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2006 Dodge Durango drivetrain & axles problems

Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 48 complaints for the 2006 Dodge Durango, 5% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
48 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
122,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2006 Dodge Durango Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 122,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 10 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 8 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 122,000 miles
Based on 43 complaints that include mileage. 5% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles10
140k to 160k miles8
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 43 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 122,000 miles, and 5% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

My 2006 dodge durango stalled out in the middle of traffic and caused me to be injured in a rear end collision because my PCM shut my engine down per design of the vehicle because my oil sending unit had a faulty wire and my PCM thought I didn't have any oil in my car which disabled my car completely by design of the manufacturer to keep my engine from damage because it thought I had. O oil. I have a faulty design product and not enough warning.

Reported at 150,000 miles, November 2016 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 dodge durango. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the rpms increased to 3,000 as if the vehicle downshifted. The 4lo warning indicator illuminated. The contact continued to drive the vehicle and the "service 4wd warning indicator illuminated as well as the stability control warning indicator. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 151,000.

Reported at 151,000 miles, April 2016

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