2012 Dodge Durango Engine Problems
- 102
- 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 102 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 14 records
- check engine · 11 records
- engine light · 11 records
- fuel pump · 10 records
- chrysler jeep · 9 records
- without warning · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 39 |
| 30–60k mi | 28 |
| 100–150k mi | 16 |
| 1–30k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Steering
As i was turning left into a community the steering wheel locked up while the vehicle was still in drive. I immediately put the emergency lights on. I put my foot on the brake for safety while the vehicle was still in drive. I lifted my foot from the brake and the car remained still. I pressed the gas pedal and the car remained still. I then placed my foot on the brake again and it was stiff. When i pressed the gas…
ODI 10938942
Engine · Steering
I had just exited an uphill ramp after coming off the highway from about 65 mph to 35 mph. After entering the ramp i had to stop at a red light. When it was time to turn right, the gas would not accelerate the car and the steering wheel had locked up. I had to restart the vehicle in order to proceed with my route. This is the sixth time that this has occurred while the vehicle has been either in motion or turned on…
ODI 10936657
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. The contact occasionally heard an abnormal noise coming from the engine when the vehicle was started. In addition, while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, waited a few minutes, and was able to restart the vehicle. The contact resumed driving. The vehicle was taken to tuttle-click chrysler…
ODI 11063130
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. While driving 60 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, restarted the vehicle after a few seconds, and the vehicle returned to normal. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a…
ODI 11031873
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. While slowing down or while at a complete stop, the vehicle lost engine power. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but they did not resolve the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 83,000.
ODI 10907127
Engine
My vehicle began having this issue in 2015. My vehicle has a long crank and sometimes does not turn over. It will also turn over, then sputter out after running for 20-30 seconds. In 2015, i began to have the issue with the vehicle not turning on/not turning over. I had the vehicle towed dealer and the tipm module was replaced. The vehicle intermittently had the issue turning over, but when i took it to the…
ODI 11057456
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
Driving on a major highway in nj on 7/21/16 , all the car warning lights went on randomly and unexpectedly, windshield wipers went on on their own, radio shut off, all power was lost and car shut down almost immediately with limited or no braking or steering power and the car would not turn on any longer. I tried to make it safely to the side of the road (left shoulder was the closest) with big trucks and fast…
ODI 10895009
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
The engine regularly will not start when i push the button. It stalls over and over. Sometimes leaving us stranded. This has been happening since at least 2016 and i have had all recalls repaired. The matter has never resolved! Now i have been informed that the initial recall replacement part was faulty and dodge currently does not have a fix.
ODI 11297870
Electrical System · Engine
The alternator in my durango failed suddenly. We luckily had just arrived at my daughter's day car when the car shut off on its own and we noticed smoke. When we got out to check under the hood, the alternator was smoking! I had to have the durango towed to my dealership as there was no power to the durango at all. The dealership attempted to start the vehicle, and could not start the car using a jumper box, or by…
Fire reported
ODI 10865274
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
Dash lights started flashing car shut off, charged battery, alternator started smoking, replaced alternator, replaced battery, battery is still draining.
ODI 10892691
Engine
Recently the starter has failed 2 days after the recalls have been updated at the dealership relating to the alternator and the fuel pump relay. The suv only has 24,271 miles on it. The vechicle was stationary when it failed
ODI 10825906
Engine
Alternator failed and needed to be replaced along with battery. Please see recall p60 (nhtsa action # pe14022) for similar recall for this vehicle. Mine was not included in this recall but, recall might need to be expanded for my vin. Car without warning would not start. Completely dead even electrical. Had to be towed to dealer. Car has less than 30,000 miles, less than 4 years old and well maintained.
ODI 10808364
Electrical System · Engine
My issues began last november with the lift gate. While driving through my neighborhood, the lift gate decided to open. Alarmed, i stopped quickly and closed the lift gate. After i arrived home it would not open again. This continued for a week. The latch, interior button, and key fob would not open it. I scheduled an appointment and it magically started working fine just 2 days prior to the appoinment. The second…
ODI 10823664
Engine · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
ODI 10807192
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving on the highway the car's engine shut down. I placed the car in neutral and restarted the engine with no difficulty. Days later the car was parked and would not start. The engine turned normally but it seems like the fuel is not reaching the engine. It almost seems like a flooded engine. I researched it online and it seems to be an known issue with this car. The tipm (totally intergrated power module)…
ODI 10758706
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. While driving approximately 40 mph, the engine stalled but the vehicle was still coasting. The contact maneuvered to the emergency lane and shut the vehicle off. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after multiple attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be duplicated. The contact previously received notification of nhtsa campaign…
ODI 10725725
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
For the past week our vehicle has been having trouble turning on some times the engine is going but the vehicle is not on. Today my husband was driving down the freeway going 65-70 mph when the engine turned completely off with no warning he was on the fast lane so he had to safely go to the right lane to a safe place before the vehicle lost anymore speed and cause an major accident. He tried turning it on and did…
ODI 10716017
Electrical System · Engine
First incident: i drove about 80 miles out of town. Once i made it to my destination i returned to my truck to find out that the doors wouldn't unlock. I was able to take the key out of the remote to open the door. My truck wouldn't start. It was towed to the nearest dodge dealer. I found out that the alternator had a recall and i was experiencing a known problem. I had to purchase a new battery and they replaced…
ODI 10705567
Engine · Unknown Or Other
On october 2,2012 i purchased a dodge durango with less than 100 miles.. I have always kept up with scheduled maintenance. I'm still searching for all my paperwork.. I found paperwork where the check engine light was on at 81,552 -02/21/15--12/31/15--10/14/17--10/14/17---10/17/17--04/02/18.. I have spent over $3,000 dollars to repair the check engine light, now im told that this vehicle that i have paid…
ODI 11084213
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Our dodge durango 2012 was purchased in january 2015 from rick keefer dodge chrysler jeep ram in yulee, florida. Two weeks later the engine light lights up and the engine is sputtering. Returned the car to dealer whom repaired vehicle and said it was the oxygen sensor and replaced. Again the engine light came on and the engine ran rough. Returned the car to dealer whom repaired and said they replaced the converter.…
ODI 10735005
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system); however, the recall remedy was not effective. The contact stated that while driving into a parking space, the engine warning light illuminated and an abnormal noise emitted from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the alternator needed to be…
ODI 10690722
Electrical System · Engine
I bought my 2012 dodge durango 3 weeks and it is not starting properly. I used the keyless remote entry and starter but the car will not start or sounds like the starter is stuck. I have to turn off the car and try again. It will normally take 4-5 tries just to get the car started and it depends if it will continue to run. I am not happy with this and noticed multiple people have the same problems. *tr
ODI 10670708
Electrical System · Engine
My 2012 dodge durango at approximate 45000 miles began to have problems starting. It will turn over and stall multiple times before starting. It will also turn the starter continually with out starting at all. Also it has had one incident to date of stalling while driving on highway. I was traveling at 65 miles per hour on turnpike when the car stalled for no known reason and i lost use of the gas pedal. After…
ODI 10676405
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
The car hesitates to turn on and the battery has been changed, the fuel pump remains running when the car is turned off. *tr
ODI 10659986
Electrical System · Engine
Pulling out of our driveway accelerated the car died.pushed it back into the driveway where it now sits .cannot let my wife drive a car that i got for her as a present. It does start but i found out that the fuel relay on this car is subject to failure. Chrysler jeep dodge has to replace the whole tipm (fuse box ) because all the relays are made by the same company, omron. They proposed a patch for this fix not…
ODI 10717048