2014 Dodge Durango problems and complaints

Owners have filed 782 complaints with NHTSA about the 2014 Dodge Durango. The most-reported areas: Exterior Lighting (259), Seats (163), Electrical System (149).

Key takeaways

  • 782 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 23 involve a crash, 9 a fire, 60 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Exterior Lighting25933%
Seats16321%
Electrical System14919%
Engine749%
Air Bags729%
Unknown Or Other679%
Seat Belts547%
Power Train425%
Fuel/Propulsion System324%
Structure263%
Service Brakes253%
Steering122%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2014 Dodge Durango SUV 2WD4/54/55/54/5
2014 Dodge Durango SUV 4WD4/54/55/53/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Unknown Or Other - filed 2026-08-18

Family of 5 traveled back from out of state. Pushed and drove straight through the last 3 hours. When got home and got out of vehicle everyone immediately started feeling ill. 2 kids passed out and we called 911. Fire department detected a carbon monoxide leak in the vehicle. All 5 family members were poisoned and take...

Seats - filed 2026-06-22

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the front passenger’s side head restraint unexpectedly deployed and struck the front seat passenger in the back of the head. There was no crash or impact at the time of the failure. There was no warning light illuminated....

Electrical System,air Bags - filed 2026-06-16

Airbag service light has come on and upon reading appears to be a major issue among any 2014 dodge durango with the vin starting with 1C4RD…. But not on a recall. Appears to be a bad OCR. Unsure why other Chrysler made vehicles known with this issue were recalled but not the 2014 dodge durangos Very concerning that ...

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More for the 2014 Dodge Durango

Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.