KnownCarProblems2005 Dodge Durango Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 1,567 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Dodge Durango, most often about the fuel system (48% of complaints, typically around 72,000 miles). It is the most complained-about Durango model year since 2000 and has 8 recalls.
⚠ Safety advisory2 recalls for this car came with a do-not-drive warning. See below and check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Most common 2005 Dodge Durango problems
Fuel system
751 complaints · 48%Half of these problems showed up before 72,000 miles. Parts named most often: storage, delivery, fuel injection system.
The filler tube inlet check valve not fully close and allows fuel to escape from the vehicle filler neck. There is a recall on this but when I call they said my VIN number was not covered for this recall. Nhtsa campaign number: 05v034000. This has been happening since the beginning of december everytime I fill my tank.
About a month ago my, after filling up our Durango, it sprayed fuel all over my wife. It seems every time we fill up our truck, fuel sprays all over. I researched this issue on he internet and found out a recall was issued: 05v034000 (fuel system, gasoline storage tank assembly filler pipe and cap), but my Durango VIN…
Engine
329 complaints · 21%Half of these problems showed up before 61,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system, cooling system.
I was driving down the road last night and about to pull in to a local place to pick up my daughter. My engine stalled, headlights went out and I coasted in to the place. I restarted my vehicle and all seemed fine. I drive a 2005 Dodge Durango limited hemi. I am very worried about this happening again. I bought my…
My 2005 hemi Durango has stalled on three occasions recently. Twice while I was backing out of the driveway, and another time when I was coming up to a stop sign.
Transmission
217 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 110,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, transfer case (4-wheel drive).
I purchased my 2005 Dodge Durango, 5.7l hemi, used from a dealership. A check engine light came on and I took it in for service and they flushed my transmission fluid and said that if it did it again they would try replacing the solenoid in the transmission. After that, the engine would just shut off while driving -…
2005 Dodge Durango stalls while driving without warning. Had the Dodge dealership service center in local area diagnose it, and they reflashed the PCM and gave it a tune-up. There aren't any codes coming up during diagnostics. $400 and an hour later it was still stalling. It stalls on average three times a day without…
Electrical
198 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 72,500 miles. Parts named most often: instrument cluster/panel, ignition, wiring, 12v/24v/48v battery.
Friday morning june 27th while my wife was driving to work, she noticed smoke coming from the driver side panel below the dashboard. Within minutes the vehicle was filled with smoke and fire spread from the dashboard to the rear of the SUV completely burning it until the fireman put it out.
My 2005 5.7l Dodge Durango slt has stalled approx. 5 times since my purchase in 2005. Each time varied in driving, I.e., a few times occurred during decreased speeds in turns, others during normal highway speeds (65+). Each time, all controls, I.e. Steering, electronics, ceased functioning without warning. No…
Air bags
111 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 96,500 miles. Parts named most often: frontal, side/window.
The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000.
My airbag light has been illuminating and when I did a recall search an airbag recall did come up but there is no fix? Also when I fill the gas tank I get major splash back. Huge fire issue. I know there was a recall on some 2005 Dodge durangos for that problem but the dealer said my VIN was not included and wouldn't…
Steering
70 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 89,000 miles. Parts named most often: linkages, column locking, hydraulic power assist, hydraulic power assist system.
The car begins to sputter and stall at constant speeds, then stalls while running which disables the power steering and brakes. This situation is profoundly dangerous as it renders the car nearly unable to stop. The only way you can stop is if you can get the car into neutral, coast off the road and quickly restart…
We have a Dodge Durango 2005 and the steering wheel locked while driving. When decelerating to stop, the car engine turned off. The car started again after putting in park mode and turning the ignition key again.
Other or unspecified
45 complaints · 3%Half of these problems showed up before 125,000 miles.
My Durango has been turning off and I just turned today and it turned off twice on me and a car almost hit me.. And then 1 time same day a few minutes later on a red light.. Just started to make stalling movements nad then turned off... Three times it turned off while I was on my way to get my son from schoo... All 3…
My Durango stalled twice yesterday, 2/16/17, as I was idling while stopped. It gave no warning lights, no sputtering, just quietly shut itself off. My power steering went out. I had to put the vehicle into park to restart it. When I went inside a store, it would not restart for a half hour after returning to my…
Speed control
43 complaints · 3%Half of these problems showed up before 90,000 miles. Parts named most often: cruise control, accelerator pedal.
The car begins to sputter and stall at constant speeds, then stalls while running which disables the power steering and brakes. This situation is profoundly dangerous as it renders the car nearly unable to stop. The only way you can stop is if you can get the car into neutral, coast off the road and quickly restart…
I was reversing out of my garage, stopped and shifted into park to pull up a little and then was going to reverse again. While shifting into drive the car stuttered three times and accelerated forward at full speed crashing into my house and going right through my bathroom and laundry room. My daughter said she heard…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2005 Dodge Durango recalls
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the chrysler, dodge, jeep and ram owners. Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their company. Dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on march 27, 2017. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is s43. Note: this recall supersedes recall 14v-7700.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 ram 2500 trucks produced at the st. Louis north assembly plant. With this change, chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 ram 1500, 2005-2009 ram 2500, 2006-2009 ram 3500, 2007-2010 ram 3500 cab chassis, 2008-2010 ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis, 2004-2009 dodge durango, 2007-2009 chrysler aspen, 2007-2012 jeep wrangler, 2008-2012 dodge challenger, 2005-2008 dodge magnum, 2005-2012 chrysler 300, 2006-2012 dodge charger, 2005-2011 dodge dakota, and 2006-2009 mitsubishi raider vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in al, ca, fl, ga, hi, la, ms, sc, tx, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. Virgin islands, or "zone a." additionally, unless included in "zone a" above, chrysler is also recalling 2004-2008 ram 1500, 2005-2009 ram 2500, 2006-2009 r
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the affected chrysler and dodge owners and mitsubishi will notify the affected raider owners. Dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began for chrylser on june 8, 2015. The recall for mitsubishi started on june 24, 2015. Chrysler and dodge owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Mitsubishi owners may call 1-888-648-7820. Chrysler's number for this recall is r25. Note: this recall supersedes recall 14v817 in its entirety.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 dodge ram 2500, 2004-2008 dodge ram 1500 and durango, 2006-2009 dodge ram 3500, 2008-2010 dodge ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 chrysler aspen, 2005-2010 chrysler 300, 300c, 300s, and srt8, 2006-2010 dodge charger, 2005-2008 magnum, 2005-2011 dodge dakota, and 2006-2009 mitsubishi raider vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
Air bags
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passengerâs frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. For vehicles that were sold, or are currently registered, in florida, puerto rico, hawaii, and the u.s. Virgin islands, owners were notified and the recall began on december 5, 2014. For all other vehicles, chrysler notified owners and the recall began on february 3, 2015. Owners may contact chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is p40 expanded. Note: this recall has been superseded by recall 16v-352. This recall superseded the passenger air bag p
Full defect summary
Chrysler group llc (chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2004-2005 dodge ram 1500, 2500, and 3500, 2004-2005 dodge durango, 2005 dodge dakota, 2005 dodge magnum and 2005 chrysler 300, 300c and 300 srt8 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in alabama, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, texas, puerto rico, u.s. Virgin islands, saipan, guam, and american samoa are addressed by this recall. Upon deployment of the passenger side frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
Fuel system: tank assembly
Risk: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a fire.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the fuel tank inlet check valve. Vehicles found to have a suspect inlet check valve will have the fuel tank assembly replaced free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during april 2009. Owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Full defect summary
Chrysler is recalling 18,951 my 2005 dodge durango vehicles. The fuel tank filler tube inlet check valve may not fully close at the end of refueling. This could allow some fuel to escape from the vehicle through the filler neck at the end of refueling.
Electrical: instrument cluster/panel
Risk: This could potentially cause an instrument panel fire.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the cluster for damage and replace it free of charge. The recall began on april 2, 2007. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-140.
Full defect summary
On some sport utility vehicles, under certain operating conditions, an integrated circuit in the instrument cluster that controls interior lighting may overheat.
Visibility and wipers: motor
Risk: During certain operating conditions, loss of front windshield wiping capability could occur, and the driver's vision could be obscured which could result in a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the windshield wiper motor free of charge. The recall began on june 19, 2006, to dodge durango owners. Minivan owners will be notified during july 2006. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Full defect summary
On certain vans and sport utility vehicles, the front windshield wiper motor armature shaft may break.
Transmission: automatic transmission
Risk: If this occurs and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may roll away and cause a crash without warning.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the transmissions and install a bracket to ensure the park pawl anchor shaft is retained in the proper position. The recall began on november 28, 2005. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Full defect summary
On certain pickup trucks, sport utility and passenger vehicles equipped with 42rle automatic transmissions, the cup plug that retains the park pawl anchor shaft may be improperly installed. If the shaft moves out of position, the vehicle may not be able to achieve 'park' position.
Fuel system: filler pipe and cap
Risk: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source can result in a fire.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the inlet check valves and replace the fuel tank assembly free of charge. The recall began on april 4, 2005. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Full defect summary
On certain sport utility vehicles, the fuel tank filler tube inlet check valve may not fully close at the end of refueling. This could allow some fuel to escape from the vehicle filler neck.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture
Summary
From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.NHTSA.gov/sites/NHTSA.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substa
Air bag inflator rupture
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe14-016 in june 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.all six vehicles were operated in florida or puerto rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.during the course of pe14-016, odi determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers.nonetheless, at odi's in
Air bag inflator rupture
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe14-016 in june 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.all six vehicles were operated in florida or puerto rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.during the course of pe14-016, odi determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers.nonetheless, at odi's in
Fleet vehicle recall completion audit
Summary
On november 18, 2010, NHTSA's recall management division (rmd) opened an audit query (aq10-001) to investigate recall remedy completion by rental car companies on safety recall campaigns.it was expected to provide the agency an indication of how completely and how quickly rental car fleets perform necessary recall-related remedies on the vehicles owned and then rented/leased for use on the roadways.rmd queried three (3) major motor vehicle manufacturers (ford, chrysler, and general motors) and requested data regarding completion figures for fifteen (15) discreet safety recalls.analysis of this data demonstrated that rental car recalls completion was neither complete nor consistent.the rental
Fuel spit-back during refueling
Summary
In its letter dated january 6, 2009, chrysler informed the agency that it will expand the scope of recall 05v-034 to include approximately 19,000 additional my 2005 dodge durango vehicles built from 10/13/04 through 11/30/04 (refer to recall 09v-003).dealers will inspect the inlet check valves and replace the fuel tank assembly if necessary.in march 2005, chrysler initiated a safety recall of approximately 24,000 my 2005 dodge durango vehicles built from 3/1/04 to 10/12/04 (refer to recall 05v-034).the recall was conducted to remedy fuel-spit back problems caused by stuck inlet check valves in the fuel tank filler tubes.at that time, chrysler stated that the supplier of the fuel tanks had id
Instrument panel fires
Summary
This investigation originated from complaints received by the agency reporting instrument panel (ip) fires on vehicles that were covered under a prior recall (recall 03v528) by daimler chrysler (dcc) to correct a cracked capacitor in the ip.dcc has now identified another condition that can cause overheating of an integrated circuit that controls interior lighting.this condition affects certain model year 2004-2006 dodge durango vehicles.dcc's march 6, 2007 letter to the agency states, under certain operating conditions, an integrated circuit located in the instrument cluster may overheat and result in an instrument panel fire.dcc will conduct a safety recall to inspect the cluster for damage
Steering wheel and steering shaft bolts
Summary
On march 9, 2006 odi upgraded preliminatry evaluation pe05-056 to engineerning analysis ea06-004 to investigate allegations of loose or missing steering shaft coupling bolts and steering column retaining bolts in model year (my) 2004 through 2006 dodge durango sport utility vehicles and my 2005 through 2006 dodge dakota pickup trucks.either condition could result in a loss of steering control.although odi identified some quality issues in the manufacturing processes for the dakota and durango vehicles, the data do not indicate that a safety defect trend is present in either population.the failure rates are low for each condition and trend analyses indicate that problems with the subject bolt
Engine stall
Summary
Analysis of the complaint, field report and warranty data shows that the majority of stalling incidents in the subject vehicles appear to be related to the engine calibration concerns that daimlerchrysler addressed with service bulletins releasing revised PCM software.analysis of the complaints and odi's survey of owners of vehicles that received engine management software updates under tsb #18-013-05 show that these stalling incidents have the following characteristics: - they occur at low speeds, often during parking lot ordriveway maneuvers; - they occur during decelerations, such as braking for a stop sign or traffic signal; and - the operator is almost always able to immediately restart
Steering wheel and shaft bolts
Summary
On october 26, 2005 odi opened pe05-056 to investigate allegations of loose or missing steering wheel or steering shaft coupling bolts in model year (my) 2004 and 2005 dodge durango sport utility vehicles and my 2005 dodge dakota pickup trucks manufactured by daimlerchrysler corporation (dcc).during pe05-056 odi identified 3 owner complaints to odi or dcc, 21 field reports to dcc and 142 warranty claims related to the alleged defect conditions.the reports and claims included 8 incidents of either steering wheel separation or steering shaft decoupling while driving due to loose or missing bolts.one of the failures resulted in a crash. Pe05-056 has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea0
Engine stall
Summary
On may 16, 2005,odi opened preliminary evaluation pe05-027 to investigate complaints of engine stalling in model year 2004-05 dodge durango suvs and ram 1500 series pickups equipped with the 5.7l v8 engine.information provided by daimlerchrysler during pe05-027 indicated that a large percentage of the complaints are related to an idle undershoot condition that may cause the engine to stall during turning maneuvers.in february 2005, daimlerchrysler revised the powertrain control module software in production vehicles and issued a technical service bulletin (tsb 18-013-05) releasing the new software as a service remedy for the idle undershoot condition.the bulletin was superceded by tsb 18-013
Questions about the 2005 Dodge Durango
- What are the most common problems with the 2005 Dodge Durango?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: fuel system (751 complaints, typically around 72,000 miles); engine (329 complaints, typically around 61,000 miles); transmission (217 complaints, typically around 110,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2005 Dodge Durango have?
- 8 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from May 24, 2016 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2005 a bad year for the Dodge Durango?
- It is the most complained-about Durango model year since 2000, with 1,567 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.