2004 Dodge Durango defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2004 Dodge Durango. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEngineering Analysis EA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · still open
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to…
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureEngineering Analysis EA15001 · opened Feb 24, 2015 · still open · led to recall 22V945
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were…
- Air Bag Inflator RupturePreliminary Evaluation PE14016 · opened Jun 11, 2014 · closed Mar 2, 2015 · led to recall 15V226000
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were…
- INSTRUMENT PANEL FIRESEngineering Analysis EA06015 · opened Aug 28, 2006 · closed Mar 15, 2007 · led to recall 07V092000
This investigation originated from complaints received by the agency reporting instrument panel (ip) fires on vehicles that were covered under a prior recall (recall 03v528) by daimler chrysler (dcc) to correct a cracked capacitor in the ip.dcc has now identified another condition that can cause overheating of an integ…
- INSTRUMENT PANEL FIRESRecall Query RQ06006 · opened May 5, 2006 · closed Aug 28, 2006
This investigation originated from complaints received by the agency reporting instrument panel (ip) fires on vehicles that were recalled(recall 03v528) by daimlerchrysler (dcc) to correct a defect that caused ip fires.the recall corrected a defect caused by a certain capacitor on the ip printed circuit board (pcb) tha…
- STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING SHAFT BOLTSEngineering Analysis EA06004 · opened Mar 9, 2006 · still open
On march 9, 2006 odi upgraded preliminatry evaluation pe05-056 to engineerning analysis ea06-004 to investigate allegations of loose or missing steering shaft coupling bolts and steering column retaining bolts in model year (my) 2004 through 2006 dodge durango sport utility vehicles and my 2005 through 2006 dodge dakot…
- ENGINE STALLEngineering Analysis EA05018 · opened Nov 2, 2005 · closed Aug 29, 2007
Analysis of the complaint, field report and warranty data shows that the majority of stalling incidents in the subject vehicles appear to be related to the engine calibration concerns that daimlerchrysler addressed with service bulletins releasing revised pcm software.analysis of the complaints and odi's survey of owne…
- STEERING WHEEL AND SHAFT BOLTSPreliminary Evaluation PE05056 · opened Oct 26, 2005 · closed Mar 9, 2006
On october 26, 2005 odi opened pe05-056 to investigate allegations of loose or missing steering wheel or steering shaft coupling bolts in model year (my) 2004 and 2005 dodge durango sport utility vehicles and my 2005 dodge dakota pickup trucks manufactured by daimlerchrysler corporation (dcc).during pe05-056 odi identi…
- ENGINE STALLPreliminary Evaluation PE05027 · opened May 16, 2005 · closed Nov 3, 2005
On may 16, 2005,odi opened preliminary evaluation pe05-027 to investigate complaints of engine stalling in model year 2004-05 dodge durango suvs and ram 1500 series pickups equipped with the 5.7l v8 engine.information provided by daimlerchrysler during pe05-027 indicated that a large percentage of the complaints are re…