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2012 Dodge Durango electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 347 complaints for the 2012 Dodge Durango, 38% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
347 38% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
71,000 miles 261 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 30
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2012 Dodge Durango Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 71,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 27 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 65 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 52 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 37 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 32 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 15 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 8 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 8 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 71,000 miles
Based on 261 complaints that include mileage. 39% 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 miles11
20k to 40k miles27
40k to 60k miles65
60k to 80k miles52
80k to 100k miles37
100k to 120k miles32
120k to 140k miles15
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles8
180k to 200k miles8
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 261 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 30 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Our 2012 dodge durango r/t was purchased brand new as a replacement for lemon law buy back of our 2009 dodge journey. The durango is plagued with design flaws. The most obvious is the tipm total integrated module. The failure of this module resulting in our vehicle catching fire. The vehicle cranks but does not start at times, other times when it starts it dies in the street. While taking it to the dealership for repairs they would not repair it and another dealer denied the repairs.

Reported at 800 miles, May 2014 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle suddenly decelerated without warning. The contact merged over to an emergency lane. The contact shifted the gear into park and then back into drive and the vehicle resumed normal operation. The contact also noticed that the vehicle would not start properly when the key was inserted into the ignition. The vehicle would only start after multiple attempts. The failure recurred multiple times.

Reported at 37,000 miles, February 2015

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