2011 Dodge Durango Electrical System Problems
- 439
- 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 439 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 40 indicate fire
What owners report
- Alternator/Generator/Regulator · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 151 |
| 30–60k mi | 137 |
| 100–150k mi | 47 |
| 1–30k mi | 21 |
| 150–400k mi | 13 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. While driving 25 mph, the contact became aware of smoke under the hood of the vehicle and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to napleton chrysler dodge jeep ram ([redacted], lake park, fl 33403, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
Fire reported
ODI 11024631
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. While driving at an unknown speed, the alternator overheated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (larry h miller chrysler jeep dodge ram albuquerque, [redacted] ne, alburqueque, nm 87110) where it was diagnosed that the high voltage caused the computer main board to fail. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and opened case number: 32398239. No further assistance…
ODI 11030018
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the vehicle stalled and the instrument cluster failed. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer dadel and dodge chrysler jeep ram located at 16501 s dixie hwy miami fl 33157 where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. Upon leaving the dealer the…
ODI 11033089
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that parts would become available in january. The contact…
ODI 11022657
Electrical System
Yesterday i started my 2011 dodge durango up on my lunch break. The vehicle then omitted a high pitch sound. It almost sounded like sirens, and the sound got louder as i began to drive. About 30 seconds after the noise, my battery light came on. After arriving at my work 5 minutes later, i called my husband and he said it sounded like an alternator issue. The vehicle was parked a little over 3 hours when he arrived…
ODI 11018838
Alternator/Generator/Regulator · Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Driving about 1 mile and air conditioner by itself went to a lower speed, kept driving for about another 10 miles and proceeded to get on freeway when did so, drivers seatbealt flashing that was not buckled then all the lights on the dashboard were flashing and the air completely shut off. It was hot so proceeded to row down windows and was not able to, almost like lost power.. Got off freeway ( thank god) and got…
Fire reported
ODI 11019381
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. While driving approximately 45 mph, several warning indicators illuminated, the steering seized, and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to champlaign dodge (located at 1906 moreland boulevard, champaign, il 61822, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was…
ODI 11018939
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
On august 19th i was driving with my kids when all of a sudden all the warning lights along with my seatbelt warning lights started to go on and off. My radio and my control panel started to turn on and off on its own. Also the ac stopped working, it sounded like it was running but no air flow would come out. Then i began to have no acceleration. We researched that there will be a recall on the alternators for my…
ODI 11018757
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power and would not shift into neutral in order to be moved. The vehicle was towed to the river oaks chrysler dodge jeep ram dealer ([redacted], houston, tx) where it was diagnosed that the alternator and battery were defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Two weeks later, the contact…
ODI 11022272
Electrical System
I have a 2011 dodge durango with 53000 miles on it. The alternator has went out and needs to be replaced. There is a nhtsa campaign number 17v435000 that describes my vehicle perfectly, yet my vin number is not included. Luckily i got my vehicle in to the dealer before the vehicle shut off during driving on a highway or road. This could have happened. There are a lot of people that have had similar complaints that…
ODI 11015998
Electrical System
While driving, a load whining noise started coming from the engine compartment. Shortly after, the a/c started blowing hot air. We stopped the vehicle and turned off the engine. When i opened the hood, smoke was coming from the alternator and it was very hot. When i got the vehicle home the battery was drained of electrical power. The alternator was removed and the battery post had a short circuit to ground.
ODI 11016181
Electrical System · Engine · Visibility/Wiper
Driving home from a family trip 220 miles away my 2011 durango dash lights and gages went haywire flickering on and off, windows would not roll down, ac went out but heat was blowing, loud high pitch sound came from the engine, radio went out, wipers going on full speed and could not turn them off. Finally we lost power steering, parked and the car shook bad as we turned it off. Went to turn on and nothing it…
ODI 11015292
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the contact heard an abnormal noise when the abs warning light illuminated. In addition, all of the warning lights illuminated, the a/c failed then the radio and then the vehicle loss all power. The contact was able to pull the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was not able to restart. An eyewitness (family member)…
ODI 11015023
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
When driving my car the alternator failed and started smoking without warning. The car lost all power luckily i was able to cost to safely and get off the road. My problem is i seen a recall for this very issue but my vin was not in the recall. This is completely unacceptable as my failure was exactly what the recall is for. Not only did my alternator short out and almost catch fire it fried my pcm. Now it sits in…
ODI 11014816
Air Bags · Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
I have different problems, the airbag warning sometime comes on, the car doesn't start sometimes and stall too. The back door open when nobody is in the car. Backup camera doesn't turn on sometimes. The leather cracked in all seats. Last sunday july, 23 2017 @ 2:00pm got on fire. Total loss of my vehicle.
Fire reported
ODI 11010501
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
I was driving along the highway and the truck suddenly jumps into 4lo, so i toggle with the awd transfer case switch, and after a few minutes of doing so it finally starts driving right. It happened with my wife and son, and they were almost wiped by a 18 wheeler when it jumped into 4lo and slowed down abruptly and then just died on the highway, this has happened a number of times, now the transfer case is damaged,…
ODI 11039616
Alternator/Generator/Regulator · Electrical System
While sitting at a stop light my wife noticed smoke coming out from under the hood, when she pulled over she found the alternator smoking. She immediately shut the car off , but parts of the alternator are burnt. The battery was extremely hot as well telling me it was overcharging.
ODI 11010033
Electrical System
I was driving around town about 35 miles per hour and smoke started coming from the drivers side headliner. Had vehicle towed at my expense to dealership. They ended up replacing wiring harness, that was damaged due to sun visor recall. It was in shop for about 8 weeks.
Fire reported
ODI 11066078
Electrical System
We were driving our 2011 dodge durango to the dealer because the battery light had come on. While waiting in the left turn lane, everything went haywire. Windshield wipers started, lights coming on and off, etc. There was a faint burning odor and the car completely shut down. Couldn't remove key and emergency flashers wouldn't even work! Had it towed to the dealer where they confirmed it was the alternator. Also…
ODI 11006142
Electrical System
While driving on the interstate, my battery indicator light came on. I immediately exited the highway. Upon doing so, i could smell something burning. I pulled into an auto zone in sallisaw, ok. I asked an employee to test my battery and alternator. When the hood of my 2011 dodge durango citadel was lifted, it appears my 220 amp alternator was burning. Smoke was coming from it and it had the smell of something…
Fire reported
ODI 11005326
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. While the vehicle was stationary, the alternator caught fire and the contact smelled a burning odor through the air conditioner vents. A police report was filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to auto-excel in akron, ohio where it was determined that nhtsa campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system) was the cause…
Fire reported
ODI 11005085
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for nhtsa campaign numbers: 17v572000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic) and 17v435000 (electrical system). Carbone dodge chrysler jeep ram ([redacted], yorkville, ny 13495, [redacted]) confirmed that the remedy was not yet available. The manufacturer was also made aware of the issue. The…
ODI 11067285
Electrical System
Received a notice of recall that the alternator may catch fire. After 5 months, parts are still not available. I am afraid to drive the car on a long trip.
ODI 11041490
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called a local dealer (chrysler dodge jeep of paramus, 315 route w paramus, nj 07602) and was informed that the parts…
ODI 11024236
Electrical System · Engine
Vehicle was parked at work. I got off work came to vehicle entered and started engine after about 1 minute, a buzzing sound came from under the dash, then i began to smell smoke like burning wires or something electrical under the dash. Then i saw smoke coming from the engine compartment (under the vehicles front hood). By this time about 1 minute had passed with the engine idling in park. I opened the hood and…
ODI 11006199