1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

PURCHSED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO IN FALL OF 1998. WHEN TRUCK WAS TWO YEARS OLD, OIL PRESSURE GUAGE WENT TO ZERO REPEATEDLY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THE OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE WORK DONE. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS THE GUAGE WOULD INTERMITTENLY GO TO ZERO. HAD OIL PUMP CHECKED. IT WAS DEEMED TO BE OKAY. SHOP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DURING THE LAST 6 MO.S PROBLEM CONTINUED MORE OFTEN. TOOK TO SHOP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE. ON ONE OCCASION, TRUCK ABRUPTLY QUIT WHILE I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL. KIND OF A SCARY EXPERIENCE! THE SHOP REPLACED A FUEL PUMP. ON FEB. 28.2004, TRUCK'S OIL PRESSURE GUAGE WENT TO ZERO, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD, AND TRUCK,S ENGINE QUIT.(WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH.) ENGINE IS HISTORY. MY TRUCK NOW HAS NO TRADE-IN VALUE. AFTER READING ABOUT IDENTICLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE, AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS' WEB SITE, IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT DODGE HAS A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD EVEN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. I KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE AND WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD FOR THREE YEARS WITH THIS TRUCK. THANK YOU.*AK

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WHICH I USED MAINLY FOR COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK. AT AROUND 70K MILES I NOTICED ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND BROOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED I NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALLS JOINTS. THE QUOTE WAS JUST UNDER $1000. I HAD JUST THE UPPER BALL JOIBTS REPLACED. FOR THE TYPE OF USE AND MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE I DON'T CONSIDER THIS ANYWHERE NEAR "NORMAL" WEAR. THERE IS A PROBLEM. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 14 MONTHS LATER AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED I NEED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AGAIN. FOR "NORMAL" WEAR THIS IS GETTING TO BE QUITE EXPENSIVE.*AK

HAD MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO SERVICED AND THEY SHOWED ME WHERE ALL FOUR BALLJOINTS ARE FAILING. (THERE IS PLAY WHEN THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY.) THEY STATED THIS IS ANY EARLY FAILURE AND A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS AND A SIMILAR VEHICLE FROM DODGE. FAILURE WHILE DRIVING COULD HAVE LEAD TO A DEATH.

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES A VIBRATION WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. *NM *SC

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 59,000 MILES. *AK THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES WERE BADLY WORN TO THE POINT WHERE AN OBJECT COULD HAVE CAUSED A GREAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO GREASE FITTINGS IN ANY OF THE FACTORY BALL JOINT. *SC

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A LOT OF PLAY. THE WHEEL TURNED AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY PREMATURE WEAR OF THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK *JB

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. *AK

POWER DOOR LOCK'S ON REAR DOOR WILL NOT ALLOW PASSINGER'S TO UNLOCK IT MANUALY IT MUST BE UNLOCKED WITH THE SWITCH UP FRONT. *AK

BALL JOINTS AND STEERING KNUCKLE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200 + WITH ONLY 58000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. NOW THE OIL PRESSURE IS FLUCTUATING WILDLY WHICH COULD BE AN INDICATION OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROX 72000 MILES ON IT NOW. *JB

I JUST HAD $3000 IN TRANSMISSION WORK DONE ON MY 99 DODGE DURANGO. NOW YOU DON'T NEED TO DEPRESS BRAKE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR NEARLY 4 YEARS AND NEVER NOTICED THIS BEFORE SO I ASSUME SOMETHING WAS DISCONNECTED DURING REPAIR. WHEN WE CALL REPAIR SHOP THEY SAY BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS NOT A FEATURE ON 99 DURANGO. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHAT CAN BE DONE?*AK