2011 Dodge Durango: sudden loss of power

Filed Jul 4, 2025 · Electrical · CA

I was driving on the freeway and my battery light came on on the dash and lost power to engine and smelled electrical burning in the engine. Safely exited freeway and found the alternator was smoking really bad. Had to get the suv towed home.

Filed Sep 10, 2021 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · TN · fire

The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while his wife was driving at 45-55 MPH in the rain, the instrument panel lights, the interior and exterior lights of the vehicle inadvertently turned off. The contact also stated the defroster failed to work and the windows were foggy. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated his wife was able to drive to their residence as it was 1 mile away. The dealer was made aware of the failure and advised that the contact would be responsible for the cost of repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer, however the contact replaced the TIPM himself. The contact stated while his wife was driving, she noticed a burning odor and the vehicle inadvertently lost power. The battery warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the battery had failed. The contact stated the battery was replaced, however the vehicle failed to restart and was making an abnormal clicking sound. The contact stated he smelled a burning odor and as he opened the hood of the vehicle, he noticed smoke coming from the alternator. The independent mechanic diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The contact stated the vehicle was repaired however, the vehicle would not charge normally. The independent mechanic diagnosed that the voltage regulator of the vehicle had failed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was open. The contact also stated the dealer informed that the vehicle was included in the recall for the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), however the parts for the recall repair were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Sep 29, 2020 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · MI

While driving my dodge durango on city streets as well as multi lane highway the vehicle will unexpectedly experience a stall condition. I have experienced this failure approximately six times. Placing the vehicle in neutral while in motion to attempt a restart was unsuccessful as I found that the vehicle must be in park for a restart. This is especially concerning on the multilane highway at 50 MPH speeds, as the potential for collision without power is of great risk to me. Having to place a vehicle in park if unable to coast to shoulder or curb lane puts everyone in the area at risk of collision and exposing myself and family to a rear end collision at increased highway speeds. On city streets I have experienced a loss of power at approximately 20 MPH while mid turn through an intersection resulting in me blocking the intersection while attempting a restart. This has occurred in both left and right hand turns. Of note my family members with less driving experience could be at risk of collision/injury should the engine die suddenly. I have also experienced approximately twenty occurrences where my vehicle fails to start. I have noted that this usually occurs after a short drive with an attempt to restart after approximately 30 mins which results in the no start condition. An example would be a trip to a grocery store. Frustrating beyond belief. Chrysler service center unable to help as no parts or remedy available for the ordered recall. Contacted fiat/chrysler rep but he was of no assistance. The rep insisted that the vehicle was safe to drive but I strongly disagree. His remedy is to tow the vehicle at my cost to the dealer upon experiencing stall but I feel that driving the vehicle to failure is grossly negligent.this dodge durango is not only unreliable having experienced so many no start conditions but the stall at speed is certainly unsafe.

Filed Jul 14, 2020 · Fuel system · 150,000 miles · SC

Have tried three time to get mckenny dodge to fix safety recall for totally integrated power module but continue to be told the parts for a fix have not been provided. Earlier this year the car intermittently lost power and they replaced the oil pump ($1432). Now I have the same problem and they replaced cam position sensor ($280) but 'check engine light' still on and problem still exists so now they want to replace the oil pressure switch and oil filter housing for ove $1,000. But with no assurance that it fixes the problem. Could the recall issue with yhe internal fuel pump relay be causing the intermittent hesitation. Why would this recall that could cause 'an intermittent or failed fuel pump relay' that could 'cause the engine to stall while driving and cause a crash without warning' not be fixed after being identified over a year ago.

Filed Mar 1, 2020 · 90,000 miles · IL

2 complaints 1st my trucks gear shift has been locking up when running an say I stop at a store an run it I leave it running but locked an when I come get bac in an try to put it in drive its locked I cnt move it as if it was remotely started I have to turn the truck off an restart it to fix issue this also has happened when I dnt lock it ex. I go get my check from work I pull up right to the door get out I leave it unlocked bc I only walk bout 5 steps to inside grab my check come out takes less than 30 seconds get in try to put in drive it eont move I have to power off an on to get it to work I kno it shudnt do that only wen I use remote. 2nd complaint when driving say I turn the corner an get on gas to accelerate it will feel as if its lost some power as if its died. Same when I'm goin straight an give it gas itll go then seems as it just slows down I have to push on pedal more for it to pick up speed. Lately it's been while driving itll jerk a few times out of nowhere I can be on a straightaway an itll just get to jerking. Can you please look into these issues for consumer safety. Its scary. Before the alternator recall I was goin thru one of our main intersections an it jus lost all power everything jus shut off an like 3 seconds later it all fired back up an continued rollin days later my alternator went out an left me stranded at the carwash. I had to pay out of pocket then it was recalled. I was reimbursed but I'm jus worried bout my families safety so please look into the mentioned complaints in this. I had to pick a date of occurence to submit this so im putting any date but these things have happened numerous times and seems to be happening more often lately. Thank you.

Filed Dec 12, 2019 · Engine · OH

Transmission cooler is leaking transmission fluid everywhere and the truck lost power on the highway in rush hour traffic the engine started to rev and the truck just slowed to a stop with semi trucks flying past in the middle of the highway

Filed Oct 28, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 108,000 miles · WA

In the last month including today 10/28/2019 the vehicle shut off abruptly in motion lost power steering and power brakes all interior accessories lights and gauges remained on no acceleration vehicle had to be stopped put in park and re started afterwards everything seemed fine no check engine light no warnings nothing we will be trading it in as we feel it is unsafe to drive with our children

Filed Jul 21, 2019 · Fuel system · 61,522 miles · NC

I was driving down the road and, lost power and it started slowing down. I got in the right lane and coasted to side of road. I cut engine off and that was it. I tried to re start and it just kept turning over. It it only have 61,522 miles on it. Mancanic came out and said it's the fuel pump.

Filed Jun 27, 2019 · Electrical · 157,646 miles · AL

The battery light came on while driving 45 MPH. Before I was at a place to get off of the highway (two miles) the vehicle lost all power and completely shut off. So there I sat in the middle of the highway waiting on a tow truck. The 220 amp alternator had the faulty diode like the ones that have been recalled. The diode failed and caused a dead short. The alternator short ruined the battery and the PCM. This is the t36 recall to a 't' but dodge says my VIN number shows it's not recalled. The parts and labor were 1411.88. That's not including the tow service bill or the rental car that I had to use. This is ridiculous that chrysler is being allowed to rip people off knowing full well its their worthless parts at the root of it all. No government agency should sit by and be a spectator as chrysler robs thousands and thousands of people at over 1000 each. Somebody needs to take responsibility for their mistake and quit sticking it to the people who were foolish enough to buy this garbage.

Filed Jun 6, 2019 · Engine, Steering · TX

This problem has happened multiple times already not everyday but I would say at least 4-5 times a year. We are driving just normal down the highway and vehicle shuts off we have no steering lose all power have to come to a stop and restart vehicle. The most recent time this has happened luckily we were at a stop light and engine just shut off. We have taken it to a mechanic put his scan tool on it nothing came up. Battery is brand new has been tested alternator test good. Mechanic suggested computer problem. This is a safety hazard dodge needs to look into.

Filed Oct 10, 2018 · Electrical · 170,000 miles · TX

While driving my 2011 dodge durango about 45 MPH, my battery lite came on, within a matter of approx 2 minutes, all of the dash lights came on and were blinking and alarming, my windshield wipers came on, my AC turned off, my fasten seaght belt lights came on and alarmed and then suddenly the car lost power and power steering went out and I quickly tried to hanover the car to the side of the road onto incoming traffic. At the same time the brakes went out then the entire dash/panel went out as well as my headlights. This was 6 am and it was dark outside. I got over the intersection and was able to turn the vehicle and was able to drive down the road and get off the busy street. I then had to wait till the car stopped on its own as the brakes did not work. Also no headlights. I tried to turn on emergency flashers and the would not go on. I put the car in park and got out as I could smell burning of what I thought was electrical wires. I had to have it towed to the dealer. I could not even lock the car as the key fob did not work. It is at the dealer now and I am waiting for a diagnosis. The incident was very disturbing and unsafe as I had no control over the car. Luckily due to the time of day, there was little oncoming traffic and I had not entered the freeway yet.

Filed Sep 6, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · 184,000 miles · GA

The dash board will light up and the windsheld wipers will start to go with out doing anything, then the dashboard fails and powers down and then tries to start back up. It caused my durango to lose power then power back up. I do have a video that I will try to include please excuse the language in it.