2001 Dodge Durango Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“I was driving home from work one night, it was raining, when my headlights, wipers, and dashboard just went out. I pulled over in a parking lot, shut off the engine waiting a couple of minutes and turned it back on and they still wouldn't work. I can not drive my car at night or when it is raining, or even lock my doors. They tried replacing the ignition switch and still no lights.”

“The blower motor resistor, for the AC/heat on my 2001 Dodge Durango slt 4wd, has failed twice, since I have owned the vehicle. A service garage performed a test of the system and wanted to replace the blower, but the dealer claimed this was a common problem with this model and replaced the resistor, at a much lower cost. Upon review of Dodge Durango online forums, this appears to be an issue for many Dodge Durango owners. Appears to be either a defect in the system or design defect. Please investigate.”

“For the (3) third time since we purchased this vehicle in 05/2002, the window regulator has failed. The window regulator is a big part that fits inside the door and makes the window go up and down. This is the third occasion when it has broken causing the window to slide down into the door. It costs approx. $250-$300 to get this repaired every time. We are not doing anything extraordinary to warrant this kind of defect in this part. Please investigate this problem asap!!!”

“2001 Dodge Durango. In 2007 my front driver's window went 1/2 way down and wouldn't go back up. I had to replace the regulator w/ the motor. At an expense of about $200. The mechanic says this is a huge problem he sees w/ this vehicle. In 2008 the same window is out again and so are my back two windows now. I can hear my front pass. Window doing the same so I have stopped using all windows. This is a costly thing replacing every window once a year. Why cant they make an effective part that if replaced will last. You shouldn't have to do this every year. Please check into this malfunction. …”

“I have had my Dodge for three years and since then several things had to be replaced on it. I had to have my transmission rebuilt due to the coolant failure. The sensor stopped working and over heated the engine burnt up the transmission. The motor in the driver window burnt out and had to e replaced. The Dodge stop cranking so we had to replace the fuel pump. We are now having problems with the cooling fan on the engine that has burnt out as well. I am very displeased with my truck and will never buy another Dodge again. All these things happened in a year. Man I hate this truck.”