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vehicle
2006 / dodge / durango
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
851 on file (2006-02-20 → 2026-06-30)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
99 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Transfer case shifts into 4WD without driver inputPOWER TRAIN17 complaints2015-03 → 2021-08durango-2006-unintended-4wd-transfer-case
10725388 MY 2006 DURANGO WILL SHIFT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES THIS OCCURS WHEN UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE WHEN NOT RUNNING, USING THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR
11389822 THE 4WD SVC LIGHT WILL COME ON AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE SHIFTING INTO 4X4 ON IT'S ON AND WHEN I MAKE A TURN, I CAN FEEL THE 4X4 WORKING WITHOUT EVER PHYSICALLY TURNING IT ON
10983001 MY VEHICLE KICKS IN AND OUT OF 4WD WHETHER IT IS PARKED OR BEING DROVE. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS IS HAPPENING
Takata air bag recall part unavailability and repair delaysAIR BAGS53 complaints2015-02 → 2024-04durango-2006-takata-airbag-recall-delay
11054184 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR
11039627 TAKATA RECALL WAS PLACED MAY 2016, I HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FEB 2016. OCTOBER 24, 2017 IS WHEN I RECEIVED THE POST CARD IN THE MAIL NOTIFYING ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR W/O KNOWLEDGE OF THIS AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP
11228911 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V313000 AND 16V352000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED
Engine stalls while driving, loses steering/brakesENGINE34 complaints2015-06 → 2022-01durango-2006-engine-stall-loss-of-steering-brakes
11045931 THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANYTHING, THE VEHICLE JUST STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, BRAKES OR POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK WHEN VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN
10937099 WHILE DRIVING MY DURANGO WILL JUST SHUT OFF (IT DOESN'T RUN ROUGH OR SPUTTER, IT JUST SHUTS OFF) LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKING. I WILL COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, THEN TRY TO START IT AGAIN
10945529 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A COUNTRY ROAD ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE DIED AND SHE HAD NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES AND HAD TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
Fuel sprays back out of filler neck when refuelingFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM38 complaints2015-03 → 2026-06durango-2006-fuel-filler-spitback-overflow
11440291 Fuel erupts from fuel filler neck EVERY TIME the fuel tank is filled, even when filling very slowly. A half-gallon or more of fuel ends up violently spitting out of the filler neck onto people in the vicinity, onto the side of the car, and onto the ground
11268027 WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF THEN FUEL SPEWS OUT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT IS FUELED. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. THIS IS A FIRE HAZZARD AS WELL AS A POLLUTION PROBLEM
11747356 During refueling, the vehicle repeatedly shuts the pump off and then sprays gasoline back out of the filler neck, creating a fire and injury hazard. This is a known defect covered under Dodge Customer Satisfaction Notification X39, which extends warranty coverage for the inlet
Loss of power steering assist while drivingSTEERING8 complaints2015-06 → 2021-10durango-2006-power-steering-assist-loss
11437762 design issue on rack and pinion assembly. Basically metal transfer pipes on side of assembly rust out. This is my second Durango 2006 model to have this problem. Complete loss of steering assist occurs because of loss of power fluid out of fore mentioned pipes
10733869 WHILE DRIVING POWER STEERING SEEMS TO GO OUT AND THE VEHICLE IN UNABLE TO BE TURNED. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING, I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT
11315927 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT STARTUP THE STEERING CEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXTRA EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Dodge Durango vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/dodge/durango
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_dodge_durango_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Dodge Durango},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/dodge/durango}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
