2014 Dodge Durango: engine and transmission complaints
NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
31%
126 of 411 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2014 Dodge Durango. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 31% of relevant complaints.
Better than 68% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
Excludes 371 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 16%).
Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.
What owners reported
ENGINE10/21/2015FIRECRASH5 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. AS A RESULT, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE DASHBOARD. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FIL…
POWER TRAIN02/15/20191 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT UNINTENTIONALLY ROLLED AWAY WITH OCCUPANTS IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ON/OFF SWITCH WAS PRESSED BY AN OCCUPANT INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, SHE FELL AND THE…
POWER TRAIN07/23/2018CRASH1 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 DODGE DURANGO. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND SWITCHING THE TRANSMISSION TO THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AS IT ERRONEOUSLY ROLLED BACKWARDS. AS A RESULT, THE OPEN DRIVER DOOR STRUCK A WOODEN GATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE ROLLING VEHICLE AND DEPR…
Three of 126 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.
Recall campaigns on this model year (11)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 …
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Durango, and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. …
SERVICE BRAKES
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. The affected vehicles had brake booster shields installed under a pr…
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2014 Dodge Durango
No elevated drivetrain pattern for this model year. That describes the model, not the car in front of you.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose.
11 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A engine already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
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Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle.
