2015 Dodge Durango problems
NHTSA has received 668 complaints about the 2015 Dodge Durango, and 30% of them involve lighting. After that come electrical system (14%) and seats (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 668 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 38 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 43 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 426 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 | 48 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 86 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 128 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 85 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 41 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 23 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 12 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 426 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 51,000 miles. For lighting specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (138 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 38 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 43 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Dodge Durango with enough data (460 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.
The contact owns a 2015 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact returned to the vehicle to retrieve a work bag from the trunk. The contact noticed that there was smoke inside the vehicle, and flames were coming from underneath the front passenger's side seat. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with his breath, hand, and a cloth; however, the smoke persisted. The fire department was contacted and arrived at the scene.
After backing out of garage, I placed the vehicle in park with engine running while I walked back into garage. Note vehicle was parked on a slope. Emergency brake was not set. While in garage, I noticed vehicle was rolling down driveway. I was knocked down by drivers side door while trying to get in to apply brake. The vehicle then rolled over my mailbox, across street, over neighbor's mailbox and stopped when it hit a tree.
The lense on the center brake light (race track light), apparently has a defective gasket, allowing the brake lights to fill with water and cause them to go out. I only have 22,000 miles on this car, it's my baby! It will be awhile before I can fix this, as it will be over $1000 to repair. Ridiculous! Safety doesn't seem to be much of a concern for dodge.
The rear center lift gate racetrack light (lower right passenger side) is dim and flickers on and off like if I were applying the brakes. This is both when in motion and stationary. I believe water or moisture accumulates in that area. I believe it's a safety hazard and could cause an electrical taillight failure causing an accident. My vehicle is only 5 yrs old and shouldn't be having this problem.