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Headlight and Taillight Failures

Owners report headlight assemblies failing without warning and taillights retaining water, causing the lights to go out. Some describe complete LED housing replacements required rather than bulb changes. One complaint notes a taillight issue the dealer acknowledged as common across many Durango models. Exterior lighting is a safety system under federal standards, and repeated failure to repair it may trigger the statute's two-attempt presumption for defects that could cause serious injury.

Durango · Charger · Challenger

Electrical System Malfunctions

Complaints describe instrument panel indicators failing to illuminate properly and electronic systems malfunctioning. One recall addresses Challenger vehicles that did not display safety system status indicators in compliance with federal display standards. Another campaign covers ABS control modules that prevented electronic stability warnings from appearing. Electrical defects can mask other safety problems, and when the same electrical issue returns after multiple repair attempts, the presumption under Song-Beverly may apply.

Durango · Charger · Challenger

Engine Performance and Stalling

Owners report unexpected loss of drive power while the engine continues to run. One recall campaign describes exhaust gas recirculation valves that stick open, resulting in loss of drive power. When an engine defect causes a vehicle to stall or lose power in traffic, it presents a safety hazard. If the manufacturer attempts repairs but the symptom persists, the two-attempt safety presumption may apply because sudden power loss can cause serious bodily injury.

Durango · Charger · Challenger

Transmission and Shifter Problems

Owner complaints describe vehicles that will not move forward until the gear suddenly catches, especially when hot, and transmissions that slip into neutral during operation. The recall database includes campaigns for improperly heat-treated shifter assemblies that slip out of drive and for Durango Pursuit shifters that come out of gear while driving. Both scenarios cause sudden loss of drive power. Transmission defects that resist repair or recur after service often meet the statute's substantial impairment test.

Durango · Charger · Challenger

Airbag Deployment and Installation Issues

The recall database records campaigns for side curtain airbag inflators that may rupture, ejecting sharp metal fragments, and for missing or loose curtain airbag fasteners. One owner complaint describes a rear curtain airbag inflating on its own in a parked vehicle, and another reports a headliner and mirror left hanging after a recall repair. Airbag defects are safety defects by definition, and the two-attempt presumption applies when repairs do not resolve the problem.

Charger · Durango · Challenger

Steering Control Loss

Complaints describe electric steering racks that fail suddenly at road speed with no advance warning, leaving the vehicle impossible to steer. The recall database includes a campaign for steering gear rack bars that were insufficiently hardened during manufacturing, allowing them to bind and resulting in difficulty steering or loss of steering control. Loss of steering is a safety defect. When a steering problem persists after repair attempts, the two-attempt presumption for serious injury applies.

Durango · Charger · Challenger

A

Two or more attempts (safety)

For a defect that could cause death or serious injury, reported within 18 months or 18,000 miles.

B

Four or more attempts

For the same non-safety warranty problem, reported within 18 months or 18,000 miles.

C

30 days out of service

Cumulative, for warranty repair, within 18 months or 18,000 miles.