FaultScore

Dodge Durango window and wiper problems

337 of the 19,338 complaints filed about the Dodge Durango are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1999.

337

Complaints

2%

Share of all complaints

8

Crashes

7

Fires

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers complaints by model year

1998 Durango 53 15.7%

Median failure at 50,649 miles

1999 Durango 58 17.2%

Median failure at 52,000 miles

2000 Durango 21 6.2%

Median failure at 39,000 miles

2001 Durango 27 8.0%

Median failure at 65,000 miles

2002 Durango 16 4.7%

Median failure at 59,000 miles

2003 Durango 25 7.4%

Median failure at 65,381 miles

2004 Durango 21 6.2%

Median failure at 72,500 miles

2005 Durango 24 7.1%

Median failure at 61,342 miles

2006 Durango 24 7.1%

Median failure at 46,500 miles

2007 Durango 4 1.2%

Median failure at 84,339 miles

2008 Durango 2 0.6%

Median failure at 174,000 miles

2011 Durango 9 2.7%

Median failure at 66,000 miles

2012 Durango 9 2.7%

Median failure at 42,335 miles

2013 Durango 10 3.0%

Median failure at 17,000 miles

2014 Durango 10 3.0%

Median failure at 74,428 miles

2015 Durango 7 2.1%

Median failure at 58,000 miles

2017 Durango 3 0.9%

Median failure at 7,000 miles

2018 Durango 4 1.2%

Median failure at 13,443 miles

2019 Durango 1 0.3%

Median failure at 8,500 miles

2021 Durango 4 1.2%

Median failure at 68,000 miles

2023 Durango 1 0.3%
2024 Durango 1 0.3%

Median failure at 27,500 miles

2025 Durango 1 0.3%
2026 Durango 2 0.6%

Median failure at 651 miles

What owners said

2024 Dodge Durango at 27,500 miles Fruita, CO

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

The contact owns a 2024 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 65 MPH, with the A/C activated, there was an abnormally loud sound like a gunshot coming from the vehicle. The driver pulled over to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle and became aware that the sun roof glass had exploded on top of the sun roof shade cover. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, and it was determined that the sun roof glass needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,500.

NHTSA complaint #11754674 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2026 Dodge Durango at 651 miles Leeds, NY

VISIBILITY/WIPER

The contact owns a 2026 Dodge Durango. While driving at an undisclosed speed in a rainstorm, the front window windshield wipers failed to wipe the windshield. The windshield wipers were replaced, and the vehicle was repaired. Additionally, the instrument panel failed to display an accurate fuel level. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who informed the contact that the failure was caused by an inoperable hood latch and electrical wiring that was damaged. The hood latch wiring was replaced, and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that later, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was bucking and hesitating, and the instrument panel became inoperable. Additionally, after starting the vehicle, there was a whining sound coming from the engine while the transmission was shifting gears. The local dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. While driving uphill, the vehicle stalled with the message "BRAKES" displayed. The vehicle was restarted and later returned to the dealer, who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. After retrieving the vehicle, approximately 500 miles later, while driving on a back road and crossing a dangerous intersection, the vehicle suddenly stalled in the middle of the intersection with oncoming traffic approaching. The vehicle suddenly restarted and drove forward moments before a collision occurred. The vehicle was immediately returned to the dealer. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 651.

NHTSA complaint #11750217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2021 Dodge Durango Woodland Park, NJ

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Driving in a rainy day on my way from work home, my wipers stopped working. I took it to an auto mechanic and he told me that wiper motor was good and also was the wiper switch. The problem was with the totally integrated power module (TIPM ) . So I could not drive my vehicle when it rains. And the dealership states that I had to purchase the entire fuse module under the hood. So I had no choice but to purchase this item which the dealer charge me $480 plus tax.

NHTSA complaint #11729926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2026 Dodge Durango Corpus Christi, TX

VISIBILITY/WIPER

on march 18th 2026 my vehicle was sitting in the driveway and my back windshield exploded. The glass fell outwards and not inwards. There was no cracks or anything on windshield prior to this incident. There was no one around the vehicle at the time and our cameras did not show anyone throwing anything at the vehicle. The side it exploded on was facing the sun.

NHTSA complaint #11725491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2021 Dodge Durango at 68,000 miles Buffalo, NY

VISIBILITY

The contact owns a 2021 Dodge Durango. While the contact’s wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the daytime running lights became inoperable. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was alerted to the failure by another driver. The contact also confirmed the failure when the vehicle was pulled into the driveway at the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the running lights had failed and needed to be replaced. The mechanic referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA complaint #11720458 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2025 Dodge Durango Cedar Lake, IN

VISIBILITY/WIPER

I am a police officer and this is in regards to my police department vehicle and another one on the department. The windshield has a deformation in it and causing a "ghosting" issue. It is mainly an issue at night but it affects my vision. To best describe the issue it feels like you are not able to properly focus and go cross eyed. When sitting still and moving your head around can see images distort. Headlights appear as 4 with the second set of lights ghost like. We received 4 new Durango's this year and two of them have this issue. James Chrysler in Cedar Lake Replaced the windshield and the windshield issue is the same. They are looking into getting another windshield to hopefully fix it. I have spoken with other agencies and the same issue is also in other Durango's. The term ghosting I learned after google defined it as that. This is a risk as it causes excessive strain on the eyes of the operator. The other officer on the department has been through several contacts after I brought up my issue she realized that her windshield had the same issue. The image shared with this is how all lights look through the windshield. The further you are from the source the greater distance between source and ghost image.

NHTSA complaint #11704172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2012 Dodge Durango Scandia, MN

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Has major issues …

NHTSA complaint #11646806 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2015 Dodge Durango Euclid, OH

VISIBILITY/WIPER

The license plate light bulbs keep burning out caused by moisture/ wetness in the connectors due to poor design of rear lights.

NHTSA complaint #11638144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2023 Dodge Durango Dresden, OH

VISIBILITY/WIPER

That slow speeds when you back up or pull forward and the wheels hit a little bit of resistance, everything goes off on the vehicle, wipers do not work, says the adaptive traction control needs service, it says emergency braking service goes out, turn signals do not work, we have been to Dodge. They say they know about this, but there’s no recalls and they tell us they cannot fix it unless it has an active code and as soon as you cut it off, apparently it’s not an active code, although they’re still stored in the system we have a video of showing what happens when it does it Sometimes when we just start the car, it will not even go into gear and every hazard light pops up on the dashboard, again wipers will not work, will not go into gear says the traction control is not working. Breaking system is not working, etc.. I tried uploading the video, but it will not allow a video upload While traveling at speed, the speedometer says you’re running 0 mph, you can’t even tell how fast you’re going

NHTSA complaint #11627838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2017 Dodge Durango Reading, KS

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Rear light has known issue of water protruding into housing causing a short circuit to occur, therefore causing tail light to quit working including license plate lights to quit working causing me to be pulled over when for equipment not operating to find out then my lights had shorted out. Then to find out to get my license plate light in working order i need to spend 1500+ dollars for a design flaw that dodge is still manufacturing. The people of the united states need your help getting this fixed

NHTSA complaint #11621161 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2017 Dodge Durango APO, AL

VISIBILITY/WIPER

With the electrical system, the vehicle's rear lighting allows for water intrusion and causing the lighting to short out. An example can be found at the following URL: https://www.dodgedurango.net/threads/this-effing-tail-light.78983/ . This issue costs between $1100-$2000 to fix and requires a whole new rear tail panel. For the visibility/wipers, when the driver attempts to clean the windshield using windshield wiper fluid the windshield wiper fluid line disconnects itself causing the driver to have to come to a stop and re-connect the line.

NHTSA complaint #11526410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2015 Dodge Durango Los Angeles, CA

VISIBILITY/WIPER

The Blinker arm at the steering wheel has broken internally to where its useless taking my high beams, turn signals, wipers and everything else they put on it to not function properly. When I asked the dealership for a repair quote I was told the part is on back order due to high demand. When I looked at third party dealers the same issues no one has this part. I could see if this was a older car but if their blinker arm is breaking so much they can't keep a part in stock or tell you when it van be available should a safety concern. Also their design makes the blinker arm replacement 850 for part and 600 for labor. This shows poor design and poor craftsmanship in their parts

NHTSA complaint #11487719 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2021 Dodge Durango Anchorage, AK

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Sunroof spontaneously shattered while driving. The shatter was accompanied by a very loud noise. Dealer has been contacted and the sunroof will be replaced under warranty.

NHTSA complaint #11464275 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2021 Dodge Durango Taylor Ridge, IL

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Cracked windshield 5 months after purchase and again 11 months after purchase. Both times in the same location along the bottom over the top of the VIN number plate. Refer to MC-10187012-9999

NHTSA complaint #11458177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2014 Dodge Durango Fairway, KS

VISIBILITY/WIPER

The moonroof of the car spontaneously exploded as we were driving down the interstate. There was no incident that caused this...nothing struck our car, we did not go over any bumps or anything like that. There was a very loud explosion sound and the glass shattered into hundreds of pieces. Thank god we had the sunshade closed at the time. Our children were riding in the second row and would have had glass fly at them at 75 miles an hour. It was an incredibly scary incident. We looked this up and it seems to be a known problem with many cars with moonroofs, yet no one seems to be doing anything about it. This glass needs to be tempered like the windshield! We are in the process of getting it repaired at the dealership yet. They are not taking any responsibility for it being a defect and are charging us the full amount to have it replaced. $1600. I

NHTSA complaint #11457772 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2014 Dodge Durango at 108,638 miles Saint Louis, MO

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while the vehicle was at the car wash, she noticed that water was leaking from the corners of the sunroof onto the headliner and the front driver's side and front passenger's side door panels. The contact stated that there were water stains on the front corners of the sunroof and on the front passenger's side and front driver's side door panels. The contact contacted the dealer who sold her the vehicle and was advised to bring the vehicle in for repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,638.

NHTSA complaint #11454797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2014 Dodge Durango at 68,000 miles Toms River, NJ

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the front windshield lining was cracked which caused water to seep into the glove compartment. Additionally, the exterior tailgate door lights were inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty since 2018. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

NHTSA complaint #11442816 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2012 Dodge Durango Hailey, ID

VISIBILITY/WIPER

My power locks and windshield wiper fluid pump stopped working. I took the vehicle to the nearest dealership over an hour away. After many days and an expensive car rental, the TIPM needed replacing. After researching this issue, it is DIRECTLY correlated to a dangerous issue that resulted in a lawsuit in 2015. Additionally, the recall associated with the TIPM is not fixable at this point because Dodge doesn't have parts. So, the TIPM I was given in this repair is dangerous. This was a $1067 repair for a vehicle that has 80k miles.

NHTSA complaint #11427349 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2006 Dodge Durango Hamilton, OH

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Been losing power to the car while driving which cause me to lose my steering ability and the 4 wheel drive keeps kicking on and off while driving plus the wiper motor works sometimes and sometimes it don’t. The navigation system comes on and off whenever it wants to and the rear end keeps popping

NHTSA complaint #11418255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2005 Dodge Durango at 200,000 miles Chattanoga, TN

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP. ADDITIONALLY, THE SUN ROOF WAS LEAKING WATER INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ALSO WATER INTO THE ENGINE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

NHTSA complaint #11404664 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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