10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
25 / 0
Average Mileage:
48,365 miles

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problem #78

Jan 132021

Durango

  • 101,778 miles
I was pulling out of the parking lot of my place of employment and as I stoped to make a right turn to the street. The driver side headrest deployed and hit me in the back of my head and neck

- Cypress, TX, USA

problem #77

Dec 052020

Durango

  • 65,000 miles
On 12/5/2020 at about 1200 hours, I was driving northbound at about 40 mph on litchfield rd in Goodyear, AZ in my 2014 Dodge Durango when the front passenger-side headrest deployed against the back of my wife's head for no apparent reason. I looked around and there were no vehicles within a quarter-mile of my vehicle when this occurred. On arrival home, I inspected the faulty headrest and it appeared an interior plastic retention piece was busted. I contacted my Dodge dealer, who advised a replacement was not available until May 2021. I contacted Chrysler customer care and they we're equally as useless as the dealer. I am completely annoyed, dissatisfied and a bit enraged.

- Goodyear, AZ, USA

problem #76

Nov 192020

Durango

  • 68,000 miles
As I was driving down the road this morning, taking my kids to school, the passenger seat headrest completely popped itself out. Came apart from from front to back and is locked so that it cannot be put back together. It hit my passenger in the back of the head.

- Panama City, FL, USA

problem #75

Oct 232020

Durango

  • miles
Right front seat headrest has deployed for no reason while driving.

- Osage Beach, MO, USA

problem #74

Oct 222020

Durango

  • 120,000 miles
The headrest burst open on the driver seat for no reason, when the vehicle was on but stationary, parked in my garage.

- Pearl City, IL, USA

problem #73

Sep 202020

Durango

  • 130,000 miles
I was simply driving between 25-35 mph, by myself, when the passenger side headrest suddenly deployed. I thought something or someone hit my car. After looking around I noticed that it was the passenger headrest. I have no idea what caused it to activate"?? dealer says the only way to fix it is to bring it to them??"

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #72

Aug 182020

Durango

  • 72,000 miles
Active head restraint activated without warning with occupant in the seat. Vehicle was in motion and being driven normally in town. Active head restraint hit occupant and caused pain. Took to dealership and was told nothing they could do other than charge me 750 dollars to repair the issue.

- Country Club, MO, USA

problem #71

Sep 072020

Durango

  • 68,800 miles
As I was driving down the highway the passenger seat head rest deployed hitting me in the back of the head. The inner parts of the head rest snapped and it's not rattling.

- Danville, VA, USA

problem #70

Aug 292020

Durango

  • 79,040 miles
My passenger side headrest broke at the plastic clips and is just hanging there. We just noticed when we got in the car today... thank goodness no one was riding in the seat. I'm now worried about the driver's side headrest "exploding" while we're driving.

- Tempe, AZ, USA

problem #69

Aug 242020

Durango

  • 78,153 miles
Traveling in parking lot less than 10mph when suddenly the passenger headrest deployed with a loud bang. Fortunately there was no one sitting in the seat at the time, as it could have caused a serious injury. There was nothing the caused the headrest to deploy. After examination, the cheap plastic pieces holding the headrest in is proper place were broken. I am now greatly concern this will also happen on the drivers side and may cause an injury or accident. It was clearly a failure of a defective part. Sine than I have heard of many similar incidents. This clearly a safety issue and should have a recall from Chrysler/Dodge

- Perkasie, PA, USA

problem #68

Aug 162020

Durango

  • 60,000 miles
Known safety issue with the active head restraint of the 2014 Dodge Durango. The head restraint is known to deploy without cause, hitting the driver in the back of the head. This just happened two days ago (8/16/2020) to the driver side head restraint of my 2014 Dodge Durango citadel with 60,000 miles. Nothing provoked the malfunction, as the vehicle was parked.

- Sugar Hill, GA, USA

problem #67

Aug 132020

Durango

  • 89,000 miles
The passenger seat headrest popped all the way out. There has been no wreck, collision, force of any kind. The car was in park at the time. It can not be closed.

- Bethel Springs, TN, USA

problem #66

Aug 082020

Durango

  • 136,500 miles
While driving down the road my driving side head rest popped open hitting me in the back of the head.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #65

Aug 032020

Durango

  • 83,000 miles
My car was parked in the garage. I went to work on Monday morning and noticed my head rest was hanging open. The head rest front portion popped off from the back portion and will not go back together. The garage estimate to fix this is $900!! I think this should be taken care of by Chrysler since I wasn't even driving my vehicle - it's just a faulty headrest.

- Port Royal, PA, USA

problem #64

Jul 302020

Durango

  • 73,058 miles
Driver side front headrest deployed un-commanded. Plastic bracket holding pin failed. Vehicle was parked overnight in driveway and shut down. No impacts occurred. Appears to be material failure of the plastic bracket holding the retaining pin.

- Saint Peters, MO, USA

problem #63

Jul 272020

Durango

  • 86,336 miles
The passenger headrest deployed without reason. The vehicle was not in motion and parked in my driveway.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #62

Jul 132020

Durango 8-cyl

  • 80,342 miles
While parking the passenger side "active head rest restraint" deployed due to a failed plastic piece that holds a steel pin into an electronically controlled servo. I would like a new head rest sent to me free of charge for installation. Thank you.

- Rossmoor, CA, USA

problem #61

Jun 152020

Durango 6-cyl

  • 106,000 miles
Front passenger side headrest deployed on its own. I was not in the car when it happened. No accident of any sort.

- Wake Forest, NC, USA

problem #60

Jun 292020

Durango 6-cyl

  • 130,000 miles
While I was driving on the freeway doing 65 mph the driver's seat headrest deployed. It burst forward hitting me on the back of the head so hard I struggled to keep control. I was in motion, not involved in any type of impact. There was no reason for the headrest to deploy. Consumer has contacted the dealer and will be replacing the headset next week.

- Gilbert, AZ, USA

problem #59

Jun 272020

Durango

  • 56,000 miles
Head restraint on driver side deployed while in driveway. Plastic retainer failed allowing the restraint to activate.

- Shreveport, LA, USA

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