What can I say... Dodge clearly has a design flaw in which water from rain, ect... Leaks onto engine and electrical components slowly causing the death of vehicle with a dying motor and electrical problems. Water pours onto engine right down from the windshield. Who designs this crap!!!! I used the best oils and now this is what I have as a rewards from dodge for my maintenance.
2004 Dodge Durango body complaints
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The wheel well and body surrounding wheel well has rusted through, the driver's door has rusted on door. The lift gate has rusted in multiple spots mostly on the bottom edge. The fuel tank overflows when pumping.
Car has completely rusted out below the gas cap as what has become a common problem with this vehicle. I have been quoted in excess of $4000 to fix this given the severity of the damage and labor required to fix this. It appears a common problem on this year since I have personally seen 11 exact same vehicles years with the same rust problem. This coupled with the same rust issue arising on the hatchback which was said due to a faulty drain hole being taped over by dealer/manufacturer which nothing could be done. The overall vehicle body is a perfect shape outside the rust problems below the gas cap and the rust throughout the hatchback. Given the commonality of this problem it appears to have been a manufacturing defect.
The fuel overflow does not work and allows for fuel to spill all over the car. This results in lots of fuel on the car and on the ground. You can never use the automatic fuel filler on pumps. I have even gotten fuel as high up as my face when it splashes out. This has resulted in rust on the left rear quarter panel and as well as a very unsafe fueling area.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge durango. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and would not start. The contact shifted into neutral and was able to restart the vehicle. The failure was recurring and on some occasions, the vehicle would not restart until after several attempts. Additionally, the vehicle would hesitate to engage when the brakes were applied. The exterior body and the undercarriage exhibited extensive rust. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where it was diagnosed that a rod had penetrated and damaged the engine, which would need replacing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90000.
Water got into cylinder and bent rod. My understanding is this is a common issue with the 2004 durango hemi due to design issue of water draining around the engine. Required rebuild or new engine. Unacceptable for a well maintained engine to have this occur, much less, repeatedly occur for many vehicles.
My truck was parked in the driveway, it was raining and then the lights started flickering without the keys being in the ignition. I tried to move the truck to the inside of the garage and the smoke came out of the hood and from under the dash. I turned the truck off and the engine remained running, we had to call the fire department because it was smoking and the keys were off. The fire department came and removed the battery and said it may be a short when it rained. The truck is in the garage I cant drive it when it rains because water goes in to the truck from the front I can actually see water leaking into the floor. I owned the truck for 3 years and never had this problem until it reached 100,000 miles.
Vehicle was running fine until storm came through dumping continuous rain on vehicle. I went to move the vehicle later that day and noticed standing water on drivers side floorboard/carpet. It was soaked! I went to start the engine it didn't respond initially so I turned ignition backwards (off direction) and tried to restart. At that moment it started very rough and made a loud noise from the engine and continually does so whenever it is started now. I can't and don't drive it. Looking closer under the hood apparently water is getting inside the engine compartment when it rains. The black material lining under the hood was soaked also. On the engine there were water droplets and most components of the engine had dried water marks/streaks throughout the compartment.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge durango. The contact stated that water penetrated the windshield area whenever it would rain. The water would then leak onto the cowl panel and into the engine. The vehicle was taken for repairs and both the cowl panel and engine was replaced however, the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 127,000 and the current mileage was 181,000.
After a snow storm and the snow melted, when I attempted to start it, the starter was grinding. The engine was hydrolocked and broke the connecting rod for #3 cylinder. Subsequent investigation turned up a tech bulletin (not mandatory recall) to replace cowl at the base of the windshield due to water leakage onto the top of the engine which can cause misfiring. I never received notice of this tech bulletin or the potential catastrophic consequences of not implementing it. There was no indication the defective cowl could cause total engine failure in the tech bulletin. The melting snow seeped into the #3 cylinder, possibly from a failed intake manifold seal or warped intake manifold (yet to be determined), and caused hydrolock. I found evidence of a small amount of water in the oil pan which leaked from #3 cylinder. I also found water under the intake manifold near the #3 cylinder. This is a safety issue because a broken connecting rod usually punches a hole in the block causing oil to spill on the road! This was a 5.7l hemi. The engine needed to be completely rebuilt.
These vehicles have serious engine problems. (hemi 5.7l) the engine shut off while driving and almost caused an accident with me and my seven children inside because ethe driver behind me didn't see that my vehicle came to a stop and steering wheel locked up. In heavy rains water gets inside somehow and stalls the engine. The engine finally locked up after taking my truck to numerous of places to see what was wrong and mechanics never seen that the engine was going bad. Looking at reports, a lot of people are experiencing engine failure and this is dangerous. Please do something before somebody gets hurt.
2004 durango has rusted through on several spots. Tailgate and wheel wells. This is excessive for a vehicle it's age that has been garaged and well cared for. I suggest that the anticorrosion coating was faulty. I have seen many durango's this age with the same trouble spots.
Noticed over the past few years water when it rains that it is accumulating on top of the engine. Noticed the engine felt like it had a miss fire on a cylinder. Seal from windshield cowl is no longer making a positive seal and water is dripping down onto the top of the engine and also into the spark plugs. Using you tube there have been numerous complaints of this issue which in turn has resulted in what is called hyro-loc of the engine which is causing push rods to break and causing the engine to completely fail, as in my case pushing a rod thru the block of the engine spilling oil out on to the street. Shutting down the engine loosing all power to steer and control vehicle. Luckily I was not on a main highway traveling at 60mph as this could have been as disastrous accident.there should be some type of recall on the water problem and this engine catastrophe resulting form this problem, as of today dodge/chrysler has no known issue of this sort, which is hard to believe. Please notify me of any information regarding these issues and any possible class action suits that may be pending.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 dodge durango. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, she noticed a burning odor and smoke started pouring into the vehicle. She mentioned that the failure happened as a result of the rain leaking into the computer panel and wires. The contact stated that before the failure occurred, the vehicle was inspected for recall 07v092000 (electrical system: instrument panel) and the mechanic stated that it was not necessary to applied the remedy since it did not qualify. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the vehicle needed new spark plugs. The remedy did not repair the failure and the contact had to take the vehicle back to dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. A reservoir was installed which repaired the failure temporarily. The failure occurred again due to water leaking into the hood and damaging a coil located near the battery. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000 and current mileage was 140,000.
Driving down the road at normal highway speeds, if the rear windows are rolled down the car begins to shake violently to the point where the doors feel as if they are going to be pulled off. The first time this happened was about 1 mth after I bought the car while driving down the road, it took me by surprise and I was almost in an accident because of its severity. I have contacted dodge and nothing is being done about it.
Rear plastic step bumper has been re-coated three times and is failing again..I wanted it replaced as per the dealers recommendation, but dodge said no recoat it...my side step running boards are perfect and have no dents, scratches or problems...
2004 dodge durango slt. Water leaking into junction block. Possible wire harness damage maybe more damage. Not sure where water is leaking in. This cost to much to find out and fix. Vehicle is still in the shop.
On march 2, 2007 I got in my 2004 dodge durango limited (hemi) to take my kids to school, I noticed my radio had no sound, the power came on, but no sound at all was heard. After I drove about 1/2 of a mile the speedometer and tachometer gauges started acting erratic, jumping up and down, the radio came back on for a few seconds, then cut out again. The overhead temp control was jumping from 54 degrees to negative 40!. My airbag light came on and stayed on as well as the etc light. After dropping my kids at school, I have not drove this truck, with less than 41000 miles. After reading that fires have started in many other 2004 durango's, I would like to know why my truck has not been issued a recall, what are they waiting for? I can not put my kids in this truck. In october 2006 my truck was leaking from above my drivers side door (34713 miles), we took it to the dealer and they had to re-seal seams above my door as well as other possible areas water could be getting in, one week later my truck started stalling at stop signs, my husband took it do the dealer again (35050 miles) the dealer schaefer and strohminger dodge whitemarsh of course tells us that it is lack of maintenance (not true) and we need the throttle body cleaned ($169.00 and a tune up $182.00) yet just the week before when my truck was there they did the multi-point inspection report and checked that everything was fine. After doing research I found out the issue with the leak above my door was sent out as a customer satisfaction notification no. D10, dated march 2004, why didn't I get this notification? Better yet, why didn't the dealer fix this before I bought it in sept. 04? What good is the warranty from them when everything is denied? I will never buy a dodge/chrysler vehicle again. I have had many vehicles and never had an issue with a dealer not honoring a warranty and fixing problems, this is ridiculous and unsafe.
Electrical problem developed due to front windshield not being installed properly at time of manufacturing
My 2004 dodge durango makes a terrible pounding sound if I drive over 40 MPH with a rear window down. This is very nerve wracking. And very distracting. I believe it is caused by bad design.
Dt: the contact owns a 2004 dodge durango. The contact states that there is a blind spot on the driver's side and passenger side of the vehicle. She noticed the blind spot a couple of months ago when she almost hit another vehicle. Also, the contact almost hit someone crossing in a cross walk because she could not see the person. The consumer did not notice this when she first purchased the vehicle. The consumer has not contacted the dealership or the manufacturer of the vehicle.
Not even making my first payment yet, my car has seen the shop several times and still not fixed. My brake line was "cross treaded" in the assembly line. There for I had very little brake fluid left (only 2 weeks after buying the car) and the fluid leaked on my rim which now has to be replaced but is on back order till "whenever". I was with out my new car for over a week for this problem. Then I have to get the bumper replaced due to fading which the service dept says has happened to several durango's and pt cruisers. This will be a 2-3 day process once chrysler figures out how they are going to repair since they have stopped replacing. (this will be more time with out my new car.) then it was in the shop because the radiator cap was not put on correctly during assembly and it loosened. All the coolent leaked and caused the car to overheat. Last but not least the air bag light came on and they said that they have to replace the impact sensor switch...which you guessed it... Is on backorder. This might or might not be the problem but they can't go any further until this is changed out. So once again I will be with out my car. I have talked to another service department and they warned me that I shouldn't be driving this car because with out the impact sensor switch, the airbags won't deploy on imact. This car has been too much trouble and not worth the hassle.this is my first dodge and I would never recommend buying one. I understand that sometimes there are just bad apples in the bunch, but chrysler and the dealership hasn't made efforts to fix problems. I just get the typical run around.
When the rear power windows are down the wind is so loud that it irritates the occupant's ear. The vehicle also vibrates when rear windows are down. *ak
Dodge durango 2004 st I just bought this model new off the floor and there is a manufacturer's defect on the design. If you are driving with the back window/windows down and the front up, there is a pulsating pressure from airflow that makes your eardrums feel like they are going to pop. Cannot drive this vehicle without affecting the health of your ears unless all windows are up, or the front windows are cracked when the back windows are down.
Plastic bumper facia cracked under cold conditions with little to no impact. - polymer used during bumper construction cannot withstand cold temperatures.
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