1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

OIL PRESSURE DROP ON DODGE DURANGO LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE. EVEN WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY FAILS. DODGE HAS SOLD BAD ENGINES AND IS NOW TRYING TO COVER IT UP. *LA

CONSUMER STATED THAT THREE OUT OF THE FOUR BALL JOINTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK ALL FOUR CONTROL ARMS AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *PH

AT 50,625 MILES OIL PRESSURE ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO DROPED TO ZERO. HAD OIL PUMP REPLACED AND DEALER FOUND "SLUDGE" IN OIL PAN. NOW 1 1/2 YEARS LATER 68,000 MILES PRESSURE DROPPING AGAIN AFTER ONLY 17,000 MILES! GOING TO CALL DEALER TOMORROW AND ASK FOR ADVICE, HOWEVER, FROM WHAT I'VE READ I'M SURE I'LL BE TOLD IT IS MY FAULT. I CHANGE OIL EVERY 3 TO 4 THOUSAND MILES AND HAVE RECIPTS TO PROVE IT. ALSO, ENGINE CUTS OUT UNEXPECTEDLY?*AK

1999 DODGE DURANGO PURCHASED NEW NEEDING BOTH UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS REPLACED AT 56,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR.*AK

FRONT END SHOOK VERY HARD AT HIGH SPEEDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT I PURCHASED ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS AGO, IT HAD 69,000 MILES . ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE FRONT BALL JOINTS, UPPER & LOWER,WERE BAD ALSO THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE BAD. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I TRIED TO FIND THESE PARTS TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE, BUT THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE AT OUR LOCAL AUTOSTORES. I BELIEVE THESE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED... THANK YOU VERY MUCH... STEVE KENNETT. *LA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND MECHANIC STATED THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM A FRONT ALIGNMENT DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR OF THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHILE HAVING THE TRUCK SERVICED THE CONSUMER ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT THE BALL JOINTS. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. *NLM THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JUMP FORWARD WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. *SC

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. A MECHANIC STATED,"IT'S A SENSOR RETURN PROBLEM". *PH AN OUTPUT SENSOR WAS INSTALLED ON 08/28/03 AT 55,765 MILES AND ON 11/02/03, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT 57,020 MILES. *SC