Dodge Durango Complaints (1999)

1,967 consumer complaints on file.

#10100991December 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF. TRANSMISSION EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. AAMCO HAS CAR NO PARTS AVAILABLE DUE TO HIGH DEMAND DODGE SENT PRODUCT UPDATE TO ADDRESS ISSUE, NEVER NOTIFIED DURANGO OWNERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103583November 30, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS IN 1999 DODGE DURANGO. *BF *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098920November 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
EXCESSIVE BALL JOINT WEAR ON 1999 DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY DURANGO FOR NEARLY 3 YEARS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP COMPLAINING OF "CLUNKING" COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN THE STERRING WHEEL IS TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN MAKING TURNS (I.E. PARKING IN A PARKING SPOT). THE VEHICLE WAS STILL WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE" THE NOISE. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 TIRES UNDER WITH UNDER17,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DURING MY LAST TIRE ROTATION (AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP) THEY INDICATED THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT AND REAR BALL JOINTS AND CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE HAS 27,580 MILES. COMBINING THESE FACTORS I BELIEVE THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE, AND WITH NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE IT IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099975November 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098808November 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
1999 DODGE DURANGO. - REPLACEMENT OF FRONT END UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AT 59553 MILES. PREVIOUSLY TOLD THAT LUBRICATION WAS ALL THAT WAS NEEDED BY DODGE DEALER. LATER TOLD THAT FRONT END ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE GUARANTEED WHEN REPLACING WORE TIRES. NOW AT 70K MILES, THE FRONT END IS SQUEAKING AGAIN. SAME SOUND THAT ORIGINALLY APPEARED AT OR NEAR 30K MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098665November 11, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT
PREMATURE BALL JOINT WEAR ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO SUV. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098616November 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. ON 11-2-04 WHILE DRIVING ON I-70 AT AROUND 7:30A.M. THE FRONT AXLE FELL A PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098618November 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, ROAD NOISE. UPPER BALLS JOINTS BAD. REPLACED. NOW THEY ARE SHOT AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM, EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND ROAD NOISE. 62K ON FIRST REPAIR. TRUCK IS USED 90% HIGHWAY DRIVING, NO TOWING, AND NO HEAVY LOADS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE LOWER BALL-JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS, ETC. TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT TWICE. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, AND ON AND ON. FRONT SUSPENSION DESIGN IS JUNK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098638November 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I HAD MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO ON 11/10/04. ALL FOUR JOINTS SHOWED UNUSUAL WEAR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WERE VERY CLOSE TO FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098546November 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO, ON TUESDAY 11-2-04 THE FRONT AXLE FELL A PART. THIS REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED, I HAD TO RENT A CAR AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP AT THIS POINT 11-9-04. THERE ARE ONLY 80, 177 MILES ON THE DURANGO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098571November 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TRANSFER CASE FAILED, TIMING BELT BROKE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098444November 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT 41000 MILES MY 1999 DURANGO 5.9L EXPERIENCED SPARK KNOCK AND HEAVY OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL CHANGED AT EVERY 3000 MILES. CALLED CHRYSLER FOR HELP. THEY SAID TOO OLD AND DID NOT OFFER ANY HELP. I REPLACED ALL THE VALVE SEALS. DID NOT FIX. REPLACED THE PLENUM GASKET AS STATED BY THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN. DID NOT FIX. FINALLY, TORE DOWN ENGINE AND FOUND A BROKEN OIL RING ON #8 CYLINDER. REPLACED ALL RINGS AND BEARINGS. FINALLY FIXED ALL AT MY COST. CHRYSLER DID NOT OFFER HELP. ONLY ONE THING TO SAY TO CHRYSLER, YOU HAVE ONE LESS CUSTOMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099372November 4, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE WEAR AT 29,000 MILES. FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT THEY WORE OUT AGAIN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098203November 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
10/29/04 DROVE CAR FROM JAX, FL TO SAV. GA. APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY THERE, CHECK GAUGE AND NO OIL PRESSURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. SAID THAT THE SCREEN IN THE OIL FILTER OR PUMP WAS CLOGGED AND TONS OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THEY FLUSHED THE SCREEN AND THE ENGINE OUT AND CHANGED THE OIL. CAR RAN NORMAL FROM THERE AND DROVE BACK TO JACKSONVILLE FINE. ONCE BACK ON JACKSONVILLE, THE CHECK GAUGE AND NO OIL PRESSURE IS BACK. CAR SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, AFRAID TO DRIVE TO WORK AND NO MONEY TO REPLACE WHAT IS WRONG THIS TIME. SECOND CHRYLSER VEHICLE OWED AND SHOULD OF LEARNED THE FIRST TIME WHEN I HAD A DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES AND OTHER NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. APPARANTLY, THIS IS A MANUFACTUER DEFECT IN NUMEROUS PRODUCTS AND THEY NEED TO OWN UP TO THE MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD PROBLEMS LIKE THESE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094818November 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN WHICH THEY FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. *AK THE COVER UNDER THE HOOD WAS RIPENED, THE BLACK GUARD UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS HANGING, THE COOLANT RESEVOIR WAS LEAKING, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED, THE A/C WAS NOT COOLING DUE TO AN OPEN WIRE FROM THE LOW PUSH SWITCH, AND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ PROPERLY. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083510November 3, 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 INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND WORN OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT A FAMILY DOWN THE STREET WITH THE SAME VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098163November 2, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
NO CRASH. I AM WRITING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ONLY BECAUSE OF AN HONEST DODGE MECHANIC THAT I HAPPENED TO MEET I WAS WARNED TO HAVE MY BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS EXAMINED ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO. I HAD NO NOTICE THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM. MY DURANGO HAD APPROXIMATELY 52K MILES ON IT. NEARLY ALL HIGHWAY MILES, NO OFFROADING. I HAD TO REPLACE THESE AT A COST OF NEARLY $2,000. I INVESTIGATED AT THE TIME AND FOUND OUT THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT MY TIRE HAD NOT FALLEN OFF. I AM SUBMITTING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING INVESTIGATION ONGOING ON THIS SUBJECT AND I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF ANOTHER CASE. THANK YOU!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092623October 27, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. ALL THE GAUGES DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. AFTER RESTARTING THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE.OIL SLUDGE CAUSED PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097757October 26, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
PE 03 032/FRONT SUSPENSION, UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. WHILE GETTING A TUNE-UP MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096201October 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
1999 DODGE DURANGO ENGINE CEASES ALONG WITH BALL JOINT PROBLEMS. I HAD TO HAVE MY ENGINE REPLACED IN THE 5 YRS THAT I HAVE OWNED IT TWICE! THAT IS NOT NORMAL ON A VEHICLE THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE TOUGH AND GET MORE THAN 36,000 MILES TO THE ENGINE! I HAVE CALLED DAMLIER CHRYSLER ABOUT THE SITUATION AND THEY CANNOT COMPENSATE ME IN ANY WAY AND HE WASN'T ALLOWED TO SAY IF THAT WAS NORMAL FOR A BRAND NEW TRUCK TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN FIVE YEARS! AND BY THE WAY I HAVE RECIEPTS FOR MY WORK DONE AND THE PROPER MAINTENCE OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN THAT TIME SPAN!V I PAID $30,000.00 FOR THE BRAND NEW TRUCK PLUS ONE ENGINE COSTING ME $4100.00 AND THE SECOND ENGINE COSTING $4300.00 BESIDES THE BALL JOINTS. THE FIRST TIME THEREE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE BLOCK THIS TIME THE ENGINE CEASED AND STARTED RATTILING LIKE A BUNCH OF TIN CANS BECAUSE SUPPOSE BROKE LOOSE INSIDE THE ENGINE AND MY DRIVE CAM ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK IN IT!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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