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2004 Dodge Durango cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 50 complaints for the 2004 Dodge Durango, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
50 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
31,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
9 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2004 Dodge Durango Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 31,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 15 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 31,000 miles
Based on 39 complaints that include mileage. 54% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles15
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 39 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 31,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While releasing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. The driver applied the brakes and the vehicle failed to stop completely. The vehicle collided into another vehicle. This caused the passenger to sustain minor injuries. The vehicle was towed to a garage for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time. Please provide further details.

February 2005 CrashInjury

The speed control in the durangos with the hemi are unsafe ill set the cruise contol and on a small down grade speed will increast 10 to 15 mile hr on a large hill it runns away on you and you have to all way brake I have returned to dodge 2 or 3 times and they said all the durago with the hemi are like that and its ok that is unsafe and dangerous

Reported at 300 miles, January 2004

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