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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2015 Dodge Durango Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
18about this part
Share
4%of 504 total for the year
Median mileage
30,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2015 Dodge Durango, 4% of the 504 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“1. Air bag continuously pops up whenever driving, I have received multiple emails from westgate and taken to them with no repair. Recent accident airbag did not work. 2. I am unable to open gas tank from inside, I literally have to get out go to back of truck and pull a lever, I found out how to do this by another owner who did it on youtube. I almost got hit by car twice. 3. …”

NHTSA complaint #11161298, filed 2018-12, 55,000 miles

“I was exiting a parking garage and applied my brake to stop to pay the parking fee. When I came to a stop the truck unexpectedly accelerated with my foot on the brake. I pushed as hard as I could on the foot brake but the engine was registering 4 to 5,000 rpms. My truck moved on thru the parking gate breaking the gate and then my truck entered into the main road. I almost hit two people walking on the sidewalk in front of the parking garage. I was able to move the truck into neutral once through the gate and the rpms went back to normal. …”

NHTSA complaint #11383500, filed 2020-12, 40,000 miles

“I started to proceed down the street and the accelerator appeared to stick and the engine started racing and I did not have any control of the vehicle speed. Also the RPM gauge was out of control. This last approximately five to ten seconds, and then the engine stopped racing, and returned to normal. The vehicle was in motion and going forward on a city street when the accelerator appeard to stick and the vehicle increased in speed, and I had not control over the speed of the vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #10820929, filed 2016-01, 475 miles

“On 1/19/2019, I went to brake while driving my Dodge Durango, and the car violently shook, made a revving noise, and accelerated. My foot was to the floor and the car would not stop. I hit two cars in front of me, which was the only way the car actually stopped moving, and it wasn't until I turned the car completely off that the noise and shaking stopped. A case was opened with fiat chrysler corporate office the date of the accident. A 3rd party company was hired to investigate the vehicle and pull date off of the electronic data record. …”

NHTSA complaint #11180438, filed 2019-02, 70,000 miles

“Dodge Durango u65/NHTSA 18v-332 vehicle malfunction caused the vehicle (in motion, but slowing) to accelerate (leap forward) unexpectedly, causing an accident. This happened on a city street. This was the second accident with similar circumstances in this vehicle. After the first accident (6/28/18), we took the Durango to the Dodge dealership and were told nothing was wrong with the vehicle. The Durango u65 recall notice arrived in the mail a few days after the second accident, and we immediately made an appointment at the Dodge dealership for the fix.”

NHTSA complaint #11191356, filed 2019-03, 36,700 miles

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Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202617%
202326%
202121%
202035%
201953%
201863%
2017105%
201696%
2015184%
201491%
2013173%
2012244%
2011192%
200918%
200822%
2007105%
200691%
2005433%
2004494%
200372%
200251%
2001193%
2000262%
1999382%
1998141%

Other parts of the 2015 Dodge Durango

Exterior lighting
197 complaints
Electrical system
95 complaints
Seats
91 complaints
Other or unknown
47 complaints
Air bags
42 complaints
Engine
38 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
38 complaints
Fuel system
22 complaints
Body and structure
21 complaints
Seat belts
16 complaints
Brakes
9 complaints
Suspension
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2015 Dodge Durango

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 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