2007 Dodge Durango Problems, Recalls & Reliability
241 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2007 Dodge Durango, alongside 4 recall campaigns and 4 defect investigations. It scores 9/100 on the trouble index — one of this model's quieter years. Fuel system leads the reports, typically around 58,500 miles.
One of the quieter years. Relative to its siblings, the 2007 Dodge Durango has drawn well-below-average complaint volume with at least four years on the road.
Better year
Where 2007 sits among all Durango years
What owners report
“When filling the fuel tank up the gas will spurt back out , you can fill it slow or fast it will do the same, it's not a small amount, it's a large amount.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2007 Durango
“No incident to report. Turn signal malfunctioned when signaling left turn. Both signals flashed.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2007 Durango
“I was notified may 2016 of the recall, but have not yet been called in for repair. This vehicle is my only means of transportation for my family.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2007 Durango
Mileage when trouble shows up
Among the 179 reports that include an odometer reading, problems most often appear around 77,000 miles. Half of those reports fall between 50,000 and 111,605 miles — a useful range to weigh against the mileage of the exact car you're looking at.
Recalls (4)
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 RAM 2500 trucks produced at the St. Louis North Assembly Plant. With this change, Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 RAM 1500, 2005-2009 RAM 2500, 2006-2009…
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM owners. Mitsubishi owners will be notified by their…
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500, 2007-2008 Chrysler Aspen, 2005-2010 Chrysler 300, 300C, 300S, and SRT8,…
Fix: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the recall repair is complete. Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler and Dodge owners and Mitsubishi will notify the affected Raider owners.…
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE RIGHT FRONT STEERING KNUCKLE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. BECAUSE OF A BROKEN COOLING LINE, PARTS CAST IN TOOL CAVITY #63 ON JULY 18 AND JULY 19, 2006, MAY HAVE A COLD SHUT CONDITION AND COULD FRACTURE.
Fix: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE RECALLED VEHICLES TO IDENTIFY THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REPLACE IF THEY ARE WITHIN THAT LOT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 8, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT…
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE CAN CAUSE A MOMENTARY LOCK UP OF THE DRIVE WHEELS IF THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH AND…
Fix: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 2, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Federal defect investigations
Still open as of the last data refresh. An investigation is not a recall; it may close with no action. All open investigations →
Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade,…
Component: AIR BAGS
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their…
Led to recall campaign 13V172000.
Technical service bulletins
58 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, the biggest share on transmission & drivetrain and engine — are on file for the 2007 Dodge Durango. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
See the 2007 Durango TSB list →
Complaint history for this model year
When owners filed their reports — a long tail means problems kept surfacing for years.
Questions buyers ask
Is the 2007 Dodge Durango reliable?
The 2007 Dodge Durango drew 241 complaints in federal safety records — one of this model's quieter years. Its trouble index is 9/100, scored against the model's worst year (1999).
What are the most common 2007 Dodge Durango problems?
The top reported problems for the 2007 Dodge Durango are fuel system (68 complaints), electrical (34), and airbags (32).
At what mileage do 2007 Dodge Durango problems show up?
Owners most often report 2007 Dodge Durango problems around 77,000 miles. Half of all reports that include an odometer reading fall between 50,000 and 111,605 miles.
Does the 2007 Dodge Durango have recalls?
4 recall campaigns apply to the 2007 Dodge Durango. At least one carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning — check your VIN before driving.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.