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.
Possible faulty TIPM that everyone seems to be complaining about, but the dealership service dept. is saying its a PCM problem that shorted the battery and the alternator. In total will cost me $2,100. since I'm over mileage for the warranty!
I'm hoping a Recall P-60 (alternator recall) which is pending till Nov 28th, will reimburse me for the alternator. But the issue caused the battery to lose its charge and the PCM to mess up so I'm hoping the reimburse everything! But who the hell knows... the car is 2 years old! WTF?!
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Possible faulty TIPM that everyone seems to be complaining about, but the dealership service dept. is saying its a PCM problem that shorted the battery and the alternator. In total will cost me $2,100. since I'm over mileage for the warranty!
I'm hoping a Recall P-60 (alternator recall) which is pending till Nov 28th, will reimburse me for the alternator. But the issue caused the battery to lose its charge and the PCM to mess up so I'm hoping the reimburse everything! But who the hell knows... the car is 2 years old! WTF?!
- Moses A., Wallington, NJ, US