Dodge Durango Complaints (2001)

665 consumer complaints on file.

#10125496June 16, 2005
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
DT: RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. CALLER BELIEVED THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. DEALER REPLACED LEAKING RACK AND PINION AND THE LINE POWER OF THE STEERING. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120530June 8, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: WINDOWS CABLES KEEP BREAKING IN DODGE, 2001 DURANGO. HAVE BEEN WITH DODGE, AND THE WARRANTY COVERED THE FIRST INCIDENT. THE CABLE BROKE AGAIN, AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. DODGE WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THE WINDOWS FIXED. NO PRIOR WARNING TO CABLE BREAKAGE.*AK *SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124094June 3, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
DT: THE DIFFERENTIAL ON THE FRONT OF THE 2001 DURANGO WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE IN THE REAR. THIS WAS CAUSING A HAZARD FOR DRIVING. IT ENTAILED THE CHANGING ON ONE REAR END. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AT AN AUCTION. IT HAD A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER, AND CHRYSLER REPAIRED THE DEFECT. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY THE BILL FOR THAT. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THIS WHEN THEY TRIED TO PUT THE DURANGO INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, AND IT STARTED ERRATICALLY. THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS THE CORRECT ONE, BUT THE REAR WAS NOT THE CORRECT ONE. THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS 396 AND THE BACK WAS A 355 FROM THE FACTORY.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER SENT A CHECK FOR THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121851May 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: WITHOUT WARNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, VEHICLE MADE A NOISE LIKE A TICKING SOUND. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO SAID HE WOULD CHECK IT OUT, AND IF THE ENGINE WAS BAD IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. CALLER SAID THERE WAS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT THE PROBLEM WAS AN OIL SLUDGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121749May 20, 2005
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS, TIRES
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO SLT, AND SHE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL . THERE ARE ONLY TWO LUGS:NUTS LEFT HOLDING ON THE TIRE, AND THE STEM KEEPS BREAKING OFF. SHE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121416May 19, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 DODGE DURANGO SEAT BELTS WON'T STAYED LATCHED IN BACK SEATS,MOTOR GIVES ITSELF GAS WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED,TRANSMISSION WILL NOT BE IN ANY GEAR WHEN YOU'VE PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THEN IT WILL JERK AND FINALLY GO AND IT HAS ALSO CHANGED GEARS WHILE DRIVING I CALLED DODGE AND THEY SAID THAT IT'S ALL READY BEEN TAKEN IN ON THAT RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121079May 16, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES ON OUR 2001 DODGE DURANGO WITH 67,000 MILES. ABOUT TWO WEEK AGO THE OIL GAUGE WOULD SHOW NORMAL OIL PRESSURE AND THAN WOULD SHOW NO OIL PRESSURE AT ALL. WE HAD A VEHICLE SERVICED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE OIL SENDING UNIT. TWO WEEKS LATER WE IT REPLACED AGAIN. NEXT WE WERE TOLD THAT WE NEEDED AN ENGINE FLUSH AND THAT WOULD SOLVE OUR PROBLEM. WE TOLD IT A DODGE DEALER AND HAD A BILSTEIN ENGINE DONE ON IT. AFTER THE ENGINE FLUSH WE WERE TOLD TO BRING IT BACK AROUND 500 MILES AND CHANGE THE OIL AGAIN. WE DROVE IT TWO BLOCKS AND HAD TO RETURN TO THE DEALER. THE OIL GAUGE WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY OIL SLUDGE IN THE OIL PAN AND LEAVE IT. WE LEFT IT WITH THE DEALER AND NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT WE NEED A NEW ENGINE. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DODGE AND THEIR OIL SLUDGE ISSUE. I FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE MY OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE AND ARE BEING TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT TAKE OF THEIR VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118723April 29, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE INBOARD SURFACE OF BOTH BRAKE ROTORS BEGAN TO FLAKE OFF AND WEAR THIN. THE INBOARD BRAKE PAD RETAINER CLIPS WERE BENT AND RUSTED OR GONE. YOU COULD FEEL THE PULSATION OF THE UNTRUE ROTORS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. 43,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115571April 28, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO FRONTAL COLLISIONS. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED ON A SLIGHT SNOW COVERED ROAD. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN FRONT AND SIDE DAMAGE AND THE VEHICLE WAS BACKED AGAINST THE CONCRETE BARRIER. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL WHENTHE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A SMALL ICE PATCH. THE CONSUMER HAD RUN INTO A LIGHT POLE AND COMPLETELY DAMAGED THE MIDDLE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF RECALL# 04V596000, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF BOTH INCIDENTS. *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10118592April 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 DURANGO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT CERTAIN TIMES. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS, WHICH I DID. THE NEXT DAY, THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL STARTED SMOKING, ASSUMING IT WAS DUE TO THE NEW PADS, THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO BE DRIVEN. A DAY OR TWO LATER, IT GOT SO BAD THAT THE LEFT SIDE CALIPER SEIZED UP AND GOT SO HOT IT STARTED A FIRE. I THEN HAD COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ROTERS, CALIPERS AND PADS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE LEFT SIDE CALIPER STARTED HANGING UP AND SMOKING. THE ROTOR, CALIPER AND PADS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. THE ROTORS AND PADS WERE CLEANED AND TEST DRIVEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VERY HARD. AFTER THAT, THINGS SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. IT IS NOW ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER AND ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT AND THE LEFT CALIPER IS HANGING UP AGAIN. THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE COST ME NEARLY $2,000 UP TO THIS POINT AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE COSTING ME MORE $$$ TO GET IT REPAIRED. I HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM WITH ANY VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED. AFTER MY LEASE IS UP ON MY DURANGO, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE EVER AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116961March 28, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERICED FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON THE NHTSA RECALL, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116955March 28, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DEALER FLATLY REFUSED TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR UPPER BALL JOINTS NHTSA RECALL 04V396000, SINCE CONSUMER DID NOT PURCHASE THE VEHICLE THERE, AND THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE ONLY FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115907March 25, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LEFT AND RIGHT REAR LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115479March 21, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
A RECALL FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE DECEMBER 2004.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115373March 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECKED AND EMISSION FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114208March 17, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO BAD. DEALER SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THEM AT A CONSIDERABLE COST TO VEHICLE OWNER. OBVIOUSLY EQUALLY AS DEFECTIVE AS THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED BY A RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114095March 15, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE A DODGE DURANGO 2001. I NOTICE THAT THE WATER PUMP IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ELECTRIC WIRES AND WHEN THE WATER PUMP BROKE THE WATER RUINS THE ELECTRIC WIRES AND THEY HAVE TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT STARTS TO SHORT CIRCUIT AND THE WATER CAN GO TO THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR CAN DIE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114096March 15, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS PREMATUE WEARING OF TIE RODS AND BUSHINGS. I TRIED CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS BECAUSE OF 60,000MILES. I STARTED NOTICEING PROBLEMS AT 7,000 MILES WHEN MY TIRES STARTED TO WEAR PREMATURE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY JUST REALINED THE VEHICLE. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES ALREADY. BRAKES PLUS WON'T REALIGN THE CAR BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO WORN OUT. PLEASE ADVISE ME, I HAVE TO FIX THIS AND NOBODY WILL COVER THE COSTS. WHAT DO I DO.???*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115189March 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE STEADILY ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPLYING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. WHEN TAKEN TO GET SERVICED THE CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105500March 15, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING 50-60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WHOLE LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE WHOLE FRONT TIRE ALMOST FELL OFF DUE TO A FAULTY WHEEL BEARING. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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