Dodge Durango Complaints (1998)

965 consumer complaints on file.

#880236February 9, 2001
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
PLASTIC TILT SEAT MOTOR WHICH OPERATES DIFFERENT SEATING POSITIONS BROKE. THIS PART ALSO HOLDS SEAT TO FRAME. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879786February 5, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKE PADS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR AND OVERHEATING, CAUSING PADS TO SEPARATE FROM BRAKE PLATE WHICH SEPARATED FROM CALIPER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879066January 26, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
PREMATURE WEAR OF LOWER BALL JOINTS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739517January 17, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DODGE FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT......AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877533January 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE TRYING TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN WINDOWS WOULD NOT MOVE. PASSENGER'S SIDE FIRST, THEN DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW. NO NOISES OR SOUNDS WHEN TRYING TO ROLL WINDOWS DOWN. DEALER SAID IT WAS WINDOW REGULATORS. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738808January 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BOTH WINDOWS ON LEFT SIDE OF CAR WILL NOT WORK... DRIVER WINDOW IS GOING OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737889December 16, 2000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
FOUR OF 6 REAR WHEEL LUG BOLTS SNAPPED OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876395December 12, 2000
SUSPENSION, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHENEVER DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR MAKING TURNS VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY & MAKE NOISES. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC CHANGED & BALANCED. STEERING WAS CHANGED & WHEELS ALIGNED. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.ALSO, WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT RACK & PINION STEERING NEEDED REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737430December 6, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 52,000 MILES. TOTAL REBUILD COSTING $2,084.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875992December 5, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH BALL JOINTS THAT WEAR OUT FAST, AND HAD BEEN RECALLED. WHEN MAKING A TURN FEELS VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL, AND IS NOT TIGHT ANY MORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736259November 14, 2000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
1)INITIALLY HEARD A "CLUNK" FROM RIGHT REAR EVERY TIME WE'D HIT A BUMP. TURNED OUT TO BE NOT A BROKEN SHOCK ABSORBER, NOR THE BOLT WHICH ATTACHES THE SHOCK ABSORBER TO THE FRAME, BUT THE ACTUAL FRAME PIECE TO WHICH THE BOLT/ABSORBER ASSEMBLY ATTACHES. 2)WHILE OBSERVING PROBLEM 1, NOTICED OIL/DIRT "LEAK" ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL/AXLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874892November 14, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
RECALL 99V342000 AND 99V-341, DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM BECAUSE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. ALSO, RECALL INFORMATION GIVES NO INDICATION THAT TANK HAS TO BE EMPTY TO HAVE RECALL PROBLEM COMPLETE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736194November 12, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
BALL JOINTS SUPPOSEDLY REPACED BY DEALER REP AT PURCHASE OF USED VEHICLE - MILEAGE 36,000. NEXT YEAR INSPECTION DENIED DUE TO FAILED BALL JOINTS AGAIN - UPPER ON BOTH SIDES. DEALER WILL REPLACE FOR HIGH FEE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873949October 26, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, AND BRAKES DIDN'T GRAB. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND WS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873845October 25, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND HEARD A BUSZING NOISE. LATER THAT DAY, VEHICLE STARTING SHAKING AND MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. THEN, CONSUMER TURNED OFF CAR. TRIED TO RESTART, AND IT WOULD NOT. 3 HOURS LATER, TRIED TO START AGAIN, AND THERE WAS NOTHING AT ALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734792October 20, 2000
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
VEHICLE WAS IN PARK W/EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. WHEN PUTTING BOAT ON TRAILER TRANSFER CASE POPPED INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING CAR TO ROLL INTO WATER. TRANSFER CASE HAD POPPED INTO N BEFORE, BUT WAS NOT REPEATABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733491October 5, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES WERE SO WORN OUT THAT THEY WOULD FAIL THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION IN SPITE OF REGULAR GREASING. THEY WERE REPLACED ONLY AFTER GOING TO THREE DODGE DEALERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871830September 29, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2 REAR GOODYEAR WRANGLER TR/S TIRES P235/75R15 WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER FEELS TIRES SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN THE WAY THEY DID AND REPLACED TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870884September 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
USUALLY DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPPED ABOUT 60 MPH TRANSMISSION WILL KEEP SLIPPING. CONSUMER HAS BEEN AT DEALER 3 TIMES, AND CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730639September 7, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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