,lights,cruise. Gauges,windows,radio,airbag etc.. All have malfuntioned since the car was picked up from the dealer. It is obvious that a electrical problem exists in the vehicle but doddge/chrysler is un willing to address the issue .this is an ongoing issue. I have numerous witnesses and have started video recording the problems.
For a 2002 dodge durango, the power door locks kept locking and unlocking the doors by themselves and kept repeating the process every ten or twenty seconds while operating the vehicle. Even when the one hour car ride was finished and the key removed, the power door locks continued to lock and unlock the doors making it impossible to lock the car for the night. The batteries from the remote access devices were removed, but did not solve the problem. Even one day later, the door locks continue to intermittently lock and unlock the door.
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