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Dodge DURANGO — Years to Avoid

Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.

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2011 Dodge DURANGO

1184 complaints (1480% of segment average)

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Main issue: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO FAILED. MOMENTS LATER, THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,000.

2014 Dodge DURANGO

1028 complaints (1285% of segment average)

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Main issue: I WAS FOLLOWING A DODGE DURANGO SUV IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON EISENHOWER EXPRESSWAY GOING INTO CHICAGO AT DUSK AND THE LIGHTS SURROUNDING THE TAIL LIGHTS AND ACROSS THE REAR OF THE DURANGO WERE SO BRIGHT I COULD NOT SEE ALL THE OTHER TRAFFIC SATISFACTORILY. I COULDN'T GET AHEAD OF THE SUV, SO HAD TO SLOW

2012 Dodge DURANGO

917 complaints (1146% of segment average)

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Main issue: THERE HAS BEEN MORE THAN ONE INCIDENT DATE ON THIS ISSUE. I JUST ENTERED THE LAST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. WHEN GOING TO START MY VEHICLE IT STARTS, THAN AUTOMATICALLY STALLS. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN OVER 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS REPORTS OF OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVING T

2013 Dodge DURANGO

905 complaints (1131% of segment average)

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Main issue: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A SUDDEN BURNING ODOR WAS EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLINER HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REP

2015 Dodge DURANGO

665 complaints (831% of segment average)

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Main issue: HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, NOT DAYLIGHTS NOR MANUALLY. ONLY THE FOG LIGHT ARE WORKING AT THIS TIME.

2018 Dodge DURANGO

326 complaints (408% of segment average)

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Main issue: THE ENTIRE 8.4" SCREEN ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHES ON AND OFF CONTINUALLY WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR NOT. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A MAJOR SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHILE THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER HEATING, VENTILATION, RADIO, NAVIGATION, APPS OR APPLE CAR PLAY. ALSO, WH

2017 Dodge DURANGO

305 complaints (381% of segment average)

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Main issue: I RENTED 2017 DODGE DURANGO GT I HAVE THE TAILGATE OPEN AND THEN GRABBED BOTTLE CASE OF WATER I WAKE CLOSER TO THE TAILLIGHTS I CUT WITH THAT ,TAILLIGHTS HAVE PIECE OF THE TAILLIGHTS POINTING OUT IS DANGEROUS FILL LIKE A BLADE IF A CHILD GET CLOSER SOMETHING BAD GET I HAVE PIC FROM MY INJURY AND THE

2021 Dodge DURANGO

250 complaints (313% of segment average)

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Main issue: My rear tail lights are filling with water due to the fact the Dodge Durango tail lights are not fully sealed. Inevitably there will be a short and the lights will no longer work. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS COMMON PROBLEM thanks

2016 Dodge DURANGO

221 complaints (276% of segment average)

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Main issue: AFTER PURCHASE, IMMEDIATELY WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING, THEN A REAR LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. TOOK IN FOR RECALL ON ANOTHER PART AND THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL, WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING AT LIGHTS. LIGHTS ON DASH, RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, ETC, NOT WORK PROPER

2019 Dodge DURANGO

204 complaints (255% of segment average)

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Main issue: ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, I PURCHASED A NEW THE NEW 2019 DODGE DURANGO VIN I SUBMITTED. DRIVING OFF THE LOT, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON "AUTO." IT WAS DARK. I HAD TO MANUALLY SWITCH THE SELECTOR SWITCH TO THE "ON" POSITION AND THE HEAD

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