2004 Dodge Durango power train problems

“The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle jerked and automatically engaged into four-wheel drive. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transfer case needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.”

“VEHICLE SWITCHING INTO 4LOCK WITHOUT INDICATION ON DASH OR WARNING OF WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. SVC LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF OFTEN AT LOW SPEEDS TURNING THE VEHICLE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL GAS THAT NEEDS TO BE APPLIED TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE... IT THEN JUST SUDDENLY LETS GO.”

“WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TURNS ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY 1 TIME IN A PARKING LOT GOING 5 MPH AND THE 2 AND TIME DRIVING 30 MPH. THE WHEELS FELT LIKE THEY LOCKED UP HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD”

“ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED, A DAY OR TWO AFTER I HAD THEM REPLACED I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A STATE ROAD AND I HEARD SOMETHING GOT CRUNCHED, SO I STOPPED AND GOT OUT ANS LOOKED AND NOTHING. GOT BACK IN RHE CAR AND PUT IT IN DRIVE AND I LOOKED DOWN AT MY DASH AND HEART SOMETHING TRYING TO ENGAGE AND ON MH DASH MY SVC 4WD LIGHT STARTED FLASHING.. IM NOT SURE HOW RO FIX IT OR WHAT TO DO, IT DOES IT QUITE FREQUENTLY. I OPENED THE TRUNK AND HEARD IT TRYING TO ENGAGE. STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, I CAN HEAR IT TRYING TO ENGAGE TO 4 WD. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO THIA AND I SEE SEVERAL CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. IT SEEMS DODGE SHOULD BEABLE TO COME UP WITH A PERMANENT FIX, BUT NO RECALLS YET... MY MAIN CONCERN IS, WHAT HAPPENS IF IM DOING 80 MPS ON THE FREEWAY AND IT TRIES TO ENGAGE INTO 4LOW?? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!!”

“THE TRANSFER CASE RANDOMLY SHIFTS INTO 4 WHEEL LOCK AND EVEN 4-LO. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN DRIVING. I CURRENTLY ONLY DRIVE ON CITY STREETS AS I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL CAUSE ANY ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE THE VEHICLE IF IT SHIFTS INTO 4-LO AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE TRANSFER CASE IS CURRENTLY STUCK IN 4 WHEEL LOCK, WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN. I HAVE READ IN FORUMS THAT MOST PEOPLE DISCONNECT THEIR TRANSFER CASE MOTOR, LOSING FUNCTIONALITY BUT MAKING THE TRUCK SAFER. I CANNOT DISCONNECT THE TRANSFER CARE MOTOR WHILE IT IS STUCK IN 4 WHEN LOCK. DODGE SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND FORCED TO FIX ALL THESE VEHICLES.”

“KEY FHOB'S HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING FOR A WHILE. REPLACE BATTERY STILL NOT WORKING. NOW MY SHIFT MOTOR ON THE TRANSFER CASE IS RANDOMLY SHIFTING AND LOCKING IN 4WD HIGH. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT HAPPENS WHILE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT THEN WHEN YOU GO TO DRIVE HARD TO TURN OR GET OUT OF 4WD. WHEN IT LOCKS IN 4WD IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BACK UP. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHETHER YOU'RE PARKED DRIVING ON CITY STREETS OR ON THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, WHEN IT HAPPEN IT CAN LEAD TO INABILITY TO STEER AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN ALSO LEAD TO SUBSTANTIAL COSTLY REPAIRS FROM BEING IN 4WD AND NOT ON THE CORRECT SURFACE. REVIEWING MANY ON-LINE FORUMS I'M FINDING THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THERE SEEMS TO BE AN UNWILLINGNESS TO HELP OR DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. MANY REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AND HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE OR TEMPORARILY FIXS IT AND THEN RIGHT BACK TO THE SAME ISSUE.”