1998 DODGE DURANGO Problems & Recalls

DUE TO TO UNEVEN DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED, OR TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SPIN AND NOT MOVE, AT WHICH THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS SHUT-OFF. IT WAS ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE ABOUT 50 FEET TO A PARKING PLACE. ANOTHER PERSON OFFERS TO HELP, THEN PUSHES VEHICLE 25/50 FEET...ADVISES TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE...

Mileage: 240,000

DUE TO TO UNEVEN DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED, OR TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SPIN AND NOT MOVE, AT WHICH THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS SHUT-OFF. IT WAS ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE ABOUT 50 FEET TO A PARKING PLACE. ANOTHER PERSON OFFERS TO HELP, THEN PUSHES VEHICLE 25/50 FEET...ADVISES TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE...

Mileage: 240,000

DUE TO TO UNEVEN DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED, OR TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SPIN AND NOT MOVE, AT WHICH THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS SHUT-OFF. IT WAS ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE VEHICLE ABOUT 50 FEET TO A PARKING PLACE. ANOTHER PERSON OFFERS TO HELP, THEN PUSHES VEHICLE 25/50 FEET...ADVISES TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE...

Mileage: 240,000

TAKATA RECALL - I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 8/11/2015 AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON ROADWAY AND WAS IN MOTION MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE.

Mileage: 130,000

"TAKATA AIRBAG" I WAS IN A ACCIDENT WHERE A PERSON RAN A RED LIGHT, GOING ABOUT 45 MPH AND I T-BONE THAT PERSON'S VEHICLE, WITH ME GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. THE AIRBAG DELAYED ON DEPLOYMENT IN MY VEHICLE. I HAD MY SEAT-BELT ON BUT I STILL ENDED UP HITTING MY CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND HITTING MY H...

Mileage: 210,000

ALL 4 POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE GONE OUT.

Mileage: 140,000

BOUGHT MY DURANGO NEW IN MAY 1998. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING IMPROPERLY IN JULY 2000. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (31,418 MILES). THEY DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND PRONOUNCED IT DOA (PAN WAS FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS). SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE WRITING...

Mileage: 74,064

BOUGHT MY DURANGO NEW IN MAY 1998. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING IMPROPERLY IN JULY 2000. TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (31,418 MILES). THEY DROPPED THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND PRONOUNCED IT DOA (PAN WAS FULL OF METAL SHAVINGS). SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE WRITING...

Mileage: 74,064

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION LINES WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCEL...

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION LINES WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCEL...

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION LINES WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCEL...

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTION LINES WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCEL...

Mileage: 156,000

THE CV JOINT CAME OUT RUIN THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WHICH CAUSED RUBBING ON MY INNER RIM, AFTER A WHILE IT HAS CAUSE THE INNER RIM TO TO BREAK OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WE HAVE REPLACED THE CV JOINT, WHEEL HUB BEARING, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE STEERING BALL JOINT. NOW THE LOWER BALL JOINT I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 241,000.

Mileage: 241,000

I WAS CROSSING THRU A UNPAVED ROAD WHICH WAS A LITTLE BUMPY ROCKING MY TRUCK FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AN MY DRIVER SEAT SLID FORWARD AN BACK IN WHICH I HEARD A SNAP AN MY SEAT DROPPED IN THE BACK AFTER SLIDING FORWARD AN BACK A COUPLE TIMES. NOW MY SEAT IS AT AN ODD POSITION AND WHEN I COME TO A STOP OR D...

Mileage: 197,243

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A PATCH OF BLACK ICE, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL BEFORE ROLLING OVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED INSTEAD OF REST...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A PATCH OF BLACK ICE, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL BEFORE ROLLING OVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED INSTEAD OF REST...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A PATCH OF BLACK ICE, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL BEFORE ROLLING OVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED INSTEAD OF REST...

Mileage: 96,000

DATE COMPLAINT FILED: 04/26/2014 COMPONENT(S): SEATS DATE OF INCIDENT: 04/02/2010 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10565005 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NO. (VIN): SUMMARY: THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT MOVES BACKWARDS ABOUT 2 INCHES WHEN I ACCELERATE AND COMES FORWARD THE SAME AMOUNT WHEN I BRAKE. I PURCH...

Mileage: 198,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT MOVES BACKWARDS ABOUT 2 INCHES WHEN I ACCELERATE AND COMES FORWARD THE SAME AMOUNT WHEN I BRAKE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER SAID IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF CASES OF THE SAME THING. A RECALL IS...

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE ...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND BEYOND 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDEN...

WE ON THE ROAD DRIVING AROUND 7:30 AND I NOTICED MY TRUCK WAS LOSING POWER...I LOOKED IN MY SIDE MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE... I PULLED OVER AND MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE... THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE BOOT AROUND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LEVER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT... TRUCK DESTROYED.. *TR

Mileage: 195,000

DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT MOVES BACK WHEN ACCELERATING AND GOES FORWARD WHEN BRAKING FEELS LIKE YOUR GOING TO GO THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 151,630

NYLE MAXWELL DODGE SUPERCENTER IN AUSTIN TEXAS WAS PAID TO FIX MY SENSOR LIGHT FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY AND STAYS ON 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE A SENSOR WHICH WOULD COST JUST OVER $1100, AND WAS REQUIRED TO SIGN OFF ON A FORM SO ...

Mileage: 95,600

NYLE MAXWELL DODGE SUPERCENTER IN AUSTIN TEXAS WAS PAID TO FIX MY SENSOR LIGHT FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY AND STAYS ON 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE A SENSOR WHICH WOULD COST JUST OVER $1100, AND WAS REQUIRED TO SIGN OFF ON A FORM SO ...

Mileage: 95,600

DRIVING ALONG WHEN SEAT TRACK "BROKE" SEAT NOW TRAVELS BACK AND FORWARD WHILE DRIVING, BRAKING OR ACCELLERATING...CAUSING MY BODY TO BE PUSHED FORWARD OR BACKWARD. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITHIN ITSELF. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS SITUATION. MY DURANGO ONLY HAS AROUND 87,000 ORIGINAL MI...

Mileage: 87,000

WHILE ACCELERATING, HEARD A "SNAP" UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THIS POWER SEAT NOW HAS A ROCKING MOTION WHEN ACCELERATING OR SLOWING DOWN. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND COUNTLESS NUMBER OF BLOGS AND COMMENTS ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM, WITH SOME SAYING THEIR SEAT IS ACTUALLY SLIDING BACK AND FORTH ON THE SE...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH COOPER DISCOVER STT TIRES, TIRE SIZE 31X10/50/R15, DOT NUMBER WAS 60DWE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FELT UNSTABLE. ONCE AT HER DESTINATION, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS TORN APART. THE ...

MY DRIVER SEATBELT UNLEASHES ON IT OWN AS I DRIVE. WHEN I PUT THE SEATBELT AROUND ME AND IT CLICKS, BUT IT STILL COMES OFF. *TR

MY DRIVER SEATBELT UNLEASHES ON IT OWN AS I DRIVE. WHEN I PUT THE SEATBELT AROUND ME AND IT CLICKS, BUT IT STILL COMES OFF. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH THE SEAT ADJUSTOR IS BROKEN NOT SURE HOW IT HAPPENED JUST WENT TO GO SOME WHERE ONE DAY AND IT STARTED ROCKING WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE. *TR

Mileage: 110,256

THE BRACKET FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE WHILE DRIVING MAKING THE SEAT ROCK BACK AND FORTH. HAD TO HOLD ONTO THE STEARING WHEEL TO MAKE IT HOME. AFTER REVIEWING SAW THAT THIS IS A COMMIN PROBLEM AND DODGE SHOULD FIX NOT HAVE ME PAY THE $400 I HAD TO PAY TO FIX THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT.

Mileage: 102,000

THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A VERY NOTICEABLE "CLUNKING NOISE" DURING TURNS AND OVER BUMPS. THE VEHICLE OFTEN FALLS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND DRIVING FEELS UNSTEADY AS ON OF THE FRONT WHEELS IS LOOSE. UPON INSPECTION IT APPEARS THIS IS BEING CAUSED BY PREMATURE WEAR TO THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. THIS HAS ALSO CAUS...

Mileage: 123,000

I HAVE A 98 DURANGO AND FOR THE LAST 4 YRS THE SEAT HAS MOVED ABOUT AN INCH BACK AND FORTH. NOW THEY SAY IT WONT PASS INSPECTION. *TR

I JUST PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 116,000 MILES. WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE DEALER'S LOT I NOTICED THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT TRAVELS AT LEAST AN INCH BACK AND FORTH WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL. THE TRAVEL INTERFERES WITH BRAKING. ONLINE RESEARC...

Mileage: 116,000

THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED TO TRAVEL WHEN BRAKING. NOW THE SEAT WILL NOT STAY IN AN ADJUSTED POSITION. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE SEAT WILL TRAVEL IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 133,746

1998 DODGE DURANGO (PURCHASED NEW) DRIVERS POWER SEAT SLIDES UP TO 1+ INCHES BACKWARD AND FORWARD WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR ACCELERATING. PROBLEM BEGAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED ISSUE TO MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER, UPON REVIEWING OTHER OWNERS' ONLINE COMMENTS IT APPEARS THAT THERE MAY B...

THE ODOMETER SAYS "NO BUS". *TR

Mileage: 148,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST UNDER THE FRONT BUMPER ON THE DRIVER SIDE, RIGHT DOOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND UNDER THE REAR HATCH. THERE WAS SLIGHT RUST WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BUT HAD SINCE SPREAD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE ...

62K MILES DOING THE SPEED LIMIT ON I/70 EAST OF MT COMFORT EXIT. OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0 BEFORE I COULD SLOW AND GET TO THE SHOULDER THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD THREW THE OIL PAN. HAD IT TOWED TO MY REPAIR SHOP. HE TOOK THE PAN OFF AND SAID HE THOUGHT THE OIL PUMP HAD FAILED FROM WHAT HE COULD SEE. LOCAL D...

Mileage: 62,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO 5.9L THAT HAS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET BROKEN AND THE SEAT SLIDES 1 INCH OR MORE WHEN BRAKING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES DISCUSSING THIS. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS RESULTI...

Mileage: 145,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO AND I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OLYMPIA WITH MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT, HE WAS A SLEEP. THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I SMELT A FUNNY SMELL AND IMMEDIATELY GOT MY SON OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WE WERE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE THEN WAS ENGULFED IN...

Mileage: 141,000

LIGHT SWITCH, WHEN SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM THIS RESULTS IN NO LIGHTS AT ALL. DROVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO A FIELD. *TR

Mileage: 98,251

1998 DODGE DURANGO. 27500 MILES. YES 27500 MILES. UPPER BALL JOINTS BOTH SIDES SHOT $321.00 TO REPAIR. RIGHT SIDE WAS EXTREMELY BAD. *TR

Mileage: 27,500

BUSHINGS ON STEERING SHAFT BEARING MADE FROM CHEAP MATERIALS WEAR QUICKLY CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CHRYSLER DOES NOT CURRENTLY PRODUCE A PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NO AFTERMARKET PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO AND BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR I REPLACED THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD AN AWFUL SQUEAKY NOISE AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS LUCKY TO STILL BE ALIVE AS THE BALLJOINTS WERE EXTREMELY WORN OUT DUE TO BE AN UNGREASEABLE T...

Mileage: 112,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED GREATER FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. SUDDENLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT...

Mileage: 130,000

MY MECHANIC NOTICE UNABLE TO KEEP TIRES. WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 KIDS NOTICED EXTREMELY LOOSE ACTION WHILE DRIVING, CAR UNABLE TO STAY ON ROAD. MECHANIC CHECKED AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE RESEARCH AND NOTICED NO RECALL WITH THESE VEHICLES. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS SOMETHING NEEDS TO...

Mileage: 210,000

MY MECHANIC NOTICE UNABLE TO KEEP TIRES. WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 2 KIDS NOTICED EXTREMELY LOOSE ACTION WHILE DRIVING, CAR UNABLE TO STAY ON ROAD. MECHANIC CHECKED AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE RESEARCH AND NOTICED NO RECALL WITH THESE VEHICLES. LOTS OF COMPLAINTS SOMETHING NEEDS TO...

Mileage: 210,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER '08. I HAD MY BRAKES DONE BY AN INDIVIDUAL MAYBE TWO WEEKS LATER. A COUPLE OF DAY LATER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I STARTED HEARING A REAL LOUD IRON GRINDING NOISE. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AAMCO, WHO TOLD ME MY CALIPER PINS HAD CAME OUT, A...

Mileage: 134,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED IN THE LAST WEEK OF NOVEMBER '08. I HAD MY BRAKES DONE BY AN INDIVIDUAL MAYBE TWO WEEKS LATER. A COUPLE OF DAY LATER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I STARTED HEARING A REAL LOUD IRON GRINDING NOISE. THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO AAMCO, WHO TOLD ME MY CALIPER PINS HAD CAME OUT, A...

Mileage: 134,000

HEARD METAL TO METAL RUBBING ON 2/2/09 NOW ON 2/6/09 HUB BEARING BROKE RIGHT SIDE.... WHEEL IS TILED IN TO WHEEL WELL. *TR

HEARD METAL TO METAL RUBBING ON 2/2/09 NOW ON 2/6/09 HUB BEARING BROKE RIGHT SIDE.... WHEEL IS TILED IN TO WHEEL WELL. *TR

HEARD METAL TO METAL RUBBING ON 2/2/09 NOW ON 2/6/09 HUB BEARING BROKE RIGHT SIDE.... WHEEL IS TILED IN TO WHEEL WELL. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 98' DURANGO W/ 123K MILES & AFTER DRIVING IT LESS THAN 500 MILES I BEGAN TO NOTICE A LOUD-REPEATING NOISE "THUD...THUD.." COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WALL. THEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE EXTREME STEERING PROBLEMS SO I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED IT FURTHER. I JACKED UP THE VEHI...

Mileage: 123,000

WE BOUGHT A 98' DURANGO W/ 123K MILES & AFTER DRIVING IT LESS THAN 500 MILES I BEGAN TO NOTICE A LOUD-REPEATING NOISE "THUD...THUD.." COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WALL. THEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE EXTREME STEERING PROBLEMS SO I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED IT FURTHER. I JACKED UP THE VEHI...

Mileage: 123,000

WE BOUGHT A 98' DURANGO W/ 123K MILES & AFTER DRIVING IT LESS THAN 500 MILES I BEGAN TO NOTICE A LOUD-REPEATING NOISE "THUD...THUD.." COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WALL. THEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE EXTREME STEERING PROBLEMS SO I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED IT FURTHER. I JACKED UP THE VEHI...

Mileage: 123,000

THE DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH AS IF IT IS LOOSE IF NOT IN THE FULLY FORWARD OR FULLY REARWARD POSITIONS. I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER DODGE OWNERS THAT IT IS DUE TO THE SEAT RAILS (OR TRACKS) BEING CRACKED. *TR

Mileage: 126,228

98 DODGE DURANGO DRIVER SEAT FAILURE. THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKS UNLESS IN THE EXTREME FORWARD/BACK POSITIONS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT HAPPENS IN A WIDE RANG OF DODGE SUVS/TRUCKS. IF I HIT THE BRAKES MY SEAT SLIDES FORWARD CAUSING ME TO UNINTENTIONALLY "SLAM" ON MY BRAKES. *TR

98 DODGE DURANGO DRIVER SEAT FAILURE. THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKS UNLESS IN THE EXTREME FORWARD/BACK POSITIONS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT HAPPENS IN A WIDE RANG OF DODGE SUVS/TRUCKS. IF I HIT THE BRAKES MY SEAT SLIDES FORWARD CAUSING ME TO UNINTENTIONALLY "SLAM" ON MY BRAKES. *TR

98 DODGE DURANGO DRIVE SIDE SEAT FAILURE. THE DRIVE SIDE SEAT ROCKS UNLESS IN THE EXTREME FORWARD/BACK POSITIONS. DEALERS WHAT $500-$900 TO FIX THIS COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY CLAIM THEY NEVER HEARD OF. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT HAPPENS IN A WIDE RANG OF DODGE SUVS/TRUCKS. IF I HIT THE ...

1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT DRIVERS POWER SEAT ROCKING AND TILTING DUE TO FAULTY POWER SEAT TRACK. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY JERKS FORWARD. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

DODGE DURANGO 1998 BALL JOINT FAILURE AND FULL SEPARATION WITH NO WARNING, WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN AN ON-ROAD ACCIDENT TO SEVERAL VEHICLES. DODGE CORPORATION WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE HUNDREDS OF BALL JOINT FAILURES AND LOST LIVES DUE TO THIS POOR DESIGN AND DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. MY VEHICLE...

Mileage: 89,789

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LARGE BANG. SHE LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED THE SPARE TIRE FLYING OFF HER VEHICLE DOWN A STEEP HILL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CABLE ROTTED AND BROKE APART. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE...

Mileage: 170,000

THE DRIVERS SEAT A SLIDES BACK AND FORTH AND FEELS AS IF IT IS GOING TO COME OFF OF THE TRACKS. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, HOWEVER, I TALKED WITH DODGE CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF THE SEAT BRACKET FAILS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

DODGE DURANGO 1998 BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH . I CHECKED YOUR WEB SITE AND FOUND RECALL ID NHTSA:99V341000 WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED . I CONTACTED TWO DODGE DEALERS , AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NEVER ANY RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM . *TR

Mileage: 93,322

DODGE DURANGO 1998 BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH . I CHECKED YOUR WEB SITE AND FOUND RECALL ID NHTSA:99V341000 WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED . I CONTACTED TWO DODGE DEALERS , AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NEVER ANY RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM . *TR

Mileage: 93,322

1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS A RECALL ON FUEL LEAK. POSSIBLE UNDERBODY FIRE CAN HAPPEN. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITH MY SON DRIVING AND HE MANAGED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WINDOW REGULATORS ON 3 DOORS HAVE FAILED SINCE STATED DATE. NORMAL SHUTTING OF DOORS CAUSES A PLASTIC PIECE WERE THE CABLES MEET TO FAIL. THIS PLASTIC PIECE IS NOT A STAND ALONE PART. COMPETE REGULATOR MUST BE PURCHASED AT $100+. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS LOOSER THAN NORMAL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008 AND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS THE STEERING BOX WERE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST $...

Mileage: 59,298

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS LOOSER THAN NORMAL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008 AND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS THE STEERING BOX WERE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST $...

Mileage: 59,298

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS LOOSER THAN NORMAL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008 AND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS THE STEERING BOX WERE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST $...

Mileage: 59,298

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WAS LOOSER THAN NORMAL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008 AND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS THE STEERING BOX WERE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST $...

Mileage: 59,298

TIRES NEVER LASTED MORE THAN 20K MILES SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR NEW. FRONT END SHIMMY AND WANDER ON THE HIGHWAY EVEN AFTER TWICE YEARLY ALIGNMENTS. TO BE REPAIRED SOON. I CAN SAVE OLD PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN MOVING IN REVERSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE MANUAL SHIFTER WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 71,109

OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO 0 WHEN RUNNING. IT HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE. *TR

THE DRIVER SEAT BROKE WHILE I WAS IN THE CAR. I LEANED BACK TO ADJUST MY COAT AND SEAT BELT AND THE SEAT BROKE OFF ITS MOUNTING TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. IT ROCKED VIOLENTLY BACKWARD. I MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD I BEEN IN TRAFFIC THIS COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO BEING DRIVEN A ON SURFACE STREET, ONE OF TWO 8 MM STUDS THAT ARE WELDED TO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND THAT ATTACH THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER TO THE POWER BOOSTER SUDDENLY BROKE DURING BRAKING WHICH DISENGAGED THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH THEN CAUSED A TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE H...

Mileage: 151,398

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT WERE LOOSE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS U...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT WERE LOOSE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS U...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING A ROUTINE CHECK UP OF THE 1998 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN IN 2006 THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE HAD A CORRODED STRUT MOUNT SUSPENSION TOWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ANOTHER MECHANIC ON 4/5/2007, WHO STATED THAT THE CORROSION HAD GOTTEN WORSE. THE VEHICLE WA...

DRIVERS POWER SEAT IS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. THERE WAS NO EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. ONE DAY I GOT IN THE CAR AND IT WAS ROCKING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND FROM RESEARCH I HAVE DONE IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER 1998 DODGE DURANGO OWNERS ARE ALSO AFFECTED. THIS DEFECTIVE COMPONEN...

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 98 DODGE DURANGO. VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR ENTIRE TIME WE OWNED IT. MAINTENANCE WAS DONE PROPERLY, AS MY HUSBAND IS A GENERATOR MECHANIC IN THE MILITARY AND KEEPS A VERY RIGID MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR ALL OF OUR CARS. MID MAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST OIL PRESSURE, AF...

WHILE REPLACING THE FRONT DISC BREAK PADS I OBSERVED THE PASSENGER SIDE UPPER CALIPER BOLT WAS NO TIGHTENING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I OBSERVED THAT THE THREADS IN THE KNUCKLE WERE STRIPPED COMPLETELY. THE PRICE TO FIX IT WITH A HELI COIL REPAIR WAS AROUND 250.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR OR 750.00 FOR A...

Mileage: 11,500

TL* - ON 3/13/06 THE CONTACT TOOK 1998 DODGE DURANGO TO COTTMAN TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING INTO FIRST GEAR. AT THAT TIME, COTTMAN REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. ON 3/31/06 THE CONTACT TOOK IT BACK TO COTTMAN FOR THE SAME REASON, AND COTTMAN STATED THAT THEY WOULD REBUILD THE WHO...

Mileage: 99,350

BOTH BALL JOINTS LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER AND UPPER ARE BAD, HAVE NOT REPLACED AS OF YET WILL SOON. TRUCK HAS ONLY 82K ON IT. *JB

BOTH BALL JOINTS LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER AND UPPER ARE BAD, HAVE NOT REPLACED AS OF YET WILL SOON. TRUCK HAS ONLY 82K ON IT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SALES DEALER FOR SERVICE, WHO DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SENT THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE KNOCKING CONTINUED E...

Mileage: 71,949

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS ONCE. AT A REGULAR TIRE ROTATION, I WAS TOLD THEY ARE WEARING OUT AGAIN. BASED UPON RESEARCH - THIS IS AN EXISTING PROBLEM WITH DURANGO MODELS FROM 1998 TO THE PRESENT. A RECALL OF THE DURANGO IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THIS. *NM

Mileage: 132,617

I BOUGHT MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO FROM A SMALL USED CAR LOT. WHEN I GOT IT HOME AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY MY MECHANIC THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THAT WAS $1000+. AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THIS WAS ALSO A PROBLEM IN THE LATER MODELS BUT THAT THEY WERE B...

Mileage: 129,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A LOT OF PLAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 47,725

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR BALL JOINT REPAIRS ON A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF DODGE DURANGO BALL JOINT RECALL AND BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS GOING EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL TO INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THAT DID NOT OCCUR AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCE TO PAY F...

Mileage: 56,793

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY DODGE DEALER THAT MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO NEEDS TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. THEY WERE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AT 70,000 MILES AT MY EXPENSE. DODGE HAS REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE FINANCIALLY ON EITHER OCCAS...

Mileage: 119,761

I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY DODGE DEALER THAT MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO NEEDS TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT. THEY WERE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME AT 70,000 MILES AT MY EXPENSE. DODGE HAS REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE FINANCIALLY ON EITHER OCCAS...

Mileage: 119,761

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO FROM A SMALL CAR DEALERSHIP IN 2004. IT ONLY HAD 50K MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 75K MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD BEFORE A TRIP THAT MY TRUCK HAD SOME "PLAY". NOT KNOWING WHAT THAT WAS, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. I AM NOW TOLD THAT IT IS GOING TO COST ME $1000 TO FIX IT AND THE...

Mileage: 60,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO FROM A SMALL CAR DEALERSHIP IN 2004. IT ONLY HAD 50K MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 75K MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD BEFORE A TRIP THAT MY TRUCK HAD SOME "PLAY". NOT KNOWING WHAT THAT WAS, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. I AM NOW TOLD THAT IT IS GOING TO COST ME $1000 TO FIX IT AND THE...

Mileage: 60,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT SEAT BELT IN THE SECOND ROW OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT UNLATCH ONCE IT WAS BUCKLED. THE BELT ON THE RIGHT FAILED TO LATCH AT ALL, AND THE METAL IN THE BUCKLE WAS EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER.

Mileage: 140,000

AFTER PAYING $1500 TO REPLACE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON OUR RECENTLY PURCHASED DURANGO, I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE UPPER BALL JOINT FOR DURANGOS. WHEN I INQUIRED WITH DEALER ABOUT A POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PARTS RECALLED I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO OU...

Mileage: 74,000

AFTER PAYING $1500 TO REPLACE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON OUR RECENTLY PURCHASED DURANGO, I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE UPPER BALL JOINT FOR DURANGOS. WHEN I INQUIRED WITH DEALER ABOUT A POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PARTS RECALLED I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO OU...

Mileage: 74,000

WINDOW REGULATOR THAT CONTROLS WINDOWS HAS HAD 8 FAILURES AND REPLACEMENTS IN AS MANY YEARS WITH MINIMAL USAGE. I HAVE NO CHILDREN AND LIVE IN ARIZONA SO WINDOWS ARE IN UP POSITION 80% OF THE TIME. NO REASON FOR FAILURES OTHER THAN DEFECTIVE PLACEMENT AND PARTS AS STATED BY DODGE SERVICE ADVISOR. *...

Mileage: 103,465

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A PAVED ROAD THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED TO ONE SIDE AS I BRAKED I ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH THE STEERING BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND. I CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET FROM A 70 FOOT EMBANKMENT. I LAID DOWN UNDER THE CAR TO SEE IF I COULD FIND AN APPARENT PROBLEM AND NOTICED THAT ...

Mileage: 107,778

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TIRE REPLACEMENT AND ALIGNMENT THE DEALERSHIP OBSERVED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V596000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: UPPER BALL JOINT. TH...

Mileage: 155,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TIRE REPLACEMENT AND ALIGNMENT THE DEALERSHIP OBSERVED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V596000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: UPPER BALL JOINT. TH...

Mileage: 155,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TIRE REPLACEMENT AND ALIGNMENT THE DEALERSHIP OBSERVED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THE TIRE REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V596000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: UPPER BALL JOINT. TH...

Mileage: 155,000

AFTER SEEING A REPORT ABOUT FAILED BALL JOINTS IN DODGE DURANGOS, WE HAD OURS INSPECTED AND THEY ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE HAD THEM REPLACED AND 4 MONTHS LATER THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

AFTER SEEING A REPORT ABOUT FAILED BALL JOINTS IN DODGE DURANGOS, WE HAD OURS INSPECTED AND THEY ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE HAD THEM REPLACED AND 4 MONTHS LATER THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. I AM AWARE THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED 2000-2004 DURANGOS FOR BALL JOINT/SUSPENSION DEFECTS. I HAVE THE SAME DEFECT/PROBLEM WITH MY 1998 DURANGO. ARE THERE GOING TO BE ADDITIONAL RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR FROM CHRYSLER. I HAVE A QUOTE OF $2500.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AFT...

Mileage: 76,000

DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL (04V596000) FOR BALL JOINT AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YR / 100000 MILES FOR 2000 - 2003 DURANGOS. MY QUESTION IS WHY THE '98 DURANGOS WERE NOT INCLUDED SINCE MY 98 DURANGO HAD THE SAME FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS ONLY 69,000

Mileage: 69,100

DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL (04V596000) FOR BALL JOINT AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YR / 100000 MILES FOR 2000 - 2003 DURANGOS. MY QUESTION IS WHY THE '98 DURANGOS WERE NOT INCLUDED SINCE MY 98 DURANGO HAD THE SAME FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS ONLY 69,000

Mileage: 69,100

DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL (04V596000) FOR BALL JOINT AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YR / 100000 MILES FOR 2000 - 2003 DURANGOS. MY QUESTION IS WHY THE '98 DURANGOS WERE NOT INCLUDED SINCE MY 98 DURANGO HAD THE SAME FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS ONLY 69,000

Mileage: 69,100

I TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, COMPLAINT REGARDING LEFT FRONT BRAKE. ALREADY HAD NEW BRAKES, ROTORS REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO. MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS ALREADY HAD BALL JOINTS REPLACED, DURING A TSB REPAIR BULLETIN, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ...

Mileage: 59,718

I TOOK VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, COMPLAINT REGARDING LEFT FRONT BRAKE. ALREADY HAD NEW BRAKES, ROTORS REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO. MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT, AND HAS ALREADY HAD BALL JOINTS REPLACED, DURING A TSB REPAIR BULLETIN, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ...

Mileage: 59,718

1998 DODGE DURANGO SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. *TS *JB

HAD REAR REBUILT IN 2003 BY DEALER.BACK IN 12/15/05 REAR WENT AGAIN.TALKED TO MECHANIC HE SAID DODGE KNOWS ABOUT REARS BEING BAD.DUE TO TIGHT TOLERANCES IN GEARS.

Mileage: 100,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 3 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED HARDER AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE THE SMELL OF SMOKE WAS PRESENT. UPON INSPECTION THERE WASN'T ANY BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLI...

Mileage: 100,229

1998 DODGE DURANGO BALL JOINTS. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION, THE CERTIFIED REPAIRMAN DETERMINED THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND LODGED A COMPLAINT. THE CASE NUMBER WAS 14394561. REPAIRS WERE MA...

Mileage: 45,097

DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION, THE CERTIFIED REPAIRMAN DETERMINED THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND LODGED A COMPLAINT. THE CASE NUMBER WAS 14394561. REPAIRS WERE MA...

Mileage: 45,097

CAR/DEER HEAD ON COLLISION AT 65MPH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CAUSING WIPELASH, STRAINED SPINE AND SHOULDER INJURY. SUV WAS A TOTAL LOSS PER INS. COMPANY. *NM

Mileage: 127,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. I HAD THOUGHT I NEEDED SHOCKS AND AN ALIGNMENT AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD END AND IDLER ARM. THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER ABUSED, AND...

1998 DODGE DURANGO. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. I HAD THOUGHT I NEEDED SHOCKS AND AN ALIGNMENT AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD END AND IDLER ARM. THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER ABUSED, AND...

1998 DODGE DURANGO. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. I HAD THOUGHT I NEEDED SHOCKS AND AN ALIGNMENT AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD END AND IDLER ARM. THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER ABUSED, AND...

BALL JOINT FAILURE ON 1998 DURANGO SLT W/ 5.9L ENGINE AND 81,500 MILES. HEARD CLUNKING SOUND IN FRONT END DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY IN DALLAS, TX. PULLED IN MIDAS SHOP AND LEERED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT WAS READY TO COME COMPLETELY APART. THE MIDAS SHOP MANAGER ADVISED ME TO NOT DRIVE THE ...

Mileage: 81,561

BALL JOINT FAILURE ON 1998 DURANGO SLT W/ 5.9L ENGINE AND 81,500 MILES. HEARD CLUNKING SOUND IN FRONT END DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY IN DALLAS, TX. PULLED IN MIDAS SHOP AND LEERED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT BALL JOINT WAS READY TO COME COMPLETELY APART. THE MIDAS SHOP MANAGER ADVISED ME TO NOT DRIVE THE ...

Mileage: 81,561

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY FOR FAILURE TO OPERATE PROPERLY, IE: THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY HOWEVER WITH SLIGHT INWARD PRESSURE ON THE SWITCH, THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. I HAVE REC...

Mileage: 50,000

DT CONTACT STATES FRONT SUSPENSION LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE. HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER. THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH REPAIR COST OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRED...

UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. BALL JOINTS REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 79,000

A COOPER TIRE ON THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE, BLEW OUT. *NM

PREMATURE WEAR ON UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. THE SEPARATION OF THESE COMPONENTS CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IN ADDITION TO THE BALL JOINTS, THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAIL PREM...

Mileage: 70,000

PREMATURE WEAR ON UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. THE SEPARATION OF THESE COMPONENTS CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IN ADDITION TO THE BALL JOINTS, THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAIL PREM...

Mileage: 70,000

PREMATURE WEAR ON UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. THE SEPARATION OF THESE COMPONENTS CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IN ADDITION TO THE BALL JOINTS, THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAIL PREM...

Mileage: 70,000

PREMATURE WEAR ON UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. THE SEPARATION OF THESE COMPONENTS CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IN ADDITION TO THE BALL JOINTS, THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAIL PREM...

Mileage: 70,000

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. ENTIRE FRONT END FAILED! TIRES WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF! TIRES LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD WORN COMPLETELY BOLD BECAUSE OF THE FRONT END. WAS TOLD THAT THE 2000 WAS RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM! BUT MY 1998 IS NOT IN ON RECALL...AND IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROB...

BALL JOINT FAILURE ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THESE TRUCKS HAVE RECALLS FOR 1999 AND 2000. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD 62,000 WHEN 3 OF THE 4 BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF WATER THAT HAD LEAKED INTO THE JOINTS. MY REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THE COMPLAINT THAT I FILED WITH DODGE IS # 13277677. *JB

Mileage: 62,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*MR *JB

I SAW ON AN NBC SPECIAL THAT CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASE THE DODGE DURANGO OR DAKOTA HAD THE BALL JOINTS OF THEIR VEHICLES JUST FAIL ON THEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HAVE MY BALL JOINTS CHECKED ( I HAVE THE WORK ORDER) AND SURE ENOUGH ALL THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. I HAD THEM REPLACED( THAT WAS ABOUT 18MONT...

1998 DODGE DURANGO BALL JOINTS & CONTROL ARM UPPER AND LOWER THEY WERE FIRST REPLACED IN 2000 THEN IN 2004 AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED IN 2005 CONTINUOUSLY FAILS SAFETY INSPECTION VIN NO. [XXX] UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S....

Mileage: 10,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO BALL JOINTS & CONTROL ARM UPPER AND LOWER THEY WERE FIRST REPLACED IN 2000 THEN IN 2004 AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED IN 2005 CONTINUOUSLY FAILS SAFETY INSPECTION VIN NO. [XXX] UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S....

Mileage: 10,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO BALL JOINTS & CONTROL ARM UPPER AND LOWER THEY WERE FIRST REPLACED IN 2000 THEN IN 2004 AND NOW NEED TO BE REPLACED IN 2005 CONTINUOUSLY FAILS SAFETY INSPECTION VIN NO. [XXX] UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S....

Mileage: 10,000

MY DODGE DURANGO STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPON TURNING OR GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AND THERE WAS A FAILURE OF BOTH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS THE TIE-ROD ENDS, NEARLY SEPARATED. PER THE GARAGE, UNUSUAL FOR A 7 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 66,...

Mileage: 66,000

MY DODGE DURANGO STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPON TURNING OR GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AND THERE WAS A FAILURE OF BOTH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS THE TIE-ROD ENDS, NEARLY SEPARATED. PER THE GARAGE, UNUSUAL FOR A 7 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 66,...

Mileage: 66,000

MY DODGE DURANGO STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPON TURNING OR GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AND THERE WAS A FAILURE OF BOTH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS THE TIE-ROD ENDS, NEARLY SEPARATED. PER THE GARAGE, UNUSUAL FOR A 7 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 66,...

Mileage: 66,000

FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. 35,661 MILES TO DATE 17,819 MILES ON WHEN UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. ROTHROCK MOTORS WHERE I PURCHASED IT WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY SATISFACTION SO I WENT TO BROWN DAUB DODGE. THEY REPLA...

Mileage: 17,819

FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. 35,661 MILES TO DATE 17,819 MILES ON WHEN UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. ROTHROCK MOTORS WHERE I PURCHASED IT WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY SATISFACTION SO I WENT TO BROWN DAUB DODGE. THEY REPLA...

Mileage: 17,819

DT: CONTACT STATED BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE ON VEHICLE. ALSO, BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE WAS AT 27,280. T...

DT: CONTACT STATED BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE ON VEHICLE. ALSO, BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE WAS AT 27,280. T...

DT: CONTACT STATED BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE ON VEHICLE. ALSO, BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE WAS AT 27,280. T...

DT: CONTACT STATED BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE ON VEHICLE. ALSO, BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE WAS AT 27,280. T...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE FRONT BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSTABLE EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE MECHANIC ENCOURAGED HIM TO LET NHTSA KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. VEHICLE HAS DEFECTIVE FRONT BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSTABLE EACH TIME THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE MECHANIC ENCOURAGED HIM TO LET NHTSA KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE. *AK

DT: THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS PULSATED AFTER BEING BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TURNED THEM THEN THEY WORKED FINE FOR A SHORT PERIOD, THEN THEY PULSATED AGAIN. *AK

Mileage: 12,000

DT: CONTACT HAD TO GET THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES. ON IT. DEALER SAID THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE, AND NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED ON THAT PARTICULAR YEAR TO WARRANT A RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 67,000

DT: CONTACT OWNED A 1998, DODGE, DURANGO. THERE WAS RECALL O4V596000 CONCERNING THE UPPER BALL JOINT. THIS RECALL WAS ONLY FOR 2000-2003 MODELS. CONTACT ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK

DT: CONTACT OWNED A 1998, DODGE, DURANGO. THERE WAS RECALL O4V596000 CONCERNING THE UPPER BALL JOINT. THIS RECALL WAS ONLY FOR 2000-2003 MODELS. CONTACT ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK

DT: OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL VEHICLE PROBLEMS. . ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS THE REGULATOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. DRIVER'S SIDE HAVING TO BE REPLACED THE MOST. ALSO, LOWER BALL JOINTS / LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT, AND STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR TIME. CU...

Mileage: 6,000

DT: OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL VEHICLE PROBLEMS. . ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS THE REGULATOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. DRIVER'S SIDE HAVING TO BE REPLACED THE MOST. ALSO, LOWER BALL JOINTS / LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT, AND STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR TIME. CU...

Mileage: 6,000

DT: OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL VEHICLE PROBLEMS. . ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS THE REGULATOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. DRIVER'S SIDE HAVING TO BE REPLACED THE MOST. ALSO, LOWER BALL JOINTS / LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT, AND STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR TIME. CU...

Mileage: 6,000

DT: OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL VEHICLE PROBLEMS. . ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS THE REGULATOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. DRIVER'S SIDE HAVING TO BE REPLACED THE MOST. ALSO, LOWER BALL JOINTS / LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT, AND STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR TIME. CU...

Mileage: 6,000

DT: ENGINE KEPT OVERHEATING. HAD TWO NEW ENGINES PUT IN THE VEHICLE, AND OVERHEATED A THIRD TIME, AND VEHICLE WAS BACK IN THE SHOP. FIRST TIME MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DUE TO OIL LEAKING. SECOND TIME DEALER GOT A USED ENGINE THAT WAS CRACKED, AND THIRD TIME WANTED TO PUT ANOTHER USED ENGINE . ...

Mileage: 100,000

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. HE STATES THAT HIS UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE ABOUT TO BREAK BECAUSE HIS WHEELS ARE LEANING. *TT

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. HE STATES THAT HIS UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE ABOUT TO BREAK BECAUSE HIS WHEELS ARE LEANING. *TT

PERHAPS THIS IS NOT THE PROPERLY MECHANISM FOR MY INQUIRY; IF SO, I APOLOGIZE. I AM THE OWNER OF A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, ON WHICH I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE (EXPENSIVE!) UPPER BALL JOINTS TWICE! MY QUESTION TO THE NHTSA IS SIMPLY, "WHY WERE THE 1998 AND 1999 MODEL YEARS EXCLUDED FROM THE BALL JOINT S...

UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE / AXLE SEAL LEAKS

Mileage: 124,900

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK VEHICLE HAD ABRUPT BRAKING, AND CLUNKING NOISES WERE HEARD INSIDE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND NON INTRUSIVE VISUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO FURTHER OPERATION. CONTINUOUS NOISE WAS HEARD THROUGHOUT TRANSIT HOME. ONCE VEHICLE WAS HOME AND IN DRIVEWAY, INSPECT...

Mileage: 140,000

A PREMATURE WEAROUT AND NEAR SEPERATION OF THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. UPPER AND LOWER JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES. THESE ARE THE SAME BALL JOINTS INVOLVED IN 2000-2002 VEHICLES. I HAVE NO CLUE WHY MODEL YEAR 1998 WAS NOT INCLUDED.

Mileage: 35,000

BRAKES FAILED AT 50MPH. SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF SEMI TRUCK AT 40MPH AND TOTALED VECHILE. THE SEATBELT RESTRANT AND AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. I SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO BREAK 2 RIBS AND CRACK MY STERNUM. IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE WENT OFF I WOULDNT BE HAVING BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS EI...

Mileage: 142,000

BRAKES FAILED AT 50MPH. SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF SEMI TRUCK AT 40MPH AND TOTALED VECHILE. THE SEATBELT RESTRANT AND AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. I SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO BREAK 2 RIBS AND CRACK MY STERNUM. IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE WENT OFF I WOULDNT BE HAVING BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS EI...

Mileage: 142,000

BRAKES FAILED AT 50MPH. SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF SEMI TRUCK AT 40MPH AND TOTALED VECHILE. THE SEATBELT RESTRANT AND AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. I SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO BREAK 2 RIBS AND CRACK MY STERNUM. IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE WENT OFF I WOULDNT BE HAVING BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS EI...

Mileage: 142,000

(1)BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE MAKING POPPING NOISES EVERYTIME WE DROVE OVER A BUMP OR JOLT IN THE ROAD. (2)THE BOTH WERE BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING, THANKFULLY BEFORE THEY CREATED AN ACCIDENT. (3)BOTH BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE REALIGNED.

Mileage: 116,380

(1)BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE MAKING POPPING NOISES EVERYTIME WE DROVE OVER A BUMP OR JOLT IN THE ROAD. (2)THE BOTH WERE BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING, THANKFULLY BEFORE THEY CREATED AN ACCIDENT. (3)BOTH BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE REALIGNED.

Mileage: 116,380

UPPER BALL JOINT ON OUR 1998 DURANGO ARE BAD. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOW ISSUE FOR THE DURANGOS. HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALLED, WHICH INCLUDED 2000 AND ABOVE DURANGOS. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER 1998 AND 1999 DURANGOS. THIS ISSUE CAN CAUSE WRECKS AND EVEN DEATHS. PLEASE HELP KEEP PEOPLE...

BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND FRONT AXLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE SHOT AND WILL BE REPLACED. *JB

BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AND FRONT AXLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE SHOT AND WILL BE REPLACED. *JB

1998-1999 DODGE DURANGO OWNERS ARE YOU MAD !! I AM ! WHY WERE WE LEFT OUT OF THE DAIMLER-CHRYSTLER BALL JOINT RECALL ? ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC IT IS THE SAME PART AS USED IN THE 2000-2005. MINE ARE RUSTED THROUGH AND WERE ALMOST BROKEN. *AK WHEN I TOOK MY SUV TO THE SHOP. NOW IT IS GOING TO C...

Mileage: 90,000

1998-1999 DODGE DURANGO OWNERS ARE YOU MAD !! I AM ! WHY WERE WE LEFT OUT OF THE DAIMLER-CHRYSTLER BALL JOINT RECALL ? ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC IT IS THE SAME PART AS USED IN THE 2000-2005. MINE ARE RUSTED THROUGH AND WERE ALMOST BROKEN. *AK WHEN I TOOK MY SUV TO THE SHOP. NOW IT IS GOING TO C...

Mileage: 90,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED OUT. *NM

Mileage: 68,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED OUT. *NM

Mileage: 68,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED OUT. *NM

Mileage: 68,000

DRIVERS POWER SEAT USES PLASTIC NUTS THAT HAVE BOTH BROKEN REQUIRING ME TO BY A NEW SEAT FOR $500. THE NUTS ARE USED TO CHANGE THE LEVEL OF THE SEAT CUSHION AND AFTER THE NUT BROKE THE SEAT RECLINES BACK WHEN I EXCELLERATE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.*AK

Mileage: 112,350

I WON A 1998 DODGE DURANGO 4X4. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY DURANGO. I HAD ONE OF THE PADS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BREAK LOOSE FROM THE SHOE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AS WELL. COSTING ME $435. THE MECHANIC DOING THE WORK WANTED TO KNOW IF I HAD REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES RECENTLY....

Mileage: 103,600

I WON A 1998 DODGE DURANGO 4X4. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY DURANGO. I HAD ONE OF THE PADS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BREAK LOOSE FROM THE SHOE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AS WELL. COSTING ME $435. THE MECHANIC DOING THE WORK WANTED TO KNOW IF I HAD REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES RECENTLY....

Mileage: 103,600

I WON A 1998 DODGE DURANGO 4X4. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON MY DURANGO. I HAD ONE OF THE PADS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BREAK LOOSE FROM THE SHOE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AS WELL. COSTING ME $435. THE MECHANIC DOING THE WORK WANTED TO KNOW IF I HAD REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES RECENTLY....

Mileage: 103,600

OIL PRESSURE ON 1998 DURANGO KEPT DROPPING TO 0. MANY TRIPS TO DEALER WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. SEPT '01, ENGINE FAILED. REPLACED ENGINE AT COST OF $4500. SLUDGE WAS FOUND IN OLD ENGINE. CHRYSLER TRIED TO SAY IT WAS BECAUSE OF IMPROPER OIL CHANGES. NOT TRUE. MARCH, 2005 O...

Mileage: 71,930

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. RECALL 04V596000 WAS ISSUED CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR. *AK

CONSUMER LEFT FRONT TIRE LOCKED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER , AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND WERE BEING REPAIRED.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR.*AK UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS AS WELL AS THE INNER TIE RODS WERE WORN AND WERE REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 95,000

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR.*AK UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS AS WELL AS THE INNER TIE RODS WERE WORN AND WERE REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 95,000

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR.*AK UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS AS WELL AS THE INNER TIE RODS WERE WORN AND WERE REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 95,000

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN *TC

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN *TC

THERE ARE POPPING AND CLICKING SOUNDS COMING FROM MY STEERING COLUMN AND THERE IS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING. I BROUGHT IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE CHRYSLER SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING SHOU...

Mileage: 55,000

ALL 4 BALL JOINTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE CLOSE TO FAILING AT 72,310 MILES. PLUS, AN INNER TIE ROD WAS BAD AND THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING TO BE VERY LOOSE AND IT BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. *AK

Mileage: 72

ALL 4 BALL JOINTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE CLOSE TO FAILING AT 72,310 MILES. PLUS, AN INNER TIE ROD WAS BAD AND THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING TO BE VERY LOOSE AND IT BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. *AK

Mileage: 72

ALL 4 BALL JOINTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE CLOSE TO FAILING AT 72,310 MILES. PLUS, AN INNER TIE ROD WAS BAD AND THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING TO BE VERY LOOSE AND IT BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. *AK

Mileage: 72

THE CONSUMERIS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS. THE CONSUMER IS HAVING TO REPLACE THEN EVERY 10,000 MI. ALSO, THE TIE ROD ENDS ALSO VIBRATE AND THE OWNER HAD TO REPLACE THEM, AS WELL. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB *TC

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH A GRINDING/POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT LEFT END OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE NOISE, AND NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD CAME OFF. THE TIRE WAS TURNED OUTWARD AND HANGING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT A BEARING WAS NEED...

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH A GRINDING/POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT LEFT END OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE NOISE, AND NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD CAME OFF. THE TIRE WAS TURNED OUTWARD AND HANGING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT A BEARING WAS NEED...

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH A GRINDING/POPPING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT LEFT END OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE NOISE, AND NOTICED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD CAME OFF. THE TIRE WAS TURNED OUTWARD AND HANGING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT A BEARING WAS NEED...

Mileage: 140,000

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. *AK MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

Mileage: 71,276

REPLACED UPPER BALL JOINTS AGAIN,FIRST WAS ON 7/7/03 39,414 MILES ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO,NOW AGAIN 3/25/04 45,452 MILES 1ST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY ,NOW OUT OF WARRANTY IT COST ME 853.23 WILL I HAVE TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AGAIN @6K MILES, WE WERE NEVER TOLD THERE MAY BE A DEFECT AND TO BE CAUTIO...

Mileage: 39,414

RELATING TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA03023: I OWN A 1998 DURANGO WITH THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS. I HAVE SPENT $1000 TO FIX ONE SIDE OF THE FRONT END (HUB ASSEMBLY, BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD ENDS - IT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED) AND NEED TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER $1000 TO FIX EVERYTHING ON THE OTHE...

RELATING TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA03023: I OWN A 1998 DURANGO WITH THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS. I HAVE SPENT $1000 TO FIX ONE SIDE OF THE FRONT END (HUB ASSEMBLY, BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD ENDS - IT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED) AND NEED TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER $1000 TO FIX EVERYTHING ON THE OTHE...

RELATING TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA03023: I OWN A 1998 DURANGO WITH THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS. I HAVE SPENT $1000 TO FIX ONE SIDE OF THE FRONT END (HUB ASSEMBLY, BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD ENDS - IT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED) AND NEED TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER $1000 TO FIX EVERYTHING ON THE OTHE...

RELATING TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA03023: I OWN A 1998 DURANGO WITH THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS. I HAVE SPENT $1000 TO FIX ONE SIDE OF THE FRONT END (HUB ASSEMBLY, BALL JOINTS, CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD ENDS - IT ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED) AND NEED TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER $1000 TO FIX EVERYTHING ON THE OTHE...

KNOCKING IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BECOME OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS EXACT SITUATION. I BROUGHT IT TO ALEXANDER DODGE IN FRANKLIN, ...

Mileage: 110,958

KNOCKING IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BECOME OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS EXACT SITUATION. I BROUGHT IT TO ALEXANDER DODGE IN FRANKLIN, ...

Mileage: 110,958

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRE...

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRE...

Mileage: 69,000

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT ONLY THE 2000 THROUGH 2003 VEHICLES WERE BEING RECALLED. *AK THE RIGHT PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE EXTREMELY LOOSE, MORE THAN THE LEFT SIDE. *SC *JB

Mileage: 77,000

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT ONLY THE 2000 THROUGH 2003 VEHICLES WERE BEING RECALLED. *AK THE RIGHT PASSENGER RIGHT SIDE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE EXTREMELY LOOSE, MORE THAN THE LEFT SIDE. *SC *JB

Mileage: 77,000

THE CONSUMERS 1998 DURANGO NEEDED BOTH FRONT AND REAR UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT . *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SPIN OUT ACCIDENT DUE TO FRONT END INSTABILITY AND BAD TIE ROD ENDS. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT IN ONE YEAR. *SC

Mileage: 48,000

THE CONSUMERS 1998 DURANGO NEEDED BOTH FRONT AND REAR UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT . *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SPIN OUT ACCIDENT DUE TO FRONT END INSTABILITY AND BAD TIE ROD ENDS. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT IN ONE YEAR. *SC

Mileage: 48,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE WHEELS APPEARED TO BE COMING OFF. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP, AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. *AK

Mileage: 135,500

EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: 1.) NOISE EMINATING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ? CLUNKING, SQUEAKING; 2.) LOOSE STEERING ASSOCIATED WITH CLUNKING; .) WANDERING AT SPEED. *AK FAILURE AND CONSEQUENCES: 1.) PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL DEALER AS WORN LOWER BAL...

Mileage: 68,202

EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: 1.) NOISE EMINATING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ? CLUNKING, SQUEAKING; 2.) LOOSE STEERING ASSOCIATED WITH CLUNKING; .) WANDERING AT SPEED. *AK FAILURE AND CONSEQUENCES: 1.) PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL DEALER AS WORN LOWER BAL...

Mileage: 68,202

EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: 1.) NOISE EMINATING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ? CLUNKING, SQUEAKING; 2.) LOOSE STEERING ASSOCIATED WITH CLUNKING; .) WANDERING AT SPEED. *AK FAILURE AND CONSEQUENCES: 1.) PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL DEALER AS WORN LOWER BAL...

Mileage: 68,202

EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: 1.) NOISE EMINATING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ? CLUNKING, SQUEAKING; 2.) LOOSE STEERING ASSOCIATED WITH CLUNKING; .) WANDERING AT SPEED. *AK FAILURE AND CONSEQUENCES: 1.) PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL DEALER AS WORN LOWER BAL...

Mileage: 68,202

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE GENERAL MAINTENANCE, AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT LEFT UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *JB

Mileage: 34,968

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SWAYING BACK AND FORTH. CONSUMER DROVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK THE BALL JOINTS CAUSED THE TIRE TO WEAR RAPIDLY. *JB

Mileage: 107,800

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SWAYING BACK AND FORTH. CONSUMER DROVE IT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK THE BALL JOINTS CAUSED THE TIRE TO WEAR RAPIDLY. *JB

Mileage: 107,800

1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BALL JOINTS. SAME ISSUE AS IDENTIFIED PREVIOUSLY RESULTING IN RECALL OF 2000-2003 DODGE DURANGOS. NO FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS. ADDITIONAL INCIDENT OF BALL JOINT ISSUE ON DURANGOS. *JB

Mileage: 95,684

1998 DODGE DURANGO. BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE. *JB

Mileage: 64,900

1998 DODGE DURANGO. BALL JOINTS DEFECTIVE. *JB

Mileage: 64,900

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL FELL OFF. DEALER STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL, AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. *AK

Mileage: 140,000

AFTER PARKING CAR IN DRIVEWAY, ABS MOTOR TURNS ON AND STAY ON EVEN AFTER TURNING THE KEY OFF, HAD TO ACT QUICK TO PULL THE 40 AMP FUSE UNDER HOOD BEFORE THE ABS HCU MOTOR OVER HEAT. CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHY DODGE NEEDS A 40AMP FUSE TO POWER A LESS THAN 20AMP ABS CONTROL UNIT, AND WHY DOES THE MOTOR S...

THE FRONT WHEELS DO NOT LOCK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE REAR BRAKES SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER CAN FIND NO DEFECTS.

Mileage: 38,000

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE OUR SERPENTINE BELT, AND TENSIONER AT CONSIDERABLE COST. THIS IS NOT A STANDARD WEAR ITEM, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REPLACING THESE BELTS AND TENSIONERS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE DESIGN AND PARTS OF THIS SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER SYSTEM ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER INQUIRY AS TO WHY DODGE DURANGOS WERE ONLY RECALLED TO THE 2000 MODEL FOR THE FRONT END BALL JOINTS.****NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *NM

DODGE DURANGO SLT 1998 4X4 DRIVING STABILITY DEGRADED. ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICS AT REPAIR SHOP SHOWED FRONT STEERING OUT OF SPEC: "VALUE IS NOT WITHIN SPECIFICATION. TIER WEAR, HANDLING AND SAFETY PROBLEMS MAY RESULT." REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BALL JOINTS WAS REQUIRED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES. ...

Mileage: 53,851

DODGE DURANGO SLT 1998 4X4 DRIVING STABILITY DEGRADED. ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTICS AT REPAIR SHOP SHOWED FRONT STEERING OUT OF SPEC: "VALUE IS NOT WITHIN SPECIFICATION. TIER WEAR, HANDLING AND SAFETY PROBLEMS MAY RESULT." REPLACEMENT OF FRONT BALL JOINTS WAS REQUIRED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 56,000 MILES. ...

Mileage: 53,851

REQUEST RESPONSE FROM NHTSA RE A RECALL FOR 1998-99 DURANGOS HAVE SAME PROBLEM AS 2000-2003. UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLY TO BROOKFIELD DIST. OFFICE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE SUFFERED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE ON HIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

REQUEST RESPONSE FROM NHTSA RE A RECALL FOR 1998-99 DURANGOS HAVE SAME PROBLEM AS 2000-2003. UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLY TO BROOKFIELD DIST. OFFICE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE SUFFERED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE ON HIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

CONSUMER HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO,WITH BALL JOINTS PROBLEM AND HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT END. *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE OLDER MODELS SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED. *NM

Mileage: 64,251

THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. *PH A FAULTY INTAKE GASKET CAUSED AN OIL LEAK. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. *NM *SC *JB

Mileage: 35,165

THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. *PH A FAULTY INTAKE GASKET CAUSED AN OIL LEAK. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. *NM *SC *JB

Mileage: 35,165

THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. *PH A FAULTY INTAKE GASKET CAUSED AN OIL LEAK. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. *NM *SC *JB

Mileage: 35,165

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....

1998 DODGE DURANGO DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY AND THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR IN THE YEAR 2000 THE CONSUMER HAD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TOTALLY REPLACED. *NM

THE WHEEL SEPARATED ON MY 1998 DOGDE DURANGO DUE TO A BALL JOINT. I HAD TO HAVE 3 BALL JOINTS REPLACE BECAUSE OF THEM BEING EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. THE ACCIDENT CAUSE OTHER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING INCIDENT. I WAN NOT HURT AND I DID NOT HIT ANYONE BUT IT COASTED ME THOUSANDS TO FIX AL...

Mileage: 65,000

ALL FOUR OF THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS 1998 DURANGO IS NO DIFFERENT FROM HIS WIFES 2000 DURANGO. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 1998-1999 VEHICLE SHOULD BE LISTED IN THE RECALL ...

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SHOOK. WOULD HEAR NOISES EVERY TIME STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, STOPPING OR EVEN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED. ALSO, THE STEERING KNUCKLE SEPARATED, AND THE SUSPENSION MOVED. MECHANI...

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SHOOK. WOULD HEAR NOISES EVERY TIME STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, STOPPING OR EVEN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED. ALSO, THE STEERING KNUCKLE SEPARATED, AND THE SUSPENSION MOVED. MECHANI...

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SHOOK. WOULD HEAR NOISES EVERY TIME STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, STOPPING OR EVEN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED. ALSO, THE STEERING KNUCKLE SEPARATED, AND THE SUSPENSION MOVED. MECHANI...

THE VEHICLE'S UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE MANUFACTURER EXCLUDED 1998 DURANGOS WHEN IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS 2000-03 MODEL YEARS. *BF *NM *SC *TC *JB

Mileage: 70,000

THE VEHICLE'S UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE MANUFACTURER EXCLUDED 1998 DURANGOS WHEN IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS 2000-03 MODEL YEARS. *BF *NM *SC *TC *JB

Mileage: 70,000

WORN UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WERE REPLACED BY MYSELF BECAUSE OF NO RECALL AND NOW THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR 2000 THROUGH 2003. THE DURANGO SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON THIS SINCE IT WORE OUT AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. DODGE CAN ONLY SAY THEY ARE SORRY BUT IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL. *...

DODGE DURANGO 1998 UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILURE. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY WOULDN'T A RECALL BE ISSUED ON THE 98 VEHICLES BUT ONLY FOR THE 2000-03 MODELS. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON HER VEHICLE AT A COST OF 1500.00. *JB

DODGE DURANGO 1998 UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILURE. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY WOULDN'T A RECALL BE ISSUED ON THE 98 VEHICLES BUT ONLY FOR THE 2000-03 MODELS. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON HER VEHICLE AT A COST OF 1500.00. *JB

AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO. CHARGED WITH R134 WITH A LEAK DETECTION DYE. FOUND DYE POURING OUT BOTTOM OF HEATER CORE HOUSING. EVAPORATOR FAILURE AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE EVAPORATOR IS MADE FROM REAL INEXPENSIVE "POP" METAL AND IS SUBJECT TO A HIGH FAILURE RATE ON T...

Mileage: 75,100

1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS SAME PROBLEM AS 2000-2003 DAKOTAS/DURANGOS, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. *BF

1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS SAME PROBLEM AS 2000-2003 DAKOTAS/DURANGOS, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. *BF

VEHICLE WANDERED ACROSS THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 42,759

1998 DODGE DURANGO. REPLACES LOWER BALL JOINTS TWO YEARS AGO ($500+). NOW AFTER 75000 TOTAL MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINT AND TIE RODS. DODGE DID NOT EXTEND THEIR RECALL BACK FAR ENOUGH. THE ONLY GO BACK TO YEAR 2000 MODELS.*AK

1998 DODGE DURANGO. REPLACES LOWER BALL JOINTS TWO YEARS AGO ($500+). NOW AFTER 75000 TOTAL MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINT AND TIE RODS. DODGE DID NOT EXTEND THEIR RECALL BACK FAR ENOUGH. THE ONLY GO BACK TO YEAR 2000 MODELS.*AK

1998 DODGE DURANGO. REPLACES LOWER BALL JOINTS TWO YEARS AGO ($500+). NOW AFTER 75000 TOTAL MILES I HAVE TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINT AND TIE RODS. DODGE DID NOT EXTEND THEIR RECALL BACK FAR ENOUGH. THE ONLY GO BACK TO YEAR 2000 MODELS.*AK

THERE IS A POPPING NOISE AND SHAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING TURNS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OTHERWISE, THE WHEELS COULD FALL OFF. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT UPPER BALL JOINTS PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE WHEELS ALIGNED, AND FOND OUT THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE VERY LOOSE IN THE SOCKET. *AK

Mileage: 84,500

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT UPPER BALL JOINTS PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE WHEELS ALIGNED, AND FOND OUT THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE VERY LOOSE IN THE SOCKET. *AK

Mileage: 84,500

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE A 1998 BALL JOINTS, AND THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE. I FIGURED THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO MAKE MONEY FOR ANOTHER JOB. I WENT DIRECTLY TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP TO SEE WHAT THEY SAID AND THEY AGREED. DODGE KNEW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. ALSO, A CASH COW TO THEM AT $1500.0...

Mileage: 50,000

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE A 1998 BALL JOINTS, AND THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE. I FIGURED THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO MAKE MONEY FOR ANOTHER JOB. I WENT DIRECTLY TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP TO SEE WHAT THEY SAID AND THEY AGREED. DODGE KNEW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. ALSO, A CASH COW TO THEM AT $1500.0...

Mileage: 50,000

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE A 1998 BALL JOINTS, AND THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE. I FIGURED THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO MAKE MONEY FOR ANOTHER JOB. I WENT DIRECTLY TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP TO SEE WHAT THEY SAID AND THEY AGREED. DODGE KNEW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. ALSO, A CASH COW TO THEM AT $1500.0...

Mileage: 50,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO - I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO FROM BRANFOIRD DODGE 2 YEARS AGO. THE DOSGE HAD 50,000 MILES AND NOW HAS 71,500 MILES. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD AND THE CONTROL ARMS AND JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DODGE SINCE THE INVESTIGATION WAS IN P...

MY 1998 ODGE DURANGO 4X4 SLTT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING SIDEWAYS. I WAS VERY ALARMED AND TOOK IT TO THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP IN CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA. THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP SAID THE BALLJOINTS WERE DANGEROUSLY WORN AND MUST BE REPLACED IMMMEADIATLY. I TOOK IT T...

Mileage: 126,759

MY 1998 ODGE DURANGO 4X4 SLTT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING SIDEWAYS. I WAS VERY ALARMED AND TOOK IT TO THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP IN CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA. THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP SAID THE BALLJOINTS WERE DANGEROUSLY WORN AND MUST BE REPLACED IMMMEADIATLY. I TOOK IT T...

Mileage: 126,759

MY 1998 ODGE DURANGO 4X4 SLTT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING SIDEWAYS. I WAS VERY ALARMED AND TOOK IT TO THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP IN CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA. THE GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP SAID THE BALLJOINTS WERE DANGEROUSLY WORN AND MUST BE REPLACED IMMMEADIATLY. I TOOK IT T...

Mileage: 126,759

BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN MY 1998 DURANGO IN 2002. I KEPT HEARING POPPING NOISES FROM THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN I TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE OR CAME TO A STOP SIGN.*JB

Mileage: 52,801

BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN MY 1998 DURANGO IN 2002. I KEPT HEARING POPPING NOISES FROM THE FRONT WHEELS WHEN I TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE OR CAME TO A STOP SIGN.*JB

Mileage: 52,801

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO VIN [XXX], NOW NEEDS A THIRD BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. WHY WAS NOT THE 1998 MODEL YEAR RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM LIKE THE 2000-2003 MODEL YEARS? CERTAINLY THREE FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT IN 72,000 MILES IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. PLEASE REVIEW 1998 MO...

Mileage: 73,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO VIN [XXX], NOW NEEDS A THIRD BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. WHY WAS NOT THE 1998 MODEL YEAR RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM LIKE THE 2000-2003 MODEL YEARS? CERTAINLY THREE FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT IN 72,000 MILES IS A SAFETY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. PLEASE REVIEW 1998 MO...

Mileage: 73,000

BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 56,600

BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 56,600

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AFTER HEARING OF ALL THE BALL JOINT FAILURES ON DURANGOS AND THE RECALL ON 2000-2003 MODEL VEHICLES. MY DURANGO IS A 1998 MODEL AND I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS FOR A SECOND TIME AT 80,000 MILES AS I AM GETTING THE DREADED CLUNKING NOISE AGAIN. I USE MY DURANGO FO...

Mileage: 80,500

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AFTER HEARING OF ALL THE BALL JOINT FAILURES ON DURANGOS AND THE RECALL ON 2000-2003 MODEL VEHICLES. MY DURANGO IS A 1998 MODEL AND I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS FOR A SECOND TIME AT 80,000 MILES AS I AM GETTING THE DREADED CLUNKING NOISE AGAIN. I USE MY DURANGO FO...

Mileage: 80,500

I OWN A 98 DURANGOS HAS SAME PROBLEM AS 2000-2003, BALL JOINTS PROBLEMS.CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY DID THE RECALL EXCLUDE THE 1998-99? *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME REPLACING THE BALL JOINTS IN THIS VEHICLE IN 80000 MILES. *TC

I OWN A 98 DURANGOS HAS SAME PROBLEM AS 2000-2003, BALL JOINTS PROBLEMS.CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY DID THE RECALL EXCLUDE THE 1998-99? *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME REPLACING THE BALL JOINTS IN THIS VEHICLE IN 80000 MILES. *TC

THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

A RECALL (04V596000) FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DODGE DURANGO MODELS 2000 -2003, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER HAS THE 1998 MODEL AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 141,000

ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT SHE PAID FOR SERVICE. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ....

ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT SHE PAID FOR SERVICE. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ....

ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT SHE PAID FOR SERVICE. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ....

ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT SHE PAID FOR SERVICE. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ....

DRIVING APPROX. 25 MPH ON ICY ROAD, TURNED RIGHT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD AND "IT WAS AS IF YOU THOWED THE VEHICLE INTO NUETRAL". CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY.*AK

Mileage: 117,230

DRIVING APPROX. 25 MPH ON ICY ROAD, TURNED RIGHT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD AND "IT WAS AS IF YOU THOWED THE VEHICLE INTO NUETRAL". CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY.*AK

Mileage: 117,230

WHEEL FELL OFF DURANGO, DUE TO DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. *AK

Mileage: 94,635

WHEEL FELL OFF DURANGO, DUE TO DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. *AK

Mileage: 94,635

NOTICED SUSPENSION NOISE IN FRONT. DEALER IDENTIFIED DAMAGED UPPER BALL JOINTS AND REPLACED THEM BOTH.*AK

Mileage: 69,625

NO INJURIES YET, BUT THE BALL JOINTS WENT BAD 3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE IN 1998. HAVE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES AND RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED STARTING FOR 2000 MODELS, HOWEVER, MINE IS 1998. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AND LOOSENED. *AK

Mileage: 64,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM. HE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AND LOOSENED. *AK

Mileage: 64,000

SUSPENSION; LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. WORN SO BADLY THAT GARAGE UNABLE TO COMPLETE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. VEHICLE MILEAGE 132,848. *AK

Mileage: 132,848

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY THIS WAS FOUND BY A MECHANIC AND THEY WERE REPLACED BEFORE THEY FAILED. HOWEVER, THIS WAS DONE AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT CONSIDERABLE COST TO MYSELF. *AK

Mileage: 46,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY THIS WAS FOUND BY A MECHANIC AND THEY WERE REPLACED BEFORE THEY FAILED. HOWEVER, THIS WAS DONE AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AT CONSIDERABLE COST TO MYSELF. *AK

Mileage: 46,000

WHEN I HAD MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO INSPECTED THIS PAST SUMMER THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY WHEELS WERE ABOUT TO COME OFF IN THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK. THEY TOLD ME THAT TO PASS THE INSPECTION AND FOR ALSO DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WHEELS WOULD PROBABLY FALL OFF WITHIN A MONTH, THAT I HAVE MY FRONT UPPER BALL ...

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM. SHE WENT TO GET THE CAR INSPECTED, AND A STEERING PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED DUE TO THE BALL JOINTS.*AK

1998 DURANGOS SHOULD BE RECALLED ALSO THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME BALL JOINTS AS THE OTHERS IN THE RECALL

AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS PULLING IN OR OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CAN FEEL AND HEAR POPPING NOISES THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE VERY LOOSE; IT TAKES ABOUT TWO INCHES BEFORE STEERING WHEEL IS ACTUALLY ABLE TO BE TURNED. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT U...

Mileage: 85,400

AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS PULLING IN OR OUT OF DRIVEWAY, CAN FEEL AND HEAR POPPING NOISES THROUGH THE FLOOR BOARDS. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BE VERY LOOSE; IT TAKES ABOUT TWO INCHES BEFORE STEERING WHEEL IS ACTUALLY ABLE TO BE TURNED. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT U...

Mileage: 85,400

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER STATED THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. *AK

Mileage: 47,943

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER STATED THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. *AK

Mileage: 47,943

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL REGARDING THE BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER CONTACTED DODGE THREE TO FIVE MONTHS AGO. HOWEVER SHE WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 2000-2003 1/2 MODELS. *AK

Mileage: 100,001

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE,AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE AND HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

A LOUD KNOCKING WAS HEARD COMING FROM REAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT D UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

A LOUD KNOCKING WAS HEARD COMING FROM REAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT D UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

DODGE DEALER REPORTED THAT BALL JOINTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE QUOTE TO REPLACE EXCEEDED $2000 AND I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT THE RECALL WAS PENDING. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 76,898. VIN IS [XXX]. I SEE THAT THE RECALL IS FOR 200...

Mileage: 68,000

DODGE DEALER REPORTED THAT BALL JOINTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE QUOTE TO REPLACE EXCEEDED $2000 AND I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME THAT THE RECALL WAS PENDING. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, VEHICLE MILEAGE IS 76,898. VIN IS [XXX]. I SEE THAT THE RECALL IS FOR 200...

Mileage: 68,000

I OWN AN 1998 DURANGO THAT REQUIRED ALL THE BALL JOINTS TO BE REPLACED AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE. THE MECHANIC FELT THEY WERE READY TO COLLAPSE. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER THE BALL JOINTS ARE THE SAME DESIGN AS THOSE CURRENTLY BEING RECALLED ON LATER MODELS. WHY AREN'T 98 AND 99 MODEL YEAR DURANGOS BEIN...

Mileage: 48,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH LEFT TURN STEERING PROBLEMS. SHOP GREASED THE CV JOINTS BUT NOW IS TELLING ME BECAUSE OF BAD DESIGN THAT IS THE SAME AS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH 2000-2003 I HAVE TO SPEND $1,150 ON NEW UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *JB

Mileage: 98,743

1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH LEFT TURN STEERING PROBLEMS. SHOP GREASED THE CV JOINTS BUT NOW IS TELLING ME BECAUSE OF BAD DESIGN THAT IS THE SAME AS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH 2000-2003 I HAVE TO SPEND $1,150 ON NEW UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *JB

Mileage: 98,743

I PURCHASE MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN FEBRUARY OF 2004. AFTER TWO MONTHS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BEGAN (BOTH FRONT TIRES) WITH THE DRIVER SIDE BEING THE WORST. I HEARD CLICKING WHEN I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE CV JOINT. I TOO K T...

I PURCHASE MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN FEBRUARY OF 2004. AFTER TWO MONTHS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BEGAN (BOTH FRONT TIRES) WITH THE DRIVER SIDE BEING THE WORST. I HEARD CLICKING WHEN I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE CV JOINT. I TOO K T...

I PURCHASE MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN FEBRUARY OF 2004. AFTER TWO MONTHS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BEGAN (BOTH FRONT TIRES) WITH THE DRIVER SIDE BEING THE WORST. I HEARD CLICKING WHEN I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE CV JOINT. I TOO K T...

WITH REGARD TO THE POTENTIAL RECALL OF DURANGOS AND DAKOTAS IN MODEL YEARS 2000-2003, I WOULD URGE YOU TO CONSIDER STARTING THE RECALL IN THE 1998 MODEL YEAR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BALL JOINTS, AND I'VE READ ABOUT NUMEROUS OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD TO DOTHE SAME ON THE DOC (DURANGO OWNERS CLUB) FORUM...

Mileage: 84,000

1) ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, WHINING NOISE FROM FRONT END 2) DEALER DETERMINED BALL JOINTS IN FRONT AND WHEEL BEARINGS IN SERIOUS SHAPED, LAUGHED AT HOW I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF WAS SO HIGH.*AK 3. DEALER INSTALLED 2 HUB BRAKES, BEARINGS I...

Mileage: 73,366

1) ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, WHINING NOISE FROM FRONT END 2) DEALER DETERMINED BALL JOINTS IN FRONT AND WHEEL BEARINGS IN SERIOUS SHAPED, LAUGHED AT HOW I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF WAS SO HIGH.*AK 3. DEALER INSTALLED 2 HUB BRAKES, BEARINGS I...

Mileage: 73,366

1) ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, WHINING NOISE FROM FRONT END 2) DEALER DETERMINED BALL JOINTS IN FRONT AND WHEEL BEARINGS IN SERIOUS SHAPED, LAUGHED AT HOW I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF WAS SO HIGH.*AK 3. DEALER INSTALLED 2 HUB BRAKES, BEARINGS I...

Mileage: 73,366

1) ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, WHINING NOISE FROM FRONT END 2) DEALER DETERMINED BALL JOINTS IN FRONT AND WHEEL BEARINGS IN SERIOUS SHAPED, LAUGHED AT HOW I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF WAS SO HIGH.*AK 3. DEALER INSTALLED 2 HUB BRAKES, BEARINGS I...

Mileage: 73,366

VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND PERFORMING INADEQUATELY WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 54,000

VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND PERFORMING INADEQUATELY WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK

Mileage: 54,000

UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNED AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING THE TIRES TO SHAKE. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE TWICE, BUT CONSUMER WILL WAIT FOR REPAIRS FOR THE THIRD TIME.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE MADE A CLANKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, WHO INDICATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY WERE REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE OUTER AND INNER TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO...

Mileage: 50,000

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE MADE A CLANKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS . VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, WHO INDICATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY WERE REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE OUTER AND INNER TIE ROD ENDS NEEDED TO...

Mileage: 50,000

CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD...

THE NHTSA RECENTLY ADVISED DAIMLERCHRYSLER TO ISSUE A RECALL ON 2000-2003 DODGE DURANGOS AND DAKOTAS CONCERNING THE BALL JOINT(S) SEPARATING, RESULTING IN THE WHEEL FALLING OFF. PLEASE CONSIDER EXPANDING THIS SUGGESTED RECALL TO INCLUDE EARLIER MODELS. I OWN A 1998 DURANGO THAT HAD THE EXACT SAME ...

Mileage: 110,000

I BOUGHT A NEW SET OF TIRES AT A LOCAL TIRE STORE, AND WAS INFORMED BY THE FRONT END ALIGHNMENT MECHANIC THAT I HAD (3) BALL JOINTS THAT WERE BAD. THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE WAS AT THE POINT OF SEPERATION AT ANY TIME. HE SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I DID AND THEY SAID THAT ALL (4)...

FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS I HAVE NOTICED A POPPING SOUND COMING FORM MY FRONT END WHEN I AM GOING SLOW OR TURNING. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS MY UPPER BALL JOINTS. I LOOKED AND I COULD SEE THAT THE RUBBER BUSHING HAS WORN OUT AROUND THE BALL JOINT. THE CONDITION SEEMS TO ...

Mileage: 70,000

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THERE WAS BRAKE FAILURE. THE FRONT DISC BRAKES REPLACED SEPTEMBER 2004. OCTOBER 27, 2004 THE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 30 MPH AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND ENDED UP IN THE STREET WITH THE SEMI BEARING DOWN ON ME. THE TRUCK DRIVER SWER...

Mileage: 60,942

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THERE WAS BRAKE FAILURE. THE FRONT DISC BRAKES REPLACED SEPTEMBER 2004. OCTOBER 27, 2004 THE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 30 MPH AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND ENDED UP IN THE STREET WITH THE SEMI BEARING DOWN ON ME. THE TRUCK DRIVER SWER...

Mileage: 60,942

PE 03 032/FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: WHILE THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEELS WAS BEING ALIGNED MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE LACK OF LUBRICATION AND NO GREASE FIXING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 56,000

PE 03 032/FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: WHILE THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEELS WAS BEING ALIGNED MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE LACK OF LUBRICATION AND NO GREASE FIXING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 56,000

CONSUMER HAD A CHILD SEAT WHERE CHILD COULD EASILY GET OUT FROM BEING RESTRAINED. THIS WAS DUE TO THE CHILD SEAT'S TETHER HARNESS. *AK

BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT 60K MILES. *PH AT 45000 THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT EH VEHICLE'S RIDE WAS NOT SMOOTH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. AT ABOUT 60000 MILES THE CONSUMER HEARD A SCREECHING SOUND IN THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY AROUND CURVES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE ...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING MY1998 DURANGO THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SUDDENLY STARTED TO GO UP AND DOWN .WITH IN A MINUTE OR TWO TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE I CALLED A MECHANIC HE STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH DURANGOS SAID IT WOULD COST OVER 3000 TO FIX I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE 1 YR AND HAVE REPLACED BRAKES AC C...

Mileage: 99,000

THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DURANGO HAVE NEEDED REPAIR FOR QUITE A WHILE. I HAVE 97000 MILES ON IT, BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AROUND 60000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 97,000

FRONT END STEERING NOISES, NO FAILURE, DEALER DIAGNOSED UPPER BALL JOINTS EXTREMELY WORN, LOWER JOINTS LOOSE. NEEDS FULL REPLACEMENT OF ALL BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 81,500

FRONT END STEERING NOISES, NO FAILURE, DEALER DIAGNOSED UPPER BALL JOINTS EXTREMELY WORN, LOWER JOINTS LOOSE. NEEDS FULL REPLACEMENT OF ALL BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 81,500

TIRES SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. TIRES REPLACED AND TOLD TO HAVE ALIGNMENT BY TIRE DEALER. I TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE WORE OUT. (UPPERS AND LOWERS) IT IS BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, AND HAVING SHOP SAVE THEM FOR ME.*AK

TIRES SHOWING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. TIRES REPLACED AND TOLD TO HAVE ALIGNMENT BY TIRE DEALER. I TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE WORE OUT. (UPPERS AND LOWERS) IT IS BEING REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, AND HAVING SHOP SAVE THEM FOR ME.*AK

I HAD BEEN HEARING A LOUD NOISE WHEN DRIVING MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE TO CHANGE THE OIL & ROTATE THE TIRES, WHICH I DO EVERY 3000 MILES, I ASKED THE TECHNICIANS AT QUINN MOTORS, RT. 17, GLOUCESTER, VA TO CHECK OUT THE NOISE. THEY CALLED & SAID THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS...

Mileage: 122,000

NOISE IN STEERING COLUMN, SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE OR BROKEN! DURANGO HAS BEEN TO DODGE DEALER TWICE FOR CORRECTION, NOT REPAIRED! *NM

THE DRIVER'S SEAT LOOSENED FROM THE SEAT TRACKS, CAUSING THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

Mileage: 154,000

WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A COW, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT BALL JOINTS HAVE WORN OUT TWICE. LOOSE STEERING, DRIFTING IN LANE, DIFFICULT NOT TO OVER STEER. DIAGNOSED BY DODGE DEALER 12/27/2001 AT 71,000 MILES AND HAD BEEN BAD FOR A LONG TIME. REPLACED UPPER, LOWER, AND TIE ROD ENDS ON 4/23/02 NOT AT DODGE DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSED AG...

Mileage: 71,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT BALL JOINTS HAVE WORN OUT TWICE. LOOSE STEERING, DRIFTING IN LANE, DIFFICULT NOT TO OVER STEER. DIAGNOSED BY DODGE DEALER 12/27/2001 AT 71,000 MILES AND HAD BEEN BAD FOR A LONG TIME. REPLACED UPPER, LOWER, AND TIE ROD ENDS ON 4/23/02 NOT AT DODGE DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSED AG...

Mileage: 71,000

THE TRUCK FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK VIBRATEED SEVERELY WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

THE TRUCK FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRUCK VIBRATEED SEVERELY WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AFTER MARKET REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS IMPROBABLE. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AFTER MARKET REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS IMPROBABLE. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN MARCH OF 1998. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS EXCELLENT UNTIL ABOUT 52,000 MILES. 1ST REPAIR, WATER PUMP. AT ABOUT 56,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AT ABOUT 61,000 HEATER CORE, AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. AT 77,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AGA...

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN MARCH OF 1998. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS EXCELLENT UNTIL ABOUT 52,000 MILES. 1ST REPAIR, WATER PUMP. AT ABOUT 56,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AT ABOUT 61,000 HEATER CORE, AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. AT 77,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AGA...

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN MARCH OF 1998. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS EXCELLENT UNTIL ABOUT 52,000 MILES. 1ST REPAIR, WATER PUMP. AT ABOUT 56,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AT ABOUT 61,000 HEATER CORE, AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. AT 77,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AGA...

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN MARCH OF 1998. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS EXCELLENT UNTIL ABOUT 52,000 MILES. 1ST REPAIR, WATER PUMP. AT ABOUT 56,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AT ABOUT 61,000 HEATER CORE, AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. AT 77,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AGA...

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN MARCH OF 1998. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS EXCELLENT UNTIL ABOUT 52,000 MILES. 1ST REPAIR, WATER PUMP. AT ABOUT 56,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AT ABOUT 61,000 HEATER CORE, AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. AT 77,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AGA...

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN MARCH OF 1998. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS EXCELLENT UNTIL ABOUT 52,000 MILES. 1ST REPAIR, WATER PUMP. AT ABOUT 56,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AT ABOUT 61,000 HEATER CORE, AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. AT 77,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AGA...

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN MARCH OF 1998. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS EXCELLENT UNTIL ABOUT 52,000 MILES. 1ST REPAIR, WATER PUMP. AT ABOUT 56,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AT ABOUT 61,000 HEATER CORE, AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. AT 77,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AGA...

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN MARCH OF 1998. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS EXCELLENT UNTIL ABOUT 52,000 MILES. 1ST REPAIR, WATER PUMP. AT ABOUT 56,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AT ABOUT 61,000 HEATER CORE, AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. AT 77,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AGA...

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN MARCH OF 1998. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS EXCELLENT UNTIL ABOUT 52,000 MILES. 1ST REPAIR, WATER PUMP. AT ABOUT 56,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AT ABOUT 61,000 HEATER CORE, AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. AT 77,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AGA...

Mileage: 50,000

A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION,AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

FAULTY CRAFTMANSHIP. BALL JOINTS WORN AT 30296 MILES, 1998 DODGE DURANGO..*AK

Mileage: 32,096

FAULTY CRAFTMANSHIP. BALL JOINTS WORN AT 30296 MILES, 1998 DODGE DURANGO..*AK

Mileage: 32,096

YESTERDAY, 8/25/04, WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4 FAILED ON ME. AS I WAS BREAKING THE FRONT SUSPENSION FELT LIKE IT DROPPED DOWN AND I HEARD A CLUNK AND TEMPORARELY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL QUICKLY AND PULL INTO A GAS ...

Mileage: 107,398

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A REGULAR CHECK UP, AND WAS TOLD THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A REGULAR CHECK UP, AND WAS TOLD THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT FRONT/REAR BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Mileage: 87,000

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT FRONT/REAR BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Mileage: 87,000

TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO A BURNED TRANSMISSION. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AT 30000 MILES THEN HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 60000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 60,800

CONSUMER HAD SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS DONE ON THE VEHICLE IN THE PAST YEAR. AN INDEPENDENT DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *SCC *JB

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BALL JOINTS WORE OUT. *JB

ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO.*MRTHE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT IN ORDER TO CHECK THE ENGINE THE CONSUMER MAY INCUR A $1000 INORDER TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE WAS THE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS LIKELY A BLOW ENGINE AND THAT A NEWW ONE WOULD COST $3000-$4000...

Mileage: 79,725

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *LA THE UPPER BALL JOINT REPAIR HAS NOT RID THE V...

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT. BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT YET RESOLVED. *AK *SC *JB

HAD TO REPLACE FT CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ONLY 42.000 MILES BOUGHT USED FROM DEALER WITH 29.000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ALSO EVERY ONE I TALK TO WITH THIS HAS EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS ---------- CALLED CHRY WOULD NOT HELP OR EVEN PAY A PORTION ALSO CALLED DEALER THEY WERE SAME ATTITUDE --- I D...

HAD TO REPLACE FT CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ONLY 42.000 MILES BOUGHT USED FROM DEALER WITH 29.000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ALSO EVERY ONE I TALK TO WITH THIS HAS EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS ---------- CALLED CHRY WOULD NOT HELP OR EVEN PAY A PORTION ALSO CALLED DEALER THEY WERE SAME ATTITUDE --- I D...

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

Mileage: 101,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

Mileage: 77,150

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

Mileage: 77,150

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, SLT, BRAND NEW. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE HAD THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROP TO ZERO AND TWICE HAVE REPLACED THE OIL SENDING(?) UNIT. IN JULY, 2004, WHILE ON VACATION, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO ZERO, IT STARTS KNOCKING AND BEFORE WE CAN GET TO AN EXIT IT GETS L...

Mileage: 70,300

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A SQUEAKING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN OUT. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED. (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM) *SC

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A SQUEAKING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN OUT. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED. (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM) *SC

Mileage: 90,000

POPPING NOISE IN SUSPENSION AT 41000 MILES, BAD BALL JOINTS BLAMED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNTIL I REPLACED THE WORN BALL JOINTS AND TIRES (FEATHERING TO TWO SETS OF GOODYEARS). AND THE TIRE STORE WAS ABLE TO FINALLY COMPLETE THE ALIGNMENT. OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS FAILED AGAIN AT 100000. REPLACED WITH...

Mileage: 41,000

POPPING NOISE IN SUSPENSION AT 41000 MILES, BAD BALL JOINTS BLAMED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNTIL I REPLACED THE WORN BALL JOINTS AND TIRES (FEATHERING TO TWO SETS OF GOODYEARS). AND THE TIRE STORE WAS ABLE TO FINALLY COMPLETE THE ALIGNMENT. OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS FAILED AGAIN AT 100000. REPLACED WITH...

Mileage: 41,000

POPPING NOISE IN SUSPENSION AT 41000 MILES, BAD BALL JOINTS BLAMED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNTIL I REPLACED THE WORN BALL JOINTS AND TIRES (FEATHERING TO TWO SETS OF GOODYEARS). AND THE TIRE STORE WAS ABLE TO FINALLY COMPLETE THE ALIGNMENT. OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS FAILED AGAIN AT 100000. REPLACED WITH...

Mileage: 41,000

ABS FAILURE, VEHICLE HAD 500 MILES. CAR SLAMMED ON BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES LOCKED, REAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. *AK THE DEALERSHIP AND MECHANINCS CAN NOT FIND FAILURE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 500

REAR ABS FAILURE WHEN A DEAR RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, REAR OF SUV PASSED THE FRONT. DEAR WAS HIT WITH THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT SIDE AS THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL.*AK 1 DEATH IF YOU COUNT THE DEAR

Mileage: 60,000

REAR ABS FAILURE WHEN A DEAR RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, REAR OF SUV PASSED THE FRONT. DEAR WAS HIT WITH THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT SIDE AS THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL.*AK 1 DEATH IF YOU COUNT THE DEAR

Mileage: 60,000

TIE ROD ENDS AND DRIVER SIDE BALLJOINT REMATURE WEARING OF FRONT TIRES DUE TO FAILURE OF TIEROD ENDS BOTH SIDES AND THE UPPER BALL JOINT IS GOING OUT LAST TIRE ALMOST BLEW OUT DUE TO THE TYPE OF WEAR. THE TIRE ONLY HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT THE INNER PORTION WAS DOWN TO THE STEELBELT THE ONLY WAY I SA...

Mileage: 62,000

TIE ROD ENDS AND DRIVER SIDE BALLJOINT REMATURE WEARING OF FRONT TIRES DUE TO FAILURE OF TIEROD ENDS BOTH SIDES AND THE UPPER BALL JOINT IS GOING OUT LAST TIRE ALMOST BLEW OUT DUE TO THE TYPE OF WEAR. THE TIRE ONLY HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT THE INNER PORTION WAS DOWN TO THE STEELBELT THE ONLY WAY I SA...

Mileage: 62,000

DRIVING CAR APPROXIMATLEY 15 MPH DOWN RESIDENTIAL ROAD CAR PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT RAN OFF ROAD AND HIT A STREET SIGN THEN A TELEPHONE POLE CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE ADJUSTER STATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINT IN THE STEERING MECHANISM FAILED. *JB

Mileage: 62,252

CONSUMER HAS A CONCERN THAT A SECOND TIE ROD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH LESS THEN 11,000 MILES OF WEAR. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *LA

Mileage: 35,486

I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MY GOODYEAR MECHANIC THAT MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE ALL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORE OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 82000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST OVER $400.00.I HAVE RECEIPTS THAT SHOW REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS PREF...

I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MY GOODYEAR MECHANIC THAT MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE ALL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORE OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 82000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST OVER $400.00.I HAVE RECEIPTS THAT SHOW REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS PREF...

I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MY GOODYEAR MECHANIC THAT MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE ALL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORE OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 82000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR IS GOING TO COST OVER $400.00.I HAVE RECEIPTS THAT SHOW REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS PREF...

THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK (ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED) *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK (ALL OF THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED) *SC *JB

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE CLOCKSRPING MATERIAL RECALL 01V153000. BU TTHIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. I HAD MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES SERVICED ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 2004 AT SEARS AUTOMOTIVE IN EASTPOINT MALL. I WAS MADE AWARE THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE BAD ON MY FRONT END, THEREFORE I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. LATER THAT DAY, MY...

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. FIRST, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REAR SPEED SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON 3 MONTHS LATER. THEN, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MAIN RELAY WAS OPEN AND IT NEED RESETTING. THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK AND WAS ...

DURING A DRIVE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. I STOPPED, TO CHECK THE OIL WHICH WAS FINE. 2 DAYS LATER I COMPLETELY LOST OIL PRESSURE AFTER HAVING CHNGED MY OIL RECENTLY. I OWNED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AND HAD TO HAVE THE OIL PUMP AND SCREEN REPLACED. AFTER READING THE WEB I REALIZED THIS IS A DODGE ...

Mileage: 79,437

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING FRONT END PARTS: DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND OUTER TIE ROD, PASSENGER SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS, AND INNER TIE ROD. THE SUV IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE BECAUSE OF THIS AND I FEEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PUTTI...

Mileage: 42,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING FRONT END PARTS: DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND OUTER TIE ROD, PASSENGER SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS, AND INNER TIE ROD. THE SUV IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE BECAUSE OF THIS AND I FEEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PUTTI...

Mileage: 42,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING FRONT END PARTS: DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, AND OUTER TIE ROD, PASSENGER SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS, AND INNER TIE ROD. THE SUV IS VERY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE BECAUSE OF THIS AND I FEEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PUTTI...

Mileage: 42,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH BAD UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO THE BAD BALL JOINTS THE TIEROD IS NOW WARPED.*AK

1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH BAD UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO THE BAD BALL JOINTS THE TIEROD IS NOW WARPED.*AK

1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH BAD UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO THE BAD BALL JOINTS THE TIEROD IS NOW WARPED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN MEXICO WHERE HE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE SUSTAINED RADIATOR DAMAGE, AND WAS REPAIRED IN MEXICO. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, AND HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALE OR MADE CON...

Mileage: 102,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND DRIVE SHAFT, SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY FAILED. THE SUV HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR; ALL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS COMPUTER/SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND NOW 15 MONTHS LATER, THE A...

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND DRIVE SHAFT, SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY FAILED. THE SUV HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR; ALL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS COMPUTER/SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND NOW 15 MONTHS LATER, THE A...

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND DRIVE SHAFT, SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY FAILED. THE SUV HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR; ALL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS COMPUTER/SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND NOW 15 MONTHS LATER, THE A...

Mileage: 60,000

EXTREME SQUEAKY NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. MECHANIC SAID THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AND THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE SUVS. HE SAID THAT IT WAS LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS SOON AS WELL.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

EXTREME SQUEAKY NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK. MECHANIC SAID THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AND THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE SUVS. HE SAID THAT IT WAS LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS SOON AS WELL.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE BALL JOINTS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED FRONT DISC ROTOR. *AK BOTH LOWER AND RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *...

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE BALL JOINTS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED FRONT DISC ROTOR. *AK BOTH LOWER AND RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *...

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE BALL JOINTS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED FRONT DISC ROTOR. *AK BOTH LOWER AND RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *...

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS....

Mileage: 48,000

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE CONSUMER WILL HAVE THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS....

Mileage: 48,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS SWAYING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY HANDLING VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS SWAYING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY HANDLING VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. CONSUMER WILL HAVE THE MECHANIC REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK

Mileage: 74,000

THANK GOD, WE HAVE NO "INCIDENT" TO REPORT.HOWEVER,IF WE DID NOT DECIDE TO BRING OUR DODGE DURANGO IN TO GET THE BALL JOINTS CHECKED OUT WE MAY HAVE HAD A "HORRIBLE INCIDENT"!!!*AK THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE BALL JOINTS WERE SO LOOSE THAT THEY COULD MOVE THEM AROUND WHEN PULLING ON THE TIRES. WE HAVE...

THANK GOD, WE HAVE NO "INCIDENT" TO REPORT.HOWEVER,IF WE DID NOT DECIDE TO BRING OUR DODGE DURANGO IN TO GET THE BALL JOINTS CHECKED OUT WE MAY HAVE HAD A "HORRIBLE INCIDENT"!!!*AK THE REPAIRMAN SAID THE BALL JOINTS WERE SO LOOSE THAT THEY COULD MOVE THEM AROUND WHEN PULLING ON THE TIRES. WE HAVE...

DANGEROUS FLAW WITH THE LUGGAGE RACKS.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE LUGGAGE RACK BROKE AND AS A RESULT THE CARRIER CAME OFF AND BOUNCED DOWN THE INTERSTATE. NO ACCIDENTS RESULTED FROM THIS FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE BROKEN LUGGAGE RACK OR THE ABANDONED CAR TOP CARRIER. *...

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN COLLISION WHILE GOING ABOUT 55-60 MPH AND A VAN CROSSED IN FRONT, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR-END THE OTHER VEHICLE. ABS BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER PUSHED THE BRAKES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ...

Mileage: 63,000

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN COLLISION WHILE GOING ABOUT 55-60 MPH AND A VAN CROSSED IN FRONT, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR-END THE OTHER VEHICLE. ABS BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER PUSHED THE BRAKES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ...

Mileage: 63,000

THE POWER ADJUSTER DRIVE SEAT BROKE, MAKING THE SEAT TOO LOOSE. IT MOVED BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE CHECK UP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL WHEELS CAME OFF AND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE CHECK UP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL WHEELS CAME OFF AND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK HAS BROKEN OFF. THE SEAT NOW WILL ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK

Mileage: 109,000

1998 DOGE DURANGO - 60000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SINCE PURCHASE IN 1999. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FRONT SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED , AND THE SEAT WAS ON BACK ORDER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE INNER TIE ROD WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 94,000

UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE INNER TIE ROD WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 94,000

UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE INNER TIE ROD WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 94,000

STATE INSPECTOR NOTICED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS LOOSE RUSTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED DURING A STATE INSPECTION. *AK THE VEHVILE WENT THROUGHT PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS FAILED INSPECTION. *NM

Mileage: 34,815

STATE INSPECTOR NOTICED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS LOOSE RUSTED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED DURING A STATE INSPECTION. *AK THE VEHVILE WENT THROUGHT PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS FAILED INSPECTION. *NM

Mileage: 34,815

UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE PROBLEM RECURRED BUT HAVE NOT FAILED YET. *SC *JB

Mileage: 108,000

1. SEATBELTS, HOUSING REPEATEDLY FELL DOWN. NEVER REPLACED, SERVICE ONLY PULLED IT BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES 2. ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. NOW I HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WILL GO DOWN. THE REST ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSIITON. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY IS UP. 3. REAR ...

1. SEATBELTS, HOUSING REPEATEDLY FELL DOWN. NEVER REPLACED, SERVICE ONLY PULLED IT BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES 2. ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. NOW I HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WILL GO DOWN. THE REST ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSIITON. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY IS UP. 3. REAR ...

1. SEATBELTS, HOUSING REPEATEDLY FELL DOWN. NEVER REPLACED, SERVICE ONLY PULLED IT BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES 2. ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. NOW I HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WILL GO DOWN. THE REST ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSIITON. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY IS UP. 3. REAR ...

1. SEATBELTS, HOUSING REPEATEDLY FELL DOWN. NEVER REPLACED, SERVICE ONLY PULLED IT BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES 2. ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. NOW I HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WILL GO DOWN. THE REST ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSIITON. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY IS UP. 3. REAR ...

1. SEATBELTS, HOUSING REPEATEDLY FELL DOWN. NEVER REPLACED, SERVICE ONLY PULLED IT BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES 2. ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. NOW I HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WILL GO DOWN. THE REST ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSIITON. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY IS UP. 3. REAR ...

1. SEATBELTS, HOUSING REPEATEDLY FELL DOWN. NEVER REPLACED, SERVICE ONLY PULLED IT BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES 2. ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. NOW I HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WILL GO DOWN. THE REST ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSIITON. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY IS UP. 3. REAR ...

1. SEATBELTS, HOUSING REPEATEDLY FELL DOWN. NEVER REPLACED, SERVICE ONLY PULLED IT BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES 2. ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. NOW I HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WILL GO DOWN. THE REST ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSIITON. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY IS UP. 3. REAR ...

BALL JOINTS WORE OUT ON FRONT STEERING MECHANISM. TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. OVER $1,000 FOR REPAIRS. TOLD THIS IS PROBABLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY GO OUT A LOT AND THAT A RECALL COULD BE IN THE PROCE...

BALL JOINTS WORE OUT ON FRONT STEERING MECHANISM. TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. OVER $1,000 FOR REPAIRS. TOLD THIS IS PROBABLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY GO OUT A LOT AND THAT A RECALL COULD BE IN THE PROCE...

BALL JOINTS WORE OUT ON FRONT STEERING MECHANISM. TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. OVER $1,000 FOR REPAIRS. TOLD THIS IS PROBABLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY GO OUT A LOT AND THAT A RECALL COULD BE IN THE PROCE...

VEHICLE ACQUIRED IN JULY OF 2004. ALL COMPONENT SYSTEM FAILURES LISTED HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THAT TIMEFRAME. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO TWO (2) FREEZE PLUGS THAT FAILED BETWEEN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. REVERSE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATIO...

Mileage: 72,995

VEHICLE ACQUIRED IN JULY OF 2004. ALL COMPONENT SYSTEM FAILURES LISTED HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THAT TIMEFRAME. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO TWO (2) FREEZE PLUGS THAT FAILED BETWEEN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. REVERSE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATIO...

Mileage: 72,995

VEHICLE ACQUIRED IN JULY OF 2004. ALL COMPONENT SYSTEM FAILURES LISTED HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THAT TIMEFRAME. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO TWO (2) FREEZE PLUGS THAT FAILED BETWEEN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. REVERSE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATIO...

Mileage: 72,995

VEHICLE ACQUIRED IN JULY OF 2004. ALL COMPONENT SYSTEM FAILURES LISTED HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THAT TIMEFRAME. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO TWO (2) FREEZE PLUGS THAT FAILED BETWEEN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. REVERSE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATIO...

Mileage: 72,995

VEHICLE ACQUIRED IN JULY OF 2004. ALL COMPONENT SYSTEM FAILURES LISTED HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THAT TIMEFRAME. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO TWO (2) FREEZE PLUGS THAT FAILED BETWEEN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. REVERSE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATIO...

Mileage: 72,995

VEHICLE ACQUIRED IN JULY OF 2004. ALL COMPONENT SYSTEM FAILURES LISTED HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THAT TIMEFRAME. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO TWO (2) FREEZE PLUGS THAT FAILED BETWEEN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. REVERSE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATIO...

Mileage: 72,995

VEHICLE ACQUIRED IN JULY OF 2004. ALL COMPONENT SYSTEM FAILURES LISTED HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THAT TIMEFRAME. ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO TWO (2) FREEZE PLUGS THAT FAILED BETWEEN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING. REVERSE LIGHTS NO LONGER FUNCTION AND CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATIO...

Mileage: 72,995

I PURCHASED MY DURANGO IN 1998, I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF STEERING COLUMN NOISE, WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. MY FRONT RIGHT BRAKE SQUEALS AND I GET GREASE ON MY WHEELS, HAD REPLACED, STILL MAKES THE NOISE. MY FUEL STRAP WAS REPLACED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL. NOW I AM GOING TO ...

I PURCHASED MY DURANGO IN 1998, I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF STEERING COLUMN NOISE, WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. MY FRONT RIGHT BRAKE SQUEALS AND I GET GREASE ON MY WHEELS, HAD REPLACED, STILL MAKES THE NOISE. MY FUEL STRAP WAS REPLACED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL. NOW I AM GOING TO ...

I PURCHASED MY DURANGO IN 1998, I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF STEERING COLUMN NOISE, WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. MY FRONT RIGHT BRAKE SQUEALS AND I GET GREASE ON MY WHEELS, HAD REPLACED, STILL MAKES THE NOISE. MY FUEL STRAP WAS REPLACED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL. NOW I AM GOING TO ...

I PURCHASED MY DURANGO IN 1998, I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF STEERING COLUMN NOISE, WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. MY FRONT RIGHT BRAKE SQUEALS AND I GET GREASE ON MY WHEELS, HAD REPLACED, STILL MAKES THE NOISE. MY FUEL STRAP WAS REPLACED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL. NOW I AM GOING TO ...

TIE ROD ENDS AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK PRIOR TO THE BALL JOINT FAILURE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE BALANCED OR ALIGNED PROPERLY. *NM

Mileage: 68,402

TIE ROD ENDS AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK PRIOR TO THE BALL JOINT FAILURE THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE BALANCED OR ALIGNED PROPERLY. *NM

Mileage: 68,402

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINTS: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A NEW LIGHT SWITCH AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. ALSO, THE INNER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

Mileage: 120,000

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINTS: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A NEW LIGHT SWITCH AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. ALSO, THE INNER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

Mileage: 120,000

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINTS: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A NEW LIGHT SWITCH AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. ALSO, THE INNER TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE REPLACING THE FRONT TIRES,THE DEALER NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DO THE FRONT ALIGNMENT DUE TO BALL JOINT PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

ON APRIL 8, 2004, WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE STATION FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME OUR VECHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 63,000 MILES ON IT. DURING THE SAFETY INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL 4 FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. OUR MECHANIC BELIEVED THIS TO BE PR...

Mileage: 63,000

ON APRIL 8, 2004, WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE STATION FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME OUR VECHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 63,000 MILES ON IT. DURING THE SAFETY INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL 4 FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. OUR MECHANIC BELIEVED THIS TO BE PR...

Mileage: 63,000

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN AND LOOSE ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN I DISCOVERED THIS DEFECT I WENT TO 15 USED CAR LOTS THAT ALSO HAD DODGE DURANGOS IN THEIR INVENTORY AND EVERY ONE EITHER HAD THE SAME CONDITION OR THE BALL JOINTS WERE ALREADY REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 76,000

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN AND LOOSE ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN I DISCOVERED THIS DEFECT I WENT TO 15 USED CAR LOTS THAT ALSO HAD DODGE DURANGOS IN THEIR INVENTORY AND EVERY ONE EITHER HAD THE SAME CONDITION OR THE BALL JOINTS WERE ALREADY REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 76,000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT, AND WAS TOLD THAT AN ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE VEHICLE NEEDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER STATED THAT TIE ROD IN UPPER LEFT ARM WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD NOT YET HAD A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE 1999 MODE...

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT, AND WAS TOLD THAT AN ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE VEHICLE NEEDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER STATED THAT TIE ROD IN UPPER LEFT ARM WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD NOT YET HAD A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE 1999 MODE...

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT, AND WAS TOLD THAT AN ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE VEHICLE NEEDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER STATED THAT TIE ROD IN UPPER LEFT ARM WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD NOT YET HAD A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE 1999 MODE...

UPON INSPECTION, LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO WERE FOUND TO BE RUSTED, LOOSE, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. INSPECTION FACILITY INDICATED THEY HAD 4 OR 5 OTHER DURANGOS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS, SOME WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS.

Mileage: 40,108

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT WAS LOOSE.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS MUST BE REPLACED AT 66,000 MILES WHICH SEEMS VERY EARLY FOR A COMPONENT OF THIS TYPE. THE DURANGE HAS BEEN CAREFLULLY MAINTAINED.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS MUST BE REPLACED AT 66,000 MILES WHICH SEEMS VERY EARLY FOR A COMPONENT OF THIS TYPE. THE DURANGE HAS BEEN CAREFLULLY MAINTAINED.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

I HAVE A 98 DODGE DURANGO WITH 72000 MILES ON IT. THE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED ON THE SUV HAVING TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *LA

Mileage: 71,800

I WAS BRINGING MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO PRESCHOOL THIS MORNING WHEN I HEAR A THUMPING NOISE SO I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED MY TIRES WERE FINE. SO AFTER I DROPPED HER OFF AT SCHOOL I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AFTER SEEING THE PROGRAM ABOUT BAD BALL JOINTS IN DURANGOS....

Mileage: 56,400

I WAS BRINGING MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO PRESCHOOL THIS MORNING WHEN I HEAR A THUMPING NOISE SO I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED MY TIRES WERE FINE. SO AFTER I DROPPED HER OFF AT SCHOOL I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AFTER SEEING THE PROGRAM ABOUT BAD BALL JOINTS IN DURANGOS....

Mileage: 56,400

DURING A VEHICLE INSPECTION DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM BEFORE THE INSPECTION. *AK THE DEALER ALSO STATED THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

DURING A VEHICLE INSPECTION DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AND MUST BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM BEFORE THE INSPECTION. *AK THE DEALER ALSO STATED THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHILE PERFORMING A 3000 MILES WARRANTY SERVICE. *AK THE FACTORY BACK ORDERED THE PARTS. *SC *JB

Mileage: 73,000

THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHILE PERFORMING A 3000 MILES WARRANTY SERVICE. *AK THE FACTORY BACK ORDERED THE PARTS. *SC *JB

Mileage: 73,000

THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT YET, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS COMING APART AND IS SO TWISTED AS TO BE UNSAFE. THE RED BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF THE BUCKLE IS COMING OUT OF THE CASING. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY.

OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO MADE A LOT OF CREAKING NOISES IN THE FRONT WHEN WE DROVE IT. WE REPLACED THE BRAKES (THROUGH GOODYEAR NOT DODGE) WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. FINALLY WE PAID TO REPLACE THE FRONT BALL JOINTS THROUGH DODGE. A FEW WEEKS AGO WE SAW A TV REPORT ABOUT DURANGO FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURES,...

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE SHOOK, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SLOW DOWN. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY 13.000 MILES. THE LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE ROTORS/PADS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. ALSO, UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT 50.000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 13,000

ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY 13.000 MILES. THE LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE ROTORS/PADS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. ALSO, UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT 50.000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 13,000

ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY 13.000 MILES. THE LAST TIME VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE ROTORS/PADS WERE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. ALSO, UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT 50.000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 13,000

AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS DUE TO FAILURE. *JB MECHANIC SAID THAT THE BALL JOINTS FAILED PREMATURELY. THE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS OCCURRED THREE WEEKS AFTER REPLACEMENT OF BALL JOINTS. TIRES WERE DESTROYED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF...

Mileage: 70,000

AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS DUE TO FAILURE. *JB MECHANIC SAID THAT THE BALL JOINTS FAILED PREMATURELY. THE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS OCCURRED THREE WEEKS AFTER REPLACEMENT OF BALL JOINTS. TIRES WERE DESTROYED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF...

Mileage: 70,000

AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS DUE TO FAILURE. *JB MECHANIC SAID THAT THE BALL JOINTS FAILED PREMATURELY. THE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS OCCURRED THREE WEEKS AFTER REPLACEMENT OF BALL JOINTS. TIRES WERE DESTROYED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF...

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN DRIVING. *AK THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PIN FAILED AND SEIZED TO THE PINION SHAFT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 123,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN DRIVING. *AK THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PIN FAILED AND SEIZED TO THE PINION SHAFT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 123,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT. ALSO, WHEN TURNING CORNERS, THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL HUB. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING.*AK BALL JOINTS FAILED ON BOTH FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION. ...

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING.*AK BALL JOINTS FAILED ON BOTH FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION. ...

THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC PLACED THE VEHICLE ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS IN LIGHT OF THE NATIONAL P...

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST...

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST...

Mileage: 80,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT V-8, FRONT TIRE JUST ABOUT FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, BALL JOINT PROBLEM OF COURSE. WE HAVE 5 CHILDREN AND I THANK GOD THEY WERE NOT IN THE CAR. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM , WHY IS THERE NO RECALL YET. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE DEATH INVOLVED B...

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 69000 MILES. MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL IS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND ANYTIME THAT I TURN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH A LOCAL MECHANIC. HE IN FORMED THAT HE HAS HAD THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE AND HAS DETERMINED IT TO BE THE UPPER BALL JOI...

REPEATED STARTER REPLACEMENT. *PH THE STARTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. THE BALL JOINTS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SC

Mileage: 41,496

REPEATED STARTER REPLACEMENT. *PH THE STARTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS REPLACED. THE BALL JOINTS ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SC

Mileage: 41,496

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 78,000 MILES ON IT, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS THEY ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS, TIRE WEAR IS UNEVEN AND HORRENDOUS, I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND BECAUSE IT IS A CLO...

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AS IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. BUT WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SUSPENSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, BALL JOINTS CRACKED IN HALF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IF SHE HIT A HARD BUMP FRONT TIRES WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. CONSUM...

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AS IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. BUT WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SUSPENSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, BALL JOINTS CRACKED IN HALF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IF SHE HIT A HARD BUMP FRONT TIRES WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. CONSUM...

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AS IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. BUT WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SUSPENSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, BALL JOINTS CRACKED IN HALF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IF SHE HIT A HARD BUMP FRONT TIRES WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. CONSUM...

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE WEAR OF THE TIRES. *AK CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS ON BALL JOINTS AND REPLACEMENT OF TIRES. *LA

Mileage: 51,239

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM WHICH WAS AFFECTING THE WEAR OF THE TIRES. *AK CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS ON BALL JOINTS AND REPLACEMENT OF TIRES. *LA

Mileage: 51,239

WHILE DRIVING A VERY LOUD CLICKING AND POPPING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATED STEERING COLUMN WAS CAUSING THE POPPING AND CLICKING NOISE. *AK *LA

1998 DURANGO PREMATURE BALL JOINT FAILURE. MY DURANGO REQUIRED BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT 13 MONTHS AFTER THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THIS NEW VEHICLE, AND FOR OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. I'D LIKE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IF YOU ARE GOING TO RECALL ...

Mileage: 20,000

TODAY I TOOK MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO (VIN-1BHS28Y6WF132671) FOR THE YEARLY VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DOMINION DODGE IN SALEM, VIRGINIA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 1998.SHORTLY AFTER MY ARRIVAL AND NOTIFIING THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT I WAS THERE FOR, HE CAME AND TOLD ...

Mileage: 41,744

TODAY I TOOK MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO (VIN-1BHS28Y6WF132671) FOR THE YEARLY VIRGINIA SAFETY INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DOMINION DODGE IN SALEM, VIRGINIA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 1998.SHORTLY AFTER MY ARRIVAL AND NOTIFIING THE SERVICE MANAGER WHAT I WAS THERE FOR, HE CAME AND TOLD ...

Mileage: 41,744

I HAD MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO CHECKED BY MY MECHANIC AFTER A FRIEND HAD TOLD ME OF THE NEW STORY REGARDING BALL JOINT FAILURE. INDEED THE MECHANIC SAID BOTH BALL JOINTS WERE IN TERRIBLE CONDITION AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS VERY UNUSUAL TO HAVE TO REPLACE THIS PART AT S...

Mileage: 72,000

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I HAD HEARD THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON DUE TO SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE BALL JOINTS IN THE 1998 TO 2003 DURANGOS. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN IT IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAU...

Mileage: 113,000

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. I HAD HEARD THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON DUE TO SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE BALL JOINTS IN THE 1998 TO 2003 DURANGOS. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN IT IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAU...

Mileage: 113,000

THE DEALER REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES IF MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN JAN 2003. VEHICLE HAD 69572 MILES. COST TO REPAIR WAS $2540.64. THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF DODGE DURANGO FRONT END PROBLEMS AND BALL JOINT SEPARATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER:...

Mileage: 69,572

THE DEALER REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES IF MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN JAN 2003. VEHICLE HAD 69572 MILES. COST TO REPAIR WAS $2540.64. THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION OF DODGE DURANGO FRONT END PROBLEMS AND BALL JOINT SEPARATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER:...

Mileage: 69,572

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION DEALERSHIPS INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT. CONSUMER WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *MR

Mileage: 93,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. REPAIRS PERFORMED AT LOCAL NON-DEALER SHOP. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. REPAIRS PERFORMED AT LOCAL NON-DEALER SHOP. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

I HAD HEARD ABOUT A PROGRAM AIRED ON T.V. REGARDING THE UPPER BALL JOINTS GOING BAD PREMATURELY ON THE DODGE DURANGO. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND HAD THEM REPLACED AT A DODGE ...

Mileage: 85,242

I HAD HEARD ABOUT A PROGRAM AIRED ON T.V. REGARDING THE UPPER BALL JOINTS GOING BAD PREMATURELY ON THE DODGE DURANGO. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND HAD THEM REPLACED AT A DODGE ...

Mileage: 85,242

I OWN A 98 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4. WITHIN 1000 MILES AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT 57,648 MILES, A MINOR POPPING NOISE DEVELOPED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, APPROXIMATELY IN THE AREA OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THE NOISE RECENTLY GOT SO BAD THAT WE TOOK IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNO...

Mileage: 80,500

HAD TO REPLACE BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS IN MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO AT MY EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH DODGE KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 74,268

HAD TO REPLACE BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS IN MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO AT MY EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH DODGE KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 74,268

CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS FOR THE NUMEROUS REPAIRS AND THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. (NAR) *PH THE VEHICLE'S LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT (THREE TIMES), RIGHT INNER TIE ROD (TWICE), LEFT INNER TIE ROD, LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT AND RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BALL JOINT AND TIE ROD PROBLEMS CA...

Mileage: 35,707

1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH COMPLETE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE AND CONTROL ARM FAILURE. REPAIRED AT OWNER EXPENSE AT LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. BALL JOINTS WORN TO POINT OF UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DESPITE ONLY 82,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT WORE OUT TO SOON. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT WORE OUT TO SOON. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 98,000 MILES ON IT AND WILL NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT (AUGUST 2000). THEN I HAD TO HAVE THE BUSHINGS ON THE STEERING BRACKET REPLACED IN APRIL 2002. THEN THE SQUEAK...

Mileage: 98,700

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 98,000 MILES ON IT AND WILL NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN THE TRUCK HAD ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT (AUGUST 2000). THEN I HAD TO HAVE THE BUSHINGS ON THE STEERING BRACKET REPLACED IN APRIL 2002. THEN THE SQUEAK...

Mileage: 98,700

JUST HAD BALL JOINTS DONE *840$ NEXT DAY SHOCK IS BLOWN OUT @45,454 MILES NOW ANOTHER 80$ AND A STAIN IN MY NEW DRIVEWY.*AK

Mileage: 45,454

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE DRIVER HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 97,092

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55 TO 60 MPH THE CONSUMER HEARS A LOUD NOISE THEN TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED. *NM

1998 DODGE DURANGO, HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED TWICE NOW.

Mileage: 35,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO, HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED TWICE NOW.

Mileage: 35,000

BOTH BALL JOINTS OF THE DURAGO HAVE BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE AFTER 60,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

BOTH BALL JOINTS OF THE DURAGO HAVE BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE AFTER 60,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

I HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE DODGE DURANGOS UPPER BALL JOINTS, SO I HAD THE DEALER INSPECT THEM ON MY 1998 THAT HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. THEY REPORTED EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE BALL JOINTS. THEREFORE, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THEM FOR ABOUT $500.00 OUT OF MY POCKET. IM GLAD THAT I WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 60,000

1998 DURANGO WITH LESS THEN 60000 BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR NEVER OFF ROAD AND NOT USED TO TOW ANYTHING HEAVY. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

1998 DURANGO WITH LESS THEN 60000 BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR NEVER OFF ROAD AND NOT USED TO TOW ANYTHING HEAVY. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *NM

Mileage: 62,163

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS SWAYING FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITH DIFFICULTY OF MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. *AK

WE NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH UNEVEN FRONT TIRE WEAR ON OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE SHOT AND NEED REPLACED. RECEIVED QUOTE OF $800 TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. BALL JOINT PROBLEM CAUSED TIRES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND UNEVEN, STEEL BELTS...

WE NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH UNEVEN FRONT TIRE WEAR ON OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO. LOCAL REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE SHOT AND NEED REPLACED. RECEIVED QUOTE OF $800 TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. BALL JOINT PROBLEM CAUSED TIRES TO WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND UNEVEN, STEEL BELTS...

I STARTED NOTICING A POPPING SOUND ON LEFT TURNS AND WHEN IT WAS INSPECTED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC, I WAS INFORMED OF A LOWER BALL JOINT PROBLEM COUPLED WITH DETERIORATION OF THE SPINDLE OR A ARM. I REALLY LIKE THE DURANGO AND WAS EVEN CONTEMPLATING A PACIFICA. IF DAIMLER CHRYSLER DOESN'T DO ANY BETTER ...

I BOUGHT A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. THE VEHICLE HAD 59939 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS ONE SHOULD. ON 9/2/03 I TOOK THE AUTO INTO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AS THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR. IT COST ME $500.00 TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME THEY...

Mileage: 72,000

I BOUGHT A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. THE VEHICLE HAD 59939 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS ONE SHOULD. ON 9/2/03 I TOOK THE AUTO INTO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AS THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR. IT COST ME $500.00 TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME THEY...

Mileage: 72,000

I BOUGHT A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. THE VEHICLE HAD 59939 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS ONE SHOULD. ON 9/2/03 I TOOK THE AUTO INTO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AS THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR. IT COST ME $500.00 TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME THEY...

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT TIRE. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LEFT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT. FAILED. *AK

I BOUGHT A USED 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 24,000 MILES IN FEB 14TH 2003. THIS WAS A DODGE CERTIFIED USED CAR. I ALSO PURCHASED AN EXTRA WARRANTY PACKAGE FOR $900.00. AFTER 60 DAYS I HAD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. I CALLED THE DODGE GARAGE FROM WHICH I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY HAD ...

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

IN JUNE, 2003 I TOOK MY DURANGO INTO THE SHOP FOR SOME ROUTINE SERVICING. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED CONSIDERABLE WEAR TO THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT END. HE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS. THANKFULLY, I HAD THESE PARTS REPLACED ...

Mileage: 37,000

IN JUNE, 2003 I TOOK MY DURANGO INTO THE SHOP FOR SOME ROUTINE SERVICING. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED CONSIDERABLE WEAR TO THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT END. HE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS. THANKFULLY, I HAD THESE PARTS REPLACED ...

Mileage: 37,000

PREMATURE WEAR ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK

PREMATURE WEAR ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK

BALL JOINTS WORN OUT PREMATURELY.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

BALL JOINTS WORN OUT PREMATURELY.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

TOOK 1998 DURANGO FOR WHEEL ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 72K000MILES. TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPLACE LOWER BALL JOINTS, WHICH HAD CAUSED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE GENERAL MAINTENANCE, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THERE WAS BANGING WHEN THE CONSUMER WOULD GO OVER BUMPS. THIS WAS DUE TO LOOSE BALL JOINTS. *SC

Mileage: 46,710

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE GENERAL MAINTENANCE, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THERE WAS BANGING WHEN THE CONSUMER WOULD GO OVER BUMPS. THIS WAS DUE TO LOOSE BALL JOINTS. *SC

Mileage: 46,710

WHEN VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH STATE INSPECTION TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH STATE INSPECTION TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. EVENTUALLY,THE CONSUMER PULLED THE FRONT TIRE OFF, AND NOTICED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. EVENTUALLY,THE CONSUMER PULLED THE FRONT TIRE OFF, AND NOTICED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROAD CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROAD CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICED CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT END WILL COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT END WILL COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

SINCE I PURCHASED MY DURANGO IN 1998 FROM THE DEALER I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR NUMEROUS REPAIRS AND COMPLAINED AT LEAST THREE TIMES ABOUT A NOISE I HEARD NEAR THE RF WHEEL. THEY HAVE TOLD ME IT WAS A STEERING ADJUSTMENT ETC. I HAVE PAID FOR NUMEROUS REPAIRS AND STILL THE NOISE IS THERE. IT IS THE BALL JO...

Mileage: 256

UPPER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT END WILL COLLAPSE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Mileage: 165,000

I OWN A DODGE DURANGO 1998 AND I SAW THAT YOU ARE DOING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE DURANGO'S. I RECENTLY TOOK MY DURANGO TO A TIRE SPECIALIST TO GET AN ALIGNMENT DONE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PULLING FOR SOME TIME NOW. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE 2 OUTER AND 1 INNER TIE RODS ARE BAD AND N...

Mileage: 67,000

I OWN A DODGE DURANGO 1998 AND I SAW THAT YOU ARE DOING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE DURANGO'S. I RECENTLY TOOK MY DURANGO TO A TIRE SPECIALIST TO GET AN ALIGNMENT DONE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PULLING FOR SOME TIME NOW. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE 2 OUTER AND 1 INNER TIE RODS ARE BAD AND N...

Mileage: 67,000

I OWN A DODGE DURANGO 1998 AND I SAW THAT YOU ARE DOING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE DURANGO'S. I RECENTLY TOOK MY DURANGO TO A TIRE SPECIALIST TO GET AN ALIGNMENT DONE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PULLING FOR SOME TIME NOW. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE 2 OUTER AND 1 INNER TIE RODS ARE BAD AND N...

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE AT REPAIR SHOP FOR FRONT ALIGNMENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 47,000

WHILE AT REPAIR SHOP FOR FRONT ALIGNMENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 47,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD PROBLEMS. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD PROBLEMS. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD PROBLEMS. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT WITH 75000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING STRONG TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP IN OUR TOWN OF 28000 PEOPLE. THEY INDICATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE 4TH DURANGO THEY HAVE HAD...

Mileage: 75,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT WITH 75000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING STRONG TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK IT INTO A REPAIR SHOP IN OUR TOWN OF 28000 PEOPLE. THEY INDICATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS THE 4TH DURANGO THEY HAVE HAD...

Mileage: 75,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. ALSO CONTROL ARMS, UPPER ARMS ON BOOTH SIDES WERE REPLACED TWICE SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE.*AK REPLACEMENT OF TIE RODS WERE ALSO MADE ON VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 64,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. ALSO CONTROL ARMS, UPPER ARMS ON BOOTH SIDES WERE REPLACED TWICE SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE.*AK REPLACEMENT OF TIE RODS WERE ALSO MADE ON VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 64,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. ALSO CONTROL ARMS, UPPER ARMS ON BOOTH SIDES WERE REPLACED TWICE SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE.*AK REPLACEMENT OF TIE RODS WERE ALSO MADE ON VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 64,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. ALSO CONTROL ARMS, UPPER ARMS ON BOOTH SIDES WERE REPLACED TWICE SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE.*AK REPLACEMENT OF TIE RODS WERE ALSO MADE ON VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 64,000

NOISE BEGAN IN FRONT WHEEL AREA AND GREW VERY LOUD WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO EXPERIENCED STEERING ISSUES (CAR SHAKES AND PULLS TO RIGHT). TOOK VEHICLE IN TO CHECK IT OUT - HAD TO REPLACEL FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TENSION RODS ENDS. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $2000.00 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT, AND CAR...

Mileage: 91,921

NOISE BEGAN IN FRONT WHEEL AREA AND GREW VERY LOUD WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO EXPERIENCED STEERING ISSUES (CAR SHAKES AND PULLS TO RIGHT). TOOK VEHICLE IN TO CHECK IT OUT - HAD TO REPLACEL FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TENSION RODS ENDS. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $2000.00 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT, AND CAR...

Mileage: 91,921

NOISE BEGAN IN FRONT WHEEL AREA AND GREW VERY LOUD WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO EXPERIENCED STEERING ISSUES (CAR SHAKES AND PULLS TO RIGHT). TOOK VEHICLE IN TO CHECK IT OUT - HAD TO REPLACEL FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TENSION RODS ENDS. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $2000.00 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT, AND CAR...

Mileage: 91,921

NOISE BEGAN IN FRONT WHEEL AREA AND GREW VERY LOUD WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO EXPERIENCED STEERING ISSUES (CAR SHAKES AND PULLS TO RIGHT). TOOK VEHICLE IN TO CHECK IT OUT - HAD TO REPLACEL FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TENSION RODS ENDS. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $2000.00 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT, AND CAR...

Mileage: 91,921

NOISE BEGAN IN FRONT WHEEL AREA AND GREW VERY LOUD WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO EXPERIENCED STEERING ISSUES (CAR SHAKES AND PULLS TO RIGHT). TOOK VEHICLE IN TO CHECK IT OUT - HAD TO REPLACEL FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TENSION RODS ENDS. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $2000.00 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT, AND CAR...

Mileage: 91,921

UPPER BALL JOINTS SEEM TO FAIL EVERY THREE YEARS OR 36,000 MILE WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. BALL JOINTS DECRIBE AS SO BAD THAT READY TO SEPARATE. IT COST NEARLY $1,200 EACH TIME TO DO THE REAPIRS. I HAD MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS THAT CAN BE GREASED. THESE BALL JOINT CAN NOT ...

Mileage: 81,812

I HAVE A 98 DODGE DURANGO AND SAW RECENTLY ABOUT BALL JOINT FAILURES, I HAVE HAD BALL JOINTS REPLACED ONCE (40000) AND NOW NEED THEM REPLACED AGAIN (74000 MILES). I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ON THEIR DURANGO'S THAT I HAVE THEM CHECKED ON A REGULAR B...

Mileage: 74,000

I HAVE A 98 DODGE DURANGO AND SAW RECENTLY ABOUT BALL JOINT FAILURES, I HAVE HAD BALL JOINTS REPLACED ONCE (40000) AND NOW NEED THEM REPLACED AGAIN (74000 MILES). I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ON THEIR DURANGO'S THAT I HAVE THEM CHECKED ON A REGULAR B...

Mileage: 74,000

THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE DRIVERS SEAT DOWN IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND IT BROKE WHEN I SAT IN IT AND LEANED BACK IN THE SEAT. I AM A 6'3" MAN THAT ONLY WEIGHTS ABOUT 190 LBS., IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKE. IT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE IF ALL I DID WAS LEAN BACK IN THE SEAT....WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN A AUTO AC...

DEFECTIVE UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO. I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE REST OF THE DURANGO OWNERS AND FILE A COMPLAINT PERTAINING TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE 1998 DODGE DURANGO UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DODGE SERVICE TECHNICIANS THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO ...

Mileage: 62,022

DEFECTIVE UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO. I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE REST OF THE DURANGO OWNERS AND FILE A COMPLAINT PERTAINING TO THE POOR QUALITY OF THE 1998 DODGE DURANGO UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DODGE SERVICE TECHNICIANS THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO ...

Mileage: 62,022

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DURANGO MADE ME LOSE CONTROL OF MY STEERING. *AK

BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DURANGO MADE ME LOSE CONTROL OF MY STEERING. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PREVIOUS OWNER HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ONCE.*AK

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE, AND MECHANIC REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE, AND MECHANIC REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK

WE HAVE A 98 DURANGO. IN 2000 DURING THE YEARLY INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE IN THE 3YR WARRANTY WINDOW, THE MILEAGE WAS TOO HIGH FOR COVERAGE BY DODGE. WE WERE LUCKY THIS WAS FOUND ON ROUTINE INSPECTION. *JB

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM. *JB

HAD TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AFTER GOING FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND BEING MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM . I FELT THIS WAS PREMATURE FOR THIS VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE DURANGO'S. *JB

Mileage: 74,000

HAD TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AFTER GOING FOR AN ALIGNMENT AND BEING MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM . I FELT THIS WAS PREMATURE FOR THIS VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE DURANGO'S. *JB

Mileage: 74,000

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN MAKING AT TURN. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE NEW BOARD CAST. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY, AND THE WHEEL COULD FALL OFF AT ANYTIME IF THEY WON'T REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS THE UPPER OR LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE NEW BOARD CAST. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY, AND THE WHEEL COULD FALL OFF AT ANYTIME IF THEY WON'T REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS THE UPPER OR LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 100,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAD TO HAVE BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AS WELL AS INNER RODS AS I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THE CONDITION THEY WERE IN. THIS WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS WAS BACK IN 3/02. I JUST HEARD ABOUT OTHER REPORTS REGARDING BALL JOINTS AND I WANTE...

Mileage: 57,170

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAD TO HAVE BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AS WELL AS INNER RODS AS I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN THE CONDITION THEY WERE IN. THIS WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS WAS BACK IN 3/02. I JUST HEARD ABOUT OTHER REPORTS REGARDING BALL JOINTS AND I WANTE...

Mileage: 57,170

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR A REGULAR FRONT ALIGNMENT, AND TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

WITH 40,000 MILES HAD TO INSTALL LOWER BALL JOINTS AND RIGHT SIDE INNER TIRE ROD I INSTALLED LEFT INNER TIE ROD AND UPPER BALL JOINTS WHEN VEHICLE WAS APART, ALSO INSTALLED MONO-MAX KYB SHOCKS FRONT AND REAR AND INSTALL NEW BF GOODRICH TIRES FRONT AND REAR HAD 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE CHECK AND SET ALIGN...

Mileage: 40,000

WITH 40,000 MILES HAD TO INSTALL LOWER BALL JOINTS AND RIGHT SIDE INNER TIRE ROD I INSTALLED LEFT INNER TIE ROD AND UPPER BALL JOINTS WHEN VEHICLE WAS APART, ALSO INSTALLED MONO-MAX KYB SHOCKS FRONT AND REAR AND INSTALL NEW BF GOODRICH TIRES FRONT AND REAR HAD 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE CHECK AND SET ALIGN...

Mileage: 40,000

WITH 40,000 MILES HAD TO INSTALL LOWER BALL JOINTS AND RIGHT SIDE INNER TIRE ROD I INSTALLED LEFT INNER TIE ROD AND UPPER BALL JOINTS WHEN VEHICLE WAS APART, ALSO INSTALLED MONO-MAX KYB SHOCKS FRONT AND REAR AND INSTALL NEW BF GOODRICH TIRES FRONT AND REAR HAD 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE CHECK AND SET ALIGN...

Mileage: 40,000

WITH 40,000 MILES HAD TO INSTALL LOWER BALL JOINTS AND RIGHT SIDE INNER TIRE ROD I INSTALLED LEFT INNER TIE ROD AND UPPER BALL JOINTS WHEN VEHICLE WAS APART, ALSO INSTALLED MONO-MAX KYB SHOCKS FRONT AND REAR AND INSTALL NEW BF GOODRICH TIRES FRONT AND REAR HAD 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE CHECK AND SET ALIGN...

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE UPPER BALL JOINT HAD DETERIORATED DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO WERE WORN TO THE POINT THAT THEY COULD COME APART WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS LUCKY MY MECHANIC CAUGHT THE SITUATION DURING A INSPECTION AND POSSIBLY SAVED MY LIFE AND WHO KNOWS HOW MANY MORE. THE REPAIR COST ME $125 I HAVE SINCE TRADED THE DURANGO ON A ...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4. I RECENTLY HAD IT IN TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND TWO OF THE BALL JOINTS COSTING ME CLOSE TO $500. LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AGO I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A WHEEL BEARING AND I BELIEVE IT WAS ON PA...

MY FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BROKE AND NEARLY FELL OFF. THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT, PROBABLY A DEFECT. IT IS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO.*AK

SUSPENSION: FRONT CONTROL ARM: UPPER BALL JOINT

I HAVE A 98 DODGE DURANGO AT THE TIME IT HAD LESS THAN 50K MILES WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS WERE BAD BY NTW. I WAS TRYING TO GET MY FRONT END ALIGNED WHEN THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER MCKENNY DODGE THEY SAID THAT THE BALLJOINTS WERE WORN BUT THEY...

Mileage: 43,000

I HAVE A 98 DODGE DURANGO AT THE TIME IT HAD LESS THAN 50K MILES WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS WERE BAD BY NTW. I WAS TRYING TO GET MY FRONT END ALIGNED WHEN THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER MCKENNY DODGE THEY SAID THAT THE BALLJOINTS WERE WORN BUT THEY...

Mileage: 43,000

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINTS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE DRIVER CAN HEAR MEDAL SCRAPPING. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES ITS THE BALL JOINTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AND DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY.*AK DEALER REPLACED BALL JOINTS AND FRONT HUB. *LA

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AND DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY.*AK DEALER REPLACED BALL JOINTS AND FRONT HUB. *LA

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AND DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND THE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY.*AK DEALER REPLACED BALL JOINTS AND FRONT HUB. *LA

Mileage: 58,000

THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD HUMMING NOISE. TOOK TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAYS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING JOINT NEEDS REPLACING. CONSUMER SAY," THE WHEEL COULD COME OFF ACCORDING TO THE NEWS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

Mileage: 103,000

I JUST WATCHED WITH HORROR, A NEWS ARTICLE ON CBS EVENING NEWS ABOUT THE FRONT WHEEL OF DODGE DURANGOS FALLING OFF. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE ALREADY. I HAVE JUST SENT THIS SAME CONCERN TO DODGE/CHRYSLER. I NOW WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO (EXCEPT AT SLOW SPEEDS...

OWNER 1998 DODGE DURANGO, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS TWICE 1ST AT 50,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 90,000 MILES, THIS LAST TIME HAD FIRE ON R SIDE OF VEHICLE UNDER CAR. I HAVE A 1,600.00 BILL AT DEALED FOR REPAIRS MOST OF IT FOR BALL JOINTS. I NOTIFIED DAIMLERCHYSLER AFTER THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED. ...

Mileage: 50,000

OWNER 1998 DODGE DURANGO, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS TWICE 1ST AT 50,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 90,000 MILES, THIS LAST TIME HAD FIRE ON R SIDE OF VEHICLE UNDER CAR. I HAVE A 1,600.00 BILL AT DEALED FOR REPAIRS MOST OF IT FOR BALL JOINTS. I NOTIFIED DAIMLERCHYSLER AFTER THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED. ...

Mileage: 50,000

CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL AFTER 3 SETS OF BALL JOINTS MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS WAS ABSURD. HE MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER DID NOT CARE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL AFTER 3 SETS OF BALL JOINTS MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS WAS ABSURD. HE MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER DID NOT CARE. *AK

ALMOST EVERY TIME I GO TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THEIR CAR-SEATS THE SAFETY BELTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE CHILDREN WIGGLING TO GET INTO THEIR CAR-SEATS. WE MAKE A BIG ISSUE OF OUR CHILDREN BEING PROPERLY INSTALLED INTHEIR CAR-SEATS. WE HAVE READ ALL THE USER MANUALS AND EVEN TAKEN CLASSES TO INSUR...

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 67,255

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WORK, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPERS AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *LA

Mileage: 51,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WORK, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPERS AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *LA

Mileage: 51,000

THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT A LOW MILEAGE. *JB *SC

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN TRAVELING ON HWY 70 CHICO CA. TO QUINCY CA WHEN SWITCHING HEAD LIGHTS FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM LIGHTS WENT OFF. *JB

Mileage: 54,500

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. MECHANIC DETERMINED UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS OFF CENTER. WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE INDICATOR WAS BETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL. CO...

Mileage: 68,000

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. MECHANIC DETERMINED UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS OFF CENTER. WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE INDICATOR WAS BETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL. CO...

Mileage: 68,000

1998 DURANGO. AT ABOUT 53K MILES THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND AT ABOUT 95K THE UPPERS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FIRST REPALACEMENT PARTS WERE FROM DODGE AND THE SECOND SET OF LOWERS WERE REPLACED BY SEARS WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MGR AT THE...

Mileage: 55,000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ON ITS OWN AND THE 4X4 SELECTOR WOULD SLIP AND MAKE AN AWFUL NOISE WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR. ON 31 JANUARY 2004, MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND LEFT MY 2-TODDLERS AND I STRANDED APPROXIMATELY 2-HOURS AWAY FROM HOME. IT IS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. ...

Mileage: 136,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC INFORM THE CONSUMER THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE WORN FRONT UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS. *NM

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC INFORM THE CONSUMER THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE WORN FRONT UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS. *NM

Mileage: 75,000

PREMATURE WEARING OF BALL JOINTS ON MY 98 DURANGO. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

TODAY I REPLACE THE 6TH...YES 6TH BALL JOINT IN MY DODGE DURANGO. ONE FELL UNDER WARENTY WHEN I BROUNG IT BACK FOR OTHER WARRENT WORK AND IT WAS FIXED. THAT WAS AROUND 20K MILES. AT AROUND 40K MILES I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ALL 4 WHEN I ASKED FOR A ALINEMENT. AND TODAY AN ALINE MENT WAS NEED...

TODAY I REPLACE THE 6TH...YES 6TH BALL JOINT IN MY DODGE DURANGO. ONE FELL UNDER WARENTY WHEN I BROUNG IT BACK FOR OTHER WARRENT WORK AND IT WAS FIXED. THAT WAS AROUND 20K MILES. AT AROUND 40K MILES I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ALL 4 WHEN I ASKED FOR A ALINEMENT. AND TODAY AN ALINE MENT WAS NEED...

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE'S OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THERE WAS A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW ENGINE IS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 75,000

THE CONSUMER SAW A NEWS REPORT ABOUT THE BALL JOINTS ON DODGE DURANGOS AND TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE IN "BAD SHAPE" AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM *SC *JB

Mileage: 73,189

THE CONSUMER SAW A NEWS REPORT ABOUT THE BALL JOINTS ON DODGE DURANGOS AND TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE IN "BAD SHAPE" AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NLM *SC *JB

Mileage: 73,189

MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 1998 DODGE, DURANGO. WE HAVE A 17 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER THAT WE HAVE INSTALLED A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT FOR AND ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS WE HAVE NOTICED THE SEAT BELT THAT HOLDS HER SEAT IN HAS BECOME UNLATCHED. IT HAS RECENTLY BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS A GEN3 S...

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. *PH THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT AN UNUSUAL INTERMITTENT NOISE WHICH WAS COMING FROM THE JOINT AREA. (NAR)

Mileage: 54,620

THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 100,000

FRONT BRAKES (REPLACED 3X'S IN ONE YEAR) KEEP FAILING ON DODGE DURANGO CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT TO SHIFT. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES 4 TIMES AND THE REAR TIRES TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE JANUARY 2,2000. ALL TIRES WEAR AT AN ANGLE WITH SEVERAL BALD SPOTS IN DIFFERENT PLA...

Mileage: 40,000

FRONT BRAKES (REPLACED 3X'S IN ONE YEAR) KEEP FAILING ON DODGE DURANGO CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT TO SHIFT. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES 4 TIMES AND THE REAR TIRES TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE JANUARY 2,2000. ALL TIRES WEAR AT AN ANGLE WITH SEVERAL BALD SPOTS IN DIFFERENT PLA...

Mileage: 40,000

FRONT BRAKES (REPLACED 3X'S IN ONE YEAR) KEEP FAILING ON DODGE DURANGO CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT TO SHIFT. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES 4 TIMES AND THE REAR TIRES TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE JANUARY 2,2000. ALL TIRES WEAR AT AN ANGLE WITH SEVERAL BALD SPOTS IN DIFFERENT PLA...

Mileage: 40,000

FRONT BRAKES (REPLACED 3X'S IN ONE YEAR) KEEP FAILING ON DODGE DURANGO CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT TO SHIFT. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES 4 TIMES AND THE REAR TIRES TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE JANUARY 2,2000. ALL TIRES WEAR AT AN ANGLE WITH SEVERAL BALD SPOTS IN DIFFERENT PLA...

Mileage: 40,000

FRONT BRAKES (REPLACED 3X'S IN ONE YEAR) KEEP FAILING ON DODGE DURANGO CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT TO SHIFT. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES 4 TIMES AND THE REAR TIRES TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE JANUARY 2,2000. ALL TIRES WEAR AT AN ANGLE WITH SEVERAL BALD SPOTS IN DIFFERENT PLA...

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 98 DURANGO. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND THE VEHICLE HAS 31,000 MILES. THE CURRENT PROBLEM, AND THE ONE FOR WHICH I FILED THE COMPLAINT, DEALS WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS NOT UNCTIONING. THE LEFT REAR WINDOW WENT OUT LAST YEAR. WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THE PAS...

Mileage: 31,000

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 98 DURANGO. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND THE VEHICLE HAS 31,000 MILES. THE CURRENT PROBLEM, AND THE ONE FOR WHICH I FILED THE COMPLAINT, DEALS WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS NOT UNCTIONING. THE LEFT REAR WINDOW WENT OUT LAST YEAR. WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THE PAS...

Mileage: 31,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO FRONT END PROBLEMS. PREMATURE FRONT END WEAR.*AK

Mileage: 75,000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS ON THE > CHRYSLER/DODGE PRODUCTS. WE HAD TO REPLACE OUR LOWER BALL JOINTS AT > 77,175 - LOWER BALL JOINTS - 98' DODGE DURANGO > MILES. WHAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED ON THIS TOPIC?

Mileage: 77,175

UPON INSPECTION BY THE SERVCE DEPT OF HANSEN(CHRYSLER DEALER IN NASHVILLE, TN.), THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO WERE DEEMED TO BE DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. CHRYSLER CORP WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR. I PERSONALLY PAID THE BILL(($1004.54). *AK

Mileage: 110,680

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A SOFT SPORADIC SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE CHASSIS. THE DEALERS TECHNICIAN HAD TROUBLE LOCATING THE NOISE BUT EVENTUALLY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER WITHOUT HAVING THE WORK DONE. *AK...

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A SOFT SPORADIC SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE CHASSIS. THE DEALERS TECHNICIAN HAD TROUBLE LOCATING THE NOISE BUT EVENTUALLY DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALER WITHOUT HAVING THE WORK DONE. *AK...

Mileage: 95,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER HAD TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE BEARINGS TO KEEP GOING STRAIGHT. *AK

Mileage: 74,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AT 40000 MILES, PREMATURELY CAUSING TIRES TO ALSO WEAR PREMATURELY. I WAS TOLD THAT BAD BALL JOINTS COULD CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO BREAK OR A WHEEL TO COME OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT TO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AT 40000 MILES, PREMATURELY CAUSING TIRES TO ALSO WEAR PREMATURELY. I WAS TOLD THAT BAD BALL JOINTS COULD CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO BREAK OR A WHEEL TO COME OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT TO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

THE CONSUMER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON DODGE DURANGOS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE AND MADE A HARD TURN IT SOUNDED AS IF HIS TIRES WERE RUBBING. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELT FUNNY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHIC...

THE CONSUMER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON DODGE DURANGOS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE AND MADE A HARD TURN IT SOUNDED AS IF HIS TIRES WERE RUBBING. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELT FUNNY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHIC...

THE CONSUMER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON DODGE DURANGOS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE AND MADE A HARD TURN IT SOUNDED AS IF HIS TIRES WERE RUBBING. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELT FUNNY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHIC...

CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE CONSUMER SAW THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING AND THE ACID WAS DRIPPING ON THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FACT THAT THE ACID BURNED THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE. *AK ...

Mileage: 46,328

CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE CONSUMER SAW THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING AND THE ACID WAS DRIPPING ON THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FACT THAT THE ACID BURNED THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE. *AK ...

Mileage: 46,328

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

PE 03-032 FRONT SUSP. UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED TWICE AND THE UPPER REPLACED ONCE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT. *NLM

Mileage: 94,000

PE 03-032 FRONT SUSP. UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED TWICE AND THE UPPER REPLACED ONCE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT. *NLM

Mileage: 94,000

AT 60,000 MILES VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO LEFT. TOOK TO HAVE FRONT END ALIGNED WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $700, MAYBE MORE DEPENDING ON HOW MANY PARTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WHY DO BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS, ETC NEED TO BE REPLACED TO ALIGN FRONT END. WHY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT SUCH LOW MILES? THE...

Mileage: 60

WHEEL BEARING DISINTEGRATED MAKING VEHICLE IMMOBILE, GRINDING NOISE JUST PRIOR WITH TO FAILURE. *LA

Mileage: 48,000

BASED ON A TV STORY I HAD THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO CHECKED AND THEY ARE BAD. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT HAD THEM FIXED BECAUSE OF COST. THE DURANGO HAS 62000 MILES ON IT.*AK

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO FRONT END WAS POPPING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT 51000 MILES. IT GOES INTO THE SHOP TO BE CHECKED DEC.23, WITH ALL THE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END THIS MAKES ME VERY CONCERNED. MY WIFE AND I ARE CHEERLEDING SPONSERS AND TRAVEL ALL OVER THE STATE WITH THE G...

Mileage: 51,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO FRONT END WAS POPPING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT 51000 MILES. IT GOES INTO THE SHOP TO BE CHECKED DEC.23, WITH ALL THE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END THIS MAKES ME VERY CONCERNED. MY WIFE AND I ARE CHEERLEDING SPONSERS AND TRAVEL ALL OVER THE STATE WITH THE G...

Mileage: 51,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD TAKEN THE AUTOMOBILE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE/CHECK AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND NEEDED REPAIR. THE CONSUMER HAD THEM REPAIRED AT THE TUNE OF $529.00. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SCC *JB

WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TECHNICIAN STATED, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE WORSE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUME...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP TECHNICIAN STATED, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE WORSE NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUME...

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SEAT RELEASE FAILURE, WHINING NOISE IN REVERSE, AND KNOCKING SOUNDS WHILE ACCEL...

Mileage: 53,369

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT PREMATURELY. MY DURANGO HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT AND THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS $1,300.00 . *JB

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT PREMATURELY. MY DURANGO HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT AND THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS $1,300.00 . *JB

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO CONTINUES TO SHOW PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND FRONT. THERE ARE ONLY 57000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE MILES HAVE BEEN EASY MILES, (ALL ON ROAD AND EASY DRIVING). I'VE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING BOX, AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS PLUS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND DRUM. ALL OF THI...

Mileage: 42,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO CONTINUES TO SHOW PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND FRONT. THERE ARE ONLY 57000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE MILES HAVE BEEN EASY MILES, (ALL ON ROAD AND EASY DRIVING). I'VE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING BOX, AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS PLUS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND DRUM. ALL OF THI...

Mileage: 42,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO CONTINUES TO SHOW PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND FRONT. THERE ARE ONLY 57000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE MILES HAVE BEEN EASY MILES, (ALL ON ROAD AND EASY DRIVING). I'VE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING BOX, AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS PLUS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND DRUM. ALL OF THI...

Mileage: 42,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO CONTINUES TO SHOW PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND FRONT. THERE ARE ONLY 57000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE MILES HAVE BEEN EASY MILES, (ALL ON ROAD AND EASY DRIVING). I'VE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING BOX, AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS PLUS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND DRUM. ALL OF THI...

Mileage: 42,000

BAD BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. IT HAS 35000 MILES ON IT. *NLM

Mileage: 37,000

DEALER REPLACED RIGHT AXLE SHAFT WHICH INCLUDED LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT WARRANTY, AS RESULT COST $650.00.*AK *PH

DEALER REPLACED RIGHT AXLE SHAFT WHICH INCLUDED LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT WARRANTY, AS RESULT COST $650.00.*AK *PH

DEALER REPLACED RIGHT AXLE SHAFT WHICH INCLUDED LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT WARRANTY, AS RESULT COST $650.00.*AK *PH

I HAVE A 98 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT END LINKAGES REPLACED. ALL BALL JOINTS, TIERODS, LINKAGES ETC. ENTIRE FRONT WAS LOOSE. SAW NEWSREPORT OF THIS PROBLEM AND TOOK TRUCK IN FOR FREE INSPECTION. NOW, $2000 LATER I HAVE MY TRUCK BACK. DODGE CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. ITS JUST NEW...

Mileage: 129,000

I HAVE A 98 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT END LINKAGES REPLACED. ALL BALL JOINTS, TIERODS, LINKAGES ETC. ENTIRE FRONT WAS LOOSE. SAW NEWSREPORT OF THIS PROBLEM AND TOOK TRUCK IN FOR FREE INSPECTION. NOW, $2000 LATER I HAVE MY TRUCK BACK. DODGE CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. ITS JUST NEW...

Mileage: 129,000

I HAVE A 98 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT END LINKAGES REPLACED. ALL BALL JOINTS, TIERODS, LINKAGES ETC. ENTIRE FRONT WAS LOOSE. SAW NEWSREPORT OF THIS PROBLEM AND TOOK TRUCK IN FOR FREE INSPECTION. NOW, $2000 LATER I HAVE MY TRUCK BACK. DODGE CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. ITS JUST NEW...

Mileage: 129,000

I HAVE A 98 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT END LINKAGES REPLACED. ALL BALL JOINTS, TIERODS, LINKAGES ETC. ENTIRE FRONT WAS LOOSE. SAW NEWSREPORT OF THIS PROBLEM AND TOOK TRUCK IN FOR FREE INSPECTION. NOW, $2000 LATER I HAVE MY TRUCK BACK. DODGE CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. ITS JUST NEW...

Mileage: 129,000

I HAVE A 98 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT END LINKAGES REPLACED. ALL BALL JOINTS, TIERODS, LINKAGES ETC. ENTIRE FRONT WAS LOOSE. SAW NEWSREPORT OF THIS PROBLEM AND TOOK TRUCK IN FOR FREE INSPECTION. NOW, $2000 LATER I HAVE MY TRUCK BACK. DODGE CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY. ITS JUST NEW...

Mileage: 129,000

"98 DODGE DURANGO-WHEEL AXLE FAILURE.WHEEL BEARING AND SENSOR REPLACED ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE. WHEEL ABOUT TO FALL OFF! *AK

Mileage: 79,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO'S FRONT SUSPENSION REQUIRES REBUILDING AT 72,000 MILES. THE BALL JOINTS ARE ALL WORN, AS IS THE UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHING. VEHICLE WANDERS, ESPECIALLY ON UNEVEN SURFACES. METALLIC NOISES EMANATE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER SAY...

Mileage: 68,000

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: THE VEHICLE TREMBLED TERRIBLY WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *LA *JB

Mileage: 68,000

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: THE VEHICLE TREMBLED TERRIBLY WHEN DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *LA *JB

Mileage: 68,000

2 INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSIS OF BALL JOINT PROBLEMS. I HAD NOTICED BAD TREAD WEAR ON FRONT TIRES. TWO FACILITIES BOTH DIAGNOSED THE SAME PROBLEM. BALL JOINT FAILURE ON UPPER AND LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS. BOTH RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT WITH LINKAGE. CAR IS A '98 MODEL WITH 58,000 MILES. THANK GOODNESS TH...

Mileage: 54,000

2 INDEPENDENT DIAGNOSIS OF BALL JOINT PROBLEMS. I HAD NOTICED BAD TREAD WEAR ON FRONT TIRES. TWO FACILITIES BOTH DIAGNOSED THE SAME PROBLEM. BALL JOINT FAILURE ON UPPER AND LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS. BOTH RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT WITH LINKAGE. CAR IS A '98 MODEL WITH 58,000 MILES. THANK GOODNESS TH...

Mileage: 54,000

THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED UNEVEN FRONT TIRE TREAD WEAR. UPON THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, THEY NOTICED THAT 3 OUT OF THE 4 BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. *NLM

Mileage: 57,000

THE TRUCK EXPERIENCED UNEVEN FRONT TIRE TREAD WEAR. UPON THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, THEY NOTICED THAT 3 OUT OF THE 4 BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. *NLM

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE, THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE FAILING. BOTH REAR BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *PH

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE, THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE FAILING. BOTH REAR BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *PH

Mileage: 88,000

INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS. IT COST THE CONSUMER $1,229.OO. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *LA *JB

BALL JOINT EQUIPMENT IS TOO SMALL FOR 1998 DODGE DURANGO. *MR THEY ALSO HAD NO GREASE FITTING FOR LUBRICATION FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. EVERY YEAR DURING THE YEARLY INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE NEEDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER, AND CRACKED THE TAIL LIGHT. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. DAYTON, MODEL TIMBERLAND, SIZE 31X10-50R15LT, DOT# UNKNOWN. *AK

Mileage: 101,000

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE COASTING CONSUMER COULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE NOISE. *AK

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE COASTING CONSUMER COULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE NOISE. *AK

Mileage: 41,000

I OWN A 1998-DODGE DURANGO SLT. LAST JULY 2002 I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO AN AREA DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE CRACKED AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OR THERE COULD BE A NASTY ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I MADE SEVERAL ...

Mileage: 70,927

I OWN A 1998-DODGE DURANGO SLT. LAST JULY 2002 I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO AN AREA DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE CRACKED AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION OR THERE COULD BE A NASTY ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I MADE SEVERAL ...

Mileage: 70,927

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND INSPECTOR NOTICED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND INSPECTOR NOTICED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

1998 DODGE DURANGO 45,311 MILES NEEDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND INNER TIE RODS REPLACED. *LA

Mileage: 45,311

1998 DODGE DURANGO 45,311 MILES NEEDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND INNER TIE RODS REPLACED. *LA

Mileage: 45,311

1998 DODGE DURANGO 45,311 MILES NEEDED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND INNER TIE RODS REPLACED. *LA

Mileage: 45,311

WE EXPERIENCED HANDLING PROBLEMS WITH OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY LAST WEEK. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELLY FOR SAFETY REASONS. WHEN I ASKED THE...

Mileage: 41,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROX 47,000 MILES ALLONG WITH THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS. THESE WERE DIAGNOSED BY 2 DIFFERENT TIRE SHOPS IN BOISE. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT NEEDED BALL JOINTS AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. SINCE THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 27,000 M...

Mileage: 47,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO. UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINT SUSPENSION REPLACEMENT.*AK

UNSTABLE STEERING OF DODGE DURANGO 1998 DUE TO DEFECTIVE FRONT BALL JOINTS. MECHANIC WHO ASSESSED FAILURE WARNED ME OF POTENTIAL OF AN ACCIDENT AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55 MPH. *LA

Mileage: 87,383

UNSTABLE STEERING OF DODGE DURANGO 1998 DUE TO DEFECTIVE FRONT BALL JOINTS. MECHANIC WHO ASSESSED FAILURE WARNED ME OF POTENTIAL OF AN ACCIDENT AT SPEEDS HIGHER THAN 55 MPH. *LA

Mileage: 87,383

DEFECTIVE REAR-END OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING THE RING AND PINION OF THE DIFFERENTIAL. DODGE DURANGO 1998. *AK

Mileage: 88,000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION FOR MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO CORROSION.*AK

Mileage: 61,000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION FOR MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO CORROSION.*AK

Mileage: 61,000

BAD FRONT END PARTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO.*AK

BAD FRONT END PARTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO.*AK

BAD FRONT END PARTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO.*AK

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH OVER 100 K MILES, BUT MY BALL JOINT AND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO EARLY FAILURE. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED UNEVEN TREAD WEAR ON MY TIRES AND MY ALIGNMENT IS ALWAYS BAD. THIS HAS COST ME OVER 700 BUCKS.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH OVER 100 K MILES, BUT MY BALL JOINT AND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO EARLY FAILURE. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED UNEVEN TREAD WEAR ON MY TIRES AND MY ALIGNMENT IS ALWAYS BAD. THIS HAS COST ME OVER 700 BUCKS.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

BALL JOINT AND STEERING BOX FAILURES ON A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 70,000 MILES. *LA

Mileage: 70,000

BALL JOINT AND STEERING BOX FAILURES ON A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 70,000 MILES. *LA

Mileage: 70,000

BALL JOINT AND STEERING BOX FAILURES ON A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 70,000 MILES. *LA

Mileage: 70,000

MY 98 DURANGO MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE (FRONT END) EVERY TIME I DRIVE OVER A BUMP. IN ADDITION TO THE NOISE, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING IS ALSO VERY LOOSE. VEHICLE TRACKS WELL, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE/FEW INCHES OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. SUSPECT UPPER...

Mileage: 40,000

MY 98 DURANGO MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE (FRONT END) EVERY TIME I DRIVE OVER A BUMP. IN ADDITION TO THE NOISE, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING IS ALSO VERY LOOSE. VEHICLE TRACKS WELL, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE/FEW INCHES OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. SUSPECT UPPER...

Mileage: 40,000

IN APRIL OF 2000 I HAD TO REPLACE MY LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 98 DODGE DURANGO WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. NOW IN OCT. 2003 WITH 95,000 I'M TOLD MY UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE SEVERELY WORN AND MY LOWER ARE GOING OUT AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

IN APRIL OF 2000 I HAD TO REPLACE MY LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 98 DODGE DURANGO WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. NOW IN OCT. 2003 WITH 95,000 I'M TOLD MY UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE SEVERELY WORN AND MY LOWER ARE GOING OUT AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION/ UPPER BALL JOINT: THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

Mileage: 68,000

THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE PREMATURELY WORN ON MY VEHICLE LAST YEAR. I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE SEVERAL TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP FOUND NO PROBLEM. PRIOR TO MY LAST COMPLAINT I HAD MY BROTHER WHO IS A SCHOOL BUS MECHANIC CHECK THE FRONT END AND HE SHOWED ME THE EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE...

Mileage: 35,000

BALL JOINT FAILURE -- BOTH UPPER AND LOWER ON BOTH SIDES. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND MENTIONED THAT I HEARD A SMALL SQUEAK IN THE CHASSIS. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, THEY FOUND THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE SO BADLY WORN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN I ASKED HOW ...

Mileage: 95,500

BALL JOINT FAILURE -- BOTH UPPER AND LOWER ON BOTH SIDES. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND MENTIONED THAT I HEARD A SMALL SQUEAK IN THE CHASSIS. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, THEY FOUND THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE SO BADLY WORN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN I ASKED HOW ...

Mileage: 95,500

TWO LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TWO TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. *LA

Mileage: 73,000

TWO LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TWO TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. *LA

Mileage: 73,000

7/12/01 I WAS ADVISED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING UNDERNEATH WAS LOOSE. IT MADE NOISE GOING OVER ANY ROUGH SURFACE. AFTER CHECKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER DODGE SERVICE PEOPLE AND BEING ADVISED THAT T...

Mileage: 39,436

VEHICLE WAS MAKING HIGH PITCH SOUND WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. TRUCK ONLY HAD 70,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT (APRIL 2003) USED. I WAS ASSURED BY WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED CAR DEALER (KOEPPEL OF NEW YORK) THAT VEHICLE WAS IN GREAT SHAPE. 6 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE NEED TO HAVE THE FRONT DIFFEREN...

Mileage: 80,000

4 OF 6 RIGHT REAR WHEEL STUDS SEIZED/BROKE OFF DURING ROUTINE TIRE ROTATION. NUTS WERE CORRECTLY TORQUED TO MANUAL SPECIFICATIONS. *LA

Mileage: 55,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 50,000 MILES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *LA

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 50,000 MILES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *LA

UPON ROTATING MY TIRES FOUND THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO WERE FRIGHTENED WORN AND CLOSE TO FAILURE. THESE JOINTS WERE (NO GREASE FITTINGS) AND ONLY HAD 65,000 MILES ON THEM. I CHANGED THEM OUT MYSELF WITH MOOG PARTS (GREASEABLE) AND DISCARDED THE WORN OUT PARTS. MY CONCERN IS THA...

Mileage: 70,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT: POWER WINDOWS, ESPECIALLY ON RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE ARE PERIODICALLY FAILING TO OPEN. ALL 4 REGULATORS REPLACED ONCE. PASSENGER FRONT MOTOR AND REGULATOR REPLACED TWICE AND NOW BOTH WINDOWS ON PASSENGER SIDE ARE FAILED. ARE THERE ANY BULLETINS TO DIRECT DEALER REPAIR OF THIS ...

IF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING A NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE. *AK

Mileage: 76,930

FRONT END SQUEAKS WHEN IT GOES OVER THE SLIGHTEST BUMP. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE LUBRICATED. THE BALL JOINTS WERE LUBRICATED, BUT THE NOISE STILL PERSISTED. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR, PER DEALERSHIP. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR, PER DEALERSHIP. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A "SQUEAKING" NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A "SQUEAKING" NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

20,000 MILES FRONT TIRES WORN EXTREMELY BAD AND UNEVEN, HAD TIRES REPLACE, WAS INFORMED THAT ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE DONE DUE TO LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINTS BEING BAD. TRUCK JUMPS AROUND ON EVEN THE SMALLEST BUMPS, FRONT END VIBRATIONS.*AK

REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AT 38,627 MILES.EPLACED LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT AT 38,657 MILES.EPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM AND UPPER BALL JOINT AT 41,634 MILES.REPLACED RIGHT FRONT AXLE AND LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT AT 45,946 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 38,627

REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AT 38,627 MILES.EPLACED LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT AT 38,657 MILES.EPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM AND UPPER BALL JOINT AT 41,634 MILES.REPLACED RIGHT FRONT AXLE AND LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT AT 45,946 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 38,627

REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AT 38,627 MILES.EPLACED LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT AT 38,657 MILES.EPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM AND UPPER BALL JOINT AT 41,634 MILES.REPLACED RIGHT FRONT AXLE AND LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT AT 45,946 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 38,627

REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AT 38,627 MILES.EPLACED LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT AT 38,657 MILES.EPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM AND UPPER BALL JOINT AT 41,634 MILES.REPLACED RIGHT FRONT AXLE AND LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT AT 45,946 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 38,627

REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AT 38,627 MILES.EPLACED LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT AT 38,657 MILES.EPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM AND UPPER BALL JOINT AT 41,634 MILES.REPLACED RIGHT FRONT AXLE AND LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT AT 45,946 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 38,627

THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO WERE BAD AND I HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THEM.*AK

THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO WERE BAD AND I HAVE SINCE HAD TO REPLACE THEM.*AK

WE HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, AND SEEN THE INVESTIGATION REPORT ON THE EVENING NEWS REGARDING THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. WE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED, BECAUSE WE NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY.*AK

Mileage: 63,028

VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. UPON IMPACT NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TRUCK SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. *AK

Mileage: 80,000

FRONT END BALL JOINTS WORN OUT. WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. 98 DURANGO WITH ONLY 33,250 MILES..*AK

Mileage: 33,250

FRONT END BALL JOINTS WORN OUT. WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION. 98 DURANGO WITH ONLY 33,250 MILES..*AK

Mileage: 33,250

UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE ONBOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

FRONT END REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

FRONT END REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

WHEN GOING FROM HIGH-BEAM TO LOW-BEAM, ALL HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING.DEFECTIVE SWITCH.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *TS *NLM

Mileage: 91,000

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *TS *NLM

Mileage: 91,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINT WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *NLM THE DEALER REFUSED TO ALIGN THE VEHICLES WHEELS BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *TS *NLM

Mileage: 20,000

VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AND VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION. THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE ALSO REPLACED. *PH *NLM

VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AND VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION. THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE ALSO REPLACED. *PH *NLM

VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION. NEEDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AND VEHICLE PASSED INSPECTION. THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE ALSO REPLACED. *PH *NLM

I HAD TO REPLACE LEFT AND RIGHT BALL JOINTS ON A 1998 DODGE DURANGO AT APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. IT COST $1400. I JUST LEARNED ABOUT THIS SITE FROM THE DURANGO OWNERS CLUB ON YAHOO GROUPS. THE BALL JOINTS SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE. *LA

DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, I'M GETTING READY TO GO ON MY 3RD SET OF BALL JOINTS. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DURANGO BALL JOINT (FRONT END DESIGN). MY FIRST SET OF BALL JOINTS WENT BAD AFTER 50,000 MILES (3 OUT OF 4 JOINTS DEFECTIVE), WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TIRE REPLACEMENTS (AS A RE...

Mileage: 50,000

DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, I'M GETTING READY TO GO ON MY 3RD SET OF BALL JOINTS. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE DURANGO BALL JOINT (FRONT END DESIGN). MY FIRST SET OF BALL JOINTS WENT BAD AFTER 50,000 MILES (3 OUT OF 4 JOINTS DEFECTIVE), WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TIRE REPLACEMENTS (AS A RE...

Mileage: 50,000

UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS. *LA

Mileage: 89,000

UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS. *LA

Mileage: 89,000

REGARDING PE 03032 FRONT SUSPENSION ON DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER TOLD ME AFTER ONLY 30000 MILES ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO THAT MY FRONT SUSPENSION IS WORN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE YET. I'M DESPERATELY WAITING ON A RECALL AND THE OUTCOME OF YOUR INVESTIGA...

Mileage: 30,000

CONSUMER HEARD WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. DEALER SERVICED INDICATED THAT FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT RELEASED ALL OF THE R-134 A INTO THE ENCLOSED CAB. I WAS EXPOSED TO THE SUBSTANCE FOR QUITE AWHILE BEFORE I REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I FINALLY PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. I HAD SEVERE HEADACHES AND NAUSEA...

Mileage: 98,600

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION: UPPER BALL JOINT: THERE IS A LOUD CLANKING SOUND, AND CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE PREMATURELY WORN.*AK

Mileage: 105,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WAS BURNED OUT AND INOPERABLE. *AK

BOTH SIDES UPPER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AND A NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. BOTH FRONT TIRES COULD FALL OFF, AND VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE.*AK

TIE RODS & BALL JOINTS ALREADY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 70,000

TIE RODS & BALL JOINTS ALREADY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. *LA

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED.*AK *NLM

Mileage: 49,323

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED.*AK *NLM

Mileage: 49,323

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSENSION UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE OWNER.*AK THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 59,000

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSENSION UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE OWNER.*AK THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 59,000

I SPECIAL ORDERED TWO 1998 DURANGOS THAT WERE BUILT WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER.BOTH UNITS WERE ORDERED WITH THE OPTIONAL 4 WHEEL ABS SYSTEM. ONE VEHICLE THE ABS SENSORS FAILED, AND THEN WITHIN 90 DAYS THE ABS MODULE FAILED CASUING ERRATIC DRIVING BEHAVIOR. THE MODULE WAS REPLACE AT 93K MILES. THE...

Mileage: 63,000

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, BRAKES WORK AS THEY SHOULD. DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. ONE WEEK LATER, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE WORKING, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING DAY ABS INDICATOR CAME ON...

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER FELT THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD COVER THE EXPENSE TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE BEFORE ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS OCCURRED. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 67,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO - SUSPENSION - FRONT-CONTROL ARM AND UPPER BALL JOINT HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DEC 1999. WE WERE ADVISED IN AUG OF THIS YEAR THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

1998 DODGE DURANGO - SUSPENSION - FRONT-CONTROL ARM AND UPPER BALL JOINT HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 3 TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DEC 1999. WE WERE ADVISED IN AUG OF THIS YEAR THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *JB

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED AT 65000 MILES ON 98' DODGE DURANGO. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE PITMAN AND IDLER ARMS. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED AT 65000 MILES ON 98' DODGE DURANGO. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE PITMAN AND IDLER ARMS. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED AT 65000 MILES ON 98' DODGE DURANGO. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE PITMAN AND IDLER ARMS. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE REPLACED TWO WINDOW MOTORS AND HAVE ANOTHER ONE TO REPLACE AS IT IS OUT NOW I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY COMPLAINTS OR CAMPAIGNS ON WINDOW MOTORS ALSO I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT FRONT SUSPENSION EITHER THE BALL JOINTS UPPER OR LOWER ARE WEAK OR OUT BUT I HAVE WEAR PROBLEMS ON MY NEW TIRES...

I HAVE REPLACED TWO WINDOW MOTORS AND HAVE ANOTHER ONE TO REPLACE AS IT IS OUT NOW I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY COMPLAINTS OR CAMPAIGNS ON WINDOW MOTORS ALSO I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT FRONT SUSPENSION EITHER THE BALL JOINTS UPPER OR LOWER ARE WEAK OR OUT BUT I HAVE WEAR PROBLEMS ON MY NEW TIRES...

I HAVE REPLACED TWO WINDOW MOTORS AND HAVE ANOTHER ONE TO REPLACE AS IT IS OUT NOW I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY COMPLAINTS OR CAMPAIGNS ON WINDOW MOTORS ALSO I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT FRONT SUSPENSION EITHER THE BALL JOINTS UPPER OR LOWER ARE WEAK OR OUT BUT I HAVE WEAR PROBLEMS ON MY NEW TIRES...

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO' UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED WITH ONLY 59000 MILES. REPLACEMENT COSTS WERE OVER $900. *JB

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO' UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED WITH ONLY 59000 MILES. REPLACEMENT COSTS WERE OVER $900. *JB

I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY WHEELS WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2003. I BARELY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN ...

I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY WHEELS WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2003. I BARELY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN ...

I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY WHEELS WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2003. I BARELY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN ...

I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY WHEELS WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2003. I BARELY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN ...

I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY WHEELS WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2003. I BARELY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN ...

DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL HAS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE DUE TO CORROSION OF THE UPPER BALL JOINT. THROUGH A INSPECTION THIS PROBLEM WAS SPOTTED. *AK UPPER BALL JOINT GREASE WAS NON EXISTENT AND THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY APPEARED TO BE FAILING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED ...

Mileage: 115,849

DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL HAS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE DUE TO CORROSION OF THE UPPER BALL JOINT. THROUGH A INSPECTION THIS PROBLEM WAS SPOTTED. *AK UPPER BALL JOINT GREASE WAS NON EXISTENT AND THE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY APPEARED TO BE FAILING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED ...

Mileage: 115,849

1998 DODGE DURANGO: I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS AT ONLY 53,000 MILES (FALL 02 AND SUMMER 03). I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF UNDUE TIRE WEAR...THE TIRE DEALER INDICATED THE TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND HAD TO BE FIXED BEFORE THEY COULD ALIGN MY T...

Mileage: 53,287

1998 DODGE DURANGO: I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS AT ONLY 53,000 MILES (FALL 02 AND SUMMER 03). I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF UNDUE TIRE WEAR...THE TIRE DEALER INDICATED THE TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND HAD TO BE FIXED BEFORE THEY COULD ALIGN MY T...

Mileage: 53,287

WHINING NOISE COMING FROM REAR. TOOK TO DODGE DEALERSHIP. NEEDS COMPLETE REAR END REBUILD. $1300-$1500 ESTIMATE. ONLY 63K MILES. APPARENTLY IT'S A DESIGN DEFECT BY DODGE.

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WEARING OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD TIME FOR BOTH ABS SENSORS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WEARING OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD TIME FOR BOTH ABS SENSORS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. TOOK IT TO DODGE, AND DODGE ALIGNED THE VEHICLE. LATER, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. *AK THE BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC(S) INFORMED HIM THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD CONSTANT PR...

Mileage: 10

WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT PASSED INSPECTION. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO STILL HAVE BAD BALL JOINTS. THEY WERE REPLACED 08-12-03. *PH *JB

Mileage: 34,188

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD A HIGH PITCH SQUEAKING NOISE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE REAR END. *AK THE FRONT ROTOR DISK, RING GEAR AND PINION WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 41,609

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD A HIGH PITCH SQUEAKING NOISE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE REAR END. *AK THE FRONT ROTOR DISK, RING GEAR AND PINION WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 41,609

THEE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *PH *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MADE NOISES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, THE RIGHT INNER TIRE ROD AND THE IDLE ARM. *PH THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. *PH *JB

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MADE NOISES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, THE RIGHT INNER TIRE ROD AND THE IDLE ARM. *PH THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. *PH *JB

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MADE NOISES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, THE RIGHT INNER TIRE ROD AND THE IDLE ARM. *PH THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. *PH *JB

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE MADE NOISES. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, THE RIGHT INNER TIRE ROD AND THE IDLE ARM. *PH THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. *PH *JB

BRAKE LINE HAD A HOLE INSIDE OF THE LINE WHICH CAUSED LESS BRAKING POWER. *AK A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER WAS SUDDEN AND THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS HAD COME ON. THE ORIGINAL REPAIR DID NOT WORK DUE TO THE ISOLATOR BECOMING DISLODGED. THE DEALER PAID FOR THE REPAIR. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 87,000

PE 03-032/ FRONT SUSPENSION: UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD COMPLETELY WORN OUT, WHICH CAUSED UNEVEN WEAR OF ON THE FRONT TIRES.*AK WHEN THE TIRES WERE BEING REPLACED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD AN ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS HAD EXCESS...

Mileage: 66,000

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, AND THE TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. VEHICLE BARELY HAS 74000 MILES.*AK *TS

Mileage: 74,615

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, AND THE TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. VEHICLE BARELY HAS 74000 MILES.*AK *TS

Mileage: 74,615

MY 1998 DURANGO DRIVE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO METAL FLAKING OFF FROM CORROSION. CAR HAS ONLY 53000 MILES AND IS PARKED ON BLACKTOP DRIVEWAY AND IS NOT USED FOR PLOWING OR OFF-ROAD ACTIVITY. USED FOR TRAVEL IN NORTHEAST WINTER CLIMATE. *PH

Mileage: 53,000

THE UPPER BALL JOINT EXPERIENCED PREMATURE FAILURE. *JB

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE CHECK,AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

BALL JOINTS. *AK

Mileage: 29,000

NAR 9-8-03. EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN STEERING. EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF NOISE IN SUSPENSION FRONT BALL JOINTS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED *CB

Mileage: 45,000

NAR 9-8-03. EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN STEERING. EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF NOISE IN SUSPENSION FRONT BALL JOINTS. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED *CB

Mileage: 45,000

THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, WHEEL BEARING AND TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK *PH *JB

Mileage: 110,936

THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, WHEEL BEARING AND TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK *PH *JB

Mileage: 110,936

THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, WHEEL BEARING AND TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK *PH *JB

Mileage: 110,936

UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PER THE DEALERSHIP. *AK *PH *JB

Mileage: 64,000

THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM STEERING AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE.*AK LOWER BALL JOINT ALSO FAILED. *PH *JB

Mileage: 140,784

THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM STEERING AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE.*AK LOWER BALL JOINT ALSO FAILED. *PH *JB

Mileage: 140,784

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD WORN OUT. *AK THE MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *PH *JB

Mileage: 85,000

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD WORN OUT. *AK THE MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *PH *JB

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*MR *JB

VEHICLE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT.*MR *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT UPPER BALL JOINT IS WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE TWO ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS AND ANOTHER ONE WENT OUT. SHOCKS AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED A RECALL SHOULD'VE OCCURRED A LONG TIME...

Mileage: 85,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH A GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD BENEATH VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE UPPER FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY TOO WERE WORN OUT. ...

Mileage: 49,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH A GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD BENEATH VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE UPPER FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY TOO WERE WORN OUT. ...

Mileage: 49,000

THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE WORN. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTICED SLIGHT PLAY IN THE GEAR BOX AND ADJUSTED IT. A FAULTY SOLENOID IN THE ...

Mileage: 86,991

THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE WORN. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTICED SLIGHT PLAY IN THE GEAR BOX AND ADJUSTED IT. A FAULTY SOLENOID IN THE ...

Mileage: 86,991

THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE WORN. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO NOTICED SLIGHT PLAY IN THE GEAR BOX AND ADJUSTED IT. A FAULTY SOLENOID IN THE ...

Mileage: 86,991

FRONT SUSPENSION OF MY DODGE DURGANGO CAUSED A CUPPING WEAR ON MY TIRES. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION, THAT I JUST DID NOT ROTATE THE TIRES, WHICH I HAVE DONE REGULARLY. THE TIRE DEALER SAID HE COULD NOT DO AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE OF BAD BALL JOINTS. THE CAR HAS 64...

PREMATURE FAILURE OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 84,768

PREMATURE FAILURE OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 84,768

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT END. STEERING COLUMN SHIFTED WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE INNER TIE RODS. BUT THE NOISE COULD STILL BE HEARD. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT END. STEERING COLUMN SHIFTED WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE INNER TIE RODS. BUT THE NOISE COULD STILL BE HEARD. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS NOISE COULD BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT END. STEERING COLUMN SHIFTED WHEN ACCELERATING AND BRAKING. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE INNER TIE RODS. BUT THE NOISE COULD STILL BE HEARD. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT END MADE A NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN STATED THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS *JB

CONSUMER STATED WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT END MADE A NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND TECHNICIAN STATED THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TS *JB

BALL JOINTS HAVE WORN OUT PREMATURELY. *NLM

Mileage: 60,000

BALL JOINTS HAVE WORN OUT PREMATURELY. *NLM

Mileage: 60,000

BAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS. *NLM

Mileage: 51,000

BAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS. *NLM

Mileage: 51,000

UPPER BALL JOINTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK

PREMATURE UPPER BALL JOINT WEAR NOTED DURING WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *AK

VIBRATION AND NOISE IN FRONT END OF 19'98 DODGE DURANGO. HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS AND INNER TIE ROD ENDS AT 61000 MILES.MECHANIC REMARKED THAT I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS IT WAS READY TO FAIL.AFTER THE REPAIR AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED TO BRING WHEELS BACK TO SPECS.*AK

Mileage: 61,000

THE CONSUMER LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK *JB

Mileage: 83,000

THE CONSUMER LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK *JB

Mileage: 83,000

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE AND EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. *AK THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND SEALS ...

Mileage: 3,000

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE AND EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. *AK THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND SEALS ...

Mileage: 3,000

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE AND EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. *AK THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND SEALS ...

Mileage: 3,000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR ALIGNMENT SERVICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE UPPER BALL JOINT WEAR. *AK ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS FAILED AND BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD BADLY WORN OUT. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 85,000

DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FIVE TIMES THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS. EVERY TIME IT COST OVER $1000, AND THE CRUNCHY NOISE WAS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FIVE TIMES THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS. EVERY TIME IT COST OVER $1000, AND THE CRUNCHY NOISE WAS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

1998 DODGE DURANGO...TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD GEAR. TACHOMETER LURCHES FORWARD WITH NO POWER TO THE AXLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY ATTEMPTING TO MERGE OR PASS. BEING THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS, THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, REGARDLESS O...

Mileage: 26,500

CONSUMER STATES UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FRONT END FAILED TWICE. *PH *JB

Mileage: 42,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAL ON THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKED FLUID. IN ADDITION THE REAR END DISINTEGRATED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED A TRUCKS REAR END SHOULDN'T DISINTEGRATE WITH 81000 MILES. *PH *JB

Mileage: 81,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAL ON THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKED FLUID. IN ADDITION THE REAR END DISINTEGRATED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED A TRUCKS REAR END SHOULDN'T DISINTEGRATE WITH 81000 MILES. *PH *JB

Mileage: 81,000

FRONT END HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF LOOSE STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK BOTH CONTROL ARMS AND BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *PH *JB

Mileage: 133,000

FRONT END HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF LOOSE STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK BOTH CONTROL ARMS AND BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *PH *JB

Mileage: 133,000

FRONT END HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF LOOSE STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK BOTH CONTROL ARMS AND BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *PH *JB

Mileage: 133,000

FRONT END HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF LOOSE STEERING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK BOTH CONTROL ARMS AND BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. *PH *JB

Mileage: 133,000

THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN 1 YEAR. ALSO, WHEN STOPPING OR ACCELERATING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A "CLUNKING" NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND PREDICTED FAILURE. *PH *JB

Mileage: 32,000

THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN 1 YEAR. ALSO, WHEN STOPPING OR ACCELERATING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A "CLUNKING" NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND PREDICTED FAILURE. *PH *JB

Mileage: 32,000

WE RECENTLY HAD OUR DURANGO IN FOR PREVENTIVE MANINTENANCE AND DISCOVERD FRONT END BALL JOINTS HAD ABNORMAL WEAR AND POSED A SERIOUS HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. FURTHER RESEARCH ON ABNORMAL WEAR FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF DURANGO'S REPORTED SAME TYPE OF ABNORMALITY. WE PAID OVER $800.00 FOR REPAIR AND FEEL ...

WE RECENTLY HAD OUR DURANGO IN FOR PREVENTIVE MANINTENANCE AND DISCOVERD FRONT END BALL JOINTS HAD ABNORMAL WEAR AND POSED A SERIOUS HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. FURTHER RESEARCH ON ABNORMAL WEAR FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF DURANGO'S REPORTED SAME TYPE OF ABNORMALITY. WE PAID OVER $800.00 FOR REPAIR AND FEEL ...

WE RECENTLY HAD OUR DURANGO IN FOR PREVENTIVE MANINTENANCE AND DISCOVERD FRONT END BALL JOINTS HAD ABNORMAL WEAR AND POSED A SERIOUS HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. FURTHER RESEARCH ON ABNORMAL WEAR FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF DURANGO'S REPORTED SAME TYPE OF ABNORMALITY. WE PAID OVER $800.00 FOR REPAIR AND FEEL ...

I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY BALL JOINTS ARE NOT SAFE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROPBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF CAR AND THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY BALL JOINTS ARE NOT SAFE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROPBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF CAR AND THERE IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. *AK

Mileage: 85,000

*AKCONSUMER HAS BEEN HEARING "KNOCKING" NOISES FROM FRONT END WHEN DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS. TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT. DEALER DIAGNOSED EXCESSIVE PLAY WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 47,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER BOLT JOINTS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE NEW INVESTIGATION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALLS.*AK THERE WAS CONTINUED SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT END. SWAY BAR AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *PH

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER BOLT JOINTS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE NEW INVESTIGATION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALLS.*AK THERE WAS CONTINUED SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT END. SWAY BAR AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *PH

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER BOLT JOINTS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE NEW INVESTIGATION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALLS.*AK THERE WAS CONTINUED SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT END. SWAY BAR AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. *AK

FRONT BALL JOINT WAS CHECKED AND IS GOING OUT, WE DISCOVERED IT AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE TIRES BECAUSE THE BALL JOINT IS CAUSING THE TIRE O WEAR UNEVEN.*AK

FRONT BALL JOINT WAS CHECKED AND IS GOING OUT, WE DISCOVERED IT AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE TIRES BECAUSE THE BALL JOINT IS CAUSING THE TIRE O WEAR UNEVEN.*AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND SERVICED PERIODICALLY WANTED TO REPLACE THEM AFTER 36000 (HIGHWAY) MILES AT A COST OF $1200.00. TWO OTHER DODGE DEALERSHIPS HAVE SINCE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 36,000

PREMATURE WEAR OF BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND SERVICED PERIODICALLY WANTED TO REPLACE THEM AFTER 36000 (HIGHWAY) MILES AT A COST OF $1200.00. TWO OTHER DODGE DEALERSHIPS HAVE SINCE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. I SAW REPORTS OF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION OF DEFECTIVE UPPER BALL JOINTS FOR DURANGOS (1998-2003). I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND NOT ONLY WERE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, BUT THE LOWER AS WELL. I WAS PUT IN THE POSITION TO EITHER SPEND $760.00 OR RI...

BALL JOINTS CASUING UNDUE WEAR AND TEAR ON TIRE REPLACED FRONT TIRE 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS

Mileage: 60,000

BALL JOINTS CASUING UNDUE WEAR AND TEAR ON TIRE REPLACED FRONT TIRE 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS

Mileage: 60,000

BALL JOINTS CASUING UNDUE WEAR AND TEAR ON TIRE REPLACED FRONT TIRE 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS

Mileage: 60,000

BALL JOINTS CASUING UNDUE WEAR AND TEAR ON TIRE REPLACED FRONT TIRE 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS

Mileage: 60,000

BALL JOINTS CASUING UNDUE WEAR AND TEAR ON TIRE REPLACED FRONT TIRE 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT SINCE OWNERSHIP, THE VEHICLE'S LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ANOTHER SET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *PH

Mileage: 110,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT SINCE OWNERSHIP, THE VEHICLE'S LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND ANOTHER SET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *PH

Mileage: 110,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO BALL JOINTS, THEY HAVE PREMATURE WEAR, AND NEED REPLACEMENT IN ORDER FOR MY VEHICLE TO PASS INSPECTION. *PH

1998 DODGE DURANGO BALL JOINTS, THEY HAVE PREMATURE WEAR, AND NEED REPLACEMENT IN ORDER FOR MY VEHICLE TO PASS INSPECTION. *PH

1998 DODGE DURANGO UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINT PREMATURE FAILURE. REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR AT 57K MILES IN JUNE 2003. *PH

Mileage: 57,220

1998 DODGE DURANGO UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINT PREMATURE FAILURE. REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR AT 57K MILES IN JUNE 2003. *PH

Mileage: 57,220

CONSUMER STATES THAT UPPER BALL JOINT IS WEARING PREMATURELY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WEARING PREMATURELY.*AK

PREMATURE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT OF THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS

Mileage: 44,000

PREMATURE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT OF THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS

Mileage: 44,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT UPPER BALL JOINT IS WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT LOWER BALL JOINT IS WEARING OUT PREMATURELY.*AK

AT 85000 MILES I STARTED HAVING SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNTIL THE TACH READS 2500 RPM. THIS CAUSES A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS SENDING A FAULT CODE TO THE COMPUTER....

Mileage: 85,000

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE. DEALER FOUND THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR MAINTENANCE. DEALER FOUND THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING BALL JOINTS ARE WEARING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING BALL JOINTS ARE WEARING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WE OWNED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO (JUST TRADED IT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO). ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO WE PAID $800 TO HAVE THE FRONT BALL JOINTS REPLACED. WE SAW WHERE YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS ALLEGED DEFECT. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT.*AK

Mileage: 85,000

WE OWNED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO (JUST TRADED IT IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO). ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO WE PAID $800 TO HAVE THE FRONT BALL JOINTS REPLACED. WE SAW WHERE YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS ALLEGED DEFECT. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT.*AK

Mileage: 85,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO NEED TO BE REPLACED. EVALUATED AT LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. EXPERIENCING TIRE WEAR AND HUMMING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVEN IN ADDITION TO LOOSE STEERING. PROBLEM FOUND AT 38,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 36,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO NEED TO BE REPLACED. EVALUATED AT LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. EXPERIENCING TIRE WEAR AND HUMMING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVEN IN ADDITION TO LOOSE STEERING. PROBLEM FOUND AT 38,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 36,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO NEED TO BE REPLACED. EVALUATED AT LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. EXPERIENCING TIRE WEAR AND HUMMING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVEN IN ADDITION TO LOOSE STEERING. PROBLEM FOUND AT 38,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 36,000

MY UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE WORN OUT WAY TO PREMATURELY ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. MY VEHICLE HAD JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT AND NOW HAS JUST OVER 67,000 AND THEY FEEL PRETTY MUCH SHOT. *AK

Mileage: 67,500

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I HEARD A LOAD POP, AT WHCIH POINT STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS RUBBING OR HANGING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP IN COLUMBUS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE LEFT AND ...

Mileage: 93,315

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I HEARD A LOAD POP, AT WHCIH POINT STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT AND IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS RUBBING OR HANGING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP IN COLUMBUS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT AND LEFT CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE LEFT AND ...

Mileage: 93,315

1998 DODGE DURANGO -AFTER READING ARTICLE OF BALL-JOINT FAILURES WE TOOK OUR VECHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALER. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED-THE UPPER TWO BALL JOINTS WERE"DANGEROUSLY WORN" AND TWO WERE"EXCESSIVELY WORN". THE CAR HAS 70,000 MILES.

1998 DODGE DURANGO -AFTER READING ARTICLE OF BALL-JOINT FAILURES WE TOOK OUR VECHICLE TO THE DODGE DEALER. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED-THE UPPER TWO BALL JOINTS WERE"DANGEROUSLY WORN" AND TWO WERE"EXCESSIVELY WORN". THE CAR HAS 70,000 MILES.

I PURCHASED A NEW 1998 DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED. HREE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECENT NEWS CONCERNING THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I STILL HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS FOR WORK DONE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE SHIMMIED VIGOROUSLY ALERTING CONSUMER TO A WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. THE REAL PROBLEM WAS WORN OUT BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 43,890

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE SHIMMIED VIGOROUSLY ALERTING CONSUMER TO A WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. THE REAL PROBLEM WAS WORN OUT BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 43,890

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 65000, COSTING $2300 TO REPLACE (I WAS UNEMPLOYED AT THE TIME TOO). A CHRYSLER A-500 TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED WITH COMPLETE PUMP ASSEMBLY, TORQUE CONVERTER (WHICH HAD PIECES OF METAL RATTLING AROUND INSIDE OF IT) VALUE BODY, A COMPLETE REBUILD. THIS VEHICLE NEVER TOWED AN...

Mileage: 65,623

I HAD A COMPLETE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT JUST OVER 60,000 MILES. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY ACTED AS IF IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. COST ME $2000 DOLLARS FOR A COMPLETE REBUILD. THEN AFTER ONE MONTH OF HAVING TRANSMISSION REDONE THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT AND COST ME ANOTHER $800 DOLLARS. I CO...

Mileage: 61,000

I HAD A COMPLETE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT JUST OVER 60,000 MILES. I CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY ACTED AS IF IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. COST ME $2000 DOLLARS FOR A COMPLETE REBUILD. THEN AFTER ONE MONTH OF HAVING TRANSMISSION REDONE THE AIR CONDITIONING WENT AND COST ME ANOTHER $800 DOLLARS. I CO...

Mileage: 61,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE UPPER BALL JOINT IS WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE LOWER BALL JOINT IS WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE UPPER BALL JOINT IS WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF OF VEHICLE. *PH

CONSUMER STATED AT 47000 MILES,THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME LOOSE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

Mileage: 47,000

BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. *PH

Mileage: 95,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS APPROXIMATELY 85K MILES ON IT. IT IS IN THE SHOP TODAY GETTING NEW TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES. HEARD ABOUT POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION. READ OTHERS COMPLAINTS AND FEEL LUCKY MINE MADE IT THIS MAY MILES. ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT OF ROUN...

Mileage: 85,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS APPROXIMATELY 85K MILES ON IT. IT IS IN THE SHOP TODAY GETTING NEW TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES. HEARD ABOUT POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION. READ OTHERS COMPLAINTS AND FEEL LUCKY MINE MADE IT THIS MAY MILES. ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT OF ROUN...

Mileage: 85,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS APPROXIMATELY 85K MILES ON IT. IT IS IN THE SHOP TODAY GETTING NEW TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES. HEARD ABOUT POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION. READ OTHERS COMPLAINTS AND FEEL LUCKY MINE MADE IT THIS MAY MILES. ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT OF ROUN...

Mileage: 85,000

CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS HEARD A NOISE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED VEHICLE IS NOW ON SECOND SET.*AK

CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS HEARD A NOISE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, TECHNICIAN NOTICED BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED VEHICLE IS NOW ON SECOND SET.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED TIRE UNEVEN WEAR WHILE TRAVELING 60-65 MPH. VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED BALL JOINTS. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED TIRE UNEVEN WEAR WHILE TRAVELING 60-65 MPH. VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED BALL JOINTS. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED TIRE UNEVEN WEAR WHILE TRAVELING 60-65 MPH. VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED BALL JOINTS. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR OF UPPER FRONT BALL JOINTS ON 1998 DODGE DURANGO.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT UPPER BALL JOINT IS WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT LOWER BALL JOINT IS WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE CONSUMER HEARD NEWS REPORT ABOUT THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM, AND WANTED TO REPORT THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED IN 2002 BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK

THE CONSUMER HEARD NEWS REPORT ABOUT THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM, AND WANTED TO REPORT THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED IN 2002 BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK

1998 DODGE DURANGO 4W DRIVE SUSPENSION PREMATURE FAILURE. BOTH MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDE BEGAN FAILING AT 78000 MILES. I UNDERSTAND THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY BALL JOINTS. IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS, WILL DODGE REIMBURSE ...

Mileage: 77,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO 4W DRIVE SUSPENSION PREMATURE FAILURE. BOTH MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDE BEGAN FAILING AT 78000 MILES. I UNDERSTAND THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY BALL JOINTS. IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS, WILL DODGE REIMBURSE ...

Mileage: 77,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE UPPER BALL JOINT IS WEARING PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE UPPER BALLJOINTS ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY.DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES UPPER BALL JOINT IS WEARING OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES UPPER BALL JOINTS WEAR PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE WORN OUT. *AK

I HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER LEFT BALL JOINT ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO ON 7/21/03. THE VEHICLE HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT.*AK

Mileage: 58,000

THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TIRE WARBLED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. *AK

FRONT END PROBLEMS CAUSE DIFFICULTY STEERING. THE FRONT END IS ACTING UP AGAIN AND PUTTING UNUSUAL WEAR ON FRONT TIRE. SECOND TIME FOR THE SAME CAR WHICH SUGGEST MANUFACTURE ERROR OR DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO (VIN #[XXX]) AND HAVE HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND BALL JOINTS. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT TWICE (ONCE AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND ONCE AT AN INDEPENDENT SITE.) I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF FRONT TIRES AND ONLY HAVE 64,000 MILES ON IT. THE RIDE IS...

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE STATED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE STATED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

MY DURANGO HAS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR. DURING THE FIRST 3 YEARS (WHILE UNDER WARRANTY), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK FOR SQUEAKS IN THE FRONT END. THEY SAID THEY LUBRICATED THE BALL JOINTS AND THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY FOR A DAY OR TWO... THEN ...

Mileage: 60,000

MY DURANGO HAS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR. DURING THE FIRST 3 YEARS (WHILE UNDER WARRANTY), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK FOR SQUEAKS IN THE FRONT END. THEY SAID THEY LUBRICATED THE BALL JOINTS AND THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY FOR A DAY OR TWO... THEN ...

Mileage: 60,000

ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK PROPER. LOSS OF OF CONTROL FROM STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING PROBLEMS ON WET ROADS. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, DOESN'T SHIFT PROPER, NO AIR CONDITION, CAN NOT DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN IN BACK, VERY HARD TO CONTROL. CAR IS PARKED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID ...

Mileage: 47,000

ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK PROPER. LOSS OF OF CONTROL FROM STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING PROBLEMS ON WET ROADS. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, DOESN'T SHIFT PROPER, NO AIR CONDITION, CAN NOT DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN IN BACK, VERY HARD TO CONTROL. CAR IS PARKED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID ...

Mileage: 47,000

ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK PROPER. LOSS OF OF CONTROL FROM STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING PROBLEMS ON WET ROADS. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, DOESN'T SHIFT PROPER, NO AIR CONDITION, CAN NOT DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN IN BACK, VERY HARD TO CONTROL. CAR IS PARKED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID ...

Mileage: 47,000

ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK PROPER. LOSS OF OF CONTROL FROM STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING PROBLEMS ON WET ROADS. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, DOESN'T SHIFT PROPER, NO AIR CONDITION, CAN NOT DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN IN BACK, VERY HARD TO CONTROL. CAR IS PARKED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID ...

Mileage: 47,000

ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK PROPER. LOSS OF OF CONTROL FROM STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING PROBLEMS ON WET ROADS. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, DOESN'T SHIFT PROPER, NO AIR CONDITION, CAN NOT DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN IN BACK, VERY HARD TO CONTROL. CAR IS PARKED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID ...

Mileage: 47,000

ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK PROPER. LOSS OF OF CONTROL FROM STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING PROBLEMS ON WET ROADS. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, DOESN'T SHIFT PROPER, NO AIR CONDITION, CAN NOT DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN IN BACK, VERY HARD TO CONTROL. CAR IS PARKED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID ...

Mileage: 47,000

ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEAT BELTS DIDN'T WORK PROPER. LOSS OF OF CONTROL FROM STEERING PROBLEMS. STEERING PROBLEMS ON WET ROADS. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, DOESN'T SHIFT PROPER, NO AIR CONDITION, CAN NOT DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN IN BACK, VERY HARD TO CONTROL. CAR IS PARKED BECAUSE I AM AFRAID ...

Mileage: 47,000

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

REGARDING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE03032 DODGE SUSPENSION FRONT BALL JOINT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO THAT THIS NEEDED TO BE FIXED BEFORE THEY COULD ALIGN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. I COMPLAINT THAT THIS SHOULD NOT PREMATURLY WEAR OUT AFTER 40000 MILES. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT I ALS...

REGARDING NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE03032 DODGE SUSPENSION FRONT BALL JOINT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO THAT THIS NEEDED TO BE FIXED BEFORE THEY COULD ALIGN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. I COMPLAINT THAT THIS SHOULD NOT PREMATURLY WEAR OUT AFTER 40000 MILES. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT I ALS...

PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF DODGE DURANGO BALL JOINTS. I AM CURRENTLY REPLACING THE SECOND SET OF BALL JOINTS SINCE 12/2000 BOTH SETS OF BALL JOINTS DID NOT EXCEED 45000 MILES BEFORE THEY WORE OUT. *AK

Mileage: 98,000

PREMATURE REPLACEMENT OF DODGE DURANGO BALL JOINTS. I AM CURRENTLY REPLACING THE SECOND SET OF BALL JOINTS SINCE 12/2000 BOTH SETS OF BALL JOINTS DID NOT EXCEED 45000 MILES BEFORE THEY WORE OUT. *AK

Mileage: 98,000

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL PUMP FAILURE AND SLUDGE BUILDUP. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 2-11-02 AT 65,499 MILES. ENGINE REPLACED AND SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 16, 2003 AT 91,749 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 65,499

I OWNED A 98' DODGE DURANGO THAT HAD A TIE ROD BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE N.Y., THRUWAY WITH MY CHILDREN WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN A BRAKE LINE BEHIND SEVERED LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR STOPPED WITH OUT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED OUT OF POCKET EVEN THOUGHT I SENT CH...

Mileage: 65

THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS, AND IDLER ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 38,000 MILES WERE SEVERELY WORN AS IDENTIFIED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION. I WAS FORCED TO REPAIR THESE ITEMS SO TO PREVENT A FAILURE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I CONTACTED DODGE REGARDING THIS DEFECT YET THEY WOULD NOT COVE...

THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS, AND IDLER ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 38,000 MILES WERE SEVERELY WORN AS IDENTIFIED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION. I WAS FORCED TO REPAIR THESE ITEMS SO TO PREVENT A FAILURE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I CONTACTED DODGE REGARDING THIS DEFECT YET THEY WOULD NOT COVE...

THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS, AND IDLER ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 38,000 MILES WERE SEVERELY WORN AS IDENTIFIED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION. I WAS FORCED TO REPAIR THESE ITEMS SO TO PREVENT A FAILURE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I CONTACTED DODGE REGARDING THIS DEFECT YET THEY WOULD NOT COVE...

THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS, AND IDLER ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 38,000 MILES WERE SEVERELY WORN AS IDENTIFIED DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION. I WAS FORCED TO REPAIR THESE ITEMS SO TO PREVENT A FAILURE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I CONTACTED DODGE REGARDING THIS DEFECT YET THEY WOULD NOT COVE...

BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN JAN 2003 ON MY 1998 DODGE DURRANGO.*AK

BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN JAN 2003 ON MY 1998 DODGE DURRANGO.*AK

WE HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO WHAT DEALER SHAID WAS UNUSUAL WEAR. VEHICLE HAD 84,000 MILES. *AK

WE HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO WHAT DEALER SHAID WAS UNUSUAL WEAR. VEHICLE HAD 84,000 MILES. *AK

THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO HAS HAD OVER 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK, AND HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (TWICE). TIE ROD ENDS,CONTROL ARM,AND FRONT SHOCKS HAVE HAD TO ALL BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE PULLS T...

THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO HAS HAD OVER 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK, AND HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (TWICE). TIE ROD ENDS,CONTROL ARM,AND FRONT SHOCKS HAVE HAD TO ALL BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE PULLS T...

THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO HAS HAD OVER 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK, AND HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (TWICE). TIE ROD ENDS,CONTROL ARM,AND FRONT SHOCKS HAVE HAD TO ALL BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE PULLS T...

THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO HAS HAD OVER 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK, AND HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (TWICE). TIE ROD ENDS,CONTROL ARM,AND FRONT SHOCKS HAVE HAD TO ALL BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE PULLS T...

EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL PLAY; REQURING EARLY REPLACEMENT OF FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS INCLUDING, TIE RODS, STEERING ARM LINKAGES, STEERING GEAR, ETC.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL PLAY; REQURING EARLY REPLACEMENT OF FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS INCLUDING, TIE RODS, STEERING ARM LINKAGES, STEERING GEAR, ETC.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL PLAY; REQURING EARLY REPLACEMENT OF FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS INCLUDING, TIE RODS, STEERING ARM LINKAGES, STEERING GEAR, ETC.*AK

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO THAT NEEDS BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS TO B EREPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 60,000 MILES.*AK

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO THAT NEEDS BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS TO B EREPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 60,000 MILES.*AK

I NOTICED A HEAVY "THUMP" FROM THE FRONT END WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON WASHBOARD PAVEMENT OR WHEN GOING OVER CURBS ENTERING DRIVEWAYS. THE LOWER BALL JOINTS (AND INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT) ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT 48,000 MILES. THE TRUCK HAS RECEIVED REGULAR SERVICE AT 3,0...

Mileage: 48,596

PREMATURE WEAR OF LOWER BALL JOINTS IN 1998 DODGE DURANGO. NEW ONES INSTALLED BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.*AK

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR SUCH REPAIRS. ALSO, THE DEALER INDICATED THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE WEARING AS WELL AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM BUT THEY POSED NO IMMEDIATE DANGER BUT THEY SUGGESTED THE TIE ROD ENDS M...

Mileage: 62,000

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR SUCH REPAIRS. ALSO, THE DEALER INDICATED THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE WEARING AS WELL AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM BUT THEY POSED NO IMMEDIATE DANGER BUT THEY SUGGESTED THE TIE ROD ENDS M...

Mileage: 62,000

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR SUCH REPAIRS. ALSO, THE DEALER INDICATED THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE WEARING AS WELL AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM BUT THEY POSED NO IMMEDIATE DANGER BUT THEY SUGGESTED THE TIE ROD ENDS M...

Mileage: 62,000

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND THE DEALER NOTICED THAT UPPER CONTRO ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND THE DEALER NOTICED THAT UPPER CONTRO ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

CONSUMER NOTICE D AND WHILE TRAVELING MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS FRONT END WAS MAKING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICE D AND WHILE TRAVELING MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS FRONT END WAS MAKING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE DUE TO RUST. ALSO, IDLER ARM WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE FIXES CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE DUE TO RUST. ALSO, IDLER ARM WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE FIXES CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 85,000

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE DUE TO RUST. ALSO, IDLER ARM WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, NONE OF THE FIXES CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 85,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO' UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED WITH ONLY 59000 MILES.REPLACEMENT COSTS WERE OVER $900. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO' UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED WITH ONLY 59000 MILES.REPLACEMENT COSTS WERE OVER $900. *AK

Mileage: 59,000

UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS AND FRONT TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE DUE TO BEING TOTALLY WORN OUT AND FRONT TIRES WHERE WORN BALD ON THE INSIDE DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR IS ALSO NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASE, SITS IN BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE WHILE IN DRIVE POSIT...

Mileage: 56,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS AND FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. THIS NOT ONLY WAS A COSTLY EXPENDITURE BUT ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS THAT DID THE JOB AN UNHEARD OF REPLACEMENT JOB AT SUCH LOW MILES. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS HAVI...

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS AND FRONT SUSPENSION REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. THIS NOT ONLY WAS A COSTLY EXPENDITURE BUT ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS THAT DID THE JOB AN UNHEARD OF REPLACEMENT JOB AT SUCH LOW MILES. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS HAVI...

OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS VECHILE. AFTER EXPERIENCING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN A ADDITION, THE INNER TIE RO...

Mileage: 55,000

OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS VECHILE. AFTER EXPERIENCING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN A ADDITION, THE INNER TIE RO...

Mileage: 55,000

OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS VECHILE. AFTER EXPERIENCING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN A ADDITION, THE INNER TIE RO...

Mileage: 55,000

ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT IN 2001. TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING AT A HIGHER RPM. IT DOES NOT SHIFT UNTIL 3800 TO 4500. THIS ACCURED AT 58000 MILES JUNE 4.

Mileage: 38,000

ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT IN 2001. TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING AT A HIGHER RPM. IT DOES NOT SHIFT UNTIL 3800 TO 4500. THIS ACCURED AT 58000 MILES JUNE 4.

Mileage: 38,000

CONSUMER HAS STATED THAT SINCE SHE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE ALL LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. AT THIS TIME, ALL UPPER BALL JOINTS AND CV BOOTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. *AK

CONSUMER HAS STATED THAT SINCE SHE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE ALL LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. AT THIS TIME, ALL UPPER BALL JOINTS AND CV BOOTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. *AK

CONSUMER HAS STATED THAT SINCE SHE HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE ALL LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. AT THIS TIME, ALL UPPER BALL JOINTS AND CV BOOTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. *AK

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS 3 TIMES IN 70,000 MILES. ONCE AT 38,000, THEN AT 53,000, THEN AT 66,000 MILES. I SAW THE NEWS ARTICLE ON TV ABOUT THIS SO I DECIDED TO REPORT IT. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF DURANGOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS 3 TIMES IN 70,000 MILES. ONCE AT 38,000, THEN AT 53,000, THEN AT 66,000 MILES. I SAW THE NEWS ARTICLE ON TV ABOUT THIS SO I DECIDED TO REPORT IT. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF DURANGOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 66,000

EXTENSIVE SUSPENSION REPAIRS THAT SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED. I OWN A FORD, F150 WITH 160000 MILES WITH NON OF THE FOLLOWING WORK DONE TO IT, SO I DIDN'T EXPECT THE SUSPENSION OF THE DURANGO TO NEED THE FOLLOWING WORK.*AK AT 65000 MILES (9/28/00) LOWER BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS REPLACED AT 130000 ...

WE HAD NOTICED THAT THE TRANMISSION WAS ACTING VERY SLUGGISH. DESPITE HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED, OUR LOCAL SHOP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WHILE ON OUR WAY TO FLORIDA, JUST OUTSIDE OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR, DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE I...

Mileage: 94,000

WE HAD NOTICED THAT THE TRANMISSION WAS ACTING VERY SLUGGISH. DESPITE HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED, OUR LOCAL SHOP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WHILE ON OUR WAY TO FLORIDA, JUST OUTSIDE OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR, DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE I...

Mileage: 94,000

WE HAD NOTICED THAT THE TRANMISSION WAS ACTING VERY SLUGGISH. DESPITE HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED, OUR LOCAL SHOP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WHILE ON OUR WAY TO FLORIDA, JUST OUTSIDE OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR, DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE I...

Mileage: 94,000

1998 DODGE DURANGO AT APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE WORN OUT UPPER BALL JOINTS THAT THEY INSISTED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (AT SIGNIFICANT COST) AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SELLING DODGE DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WE...

Mileage: 44,000

SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, AND FRONT BALL JOINTS BAD - 1989, DODGE, DURANGO. *AK

SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, AND FRONT BALL JOINTS BAD - 1989, DODGE, DURANGO. *AK

SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, AND FRONT BALL JOINTS BAD - 1989, DODGE, DURANGO. *AK

SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, AND FRONT BALL JOINTS BAD - 1989, DODGE, DURANGO. *AK

I HAVE BEEN READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE DODGE DURANGO AFTER HEARING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FIXING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE BEING DESCRIBED. MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, WOULD ST...

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUBS ALSO. MY DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS ON ANY OTHER CAR THAT I'VE OWNED!*AK

Mileage: 35,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUBS ALSO. MY DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS ON ANY OTHER CAR THAT I'VE OWNED!*AK

Mileage: 35,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUBS ALSO. MY DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS ON ANY OTHER CAR THAT I'VE OWNED!*AK

Mileage: 35,000

RETURNING HOME FROM A BUSINESS TRIP, THE DURANGO STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, THEN QUIT WITHIN SECONDS OF THE ORIGINAL NOISE, WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THE "CHECK ENGINE GUAGES" LIGHT DID NOT COME ON PRIOR TO THE LOUD NOISE. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND FORTUNATELY THE ENGINE QUIT NEXT TO A VEHICLE TURNO...

Mileage: 107,700

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH MAJOR FRONT END PROBLEMS. IT NEEDS UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS TIE ROD ENDS.

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT. BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT 52264 K MILES, 5/17/01 AND AGAIN AT 89387 K MILES ON 02/07/03. ALSO REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AT 89387 K MILES ON 02/07/03.*AK

Mileage: 47,574

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT. BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT 52264 K MILES, 5/17/01 AND AGAIN AT 89387 K MILES ON 02/07/03. ALSO REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AT 89387 K MILES ON 02/07/03.*AK

Mileage: 47,574

I WANTED TO REPORT THAT I TOO HAD TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FOR MY 1998 DURANGO. THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THIS PROBLEM AFTER I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR 60,000 MILE SERVICE. I NOTICED A SOFT SUSPENSION AND UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR RESULTING FROM PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BALL JOINTS.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH APPROX. 91,000 MILES. LAST YEAR I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN IT REACHED HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55 MPH). THIS MONTH I PURCHASED AND INSTALLED 4 NEW TIRES, BUT THE SERVIC...

Mileage: 90,000

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE ON A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL TO COLLAPSE INTO THE SPINDLE WHICH CAUSED EXCESSIVE HEAT AND SPARKS TO RUPTURE FRONT BRAKE LINE AND CAUSE A FIRE.

Mileage: 121,000

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND TECHNICIAN STATED HAS TO REPLACE LOWER PASSENGER BALL JOINT, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 020498 ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE REAR SEAT BELT LOCKING MECHANISM FELL APART IN THE CONSUMER'S HAND.*MR *TS *JB

Mileage: 60,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; CRACKED LEFT CYLINDER HEAD AT 40,000 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY; CLAIMS TO NOT KNOW WHY HEAD CRACKED. EXACTLY 40,000 MILES LATER, LEFT CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AGAIN. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR; CAR IS 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER STILL CAN'T GIVE RE...

Mileage: 41,679

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; CRACKED LEFT CYLINDER HEAD AT 40,000 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY; CLAIMS TO NOT KNOW WHY HEAD CRACKED. EXACTLY 40,000 MILES LATER, LEFT CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AGAIN. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR; CAR IS 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER STILL CAN'T GIVE RE...

Mileage: 41,679

THE DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SCC *JB

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 22,000 MILES. ALL FOUR FRONT END BALL JOINTS ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE DURANGO AND DAKOTA MODELS. WHILE THE WORN BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN MY CASE YET, THEY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY A...

Mileage: 22,000

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 22,000 MILES. ALL FOUR FRONT END BALL JOINTS ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE DURANGO AND DAKOTA MODELS. WHILE THE WORN BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN MY CASE YET, THEY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY A...

Mileage: 22,000

TRANSMISSION: I BOUGHT A 1998 DURANGO IN 2001 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS HORRIBLY AND MAY TIMES THE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL ONCE I REACH 30 MPH AND THE RPMS RED LINE ALMOST EVERY TIME. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHO...

Mileage: 62,000

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR DOUBLE SHIFTS AS YOU ARE LEAVING ANY STOPPED POSITION. WHILE AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND YOU PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THE TRANSMISSION WILL WORK GREAT. BUT THEN WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AND PROCEED AT A NORMAL PACE THE TRANS JUST SLIPS OR DOUBLE SHIFTS AND JERKS YOU AROUND. TH...

Mileage: 68,460

FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. $178 TO REPLACE/REPAIR. MY VEHICLE APPARENTLY NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL OF 216,000 VEHICLES. CLOCK SPRING FAILURE RESULTS IN FAILURE OF AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I GUESS I'M EXTREMELY LUCKY I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A LIFE-ALTERING ACCIDENT. *NLM REFER TO RECALL # 01V153000. PER INVOIC...

Mileage: 75,000

FAULTY CLOCK SPRING. $178 TO REPLACE/REPAIR. MY VEHICLE APPARENTLY NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL OF 216,000 VEHICLES. CLOCK SPRING FAILURE RESULTS IN FAILURE OF AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I GUESS I'M EXTREMELY LUCKY I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A LIFE-ALTERING ACCIDENT. *NLM REFER TO RECALL # 01V153000. PER INVOIC...

Mileage: 75,000

DEFECTIVE SEATBELT: THE LOCKING SEATBELT MECHANISM ON MY DOGE DURANGO FELL APART IN MY HANDS. I CONTACTED DOGE WHO TOLD ME THE CAR WAS TOO OLD (98) AND TOO MANY MILES (60,000) THEY SUGGESTED I BUY A NEW DOGE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 60,000

THE FAN ON MY DURANGO CAME OFF THE WATER PUMP AND DESTROYED THE FAN SHROUD THE RADIATOR, THE IDLER PULLEY THE BELT AND THE WATER PUMP SHAFT. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE FAN CAN OFF AND IT COST ME $855.31 TO FIX I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS A WAY TO RECOUP THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS TO MY DURA...

Mileage: 83,580

I HAVE INTERMITTENTLY NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELTS GOING THROUGH MY TWO DAUGHTERS' SAFETY SEATS HAVE MYSTERIOUSLY BECOME UNCLIPPED. IT HAPPENED DURING NORMAL DRIVING TIME. I HAVE NOT NOTICED THEM BECOMING UNCLIPPED AT THE SAME TIME. IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME THAT THIS MAYBE A PROBLEM UNTIL I SAW THE N...

I HAVE INTERMITTENTLY NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELTS GOING THROUGH MY TWO DAUGHTERS' SAFETY SEATS HAVE MYSTERIOUSLY BECOME UNCLIPPED. IT HAPPENED DURING NORMAL DRIVING TIME. I HAVE NOT NOTICED THEM BECOMING UNCLIPPED AT THE SAME TIME. IT DID NOT OCCUR TO ME THAT THIS MAYBE A PROBLEM UNTIL I SAW THE N...

OIL PRESSURE DROPPING....DEALER TOLD US THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAUGE...NOT TO WORRY. THE ENGINE SEIZED UP THAT EVENING....WE WERE SLIGHTLY OVER THE MILEAGE ON THE WARRANTY SO WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED.....WE HAD THE ENGINE REBUILT AND THE LINES CLEANED OUT (OIL WAS SLUDGE....LOTS O...

1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH GEN 3 SAFETY BELTS. *JB

1998 DODGE DURANGO TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, CAUSING RPM TO FLY PAST 3500, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ENTER HIGHWAYS, 3 TIMES I NEARLY HAD A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE INTO 3RD GEAR. THE DURANGO TRANSMISSION IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG OWNERS, AND SOMETHIN...

Mileage: 70,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH THE CLOCK SPRING AS STATED IN RECALL 01 V 153 000, BUT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 130,000

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60,000 MILES. SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO FAILURE WERE HESITATION SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN TRUCK WAS INITIALLY STARTED. *NLM

Mileage: 62,700

THIS TROUBLE MIMICS DOZENS AND DOZENS OF THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE READ ABOUT ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES, INCLUDING THIS ONE CONCERNING 1998-99 5.2 V8 DODGE DURANGO'S. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WILL GO TO ZERO. TRUCK IS TURNED OFF AND OIL CHECKED, CONFIRMING CORRECT OIL LEVEL. UPON RESTARTING OF TRUCK THE PRESSUR...

Mileage: 62,700

1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH ONLY 59200 MILES ON IT WHICH NOW NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. (HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE OVER DRIVE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS BAD) THIS, FORTUNATELY, HAS NOT CAUSED ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT BUT AFTER HEARING ALL THE HORROR STORIES ABOUT THE DURANGO'S, MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THERE S...

Mileage: 58,800

THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *AK *NLM

LOW BEAMS GO OUT WHEN HIGH BEAMS ARE ACTIVATED. THIS CREATED ZERO VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK RURAL ROAD. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*JB

Mileage: 80,000

NAR 02/28/2003 MR DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE *CB

Mileage: 82,000

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT 2 SAFTY DEFECTS WITH MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. FIRST IS THE POOR QUALITY WHEEL STUDS. DURING VARIOUS TIRE ROTATIONS AT A QUALIFIED SERVICE CENTER, SIX STUDS HAVE BROKEN (TWICE AT THE DEALER). I'M REALLY WORRIED THAT AT SOME POINT A WHEEL MAY COME OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. SECO...

Mileage: 10,000

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT 2 SAFTY DEFECTS WITH MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO. FIRST IS THE POOR QUALITY WHEEL STUDS. DURING VARIOUS TIRE ROTATIONS AT A QUALIFIED SERVICE CENTER, SIX STUDS HAVE BROKEN (TWICE AT THE DEALER). I'M REALLY WORRIED THAT AT SOME POINT A WHEEL MAY COME OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. SECO...

Mileage: 10,000

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*JB *TS

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN CONSUMER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*JB *TS

EXCESSIVE PLAY AND OFF-CENTERED STEERING WAS CORRECTED AT 47K MILES BY DEALER- ADJUSTMENT TO THE STEERING BOX. PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED AT 87K MILES. CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH OFF CENTERED STEERING AND NOW-GROWING TRACKING PROBLEMS WITH CONSTANT CORRECTIONS NEEDED TO KEEP VEHICLE IN STRAIGHT LINE AT HI...

Mileage: 47,000

DODGE DURANGO SLUDGE ENGINE

Mileage: 66,000

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PAST WEEK I NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED WHINE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER IN CORYDON, INDIANA. THAT I HAVE PURCHASED 2 OTHER VEHICLES FROM. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR EITHER ALL T...

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO CONSUMER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE ON THE WAY TO WORK, OIL PRESSURE GOES TO 0 AND TRUCK STALLED. GOT TRUCK TOWED TO SHOP AND WAS INFORMED BY SHOP THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP. ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE EVER HAD WITH THIS TRUCK AND NOW I SEARCH THE IN...

Mileage: 100,000

INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN FAILURE

Mileage: 34,160

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER VIEW DURING NIGHTTIME. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 78,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 78,000

CONSUMER STATES SINCE SHE HAS PURCHASED HER TRUCK, SHE HAS HAD STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF SET. MR

FIRST FAILURE OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON INTERMITENTLY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED OIL PUMP. NO MENTION OF SLUDGE OR ANY BUILD UP OF MATERIAL IN PAN. THEY SAID THEY HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN OFTEN AT THIS MILEAGE RANGE. ONE YEAR LATER AND 4 OIL CHANGES THE SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY I LOST ALL OIL PR...

CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. DT

WHEN CO. REP SAID THE CO. WOULD NOT COMPENSATE DUE TO AGE AND MILAGE EVEN THOUGH PARTS FAILED FAR SHORT OF NORMAL SERVICE LIFE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DT

WHEN CO. REP SAID THE CO. WOULD NOT COMPENSATE DUE TO AGE AND MILAGE EVEN THOUGH PARTS FAILED FAR SHORT OF NORMAL SERVICE LIFE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DT

WHEN CO. REP SAID THE CO. WOULD NOT COMPENSATE DUE TO AGE AND MILAGE EVEN THOUGH PARTS FAILED FAR SHORT OF NORMAL SERVICE LIFE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DT

WHEN CO. REP SAID THE CO. WOULD NOT COMPENSATE DUE TO AGE AND MILAGE EVEN THOUGH PARTS FAILED FAR SHORT OF NORMAL SERVICE LIFE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DT

WHEN CO. REP SAID THE CO. WOULD NOT COMPENSATE DUE TO AGE AND MILAGE EVEN THOUGH PARTS FAILED FAR SHORT OF NORMAL SERVICE LIFE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DT

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AND THE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TSTHE ABS LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS AN ISSUE OF DESIGN OR PART FLAW. *JG

ABS LIGHTS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THEN FINALLY STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AND CHARGED HER $750 FOR REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS RATHER UPSET BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY.

Mileage: 37,000

ABS LIGHTS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THEN FINALLY STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AND CHARGED HER $750 FOR REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS RATHER UPSET BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY.

Mileage: 37,000

IDLE SPPED CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CRUISE CONTROL UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, DRIVER ALSO TURNED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH OFF AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THROTTLE WAS STUCK IN OPE...

LEFT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF OF VEHICLE DUE TO LOWER BALL JOINT BREAKING.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD VEHICLE WILL PULL TO RIGHT OR LEFT.DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. CONTACTED DEALER. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN HAD TOTALLY DISENGAGED. CAUSED BY DESIGN FLAW.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IN THE ROAD VEHICLE WILL PULL TO RIGHT OR LEFT.DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. CONTACTED DEALER. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN HAD TOTALLY DISENGAGED. CAUSED BY DESIGN FLAW.

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WILL COME LOOSE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THE MECHANICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FRONT CUSHION MOTOR AND THE FRONT OF THE SEAT FAILED, ALLOWING THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH ABOUT 8 INCHES ON THE REAR SEAT PIVOT. THIS ROCKING MOTION RESULTS IN THE LIFTING OF THE DRIVER'S FOOT FROM THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL, AND A POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEH...

VEHICLE STARTED LOSING TRANSMISSION FUEL, VEHICLE STALLED OUT. TRANSFER CASE HAD A LARGE CRACK IN IT, WHICH WAS CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT.*AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT WITH NO MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT FROM DEALER OR DAILMER/CHRYSLER!*AK

THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AND AT TIMES "FEELS" LIKE SOMETHING IS VERY LOOSE IN THIS AREA! ASKED DEALER ABOUT IT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOISE WAS NORMAL!! IT APPEARS TO BE GETTING "WORSE" AS TIME GOES ON! THANKS. *AK

PINION SHAFT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING REAR END TO LOCK UP. GEAR BUSTED, AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN REAR END.*AK THE GEARS BROKE AND PUT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF REAR END. *YH

PINION SHAFT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING REAR END TO LOCK UP. GEAR BUSTED, AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN REAR END.*AK THE GEARS BROKE AND PUT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF REAR END. *YH

HEARING NOISE IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TOOK CAR IN FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE NEEDED BEARINGS REPLACED. THE BEARINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE (3) TIMES. DODGE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE WHOLE REAR OF VEHICLE IS FAULTY. *JG

FURTHER INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM. SAFTY CONCERNS IN STEERING SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE FUTURE INJURIES. BALL JOINTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE COMMON TO FAILED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. FRONT BALL JOINT WERE WARPED AND RUSTED. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON, AND FROM TIME TO TIME LIGHT WILL STAY ON WHEN GETTING VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. SPARK PLUGS WERE MELTED AND , HEAD CYLINDER WAS CRACKED.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON, AND FROM TIME TO TIME LIGHT WILL STAY ON WHEN GETTING VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. SPARK PLUGS WERE MELTED AND , HEAD CYLINDER WAS CRACKED.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON, AND FROM TIME TO TIME LIGHT WILL STAY ON WHEN GETTING VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. SPARK PLUGS WERE MELTED AND , HEAD CYLINDER WAS CRACKED.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BACK-UP LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE, BUT GO OUT ONCE FULLY ENGAGED IN REVERSE. WE HAVE NOTICED THIS ON AT LEAST ONE DURANGO BESIDES OUR OWN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR END LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD TO BE LOADED ON TRUCK TO BE MOVED. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

TRANSFER CASE EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE 1998 DODGE DURANGO REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT SEIZED AND FAILED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY . I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED US TO IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE VEHICLE TO AVOID ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS IN PIECES. THE DEALE...

WHOLE HOUSING OF REAR END IS DEFECTIVE WHICH EATS AWAY THE BEARINGS, CAUSING REAR END TO LOCK AND STOP WHEELS FROM ROLLING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK *SLC

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE'S DIFFERENTIAL FREEZES AND IS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS.*AK THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS MODEL. THERE HAVE BEEN FAILURES REPORTED PREVIOUSLY BY OTHER CONSUMERS. CONSUMER FEELS DODGE SHOULD RECALL AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.*JB

THE ABS NEVER WORKED SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. IT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY KEPT SAYING THAT IT WAS WORKING PROBABLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES BEING CAPTURED. RECENTLY THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. EVEN WITH THE LIGHTS ON NO ERROR CODES WERE BEING REPORTED. AFTER S...

SINCE BUYING THE USED 1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT IN OCTOBER OF 2001 WITH APPROXIMATELY 26000 MILES. I HAD THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE MOTOR IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WHICH COST ME $100 FOR MY DEDUCTIBLE. I NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DEFOGGER ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE...

SINCE BUYING THE USED 1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT IN OCTOBER OF 2001 WITH APPROXIMATELY 26000 MILES. I HAD THE DODGE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE MOTOR IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WHICH COST ME $100 FOR MY DEDUCTIBLE. I NOW HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR DEFOGGER ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE...

THERE IS A PLASTIC FLAP COVERING THE VENT IN THE DASHBOARD WHICH PREVENTS AIR OR HEAT FROM COMING OUT OF THE VENT. I'VE TRIED TO PUSH THE FLAP BACK DOWN BUT IT CONTINUES TO FLIP UP WHEN I USED THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONER.*AK

UPON A STATE SFAETY INSPECTION I WAS NOTIFIED THET BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS (RIGHT SIDE) AND LOWER BALL JOINT (LEFT SIDE) REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE HAS 30, 455 MILES AT THIS TIME. THE SERVICE PERSON ADVISED THAT DODGE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SUCH AS THESE ON THE 1998 AND 199 DURANGOS. MAYB...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. THEN, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IULLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN. CONSUMER HAD A LACK OF BRAKES AND STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AGAIN, AND THEY STATED THAT CRANKSHAFT SHOULD NOT GO OUT. PLEASE ...

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. THEN, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IULLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN. CONSUMER HAD A LACK OF BRAKES AND STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AGAIN, AND THEY STATED THAT CRANKSHAFT SHOULD NOT GO OUT. PLEASE ...

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR HEAD INJURIES.*AK *YD

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITHOUT WARNING, SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER FROM MOVING FORWARD, CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR HEAD INJURIES.*AK *YD

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON, AND WAS HIT AT 55MPH, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISON, AND WAS HIT AT 55MPH, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING, 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.*JB

FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING DOWN EXCESSIVELY FAST AND UNEVENLY DUE TO BALL JOINTS, ON TOP AND BOTTOM, BEING SHOT. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICES A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED NO COOLING. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK METAL CHIPS AND SLUDGE WERE FOUND IN THE MOTOR AFTER THE DEALER DIAGNOSIS. THE BEARINGS FOR CYLINDER 1 AND 5 SPUN THE CRANK SHAFT, DEALER REPLACED THE PITM...

CONSUMER NOTICES A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED NO COOLING. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK METAL CHIPS AND SLUDGE WERE FOUND IN THE MOTOR AFTER THE DEALER DIAGNOSIS. THE BEARINGS FOR CYLINDER 1 AND 5 SPUN THE CRANK SHAFT, DEALER REPLACED THE PITM...

CONSUMER NOTICES A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN NOTICED NO COOLING. ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK METAL CHIPS AND SLUDGE WERE FOUND IN THE MOTOR AFTER THE DEALER DIAGNOSIS. THE BEARINGS FOR CYLINDER 1 AND 5 SPUN THE CRANK SHAFT, DEALER REPLACED THE PITM...

CONSUMER FOUND THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNDONE A FEW TIMES OWNING IT TO THEM BECOMING A LITTLE LOOSE AND THE CHILD SEAT TILTING OVER ON THE RELEASE BUTTON. *JG

CONSUMER FOUND THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNDONE A FEW TIMES OWNING IT TO THEM BECOMING A LITTLE LOOSE AND THE CHILD SEAT TILTING OVER ON THE RELEASE BUTTON. *JG

I HAVE THE GEN3 SEATBELTS AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. *AK

GEN THREE SEATBELTS ARE IN THIS VEHICLE. THEY NEED REPLACED TO GEN 4. *AK

NOTE: TWO OIL CHANGES WITHIN 2,000 MILES OF BREAKDOWN (HAVE RECEIPTS). TRAVELING ON BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0 AND ENGINE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD TAPPING NOISE. OIL PAN WAS REMOVED AND "A LOT OF METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE ENGINE" HAD CLOGGED THE OIL SCREEN CAUSING THE OIL PUMP...

SEATBELT ARE DEFECTIVE AND PRONE TO UNLATCHING IMPROPERLY.*AK

WHILE PULLING VEHICLE OUT ONTO THE ROAD FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. SEAT ITSELF ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AT FIRST CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES, THEN DISCOVERED IT WAS NOT THE BRAKES, BUT THE DRIVESHAFT, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER HAD BEEN HAVING A LOT OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF REAR END LOCKED UP. *AK CHRYSLER WAS...

WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A CONSTANT OIL LEAK.*AK THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE ENGINE ALWAYS BURNED OIL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE. WHEN PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE WOULD OCCUR THE DODGE ...

THE LUMBAR SUPPORT LEVER WAS ACTIVATED BY MY HUSBAND AND WHEN ACTIVATED, IT STICKS OUT BEYOND THE DRIVER'S SEAT ABOUT 1/2 INCH. WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, MY LOWER BACK HIT THE LEVER RESULTING IN TWO BULGED DISCS AND A TEAR IN THE L4-S1 REGION ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURY HAS RE...

THE PLASTIC PISTON IN THE CALIPERS ARE ENGAGED AGAINST THE BRAKE PADS AND HAVE WORN DOWN THE DISC(ROTOR) OVER TIME. I DO LONG DISTANCE DRIVING, NOT START AND STOP; HENCE, IT HAS TAKEN THIS LONG TO MANIFEST ITSELF. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT BRAKES GRINDING A SECOND TIME ON NOVEMBER 27, 2000.*AK

THIS IS THE 4TH SET OF BALL JOINTS THAT HAVE GONE BAD. WHEN DO THEY ADMIT A PROBELM EXISTS?*AK

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED, CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. THIS WAS NOT NOTICED TILL A TIRE BLEW BECAUSE THE INNER EDGE OF THE TIRE HAD WORN OUT. A NEW TIRE WAS PURCHASED, BUT I COULD NTO GET AN ALIGNMENT. TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS, I ALSO NEED TO HAVE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM REPLACED. THI...

LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE, THIS EARLY IS UNHEARD OF

WHILE DRIVING IN VERY COLD WEATHER, TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES IN 3 YEARS. DEALER DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY. CURRENTLY, WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, DEALER WANTED TO REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN I-71 AND THE CHECK GUAGES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO 0 CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A CLOGGED OIL PUMP INTAKE SCREEN. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE ALTHOUGH OIL WAS CHANGED IN A TIMELY MANNER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A ...

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE DEALER MAINTAINS IT IS DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE WE MAINTAIN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY CARED FOR AND THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD WHINING SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE DURANGO. AFTER VERIFYING THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE 4WD WAS NOT ENGAGED, THE WHINING SOUND BECAME LOUDER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO A DEALER IN NORTH RICHLAND HI...

A LOUD HOWLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS AND POSSIBLY DIFFERENTIAL RING AND PINION WERE BAD. I WAS ADVISED BY MY MECHANIC TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER SINCE THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MATERIAL...

A LOUD HOWLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS AND POSSIBLY DIFFERENTIAL RING AND PINION WERE BAD. I WAS ADVISED BY MY MECHANIC TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER SINCE THIS WAS AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MATERIAL...

TRANSMISSION HESITATES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. WHEN IT DOES SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR THE VEHICLE SURGES. WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THE TRANSMISSON GIVES A CLUNK NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. WAS TOLD FROM DEALER THE MINIMUM REPAIR WOULD COST $1400-$1500 BUT COULD BE MOR...

ABS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYS ON WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

BRAKES LOCK UP DURING FIRST FEW TIMES THEY ARE USED IN THE MORNINGS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

MAIN ENGINE BEARING FAILED. PREVIOUS OIL PUMP FAILURE AT 23000 MILES PINGING AT 15,000 MILES. *AK

I REALLY LIKE MY DODGE DURANGO BUT THE MIRRORS ARE VERY LARGE WHICH CAUSES BLIND SPOTS. I CAN'T SEE TRAFFIC LEFT OR RIGHT. I THOUGHT MY HEIGHT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT MY HUSBAND IS 6'2 AND HE SEES THE PROBLEM. I NEED YOUR ADVISE AND HELP ON THIS MATTER.... I AM SO AFRAID OF HAVING A ACCIDENT. HAS ...

LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 40,000 MILES OF WEAR; VEHICLE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. LOWERS REPLACED AT 80000 MILES AND UPPERS AT 100000. SEEMS EXCESSIVE. FRONT AXLE INNER BEARINGS COMPLERTE FAILURE WHICH DAMAGED FRONT AXLE ITSELF AND NEEDED REPLACED. FROM LOOKING AT THE MANY OTHER FRONT SUSPENSION COMPLAINTS LODEGED, THERE APPEARS TO BE A RE...

ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. LOWERS REPLACED AT 80000 MILES AND UPPERS AT 100000. SEEMS EXCESSIVE. FRONT AXLE INNER BEARINGS COMPLERTE FAILURE WHICH DAMAGED FRONT AXLE ITSELF AND NEEDED REPLACED. FROM LOOKING AT THE MANY OTHER FRONT SUSPENSION COMPLAINTS LODEGED, THERE APPEARS TO BE A RE...

HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILS TO MAKE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON. *AK

WHEN TURNING ON HEADLIGHTS IN OR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF OR DIM UNTIL CONSUMER PLAYS WITH KNOB, AND HEADLIGHTS GET BACK TO NORMAL.*AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT PIPE BROKE OFF. THIS CAUSED TIRE TO COLLAPSE INWARD. VEHICLE COULD NOT MOVE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED OUT OF PARKING LOT.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MAJOR COMPONENT BREAKDOWNS SINCE PURCHASE. INITIALLY, IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB AND REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. THE SECOND PROBLEM OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2000, SOME THREE MONTHS AFTER PU...

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MAJOR COMPONENT BREAKDOWNS SINCE PURCHASE. INITIALLY, IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB AND REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. THE SECOND PROBLEM OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2000, SOME THREE MONTHS AFTER PU...

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MAJOR COMPONENT BREAKDOWNS SINCE PURCHASE. INITIALLY, IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB AND REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. THE SECOND PROBLEM OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2000, SOME THREE MONTHS AFTER PU...

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MAJOR COMPONENT BREAKDOWNS SINCE PURCHASE. INITIALLY, IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A TSB AND REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. THE SECOND PROBLEM OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2000, SOME THREE MONTHS AFTER PU...

I HAVE COMPLAINED WITH THIS PREVIOUSLY BUT NOW HAVE A MORE IN DEPTH COMPLAINT. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE SHOP TO FINALLY HAVE THE AIR DUCTS CHECKED. AFTER REMOVING THE COMPLETE DASHBOARD, THE MECHANIC FOUND A DOOR WHICH WAS BROKEN THAT WAS CAUSING THE AIR TO FLOW OUT THE FEET DUCTS INSTEAD OF THE DASH ...

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE, CAR WAS INOPERABLE, CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. WAS NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER THAT THE RING AND PINION GAR HAD CRACKED, AND REAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED STEERING WHEEL MAKING A POPING NOISE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AND COUPLING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES & HUBS-BALL JOINTS

TRANSFER CASE EXPLODED ON I-75 NEAR WEST BRANCH MICHIGAN WITH PARTS FLYING IN ALL DIRECTIONS. LOST POWER AND PARTS BLEW OUT DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. DURANGO ALMOST FLIPPED OVER GOING AT THIS SPEED. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC GOING SOUTHBOUND AND AS I FISHTAILED FORM LANE TO LANE I W...

REGULATOR ON POWER OPERATED WINDOWS MANLFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED WINDOWS TO REMAIN IN UPRIGHT POSITION. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE LARGE IN SIZE AND HEIGHT. HOWEVER, IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO DETERMINE TRAFFIC DUE TO BLIND SPOT. ALSO, THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A TOW PACKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT BIGELOW MOTORS IN BELLEVILLE,NJ (973) 759-4220 ,WAITING FOR A COMPUTER TO BE DELIVERED. ALSO, THERE ARE FOUR OTHER DODGE DURANGOS' WAITING FOR THE SAME COMPUTER AT THIS DEALERSHIP.*AK

A THREE YEAR OLD SON CLIMBED INTO VEHICLE AND SHIFTED GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND AGAIN FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WITHOUT EVER APPLYING BRAKES. THEN, SHIFTED AGAIN INTO FORWARD WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL OR BRAKE PEDAL. CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. *AK

I KNOW OF OTHERS HAVING PROMBLEMS WITH EARLY FAILIERS ON THE BALL JOINTS I THINK DODGE SHOULD RECALL THE UPPERS & LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL. WANTED TO ALSO REPAIR DIFFERENTIAL RING AND PINION BECAUSE THERE WAS STILL A LOUD NOISE.

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM STEERING THAT GOT LOUDER WITH TIME. DEALER STATED CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. *AK

BALL JOINTS REPLACED 8/3/01 BUT HAVE BE FAULTY FOR LONGER. *AK

RETURNING FROM NEW YORK. TIRE EXPLODED. CONTACTED GOODYEAR. REFERRED TO LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID NOT TREAD SEPARATION. CALLED HOME OFFICE BACK AND GIVEN ANOTHER DEALER ABOUT 1 HOUR AWAY. WILL GO AT EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. DETAILS OF TREAD SEPARATION: TRAVELING ABOUT 60 ON INTERSTATE WHEN INCIDENT O...

I TOOK MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO INTO ALLEN MELLO DODGE 6/21/01 FOR A WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE SERP.ENTINEBELT. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE NOISE WAS LOUDER THAN WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I BRING IT BACK 7/10/01 WHEN I HAD AN APPOINTED TO H...

REOCCURING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH REAR POWER WINDOWS. TO THIS DATE THEY HAVE BEEN WORKED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I DON'T THINK I'M THE ONLY CUSTOMER HAVING THIS PROBLEM!*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD RESEALED, INTAKE & PLENUM GASKET REPLACED, INTAKE & PAN & O-RING REPLACED, INTAKE RESEALED & PCV VALVE REPLACED, MANIFOLD & INTAKE REPLACED, ROD BEARINGS & VALVE GUIDE SEALS & #4 SPARK PLUG & INTAKE REPLACED. PURCHASED AS TRADE-IN AT FORD DEALER 21504 MILES. PROBLEMS BEGAN 2-3 WKS AF...

INTAKE MANIFOLD RESEALED, INTAKE & PLENUM GASKET REPLACED, INTAKE & PAN & O-RING REPLACED, INTAKE RESEALED & PCV VALVE REPLACED, MANIFOLD & INTAKE REPLACED, ROD BEARINGS & VALVE GUIDE SEALS & #4 SPARK PLUG & INTAKE REPLACED. PURCHASED AS TRADE-IN AT FORD DEALER 21504 MILES. PROBLEMS BEGAN 2-3 WKS AF...

INTAKE MANIFOLD RESEALED, INTAKE & PLENUM GASKET REPLACED, INTAKE & PAN & O-RING REPLACED, INTAKE RESEALED & PCV VALVE REPLACED, MANIFOLD & INTAKE REPLACED, ROD BEARINGS & VALVE GUIDE SEALS & #4 SPARK PLUG & INTAKE REPLACED. PURCHASED AS TRADE-IN AT FORD DEALER 21504 MILES. PROBLEMS BEGAN 2-3 WKS AF...

INTAKE MANIFOLD RESEALED, INTAKE & PLENUM GASKET REPLACED, INTAKE & PAN & O-RING REPLACED, INTAKE RESEALED & PCV VALVE REPLACED, MANIFOLD & INTAKE REPLACED, ROD BEARINGS & VALVE GUIDE SEALS & #4 SPARK PLUG & INTAKE REPLACED. PURCHASED AS TRADE-IN AT FORD DEALER 21504 MILES. PROBLEMS BEGAN 2-3 WKS AF...

INTAKE MANIFOLD RESEALED, INTAKE & PLENUM GASKET REPLACED, INTAKE & PAN & O-RING REPLACED, INTAKE RESEALED & PCV VALVE REPLACED, MANIFOLD & INTAKE REPLACED, ROD BEARINGS & VALVE GUIDE SEALS & #4 SPARK PLUG & INTAKE REPLACED. PURCHASED AS TRADE-IN AT FORD DEALER 21504 MILES. PROBLEMS BEGAN 2-3 WKS AF...

SIDEWALL OF TIRE SEPARATED WITH 14,000 MILES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: 235 75 15)

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT IS FASTENED TO AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR WITH A THREE INCH PIECE OF PLASTIC. PLASTIC PIECE HAD SNAPPED IN HALF WHICH HAS CAUSED SEAT TO BACK AWAY FROM SEAT FRAME WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS CAUSED SEAT TO FULLY COLLAPSE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAI...

THE FLAP WHICH ALLOWS THE AIR TO EITHER FLOW THROUGH THE VENTS OR DEFROST OR HEATER VENTS IS STUCK BLOWING AIR OUT THE HEATER AND DEFROST VENTS. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH DODGE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $200 FOR...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK

THE FAILURE WAS DETECTED DURING A VEHICLE INSPECTION. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT I DON'T BELIEVE AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS HURT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE SUSPENSION DOES NOT PERFORM PROPERLY AND IF YOU KNOW WHAT THE ROADS ARE LIKE IN MO (NOT THE ORIGINAL HOME OF THIS VEH...

MY WIFE PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO WALK INTO A STORE AND THE CAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE, MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD A BUSY STREET WITH MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT. SHE WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND DIVE IN, HITTING THE BRAKES IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION. HER ONLY INJURY WAS A BRUISE ON HER HEAD FROM HITTING THE ...

NEEDED TO REPLACE EVAPORATOR CORE ON A 98 DODGE DURANGO. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1994 PLYMOUTH, VOYAGER A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FRIEND THAT WORKS AS A SERVICE ADVISOR FOR A DEALER THAT CHRYSLER HAS PROBLEMS WITH EVAPORATOR CORES. SEEMS TO ME, HE MAY BE RIGHT, SINCE ...

WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO RIGHT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING OR BRAKING TO A STOP THERE IS A SHIMMYING IN THE FRONT END TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED GOT ALIGNMENT PROBLEM STILL THERE WAS TOLD I HAD A BUSTED BELT WENT OUT AND PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT...

POWER OPERATED WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BECOME JAMMED WITHIN DOOR FRAME. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY. SHE WAS DRIVING IN DESSERT AND ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW, AND STRARTED SMELLING WIRES BURNING. SHE WAS INSIDEOF PARKING LOT, AND VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES.*AK

SPOKE TO DEALER ABOUT FAILURE AND HE CLAIMED THIS IS NORMAL. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE JOINTS SHOULD FAIL AT 37000 TO 38000 MILES. *AK

SPOKE TO DEALER ABOUT FAILURE AND HE CLAIMED THIS IS NORMAL. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE JOINTS SHOULD FAIL AT 37000 TO 38000 MILES. *AK

A MOUNTING BOLT FOR POWER STEERING PUMP, LOCATED BEHIND POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY (WHERE THEY CANNOT BE SEEN NOR SERVICED) BECAME LOOSE AND DETACHED FROM MOUNTING BRACKET. THE BOLT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE BRACKET CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. DAMAGE REULTED TO PULLEY WHICH CA...

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FRONT RT & LT (UPPER & LOWER) BALL JOINTS & TIE ROD NEEDED REPLACEMENT CAUSING IMPROPER ALIGNMENT & EXCESSIVE & UNEVEN WEAR ON THE TIRES....WE HAVE PURCHASED NEW TIRES 3 TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM! IN APRIL OF 2001, WE FIND THAT WE NEED REPLACEMENT OF THE LT UPPER BALL JOINT AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ...

FRONT RT & LT (UPPER & LOWER) BALL JOINTS & TIE ROD NEEDED REPLACEMENT CAUSING IMPROPER ALIGNMENT & EXCESSIVE & UNEVEN WEAR ON THE TIRES....WE HAVE PURCHASED NEW TIRES 3 TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM! IN APRIL OF 2001, WE FIND THAT WE NEED REPLACEMENT OF THE LT UPPER BALL JOINT AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ...

SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT THE DIP STICK SMEARED HIS FINGER INSIDE AND SAID SLUDGE LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THE FACTORY REP CAME ON TUESDAY I WAITED FINALLY WENT TO WORK BUT THEY HAD THE HEAD GASKET LID OFF AND THE WHOLE THING WAS CRISPY SLUDGE AND BLACK. THE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T GOING TO BE COVERED ...

AFTER INSPECTING BRAKES HAD FOUND THE FRONT ROTORS CRACKED. DEALER HAD INSPECTED AND TRIED TO REPAIR.*AK

AFTER SERVICE OF VEHICLE, I LEFT THE DEALER. WHEN I LEFT THE PARKING LOT I HEARD A BANG FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WENT FOR A ROAD TEST WITH ONE OF THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES. HE CONCURED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE BUT COULD NOT TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH TH...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD AND VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD AND VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT NO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED, CAUSING THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF WHEEL STUD/BOLT BREAKAGE. HAS OCCURRED BOTH DURING HIGHWAY OPERATION AND DURING TIRE REMOVAL. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 6 STUDS ON VARIOUS WHEELS. IN EACH CASE, LUGS WERE INSTALLED AT PROPER TORQUE AND WERE REMOVED EITHER BY HAND OR BY AIR-POWERED TOOL. CON...

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH;. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A LOWER STEERING SHAFT FAILURE. *AK

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN HEAD ON ACCIDENT OCCURRED, CONSUMER SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURIES, CONSUMER STATED 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE ALSO INJURED. *JB

I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, HIT AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! I SUSTAINED PERMANENT INJURIES, INCLUDING A KNEE SURGERY FROM HITTING THE DASH. RECENTLY, AND ARTICLE HIT THE PRESS ABOUT DAIMLER/CHRYSLER MINIVANS 1996-2000, AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING CAUSING INJURIES. WHAT DO I HA...

ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ; THERE WAS HESITATION WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR. WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, IT WAS CLANKING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 -65 MPH. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK

REAR END OF VEHICLE HAS BEEN DISASSEMBLED TWICE AND PUT BACK TOGETHER TO CORRECT A GEAR PROBLEM "THAT HAS BORED OUT OF TOLERANCE." PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

ABS LIGHT STAYED ON INTERMITENTLY. ABS SYSTEM LOCKED IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. 4- WHEEL DRIVE MALFUNCTIONED. IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN 4- WHEEL DRIVE. ENTIRE REAR END WAS REPLACED DO TO LEAKAGE. RANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS BEEN ARGUING THAT 4- WHEEL DRIVE NEVER WOR...

ABS LIGHT STAYED ON INTERMITENTLY. ABS SYSTEM LOCKED IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. 4- WHEEL DRIVE MALFUNCTIONED. IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN 4- WHEEL DRIVE. ENTIRE REAR END WAS REPLACED DO TO LEAKAGE. RANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS BEEN ARGUING THAT 4- WHEEL DRIVE NEVER WOR...

REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKS UP. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IT MAKES THE VEHICLE FEEL AS THOUGH THE REAR END IS LOOSE ON THE ROAD AS A LOW TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEM. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE REQUIRES CONSIDERABLE POWER TO FORCE IT THROUGH THE TURN. THE UNIT ...

BRAKE PEDAL GRADUALLY BECOMES STIFF UNTIL IT WONT MOVE.TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE AND BURNING SMELL FORM FRONT BRAKES.INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

BALL JOINTS HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN COULD BE HAPPENING AGAIN, AND DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW THIS PROBLEM IS HAPPENING OR WHAT IS CAUSING IT.*AK

FRONT OF DRIVER'S SEAT HAS SEPARATED FROM TRACK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER.*AK DEALER REPLACED TRACK. BACK SEAT BUCKLE BROKE. *SLC

FRONT OF DRIVER'S SEAT HAS SEPARATED FROM TRACK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER.*AK DEALER REPLACED TRACK. BACK SEAT BUCKLE BROKE. *SLC

NO TIRE JACK WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT TIME OF PURHASE. *SLC

THERE WAS NO OWNER'S MANAUL IN VEHICLE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL CRACKLE IN DASH WHEN USING LEFT BLINKER, THE CRACKLING NOISE GOES FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO THE CD PLAYER. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION ACTS UP, DEALER STATED THE SYNCHRONIZERS WERE BURNING OUT, HOWEVER EVEN AFTER DEALER REPAIRS THE PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION ACTS UP AGAIN, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD REV UP AND SIT STILL. *SLC

STEERING COLUMN FAILED. *SLC

PLASTIC TILT SEAT MOTOR WHICH OPERATES DIFFERENT SEATING POSITIONS BROKE. THIS PART ALSO HOLDS SEAT TO FRAME. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

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

PREMATURE WEAR OF LOWER BALL JOINTS. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

DODGE FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT......AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

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

BOTH WINDOWS ON LEFT SIDE OF CAR WILL NOT WORK... DRIVER WINDOW IS GOING OUT. *AK

FOUR OF 6 REAR WHEEL LUG BOLTS SNAPPED OFF. *AK

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

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

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 52,000 MILES. TOTAL REBUILD COSTING $2,084.00. *AK

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

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

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

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 "L...

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 "L...

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

USUALLY DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPPED ABOUT 60 MPH TRANSMISSION WILL KEEP SLIPPING. CONSUMER HAS BEEN AT DEALER 3 TIMES, AND CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

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I CAN NOT KEEP TIRES ON FRONT END FROM WEARING UNEVENLY, THEY KEEP CUPPING ON OUTER EDGES. CHRYLER CORP HAS REPLACED MY FRONT TIRES 3 TIMES, LOWER CONTROL ARMS TWICE, & RT. UPPER BALL JOINT ONCE. NOW ALL 4 TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSES A BAD VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ALL CAUSED BY THE S...

I CAN NOT KEEP TIRES ON FRONT END FROM WEARING UNEVENLY, THEY KEEP CUPPING ON OUTER EDGES. CHRYLER CORP HAS REPLACED MY FRONT TIRES 3 TIMES, LOWER CONTROL ARMS TWICE, & RT. UPPER BALL JOINT ONCE. NOW ALL 4 TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSES A BAD VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ALL CAUSED BY THE S...

I CAN NOT KEEP TIRES ON FRONT END FROM WEARING UNEVENLY, THEY KEEP CUPPING ON OUTER EDGES. CHRYLER CORP HAS REPLACED MY FRONT TIRES 3 TIMES, LOWER CONTROL ARMS TWICE, & RT. UPPER BALL JOINT ONCE. NOW ALL 4 TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSES A BAD VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ALL CAUSED BY THE S...

I CAN NOT KEEP TIRES ON FRONT END FROM WEARING UNEVENLY, THEY KEEP CUPPING ON OUTER EDGES. CHRYLER CORP HAS REPLACED MY FRONT TIRES 3 TIMES, LOWER CONTROL ARMS TWICE, & RT. UPPER BALL JOINT ONCE. NOW ALL 4 TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSES A BAD VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ALL CAUSED BY THE S...

I STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THE AIR CHECKED. WHEN HE PUT AIR IN THE TIRE, IT WAS LEAKING MORE. THE TIRE REPAIR STATION TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE RIM AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS SPLITTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. HE SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE....SPLITTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. ...

I STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THE AIR CHECKED. WHEN HE PUT AIR IN THE TIRE, IT WAS LEAKING MORE. THE TIRE REPAIR STATION TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE RIM AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS SPLITTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. HE SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE....SPLITTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. ...

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER...

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER...

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER...

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER...

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER...

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER...

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER...

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER...

IN MARCH OF 2000 I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER COMPLAINING OF A LOOSE FRONT END. THEY TOLD ME THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE THEM REPLACED. I ASKED IF THAT WAS DANGEROUS AND THEY SAID IT WAS. I WANTED A SECOND OPINION. I WENT TO TUFFY AUTO SERVICE IN WALLED LAK...

IN JULY I STARTED NOTICING A LOOSE CLUNKY FEELING FROM THE FRONT END. I BROUGHT IT TOO TUFFY AUTO SERVICE IN SAGINAW, MI. THEY SAID THE FRONT(LEFT AND RIGHT) BEARINGS WERE BAD. AND ALSO A LEFT IDLER ARM. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 65,000 MILES. WHAT CAN OR ...

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BUT IT WAS IN PARK. VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO REVERSE AND STARTED TO BACK UP. CONSUMER JUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE BRAKES ON.*AK

RECALL 99V342 000/TANK ATTACHING STRAPS: BEEN WAITING ON DEALER TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE. KEPT ON INFORMING THAT THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN ,HITTING SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT DID NOT OVERRIDE THE ACCELRATION. CONSUMER THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK ,LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, TURNED IGNTION TO OFF POSITON AND PULLED IT OUT , WHEELS WAS STILL SPINNI...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN ,HITTING SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT DID NOT OVERRIDE THE ACCELRATION. CONSUMER THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK ,LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, TURNED IGNTION TO OFF POSITON AND PULLED IT OUT , WHEELS WAS STILL SPINNI...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WENT TO PULL OVER AND CUT OFF. MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONSUMER COULD HEAR CAR ARKING.*AK

IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 40 MPH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED, BUT FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Mileage: 24,000

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL RING AND PINON AND REAR AXLE BEARING AT CONSUMER'S COST. ALSO, DEALER NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE BEARINGS WERE MISSING WHEN REMOVED. *AK *ML

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING LOUD NOISE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL RING AND PINON AND REAR AXLE BEARING AT CONSUMER'S COST. ALSO, DEALER NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE BEARINGS WERE MISSING WHEN REMOVED. *AK *ML

UPPER BALL JOINTS AND UPPER CONTROL ARM FAILED. NLM

UPPER BALL JOINTS AND UPPER CONTROL ARM FAILED. NLM

STEERING GEAR IDLER, ARM STEERING LINK AND STEERING COUPLER SHAFT FAILED. NLM

STEERING GEAR IDLER, ARM STEERING LINK AND STEERING COUPLER SHAFT FAILED. NLM

STEERING GEAR IDLER, ARM STEERING LINK AND STEERING COUPLER SHAFT FAILED. NLM

ALL SHOCKS FAILED. NLM

UPPER BALL JOINTS AND UPPER CONTROL ARM FAILED. NLM

UPPER BALL JOINTS AND UPPER CONTROL ARM FAILED. NLM

STEERING GEAR IDLER, ARM STEERING LINK AND STEERING COUPLER SHAFT FAILED. NLM

STEERING GEAR IDLER, ARM STEERING LINK AND STEERING COUPLER SHAFT FAILED. NLM

STEERING GEAR IDLER, ARM STEERING LINK AND STEERING COUPLER SHAFT FAILED. NLM

ALL SHOCKS FAILED. NLM

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT 30 MPH REAR TIRES BROKE. REAR OF VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN SIDEWAYS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

2 ACCIDENTS,IN LAST YEAR WHERE HITTING BRAKES FAST & HARD FAILED AT 30MPH TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE IMPACTED FRONT END AT 40 MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE REP. FROM CHRYSLER DOESN'T THINK ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. HELP PLEASE>. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED, AND TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER REPAIRED TANK STRAP, BUT UNWILLING TO HONOR BRAKE TUBE. *AK

AIR CONDITIONAL HAS NOT COOLED PROPERLY SINCE WE BOUGHT VEHICLE, DURING SUMMER HOT MONTHS THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO KEEP THE INSIDE COOL AND COMFORTABLE. FIRST TRIP TO DEALERSHIP WAS 5 DAYS FROM TAKING OWNERSHIP, I HAVE BEEN TO 3 DEALERSHIPS OVER THE PAST 1 1/2 YRS AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX T...

AIR CONDITIONAL HAS NOT COOLED PROPERLY SINCE WE BOUGHT VEHICLE, DURING SUMMER HOT MONTHS THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO KEEP THE INSIDE COOL AND COMFORTABLE. FIRST TRIP TO DEALERSHIP WAS 5 DAYS FROM TAKING OWNERSHIP, I HAVE BEEN TO 3 DEALERSHIPS OVER THE PAST 1 1/2 YRS AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX T...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE STARTED IDLING AND CUT OFF. PULLED OVER AND SAT FOR AWHILE TO COOL OFF, THEN SHIFT INDICATOR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. WENT TO PUT FOG LIGHTS, AND THEY FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. FOG LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED THREE TIMES, BATTERY AND TH...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE STARTED IDLING AND CUT OFF. PULLED OVER AND SAT FOR AWHILE TO COOL OFF, THEN SHIFT INDICATOR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. WENT TO PUT FOG LIGHTS, AND THEY FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. FOG LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED THREE TIMES, BATTERY AND TH...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE STARTED IDLING AND CUT OFF. PULLED OVER AND SAT FOR AWHILE TO COOL OFF, THEN SHIFT INDICATOR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. WENT TO PUT FOG LIGHTS, AND THEY FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. FOG LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED THREE TIMES, BATTERY AND TH...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE STARTED IDLING AND CUT OFF. PULLED OVER AND SAT FOR AWHILE TO COOL OFF, THEN SHIFT INDICATOR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. WENT TO PUT FOG LIGHTS, AND THEY FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. FOG LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED THREE TIMES, BATTERY AND TH...

THE POWER WINDOWS DO NOT OPERATE AS DESIGNED, THE WINDOW LOCK BUTTON DOESN'T WORK AND THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. NLM

WHILE DRIVING SHOULDER BELTS FOR THE MIDDLE SEATS TIGHTEN AROUND THE OCCUPANT FOR NO REASON. OCCUPANT HAS TO KEEP TAKING THE SEAT BELT OFF TO READJUST IT. VAN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REPORTING 2-YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR ( FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD ). VEHICLE RAN INTO AN OFFICE BUILDING WALL. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WEAR UNEVENLY DUE TO THE BRAKE PAD BEING RUSTED. THIS CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WEAR UNEVENLY DUE TO THE BRAKE PAD BEING RUSTED. THIS CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP ON ICE. ALSO, THERE'S A BAD HOWLING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN COLD WEATHER. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK *ML

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. NOTICED ROUGH IDLE . DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM EIGHT TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. NOTICED ROUGH IDLE . DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM EIGHT TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

LOWER CONTROL ARM BOOT ON THE FRONT WHEEL LEAKS OIL ONTO THE BRAKES, DAMAGING THE ROTORS AND THE PADS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

LOWER CONTROL ARM BOOT ON THE FRONT WHEEL LEAKS OIL ONTO THE BRAKES, DAMAGING THE ROTORS AND THE PADS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

LOW BEAMS WOULD GO OUT WHENEVER HIGH BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED. THIS AFFECTED VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN A DARK AREA/ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK

WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT VEHICLE MAKES NOISE. THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY STEERING RACK. DEALER SAYS STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I FORGOT TO MENTION IN MY LIST OF COMPLAINTS FROM THUR. 02/10/00, ABOUT THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE SPOTS THAT HAVE APPEARED ON THE HOOD AND SOME ON THE SIDE . ONE SPOT HAS WHITE SHOWING, THE VEHICLE IS BLACK. THE SPOTS LOOKS LIKE SPLATTERS OR SOME LIKE SPIDER VAINS. WE ASKED THE SERVICE D...

THE PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH THE WINDOWS, GOING DOWN BY ITSELF AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM UP WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER (TOMKINSON DODGE) TWICE. THE FIRST TIME , THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, BUT IT WASN'T. THE SECOND TIME , THE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF , WE COULDN'T GET IT UP. REPORTED TO DEALER ...

THE PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH THE WINDOWS, GOING DOWN BY ITSELF AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM UP WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER (TOMKINSON DODGE) TWICE. THE FIRST TIME , THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, BUT IT WASN'T. THE SECOND TIME , THE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF , WE COULDN'T GET IT UP. REPORTED TO DEALER ...

THE PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH THE WINDOWS, GOING DOWN BY ITSELF AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM UP WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER (TOMKINSON DODGE) TWICE. THE FIRST TIME , THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, BUT IT WASN'T. THE SECOND TIME , THE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF , WE COULDN'T GET IT UP. REPORTED TO DEALER ...

THE PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH THE WINDOWS, GOING DOWN BY ITSELF AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM UP WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER (TOMKINSON DODGE) TWICE. THE FIRST TIME , THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, BUT IT WASN'T. THE SECOND TIME , THE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF , WE COULDN'T GET IT UP. REPORTED TO DEALER ...

THE PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH THE WINDOWS, GOING DOWN BY ITSELF AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM UP WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER (TOMKINSON DODGE) TWICE. THE FIRST TIME , THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, BUT IT WASN'T. THE SECOND TIME , THE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF , WE COULDN'T GET IT UP. REPORTED TO DEALER ...

THE PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH THE WINDOWS, GOING DOWN BY ITSELF AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM UP WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER (TOMKINSON DODGE) TWICE. THE FIRST TIME , THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, BUT IT WASN'T. THE SECOND TIME , THE WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF , WE COULDN'T GET IT UP. REPORTED TO DEALER ...

THIS PROBLEM CAUSED PREMATURE WEARING OF TIRES (GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/S 31.00 - 15 STOCK). *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND VEHICLE TILTED TO THE SIDE. CONSUMER GOT OUT, AND THE WHEEL AT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS TILTING INWARD, ALL LUGS: STUDS WERE GONE. DEALER IS WAITING FOR A REPRESENTATIVE TO SEE WHY LUGS: STUDS BROKE. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AFTER MAKING A LOUD NOISE. YH

WHILE TRAVELING IN DAMP WEATHER AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SKID. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

ALMOST THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED DUE TO FAILURES OF THE BALL JOINTS. CURRENTLY, I AM WAITING ON DELIVERY OF THE RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY (WHICH APPARENTLY DODGE HAS UPDATED TWICE NOW). IT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER A MONTH AND THE TRUCK IS MORE AND MORE DIF...

LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT FAILURE @ 55K. MUCH TOO YOUNG TO FAIL AT SUCH A LOW MILEAGE. HEARD REPORTS THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME FOR DURANGO/DAKOTA TRUCKS. *AK

ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AFTER 53,000 MILES DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE

DURING COLD WEATHER, THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILS TO PROVIDE HEAT TO THE FRONT PANEL VENTS. *AK

PASSENGER'S POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILS TO OPEN WINDOW. *AK

THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS/REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON ALL 4 WINDOWS REPEATEDLY. REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY HAVE BEEN DONE, HOWEVER AFTER APPROX 2 MONTHS THE WINDOWS FAIL TO GO UP OR DOWN. . ... DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING THE FRONT DISC BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS AND THE DEALERS...

THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS/REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON ALL 4 WINDOWS REPEATEDLY. REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY HAVE BEEN DONE, HOWEVER AFTER APPROX 2 MONTHS THE WINDOWS FAIL TO GO UP OR DOWN. . ... DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING THE FRONT DISC BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS AND THE DEALERS...

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW ONLY 20 MONTHS AGO AND THE BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. DEALER ADMITS THAT THAT'S UNUSUAL AND THAT BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST A VERY LONG TIME. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE CAN BE PLACED IN GEAR FROM PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. THIS SITUATION COULD ALLOW UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENT INJURY. *AK

BATTERY SUDDENLY DIED, PREVENTING ENGINE START. ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY PRIOR TO INCIDENT, BUT BATTERY TESTED COMPLETELY DEAD AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE. ATTEMPTED JUMP STARTING AND CHARGING BATTERY WITH NO RESULTS. *AK

SHOULDER RESTRAINT FAILS TO OPERATE IN COLD TEMPERATURES (LESS THAN 25 DEGREES). CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE UNTILL DEALERSHIP CAN DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, DUE TO UNRELIABILITY OF SAID SEAT BELT. IF SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, CHILDREN WILL NOT HAVE THE ...

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. YH

THE COOLING FAN, WHEN ENGAGED, REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE AVAILABLE HORSE POWER. THE COOLING FAN, IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ON COOL SUMMER DAY IN COLORADO, RUNS EXCESSIVELY. THE CHANGE IN AVAILABLE HORSE POWER BETWEEN FAN-ENGAGED AND FAN-DISENGAGED SITUATIONS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN ...

ENGINE OVERHEATING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE FAN/CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. MJS

INTERIOR HEADLINER, SEAT CUSHION AND INTERIOR TRIM PANEL MATERIAL LOOSE. MJS

INTERIOR HEADLINER, SEAT CUSHION AND INTERIOR TRIM PANEL MATERIAL LOOSE. MJS

BLOWER MOTOR FAILED CAUSING NOISE, DUE TO BROKEN FINS. MJS

REAR END NOISE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT/ BEARINGS/ PINION. MJS

FRONT AND REAR STRUTS FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE. MJS

FRONT AND REAR STRUTS FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE. MJS

THERMOSTAT FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE. MJS

POWER WINDOWS BINDING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE REGULATOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. MJS

PCM FAILED. MJS

HEATER HOSE O-RING FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE. MJS

AIR CONDITIONER NOT COOLING, REQUIRED TSB REPAIR. MJS

SHIFT INDICATOR REPLACED, MISALIGNED. MJS

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS, RESULTING IN INJURY. MJS

BATTERY REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS. MJS

POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH FAILED. MJS

ON WET PAVEMENT, APPROACHING STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES NORMALLY, THE BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. ACCIDENTS HAVE NARROWLY BEEN AVOIDED. THE PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT LED TO THE RECENT RECALL OF GM SUV'S AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN T...

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CLUTCH FAN ON THE COOLING SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CLUTCH FAN ON THE COOLING SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT OUT ALL GAUGES RADIO ETC FRONT AREA. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND NOTHING WAS BURNT OUT. RESTARTED ENGINE FOUR TIMES BEFORE RESET AND THEN WAS OK. HAVE HAD RECURRING LOCKING OF BRAKES AND GRINDING LOSE OF CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS AND ON WET ROADS. DISC BRAKES HAVE NO WEAR IN...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT OUT ALL GAUGES RADIO ETC FRONT AREA. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND NOTHING WAS BURNT OUT. RESTARTED ENGINE FOUR TIMES BEFORE RESET AND THEN WAS OK. HAVE HAD RECURRING LOCKING OF BRAKES AND GRINDING LOSE OF CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS AND ON WET ROADS. DISC BRAKES HAVE NO WEAR IN...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT OUT ALL GAUGES RADIO ETC FRONT AREA. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND NOTHING WAS BURNT OUT. RESTARTED ENGINE FOUR TIMES BEFORE RESET AND THEN WAS OK. HAVE HAD RECURRING LOCKING OF BRAKES AND GRINDING LOSE OF CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS AND ON WET ROADS. DISC BRAKES HAVE NO WEAR IN...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT OUT ALL GAUGES RADIO ETC FRONT AREA. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND NOTHING WAS BURNT OUT. RESTARTED ENGINE FOUR TIMES BEFORE RESET AND THEN WAS OK. HAVE HAD RECURRING LOCKING OF BRAKES AND GRINDING LOSE OF CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS AND ON WET ROADS. DISC BRAKES HAVE NO WEAR IN...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT OUT ALL GAUGES RADIO ETC FRONT AREA. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND NOTHING WAS BURNT OUT. RESTARTED ENGINE FOUR TIMES BEFORE RESET AND THEN WAS OK. HAVE HAD RECURRING LOCKING OF BRAKES AND GRINDING LOSE OF CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS AND ON WET ROADS. DISC BRAKES HAVE NO WEAR IN...

WHILE DRIVING IN ONE LANE AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ON A 35MPH ROAD. ON WEET STREETS, AND WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLEIN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT BRAKE PADS NEVER TOUCHED THE DRUMS. ALSO, REAR ARM ACTUATOR POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT GO...

WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLEIN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT BRAKE PADS NEVER TOUCHED THE DRUMS. ALSO, REAR ARM ACTUATOR POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT GO...

WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLEIN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT BRAKE PADS NEVER TOUCHED THE DRUMS. ALSO, REAR ARM ACTUATOR POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT GO...

OWNER HAS REPLACED THE 3RD SET OF TIRES DUE TO "CUPPING AND FEATHERING".

OIL SENDING UNIT FAILED 2 TIMES CAUSING OIL PRESSURE TO DROP. *ET

BALL JOINTS FAILED.

OWNER HAS REPLACED THE 3RD SET OF TIRES DUE TO "CUPPING AND FEATHERING".

BALL JOINTS FAILED.

OIL SENDING UNIT FAILED 2 TIMES CAUSING OIL PRESSURE TO DROP. *ET

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *YC

DURING WET CONDITIONS 1 BRAKE WILL LOCK UP CAUSING THE OTHER 3 BRAKES TO FAIL TO OPERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ONCE CAUSING ME TO SLIDE INTO AN INTERSECTION. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA WHICH, I ASSUME HAS A VERY SIMILAR BR

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASEW GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH A TRAILER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE, AND THE TRAILER CAME UNWELDED FROM THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER AND TOOK OFF. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRAILER BACK, AND THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME, THE TRAILER CAME UNWELDED. *AK