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2013 Dodge Durango electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 293 complaints for the 2013 Dodge Durango, 32% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
293 32% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
80,000 miles 174 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 30
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2013 Dodge Durango Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 80,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 19 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 18 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 15 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 33 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 33 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 27 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 10 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 14 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 80,000 miles
Based on 174 complaints that include mileage. 30% 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 miles19
20k to 40k miles18
40k to 60k miles15
60k to 80k miles33
80k to 100k miles33
100k to 120k miles27
120k to 140k miles10
140k to 160k miles14
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 174 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 30 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2013 dodge durango. While driving approximately 45 MPH in the rain, the vehicle seemed to suddenly lose power and the rear of the vehicle began to skid on the road. The contact attempted to regain control of the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. The contact stated that the vehicle struck and went over a guardrail. The air bags did not deploy. After the crash, all the instrument panel indicators illuminated. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and deemed totaled.

Reported at 150,901 miles, October 2019 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 dodge durango. The contact stated that there was a burning oder under the hood through the ventilation. The failure occurred intermittently. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,322.

Reported at 54,322 miles, December 2014

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