Vehicle has transmission gear issue or software problem when downshifting. car is supposedly learning to driving habit but transmission shifting jerks especially when you are decreasing speed behind car in front and as it is fully stopped and engages into idle(1) it jerks harshly to point of almost hitting car in front. even when putting car into automatic to paddle shifting mode it jerks just to engage the gear. eco mode is sporadic, sport mode is less, and manual paddle shifting is least noticeable since it is controlled by user. similar issues have been reported by multiple dodge users regarding transmission jolting even for 2015 to 2019 models, maybe even further back. vehicle is going to shop today on 2/10/20.
This is a ongoing safety issue where i have almost been hit in a intersection from not being able to put the suv in reverse. i have been able to duplicate the issue on multiple 2017 durangos to fca they say it is normal for the car to not go in revers from drive, i am driving wrong. there is only one way to rotate the selector from drive to revers. i see now multiple issues with this from other drivers. case numbers as follows 11081258 11041523 11185594 this seams to be a programming issue that is allowing our suv's to have this unsafe condition. if this happens in a parking lot it may not be a big deal, however when you need to get out of the way to prevent a safety indecent it is a big deal. this issue has and consistently happens still to this day.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 dodge durango. the contact stated that the transmission gears constantly seized without warning. in addition, when the accelerator pedal was depressed there was a delay with the transmission gears changing over and the vehicle accelerating, creating the risk of a potential crash. stevens creek chrysler jeep dodge ram (4100 stevens creek blvd, san jose, ca 95129, (408) 248-1800) was contacted, but could not duplicate the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer had not issued a power train recall campaign. the manufacturer was notified of the failures. the approximate failure mileage was 17,000.
Car stopped at idle for a few minutes - check engine light came on, tried to shift into reverse - light on shift indicator and dash blinked, no reverse. tried drive - light on shifter and dash blinked, no drive. luckily i was in a parking lot, but if this had happened on an interstate? tried turning the car off several times for up to 30 minutes - impossible to move the vehicle! scary! hard failures need immediate correction. towed to dealer - they said they will look at it next week. woo hoo!
Driving vechile stop at light truck shuts off and wont start back up gear shift is blinking even when shifted back to start vehicle failed to start. after 3x finally started and i could get out the road so dangerous
Complaint involving shifting problems. when i get in my car and i put in drive the light starts flashing and my vehicle does not move. i have to put in park turn off the vehicle and turn it back on and do it all over again until it finally catches the gears and lets me drive off. i also have the same problem when i put the vehicle in reverse. the light that flashes is the one above the shifting nob.
I have reported my car not going in the gear selected and instead going into neutral or park. it has also driven forward when in park. there has also been issues with the auto park not always working if door is opened and the car is in gear. now i am being told my car even though it came with this safety feature was not supposed to come with it, and dodge is looking to remove this feature. dodge has also referred to these safety issues as characteristics of my car. when their is a safety defect it cant be a characteristic that can be overlooked. my car now has been in the shop for 37 days now and unable to be repaired. see also odi 11041523. *dsy *bf *tr
When the car is put into park and you exit it will sometimes still drive forward. when switching into reverse or park the car sometimes locks up and wont more. the rpms go up but its still as if its in park. i had to put my car into reverse to try to avoid an accident and the transmission would not engage into reverse. my wife was removing groceries and the car started to move forward. she had to get into the car and press the break. these conditions have happened when the car was at a stop or parked. i have started to record when it happens if it is safe to do so. this has happened on different occasions. it also has happened since i purchased the car ..updated 12/13/17 *bf see also odi 11048876. *dsy updated 9/13/18*jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 dodge durango. while driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled, the engine seized, and the steering wheel was difficult to turn. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to hunter dodge chrysler jeep ram fiat (located at 1130 auto mall dr, lancaster, ca 93534, (661) 948-8411), but the failure could not be duplicated. the contact stated that the failure continued. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 20,500. the vin was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 dodge durango. while driving 55 mph, the vehicle began to lose power and the transmission indicator illuminated. the vehicle was able to restart. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure occurred twice. after the second failure, the vehicle was unable to restart. the local dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the local dealer. the failure mileage was approximately 2,700.
I started to back out of my daughters garage and felt the tire hit something. i didn't want to back over it so i pulled forward, put the vehicle in park, opened the door and started to get out. i got one foot on the ground and the vehicle took off in reverse. i was thrown back into the seat. the door being partially open hit a box which flung the door completely open. the door clipped the garage door jam and pushed the door into the front fender damaging it and the door. i'm not sure if the vehicle accelerated but my wife who was standing outside said she wondered why i was backing out so fast. i got the vehicle stopped just outside the door and shut it off. it all seemed to happen pretty fast.
After two days of use and three hundred total miles on my vehicle i discovered an oil leak. vehicle was taken to the dealership where the technicians informed me that the leak from the rear main seal on the transmission. the vehicle was repaired, the next morning i notice oil leaking from the same area. i take the vehicle to the dealership for a second time and after a couple of days i was informed that the vehicle had a defective oil pan that needed to be replaced. a week goes by and the dealership informs me the vehicle is ready for pickup. the next day i contact the dealership to arrange to pick up the vehicle and was told the leak is still present which resulted in a star case which the manufacturers engineers are assisting the local technicians in resolving the issue. approximately ten days later i was told that the transmission pump was defective and needed to be replaced. the vehicle is currently in the shop with no resolution by the manufacturer. after reviewing complaints filed on website vehicle forums i discovered many vehicles are experiencing the same issues as the one i own. with my experience to date i feel the manufacturer is not disclosing the severity and extent of the problem inherent with the vehicle to its customers creating a serious risk of injury to the operators/occupants of the vehicles involved. it is my recommendation that an investigation should be initiated into this matter. *tr
No accident happened yet but i believe one will. this car is equipped with a rotary transmission selector for drive by wire transmission and has an auto engine stop start feature. this start stop feature can be disabled after the vehicle is started, but cannot be set by default to disable this feature. i understand the fuel saving issue, however but many of us have been driving for many years and we do a lot of things unconsciously because these activities are so common to us. when this feature is activated and you come into your drive way, your garage or a parking space and fully come to a stop, the engine turns off and all goes quiet. subconsciously because of a lifetime of driving experience, you think the car is off, your travel is over and you are ready to exit the vehicle. you start to open the door and release the brake pedal and the vehicle immediately restarts and moves forward. if a child or someone else or a building wall is it front of the vehicle, a serious accident could happen. please rethink this. it is not an intuitive process when we have years or decades of a different driving experience. we think the car is off, safe to exit. we need a way to default disable this feature rather than default enable. i know there is an investigation regarding death or injury with regard to the transmission on these vehicles, specifically a claim that vehicle could move with selector put in the park position. i wonder how many accidents were result of drivers thinking the vehicle was off and then it moved. it may be embarrassing and not be admitted to. *tr