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Dodge Durango 5.7 Hemi Engine Failure

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#144 of 393 Re: 2006 jeep commander 5.7 hemi 77k [burdawg] by shopaula

Jun 30, 2011 (11:15 am)

Replying to: burdawg (Jun 30, 2011 9:45 am)
Good Luck with Dodge... we have a family friend that also had a Durango, same year as ours and it happened 2 years ago... he's still fighting with them. He's a lawyer, so no legal fees, but a lot of time involved and still not getting anywhere. I sent a email to Dodge over a month ago and no response still... I'm going to start emailing them every day until I get a response... I'm still mad as hell and it's been over 2 months now. We are not going to fix ours... just feeling ripped off still....

#145 of 393 Re: 2006 jeep commander 5.7 hemi 77k [burdawg] by rambo818

Jun 30, 2011 (9:48 pm)

Replying to: burdawg (Jun 30, 2011 9:45 am)
I'm telling you ....I had no brakes or steering....i'm no spring chicken and I use to drive cars before power brakes or steering were ever heard of, and I had to coast til my car stopped. Plus there are no brake lights and no way to turn on your flashers. Can you imagine this happening while going down the highway at 70 mph?????
Did I mention in my earlier post that the dealer didnt charge us a dime for anything (ordering a new oil pan, testing to find what the problem was etc...they had told us we would be charged a fee. So that right there tells me they know they are getting off lucky....or we would have been charged an arm and a leg for thier services...

#146 of 393 Re: 04 Durango 5.7 Hemi ENGINE FAILURE [powa] by angel121

Jul 23, 2011 (8:58 am)

Replying to: powa (Jul 25, 2009 7:47 am)
My 04 Durango threw a rod back in April. It still sits dead in my driveway. For 6K to fix it, please. You can't even sell one of these for 6K becuaes EVERYONE knows what a peice of garbage they are....
 
I watch these sites and keep seeng the complaints, month after month. New people affected by this defective car that Dodge refuses to stand behind.
 
What is it going to take to get orgnized people? What is it going to take to get news organizations and class action lawyers to shame them in public??
"DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE DURANGO HAS BEEN THE PAST 2 YEARS" On top of the scrap metal heap and now they are trying to do it again with thier slick adds and muscle car looks. If you all are serious, get it together and respond.
 
Get national news involved. How can there be so many cunsumer complaints and NOBODY checking into this???????????????????

#147 of 393 Re: 2006 jeep commander 5.7 hemi 77k [burdawg] by rambo818

Jul 23, 2011 (7:04 pm)

Replying to: burdawg (Jun 30, 2011 9:45 am)
well...going down a highway at 65 mph and have your engine cut out with no lights or warning signals to let the person behind you know that you have no power....having brakes or steering that is next to impossible to make work is of little help. I've driven older cars and the muscle power is quite different with engine failure. Im not a spring chicken...

#148 of 393 Re: 04 Durango 5.7 Hemi ENGINE FAILURE [angel121] by rambo818

Jul 23, 2011 (7:08 pm)

Replying to: angel121 (Jul 23, 2011 8:58 am)
What state do you live in and are you getting in touch with the news media there? Attorneys cant do anything about it and I cant even get mine running due to lack of finances at the moment. Even though we changed our oil religiously....we dont have records for the last 3 years because our nephew did it for us so they are using that as an excuse not to help us. If they would take the engine apart they would see that ours was well maintained. We bailed them out and they are dropping the ball on us....go figure.

#149 of 393 04 durango 5.7 engine blow-up by swijo

Jul 27, 2011 (12:26 pm)

We bought the car used with 62,000 miles and records of oil changes and so on, main reason we got car. Then after about 4 months and 2000 miles more, my wife called asking be what the ticking noise might be and what should she do about it? Told her could be any thing and to keep driving untill it stopped then call tow truck. She got home OK. When I went out to look/listen at the engine it did start but what a banging noise was coming from under the hood. When we bought the car the salesman talked us into an extended warranty and asked us to bring it back to them if there were any problems. So I called the dealer (GMC) and made appt for the car to be checked out. Next day got call that there was a large hole in the block and would need a new engine. Gave the shop the phone number of the warranty company and after about a week of talking got a rebuilt engine instead of an used one with only needing to pay $200.00. Only problem it took the GMC shop 1 month to change the engine. So far no problems with the new engine. Will NOT be buying anything else from Dodge. Glad I got talked into that warranty as per the GMC shop new engine would have been around $6000.00 instead of the $200.00

#150 of 393 2005 Durango Hemi 76,500 miles by janap1

Jul 28, 2011 (3:47 am)

I have been to the dealership 7 times to get my problem fixed with my Dodge Durango Hemi 2005. It bucks and sputter mostly at around 45mph, but since they have worked on it the problem is worse and does it at all speeds. According to the corporate headquarters quoted by my service advisor, "the hemi's are notorious for running like that and this is a normal condition to feel a surge at speeds between 45 and 60. Not a repair for this concern". Half the time it feels like it is going to cut out on me. I don't feel safe driving in it, or going any distance. I got a tune-up and fuel injection service, which made it worse. So took it back, they did the computer analysis, which turned up nothing. Took it back again as problem is continuing to get worse. They replaced two oxygen sensors and the computer module PO8035029. (at a cost of $400 to me and $1,000 to them as mine is still under warranty....purchased as a dealers demo, so still under the 70,000 mile warranty...it will expire in 500 more miles) This "repair" only has made the car shift hard...it used to shift smoothly, now I have that plus the surging and bucking. Returned to the dealership, they replaced the EGR sensor, but it wasn't that so they say, they put the old one back on. Took it back another time and the service advisor forgot to put the truck in for service after I sat there 6 hours waiting for my truck. I was given a rental car and sent on my way. Next day, got a rude call from the service advisor telling my car cannot be fixed and that is how just how they run and I would have to deal with it.
 
I then proceeded to the new car department at the dealership acting like I was interested in buyig a new Dodge Durango. I asked the salesman if the 2011 Hemi's problems were fixed. He assured me that the problems in the older models had been worked out on the 2011 models. Now, if Chrysler is aware of the PROBLEMS with the older models, then why are they letting us all continue to drive in them and put our lives at risk?? I wanted a letter stating that my car was safe to drive, which my service advisore promised me but I never got. The dealership actually makes you feel like you are in the wrong for wanting your car fixed. I have a case number with the main plant in Auborn Hills, MI. I have written to them again explaining my last fiasco with the dealership. Hopefully they will do something about this problem. Ironicly while all this is going on with my Durango,....my boyfriends Dodge 2003 truck siezed up; water got into the oil. He had to buy a new truck. Something is not right with Dodge. They need to take responsibility.

#151 of 393 Re: 2005 Durango Hemi 76,500 miles [janap1] by drrighteous

Jul 28, 2011 (5:39 am)

Replying to: janap1 (Jul 28, 2011 3:47 am)
The main issue have here is a BAD DEALER!!!
Automotive technicians range from outstanding to horrible and they all work at dealerships. Many dealerships are interested in quick fixes because they want to move a volume of vehicles through their service bays to keep profits up. Hard problems they will BLAME on the vehicle owners. Also many dealerships only hire cheap labor in their shop so hard problems don't get fixed.
I recommend taking your Durango to another Dodge dealer. If it is under warranty they have to honor it and do the service.

#153 of 393 Re: Another Blown Hemi [shopaula] by angel121

Aug 17, 2011 (7:20 am)

Replying to: shopaula (Jun 09, 2011 9:33 am)
File a complaint
 
http://www.classactioncentral.com/contact-cai/
 
get involved!!! Do not let Dodge get away with this!!

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