Dodge Durango Complaints (1998)

965 consumer complaints on file.

#607823February 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BATTERY FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608139February 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
FUEL EMISSION VALVE FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608159February 1, 1999
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608096February 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM FAILED. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607727February 1, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DEALER REPLACED VEHICLES PRESSURE GOVERNOR FOR TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO LOW FLUID LEVEL. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607549February 1, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINDOW'S FAILED, DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT GO DOWN EVERYTIME WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#607598February 1, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543446January 20, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUG NUTS AND STUDS TORE OFF CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF AND LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701853January 4, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
SIDE MIRRORS (BOTH) ON DODGE DURANGOS AND DAKOTA TRUCKS OFTEN CRACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701870January 4, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. STOPS OR MISSES GEARS ON UPSHIFT WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY, AND IS MOST APPARENT WHEN TOWING/MERGING INTO FASTER TRAFFIC, OR TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE. THIS SLIP CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REV INTO THE VERY HIGH RPMS. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED, A BELT BROKE AND CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING IN THE TRUCK. 2. SHIFT INDICATOR ON THE DASH DOES NOT DISPLAY INDICATOR WHEN IN D DRIVE POSITION. THE INDICATOR IS LOST BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE POSITIONS. 3. NOTICEABLE VIBRATION IN THE GAS PEDAL WHEN DRIVING IN CERTAIN SPEED RANGES. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 AND 60 TO 70. 4.VIBRATION NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND CAN BE FELT IN THE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS A RECENT DEVELOPMENT ( SINCE NOV, 1998 ). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831961December 8, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. IN BOTH CASES VEHICLE WAS COMING DOWN A HILL WHEN BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS. REASON UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831809December 4, 1998
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIRBATION WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES HIGH SPEED OF 50 OR MORE MPH. BETWEEN 50-70 MPH VIBRATION APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM REAR, AND 70-75 MPH, THE WHOLE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. VEHICLE BEEN IN /OUT DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701066December 2, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
BRAKES LOCK AND CAR HIGHLY SUCCEPTABLE TO HYDROPLANING WHEN TURNING, ESPECIALLY FROM A STOPPED POSITION, ON ANY LEVEL OF RAINFALL. MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVED CAR TURNING 360 DEGREES TWICE THEN RESTING OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROADWAY, IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES, AFTER JUMPING A LOW MEDIAN, COMPLETELY OUT OF MY CONTROL. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON A GREEN ARROW FROM A DEAD STOPPED POSITION, GOING APPROX 0-5 MPH WHEN LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#542573November 13, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY OVERHEATING CAUSING AIR CONDITIONER TO KICK OFF, WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE OVER 95 DEGREES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828791November 9, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR STARTING/PARKING AND THEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE GOES FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR WITHOUT LETTING DRIVER TOUCH THE BRAKE OR PEDAL. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITHIN THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829816October 30, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO VIBRATE. REAR WINDOWS DOWN & FRONT WINDOWS UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829818October 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY. 60MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. HAD REAR WINDOWS DOWN & FRONT WINDOWS UP. MECHANIC SAID DRIVESHAFT WAS CAUSING PROBLEM & VEHICLE WAS WORKING LIKE IT WAS MADE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#829195October 20, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ROTORS AND THE PADS TO RUB TOGETHER AND SPARK A FIRE IN THE BRAKES 2 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541972October 15, 1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS UNTIL AFTER CONSUMER HIT WINDSHIELD,RESULTING IN INJURIES
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#828820October 13, 1998
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 TO 55MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE, SOMETIMES CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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