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2004 Dodge Durango Vehicle Speed Control Problems

38
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 38 stored complaint records:

  • 6 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • failure mileage · 10 records
  • check engine · 5 records
  • engine light · 5 records
  • brake pedal · 5 records
  • slow down · 5 records
  • diagnosed repaired · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi16
60–100k mi6
100–150k mi5
150–400k mi5

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 12, 2005 · 8,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Dt: the contact stated that vehicle accelerated intermittently to about 5000 rpms. It only did it for a short time and then it stopped. The contact's wife was driving and it would speed up and slow down over and over. He took it to the dealer three times, and they could not find the cause of the problem. Manufacturer said take it to the dealer. *ak

    ODI 10139443

  • February 20, 2005

    Vehicle Speed Control

    While releasing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. The driver applied the brakes and the vehicle failed to stop completely. The vehicle collided into another vehicle. This caused the passenger to sustain minor injuries. The vehicle was towed to a garage for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time. Please provide further details. *nm

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10113029

  • December 18, 2004 · 14,640 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    While traveling about 20 mph pressed brake to stop at stop sign the engine raced fora few seconds.car was very hard to stop.took car to dealer and was told, there was nothing they can do without seeing the problem!*ak

    ODI 10104383

  • December 13, 2004 · 34 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    When driving down a hill the vehicle accelerated up causing the rpms to go up to 3500. The consumer had to ride the brakes continuously. The dealer stated that this was a characteristic of the dodge . *ak on terrain where one would like to go slow down slope, one could idle down to 2 mph but if one touch the gas to increase, it would go to 1500 rpm and if one does not hit the brake, it would slow down continuously…

    ODI 10111531

  • November 10, 2004 · 21,000 miles

    Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Vehicle Speed Control

    While braking any speed vehicle accelerated, causing it to hit a mail box. Consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak

    Crash reported

    ODI 10103835

  • October 16, 2004

    Air Conditioner · Electrical · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    Driving 2004 dodge durango accelerator got stuck to floor. Preening the brake, vehicle caught on fire. *bf the incident was due a manufacturer's defect per fire inspection. Other problems were; the electric remote was inoperative, there was a delay in the shift when the a/c was on and there was a lot of water coming from the a/c. *sc

    Fire reported

    ODI 10109468

  • August 28, 2004 · 2,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    The mileage guage on my 2004 dodge durango reads over 104 miles on a trip that has been proven to only be a 100 mile interstate trip.*ak

    ODI 10102611

  • August 1, 2004 · 6,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Engine/transmission problems. Engine idles between 400 and 800 rpm at a stop after warm up (15 miles). At low speeds vehicle lurches forward and must be held at a stop firmly or it will take off. Stops are jerky because it feels like the truck is fighting. Lights pulse with the engine rpms. Force on the vehicle surges with the engine rpms. This is a constant thing that passengers and driver can actively feel, yet…

    ODI 10182959

  • May 17, 2004

    Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control · Wiring

    When driving at an undetermined speed, the transmission light appeared on the dashboard. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealership for inspection, however, the mechanic could not duplicate the problem. *ak after the fifth visit to the service dealer (desoto mall), the transmission light had not come back on. The shifting light had come on and the consumer had taken the vehicle to the service dealer (central…

    ODI 10079547

  • March 16, 2004 · 4,500 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    My 2004 hemi durango ltd randomly stalls at start-up or while driving. It also will studder or loose significant power during accelleration. All this occurs randomly. Dealer could not repair because there was not fault code? *ak

    ODI 10095941

  • March 15, 2004 · 2,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 dodge durango. The contact was driving approximately 1 mph when the brakes were applied but the vehicle suddenly accelerated abnormally. The contact applied extreme pressure to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 2,000.…

    ODI 10442899

  • January 20, 2004 · 500 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control · Wiring

    Following the throttle casing recall on my dodge durango 2004 slt 4.7 l a few days after i purchased the vehicle, my engine light came on...no prob per the dealer. Following week i noticed that gas mileage was below 10mpg's which was abnormal but dealer stated that it would get better. A few days later while accelerating on interstate 80 the engine started bucking and chugging and the engine light came on and…

    ODI 10060005

  • January 7, 2004 · 1,380 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    VEHICLE ACCELERATING BY ITSELF. *LA

    ODI 10054776