2005 Dodge Durango: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1999 complaints
1999
Total Complaints
75,000mi
Median Mileage
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Top Issue
59
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

48,000 25th Percentile
75,000 Median Mileage
115,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
448
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
203
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
172
POWER TRAIN
169
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
138
ENGINE
113
AIR BAGS
102
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
76
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
68
STEERING
63

Severity Assessment

59
Crashes
26
Fires
41
Injuries
5
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"EACH TIME WE FILL THE FUEL TANK OF OUR 2005 DODGE DURANGO THE TANK OVER FLOWS AND FUEL COMES POURING OUT AROUND THE REFUELING NOZZLE AND SPILLS OUT ONTO THE CAR AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN THAT AT LEAST HALF A GALLON OF FUEL THAT SPIILLS OUT THAT COULD IGNIT..."
"WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN, WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE IT STALLS OUT , DEALERSHIP FLASH A NEW PROGRAM IN THE COMPUTER, HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER AFTER THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED , ALSO STALLS WHEN YOU FIRST START THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT INTO REVERSE. *JB"
"RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V034000 CONCERNING FUEL TANK FILLER. FUEL SPILLED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN REFUELING TO FULL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28