Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2002 Dodge durango has 6 recalls, 436 complaints.
6
Recalls
436
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
04V596000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE (4X4), IF MOISTURE LEAKS INTO THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT...
08E064000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
SKF IS RECALLING 2,805 HUB UNITS, PART NO. BR930361, SOLD AS A SERVICE PART FOR 1997-2004 DODGE DAKOTA VEHICLES AND 1999-2003 DODGE DURANGO VEHICLES E...
07V555000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
ON CERTAIN VAN AND PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE IGNITION/PARK SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS CAN ALL...
06V339000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FRONT BENCH SEATS ONLY, IF FLUID IS SPILLED FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTED CUP HOLDER, AN UNUSED CONSOLE POWER...
06E024000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT K&N FUEL PERFORMANCE KITS, P/NOS. 57-1509, 57-1511, 57-1511-1, 57-1517, 57-1517-1, 57-1527, AND 57-1530. ALSO, A SMALL PERCENTAGE...
04V216000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE MOTOR MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER INTRUSION THAT COULD CAUSE INTERNAL...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2002 Dodge Durango 4-DR.
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | While pulling a travel trailer I got onto the freeway. As I have been pulling the trailer for a whil... |
| Nov 19, 2020 | ENGINE | WHEN DRIVING TO THE STORE I SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND WENT IN . WHEN I CAME OUT I CRANKED IT OVER AND IT ... |
| May 27, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHEN DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND THE CAR DIES. IT HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I'M ON TH... |
| Mar 1, 2020 | SUSPENSION | I have had my front wheel hub replaced 12 times yet my car isn't part of any recall |
| Nov 29, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SPUTTER, LOSES POWER AND WILL STALL. I WAS... |
| Nov 1, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | AFTER STARTING MY DODGE DURANGO AND TRY TO TAKE IT OUT OF GEAR, THE GEAR SHIFTER GETS STUCK IN PARK,... |
| Oct 1, 2019 | STEERING | THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE. HAS A LOT OF PLAY IN IT. HAVE REPLACED TIE ROD ENDS. AT THIS TIME WE CAN... |
| Mar 5, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | HAPPENED TWICE SINCE DEC. 2018 WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT SPEED OF APRX. 35-45 AND ABS WAS DEPL... |
| Dec 5, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY VIN TAG: (XXXX) I REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR, AND PLUG MULTIPLE TIMES ON MY 2002 DODGE DURA... |
| Sep 12, 2018 | STEERING | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, GEAR SHIFT IS LOCKING IN PARK. AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND TRYING TO SHIFT I... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNI... |
| Jul 9, 2018 | SUSPENSION | THE HUB UNIT BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO GO IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO MOVE FORWARD AND... |
| Apr 1, 2018 | SUSPENSION | The hub on my 02 Durango has had to be replaced 8 times since I bought it in 2018 but everyone says ... |
| Dec 16, 2017 | SEAT BELTS,SEATS | DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS SLIDE BACK AND FORTH IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE MANNER WITH ACCELERATION,... |
| Nov 17, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I PULLED OFF ON... |
| Nov 9, 2017 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WITH OUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED INCLUDING IN PARK AND WHILE IDLING. WHEN... |
| May 12, 2017 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ... |
| Mar 19, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TRUCK WILL NOT GO IN RIGHT GEAR IT SKIPS FROM PARK TO DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND NOW THE KEY IS STUCK IN T... |
| Feb 15, 2017 | STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SP... |
| Feb 4, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DASH AND UNDER NEATH AND STEERING COLUNM AND SPEED CLUSTER CAUGHT FIRE TODAY.TRUCK WAS PARKED AND RU... |