2008 Dodge Durango problems
NHTSA has received 127 complaints about the 2008 Dodge Durango, and 33% of them involve fuel system. After that come air bags (20%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 127 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 90 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 | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 90 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 64,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 61,000 miles (39 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 23rd most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Dodge Durango with enough data (58 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Going west on hwy 20 blew left front tire took me into a tree. Hit it just left of center broke front bumper in half, pushed frontend into engine block. It was repaired. I had cruise control on doing 65 and driving at night around 9pm. I do not remember hitting the tree and was not injured accept for the memory of it. The body shop told me they would not deploy due to the placement of the sensors.
2008 dodge durango was parked at 11:30 pm. At 3:00 am engine fire occurred and car was total loss. Fire started behind drivers headlamp area. Fire dept and chryslers independent investigators could not determine how it started but did determine no arson was involved. Therefore car ignited on its own.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep wrangler unlimited x. The contact was driving 40 MPH when she drove over a road bump and the vehicle began shaking abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The dealer was not able to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 36,000. Updated 08-23-12 the consumer stated the violent shaking is known as "death wobble".
The transmission puts itself into 4wd sometimes with an instrument panel light, sometimes without. It does this both when stopped and at highway speeds. I've seen hundreds of the same complaint when I searched this online. It's a 2008 model but it's a relatively new car for me so, that is why I'm just mentioning it now. In the few months I've owned the vehicle, this has happened no fewer than 10 times. On two separate occasions it happened while I was driving.