2007 Dodge Durango problems
NHTSA has received 241 complaints about the 2007 Dodge Durango, and 29% of them involve fuel system. After that come air bags (13%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 241 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 33 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 187 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 43 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 26 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 31 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 187 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 76,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 58,000 miles (57 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 16 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 33 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 20th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Dodge Durango with enough data (107 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My family was in a violent car accident involving our 2007 dodge durango. We were hit "head on " in the driver's side by an SUV going between 60-80 according to state police. The entire driver's side of the truck was completely caved in by the impact that included flying glass, metal fragments etc. The airbags did come out, but did not inflate and just came down like a "cape". They were useless in preventing any bodily injuries. My wife was driving and injured her left shoulder, her back and up into her neck.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 dodge durango. While driving 50 MPH, the ABS, traction control, and cruise control lights illuminated. The dealer stated that the wheel sensor was faulty, however, they did not make a replacement. While driving 30 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle when he depressed the brake pedal. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. Approximately one week later, while driving 50 MPH, he lost control of the vehicle again and crashed into the guardrail.
The vehicle stalls/loses power while driving down the road, it gives no warning and once the vehicle loses power you lose control of steering and come to an abrupt stop. This leave the vehicle stranded wherever you are with little to no way to safely pull to the side of the road or highway. This is an ongoing issue with this vehicle, it has been into the dealership multiple times and they have continuously failed to find or solve the issue.
My wife and I have a concern with our 2007 model as to the proximity of the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal. When the brake pedal is pushed I can also push the accelerator pedal at the same time, if I am not careful. I'v done it more times that I want to, but mostly in our garage when I start the car and push the brake to put it in gear to back out. ...updated 01/29/15