2012 Dodge Durango: jerking or lurching

Filed Sep 7, 2026 · Brakes, Electrical · IN · crash

The component or system failed or malfunctioned, is the accelerator, brakes, stirring and electrical. The car is available for inspection upon your request. The car is having problems coming to a stop and it is very difficult to control the vehicle because the steering becomes so hard when the power shuts down on the vehicle as I'm driving it. I think and believe that that poses a high risk of someone getting hurt or injured and then some cases perhaps death. the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. Yes the problem hasi been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. No, the vehicle has not been taken to an inspector, manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. Here is what my vehicle is doing. symptoms. While driving the vehicle the car experiences a sudden total power loss, the engine cutting off and restarting on its own, the AC cycling on and off strangely, and the weak acceleration combined with the vehicle jerking.

Filed Oct 2, 2018 · Engine · 73,850 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. While driving various speeds, the vehicle jerked back and forth. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and code: p0303 (misfire) displayed. The vehicle was taken to sj denham chrysler jeep fiat (772 n market st, redding, ca 96003, 530‑241‑1756) where it was diagnosed that the cam shaft and lift were fractured. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that they could not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 73,850.

Filed Jun 13, 2017 · Transmission · 170,100 miles · SC

While driving down a residential street the vehicle jumped into 4th gear. I was going about 10 MPH because I was approaching a stop sign. After I stopped I proceeded to take off and the vehicle hesitated. Once it started to move I noticed the vehicle jerked a little and moved really slow but the RPM was really high. I parked the vehicle and had it towed to a dodge shop near my house. They did a diagnostic test and told me they had to change the shift solenoid pack in the transmission. I agreed to the repair and paid $639.65 for the repair to be done. This is the 2nd time I have had this repair done within a year.

Filed May 9, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 94,017 miles · TX

Our dodge durango stalled as I was turning left. When I went to push the trigger box, it did not work and will not come back on. I restarted the car and waited, but the trigger box no longer works. This is of course strange because once again, nothing can be recorded. The key fob battery is brand new and the push button was in use. I have a video for documentation. The mileage is 94,017. We have recorded via trigger box daily jerks with the durango and now the major issue we needed documentation of can't be captured because the device no longer operates.

Filed Sep 16, 2016 · Electrical, Fuel system · 93,000 miles · IL

Engine stalled and car shut off. Once from a stop while trying to accelerate and another time while trying to stop. In both instances an accident was nearly avoided. My wife on 9/13 was turning across traffic and the car died and she was almost t-boned. On 9/14 I almost rear ended a car as I was slowing to a stop and lost all power. Wipers will come on randomly on dry, sunny days (while parked or in motion). Car jerks forward intermittently when starting (using remote start or while in the car). Occasionally the car continues to turn over but never actually starts. I have taken this to the dealer 7-8 times and they've never heard of these problems. No error codes recorded. Never able to be reproduced when at the dealer. Contacted another dodge dealer and they have never heard of these issues either. Took to an independent mechanic and he immediately recognized this as a potential tipm issue. The fuel relay recall was implemented in summer of 2015 which was supposed to resolve these issue. However, all of these problems continue to intermittently occur - with the stalling (and near accidents) just occurring for the first time this past week. Spoke with dodge yesterday explaining the situation and both dealers didn't want to sell me a new tipm because they weren't sure it would fix the problem and reiterated that the fuel relay recall would fix these issues. When I stated that I am still having the issues they didn't have an answer but were willing to take my car in on trade. We currently have 93000 miles but this started shortly after we purchased the durango; with well under 40000 miles. We were still under warranty when this started but no fault was ever found when at the dealer.

Filed Jun 9, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 52,000 miles · NV

Several times while driving, the electronic throttle light comes on along with the check engine light and immediately begins to jerk while on the freeway/surface streets. It nearly caused an accident once due to the drastic reduction in power and speed. Service people found nothing wrong and were no help. It has repeated this several times with my kids in the car. When it first happened, we were on a road trip 2200 miles away from home...limited options. Each time we had to stop and rest by turning off engine, waiting/or restarting in neutral. Truly a danger/safety issue and major inconvenience.

Filed Jun 29, 2014 · Transmission · 38,500 miles · OK

After backing out of parking space put vehicle in drive. Upon placing my foot on accelerator I noted that vehicle barely moved. Looked to see if vehicle was in drive. Display read 4. Attempted several times to put vehicle in drive without success. Had to put vehicle in park, turn engine off and the restart. This was the first time this has occurred. Vehicle at dealer now. This incident occurred 1 day after I noted vehicle was not shifting into gear when placed in drive or reverse. Would have to wait, after moving gearshift, before transmission would actually shift to drive or reverse. At one point I placed foot on accelerator when transmission had not shifted and vehicle lurched backwards.