We have classified the 96 complaints from 2005 Dodge Durango about AIR BAGS into the following categories.
Passenger airbag turns off without anyone in seat, or with someone in seat who exceeds weight limit.. not all the time,but sporadically. have had it into dodge dealership numerous times, even had a dodge/chrysler specialist fly in to repair. still not repaired. *tr
Dt: the contact stated the sun roof was making a noise. he took the vehicle to the dealership and they replaced the sun roof. after replacement rain leaked in through the sunroof assembly and flooded the vehicle. the sun roof was replaced again and the noise returned. additionally, the seat belt light came on while the seat belt was in use. the dealership disconnected the sensor, and ordered replacement parts for the entire seat belt assembly. the air bag light came on with no warning. the dealership ordered parts for repair of the air bag. *ak
Engine stalls at freeway/highway speeds causing loss of control - numerous electrical failures - transmission - a/c blows both cold & hot air at same time - power switches getting hot to touch - repairing dealer has been unable to fix - each time it is worked on - problems multiply after they flash/reprogrammed pcm/computer
Dt: the airbag light continued to come on. the vehicle has been to the dealer numerous times. there have been no crashes. this was a brand new vehicle. repairs were done on the ignition switch and instrument cluster. this was thought to be related to the reason why the air bag light continued to come on. the air bags had not deployed. the light for the passenger's side airbag and the driver's side continued to illuminate intermittently. the vehicle is currently at the dealer for this problem. *ak updated 12/27/05. *jb
Dt: engine stalled about 5 different times while slowing down. she started vehicle and it died while she was sitting still. dealer did not know what the cause of the problem was, and they didn't know if it will be covered by the warranty. manufacturer has not been contacted yet.*ak update 11/15/05. *jb....contact complained about vehicle stalling. manufacturer's recall of fuel tank, and airbag light problem. in regard to stalling, the contact was told by the dealership that the stalling problem could not be repeated by service technicians and that no codes were available after computer diagnosis. then, was told to start vehicle when it stalls the next time and have it towed directly to the dealership. in this way, they would be able to obtain the code for the problem. also, they told the contact that the idle wasn't correct and they adjusted it appropriately. concerning the fuel tank recall, after recall service was performed, the fuel tank was replaced. finally the driver's side airbag light would come on and stay on during vehicle operation. the dealership investigated it and found a wire problem which they repaired. *ak