2007 Dodge Durango — 4.7L V8

The 2007 Dodge Durango marks a sharp decline in federal filings relative to the immediately preceding model years, falling to 275 complaints, 4 recalls, and 4 investigations from 851 complaints, 10 recalls, and 7 investigations in 2006, and from the generation’s 2005 peak of 1,567 complaints, 9 recalls, and 10 investigations. While 2007 still outpaces the 2008 and 2009 figures of 97 and 19 complaints respectively, it sits at a clear inflection point where reported activity dropped steeply from mid-decade highs. The year’s highest filing categories are Fuel System, Gasoline (75), Air Bags (36), Fuel/Propulsion System (29), and Power Train (14), though the federal data does not specify root causes. The year also records only 15 crash-related and 2 fire-related complaints, a smaller reported-severity footprint than the 2004–2006 period. Because 2007 carries substantially lower complaint and recall counts than the earlier years of this generation yet precedes the even quieter 2008–2009 period, it represents one of the better model years in this generation to buy used, provided a buyer verifies that recall work has been completed.