There are 8 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2001 Dodge Durango in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AT 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FIFTEEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000.
THE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO ACCELERATES AND BRAKES CONSTANTLY. SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS SINCE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL THAT I AM AWARE OF. *JB
VERY FRUSTRATING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH RPM FLUCTUATING UP AND DOWN WHEN I HAVE NOT, AND I REPEAT NOT, MOVED MY FOOT DOWN ONTO THE ACCELERATOR. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS IN USE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN DISAPPEARS. VERY SCARY, HAVE ALMOST CRASHED A FEW TIMES WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES RAPIDLY. WORST THING IS THE PROBLEM CAN'T ALWAYS BE REPRODUCED FOR ANYONE TO BELIEVE ME!!!!! *TR
CAR SURGES AT ABOUT 55 MPH. FOUR DEALERS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND CLAIM THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND IT. *LA
VEHICLE STEADILY ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA THROTTLE CONTROL PROBLEM OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE DURANGO SLT EXPERIENCE SIMILAR PROBLEM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED A SERIES OF UN-COMMANDED RPM SURGES WHILE IN AND OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. THE SURGE WOULD BE AS MUCH AS 800 RPM AND ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT MORE THAN ONCE. IT TOOK THE DEALER FIVE SERVICE CALLS TO FINALLY DISCOVER THE PROBLEM. THE DISCOVERY HAPPENED ONLY AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON LONG ENOUGH FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DOWNLOAD AN ERROR CODE FROM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). THE SURGE WAS CAUSED BY A FAILING AND/OR FAILED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS). THE TPS RECENTLY FAILED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME THE SURGES DID NOT EXCEED 300 RPM BEFORE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. AS IN THE INITIAL FAILURE, AND EVEN THOUGH THE TPS WAS SUSPECT, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PCM WAS NOT PROGRAMMED TO DETECT A FAILING TPS. AS A RESULT, THE PCM CONTINUED TO REACT TO SPURIOUS SIGNALS FROM THE TPS, RESULTING IN UN-COMMANDED RPM INCREASE WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL A HARD FAILURE OF THE TPS WAS DETECTED. *JB
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ONE COLLISION, AND WAS BEING SUED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *AK
WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, BACKING VEHICLE OUT, IT STARTED TO TRAVEL FAST DUE TO GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL BEING TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.