Dodge Durango Complaints (1999)

1,967 consumer complaints on file.

#10105737January 4, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FAILED FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AT 70,000. MY MECHANIC SYAS THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AS THE WHEELS COULD FALL OFF. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE BALL-JOINTS SHOULD NEVER BE TOTALLY WORN AT ONLY 70,000 MILES. THERE IS A RBALL-JOINT RELATED RECALL FOR ALL 2000 - 2004 MODEL YEAR DURANGO'S, BUT MINE IS A 1999. DODGE/CHRYSLER HAVE BEEN LESS THAN COOPERATIVE. I SEE MANY, MANY OTHER 199 DURANGO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND AM LOOKING FOR SOME RECOURSE/COMPENSETORY RESPONSE FROM DODGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105738January 4, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE DURANGO IN FEBRUARY 2004 AND HAD HEARD ABOUT THE FRONT BALL JOINT PROBLEMS THAT THEY WERE HAVING WITH THE DURANGOS AND DAKOTAS. I HAD THEM CHECKED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND SURE ENOUGH BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE IN SERIOUS NEED OF BEING REPLACED. I CHECKED WITH THE DODGE COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE UNDER INVESTIGATION AND WOULD SOON BE RECALLED. I HAD THE JOINTS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND WAS AMAZED AT THE DIFFERENCE I FELT WHEN I GOT IN TO DRIVE THE DURANGO THE FIRST TIME. THE WHOLE FRONT END FELT ALOT MORE SOLID. I DIDN'T WAIT TILL THE WHEELS FELL OFF LIKE MY FRIEND'S DURANGO. I HAVE CHILDREN AND WAS WORRIED THAT THEY WOULD GET SERIUOSLY INJURED SO I HAD THEM REPLACED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IF A RECALL WAS MADE, I WOULD GET REIMBURSED THE COST. THE 2000-2003 DURANGOS & DAKOTAS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105631January 3, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
99 MY DODGE DURANGO. WITH 54,000 MILES, UPPER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE WORN EXCESSIVELY, ESPECIALLY PASSENGER SIDE. BECAUSE OF MY CONCERN ABOUT THE DANGER OF BALL JOINT SEPARATION AND BECAUSE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN USE THIS VEHICLE, I REPLACED ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS. MY 99 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECENTLY RECALLED VEHICLES, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT WITH ONLY 54,000 MILES. I HAVE SAVED THE OLD PARTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106677January 3, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE FRONT END MADE A BANGING SOUND. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BALL JOINT NHTSA RECALL 04V596000. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106684January 3, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BALL JOINT NHTSA RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104922January 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
ON 10-1-04, MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO, 4WD, HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED WITH ONLY 72,500 MILES. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE NOT HEAVY DUTY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND BAD SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END. I PAID TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE ON 10-1-04. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104929January 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WE HAVE REPLACED AT LEAST TWO COMPLETE SETS OF BALL JOINTS ON OUR 1999 DODGE DURANGO IN THE LAST 5 YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104953January 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
FAILURE OF FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINTS. I HAD BOTH REPLACED ALONG WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS BY A REPAIR FACILITY OTHER THAN THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM EARLIER. I FOUND THE PROBLEM SIMPLY BY RAISING THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND VISUALLY INSPECTING THE JOINTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105611January 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION
OUR TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR,REMOVED,REBUILT AND RE-INSTALL, EXCHANGED TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED, REPLACED ALL SOLENOIDS AND SWITCH 12/31/04 STARTED AROUND 80,000 MILES. WORK DONE @ 80751. I AM ONE OF 3 PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WHO HAVE (OR HAD) A 99 DURANGO ON MY SONS HOCKEY TEAM, ALL HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH TRANNY, 1 AT 64,000 MILES, FIXED AND TRADED, OTHER HAS SAME SYMPTOMS AS OURS, HAS 72,000 MILES.-- ONLINE STORIES SEEM TO INDICATE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH EARLY MODELS TRANNY 42RE?--DATE OF BUILD 9/98-- VIN#1B4HS28Y3X535962-- NOT TO MENTION THE NEW "0 OIL PRESSURE" READING THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST W/E, WHICH SEEMS TO BE POPPING UP, WILL CLEAN PAN AND REPLACE PVC TO SEE IF THAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED AS RESEARCH INDICATES, AND LAST BUT LEAST- BALL JOINTS---AND NEW TIRES WILL BE NEEDED DUE TO UNEVEN INSIDE WEARING, EVEN IF "ROTATED" EVERY 7500 MILES. LONG TERM CHRYSLER OWNER, ALL VEHICLES OVER 125 K MILES, NEVER A PROBLEM--WHAT RECOURSE/SATISAFACTION IS THERE FOR THIS ?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104905January 1, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
MOTOR, IGNITION, TIE RODS, BRAKES. HEATER/AIR HAVE HAD HARDLY NO HEAT OR A/C FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS.. HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING FROM FAN, BLOWER, COOLING, WATER PUMP, HEATER CORE ETC. STILL BACK IN THE SHOP ON 12-28-04 GOT BACK TODAY 01-01-05 AND STILL NO HEAT DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108936December 30, 2004
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO, BRAKES REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, RADIATOR, AIR COMPRESSOR AND MORE PROBLEMS. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE GONE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STICKING. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104788December 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCK AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, 75,000 MILES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED, I HAD A MECHANIC DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID THERE WASN'T ONE AND THAT SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS JUST COME ON AND RESET THEMSELVES. AT 83,000 MILES MY TRANSIMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. THE MACHNIC STATED THAT THE LOUD KNOCK THAT I EXPERIENCED EARLIER WAS A ROD THE CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION THE THE ENGINE BREAKING AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ONLY 83,000 MILES ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109427December 29, 2004
SUSPENSION
I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS SAME PROBLEM, BALL JOINTS PROBLEMS. *BF *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105489December 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE PERFORMED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105503December 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAD CAVED IN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105513December 29, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105380December 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS TILTED OUTWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105394December 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
UPON PERFORMING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE EXTREMELY WORN AND COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105417December 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR KNOCKING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE FRONT UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105444December 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE HUB BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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