I parked the car on saturday evening, didn't drive it until monday morning. On monday morning, I started the car, and it sounded like a box of rocks in the engine compartment. I turned off my radio, and tried it again, with the same result. My husband came out, and told me that there was oil pouring out of under the car. The day and night prior to this incident, it had been raining a lot. Normally, I park with the front of the car facing up hill, but had gotten home late, and just pulled straight into my parking spot which put the nose down. After this happened, I did some research on the internet, and saw that this was happening to many 2004 durango owners. I do feel somewhat lucky since my mileage was much higher than some of the other failure mileages. We have always maintained the durango, and had all work done at the dealership. I am so upset about the fact that I didn't drive my durango to its expected 300,000 to 400,000 mile range. I love this vehicle, and it was my graduation present from my husband. Now, I have to figure out some other way to get my 5 kids and dogs camping!
2004 Dodge Durango engine complaints
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2004 dodge durango limited 5.7l hemi 4x4 my vehicle was already running for approx 3-5 minutes, warming up, after I had finished working a full 12-hour night shift. Time is 0640 hrs, outside temp is approx 30 degrees. Vehicle running normal, no alarms, no warning indicators. I was pulling out of driveway of my employment onto the roadway and accelerating on a completely straight roadway. As vehicle was passing 20-25mph and with no fore-warning, heard loud 'bang' from the engine compartment and vehicle started shaking. Vehicle's reaction was immediate. Violent vibrations, tappings and metal to metal sounds, I immediately shut down the engine and drifted off to side of road. My vehicle has never been pushed or worked hard. Never hauled heavy loads or trailored. Body is in very good condition and vehicle maintenance has always been performed on regular basis (approx 1000 miles into current oil change). At first I thought I had thrown the serpentine belt, but within seconds I knew it was much worse, shutting off the engine. Two checks of the oil level, assured me that there was in fact oil in the engine. There were no external leaks found and there did not appear to be any oil/coolant mixing. After towing the vehicle, to my mechanic, they have since reported what they believe to be as a "catastrophic loss of the engine". I have reported this failure to chrysler corp. And they have opened a case number for me, but they have not made any commitment, if they will cover the failure. After some of my own investigating, I have discovered there are numerous complaints, of the exact same nature as my failure, with this identical make/model year and 5.7l hemi engine, with many failures occurring in the 80-120k mile range (my mileage 97k). Very angry and upset about this failure, but thankful I was able to safely pull over without any further incident and injury.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge durango. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, he heard an unusual loud noise emitting from the engine with the illumination of the entire instrument panel. The engine was turned off. A certified technician inspected the vehicle and informed that there was a hole within the engine. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The failure mileage was 68,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Went to start car (which ran perfectly well the night prior) and sounded like rocks under the hood. We have been very faithful with oil changes, in fact, had the oil changed just 3 days prior to incident, always done at the dealership, and regular maintenance completed. There were no engine lights or warnings. Towed to dealership and informed that a rod was broken/thrown and damaged the long block. Now looking at over $6000 for engine replacement. When finding that many others with same car/engine are having the same issues, I am extremely disappointed that a recall hasn't been done, or a consumer safety report issued. Had this happened while I was driving, it could have been catastrophic. The manufacturer needs to pony up and deal with this issue.
Main bearing spun and lifter stuck on engine. No warning sign with low oil light, no funny noises, the car just died on me after stopping at the bank and starting to pull away. With such a common problem why isn't dodge stepping up to help with these bad engines? It's a shame.
While driving the vehicle, it made a loud noise from the engine compartment, a loud banging noise was heard and the engine began to emit smoke filling up the truck cabin. There was very little visibility out the front window, at which time the truck was pulled to the side of the road, avoiding oncoming traffic.
Complete engine failure. From what I am reading and what my mechanic has told me, this is a common failure. Besides the financial impact of this defective, faulty engine, it poses a safety hazard to the motoring public when the engine has a total and massive failure, especially if it happens at highway speeds. This vehicle should have a mandatory recall and dodge held responsible for the necessary repairs / replacements.
Wife was driving on highway and car completely shut down, engine, all power. No power steering, no power brakes, nothing. Happened multiple times. Last time, shut down on highway doing 60mph with multiple children in car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge durango. The contact stated that when he started the vehicle, the vehicle exhibited an abnormal ticking noise. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the lifters would need to be replaced. All sixteen lifters were replaced. After the repair was complete, the ticking noise could still be heard and the contact was advised by the mechanic that there was nothing that could be done about the noise. As the contact drove the vehicle, the oil warning light would illuminate whenever the contact would brake to a stop. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the engine would need replacing. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 172,000 and the current mileage was 179,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge durango. The contact stated when he started the vehicle he heard a loud noise in the engine. A mechanic stated that a rod in the engine was broken. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 11/27/12
I was driving in the pouring rain and all of a sudden my durango started skipping and had a hesitation when giving the gas then stalled suddenly. Had to pump gas to restart and continued stalling as soon as it restarted. Per shop, 2004-2005 have defective cowl on windshield with huge gap. Water is just pouring onto motor causing misfire. This is a known issue and dodge refuses to recall. I have contacted my local dodge dealer who has ordered the part however part has been back ordered for over a month. This is a very dangerous situation. Not only is the vehicle stalling suddenly but once it stalls I lose my power steering and barely make it to the side of the road. Since this started, I still feel a hesitation/skip in the motor when driving in dry condition. Something needs to be done here. Why isn't dodge being held responsible for these dangerous issues?
One day it ran fine then one morning went out to start and it sounded like rattling chains under hood. Changed starter...didn't work. Mechanic found metal in oil pan. So now we need to replace whole motor. In doing research on it, this is an extremely common problem that dodge refuses to fix. So now I have no way of getting my 4 children around to their sports and I have a 5th child due in 7 weeks. With no vehicle. Thanks dodge.
This car ran perfect up until this happened. I went out to start it up one morning and on starting the engine broke a connecting rod on number 7 cylinder,ruining the engine .this is a common complaint with these 2004 durangos with the 5.7 hemi engine. Im a retired mechanic with 31 years experience with the transit system in cincinnati,ohio. And I've never seen any engine do this kind of damage for lack of maintenance. This is nothing but poor quality control and cheap over seas parts in these early hemi engines .does someone have to get killed in order to force a recall on these engines????
Paid extra to get the 5.7 hemi that is supposed to last forever right, well now 3500 later we are finally getting a new motor put in it, I believe that dodge should be held responsible for this issue. Went out to start it one morning and sounded like a gun shot, shot a rod clean through the oil pan, but worst part is it was still running, still will run, just sounds horrible. Really think we should be reimbursed for the new engine.
We were driving the car and suddenly it started making this loud noise under the hood and shook. I pulled over and turned off the car. I checked to see if the oil was ok and it was. There wasn't any leaking fluids. The vehicle was towed to our home and sits in the drive. Any attempt to start it causes violent shaking loud noise. It struggles to idle and dies.
Auto drove properly previous day, started the engine at 6pm and it sounded like rocks in the engine. A puddle of oil was visible underneath the parked SUV. Car has been properly cared for, no warning lights on the dashboard ie: oil, engine light - just loud clanking and not drivable. Edmunds and other auto information complaints are exactly like ours. This issue has been fixed in the 05 models but not in the 04. It rained a little earlier in the day and this video shows what is transpiring in the 04 models: hydrolock= broken rods http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_thrvtmlx4 chrysler needs to answer the hundreds of complaints that are documented. We cannot afford a new family car. Thank you for your time and I hope that you help us find a solution and hold them accountable.
I pulled into the middle of an intersection at taylor road and sr 256 in reynoldsburg, oh and what sounded like an explosion was a rod that shot through the oil pan into the side of the engine block causing the car to stop moving while in traffic.
My 2004 dodge durango has stalled on me 6 times now without 'any warning', it simply shuts off and I have no control over the vehicle. The first two times it happened, we dismissed as some weird 'fluke', as the two times were about a year apart, so we never thought much about it. When it happened for the third time we realized something was most definitely wrong. We were shocked to see how many people were having the same problem, when we began to research the problem on line. Right after it happened the 3rd time, we took it in to our local mechanic; who indicated that it might be part of a faulty cluster problem that had been recalled. They replaced the cluster, and I felt so much better and safer. Approximately 4 months later, it happened again! I sent an email to the service department of the dealership to tell them what I experienced, after several unanswered emails and 4 months later, I decided that I needed to go in person. Just this weekend, before I went; it happened again as I was entering the freeway. I am scared to death to drive this durango anywhere but on the side streets now. I had a child in my car when this occurred this past weekend, and they were very scared. Each time it has occurred has been at a slow rate of speed and always making a right turn. It is extremely frightening to lose complete control of your vehicle, and it is only matter of time before someone is going to die or cause a horrible accident when this shut down occurs. Why is chrysler/dodge not being made to address this problem? I was shocked to see still more complaints about this problem, the most recent was june 12, 2012 however these concerns are dating back to 2005! What needs to happen before this situation can be addressed and dealt with appropriately. This is not a small problem, this is a problem with potentially life threatening consequences, and no one is doing anything about it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge durango. The contact stated that the vehicle emitted a loud banging noise upon start up. An independent mechanic examined the vehicle and advised that an engine rod was fractured. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge durango. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle emitted a loud noise and failed to start. The contact also stated that the engine was destroyed because water came down the windshield and entered the engine. The water was able to reach the engine because the gaskets on the intake manifold were defective. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that a hydro-lock occurred when the engine was started and water was sucked in. The VIN was unavailable. The vehicle was not able to be driven. The failure and current mileages were 90,000.
My 2004 durango limited equipped with the hemi 5.7 liter engine developed a ticking sound and and failed while merging onto a highway fortunately I was able to avoid a accident. I later found out that this a frequent problem that occurs with the 5.7 hemi engine in this model year, how come nothing has been done to rectify this. The engine is a costly repair that chrysler doesn't want to acknowledge.
I was approx 1/10 of a mile down our local road when I heard a sudden explosion under the car. It sounded as if the tire blew. I immediately started pulling over but I continued to hear a rumble from the car. Upon inspection, I noticed there was oil running down the front passenger tire. The mechanic has confirmed a thrown rod through the engine block. No previous warnings of issues with the 122,000 mile engine. Car has been regularly maintained (but not at a dodge dealer). Now I'm faced with a $6,000 bill to replace an engine that should have lasted another 100,000 miles. As I researched this on the internet I found that this has happened to numerous other owners of this model engine (5.7 l hemi 2004 dodge durango limited). No recall has been made on this engine although it is evident that this is a common, costly, dangerous manufacturing defect with their engine.
I was driving down the road when there was a loud clank. I immediately pulled over. It was then towed to a repair shop and we were told the vehicle's engine threw a rod. I had no prior problems with the engine before this. We were then told that by the repair shop that they were unable to find a rebuilt motor as they are on a two year waiting list. We were also told that dodge was aware of this problem and that we can buy a new engine from them because they fixed this problem with the new engine.
My husband and I were driving to the store after work on april 24th. We stopped for a stop sign, slowly took off and heard a bang! We had to have the 2004 dodge durango towed to a mechanic and found that the rods were bent in the engine...particularly the #7 rod. Not one single warning, no check engine light, nothing!! We kept the oil changed according to schedule! The truck is in excellent condition too; top of the line vehicle with dvd player and everything! Now we're facing a $4-6,000 replacement bill. Why would we replace it with an engine that is going to do the exact same thing in a few years because of poor quality?! We are done with dodge products and we're going to tell everyone we know what has happened to us.
Vehicle engine started knocking, the vehicle lost power and shut off. Took to a mechanic and diagnosed it as a camshaft failure. The car does not start.
Truck driving just fine on april 15th. April 16th it rained and on the 17th my engine failed. I did not go anywhere on april 16th due to the rain, but when I attempted to start my vehicle on the 17th, at first it wouldn't start but when it did the durango sounded like boulders were in my engine and the truck was idling up and down on its own and shaking violently. My 3yr old and 18 month old were in the back seat scared to pieces. This is a shame! I have read hundreds of complaints against the 2004 dodge durangos and I'm just disgusted. I've only had my truck for 2 months and it is still under a 3 month 4500 mile extended warranty, but the warranty, (I'm just finding out) only covers $1,250 in repairs. As a newly separated single mother this is unacceptable and I'm furious! Something has to be done.
The odometer just turn 70,000 and the engine block has a hole of 3", two mechanics checked for me and both diagnosis same, that the piston and rod made hone on the block. Searching thru a car dealer on internet I found out that there is probably around 100 people that had posted all of them durango 04 hemi 5.7 just like mine with around the same mileage with the exact same problem. Now I have to pay a whole motor. There should be a recall to see how many people come forward.
Car stalled for no reason. Lucky this happen in a parking lot at 10mph as all the controls went out. Stopped the car turned it off and it started right back up with no issue. This has happened again 4 more times all at low speed. I have called the dodge dealer and they told me there was nothing they could do for me as my vehicle is out of warranty even if the federal safety agency had opened an investigation on this issue a long time ago. It is nice to see how dodge stands behind their products and after reading the federal safety agency website it looks like I am in store for many more issues that dodge will not help with. This is a safety issue and I do not understand how dodge is able to get away with this. I wanted to pass this vehicle onto my daughter so she would be a proud dodge owner so much for that. Why keep the service at the dealership up to date when in the end there is no added value to paying more for servicing your vehicle at the dealership.
My wife was driving the durango home and it began to knock loudly. Brought the vehicle home for inspection. The valve train is fine, but the bottom end has 2 bent connection rods. These rods just randomly bent. The heads are fine, there is not water leaking, gaskets are fine. This seems to be a problem with the quality of materials of the rods.
Started to warm up in morning, something broke under the hood. Turns out a connecting rod broke and need a new engine. Fantastic. Has been sitting at the shop and still is there while I take a cab to work every day. Will never buy chrysler again and have told everyone I know. What a joke!
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