2005 Dodge Durango: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Mar 12, 2023 · Transmission · AR · 1 injury

Was on a delivery order with Doordash suddenly the truck started bucking back and forth it had felt as if someone was slaming into the back of truck anyway I was on the highway in traffic when this had started leaving me 1st and 2nd gear than final with no gears cause the transmission was burning hot to the touch causing burns on my hand when I tried to check out I was told my truck went into some kind of limp mode cause of transmission control module and shifted solenoid A on the transmission someone needs to hold Dodge responsible for its failures

Filed Sep 3, 2017 · Transmission · 204,000 miles · AR

I bought this durango used. I looked up recalls before I bought it to make sure nothing really bad was an issue. 2 days after I bought it it started shifting into 4 high and 4 low by itself, while I was driving. Fortunately it did not shift into 4 low while I was at high speeds, but it did it once while I was pulling out of a parking lot at about 10 MPH and could have caused an accident very easily since I came to a complete stop, had to put it in neutral, play with the shift knob to get it back into awd. After that I went home. When it is parked and off, you can hear the tranfer case actuator shifting into 4 wheel drive in and out on its own. I did some research and unplugged the actuator until I can get this resolved so that I can safely drive this vehicle. This needs to be a recall, I have read hundreds of reports just like mine. It is a very common problem with this vehicle, and it is very dangerous unless the actuator is unplugged so that it cannot shift. The dealerships don't know how to fix it. Some of the reports I read, the owner has spent thousands, and still the problem persists! That is why I have not attempted to fix the problem on my own by replacing any parts.

Filed Feb 24, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 99,000 miles · MO

In my 05 durango, the 4wd keeps clicking on and off randomly. I could be driving down the highway or just turned the car off. The engine has not been able to go in drive, reverse, etc. I had a mechanic look at the transmission, spending a ton of unnecessary money when the whole time the 4wd has been stuck in neutral. Dodge knows about the problem, why isn't there a recall? Apparently the switching into 4lo at high speeds can cause serious damages -- even death to me or my children or other innocent people on the highway. What am I supposed to do????

Filed Jul 30, 2007 · Brakes, Transmission · 68,433 miles · AR

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge durango. While attempting to exit a parking space, the vehicle would not shift out of the park gear. The contact exited the vehicle and noticed that the brake cable failed. The contact took the vehicle to the mechanic and they stated that the transmission valve failed. The VIN and number of cylinders were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 68,433.

Filed Mar 14, 2006 · Transmission · 3,000 miles · TX

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle will not go into reverse. After several attempts it will go into reverse but when it jerks and lurches forward. In march of 2005 the vehicle was taken to the dealership where test were performed but the dealer could not duplicate the problem. The vehicle was taken back to the dealership in april of 2005 still experiencing the same type of problems. Still the dealer could not duplicate the problem. In july of 2005 the vehicle was taken to a different dealership, after diagnostics test the problem was still undetermined. In december the contact received a recall letter the federal safety agency campaign #05v460000 concerning the power train: automatic transmission. In december 2005 the vehicle was taken to the dealership for the recall repairs to be performed. The vehicle is still experiencing the same problems as before the recall repairs. The manufacturer has been alerted.

Filed Jun 15, 2005 · Transmission · 5,696 miles · AZ

I have a 2005 dodge durango approximately 5000 miles. There have been several occasions (six incidents) where I was driving the vehicle and I had problems accelerating, the accelerator was revving up and I could not go faster than 20 MPH. I felt as though the transmission would not shift, the RPM gauge would not go past 1. On another occasion, I was going on the freeway 65mph, and the incident occurred again, this time my car slowed down to 40mph and I could not pickup speed, I panicked because I was on the freeway with my kids and I was afraid someone was going to hit me from behind. I immediately exited the freeway and took the car to the dealership. The car was driven by a service tech and the same thing happened to him. When he put it on the computer nothing would happen. So I got my car back, on the 2nd day after the incident occurred again. I went back to the dealership and again they said nothing was wrong. The service dept would not do anything because nothing showed up on the computer. We contacted daimler chrysler and the vehicle was at the dealer for the 3rd time. They said it might have been an electrical component or that the transmission needed to be tightened (whatever that means) they drove it for a week and they stated nothing happened while they were driving it. They said that "the computer adjust to each driver differently and because I may be a slow accelerator (meaning I gently touch the gas pedal that maybe this was happening to me" I stated that this incident had not only happened to me, but my husband as well. I got the vehicle thinking maybe it would be fine, but yesterday as I was driving my kids the incident occurred again, and I could not accelerate past 20mph on a 45mph lane. The engine was revving up as though I had the car on neutral and it would not move. I don't know what to do anymore, please help. *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)