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2023 Dodge Durango Engine problems

Owners have filed 6 complaints about the 2023 Dodge Durango's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 15% of all its complaints, most recently on July 9, 2026. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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Engine complaints

Transmission & drivetrainAirbagsEngine & cooling

The contact owns a 2023 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that upon startup and while driving, the check engine and airbag warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the gear shifter became stuck when shifting into drive(D). The rearview camera flickered, displayed incorrect images, and the display screen intermittently froze or turned blue. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer on ten occasions, and an unknown diagnosis was provided. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Filed Incident Power train · Air bags · EngineNHTSA 11749259
Transmission & drivetrainEngine & cooling

The contact owns a 2023 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that upon shifting into reverse, the vehicle failed to respond with the message "Service Shifter" displayed. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact shifted the gear shifter between neutral and reverse until the vehicle responded as needed. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

Filed Incident Power train · EngineNHTSA 11682270
Transmission & drivetrainAcceleration & cruise controlEngine & cooling

SERVICE SHIFTER on dashboard. When driving or at the start

Filed Incident Power train · Vehicle speed control · EngineNHTSA 11682098
Transmission & drivetrainEngine & cooling

This is about our 8th, of a fleet of 14 Police Durangos, all 2021-2024 to have the oil filter housings have failed, causing engine oil and coolant to mix, making the car inoperable. This has been brought to the attention of Dodge, and they have told me it is a very common problem, yet we have no recalls yet and this is on agencies, and i assume personal vehicle owners too to repair. We just had another car, ill write up next, that had the same failure, causing engine to blow while headed to a priority call. This is an known problem and Stellantis needs to be held responsible for past repair costs, and a full recall of all faulty parts.

Filed Incident Power train · EngineNHTSA 11680576
Transmission & drivetrainEngine & coolingFuel system

A sudden loss of drive power. When the car start to drive the engine show a loss of power in a stop light, stop sign or during the day when I press the gasoline pedal.

Filed Incident Power train · Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 11621045
Electrical systemEngine & cooling

The contact leased a 2023 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving 25-30 MPH with his children in the rear seats, the vehicle lost electrical power and stopped abruptly. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle failed to restart, and the doors were locked. The contact was able to manually lift the door latch lifter pin and exited the vehicle with his children. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the C10 power wiring through the PDC was loose. The dealer informed the...

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contact that the failure was a manufacturing defect. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000.

Filed Incident Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 11545155

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