2014 Dodge Durango power train problems

“The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the transmission was slipping while shifting to second gear, and the vehicle lost motive power and failed to respond with the RPM elevated. The message to “Shift to Park and Restart” was displayed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.”

“When I made it to my home town I went in got gas for my truck and then a few hours later my check engine light came on so I took it to O’Reillys and got it checked out they said my second shift wasn’t responding so I took it to Dodge green and they said my transmission went out.”

“The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle made abnormally loud popping sounds. The contact stated that the popping sounds were coming from the rear end of the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transfer case and motor mounts needed to be replaced. Additionally, the transfer case fluid was leaking. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 129,000. The VIN was not available.”

“ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2020 WHILE DRIVING ON A AVENUE MULTIPLES ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL WARNING REVEAL ON THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL GOT REALLY HARD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP, THE BRAKES LIGHT, AND A MESSAGE STATING "SERVICE SHIFTER"; THIS ALL HAPPENED ON A NICK OF TIME WHILE I HAVE MY WHOLE FAMILY IN THE CAR, VERY UNSAFE.”

“WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE 80 MILES FROM HOME THE COOLANT LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE TEMP GAUGE RAN HOT. PULLED OVER AND COOLED DOWN; LIGHTS WENT OFF. PULLED UP INFO FOR A NEARBY DEALERSHIP AND TRIED TO DRIVE TO IT . ONLY GOT ABOUT A MILE AND LIGHTS AND GAUGE WENT OFF AGAIN. TRIED TO FIND A SAFE SPACE TO PULL OVER ON INTERSTATE; THE SHOULDERS ARE VERY NARROW ON I45. WHEN PULLED OVER ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND I TURNED ENGINE OFF AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. CALLED TOW TRUCK, DEALERSHIP REPLACED WATER PUMP BUT THEN FOUND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. FCA KNOWS THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH WATER PUMP BECAUSE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON IT BUT THEY WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY ON ENGINE BECAUSE THEY SAY I CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON WHICH I DIDN'T. IF WATER PUMP HAD BEEN RECALLED I NEVER WOULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.”

“JULY 14, 2019 - WHILE THE DODGE DURANGO IS IN MOTION, THE DASH DISPLAY SUDDENLY WENT BLANK, VARIOUS SENSOR LIGHTS TURNED ON, TRANSMISSION GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT, AND THE WIPER BLADES INTERMITTENTLY TURNED ON. SIMILARLY PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED IN MAY 2019, WHEN THE REPAIR SHOP IDENTIFIED AND REPLACED A FAULTY BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE). I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MONTH ( JUNE 2019), FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE WIRING HARNESS TO BE FAULTY. AFTER SOME DIAGNOSIS, THE DEALERSHIP RESET THE CODES, ASKED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SOME MORE TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. IT HAS BEEN A MONTH SINCE I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED SEVERAL TIMES. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUES ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES ARISES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME AS THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ONE TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THREE TIME WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER URGENTLY AS I CONSIDER THIS ISSUE TO BE A SERIOUS VEHICLE PROBLEM OR HAZARD. ANY DURANGO OWNER AND THEIR FAMILY COULD…”