While driving at highway speed without warning multiple error messages were displayed followed by instrument cluster shutting off completely. Windshield wipers started without command. Turn signals and lights would not work. Functions slowly started to return however traction control remained disabled.
2015 Dodge Durango electrical complaints
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The liftgate tail light assembly allows water to seep inside, pooling in the lighting assembly. This LED to the rear lights shorting out and failing completely. After researching, this is a common problem that dodge continues to ignore; only offering to install a new assembly for the bargain price of $1200-1600 so that I will be visible from the rear to other drivers on the roadway.
The tailgate light gets filled up with water creating a short and burning our LED lights in the tail light. This is a known issue and the dealership charges over $1000 for the light and the time spend replacing it. Fcu should pay for the faulty design and replace all the tailgate lights for free.
On third generation dodge durango's (2014-2020), water and moisture can get inside the racetrack light on the rear of the vehicle, causing the light to stop working in multiple places, and in colder climate, can cause the moisture to freeze and the light to crack. While the vehicle is running at night, the racetrack light is the only light that is constantly on. With water and moisture causing the light to discontinue operation, as well cause other electrical/lighting issues, it could become a very serious driving hazard. Water is currently inside the light on my vehicle, and frozen solid, causing the light to malfunction. Attached picture will show evidence. Vehicle was stationary when light started malfunctioning. Vehicle had never been involved in a motor vehicle accident. Light has never been removed from vehicle.
Rear taillight assembly on the dodge durango has serious issues at a costly price. The left side of our taillight assembly has collected water and has short circuited the lower left portion of the lighting. You can actually see water pooled up in the lens. I have two neighbors that have had the exact same issue recently. Another neighbor was told he had to replace the entire assembly ($1k+) just because his left license plate light has gone out. I guess it is powered from the taillight assembly wiring harness. I have actually replaced that left rear license plate light 3 times in the last 18 months. Not cheap is $50 each.
Water is collecting in liftgate tail light from bad seals. I've read forums of smelling smoke or burning wires from back of vehicle. Afraid of that happening so I decided to removed 4 bolts to let water drain and now the tail light doesn't work. This is a known defect and dodge/chrysler knows about it and refuses to work with us owners.
Water got into the LED housing on the tailgate and all lights on tailgate then went out causing an expensive repair I now need. I went to milford (pa) dodge dealership when I first noticed water pooling in the light. ( not even 2 months after purchase) and they told me there's nothing they can do to fix it. And the cpo they gave me won't cover the repair. This vehicle had 18k on it when I first noticed the water!!! This should be a recall as it is a very common complaint with these trucks and dodge is doing nothing about it! Nearly every durango I see has an LED out due to this.
Rear hatch light fills with water and the light stops working. Only fix is to replace the very expensive light assembly. Safety issue as rear light stops functioning.
The LED back tail lights are not properly sealed, so water can leak into them and short out the lights, and cause electrical shortage.have tried to work with the dealership, and the chrysler corp., but since the vehicle is a 2015 model it is out of warranty. I feel this was a bad seal right out of the factory.
The "racetrack" taillight system has a systemic issue with water infiltrating the enclosed sealed LED taillight system. This caused portions of the taillights to burn out and cause lower visibility than intended. Warranty companies consider this a "serviceable" part like normal bulbs, brakes, tires, etc. The problem is that this "serviceable" part is an all enclosed unit and not a simple bulb replacement. You have to replace the entire panel at a cost of nearly $1000!!! Or just drive with the limited safety of a fully functioning taillight system. This seems like a safety issue and once one section goes out the rest usually follow. This design flaw should not be considered a serviceable part and fc should be made to remedy the problem and fix this issue at their expense.
Car will try to start but won't turn all the way over. It does it intermittently. I've taken it to mark dodge and 2 other auto shops and no one can find the issue. It has done it over 15 times now
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 dodge durango. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v461000 (equipment) regarding a possible safety breach with the computer system. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact drove to an independent mechanic to have the computer system updated. While driving 35 MPH in a rain storm, the windshield wipers began to operate frantically and the headlights turned off on their own. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer informed the contact that this was an unusual occurrence and advised her to take the vehicle to laurel valley motors (3656 state route 30, latrobe, pa 15650, 724‑539‑5500). The dealer performed a diagnostic and found no failures. Since the diagnostic, the contact stated that various electrical failures have occurred with the vehicle. On one occasion, the contact discovered that the vehicle started on its own while in the garage and that the vehicle was running hot while idling. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 32,000.*tr
For a few months now, the bottom right hand section of the LED 'racetrack' tail lights on the trunk of my durango has been burned out. Apparently, this is coming from water filling up in the leds due to weather stripping to keep water out failing too early. This normally wouldn't be a huge concern since tail lights can be replaced, however chrysler/dodge/fiat has made it entirely too expensive for anyone in their right mind to even try to afford a replacement. The leds cannot be easily replaced, therefore you have to replace the entire tail light/brake light portion on the trunk. On top of that, this part must come with the back up camera, you can't buy the part without the back up camera. The cost for this is 1,085 usd which is absolutely absurd, and that does not include the cost of labor as well. The brake lights of any vehicle are a huge safety function of the vehicle, both during the day in dark foggy/rainy conditions as well as anytime at night. Chrysler/dodge/fiat must either make this incredibly cheap to replace, or put in a recall to be replaced at the companies expense. This could cause property damage that the vehicles insurance company must pay for, or even death to any person or animal riding in the vehicle if involved in an accident. Lucky, my entire 'racetrack' LED tail light system has not completely failed, yet. Keyword: yet. It's inevitable, it will happen the more water that gets into the LED section of the light.
Rear "racing" lights and tail lights fill with water every time it rains. See this is a common problem
Water is leaking into the racetrack tail light causing the damage and making the car less visible.
My rear racetrack lighting is not working. Water has gotten into the light and now has gone completely out. Truck is garaged kept and never been in accident. Truck just hit 50k miles. Please help as my tag lights aren't working either
Water and moisture get into the rear light strip and causes LED light failure. You cant fix the problem, just buy a new light assembly at $1000 and pray that doesnt get water in that one. Problem causes vehicle to fail inspection and poses a huge safety problem.
Racetracklight tailgate has water in it which burnt out light. Warranty not covering. Major issue with all durango's with race track tailgate light.
I recently noticed still water inside my rear center tail lamp on the lift gate while parked before leaving home, that wouldn't leave, as a result of this a portion of the lamp had went out and no longer worked, eventually the entire lamp stopped working now causing a safety concern as I am now less visible to those behind me and causing me to be ticketed several times from law enforcement because of the lamp being out which is now turning this into a $2000 plus problem. I have done my research and have learned that thousands of other durango owners from 2014 and 2015 are having this same issue and this needs to be a recalled part. I also have younger siblings that use my truck from time to time to travel to work and school and a grandmother who drives my vehicle at times and I can no longer let them drive my vehicle because I don't want them to destroy their driving record with constant tickets because of the lamp being out nor my grandmother or possibly getting into an accident due to the difficulty of being seen from behind now
Tl* the contact purchased a 2015 dodge durango. When the vehicle was purchased, the dealer (jimmy britt chevrolet buick gmc, 1011 town creek blvd, greensboro, ga 30642, (706) 453-2500) stated that there were no recalls or failures with the vehicle. However, the contact had to make several repairs. The contact stated that the electrical system failed, which affected the heating and air conditioning. Also, the mileage on the odometer was incorrect based on the previous owner. The dealer finally agreed to repair the vehicle after the contact informed them that she was aware of the failures. The most recent failure was with the transmission, which was currently being repaired. The dealer stated that due to the odometer mileage difference, the contact would have to take a financial loss in order to trade in the vehicle. The contact did not the state from where the vehicle was purchased did not have a "lemon law" and was referred to the state's attorney general's office in her home state. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Racetrack light in back of durango has water in it. Part of LED light panelis now out after a good rain.
Water is entering taillight unit causing electronics to short. Water is entering due to a poorly designed seal on the top back of taillight.
Rear tail light housing center section in the lift gate has water intrusion which has caused LED lights to short out. Noticed lights out and water in housing while vehicle was parked but smelled the order of electrical smoke while driving.
Rear taillight assembly has water caused by a manufacture defect of not properly sealing light assembly. Vehicle was taken to the local dodge dealership and was told this is a common problem with light assembly. This is a saftey problem and a recall should be issued. This can cause a rear end accident which will result in injuries. The vehicle used by a law enforcement agency's across the country and can cause an injury to a law enforcement officer.
Rear 'racetrack' LED lighting full of water from condensation. Lighting is shorting out and I am concerned about price to fix. Also it may be a danger to other drivers at night. 27,000 miles and already getting worse.
The rear tail light assembly, middle portion, has collected water inside of it which comes in contact with the tail light LED's inside causing them to short to ground. They blink/flash erratically but most of the time are not on. Also the license plate lights are affected by this and are not working either. Even after loosening the assembly and draining the water condensation can still be seen inside.
Water is getting into the rear tail lights through the factory seam. There are no visible cracks on the tail light and water is pooling up on the inside and slowly leaking out of the factory seals around the housing. Water is causing the lights to short out.
Water is in the racetrack tail light on both sides, I noticed the sound of water moving while driving, and its water in my tail light. The light are out at the bottom because of this
While driving my radio display screen went off 3 different times and finally restarted. On another day the air conditioning would come on by itself. First it was the rear air would come on high, I would turn it off and it would come right back on. So I turn the air off completely front n rear, well it came back on by itself both of them. So I just locked the rear air and left the front air on. I was driving down the highway while this was happening
While using the vehicle on marksheffel rd we noticed that the horn was not working. That was our first sign for concern. Shortly afterwards while at a stop light we noticed that the steering wheel controls were not working either. Lastly we noticed that there are multiple indicators on the dashboard that are displayed indicating a failure somewhere. One of the indicators relates to an airbag.the vehicle is only a few years old. According to many forums and reports online this is a recurring dodge issue that they fail to fix year after year. They have had recalls for this issue on other vehicles and years but not this 2015 durango and they will not cover it under any warranty. They should have had this issue resolved by now considering it has been going on since at least 1997. We drive our kids in this vehicle and feel that it is cause for concern but feel we should not have to pay for their mistakes.
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