73 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2002 Dodge Durango cite power train, 17% of all 434 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES I TRIED THE IGNITION KEY AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND I CONTINUED ON MY WAY.”
“TRUCK WILL NOT GO IN RIGHT GEAR IT SKIPS FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND NOW THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WILL START BUT IT WILL NOT GO IN PARK.”
“WHEN I SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR IT MAKES A TICKING NOISE AND ALSO WHEN I TURN THEY'RE ALWAYS KIND OF A THUMP FEEL TO THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. I ALSO CAN TAKE MY KEY OUT OF IGNITION NO MATTER IF ITS IN DRIVE, PAR, REVERSE ETC...”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY. IN ADDITION, THE GEARS SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AT TIMES TO PREVENT A FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE AND AN S BRACKET, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED RANDOMLY. THE MANUFACTURER EXCLUDED THE VEHICLE FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V555000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,347.”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SLIPPED INTO DIFFERENT GEARS WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER :07V555000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 244,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.”
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ON CERTAIN VAN AND PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE IGNITION/PARK SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS CAN ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION WITH THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED (OR IN THE "LOCK" POSITION). THIS CAN ALSO ALLOW THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.