Dodge Durango / 2021
2021 Dodge Durango problems
Owners have filed 258 complaints about the 2021 Dodge Durango with NHTSA. Exterior lighting accounts for 31% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 15.1%.
Complaints258
Crashes18
Fires5
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Exterior lighting 31.0% · 80
Electrical system 15.1% · 39
Unknown or other 8.5% · 22
Engine 8.5% · 22
Structure 5.0% · 13
Fuel/propulsion system 3.9% · 10
Power train 3.9% · 10
Air bags 3.9% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 18 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 21 model years of the Dodge Durango in this data, 2021 sits 17th by complaint volume. 1999 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 181 in the last three years against 77 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 25,500 miles.
In owners' own words
On my '21 Durango, the backup camera has been so horribly bright at night that I have come to putting my hand or a towel over the screen so that I can look at my side mirrors when backing up. I have visited the dealer and their resolution was to lower the brightness setting which had no effect on the backup camera. This is a huge safety issue backing up at night whether it's in a parking lot or driveway. Exterior lighting
Drivers side daytime running lights out. Iâve noticed about a dozen more dodge durangos running lights are also out. Seems to be a manufactured problem. A lot of forums and conversations on Reddit complaining of the same. It cost about 500 dollars to replace the headlight and takes all day due to dismantling the whole front bimper and plastic components to get access. A really bad design Exterior lighting
LF DRL not working only on this side. Vehicle was taken to dealership, I have an extended warranty but was told this was not covered. There are 4 other Durangos in my town with the same problem. I have also been online and found numerous forums with other people having the same issue. I would like have this noted so that Dodge can acknowledge this issue and fix it. Exterior lighting
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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