2011 Dodge Durango Engine Problems
- 146
- 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 146 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 8 indicate fire
What owners report
- without warning · 16 records
- failure mileage · 14 records
- notified failure · 12 records
- lost power · 11 records
- engine light · 11 records
- light came · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 45 |
| 60–100k mi | 42 |
| 100–150k mi | 26 |
| 1–30k mi | 12 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
While driving after a 30 minute commute and entering stop and go downtown morning commute traffic, (slow, driving on city streets bumper to bumper traffic) my durango began to smoke from the engine compartment into the cabin. No warning lights came on during the entire experience. All temp gauges showed normal. The car became increasingly hard to drive, feeling transmission slippage. More smoke came from out of all…
Fire reported
ODI 11078564
Engine
Today's date is april 10, 2018. Our 2011 dodge durango citadel began stalling and the engine shutting off without warning on february 25, 2018. It happened again on april 8th, 2018 and then again on april 9, 2018. Each time it has happened, there is no warning. The first time it happened my wife was making a right hand turn and almost ended up in a head-on collision. The second time it happened, i was making a stop…
ODI 11084331
Engine
The engine is misfiring when driving down the highway. I had the very same issue approximately 6 months ago. I had to have the camshaft and lifters replaced. Luckily it was covered under the warranty because the repair costed over $3000. The issue has started again and unfortunately the vehicle is no longer under warranty. I do not have $3000 to get this reoccurring problem fixed.
ODI 11074535
Engine · Service Brakes
I have received a recall for the alternator diode thermal fatigue and still have not gotten any response to fix my vehicle. The recall for the brake booster was out september and here it is november and i have not been made aware of this recall. I found the recall on line.
ODI 11047288
Engine · Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Right @ about 10 miles and hour there is a cluck noise @ the rear of the truck. Dodge techs can pin point the cause. It cause some performance issue between 60 and 75. I took the truck in multiple time and they first told me it was the drive shaft. After fixing it the problem still continues. Also @120,000 i had a worn camshaft and lifters
ODI 11265281
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 dodge durango. While at a stop light, the vehicle suddenly shut off. After restarting the engine, the vehicle operated normally. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,000.
ODI 11033128
Engine
Fuel relay recall -- no problems before replacement, replaced in dec 2015 and since have had car stall intermittently while driving kids to school 5 times. The three most recent happening at a more frequent basis -- and in last 90 days. I lose total power of the car while driving, it goes into a stall and we have to pull over, let it sit for !10 minutes and it will restart and go. Typically it is when i am slowing…
ODI 11032934
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
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 · 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 · 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
Engine
Electrical charging system light came on while driving and i noticed there was smoke coming out of the hood. Pulled into a driveway and opened the hood and the alternator was smoking. I took pictures of this which are on my phone if needed. It took out the battery as well resulting in me having to leave the vehicle there because all systems were out.
ODI 11014202
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
Electrical System · Engine
All gauges radio and lights shut off and engine acted like it was off while accelerating to speed
ODI 11003540
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
On july 3 i was driving our vehicle on a country road when the battery light came on shortly after pulling out of the driveway. We had been on vacation and figured the car had sat for 10 days without being driven and just needed a charge. The light indicator came and went before the car started doing weird things: hazard lights, windshield wipers, seatbelt light, etc. The car quickly lost power and everything locked…
ODI 11005819
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
On june 14, 2017 i was driving my 2011 dodge durango home from work and the battery light came on while i was on a busy highway. I exited the highway and pulled into a mall parking lot and suddenly the interior temperature of the car became extremely hot, so hot, i could not stay inside of the vehicle. I started to see and smell smoke, so i turned the vehicle off and opened the hood; as i it opened there was a large…
ODI 11003207
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
May 2017 my daughter was driving her 2011 dodge durango with 68k with two kids in the car, the battery light came on and then went completely dead shortly after. We got it to an electrical shop to find the battery was dead and the 180 amp alternator had stopped operating. After some researching i found a recall (p60) and it only applied to 160 amp alternator. I called chrysler (case #31556595) to see if they could…
ODI 11001896
Engine
My battery light came on while driving. I was driving 65 mph down rt 18 north in the colts neck area of nj. Within 10 minutes after the battery light came on, my car acted possessed. The steering locked, brakes locked, wipers came on moving slowly, the heat came on, abs brakes light came on, and the park assist came on. Luckily there were no cars directly around me and i was able to drift to the shoulder of the road…
ODI 10981456
Engine
In the past 6 months i have paid over $3500 in repairs on the dodge durango. I was told and had to replace both catalyst converters and all 4 o2 sensors. Then the starter went out causing me to replace it. Now for the 3rd time in 3 weeks, i had to have my vehicle towed and now it appears the issue may be the alternator. I noticed there was a recall for 2011 dodge durango 3.6l, 160 amp alternators and i am not sure…
ODI 10978787
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
I was driving in the city on a very busy street when the car made a weird siren noise; then my seatbelt lights went off, my park assist started flashing, my traction control other lights were flashing, the radio flashed off and on, then went out. Then my wipers went on, and then i lost power steering, brakes were not working, and the car slowly died. My hazards didn't even work, so i almost caused an accident. My…
ODI 10958855
Electrical System · Engine
Very unclear how my durango was not included in the mass recall of alternators that immediately stop working and start to burn. Mine did just this, stopping my vehicle in the middle of traffic and almost causing an accident. I also smelled burning and there was smoke coming from the engine. It was towed to a nearby auto shop whereupon the alternator was replaced but the vehicle still did not operate. It was then…
Fire reported
ODI 10947643
Electrical System · Engine
This is the 3rd time since august 2016- so 3 to 4 months timeframe- my dodge durango has died on me while driving. This means a complete loss of steering, lights, power, the vehicle is completely dead. This is a safety issue. I can barely make it to the side of the road without crashing. An investigation needs to be opened up regarding this. They have recalls against the alternator but are not honoring them. *tr
ODI 10934707
Electrical System · Engine
Vehicle has had campaign 14v530000 (and all other recalls and powertrain tsb's) performed. While driving on highways and rural roads, engine shuts off abruptly, causing loss of steering assist and only a couple brake actuations before brake assist is lost (occurred before tipm campaign, still shuts off after campaign). Typically occurs during coasting or mild braking when preparing to enter a turn (does not matter…
ODI 10930280
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
On no 1, 2016 when i was going at work, i was driving on west park hwy (houston, tx), and suddenly my car stopped working in the middle of the road, all the system has stopped working, and the front car started smoking (burn, & fire). And i survived by the grace of god. I call the towing services so as to move the car from the hwy to my house. And i can't really tell you what exactly happened. But the constancy is,…
ODI 10926928
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Safety issue on my 2011 dodge durango. While driving home after work late one night, the durango started acting up like it was possessed. The lights would go on and off, the wipers went on and wouldn't shut off, seats went back and forth while driving!, radio, heat, ac. I was in traffic and finally managed to move over to a secure location out of harms way no sooner did i pull off the side of the road then the dodge…
ODI 10920306