2002 Dodge Durango electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 51 complaints for the 2002 Dodge Durango, 9% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 9% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 44 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 1 injury, 1 death.
What owners wrote
I had a 2002 dodge durango. I was driving it one day with my 2 young sons in it, and it caught on fire and nearly killed us all. It burned down to nothing. You can view pictures of it at w.bethelpark.com, go to the vol.fire dept photo gallery & look at pictures for aug. 4th 2003. Vehicle fire south hills village shopping mall, that is where I had to pull off the road. Dodge & chrysler did absolutley nothing for me.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 dodge durango. The contact stated that all of the vehicle interior lights, the instrument panel lights, the windshield wipers and the power locks were not working. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the computer module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 107,305.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Dodge Durango
- Suspension 164 complaints
- Brakes 69 complaints
- Engine 53 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 39 complaints
- Transmission 34 complaints
- Steering 31 complaints
- Air bags 17 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 16 complaints