2011 Dodge Durango Complaint Log

SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK WITH NO SPECIFIC TIME OF DAY, HEAT OUTSIDE, DRIVE TIME ETC., MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO WILL ACT LIKE IT WILL START AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER AND OVER UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPS. EVENTUALLY AFTER A FEW TRIES, IT WILL START. WE CHANGED THE BATTERY THINKING MAYBE IT WAS THAT, BUT NOTHING...I HAVE READ A FEW "COMPLAINTS" THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME THING AND THEY ARE SAYING IT IS A TIPM PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER THE RECALL LIST, BUT IT IS WITHIN THE YEAR THEY ARE RECALLING IT.

ON 06/23/17 WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WITH IN THE NEXT MILE I TURNED TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD TO ENSURE EVERYTHING WAS OK MY DASH LIGHTS WENT HAYWIRE AND EXCESSIVE HEAT STARTED COMING OUT OF MY VENTS AND A BURNING SMELL STARTED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING OR RESTART. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY IS DEAD, THE ALTERNATOR IS DEAD AND THE PCM IS FRIED..... WHILE DO SOME RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS A RECALL THE P60 RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR FIR THE DODGE DURANGO YEARS 2011-2014 WHICH WOULD BE THE SAME VEHICLE I HAVE OTHER THAN THE ALTERNATOR IS 160 AMPS AND MY DURANGO HAS A 220 AMP ALTERNATOR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO INCLUDE THE 220 AMP ALTERNATOR UNDER THE SAME RECALL AS THE P60, BECAUSE THE VEHICLES ARE THE SAME AND IT APPEARS THAT THE ISSUE I HAD IS THE SAME AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR.......

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHATSOEVER. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER, BRAKE, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, ROLL DOWN WINDOWS, UNLOCK DOORS, OR HAVE MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND HAD NO WAY TO SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT, WHICH IN TURN FRIED THE BATTERY AND POWERTRAIN MODULE. THE DEALER AGREED TO PAY TO REPLACE THE POWERTRAIN MODULE AT NO COST TO ME BUT THE REMAINING REPAIRS COST ME $1300. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT AS OF OCTOBER 2014 MORE THAN 435,000 VEHICLES WERE EFFECTED BY AN ALTERNATOR RECALL, INCLUDING CARS THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AS MY OWN. I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE OF CAR WHO EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR BREAKDOWN WHILE DRIVING AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I CALLED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE BUT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE WORK. HAVING A CAR STOP DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN TRAFFIC IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. KNOWING THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE INDICATES TO ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CARS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSES AND TO BE SURE THAT OTHER DRIVERS DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY RESULT IN A VERY SERIOUS CAR CRASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN THE RAIN, WATER WAS NOTICED ENTERING THROUGH THE OVERHEAD MAP LIGHT UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V879000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING) AT DRIVER'S VILLAGE (5885 EAST CIRCLE DRIVE CICERO, NY 13039 (855) 254-5196). THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SUN ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE LEAKAGE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,326.

ON JUNE 14, 2017 I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO HOME FROM WORK AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED INTO A MALL PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY THE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF THE CAR BECAME EXTREMELY HOT, SO HOT, I COULD NOT STAY INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I STARTED TO SEE AND SMELL SMOKE, SO I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD; AS I IT OPENED THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND I CLOSED IT TO SNUFF OUT ANY FIRES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD MY ALTERNATOR HAD GONE BAD. THE EXPLANATION I WAS GIVING WAS: THE SILICONE DIODES IN THE ALTERNATOR RECTIFIER BRIDGE MAY EXPERIENCE THERMAL FATIGUE DUE TO CYCLIC LOADING FROM THE ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING (EHPS) SYSTEM, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN NO OUTPUT, REDUCED OUTPUT, OR A FULLY SHORTED TO GROUND CONDITION. THESE FAILURE MODES VARY IN THEIR TIME TO FAILURE AND WARNING TO THE DRIVER. DEPENDING ON THE FAILURE MODE AND TIMING, SYSTEM VOLTAGE MAY DROP TO CRITICALLY LOW LEVELS, DISABLING SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM/ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE/CENTRAL BODY CONTROLLER, OR A TOTAL VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN (IN THE EVENT OF A SHORT TO GROUND FAILURE MODE). I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE ALTERNATOR NOT ONLY FAILED BUT SHORTED OUT MY BATTERY, FUSES AND COMPUTER MODULE. I CALLED DODGE CORPORATE AND ONLY RECEIVED AN APOLOGY.... DODGE HAS A RECALL P60 RECALL WHICH APPLIES TO 160AMP ALTERNATOR. THIS RECALL WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS A 180 OR 220 AMP ALTERNATOR BUT IF IT IS FAILING LIKE THE 160AMP ALTERNATOR THEN DODGE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART.

TAKATA RECALL. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MARCH, THE ALARM OF BATTERY APPEARS AND IN SOME SECONDS THERE STARTED APPEARING SYSTEM ALARMS OF ASSISTANCE OF PARKING, AIRBAG, BRAKE, ETC. WHAT FORCED ME TO STOP ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE ALTERNATOR FAILED SUDDENLY, WITHOUT GIVING ANY PREVIOUS INDICATION OF THE FAULT. ON HAVING CHECKED YOUR PAGE THE FAULT THAT HAPPENED IS THE SAME OF THE RECALL P60. NEVERTHELESS THE HAPPENED ON HAVING CHECKED SAFETY CAMPAIGNS OF MY VEHICLE FOR NUMBER OF VIN DOES NOT APPEAR ANY SLOPE.

ON THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2017 I HAD JUST EXITED A MAJOR FREEWAY AND WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. AS I MADE MY LEFT TURN TO HEAD HOME ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH CAME ON (SAYING SERVICE PARK ASSIST, DRIVER SEATBELT UNBUCKLED, ABS, AND MANY OTHERS) AS I CROSSED 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND IN TO A PARKING LOT I LOST ALL POWER TO MY VEHICLE. I PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, OPENED MY HOOD AND IT WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND YOU COULD SMELL THE ELECTRICAL BURN FROM A FIRE. MY VEHICLE WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET LOADED ON TO A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT INTO NEUTRAL TO LOAD, THE WIPERS BEGAN GOING OFF, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS AND THE SMOKE BEGAN AGAIN AND STARTED TO FILL THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. BY THE TIME WE GOT IT HOME TO DROP IT OFF THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE AT ALL.

STARTED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND THAT'S WHEN MY TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAD ZERO PRESSURE. PULLED OVER, CHECKED IT, AND IT WAS STILL FULL. SO THEN I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A BAD TIRE SENSOR. A FEW DAYS LATER MY PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED TO SHORT CIRCUIT WHEN TRYING TO ROLL IT UP OR DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THEN YESTERDAY MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. ALL OF THIS WOULD COME AND GO INTERMEDIATELY WHILE DRIVING. NOW TODAY, AFTER PARKING AND TURNING IT OFF, I CAME OUT TO A COMPLETELY DEAD CAR THAT BURNS UP BATTERY JUMPER CABLES WHEN TRYING TO JUMP IT OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR IN MY CAR TWICE AND I'M NOW AT A REPAIR SHOP PREPARING TO REPLACE IT A THIRD TIME. THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD MY CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR - RC-P60-14. I'VE READ THE DESCRIPTION ON THE RECALL BULLETIN AND DISCUSSED WITH SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE SHOP I'M AT NOW. THEY BELIEVE MY ISSUE IS THE SAME YET CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY VEHICLE QUALIFIES. CHRYSLER RECALL ASSISTANCE HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER.

FAULTY VEHICLE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND MY PASSENGER AND OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING BEHIND ME THAT REQUIRED A SHERIFF TO KEEP OTHER VEHICLES FROM WRECKING WHILE TRYING CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE DASHBOARD AND ALL ELETRICAL FUNCTIONS STARTED GOING HAYWIRE ALL AT THE SAME TIME WHEN DRIVING ON A VERY WINDING CURVY BUSY BACK ROAD, LOST STEERING CONTROLL, ALL MESSAGE CENTER LIGHTS FLASHING AND WIPERS GOING ALL AT THE SAME TIME HOT AIR BLOWING THROUGH AC VENTS, THEN VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPS WHILE SMOKING ACTING AS IT SEEMED TO BE OVER HEATED OR SOMETHING BURNING. HAD TO MANUALLY GET DOORS UNLOCKED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE QUICKLY BEFORE ANOTHER VEHICLE WOULD HIT US. VEHICLE KEY STAYED STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED OR PLACED IN REVERSE OR NEUTRAL TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY TO MAKE SURE OTHER DRIVERS WOULD NOT CRASH WHERE THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED, THIS HAPPEND WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITH NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO HAPPENING. HOW CAN DODGE ONLY RECALL 2011 160 AMP ALTERNATORS AND NOT THE 2011 180 AMP ALTERNATORS THAT ARE CLEARLY PUTTING THE CUSTOMERS AND OTHERS LIVES IN DANGER FOR THE SAME ISSUES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. THIS FAULTY ALTERNATOR ISSUE IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO ALL 2011 DODGE DURANGO AND COSTING DRIVERS TO ALMOST BE IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND LOTS OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS. WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLES WE ARE TRUSTING THAT THEY ARE SAFE

TAMARA RECALL VEHICLE WON'T START WIPER KEEP GOING ON AND THEY ARE OFF IT HAS A BAD TIPM THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A LOT OF NOISE.

MAY 2017 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2011 DODGE DURANGO WITH 68K WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT COMPLETELY DEAD SHORTLY AFTER. WE GOT IT TO AN ELECTRICAL SHOP TO FIND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR HAD STOPPED OPERATING. AFTER SOME RESEARCHING I FOUND A RECALL (P60) AND IT ONLY APPLIED TO 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. I CALLED CHRYSLER (CASE #31556595) TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP AND WAS DENIED. WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHICH COST ME $400.44. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, BLACK SMOKE APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FLAMES; HOWEVER, AFTER THE LOSS OF POWER, THE FLAMES EXTINGUISHED ON THEIR OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THEM TO NHTSA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN RT 18 NORTH IN THE COLTS NECK AREA OF NJ. WITHIN 10 MINUTES AFTER THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR ACTED POSSESSED. THE STEERING LOCKED, BRAKES LOCKED, WIPERS CAME ON MOVING SLOWLY, THE HEAT CAME ON, ABS BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE PARK ASSIST CAME ON. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS DIRECTLY AROUND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR WENT AND ALSO FRIED MY PCM. I AM CURRENTLY PAYING OVER $200 TO RENT A CAR. I AM BEING TOLD MY BILL WILL BE ABOUT $2000 TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND PCM. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE AND A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR IS ALREADY RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUES. DRIVING AT A HIGHWAY SPEED AND YOUR CAR SUDDENLY COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH. THIS IS THE 3RD MAJOR ISSUE I'VE RAN INTO AS I ALSO HAD MY BATTERY DYING MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP RELAY RECALL. ALSO, I LOST MY BRAKES SUDDENLY AND HAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE RECALL. I DO NOT THINK I WILL EVER BUY A DODGE AGAIN AS THEY DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ISSUES. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS VEHICLE ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO TO THE STORE THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED, I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO O'REILLY TO HAVE THEM TEST IT, IT SHOWED THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD, I PURCHASED A NEW ALTERNATOR FROM THEM AND WITHIN 1/4 MILE OF LEAVING O'REILLY MY DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING AND THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. SOME PASSER-BY'S HELPED PUSH MY CAR INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE MY HUSBAND MET ME AND INSTALLED THE NEW ALTERNATOR, STILL THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE HOUSE AND KEPT IT ON A CHARGER (ADVICE FROM THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER) AND STILL THE NEXT DAY NOTHING, MEANWHILE RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND SAW THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE AMONG DODGE DRIVERS. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID MY PARTICULAR ALTERNATOR HAD NOT BEEN RECALLED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CAR SAID KEY NOT DETECTED THE FOLLOWING MORNING AFTER BEING CHARGED ALL NIGHT. I THEN HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC, THEY SAID THE PCM AND THE BATTERY WERE FRIED AND HAD TO TOW IT TO DODGE FOR THE NEW PCM. SO A NEW ALTERNATOR, NEW PCM AND BATTERY, THEN FINALLY MY CAR WAS RECALLED 8/2017. I WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE STATING IF I HAD ALREADY HAD IT REPAIRED I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND TO SEND IN MY RECEIPTS AND I WOULD HAVE PAYMENT IN 60 DAYS. AT DAY 78 I CALLED THE FCA ASSISTANCE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD EVERYTHING TO CALL BACK IN A WEEK, I CALLED BACK IN A WEEK THEY WANTED MORE DOCUMENTS WHICH I HAD ALREADY SENT, BUT UPLOADED AGAIN, I CALLED THEN EVERY OTHER DAY FOLLOWING UP JUST TO BE TOLD YESTERDAY MY REQUEST IS DENIED. THEY ARE SAYING THAT THERE IS NO PROOF THAT THE FAILED ALTERNATOR CAUSED THE PCM AND BATTERY TO FRY, SO THEY ARE NOT REIMBURSING ME FOR ANYTHING. I AM STILL WAITING FOR A MANAGER TO CALL ME BACK WISHFUL THINKING OUT $1779 FOR NOW

IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE PAID OVER $3500 IN REPAIRS ON THE DODGE DURANGO. I WAS TOLD AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH CATALYST CONVERTERS AND ALL 4 O2 SENSORS. THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO REPLACE IT. NOW FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 3 WEEKS, I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED AND NOW IT APPEARS THE ISSUE MAY BE THE ALTERNATOR. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2011 DODGE DURANGO 3.6L, 160 AMP ALTERNATORS AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT AMP MY ALTERNATOR IS BUT MY VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS THE VEHICLES THAT WERE UNDER THE RECALL, YET MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I HAVE BEEN INCONVENIENCED FOR 3 WEEKS NOW HAVING TO GET RIDES TO AND FROM WORK AND HAVE HAD TO CANCEL DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND SCHOOL MEETINGS DUE TO THE FACT THAT BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I NEED A VEHICLE AND ARE HAVING TO SHARE 1 VEHICLE WITH 5 KIDS. OUR MOST RECENT ISSUE OCCURRED ON EASTER SUNDAY WHILE TRAVELING WITH ALL OUR CHILDREN, THE BATTERY SIGNAL APPEARED ON OUR VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TO AVOID INJURY, WE HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR REVIEW. WE HAVE HAD 2 DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS GOING ON A 3RD AND NO ONE IS CATCHING ALL THE REPEATED ISSUES. WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE CATALYST CONVERTER 2 TIMES (NOVEMBER 2016 AND APRIL 2017), O2 SENSORS (NOVEMBER 2016), BATTERY (JANUARY 2017), STARTER (APRIL 2017) AND NOW OUR NEWEST ISSUE HAS YET TO BE REVEALED BUT IT APPEARS IT WILL BE THE ALTERNATOR (APRIL 2017). AT WHAT POINT WILL CHRYSLER TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE ISSUES WITH THE 2011 DODGE DURANGO. REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL WE HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR FAULTY ISSUES WITH THE 2011 DODGE DURANGO WOULD BE APPRECIATED. ALL THESE ISSUES DEVELOPED AFTER THE FAULTY TIPM THAT WE HAVE PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR 2X AS WELL.

WHILE DRIVING, ALL WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE THEN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. SOMETHING OVERHEATED, BECAUSE I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO START AGAIN OR EVEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THERE IS A P60 RECALL FOR THIS TYPE VEHICLE THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MINE. THE RECALL AS OF NOW IS FOR ALTERNATOR WITH 160 AMPS AND I HAVE 180 AMPS. THIS TOO NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES.

DODGE DURANGO WAS STARTING WITH ISSUES 1 MONTH AGO WITH TURNING ON. WHEN PUSHING THE START BUTTON IT WOULD MAKE THE SOUND AS IF TRYING TO TURN ON BUT COULD NOT TURN ON COMPLETELY. AFTER 4 TO 5 TIMES OF CONTINUOUS PUSHING THE START BUTTON, IT WOULD FINALLY TURN ON, BUT THAN AT TIMES IT WOULD SHAKE AND SHUT OFF RIGHT AWAY. WHILE DRIVING THE DURANGO SUNDAY, I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, MADE A COMPLETE STOP, THAN PUSHED THE GAS TO GO, BUT THE DURANGO WOULD MOVE. I PUSHED THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED THE DURANGO OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN ON ANYMORE. VERY UNSAFE. THE MECHANIC SAID HE BELIEVES IT IS THE TIPM BUT WILL BE RUNNING MORE TEST. I'VE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

VEHICLE FAILS TO START AND STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER TO ISSUE SAFETY RECALL TO INSTALL EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT ISSUE AND VEHICLE STILL FAILS TO START AND STALLS WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY ON A VERY BUSY STREET WHEN THE CAR MADE A WEIRD SIREN NOISE; THEN MY SEATBELT LIGHTS WENT OFF, MY PARK ASSIST STARTED FLASHING, MY TRACTION CONTROL OTHER LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE RADIO FLASHED OFF AND ON, THEN WENT OUT. THEN MY WIPERS WENT ON, AND THEN I LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, AND THE CAR SLOWLY DIED. MY HAZARDS DIDN'T EVEN WORK, SO I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY STREET AND I HAD NO HAZARDS TO WARN ANYONE! A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO HAVE ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR 12-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR.

2011 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE NOT BEING REPAIRED PROPERLY BY DEALERSHIP. *LD UPDATED 06/21/2017*JS

THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT A GROCERY STORE AND IT JUST DIED LIKE TURNING OFF THE KEY. I TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD DO NOTHING. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WHAT THEY FOUND WAS A SHORTED ALTERNATOR. THE SHOP CHECKED FOR TSB'S AND RECALLS AND FOUND A RECALL FOR LIKE CONDITIONS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND ISN'T COVERED. MY QUESTION IN THIS MATTER IS. DID THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR USE THE SAME RECTIFIER ASSEMBLY AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR?

SUDDEN AND COMPLETE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WITH ENGINE FAILURE DURING OPERATION. FOR THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL, AUTO HEADLIGHTS AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD FLASHING AND FAILING WITH LOSS OF POWER.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, THE WIPERS CAME ON, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE CAR WAS LOCKED, AND NOTHING WORKED. I TRIED TO JUMP START THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND DROVE IT HOME 3 MINUTES AWAY, AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I COULD SMELL A BURNING WIRE SMELL, AND THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE VERY HOT. I READ ONLINE ABOUT NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR, AND THAT MANY HAD BEEN RECALLED. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY OPEN RECALLS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR MYSELF AND THE NEXT DAY THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG, BUT HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS ISSUE AND IT BLEW EITHER THE FUSE PANEL, OR A PCM. THIS IS THE 3RD ELECTRICAL ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE BETWEEN 0 AND 57,000 MILES.

PASSENGER SIDE CONTINUES TO BLOW HOT AIR NO MATER WHAT THE SETTING IS ON. NO COLD AIR WILL COME OUT WHEN IT IS SWITCHED TO AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT TEMP CANNOT BE REGULATED.

TIPM PROBLEM. ALL SORTS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY THE CAR ALARM GOING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I'VE READ COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ONLINE AND NOTHING SEEMS TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO REMEDY THIS. THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS AT LEAST $1,000. WHICH IS AN OUTRAGE SINCE CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 33,OOO MILES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!THIS HAS GONE ON EVER SINCE A SUN VISOR RECALL REPAIR.

2011 DODGE DURANGO CITADEL (63,365 MILES) JUST LIKE MANY OTHERS I'M HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE . MY WIFE HAD JUST PICKED MY CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL AND JUST AS SHE STARTS TO PULL OFF THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED GOING HAYWIRE AND SHUT DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY SHOWED UP TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION, OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR TO A SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. I THEN CALLED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME. I GOT ON THE LINE (INTERNET) AND SEARCH AROUND ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME YEAR/MODEL CAR . THIS VEHICLE IS PUTTING FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH BEING DONE ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

VERY UNCLEAR HOW MY DURANGO WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MASS RECALL OF ALTERNATORS THAT IMMEDIATELY STOP WORKING AND START TO BURN. MINE DID JUST THIS, STOPPING MY VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO SMELLED BURNING AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY AUTO SHOP WHEREUPON THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT OPERATE. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO GANLEY CHRYSLER DODGE AND THAT ALTERNATOR REMOVED AND ANOTHER PUT IN. THE VEHICLE ALSO INCURRED COSTLY REPAIRS TO THE COMPUTER (PCM) SYSTEM FAILING DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AT 85K MILES. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST, CLAIMING I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED BEFORE CALLING THEM. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER GAVE ME AN INDICATION THAT I SHOULD PROCEED THIS WAY.

"DURANGO RECALL" MY DURANGO HAS DEVELOPED A LEAK OF A TRANSLUCENT/LIGHT GREEN SUBSTANCE. ONE SHOP INITIALLY DIAGNOSED IT AS A POWER STEERING LEAK, BUT AFTER TAKING IT TO AAMCO, THEY RECOMMENDED A NEW RADIATOR. NOI ONE HAS WANTED TO TAKE OFF THE GRILL WITHOUT CHARGING ME HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS, AND SO IU DECIDED TO REVIEW COMPLAINTS OF OTHER DODGE/JEEP OWNERS ON YOUTUBE. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERING DOZENS OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE, I HAVE DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE AC CONDENSER/TRANSMISSION COOLER UNIT. APPARENTLY, COOLANT WEEPS FROM THE UPPER RIGHT (AS YOU LOOK AT IT) OR FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE IF YOU ARE IN THE CAR, AND THE OIL FROM THE CONDENSOR/COOLER THEN SATURATES THE POWER STEERING LINES , THUS GIVING RISE TO INITIAL FALSE DIAGNOSES. BASED ON THE FACT THAT MY POWER STEERING LEVELS HAVE NOT BEEN AFFECTED WHILE PUDDLES OF TRANSLUCENT/GREEN SUBSTANCE GATHERS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND OIL PANS, I AM CONFIDENT THE CONDENSER/COOLER UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AND OUT TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE INCLUDED PHOTOS TO ILLUSTRATE THE PROBLEM.

DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE MY CAR IN THE P60 RECALL BECAUSE MY CAR'S ALTERNATOR WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE APART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS THE RECALL IN WHICH SOME OF THE DODGE DURANGOS HAVE A FAULTY ALTERNATOR THAT EVENTUALLY FAILS, UNEXPECTEDLY AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF YOUR ABS, ECM, PCM, BATTERY OR OTHER PARTS OF YOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ON DEC. 26TH, 2016, I WAS DRIVING WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL AN ELECTRICAL-LIKE, SMELL. WE FOUND OUT THAT MY ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THE NEXT DAY, IT BEGAN SMOKING AND SHOOTING SPARKS WHILE AT THE MECHANIC'S SHOP. I CALL DODGE, ASKING ABOUT THE RECALL (AFTER THE MECHANIC THAT WE HIRED DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER DURANGO OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES) AND DODGE SAID THAT MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT AMPHERAGE OF ALTERNATOR TO BE INCLUDED (THE RECALL INCLUDES 2011 DODGE DURANGOS WITH A 3.6 L ENGINE AND 160 AMP ALTERNATORS ONLY). HOWEVER, THE ALTERNATOR THAT THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED WAS THE CORRECT # OF AMPS FOR THE RECALL (160 AMPS), EVEN THOUGH THE FACTORY SPEC SHEET FOR MY TRUCK (WHICH WAS READ TO ME BY A STAFF MEMBER AT DODGE CORPORATE'S RECALL LINE) SAYS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT # OF AMPS (MY TRUCK IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A 220 AMP ALTERNATOR ON IT, BUT WHEN THE ALTERNATOR FAILED, THE MECHANIC REMOVED A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR OFF OF IT). NOW I HAVE ABOUT $1500 WORTH OF REPAIRS FOR THIS TRUCK AND NO ONE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. MY TRUCK EITHER HAS A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR THAT THE PRIOR OWNER OF MY TRUCK PUT ON IT WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY CREATED THE P60 RECALL PROBLEM OR DODGE SCREWED UP AND PUT THE WRONG ALTERNATOR ON (A 160, INSTEAD OF A 220) OR THE WRONG INFO ABOUT MY ALTERNATOR IS INCLUDED ON THE FACTORY SPEC SHEET. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN CUSTOMER WENT TO START VEHICLE MADE A TIPPING NOISE WHEN WIPERS TURNED ON THEMSELVES. DRAINED FIRST BATTERY (INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS CONCERN). TIPM SHORTED INTERNAL TO ASD RELAY POWER PCM SHORTED ON GROUNDED SIDE TO TIPM.

AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT IS ACTIVE. CODES BEING GENERATED ARE B1C2D AND B1D9B54. PERTAINING TO DRIVERS SIDE SEAT THORAX AIRBAG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED RAPIDLY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER SEIZED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE REMEDY FROM THE RECALL CAUSED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME SINCE AUGUST 2016- SO 3 TO 4 MONTHS TIMEFRAME- MY DODGE DURANGO HAS DIED ON ME WHILE DRIVING. THIS MEANS A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING, LIGHTS, POWER, THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DEAD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN BARELY MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CRASHING. AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE OPENED UP REGARDING THIS. THEY HAVE RECALLS AGAINST THE ALTERNATOR BUT ARE NOT HONORING THEM. *TR

VEHICLE HAS HAD CAMPAIGN 14V530000 (AND ALL OTHER RECALLS AND POWERTRAIN TSB'S) PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND RURAL ROADS, ENGINE SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST AND ONLY A COUPLE BRAKE ACTUATIONS BEFORE BRAKE ASSIST IS LOST (OCCURRED BEFORE TIPM CAMPAIGN, STILL SHUTS OFF AFTER CAMPAIGN). TYPICALLY OCCURS DURING COASTING OR MILD BRAKING WHEN PREPARING TO ENTER A TURN (DOES NOT MATTER IF RIGHT OR LEFT TURN). NO "CHECK ENGINE," ALTERNATOR, OR OTHER WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASH (AS THEY WOULD IF THE ENGINE STALLED) -- IT IS AS IF IGNITION SWITCH WERE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF. OCCASIONALLY WHEN ENGINE SHUTS OFF, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GIVES A FORWARD COLLISION WARNING DISABLED WARNING (BUT THE FCW DOES NOT BEEP, ALERT, SIGNAL, ETC. BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, AND THERE WAS NO OBSTACLE TO SET OFF OR BLOCK THE FCW). SINCE ENGINE SEEMS TO SHUT OFF, THERE ARE NO CODES ACTIVE OR STORED AFTER THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. REPEATED TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE, OR CAUSE THE ISSUE TO OCCUR. *TR

TAKATA RECALL THURSDAY I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WHY I WAS DRIVING MY DURANGO THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND EVERYTHING KEPT BLINKING AND MESS UP. WHY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRUCK AUTOMATIC SHUT DOWN. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BATTERY SO 4 PEOPLE GAVE A JUMP. THE CABLES WIRES START BURNING MELTING OFF. IT HAPPEN FOUR TIMES. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE ON THE HIGHWAY. NOW THEY TRYING TO MAKE ME COME OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING THE FACTORIES MESS UP ON. I DON'T THINKS THIS IS FARE. THE DODGE DURANGO IS DANGERS. I LOVE THE TRUCK BUT I WOULDN'T PURCHASE IT IF I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS OR KILL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V879000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

MY GPS/RADIO GOES IN AND OUT AND NOW MY HEADLIGHTS ARE HAVING TO BE CONSTANTLY REPLACED. MY TAIL LIGHTS I HAVE TO HIT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FOR THEM TO COME BACK ON. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY, IN MOTION AND WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY

WIFE WAS DRIVING AND BATTERY LIGHT TURNS ON AFTER FEW MILES SHE STOPS ON MY DAUGHTER WORK ( GHIRARDELLI WAREHOUSE IN LATHROP CALIFORNIA ) SHE CALLED ME SAYING THAT VEHICLE WAS SMOKING, SHE AND MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THE ALTERNATOR WAS BURNING, WHEN IT WAS CHECKED ALSO THE BATTERY WAS DAMAGE AND THE FUSE BOX, I ASKED MANTECA CA CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAN'T DO ANYTHING THAN REPAIR THE VEHICLE IN MY OWN COST BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT I KNOW THAT THIS HAPPEN ALREADY IN OTHERS DODGE DURANGOS THAT'S WHY IM WRITING THIS COMPLAIN. MY VEHICLE DODGE DURANGO CREW ALL AWD 2011. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND OUR BATTERY LIGHT TURNED ON I IMMEDIATELY EXITED AND SINCE THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT AT WAS JUST ABOUT A MILE AWAY I DROVE IT THERE AS SOON AS WE HIT THE CORNER ABOUT A BLOCK FROM THE DEALER MY DASH STARTED FLASHING MY SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING RADIO DISPLAY WENT OUT PARK ASSIST WENT OUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR THE DEALER SAID IT WAS MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY PAID 1500 TO GET IT FIXED DROVE IT HOME AND 2 HOURS LATER WENT TO RUN SOME ERRANDS AND HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS HAPPENED EXCEPT THIS TIME IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN POWER STEERING GOOD THING I WASN'T ON A BUSY STREET OR IT COULD OF BEEN PRETTY BAD HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED HOME SINCE DEALER WAS CLOSED NOW MONDAY MORNING SERVICE DEPARTMENT SENT A TOW TRUCK FOR MY VEHICLE LET'S SEE HOW MUCH THIS COSTS ME NOW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,682. UPDATED 01/26/2017*CT UPDATED 07/06/18*JB

ON NO 1, 2016 WHEN I WAS GOING AT WORK, I WAS DRIVING ON WEST PARK HWY (HOUSTON, TX), AND SUDDENLY MY CAR STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, ALL THE SYSTEM HAS STOPPED WORKING, AND THE FRONT CAR STARTED SMOKING (BURN, & FIRE). AND I SURVIVED BY THE GRACE OF GOD. I CALL THE TOWING SERVICES SO AS TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE HWY TO MY HOUSE. AND I CAN'T REALLY TELL YOU WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED. BUT THE CONSTANCY IS, MY CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE UNTIL NOW. AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY SENT SOME EXPERT SO AS TO ASSESS THE RISK, AND THEY TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED IS THE DEFECT OF THE CONSTRUCTOR (CHRYSLER GROUP LLC), BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE THAN 300 HUNDRED CASES OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR WITH MY EXPLANATIONS. AND FROM THIS DAY TO NOW, I AM TRAUMATIZED BY THIS INCIDENT. IT IS THE REASON THAT I AM WRITING TO YOU SO AS TO SOLVE THIS HAZARD OR MAIN ISSUE. AND ACTUALLY MY CAR IS PARKED AT HOME (15770 BELLAIRE BLVD, #2107, HOUSTON, TX77083). MY INSURANCE CLAIM NUMBER IS: STATE FARM: 53-0079-5S5. N.B.: I ALSO ATTACHED THE TOWING RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE TOWING SERVICES.

MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO, 3.6L/V6 WITH 180AMP ALTERNATOR - ALTERNATOR RAPIDLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING ("IN MOTION"), CAUSING COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF THE VEHICLE AND DISABLING BOTH THE BATTERY AND THE CONTROL MODULE REQUIRING THEM BOTH TO BE REPLACED. THIS COMPLETE SHUT DOWN CAUSED THE ABS AND STEERING TO LOCK UP AND ALL MY ELECTRICAL INCLUDING MY FLASHERS TO NOT WORK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND IS IDENTICAL TO THE P60 RECALL OF THIS SAME VEHICLE BUILT WITH THE 160AMP ALTERNATOR WHICH IS VIRTUALLY THE SAME AS MY VEHICLE. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THE P60 RECALL AND BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE AND ALL OTHERS LIKE IT SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL! FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT DRIVING IN A LOCATION WITH HIGH SPEEDS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THAT MOMENT BUT HAD IT FAILED ONLY MINUTES LATER SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. CLEARLY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND JUST BECAUSE THE ALTERNATORS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT AMP THEN THAT OF THE CURRENT RECALL THOSE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE 180AMP ALTERNATOR. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ANY FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING MY RECEIPTS FOR REPAIRS. *TR

SAFETY ISSUE ON MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK LATE ONE NIGHT, THE DURANGO STARTED ACTING UP LIKE IT WAS POSSESSED. THE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF, THE WIPERS WENT ON AND WOULDN'T SHUT OFF, SEATS WENT BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING!, RADIO, HEAT, AC. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND FINALLY MANAGED TO MOVE OVER TO A SECURE LOCATION OUT OF HARMS WAY NO SOONER DID I PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THEN THE DODGE COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD TO COAST DOWN A HILL. TRIED TO TURN IT OVER AND NOTHING. NO LIGHTS NO RADIO NO NOTHING. IT WAS DEAD. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS THE BATTERY, INSTALLED A NEW ONE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. FAST FORWARD TO LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER- SAME PROBLEM. DRIVING TO DROP OFF MY 5 YEAR OLD AND IT STARTS ACTING UP AGAIN COMPLETELY POSSESSED. HOW IS THIS SAFE? I MADE IT TO WORK WITH IT GOING CRAZY. AT LUNCH, I WENT TO START IT AND CHECK IT OUT. DEAD. BRAND NEW BATTERY DEAD. 400 BUCKS DOWN THE DRAIN- WHEN THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. NOT TO MENTION THE 200 BUCKS TO TOW. I BROUGHT IT TO A LITTLE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND TOWED IT BACK TO THE DEALER. AND THERE IT SITS. NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT OVER THERE. IT IS REALLY PATHETIC. SO NOW ADD'L TOW CHARGES-$200, NO VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND CHILD'S STROKE THERAPISTS, AND HAD TO BREAK DOWN AND PAY FOR A RENTAL. WHAT A JOKE THANKS DODGE. THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE TIPM ISSUES AND REFUSE TO RECALL ANY OF THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS A HUGE HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. EVERYTHING JUST DIES.. THE ENGINE THE BRAKES DON'T WORK NOTHING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE NJ TURNPIKE APROX 75MPH 10/25/2016 THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. SUV BEGIN TO LOSE POWER AND TACHOMETER WAS REVVING HIGH. MADE IT TO MY LOCAL TIRE SHOP UPON PULLING THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ALTERNATOR BLEW UP AND A SMALL FIRE STARTED. UPON REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR THE SUV STILL WILL NOT START. *TR

I WAS AT THE MALL PULLED INTO PARKING LOT SMELLED A BURNING SMELL SO I TURNED OFF ENGINE AND OPENED HOOD SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT NO FIRE THOUGH TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN CAR COMPLETELY DEAD. SO HAD CAR TOWED OF COURSE WAS IN PARKING STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURE WAS SO SMALL NO TOW TRUCK COULD FIT INSIDE SO HAD TO CALL A MOBILE MECHANIC TO COME OUT AND HE BYPASSED SOMETHING TO GET CAR STARTED DROVE CAR TO OUTSIDE PARKING LOT SO CAR COULD BE TOWED. MECHANIC SAID ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FRIED. SO REPLACED THEM. COME TO FIND OUT THAT PCM WAS ALSO FRIED SO NEED NEW BRAIN FOR CAR! LOOKED ON WEBSITE DODGE/CRYSELER HAVE RECALL ON ALTERNATOR....YOU GUESSED IT NOT ON MY VEHICLE THOUGH!! THERE IS A RECALL ON 2011 DODGE DURANGO ALTERNATORS BUT NOT ON MINE YET MY ALTERNATOR GOES OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON!! RIDICULOUS

PULLED INTO A SHOPPING MALL HAD A WEIRD BURNING SMELL SHUT OFF CAR LIFTED HOOD A LOT OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAR COMPLETELY DEAD HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP THEY INFORM ME THAT ALTERNATOR, BATTERY DEAD. AFTER FIXING THEY FIND OUT ECM IS FRIED! NOW COME TO FIND OUT THERE'S A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR! I WAS JUST AT DEALER FIXING THE FUEL THING THAT WAS RECALLED CAUSE CAR DIED THEN TOO HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED! WHY DIDN'T DEALER FIX ALTERNATOR THING TOO WHEN I WAS THERE NOW I HAVE TO PAY $1500 TO FIX??

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A BURNING ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A WHILE, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

UPON STARTING MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO I NOTICED A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE. DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT FOR ANOTHER FOR A MINUTE TO SEE IF THE NOISE WOULD STOP, I PARKED THE CAR TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. I DROVE THE CAR TOWARDS MY HOME, THE NOISE STOPPED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST AUTO STORE FOR THEM TO TEST THE BATTERY. UPON OPENING THE HOOD OF MY CAR SMOKE CAME POURING OUT WITH AN AWFUL BURNING SMELL. I WAS ADVISED THAT I WAS NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR THAT IT WAS CAUSE MORE DAMAGE DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR BEING VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH AND SMOKING. MY VEHICLE WAS FIXED, THE PROBLEM WAS THE ALTERNATOR, MY VEHICLE HAS 72,000 MILES. THIS IS THE 4TH MAJOR ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE.