42 of the 454 complaints filed about the Dodge Dodge Truck are about the engine — 9% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1996.
42
Complaints
9%
Share of all complaints
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Crashes
4
Fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE FAILED TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED. BROKEN VALVE SPRING 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. 87,000 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. REPAIRED AT DODGE DEALER AT A COST OF $580.00.
NHTSA complaint #10214401 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2002 DODGE DURANGO R/T 5.9L STARTED OVER HEATING. REPLACED RADIATOR AND THERMOSTAT. THE VEHICE STILL RAN HOT AND STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN. SHOP SAID IT WAS CLUTCH FAN AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSEOR. REPLACED ALL THAT AND VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING A WEEK LATER. THE DEALER SAID I HAD TO REPALCE THE COOLING FAN. DID THAT TOO, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED 5 MINUTES OFF THEIR LOT. BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY SAID I NEEDED HEAD GASKET AND NEW HEADS. THEN RIGHT BEFORE THEY FINISHED THE WORK THEY SAID THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED NEAR 2 CYLINDERS AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. !@#$%!
NHTSA complaint #10204200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OIL LIGHT CAME ON, LIMPED HOME AND TOWED IT TO THE GARAGE. THEY DROPPED THE PAN AND SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $4, LATER WE HAD A NEW ENGINE. WHEN I WENT INTO THE SHOP TO SEE THE ONE THEY REMOVED IT WAS COATED IN SLUDGE. NOW THAT I HAD SEEN ALL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I WONDER IF DODGE WAS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT HE PROBLEM. WE ALL WANT OUR MONEY BACK.
NHTSA complaint #10194992 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
1999 DODGE CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE; POOR DESIGN OF LIFT PUMP AND INJECTION PUMP LEADS TO A VARIETY OF FAILURES ON 1998.5 THROUGH 2002 YEAR MODELS. ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PARTICULARLY WHEN COLD. WHEN LEAVING STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, ACCELERATOR CAN BE PUMPED, ETC. BUT ENGINE REMAINS AT IDLE. MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. INJECTION PUMP - VP44 MADE BY ROBERT BOSCH. ENGINE BY CUMMINS. TRUCK BY DODGE. WON'T LET MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR FEAR HE WILL DO A NORMAL TAKE OFF AND WILL BE BROADSIDED BY OTHER TRAFFIC WHEN ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND. EVENTUALLY, LIFT PUMP FAILS LEADING TO INJECTION PUMP FAILURE. NONE OF THE INVOLVED MANUFACTURES WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY JUST CONTINUE TO SELL YOU REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT FAIL IN A SIMILAR MANNER.
NHTSA complaint #10152798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN OUR 2001 DODGE DURANGO SPORT AND OUR CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON AND OUR OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. IT DID THIS 3 TIMES OVER A 2 MINUTE PERIOD. WE PULLED OVER AT THE NEAREST GAS STATION AND CHECKED THE OIL, AS WE HAD JUST HAD IT CHANGED A WEEK AGO. WE HAD OIL AND IT THERE WERE NO SHAVINGS IN IT. WE SAT THERE FOR A WHILE AND THEN RESTARTED THE DURANGO THINKING IT WAS A BAD SENSOR. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, WE STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE AND A FOUL SMELL. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND HAD THE DURANGO TOWED BACK TO OUR HOUSE. WHEN WE GOT HOME WE CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER JUST TO BE SURE IT WASN'T A BAD FILTER. UPON INSPECTION, WE FOUND SLUDGE IN OUR OIL. WE GOT ON THE WEB AND FOUND OUT SEVERAL DURANGO OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT DODGE HAS NOT HAD ANY RECALLS FOR THIS. THE DURANGO IS OUR MAIN FAMILY VEHICLE FOR OUR FAMILY OF 5 WHICH INCLUDES 2 INFANTS. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR WE HAVE OWNED THE DURANGO AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEST 2 TIMES EVERY YEAR. WE ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO EITHER REPLACE THE OIL PUMP OR THE ENGINE IF NEEDED.
NHTSA complaint #10141556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ON MARCH 8,2002 A SHORT TIME AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF USED 1998 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE VIN # G WITH ONLY 41,950 MILES. IN FEBRUARY ,2002 THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD PRONOUNCED TAPPING SOUND. AFTER I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER PLAZA MOTORS OF BROOKLYN INC.(AKA) PLAZA DODGE LTD. AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACE. AND THE DEALER ABOVE INSTALLED A USED ENGINE FROM VIN#R WITH 58,310 MILES AND LESS THEN 12 MONTHS THE SECOND ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAIL. THEN THE TRANSMISSION. BASE ON THE INFORMATION ABOVE AND THE REPORTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THESE DEFECTS AS A REAL TIME SAFETY PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10139217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SINCE JULY OF 2005, MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN STALLING. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL. IN AUGUST OF 2005, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN A CRASH THAT LEFT MY FAMILY STRANDED AND THE VEHICLE IN A DITCH. ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT INTO A PARKING LOT, BUT I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOW WHAT? THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE CAR, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME. DO I NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A DEATH? PLEASE HELP MY FAMILY.
NHTSA complaint #10138325 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE ON MY WAY TO HAVE MY DURANGO SERVICED FOR THE RECALL TO IT'S BALL JOINTS, MY OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR DIED. ALL WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. I HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC. I HAD A USED ENGINE PUT IN AND THE OLD ENGINE WAS TRADED IN ON THE NEW ONE.
NHTSA complaint #10114232 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND ENGINE BEGINS TO SHAKE. LEKAING TRANSMISSION FLUID, OIL. POWER STEERING PUMP BROKEN. CAR STALLS AT TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS AND HARD TO MANUVER.
NHTSA complaint #10114207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
A GASKET TYPE PART ON THE FRONT OF THE CAB BELOW THE WINDSHIELD AND UNDER THE HOOD KEPT COMING LOOSE. I PUT IT BACK AND IT CAME LOOSE AGAIN. IT FIT ONTO A LIP BUT WOULD NOT STAY. HALF OF IT EVENTUALLY FELL DOWN ONTO THE ENGINE AND CAUGHT FIRE, BURNING THE CAP OFF MY FREON CHARGER ALLOWING ALL MY FREON TO ESCAPE AND A HOLE IN MY AIR FILTER CASE ALLOWING DIRT IN THERE. I TOOK THE REMAINING PIECE OFF AND DID NOT REPLACE IT. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE DODGE IS NOTORIOUS FOR THIS AND THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THAT PART STAY IN PLACE IS TO HAVE SOMEONE RIVET IT TO THE BODY OF THE TRUCK. HAD THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS GASKET FALLEN, IT WOULD HAVE BURNED ALL MY ELECTRICAL WIRING. MY 2001 2500 DODGE DIESEL HAD 90,000 MILES AT THE TIME.
NHTSA complaint #10102708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
1997 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN, 3.3L ENGINE. SERPENTINE DRIVE BELT CONSISTENTLY SLIPS OFF OR SHREDS WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROADS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND EVENTUALLY ALL POWER TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER, 2" DEEP PUDDLES, CAN CAUSE THIS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. SO FAR, BELT HAS COME OFF AND/OR SHREDDED 7 TIMES FROM 8/02 - 1/04. NEVER HAD A PROBLEM BEFORE. WE HAVE REPLACED THE TENSIONER PULLEY 3 TIMES AFTER IT HAD EITHER BROKEN OR SUDDENLY BECAME MISALIGNED. NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. THANK YOU.
NHTSA complaint #10052573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE IN A 1999' DURANGO.
NHTSA complaint #10033092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY STALL. ONLY DISCERNIBLE PATTERN IS THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED MORE THAN 45 MINUTES, HOWEVER EPISODES ARE VERY SPORADIC. ENGINE WILL RESTART ONLY AFTER A WAIT PERIOD OF 20-30 MINUTES (THEN RUNS FINE). ENGINE CODE IS A MISFIRE, HOWEVER AFTER DIAGNOSTICS MULTIPLE SHOPS AND DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. WILL CONTINUE TO TROUBLE SHOOT, AS SPORADIC ENGINE STALLS ARE DISCONCERTING DUE TO ITS SAFETY IMPACT.
NHTSA complaint #10018326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST FUMES LEAKED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER PROVIDED THE CONSUMER WITH A NEW VEHICLE AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN 300-500 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND OF THE PURCHASE AMOUNT. *MR *SCC *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10015687 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND WILL STAY ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
NHTSA complaint #8022780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF A FIRE HAZARD OR MECHANICAL PROBLEM. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, VEHICLE IS A 1981 DODGE RV, COULD NOT DETERMINE MODEL. *SCC
NHTSA complaint #567615 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF THE ENGINE STALLING IN TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH IT HARD STARTING ALSO. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR UNSUCCESSFUL REPAIRS AND TO DATE IS STILL NOT OPERATING EFFICIENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #565160 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED AT 36000 MILES. WATER PUMP SEAL FAILED AT 47000 DUE TO PITTING AND CORROSION OF ALUMINUM HOUSING. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT AND NORMALLY OCCURS AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING - TRANSMISSION "CLUNKS" WHEN DOWNSHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 1ST GEAR. HAS HESTITATED WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN COMMON AND INCREASING - UNEXPECTED WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTIVATION, UNEXPECTED ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK AND CAR ALARM ACTIVATION, MOST RECENTLY IGNITION FAILURE DURING INITIAL ATTEMPTS TO START IN THE MORNING.
NHTSA complaint #758057 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
EVERY WEEK THIS PAST MONTH I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY CAR INTO THE NELSON DODGE DEALERSHIP IN EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA IN REGARDS TO THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY "THINK" IT MAY NEED POWERSTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND MAP SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE. I TOOK THE VAN IN ON 10/15/01 DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND I WAS CHARGE FOR REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT AND GASKET. ON 10/23/01, MY VAN STALL WHILE DRIVING AND I TOOK IT IN AND WAS CHARGE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY SERVICE. ON 10/29/01 I NOTICE A GREEN LIQUID THAT WAS DRIPPING AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE COOLING SYSTEM, THEY CHECK IT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, I WAS NOT CHARGED. ON 11/05/01, I TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS COMMING ON AGAIN, THEY CHECK THE VAN AND WERE NOT ABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM, THEY "THINK" IT MIGHT NEED POWERSTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND MAP SENSOR. ON 11/06/01, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON THEN IT TURNS OFF, I HAVE IT IN THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, WAITING TO RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHAT THEY "THINK" MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM, THAT'S IF THEY DETECT A PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #754149 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
EVERY WEEK THIS PAST MONTH I HAVE BEEN TAKING MY CAR INTO THE NELSON DODGE DEALERSHIP IN EL MONTE, CALIFORNIA IN REGARDS TO THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY "THINK" IT MAY NEED POWERSTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND MAP SENSOR. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT SURE. I TOOK THE VAN IN ON 10/15/01 DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND I WAS CHARGE FOR REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT AND GASKET. ON 10/23/01, MY VAN STALL WHILE DRIVING AND I TOOK IT IN AND WAS CHARGE FOR THE THROTTLE BODY SERVICE. ON 10/29/01 I NOTICE A GREEN LIQUID THAT WAS DRIPPING AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE COOLING SYSTEM, THEY CHECK IT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, I WAS NOT CHARGED. ON 11/05/01, I TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS COMMING ON AGAIN, THEY CHECK THE VAN AND WERE NOT ABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM, THEY "THINK" IT MIGHT NEED POWERSTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND MAP SENSOR. ON 11/06/01, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON THEN IT TURNS OFF, I HAVE IT IN THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, WAITING TO RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP AS TO WHAT THEY "THINK" MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM, THAT'S IF THEY DETECT A PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #754149 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.