CarComplaints.com Notes: When the 3rd-generation Durango was introduced in 2011 owners almost immediately started having a wide range of issues -- from water pump failure to stalling engines. Turns out the TIPM is to blame and those problems carried into the 2012 model year.
TIPM (Totally Integrated Power Modules) is responsible for controlling and distributing power to all the vehicle’s electrical functions. So when the TIPM starts acting up, so do all sorts of problems in the vehicle.
The problems have been so bad -- and replacement parts became so hard to find -- that a class-action lawsuit was filed against Chrysler focusing on the 2011-2012 Durango. The lawsuit accuses the automaker of ignorning the problem until it spiraled out of control.
driveshaft failure, loss of power, vibration, grinding
There was not a dealer in the US that had this Chrysler part.... The part was not readily available at Chrysler. It was "unknown" when my mechanic was to receive the part from Chrysler, indicating there was a lot of these broken everywhere. I received it 3 weeks later. There is not a recall at this time.
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driveshaft failure, loss of power, vibration, grinding
There was not a dealer in the US that had this Chrysler part.... The part was not readily available at Chrysler. It was "unknown" when my mechanic was to receive the part from Chrysler, indicating there was a lot of these broken everywhere. I received it 3 weeks later. There is not a recall at this time.
- durangorider2012, Columbia, US