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Dodge Durango Electrical System Safety Report | Aug 01, 2012
Reported on Aug 01, 2012
| I PURCHASED MY DURANGO FEB 2012 AND 5 MONTHS LATER (AUG 2012) I HAVE ALREADY EXPERIANCING PROBLEMS. EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN THE SUV; WHEN IT GETS CLOSE TO FULL, NO MATTER THE SPEED OF GAS TRAVEL, IT STARTS SPEWING OUT OF THE TANK. I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I STARTED THE DURANGO AND NOTICED THE DASH LIGHTS DID NOT TURN ON. TRIED TURNING THE DIMMER SWITCH ALL THE WAY UP, STILL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT EVEN TURN ON. I ALSO NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, RPM GAUAGE OR THERMESTATE WAS NOT WORKING. THEN NOTICED THE HORN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BLINKERS, DIMMER SWITCH, HEAD LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, BUTTONS LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL (I.E. CRUISE CONTROL, RADIO VOLUME AND CHANNEL BUTTONS AND HAZARD LIGHTS) WHERE NOT WORKING. WHEN ANY OF THE DOORS ARE OPEN, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT TURN ON. THE COMPASS IS READING NO BUS , WHICH MEANS IT IS NOT RECEAVING ANY INFORMATION FROM THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. NONE OF THE COMPUTER INFORMATION IS DESPLAYING EITHER; SUCH AS, THE COMPASS, MILAGE, DOOR ADJAR INDICATOR, ECT. I ALSO HAD THE DURANGO HOOKED TO A COMPUTER AND IT KEPT GIVING CODES FOR ITEMS NOT WORKING DUE TO NOT RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AFTER GETTING THIS INFORMATION, I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE 2006 MODEL HAD A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEMS MY 2007 MODEL IS EXPERIANCING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RECALL WAS PUT OUT AFTER THE MANUFACTER DATE OF MY VEHICLE. IN MY OPINION THE ELECTRICAL PANEL FOR THE 2007 DODGE DURANGO NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS WELL. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PART TO REPLACE AND AS A SINGLE MOTHER AND THIS VEHICLE AS OUR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, IT LEAVES US IN QUITE THE PREDICAMENT. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS A HAZARD TO MY CHILDREN, MY SELF AND THE PUBLIC AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. *TR | |
| Make: | Dodge |
| Model: | Durango |
| Manufactured by: | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | GULFPORT MS |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1D8HD48P17F |
| Mileage: | 88000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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