My 2005 dodge durango slt stalls without warning. This has happened multiple times.
2005 Dodge Durango engine complaints
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Vehicle stalls at low speeds and deceleration, idling hard at a stop and while in park, will stall when idling hard, gas spills out of inlet when filling up completely, sluggish in temperatures below 30 degrees and above 80 degrees, requires more than normal maintenance, service tech's can never diagnose the causes of stalling or idling issues, think it might concern the throttle body, transmission has torqued itself out before, stripped screws, rebuilt at 90000 miles. Just waiting for it to go again. This vehicle has been nothing but issues ever since I bought it used. Every fix just feels like a band aid to the manufacturing problems it has.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis where he was informed that a mat sensor would need to be replaced. The dealer also advised that the failure was probably caused by many other variables. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 165,000.
The vehicle stalls while making turning maneuvers at low speeds which disables the power steering and brakes. This has occurred on numerous occasions but the dealer is unable to duplicate the problem and has not been able to correct this issue. This has always occur during decelerations, such as braking for a stop sign or traffic signal. When it happen I must immediately put the vehicle in park and restart it, but luckily this has not let to an accident yet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango sl. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the engine stalled without any prior warnings. The vehicle restarted and resumed normally. The vehicle was inspected by a certified mechanic who test drove the vehicle and noticed the front passenger side air bag warning indicator illuminated intermittently. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the problem nor determine the cause of failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 157,968.
The car begins to sputter and stall at constant speeds, then stalls while running which disables the power steering and brakes. This situation is profoundly dangerous as it renders the car nearly unable to stop. The only way you can stop is if you can get the car into neutral, coast off the road and quickly restart the engine. The engine light does come on during. I have gotten this issue repaired four times and it continues to occur and the sensors that correspond to the code have been replaced twice each and are in full working order. Dodge is aware of the issue but will not do anything.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH and completing a right turn, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred numerous times and always when the contact was attempting a turn. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the failure was not diagnosed and the contact was advised that there were no recalls for the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 93,000.
The vehicle stalled while slowing to turn onto street from intersection. Has happened multiple times monthly.
I have had my car stall/die on me numerous times over the past few years. I have had the egr valve replaced, the transmission fluid and filters changed and they did not resolve the problem. While I am driving and slow down to turn or slow down to turn into a parking spot, the engine will die/stall. I have to turn the car off and then restart it. It is very dangerous. I have had to prevent a few accidents from happening. It happened one time I was turning onto another street into oncoming traffic. I am frightened for my children's safety. I have read so many of the exact same complaints by other owners and wonder why nothing has been done about this yet?? Are we waiting until people die in car accidents due to the lack of concern? Thank you
While driving on interstate from work, oil light come on. I immediately pulled over and checked the oil. The level on the dipstick was in the safe zone. I then had it towed to my mechanic that told meth the motor would need to be replaced. I never had any other problems with the durango until then. Oil was always changed at 3,000 miles. The mechanic told me that there is sludge build up because of the design/angle of the ports that doesn't allow the oil to move freely. Apparently is this an ongoing problem and this should be a recall for this, no one has the money to put almost $4,000 inanother engine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while driving 25 MPH. The failure only occurred when driving at lower speeds. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic several times for the failure and a diagnostic was performed that was unable to generate a failure code. The spark plugs, wires and filter were replaced however the failure was not corrected. The vehicle continued to stall when the contact was driving at lower speeds. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 128,000.
Vehicle stalls with no check engine light, when slowing or in slow moving traffic sometimes while turning.
This car has stalled multiple of times, with no lights, no warning of it going to happen. This is very dangerous and I have taken it to bob boyd dealership where I bought the car 6 years ago. It now has around 80000 miles on it and in the last few months, it has started to get worse. I took it to the dealership and they told me that they cant do anything with it until the can replicate the problem. The first time I took it there, it was 1 year after I bought it, they replaced the battery as they said that was the problem. Was till the year and now the problem is back again. This time more frequent. I have taken the car to them twice now and they give me the same answer, that they cant fix it till it breaks, they have to replicate the problem to make sure they can fix it, meanwhile, I have a car that's not working right and very dangerous. They had the car for two days the first time, and then took it back to them after it stalled driving it home from the dealership. The second time, they kept it for over a week, still, they say they cant fix it cause they don't know what the problem is. You can google this problem and it is wide spread across this country, other dodge products are doing the same thing and the dealerships aren't doing anything to fix it. Please contact these people and give us consumers a fighting chance in getting this fixed. I will never buy another dodge product after this. Thanks for reading this, and if you decide to do something about this, thank you dearly for doing so. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
We were driving back into town from a family visit. We slowed down coming back into town and my vehicle stalled out when we started slowing down. We almost got rear ended by another vehicle. We tried to start it back up however my vehicle kept stalling out. I took it to three different places including the dealership where I had originally purchased the vehicle and they kept telling me there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. After over a thousand dollars at the dealers and several hundred more at the other two places to this day it still cuts out and stalls out when I am driving it. Now because it is a hazard we do not drive it at all and it is parked in our back yard waiting for a miracle to happen...thank you for your time. Sincerely very frustrated.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. The contact was driving approximately 60 MPH and approached a traffic stop signal. The brake pedal was engaged when suddenly, the vehicle stalled without warning. The engine restarted and the vehicle resumed normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable to locate the problem. The failure recurred five times. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Updated 8/31/12 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle would stall when shifting between gears. Updated 09/11/2012
First incident happened at a low speed coming into a turn. I did some research online and found that most durango owners had luck with fuel system cleaning and/or egr valve replacements. I did both, and the vehicle ran fine up until today (2 months later). There were previous "investigations" for recall services a few years back, but they were closed out. I hope dodge decides to open an investigation again.. I do not want to be paying $200 every 2 months for fuel cleaning services. This is ridiculous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. The contact stated that she reversed out of the driveway at 5 MPH and as she shifted into drive, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle restarted and functioned as normal. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified. The failure mileage was 100,000.
I have a 2005 durango and lately it has been dying with no type of any warning. It usually will happen if I am turning a corner, coming to a stop and then trying to accelerate, or going through parking lots. Saturday I had a car full of kids leaving a baseball game and I stopped at a stop sign to cross a busy hwy in my hometown and when I went to accelerate to go across the intersection of the hwy my durango died right there with oncoming traffic headed toward us...I couldn't steer and had to stop in the middle of the hwy with the kids in my car and put the car in park and frantically try to start the car hoping this would help (which thankfully it did this time). This has happened more than once and each time is getting more and more scarier. I am afraid to drive the car for fear one of these times my family and I won't be so lucky and will end up being killed due to the defect in the vehicle. I have reviewed many forums online and see many complaints in the forums where this has been brought to dodge's attention and even complaints on this site with nothing done to resolve this issue. This is very dangerous for everyone involved because of the stalling of the vehicle. Please listen to the consumers and help resolve this issue. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while driving 65 MPH. The engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle had to be placed in neutral in order to restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer replaced the spark plugs, but the failure was not corrected. The vehicle continued to stall intermittently. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and a diagnostic test was performed, which located the failure at the cam shaft and crank sensors. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 72,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact then placed the vehicle and neutral and successfully restarted it. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that they were not sure what caused the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 140,000. The VIN was not available.
I have owned this vehicle for approximately four years now. It has a persistent and very unsettling problem of stalling for no apparent reason with no corresponding warning lights etc. It just dies and the power steering and brakes fail resulting in significant loss of steering and braking effectiveness. This problem has occurred intermittently with no pattern of origin evident several times over the past few years. On several occasions, it has occurred while pulling out into busy traffic lanes across intersections. I have been able to put it into neutral and immediately restart it to avoid a collision. I have utilized fuel cleaners and changed the spark plugs etc. In a effort to resolve the issue. It happened again today at low speed in a parking lot fortunately..just died without warning. I researched this online and found that this is a common engine problem complaint with the durango. Today, this occurred with over 3/4 tank of fresh fuel in the tank. This problem constitutes an immediate safety hazard to owners of these vehicles and I am requesting that the federal safety agency initiates an investigation into it's cause ( s ) - thank you - related website link re: common problem - http://www.carcomplaints.com/dodge/durango/2005/engine/stalling_without_warning.shtml .
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH the vehicle stalled without any warning. In addition, she mentioned that on a different occasion the four wheel service warning lamp illuminated and all for tires seized. As a result, the vehicle lunged forward abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the front control module had an internal short and needed to be replaced. The remedy failed to repair the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 91,759.
I was at a stop sign and began to make a left turn when the vehicle stalled. I was able to stop the vehicle from rolling too far into the intersection as a vehicle past from left to right. This was the first time my vehicle stalled. I have had it stall multiple times since each time moving from a stopped position. Each time the vehicle starts right up after the stall and I have no check engine lights or the like appear. This is very concerning to me especially when it happens when im pulling out into busy fast moving traffic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. The contact was traveling 35-40 MPH when the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were 75,000.
I was making a u turn and the truck just shut off on me. I had put it on park and restart the engine. I experienced the issue numerous times and have taken it back to car max and they are unable to locate why the vehicle was just cutting off. I recently experienced where the car would start and turn off. Just today I was trying to park the vehicle and the engine just cut off.
Oil burning smell when purchased. Salesman said possible when they changed oil some spilled on engine, it has been doing it since now and gotten worse, we replaced the valve cover gasket with no help have no idea what's wrong it smells like burnt oil.
I was in nyc last week. I was making a turn in the city the truck cut off. A tractor trailer and several cars were behind me. I was able to put the car in park and re-start it. However, if someone behind was not paying attention that accident could have been terrible. Prior to that I was driving on the fdr and truck cut off on me again, while in traffic. Again I had to put the truck in park and start it up again. I know good and well chrysler knows about this problem because I see too many durango owners with the same problem. Please create a recall we and our families lives are depending on it!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH , the check engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normal operation. The dealer was contacted but did not acknowledge the failure. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 103,318.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. The contact stated that when attempting a left turn the vehicle would stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised that the vehicle needed a tune-up and the crankshaft sensor would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed but no failures were found within the vehicle. The failure mileage was 125,000 and the current mileage was 140,000.
Engine runs rough and stalls when driving slowly and going around turns. It does not brake or steer effectively after the engine stalls.
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