2018 Dodge Durango — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 233 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
Dodge Durango — Complaints by Model Year
Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.
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What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
I bought this car, brand new off the dealer and it has been in perfect shape until 120,000 miles. All of a sudden the check engine light comes in and turns out it was the head gasket!! 5 years old, hasn't needed a thing and the mechanic tells me I need a new engine!? What good is it if I buy a brand new car and take perfect care of it all to end up with the engine going to [XX…
PARASITIC DRAW ON BATTERY BATTERY DIED SUDDENLY AND STAYS CHARGED ONE OR TWO DAYS FIRST TIME IT WAS SHUT OFF FOR 30 MINUTES IN PARK WAS JUMP STARTED AND OPERATING SECOND TIME SIT OVERNIGHT AND BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED FAILED TO JUMPSTART APPLIED CHARGER OVERNIGHT AND VEHICLE STARTED THIS HAS BEEN REPEATED 3 TIMES AUTOMATIC START SYSTEM HAS NOT FUNCTIONED SINC…
Vehicle tail light housings (3ea) are not adequately sealed and protected from the elements and allow water/debris to intrude. Water accumulation has caused dimming and shorting of lights. Dodge customer service was contacted and stated they are not currently and will not warranty repair.
Touchscreen display failure. Causes erratic and distracting behaviors of the HVAC, radio, navigation, phone, and other systems while vehicle is in use. Prevents setting or changing of safety related settings (ie; lane departure settings, automatic headlamp controls, alarms, etc).
The racetrack and the tail light do not work at all. I went to get my Durango inspected and they couldn't do it due to this issue. There was water coming out of the hatch when a mechanic was looking at this problem. I was told even if I spent a lot of money to fix it, it probably would repeat itself. My car has not been inspected for over month due to this issue.
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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