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.
This vehicle has started itself approximately 15 times since we've owned it. Of course, none of those times was when it was in the shop, so they say they can't prove it. It has run itself out of fuel before by starting in the middle of the night and running into the morning before I realized what happened. Dodge pisses me off because they just keep saying to take it to the dealer. The dealer then can't get it to do it, and sends it home with no repairs and we are out rental car fees with no fix to the car.
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This vehicle has started itself approximately 15 times since we've owned it. Of course, none of those times was when it was in the shop, so they say they can't prove it. It has run itself out of fuel before by starting in the middle of the night and running into the morning before I realized what happened. Dodge pisses me off because they just keep saying to take it to the dealer. The dealer then can't get it to do it, and sends it home with no repairs and we are out rental car fees with no fix to the car.
- chavemann10, Bellville, US