2017 Dodge Durango Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 215 owner complaints for the 2017 Dodge Durango.

Recalled components: electrical system and powertrain. Most-described problem: headlight or exterior light problems (42 complaints, 20%). Most-reported area: exterior lighting (82 complaints, 38%; median mileage when it happened: 42,200).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Nov 11, 2026

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Crash ratings for the Durango Pursuit police vehicle are left out. NHTSA files its recalls and complaints under the regular Durango name, so they appear here.

2 safety recalls for the 2017 Dodge Durango

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA has opened 2 investigations that name the 2017 Dodge Durango; both are closed. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

A preliminary evaluation is NHTSA's first step, to gather information and decide whether to look further. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 215 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Durango. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Headlight or exterior light problems42 · 20%
  Median 45,000 miles at failure, from 21 reports with mileage
• Wiring, fuse or short-circuit problems12 · 6%
• Stalling or shutting off9 · 4%
• Overheating or coolant loss9 · 4%
• Check engine light8 · 4%
• Won't start7 · 3%
• Power steering problems or locked steering7 · 3%
• Auto start-stop problems7 · 3%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Exterior lighting82 · 38%
  Median 42,200 miles at failure, from 40 reports with mileage
• Electrical system62 · 29%
  Median 39,500 miles at failure, from 22 reports with mileage
• Engine28 · 13%
• Powertrain23 · 11%
  Median 12,000 miles at failure, from 16 reports with mileage
• Fuel and propulsion system16 · 7%
• Seats11 · 5%
• Steering11 · 5%
• Unknown or other21 · 10%

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Dodge Durango recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2017 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2013 Durango drew the most (167) and the 2017 drew 57.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2017 Durango MPG

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