1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

LOWER BALL JOINT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 44,000 MILES, UPPER BALL JOINT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 53,000 MILES. I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURGANGO SLT.

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

I OWNED A 1999 DURANGO THAT HAD TO HAVE THE UPPER FRONT BALL JOINTS REPLACED. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC I WAS LUCKY AND THAT THE FRONT TIRE WAS READY TO COME OFF. I GOT TO HIM IN TIME. OF COURSE THE ONLY KIND HE COULD REPLACE THEM WITH ,THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO HIM WERE THE NON-GREASEABLE KIND. THE SAME KIND THAT CAME WITH THE SUV. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO. *AK

RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS OUT OF SPEC AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LEFT IS ALSO GOING OUT. COST OVER $400 FOR EACH SIDE! I UNDERSTAND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE, WHICH IS WELL DOCUMENTED. DODGE NEEDS TO SUCK IT UP AND PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT!*AK

PURCHASED USED OCT 13, 01 41,626 MILES OIL CHANGE DEC 12, 01 46,722 MIES. OIL CHANGE FEB 23, 02 50,310 MILES. MAY 15, 02- REPLACED OIL SEND UNIT, CLEANED / ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES, SYSTEM CHECK /REPROGRAMED ENIGNINE CONTROLLER. EXT DAY OIL GUAGE LIGHT / FLUCTUATING 0-110. 3 DAYS LATER OIL CHANGE , PCV VALVE REPLACED, 55,669 MILES. *AK JULY 12, 02 ENGINE BLEW #2 ROD BUSTED . WARRENTY COMPANY DENIED REPAIRS DUE TO SLUDGE IN ENGINE. PROVED 3 OIL CHANGES IN 6 MONTHS I OWNED VEHICLE ENGINE & BATTERY CABLES REPLACED . AUGUST 14, 02 AFTER ENGINE REPAIR DROVE CAR TO GAS STATION ,TURNED E OFF, FILLED WITH GAS, WOULDN'T TURN OVER. CAR ENGAGED, TICKING NOISE, SERVICE DEPT SAID NORMAL. PURCHASED BATTERY. SEPT 13, 02 CHECK GAUGE LIGHT ON, TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATE 0-260, OIL TEMP GAUGE TO 110. TOLD NO COOLANT, TOLD LOOKING FOR LEAKS. TOLD COOLANT TOPPED OFF SEPT 16, 02 OIL TEMP LIGHT FLUCTUATED TOWARD 110 MARK. CHECKED OIL - QUART LOW. ADDED QUART. SEPT17 , 02 GREEN FLUID LEAKING, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WATER PUMP/ BY PASS HOSE REPLACED. DROVE OFF THE LOT FOUND AIR COND NOT WORKING, COMPRESSOR NOT CONNECTED SEPT 22, 2002 ENGINE REV / TACHOMETER STICK AT 4-5 CHECK TRANSMISSION / OIL LEVELS. OIL 2 QUARTS LOW. OCT 10,02 TACHOMETER REVED CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE . SENSOR IN TRANSMISSION OUT. REPLACED SENSOR. LEFT SHOP , AT 60 MPH COULD FEEL VIBRATION BY GAS PEDAL, ENGINE WOULD REV, TACHOMETER WOULD JUMP. UNABLE TO DUP THE PROLBEM. VEHICLE HOOKED TO COMPUTER NO ABNORMAL READINGS 10/22/02 REPLACED UPPER BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, AND SHAFT, FRONT END ALIGNMENT. 12/02 PURCHASED 2 TIRES. 6/03 REPLACED ALTERNATOR PURCHASED 2 TIRES FRONT END ALIGNMENT . 11/03 REPLACED STARTER /BATTERY CABLES 12/26 DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT , ENGINE REVING, TACHOMETER JUMPING, CRUNCH IN THE FRONT END, CAR NOT GOING INTO REVERSE. REPLACE LOWER BALL JOINTS /4 TIRES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR

UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND BALL JOINTS STARTED MAKING NOISE AFTER 12,000 MILES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY 50,000 MILES. THE COST OF REPLACING THESE COMPONENTS WAS OVER $750.00. *LA

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SEVERAL ISSUES. 1) ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN SWITCH BOX CAUSING ALL VEHICLE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF WHEN SWITCHING TO BRIGHTS DURING NIGHT-TIME DRIVING. ) CRACKED HEADS (BOTH) SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 30,000 & 70,000 MILES.*AK 3) BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING - NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE JOB IN A REASONABLE TIME.

I AM HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH SETS OF BALL JOINTS AT 45,000 MI ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE REPLACED REAR TIE RODS, FRONT U JOINTS, AND TRANSFER CASE DURING THE PAST SIX MONTHS. NONE OF THIS HAS BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FELT LIKE IT LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. UPON INSPECTION AT THE DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT UPPER AND LEFT/RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. *AK *PH *NM