CarComplaints.com Notes: The third generation Durango is plagued by a defective TIPM, particularily in the 2011 and 2012 model years.
TIPM, which stands for Totally Integrated Power Modules, is responsible for controlling and distributing power to all the vehicle’s electrical functions. So when your TIPM goes haywire, bad things start happening. Things like your water pump can stop working, your engine can stall out and your airbags can randomly deploy.
After reading all the other complaints, I went back thru my maintenance file which I keep for any work done on vehicles I own including the Durango. In all the files I went thru, I have found since November of 2012, that I've paid for sensor replacements in different parts of the car over the past 2 years because they have shorted out or "wore" out and not covered by warranty. $63 here, $105 there, another $300 for another problem not covered and the list goes on. This didn't happen in my other vehicles until they were 5 or 6 years old and with a lot more mileage than I have on the Durango right now. It just keeps mounting and if this all has to do with the TIPM, then I think all Dodge buyers are getting a hose job with this model car!!!
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After reading all the other complaints, I went back thru my maintenance file which I keep for any work done on vehicles I own including the Durango. In all the files I went thru, I have found since November of 2012, that I've paid for sensor replacements in different parts of the car over the past 2 years because they have shorted out or "wore" out and not covered by warranty. $63 here, $105 there, another $300 for another problem not covered and the list goes on. This didn't happen in my other vehicles until they were 5 or 6 years old and with a lot more mileage than I have on the Durango right now. It just keeps mounting and if this all has to do with the TIPM, then I think all Dodge buyers are getting a hose job with this model car!!!
- Karen T., Beloit, WI, US