Dodge Durango Complaints (1999)

1,967 consumer complaints on file.

#848293September 21, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER BROADSIDED SOMEONE, FRONT END WAS SMASHED, AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#848014September 20, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847824September 15, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND ENGINE STALLED/WHEEL LOCKED UP AND POWER BRAKES QUIT.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847555September 13, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHEN THE RADIO IS ON THE EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY, MAKING IT HARD TO VIEW CARS APPRAOCHING FROM THE REAR. DEALER REPLACED THE MIRRORS AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847436September 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING INSIDE OF A PARKING GARAGE UPON APPLYING BRAKES THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK HAD TO PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKES TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. THEN TRUCK STARTED SMOKING UNDERNEATH HIS VEHICLE. CONSUME R TRIED TO OPEN HOOD AND IT WOULDN'T COME UP. VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIT OUT SPARKS AND FIRE OCCURRED. FLAMES STARTED DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THEN THE TRUCK EXPLODED AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710939September 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
ON FIRST ONE HOUR OF OWNERSHIP 30 MILES DRIVEN THE DRIVE LINE SEPERATED FROM THE REAR END CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE OR SPEAK WITH FACTORY REPS DUE TO THE DIFFICULT PROCESS OF CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE BEEN SHUFFLED BETWEEN DEALERSHIPS AND WE ARE AT WITTS ENDS TRYING TO FIND LISTENING EARS. THE NEW VEHICLE HAS NOT YET MADE THE JOURNEY TO OUR HOME AS WE ARE WAITING FOR REPAIRS. WE ARE NOW FOUR DAYS IN WAITING FOR OUR 34 THOUSAND DOLLAR NEW VEHICLE WITH 30 MILES AND ONE HOUR OF OWNERSHIP. CAN YOU HELP????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846728September 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
THE DRIVESHAFT FELL FROM THE VEHICLE AT 45-50MPH. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846877September 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. IT WAS NOT RAINING BUT GROUND WAS WET. CONSUMER SAID WHEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT PUT ON THE BRAKES, SHE WAS ABOUT SIX CAR LENTHS BEHIND WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP. BUT, CAR DIDN'T STOP, CAUSING A COLLISION. CONSUMER WAS NOT HURT, BUT THE PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CAR WERE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#846509September 2, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FUSE BLEW OUT 4 TIMES, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER TO BE INOPERATIVE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843780August 25, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER / PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK *YC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845708August 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE PULLING A 26 FOOT CAMPING TRAILER, BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. REAR TIRES WERE "FLAT SPOTTED" DUE TO BRAKES LOCKING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP. WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP FOR TROUBLE, COMPUTER PRINTED OUT "WRONG ANTI LOCK CONTROLLER FOR THIS VEHICLE". THE CONTROL BOX WAS REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT UNIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845644August 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WENT TO PUT IT INTO REVERSE HEARD A LOUD NOISE.TOOK VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED. WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM ,AND DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845621August 23, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED.CUSTOMER WAS INJURED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DID NOT REPLY TO THIS INCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#710045August 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE BLEW UP AT LESS THAN 3000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE ONGOING. DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED AND INSIST THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR. NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710046August 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
UPON IDLE, THE TEMP GUAGE EXCEEDS 210 AND CAUSES AC TO BLOW HOT AIR. AFTER ACCELLERATING AC COOLS AGAIN BUT VEHICLE CONTINUALLY OVERHEATS AND CAUSES AC TO BLOW HOT. DEALER SAID IT IS "FLAW" IN THE DURANGO AND LATER VERSION '99'S HAVE BEEN UPGRADED ALREADY. IS THERE A RECENT TSB ON THIS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782825August 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709643August 5, 1999
SEATS
FRONT DRIVERS POWER SEAT ROCKS AND POPS DURING USE, REPORTED TO DEALER AND TOLD THIS IS NORMAL, SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS FROM MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709515August 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS BLOCK SIDE VISION AND CREATES SEVERE BLIND SPOTS WHICH CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547593July 28, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SIDE SWIPE THREE TREES AND HIT A LARGE TREE HEAD ON. HOWEVER, NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION, WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES. *YC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#708973July 22, 1999
TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE DOOR STICKER SAYS THE TRUCK HAS 23575R15 TIRES ON IT AND ONLY CALLS FOR 30PSI. THE 31X10.5 TIRES CALL FOR 50 PSI ON THE SIDEWALL *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.5 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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