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2009 Dodge Durango Electrical system Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
17%of 12 total for the year
Median mileage
145,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electrical system of the 2009 Dodge Durango, 17% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 145,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The mother of my child owns a 2009 Dodge Durango this is a nice truck but has some isues racing idle today it stalled at 70 miles MPH on the highway bad gas miliege I have done some research about it found their is an isue with either electrical or throttle body cleaning. I read complaints all over nobody or nothing takes care of it she also had an accident with the truck because at stop light she said the truck idle raced to four thousand RPM and took of on its own hit five cars before it stoped. …”

NHTSA complaint #10510512, filed 2013-05

“The contact owns a 2009 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while parked. The contact opened the driver side door and noticed that the driver's seat was engulfed in flames. The entire door panel was melted. The contact extinguished the fire. The manufacturer sent an independent inspector to perform a brief inspection of the vehicle. The inspector stated that the fire undoubtedly originated from the driver's seat motor control switch, which moves the seat. …”

NHTSA complaint #10631938, filed 2014-09, 145,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026214%
2025563%
2024536%
2023722%
20221118%
20214120%
2020916%
20193927%
20188737%
20176229%
20164025%
20159519%
201414919%
201329045%
201234754%
201151464%
2009217%
20081010%
20072212%
20068410%
200519813%
200424322%
20035717%
20024811%
20019114%
2000565%
19991819%
1998344%

Other parts of the 2009 Dodge Durango

Air bags
3 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Dodge Durango

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology