Dodge Durango Complaints (2000)

1,075 consumer complaints on file.

#10160759June 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE A 2000 DODGE DURANGO THAT NEEDS A NEW POWER BOX/HARNESS. MY MECHANIC TRIED TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART BUT WAS TOLD BY THE PARTS MANUFACTURER THAT DUE TO KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE DURANGO POWER BOX/HARNESS THAT THE PART WAS REDESIGNED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE POWER BOX HARNESS SHORTED THE WIRING AND THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT IGNITE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE COST TO COVER THE REPAIRS IS OVER $4,000. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED GRAVE DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159391June 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE DUE TO SLUDGE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, WHICH LUCKILY I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION. TRUSTED MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAS HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE, AS THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW OIL TO FLOW PROPERLY TO ALL PARTS OF ENGINE. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO PUT IN A NEW ENGINE AS THE REPAIR TO THE EXISTING ENGINE WOULD BE EXTENSIVE. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158755June 1, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE/WHEEL BEARING FAILURE FOR 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THEY WERE REPLACED IN OCT 2002 ALSO. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED IN DEC 04. ON JUNE 1 THE LOWERS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND DODGE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THERE IS ONLY 83K ON THIS CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158467May 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY 2000 DURANGO HAS STARTED STALLING WHILE DRIVING. STEERING LOCKS UP AND IS HARD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAS DONE THIS AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS OF DRIVING. MOSTLY HAPPENED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. NO PRIOR WARNING TO IT STALLING OR LOSING ALL POWER. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF IT IS HARD TO RE-START AGAIN, AT THIS TIME THE BATTERY, OIL PRESSURE, GAS AND TEMP GAUGES WONT OPERATE. I HAVE HAD TO WAIT UP WARDS OF AN HOUR BEFORE THE GAUGES WILL MOVE AND THE CAR WILL RESTART. THE GAUGE OR DASH LIGHTS NEVER INDICATE A PROBLEM, NOT UNTIL THE CAR DIES WILL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES COME ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AND AFTER 2 TRIES TO FIX IT AND $500 THEY SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER. NOW AFTER 3 WEEKS OF WAITING AND MORE MONEY SPENT, THEY SAY THE COMPUTER WAS REBUILT? AND IT STILL WOULD DIE AND WOULDN'T RESTART. THEN THEY PUT IN A NEW COMPUTER, I DROVE HOME, THEN NEVER MADE IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE MY CARS PROBLEM, BEING A SINGLE MOM WITH 3 KIDS I NOW FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY AND THE COSTS I AM SPENDING ON THIS CAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157393May 11, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AN AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK OF OUR 2000 DODGE DURANGO DOES NOT UNLOCK ONE DOOR WHEN THE FRONT CONTROL IS ACTIVATED. THE LOCK HAS TO BE MANUALLY LIFTED. IF THE FRONT CONTROL IS NOT USED TO UNLOCK THE WHOLE CAR, THE ONE DEFECTIVE LOCK CANNOT BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS THE SECOND ACTIVATOR THAT HAS GONE BAD ON THIS CAR. THE FIRST WAS THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE CURRENT DEFECTIVE LOCK IS THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157035May 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING FRONT LEFT BRAKE ENGAGED AND LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS PULLING EXTREMELY HARD TO THE LEFT AND CONTROLLABILITY WAS AN ISSUE. UPON STOPPING LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS SMOKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156655May 2, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. TODAY MY MECHANIC AND I FOUND A HEAVY AMOUNT OF SLUDGE UNDER OIL CAP AND ALL AROUND FILLER NECK. THIS INDICATES THAT THERE IS A HUGE BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE VERY SOON. INTERNET SEARCHES REVEAL THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. MY DURANGO HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153207March 20, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
ONE SEVERAL OCCASIONS (MORE THAN 3) THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN THE ROADWAY WITH NO WARNING. THE FUEL SEEMS TO BE IN A VAPOR LOCK OR THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT PUMPING CORRECTLY. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THE 2005 DURANGO FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS MAY BE THE SAME ISSUE RELATED TO MY VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC WHO EVALUATED THE VEHICLE STATED THIS WAS THE PROBLEM AND THESE VEHICLES WERE KNOWN TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM THROUGHOUT SEVERAL YEARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153276March 20, 2006
SEATS
I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2000 DODGE DURANGO SLT. THE FRONT SEAT BRACKET IS FRAGILE AND CAN EASILY BREAK MAKING IT ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TO MY DRIVERS CHAIR AND THE PART TO FIX IT IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE RESULT IS HAVING TO BUY A NEW SEAT WHICH IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS POINT. PENDING AN ACCIDENT I COULD SEE THIS CAUSING PROBLEMS SUCH AS WHIPLASH SINCE THE SEAT IS NOT SECURELY MOUNTED. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND WONDER WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALLED ITEM BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152693March 14, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
FRONT AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS SEVERELY FRAYED ON 2000 DODGE DURANGO. BOTH BELTS ARE FRAYED IN THE SAME PLACE(S) ON BELTS. BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY SEAT BELT GUIDE(S) ATTACHED TO INTERIOR FRONT DOOR POST. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS HAZARD TO OCCUPANTS DUE TO LOSS OF SEAT BELT INTEGRITY. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER, WAS TOLD THIS WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147807January 15, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS. CAN ONLY MANUALLY LOCK/UNLOCK THE DOOR. HAD ONE REPLACED AT $250 AND ANOTHER IS BEGINNING TO FAIL. CHILD WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP. REAR HATCH LOCK "FLUTTERS" AND LOCKS/UNLOCKS BY ITSELF EVEN AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND KEY OUT OF IGNITION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148663January 13, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP. *TS ODI ASKED MANUFACTURER TO RESOLVE. CUSTOMER DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION LETTER. CUSTOMER PAID DEALER FOR THE REMEDY. 1/17/06 *RW *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147301January 9, 2006
STRUCTURE, SUSPENSION, STEERING
SEPTEMBER 13, 2001 MY HUSBAND CURTIS JOYNER WAS KILLED IN A CRASH IN HERNANDO, MS DUE TO POOR WHEEL BASE STRUCTURE AND POOR WHEEL BALANCE STRUCTURE OF DURANGO'S OF HANDLING CURVES, WAS STATED BY ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTING CREW THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER IN CURVES. I HIRED ATTORNEY MCGRAW OF OLIVEBRANCH, MS; WHO LATER STATED HE DID NOT HAVE THE TIME TO PUT INTO THIS MATTER, BUT WAS CERTAINLY A GOOD CASE. I EMAILED DATELINE REGARDING THIS MATTER ALSO. I SAY ONE NIGHT ON THEIR SHOW WHERE THEY SHOWED HOW THE DURANGO'S DID NOT PASS THE CRASH IN CURVES OR ON THE ROAD. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#10145707December 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
FIRE INVOLVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO A 2000 DODGE DURANGO SUV. THE FIRE STARTED AFTER THE LOSS OF DASH BOARD LIGHTS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. 10 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR WAS STOPPED, THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY OR THE WIRING CLOSE TO THE TAIL LIGHT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145259December 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE LOCK UP. IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR MY VEHICLE WAS HAVING A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR SWITCH AND THEN FLUSHED THE ENGINE TWO TIMES. TWO DAYS AGO THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING @ ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145003December 12, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THREE ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH THE PEDAL COMPLETELY DEPRESSED ALL THREE TIMES. THE POLICE WERE PRESENT AFTER ALL THREE ACCIDENTS, BUT NO REPORTS WERE TAKEN. THE INSURANCE COMPANY PAID FOR COSMETIC BODY DAMAGE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143746November 28, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS. THIS IS A 2ND OCCURRENCE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THE 2000 DURANGO IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE BOLT WAS MISSING ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE 2ND WAS STRIPPED. ON THE RIGHT SIDE ONE WAS STRIPPED. ON THE PREVIOUS PAD REPLACEMENT ONE WAS STRIPPED. THE REPLACEMENT BOLTS DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ENOUGH THREAD LENGTH TO MAKE A SECURE CONNECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142322November 9, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
I TOOK MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO IN FOR ITS ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION. WHEN THE MECHANIC PUT THE CAR UP ON THE LIFT, THE TIRE FELL OFF. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN UPPER BALL JOINT ISSUE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND REPLACED THE DAMAGED TIRE. DODGE CLAIMS THAT THEY WILL ONLY PAY FOR THE COST OF THE UPPER BALL JOINT AND WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE LOWER JOINT, TIRE, OR LABOR. ALL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141889November 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEHICLE KEPT FLOODING OUT AND WOULD NOT START OVER A MONTH PERIOD IN OCTOBER OF 2005. TAKEN TO A GARAGE TO BE FIXED. THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING IT STARTED VEHICLE WOULD BE TAKEN HOME AND SAME PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF. AFTER 3 TRIP TO GARAGE FOR SAME PROBLEM THE VEHICLES PCM(ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER) HAS BEEN REPLACED. DEALER ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS 7000 MILES OVER THE 80000 MILE WARRANTY ON THAT PARTICULAR PART. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM. FROM EXHAUST PROBLEMS TO TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLERS FAILURE TO POWER DOOR LOCKS GOING OUT. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT CHRYLSER WAS NOT AWARE OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE 200 DODGE DURANGO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141970November 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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