It would do this at different speeds, and it didn't matter the road conditions or temp. Once this happened the gauges started acting crazy and the windshield wipers came on. The vehicle was towed to the dealer all four times in regards to the failure. I have not corrected the problem yet but I will probably replace the cluster next week. Drove yesterday, driving fine other than these electrical issues. The vehicle was towed twice because it failed to start.
Consumer states problems with interior lights not turning off. Have had at dealership and they cannot find out what is causing this since there are no engine codes. After dropping my kids at school, I have not drove this truck, with less than 41000 miles. Complaint Number: 10368584 Incident Date: November 20, 2010 Date Added to File: December 1, 2010 Description of the Complaint: I have a 2004 dodge durango that I have only had for 2 months well we had been driving through a bad rain on the highway doin 55 and all of a sudden the car started to sputter and shake I went from 55 miles a hour to 10 in 30 feet and almost got creamed by a tractor trailer with my kids in the car no less, well I had it towed to the dealer the said it was do to the rain and told me it would be 600 dollars to fix because it was general mat. Dealership reflashed my computer and updated computer but had no affect at all. When I started the car I noticed a number of non-working components including.
It works fine after it dries. Let me know what happens. The oem alarm problem hasn't caused any moving safety issues for me as I can tell, but since the car has shut off while in operation previously, I am drawing a novice conclusion that the two problems could be related. The fire spread very quickly through the plastic on the dashboard breaking the windshield. Also, the radio from time to time will not work, same issue with the keyless entry. I called dodge customer service to see if c43 applied to my vehicle and they said that it did not,because it was built 2 months after the recall date.
I got this info somewhere else online, but it happened a few months ago and that's exactl … y what was wrong. The battery cables are not available after market so they have been ordered from dodge. It was filled with smoke. The dealer replaced the dashboard cluster on each occasion. The drivers side door on my vehicle has been locked for 9 days - I have been climbing through the passenger side of the vehicle, for 9 days. So here me and my wife and kids go out in the storm. Complaint Number: 10404029 Incident Date: May 12, 2011 Date Added to File: June 1, 2011 Description of the Complaint: The contact owns a 2004 dodge durango.
By this time, my 75000 mile powertrane warranty had run out. The dealer made the repair listed in the recall. She stated that she never received any recall notices for any of the ones that existed. The contact stated that he filed a complaint with the manufacturer ,and they came to inspect the vehicle and found nothing wrong with the vehicle. Then press the buttons in your fuse panel one by one until the light starts to fla … sh. Took to dealership and was told that they could not duplicate. Complaint Number: 10508105 Incident Date: April 12, 2013 Date Added to File: April 13, 2013 Description of the Complaint: Vehicle was parked on a residential side street for approximately 5 hours when it caught fire under the hood.
I have to restart engine several times before electrical response is restored. The contact's vehicle hd the same problems as mentioned in recall 07V092000 concerning the instrument panel. The failure mileage was 12,000 and current mileage was 71,000. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership for the repair but upon arrival, the contact was informed that the part needed to be ordered; she was told that it was safe to drive the vehicle home. Once vehicle has been shut off, I am able to turn off map lights after about 5 minutes. However, until today, april 22, 2007 I still haven't got a letter of notification from daimler chrysler. The consumer states there is another recall pertaining to his vehicle recall 03v528000 and also has invoices for service provided to vehicle.
The dealer replaced the dashboard cluster on each occasion. I do not have the luxury to buy another car so I have used it, but now is too dangerous. Sometimes it does cut off, but it quickly starts back again. After reading that fires have started in many other 2004 Durango's, I would like to know why my truck has not been issued a recall, what are they waiting for? Complaint Number: 10358288 Incident Date: September 14, 2010 Date Added to File: September 29, 2010 Description of the Complaint: While driving my 2004 dodge durango the speedometer functioned erratically and the interior lights would not go out. I have pictures of the water dripping in my truck! Complaint Number: 10226487 Incident Date: October 31, 2007 Date Added to File: May 2, 2008 Description of the Complaint: The contact owns a 2004 dodge durango.
Complaint Number: 10594657 Incident Date: July 1, 2012 Date Added to File: May 28, 2014 Description of the Complaint: I have a 2004 dodge durango slt, 2-wheel drive, 8 cylinder, hemi magnum. The same battery cable is now failing and is in the shop for repair. There were no warning indicators present. I am calling our insurance in the morning, but I can't help but think after researching the internet tonight and reading so many of these exact same reports that this is a dodge issue. They informed us that the instrument cluster panel, which is what is causing the issue, is on back order, and we have to wait 3 weeks to take it in so they can order parts. The contact pulled off the road and she and her children exited the vehicle right before it caught fire. On the fourth incident, the engine blew out.
A police report was filed. A short time later smoke started blowing out of the vents. Not covered in our warranty. An exclamation mark stands for factorial. Pulled fuse out and sparks and smoke came from under the dash behind the gauges. Sounds like this was a time-bomb, thankfully it didn't go off in our garage while we slept. Recently while on a camping trip with my children, brother and sister in law and my sister and her family the car caught fire.