2015 citadel, 150k. For a few years now my Durango will decide randomly to crank faster than usual and not run. Might go 6 months without issues and then it returns. Might act up a little but then run and be fine. You can tell it's not getting fuel during one of its tantrums.
other (related?) Symptoms:
-random things happening on dash display sometimes when first starting it up;
-Front and rear defroster turning on for a minute, buttons non-responsive, and then going off by themselves (rare)
-radio stations clearing out (rare)
Things I have done:
-TIPM replaced 3 times.
-Fuel pump replaced once
Local shop thought it might be the Body Control Module causing problems but of course they can't fix it because it's a dealer item.
Things that "fix it" temporarily:
-letting it sit in the "on" position sometimes works before starting to get it a little fuel. But eventually once that no longer works;
-Taking out the fuel pump fuse and merely resintalling it will all of the sudden fix it, and it fires instantly. Eventually this wont work anymore and thats when it gets towed.
-letting it sit like after towing it somewhere then it will start working again (of course).
on a related note, just had a limp mode issue that was happening randomly. Had it at the dealer twice and they did full load test and blessed the electrical system after removing a "mystery aftermarket harness attached to the front left and right headlights". $1600. Despite all that it did the limp mode issue horribly on a trip so i took it back and they said the right cam sensor and harness seemed iffy so they replaced it. Now 3 weeks later here we are back at the starting issue again. Cranked it for 10 minutes. Popped fuel pump fuse out and back in and it instantly started!
Fun side note- this month was my last final payment on it! lol ugh.
I guess my next step is just to have the dealer replace the body control module regardless of if they say its good, which they just said it was! That's 800$. Any thoughts on this?
other (related?) Symptoms:
-random things happening on dash display sometimes when first starting it up;
-Front and rear defroster turning on for a minute, buttons non-responsive, and then going off by themselves (rare)
-radio stations clearing out (rare)
Things I have done:
-TIPM replaced 3 times.
-Fuel pump replaced once
Local shop thought it might be the Body Control Module causing problems but of course they can't fix it because it's a dealer item.
Things that "fix it" temporarily:
-letting it sit in the "on" position sometimes works before starting to get it a little fuel. But eventually once that no longer works;
-Taking out the fuel pump fuse and merely resintalling it will all of the sudden fix it, and it fires instantly. Eventually this wont work anymore and thats when it gets towed.
-letting it sit like after towing it somewhere then it will start working again (of course).
on a related note, just had a limp mode issue that was happening randomly. Had it at the dealer twice and they did full load test and blessed the electrical system after removing a "mystery aftermarket harness attached to the front left and right headlights". $1600. Despite all that it did the limp mode issue horribly on a trip so i took it back and they said the right cam sensor and harness seemed iffy so they replaced it. Now 3 weeks later here we are back at the starting issue again. Cranked it for 10 minutes. Popped fuel pump fuse out and back in and it instantly started!
Fun side note- this month was my last final payment on it! lol ugh.
I guess my next step is just to have the dealer replace the body control module regardless of if they say its good, which they just said it was! That's 800$. Any thoughts on this?
