KnownCarProblems2007 Dodge Durango Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 191 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Dodge Durango, most often about the fuel system (35% of complaints, typically around 59,000 miles). It is 16th of 26 Durango model years by number of complaints and has 4 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 2007 Dodge Durango problems
Fuel system
67 complaints · 35%Half of these problems showed up before 59,000 miles. Parts named most often: storage.
When fueling one to two quarts of gas will burp out after gas has shut off . I know that the 2005 Dodge Durango has the same problem and has been fixed under a recall
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, gasoline would spew out from the filler neck. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage…
Air bags
32 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 125,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the esp warning indicator illuminated as the vehicle shook. The failure recurred continuously. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the clock spring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not…
The contact owned a 2007 Dodge Durango. After driving into a hole at 35 MPH, the air bags deployed unexpectedly. The deployment caused the contact to crash into a telephone pole. A police report was filed. The driver sustained injuries to the chest, stomach, and left arm. The passenger sustained injuries to the right…
Electrical
22 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 92,500 miles.
When using the blinker it commonly flashes the opposite direction being turned. Also frequently the windshield wipers will stop working and/or go from a fast setting to a slow setting.
While moving or at rest, activating turn signals to turn right, it rarely signals. While activating left turn signal, the right will blink the majority of he time. At times the correct direction will blink and then change directions before the turn is made and sometimes after the turn is made. When wipers are on…
Transmission
18 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 102,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, transfer case (4-wheel drive).
The contact owns 2007 Dodge Durango. The contact was driving 40 MPH when the transmission became resistant to shifting and slipped in and out of gear erroneously. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that the vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was…
2007 Durango randomly stalls while driving down tbe highway. It has stalled as many as 3 times in 12 mile trip from home. It stalls while idling at a stop light. It will stall when slowing down and the transmission will shift hard at times. You never know when it will stall. I'm scared to drive it. It stalled on the…
Engine
18 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 91,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine.
The contact owns a 2007 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not…
Vehicle fluctuates in RPM's upon starting vehicle, while stopped in traffic and while driving down the road. Vehicle also will randomly stall with no warning while in park, while stopped at traffic signals, pulling into intersections and also while driving down the road. Upon stalling I have an extremely short amount…
Lights
12 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 67,000 miles. Parts named most often: headlights.
Turn signals began malfunctioning, and still are. When applying the left turn signal, nothing comes on. When applying the right turn signal, the left comes on. The windshield wipers come on sporadically, and will only go to a maximum speed of about 2 wipes per minute when they work at all. Bright lights will not come…
2007 Dodge Durango limited, I'm having a issue with the blinkers. When you turn on to go left the blinker blinks right. To go right it goes left or completely stops working period. I've been told that it could possibly be the multi function switch. I took it to the Dodge dealership but at the moment the problem didn't…
Brakes
11 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 78,000 miles. Parts named most often: pedals and linkages, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip.
I will be driving and my 4WD lock will engage without me turning it on causing my tires to stick to the road. It prevents me from turning my steering wheel without the car acting like it is going tip over. It seems like the same problem that was experienced with the 2006 Dodge durangos.
The front calipers of my Durango have seized up 7 times in the last 3 years. It is professionally serviced and the shop is becoming tired of servicing the vehicle since the failures occur under the warranty period and doesn't cost me anything except time. The time between failures is increasing. It was only 3 months…
Steering
10 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 160,000 miles.
Our Durango randomly shuts off while driving or when we are idle. It happens a lot when making turns and I loose steering as well. Abs indicator on as well as check engine light. The check engine light usually shows o2 sensors or crank shaft sensors. Had both replaced many times and the issue still occurs. Very…
I was driving on the expressway and my car began to stop and several indicator lights came on, engine, asb/bas, and tps. The car stopped and I had to move it into park and restart. This has happened several times in the past fw days. Usually while I am driving on a non hwy surface. I called and asked about a recall to…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 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.
Steering
Risk: This could cause a loss of steering control and result in a crash without warning.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the recalled vehicles to identify the defective parts and replace if they are within that lot. The recall began on november 8, 2006. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Full defect summary
On certain vehicles, the right front steering knuckle may have been improperly manufactured. Because of a broken cooling line, parts cast in tool cavity #63 on july 18 and july 19, 2006, may have a cold shut condition and could fracture.
Transmission: automatic transmission
Risk: If the drive wheels locked up, loss of vehicle control could occur increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will reprogram the powertrain control module free of charge. The recall began on october 2, 2006. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Full defect summary
On certain passenger and sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks equipped with automatic transmissions, the software programmed into the powertrain control module can cause a momentary lock up of the drive wheels if the vehicle is traveling over 40 MPH and the operator shifts from drive to neutral and back to drive.
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
Side curtain air bag failure
Summary
Odi's investigation identified no issues in the design, manufacturing process, or quality control process of the side curtain air bags used in the dodge durango vehicles.there have been no reported field incidents of side curtain air bag failures similar to the failures that occurred during the NHTSA research testing of the durango air bags.additional NHTSA testing conducted during this investigation resulted in no diffuser tube failures.a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-
Questions about the 2007 Dodge Durango
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Dodge Durango?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: fuel system (67 complaints, typically around 59,000 miles); air bags (32 complaints, typically around 125,500 miles); electrical (22 complaints, typically around 92,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Dodge Durango have?
- 4 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 2007 a bad year for the Dodge Durango?
- It is 16th of 26 Durango model years by number of complaints, with 191 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.