2005 Dodge Durango Engine Problems

ENGINE STALLING WHILE LOW SPEED DRIVING, WHEN DECELERATION, WHILE MAKING A STOP SIGN OR WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED PERSISTENTLY IN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND SETTINGS. ALTHOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE TIMES THE VEHICLE'S SHUTTING OFF OCCURS FREQUENTLY AT LOW SPEED, IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHER NORMAL SPEED. CHRYSLER COMPANY DOES NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE LISTED ON SOME VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR 2005 THAT EVIDENTLY SHOWS CERTAIN DEFECTS, THEREFORE, OWNERS ARE IMMEDIATELY DISMISS OR IGNORED AND LEFT WITH A LIFE THREATENING VEHICLE ON THEIR HANDS.

2005 DODGE DURANGO LTD WITH A 5.7L HEMI. STALLS OUT IN TRAFFIC OFTEN WHEN IT RAINS WHETHER STATIONARY OR MOVING. ACCORDING TO PEOPLE ON YOUTUBE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A FEW OCCASIONS, BUT I AM REPORTING THE MOST RECENT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WATER DRAINS ONTO THE MANIFOLD AND SOMEHOW CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL.

MY DURANGO WAS SERVICED ON 2/23/2018 WITH REGULAR UPKEEP STUFF LIKE NEW BATTERY, OIL CHANGE, ECT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, MY RPMS WOULD JUMP AND DROP WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. ON 3/10/2018, I STARTED MY CAR AND DROVE A FEW BLOCKS AND IT DID JUST FINE, LATER THAT EVENING, I DROVE ABOUT 4 BLOCKS AND MY ENGINE DIED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I WAS ABLE TO START RIGHT BACK UP AND MAKE IT ABOUT A BLOCK BEFORE IT DIED AGAIN, ABLE TO RESTART IT AND MAKE IT HOME BEFORE MY ENGINE DIED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NO CODES COULD BE PULLED AND THAT MY CAR WAS SHORTING OUT DUE TO MY RADIATOR AND WATER PUMP. WE REPLACED THOSE AND MY THERMOSTAT AND THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE FINE. DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 15 MILES OR LESS AND IT DIED AGAIN. SO I TOOK IT TO THE NEXT SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT TELL ME ANYTHING BECAUSE IT NEVER DIED OR ACTED UP IN THEIR CARE. SO THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN. THE [XXX] THING DIED TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE SHOP. THE GUYS AT THE SHOP TOLD ME TO GO FILL UP MY GAS TANK AND PUT FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER IN IT. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS MAKING IT HOME OR TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. I WAS HEADED TO LUNCH THE NEXT DAY AND IT DIES BEFORE I EVEN LEAVE THE WORK PARKING LOT. I DRIVE HOME AND IT DIES TWICE, ALL ABLE TO START RIGHT BACK UP. I LIVE MAYBE 5 MINUTES AWAY FROM MY JOB AND MY GAS TANK WENT FROM FULL TO HALF A TANK JUST BY GOING TO WORK AND HOME. TODAY, I LEFT WORK AND MADE IT A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM HOME WHEN IT DIED AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP!! I HAD TO TOW MY CAR HOME. THE DODGE HOUSE SAYS ITS 150.00 DOLLARS TO JUST PULL THE CAR INTO THEIR BAYS AND WHEN IT DOESN'T SHOW CODES OR THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON, THEY CAN NOT DO ANY THING FURTHER AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS DEATH TRAP AND THEY NEED TO FIX IT. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND ALLOWING CHILDREN TO CROSS IN THE CROSSWALK, MY VEHICLE TRY'S TO ACCELERATE/JUMP FORWARD EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT HAS THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY PUSHED DOWN. THE SCHOOLS IN MY TOWN GET PACKED WITH TRAFFIC AND YOU HAVE TO KINDA OF STOP AND GO AT A SLOW PACE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO TRY'S TO NUDGE FORWARD ON ITS OWN WHEN SLOWLY STOPPING AND GOING IN TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING AROUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITH CHILDREN AROUND. I HOPE THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE IS ABLE TO BE RESOLVED. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE, WHETHER I'M PICKING UP OR DROPPING OFF KIDS AT SCHOOL, OR I'M CREEPING ALONG VERY SLOWLY STOPPING AND GOING LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPOT, OR AT A RED LIGHT OR SLOWING DOWN BEFORE ENTERING A DRIVEWAY, OR ANYTIME I'M IN A DRIVERHRU AND I HAVE TO CREEP ALONG AND STOP AND GO. WOULD LOVE FOR THIS TO BE RESOLVED. I WILL EVEN PAY FOR IT, I JUST WOULD LIKE IT TO BE FIXED BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN EMISSIONS LEAK AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MT. EPHRAIM CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (620 N BLACK HORSE PIKE, MT EPHRAIM, NJ 08059 (856) 931-2000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A VERY SMALL EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM LEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW O-RING, LOCK RING, AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V003000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,680.

SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 DODGE DURANGO, IT HAS SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. 1ST: I WAS STOPPED AT A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION AND IT SHUT OFF, 2ND IT SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPING IN THE MEDIAN GETTING READY TO TURN INTO WORK, 3RD: I WAS SLOWING DOWN TRYING TO TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SHUT OFF AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT A STOP SIGN SINCE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. 4TH: I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND IT SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I HAD CHILDREN IN THE CAR 2 OUT OF THE 4 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S A FATALITY WAITING TO HAPPEN. THERE HAS BEEN NO INDICATION THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BEFORE IT HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN ON HIGHWAYS OR VERY HIGHLY TRAVELED ROAD WAYS. EACH TIME, I HAVE HAD TO STOP AND RESTART THIS TRUCK. ONCE IT THREW A RANDOM MISFIRE CODE, BUT HAS NOT HAD A CODE SINCE. WE HAVE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND THE 02 SENOR, BUT IT IS STILL HAPPENING. 90+ PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM ABOUT THIS HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST WRECKING. THAT IS HOW I FOUND THIS SITE. THIS NEEDS TO BE HANDLED IN THE UTMOST URGENCY. THIS IS THE ONLY TRANSPORTATION I HAVE AND IT WORRIES ME EACH TIME I HAVE TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OR HAVE MY CHILDREN RIDE IN THE TRUCK. THIS PUTS EVERYONE'S LIVES AT RISK. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE OR TO EVEN TRADE THIS ONE IN ON SOMETHING. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO SPEND GUESSING AT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK.. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AND FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. DODGE PAYING TO FIX THIS IS A LOT BETTER THEN PAYING SOMEONE'S FAMILY THAT HAS BEEN BADLY HURT OR KILLED BY SOMEONE TRYING TO OVERLOOK THIS.

ENGINE CUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED, BUT ESPECIALLY AT LOW IDLE, WHEN NEARING AN INTERSECTION, OR TURNING THE VEHICLE AT A LOWER, SAFER SPEED. THIS HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY, RESIDENTIAL STREETS, STOPLIGHTS, BASICALLY ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL VACUUM LEAK DUE TO THE RETENTION PUMP. THE CONTACT CALLED TURNERSVILLE JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM LOCATED AT 3100 NJ-42, TURNERSVILLE, NJ 08081; PHONE NUMBER: (856) 316-7958 BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 99,000.

THE VEHICLE STARTS FINE AND TYPICALLY RUNS FINE, BUT STALLS OUT RANDOMLY. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO, AND HAPPENS ABOUT 3 TIMES A WEEK NOW. SOMETIMES IT STALLS ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH AND YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT HAPPENS WHEN DECELERATING TO TURN A CORNER, WHICH IS REALLY FRUSTRATING AS YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND HAS CAUSED ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD OR HIT CURBS IF I CAN'T MUSCLE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE TURN. LUCKILY I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS YET, BUT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON, AND THERE ARE NO ISSUES WITH THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES. THE DODGE DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY ISSUES, BUT ONLINE FORUMS SHOW HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

WHEN STOPPING OR TURNING AT SLOWER SPEEDS MY CAR DIES ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS HAS PUT ME IN SITUATIONS WHERE I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED , AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES AND THEN TELLING ME NOTHING IS WRONG I FIND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED ON 2 OCCASIONS BUT NO RECALL !!!!! THIS IS PUTTING MY FAMILY , MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AT RISK THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN COMING TO A STOP

BOTH THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE 2 4 TRANSMISSION SOLENOID CONSTANTLY GO BAD. THE RESULT IS LOSS OF POWER AND/OR ENGINE SHUTS OFF. IN A SCENARIO WHERE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY/ROADWAY AT HIGH SPEED, THIS MAY CAUSE A COLLISION. I HAVE REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR 4 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS AND THE 2 4 TRANSMISSION SOLENOID TWICE.

THE CAR DINT SHOW ANY SING OF HAVING PROBLEM STARING OR STALLING OR NOTHING THE ENGINE JUST MADE A BIG NOISE LIKE SOMETHING BLEW UP AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. I AM GLAD I DINT HAD MY KIDS WITH AT THE TIME CUZ I WAS DRIVING ALL DAY AND THE TRUCK WAS FINE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE HOW IT JUST BLEW UP OUT OF NOWHERE AND FOR ONLY HAVING 105 MILES ON IT ITS TOO SOON WHEN EVERYTHING WAS DONE IN TIME.

I WAS CIRCLING TO THE LEFT AROUND A BUILD TO PARK AND DOING ABOUT 5 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY BUT STALLED AGAIN AS I TURNED RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT. ANOTHER STALL HAPPENED IN THE AFTERNOON AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK STRAIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT. A FOURTH STALL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WITH THE FOURTH STALL, I NOTICED THAT THE TACHOMETER SUDDENLY DROPPED FROM ABOUT 700 RPM (WHERE IT USUALLY IDLES) TO ABOUT 300 RPM, HOVERED THERE FOR A MOMENT AND THEN STALLED. *TR

STALLING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (15 TO 40 MPH). COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. SOMETIMES WILL RE-START IN PARK AND SOMETIMES IN NEUTRAL. CHANGED CRANK AND CAM SENSOR. HAD THROTTLE BODY CLEANED. FUEL INJECTOR CLEANER USED. NOTHING FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT THE DURANGO PROBLEM WITH THE "LEAKING COWL". HAD THE COWL GASKET REPLACED. THERE IS NO WATER DRIPPING ON THE ENGINE CAUSING MISFIRE OR "HYDRO LOCKING". SOON AFTER SUV WOULD NOT START AT ALL. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PCM (MAIN COMPUTER) COSTING ALMOST $1300.00.STALLED TWICE SINCE THEN. DANGEROUS PROBLEM *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND OBSERVED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.

DURANGO IS STALLING WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. FIRST TIME IT STALLED I WAS ON A ONRAMP TO ENTER THE FREEWAY. I WAS LUCKY THE CAR BEHIND DID NOT HIT ME. THE VEHICLE STALLS WHEN I AM TRYING TO FIND A PARKING PLACE AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM TRYING TO LEAVE MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAS NEVER HAPPEN YET AT HIGH SPEED ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS BUT I DO THINK THIS IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN FOR THEM. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS. IT JUST HAPPENS BUT IT HAS NOT HAPPENED FOR THEM. SO I AM DRIVING NOT KNOWING WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT. I AM UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MOISTURE ENTERED INTO THE CYLINDERS VIA THAT AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO A WATER SEAL DESIGN DEFECT IN THE AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, RAIN WATER COMING DOWN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WILL FLOW DIRECTLY UNDER THE COWL AND ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS WATER INTRUSION CAUSES UNDUE STRESS ON THE PISTONS, RODS, AND CRANKSHAFT EVENTUALLY CAUSING A ROD TO BREAK AND PUNCTURE THE ENGINE BLOCK. IF THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE RESULTS COULD BE DEADLY. THE OTHER KNOWN SCENARIO IS AFTER THE CAR IS PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (EXPOSED TO RAIN), THE CYLINDER WILL FILL WITH WATER, CAUSING A HYDRO-LOCK CONDITION AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE ENGINE USUALLY IS FOUND TO ALSO HAVE A BENT OR FRACTURED ROD AT THIS POINT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY DODGE / CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SEE THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON EDMUNDS.COM BLOGS AND ON YOUTUBE REGARDING THIS TOPIC. I MADE A VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM SO YOU SEE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WTQ2GKNO0N8. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AFTER YOU FILL IT UP WITH FUEL. *TR