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A/C control panel burned out...smoke came through dash directly behind ac control unit. Smell of burning wires..I pulled to the side of road and turned off vehicle.. pulled panel away from A/C control and unplugged the ac control unit..took to dealer had to replace ac control panel and fuse was blown in fuse box.
Headlights flashing: High beam to low beam, windshield wipers not working, variety of warning lights coming on and off during driving:security, low wiper fluid, service 4WD, engine light, interior lights coming on during driving, I am told it is the central timing module and have spoken with many having same prob.
The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Durango. The contact stated was driving at 10 mph and below in inclement weather, the lights, windshield wipers and door locks failed. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer and they advised that the failure could have been caused by a fuse. After having the fuse replaced, the failure recurred a short while later. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and they advised him that there was a failure with one of the computer components but they were not sure of the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
The headlights, interior lights and windshield wipers will flicker on an off intermittently. This can occur many times in a row or not for days. It happens when it is rain, dry, warm or cold. I can find no common denominator to what causes the issue. A search on the internet finds many other incidents of this for the 2001 Dodge Durango.
- Mcdonald, PA, USA
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2001 Dodge Durango R/T has melted wiring located at the front blower fan resistor connection. The melted wiring and connector were producing an extremely bad burning odor when the blower fan stopped working except on the high setting. The fan will not be used until repairs are made. Apparently this is a known issue because my local dealer sells a replacement pigtail which they say they replace to resolve the problem. This indeed a fire hazard and should be recalled as a manufacturer defect. My local dealer advised there is no recall at this time.
While driving 2001 Dodge Durango will shut off if foot is token off the gas pedal. Will also shut off during turns in major traffic, causing an accident. Truck will also shut off within 5 min of idling. I have had the idle valve control replaced, fuel pump, battery, tps sensor, fuel cleaned etc. It doesn't throw any codes and mechanics don't know what the problem is. Please help! this is becoming dangerous, especially with small children in the vehicle.
I own a 2001 Dodge Durango. The horn has failed completely. The cruise control has failed completely. The airbag light remains illuminated on the dashboard (along with several other icons), and now I'm finding out that in the event of an accident, the driver's side air bag will also fail. I am told that this is due to a failed "clock spring" and it affects every control located within the steering wheel. This part is on nationwide backorder and I was told today that 1,400 are backordered. Several dealers have told me they have no idea of when (or actually if) this part will be coming in. I understand that Dodge dakotas were recalled for this very reason, however there was no recall on the Dodge Durango. I am now driving a car with no horn, no cruise control and no driver's side airbag.
The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph the vehicle stalled; yet, it also made it difficult to slow down. The contact was able to avoid other vehicles on the highway and drive onto the side of the road to bring the vehicle to a complete stop. The contact looked underneath the hood and noticed that the computer was hot and displayed a warning indicator "no bus" which means that the computer was having a communications error. After the vehicle cooled down the vehicle restarted and the contact drove the vehicle home. The contact stated that the PCM also malfunctioned and caused the vehicle to shut off. The contact stated that the PCM failed previously. On two occasions the failure nearly caused a crash to occur. The contact viewed numerous complaints regarding the PCM and stated the manufacturer should be responsible for the repairs since this was a wide spread issue. The failure mileage was 137,000.
Lights flicker when driving, also loss of intermittent wiper, loss keyless entry, loss interior lights, loss of rear window wiper, loss power door locks. Car can not be driven during rain or at night. Disconnected battery to reset cmt and all worked fine until lights were turned on. Once again light will flickerand again loss the operation of intermittent wipers, interior dome lights, rear window wiper, power locks, keyless remote entry, and door locks. The first time this happened was on or about 4/09/10 then reset cmt (disconnected battery)on 4/22/10. Test drive resulted in problem returning on 4/22/10.
I had a complaint for investigation on a Durango. The following is from the NHTSA notification of case change (all times are gmt-0500) project: NHTSA hotline center case: Comments from ODI web user case number: [xxx] date: 02/26/2010 time: 16:06:15 creation date: 02/22/2010 creation time: 14:19:39 description: Entered on 02/26/2010 at 16:06:15 est (gmt-0500) by B.kearse: Then.... notification of case escalation (all times are gmt-0500) project: NHTSA hotline center case: Comments from ODI web user case number: [xxx] escalation: None status: Closed date: 2010-02-26 time: 16:06:15 creation date: 2010-02-22 creation time: 14:19:39 description: Entered on 02/26/2010 at 16:06:15 est (gmt-0500) by B.kearse: The case went for further investigation and with the same time mark....it was closed. No one investigated this. No one cares. People are dying from the NHTSA's negligence. Everyone take note that the NHTSA has been informed of this potentially deadly defect!
The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the interior and exterior lights would suddenly flash on and off at times. The central timing module and the alarm would also shut off whenever she tried to open the door after locking it with the key. Most of the failures occurred whenever it rained which led her to believe that water was also entering into the vehicle and caused the failure. On February 5, 2010, while driving in the rain, the headlights began to flash and then they shut completely off. The headlights and windshield wipers were no longer functioning while she was driving at various speeds. She was able to drive onto the emergency lane and determine that various electrical components were non-functional. She called several dealerships and was led to believe that the failure was normal. She called the manufacturer and a representative told her that there were no recalls regarding the problem so they could not assist her. The vehicle had not been repaired to-date. The current mileage was approximately 164,204. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Multiple replacement needed of upper & lower ball joints, sway bar, currently experiencing front end bed spring noise - sounds like junk, told the front lower ball joint is lose again. Also the heating elements in the front driver's seat went out -cost to repair over 700.00! vehicle is a 2001 Dodge Durango 4 X 4. only 86,000 miles original owner. This vehicle meticulously maintained and serviced, but despite that constantly having front suspension repairs and brakes.
The contact owns a 2001 Dodge Durango. While driving the gear selector began slipping from 2-wheel drive to 4-wheel drive without intention. After parking she smelled a burning odor from the vehicle. Moments later she was informed by her neighbor that the front end of the vehicle was smoking. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. She was advised that the fire was caused by an electrical failure. The current and failure mileages were 160000.
2001 Durango 5.9 R/T, head lights, interior lights, doors locks intermittently worked and then failed. The solution was to replace the ignition switch and the central timer module ( body control module). The module was then reprogrammed. According to the mechanic this is a common problem and was the subject of a recalled in latter year models. This is extremely dangerous when driving a night and the head lights go out.
I was driving and all of sudden the horn started to blow, wipers and lights came on. I smelled a burn odor, radio stopped working. I have no headlights or interior lights. Took it to mechanic, the repair will require taking the dashboard out to get to a computer that may be burned out. Only a dealer can do the repair work which will cost over a thousand dollars in just labor cost. I understand from the mechanic that this may be a common problem in the Dodge Durango.
Whenever the contact drives the vehicle he noticed that the steering wheel clicks. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership, and the contact did not notice any differecnes beforehand. The current and failure mileage is 88000. Bml. Updated 10/06/09. The inermediate steeering shaft and tie rods were replaced. The brakes had to be replaced several times. The resistor inside the blower motor had to be replaced in order for the fan to defrost the windshield. Updated 10/08/09
I have a 2001 Durango that has key/ignition problems sometimes when I put the key in it will not turn the ignition. I thought maybe it was the key so I went to the dealer to order a new key. The service adviser told me that they had a lot of problems with that and to put the key in the ignition and pop it as hard as I could and the key would go in. That did work. But, is this causing any other problems?
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- Duquesne, PA, USA