Dodge Durango Complaints (1998)

965 consumer complaints on file.

#781077October 9, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET SURFACES, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#541711September 26, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FAILS TO DISENGAGE WHEN GOING FROM 4TH WHEEL FULL TIME TO 2ND WHEEL DRIVE, DRIVE TRAIN TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#827973September 17, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS USED IN REVERSE ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SLOW DOWN, BUT WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED; DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539331August 25, 1998
WHEELS
FRONT DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED DUE TO FRONT WHEELS LOCKING UP. QCAW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#539855August 15, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DRIVER RAN INTO A NEW FORD PICK UP TRUCK AND HIT HIM WITH THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AT IMPACT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON INPACT. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR THE PASSENGER SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826644August 13, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE GEARS TO SLIP, RESULTING IN DECREASED SPEED WHILE DRIVING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826516August 10, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL HEARS A KNOCKING NOISE, AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#826204August 3, 1998
STEERING
AFTER VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AND WAS SHUT OFF, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE-, HITTING A CARPORT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825751July 22, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
OWNER STATES 3 OF THE POWER WINDOWS ON VEHICLE HAVE FALLEN DOWN WHILE IN THE UP POSTION. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538019July 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
CHILD ACCIDENTALLY MOVED GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF PARK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO A LAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#825641July 21, 1998
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS GO DOWN BY THEMSELFS AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#538433July 17, 1998
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO SECURITY SYSTEM ALARM FAILURE CAUSED BT DEFECTIVE COMPUTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824979July 6, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVINGTHE VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL, ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP AND WOULD NOT FIND THE HIGHER GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND WAS UNABLE TO PASS THE OTHER VEHICLES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND STATED IT WAS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537338July 6, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS ALMOST RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION DUE TO LACK OF ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537539June 27, 1998
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE OVERDRIVE FAILED AT 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP/FAILED AT 30 MPH AND VEHICLE SKIPPED TO A STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#824655June 24, 1998
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DEALERSHIP HAS PROPPED ALL WINDOWS UP, AND NOW THEY WILL NOT COME DOWN. DEALER STATES DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FIX THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#537183June 22, 1998
TIRES
TIRE FAILED, GOODYEAR WOULDN'T REPLACE THE TIRE. HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE BEACUSE THEY CLAIMED IT WAS ROAD HAZARD THE ENTIRE TIRE COLLAPSE FROM SEPERATION WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE TIRE. NO PUNCTURES ETC. COULD BE DETECTED FROM MY VIEW. THE TIRE WAS SOFT IN THE INNER WALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#536822May 29, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
THE BRAKES TEND NOT TO RELEASE FULLY WHEN TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE MAXIMUM SPEED IS 30-40 MPH. ONECE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOLS THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823116May 6, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TRAVELING AT 65 MPH OR OVER AND BACK SIDE WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN ,VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM TAILGATE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE, INCLUDING SEATS/DASH/STEERING, ETC , WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. CHRYLER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#533143March 20, 1998
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEAT BELT WEB IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SECOND ROW SEAT BASE LATCH MECHANISM FOR THE OUTSIDE SEAT AND CAN DROP DOWN, INTERFERING WITH THE LATCH. SEAT WILL PIVOT BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION, BUT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY LATCHED. IF THIS HAPPENS AND VEHICLE WASTO MAKE A MANEUVER, SUCH AS HARD BRAKING, THE SECOND ROW OUTSIDE SEAT CAN PIVOT FORWARD AND HIT DRIVER IN BACK OF HEAD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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