1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. TWO PISTONS MALFUNCTIONED AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BLOCK. *AK WITHOUT WARNING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED. *SCC *JB

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER FOUND THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *PH

UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. DEALER REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR.*AK *TS *PH

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT END PROBLEMS, INCLUDING BRAKE ROTORS/ AND BALL JOINTS, BOTH UPPER AND LOWER. CONSUMER STATED THAT THOSE OCCURRENCES TOOK PLACE LONG BEFORE THE TV NEWS OF LAST THURSDAY 10-30-2003 ABOUT BALL JOINT FAILURES. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING PREMATURELY. CONSUMER PAID THE MECHANIC TO INSTALL THE NEW BALL JOINTS. *AK

DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM A FRONT ALIGNMENT. THIS WAS AS A RESULT OF THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS/ INNER TIE ROD/ FRONT SHOCKS/REAR SHOCKS, AND FRONT BRAKE ROTOR AND PADS BEING DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THAT THE NOISE WAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK

MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED OUR 99 DODGE DURANGO IN SEPTEMBER 2002, USED FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP. A FEW DAYS AFTER WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE BEGAN TO DROP TO "0" RAPIDLY, THEN BACK UP TO "40", THEN IT STARTED STALLING AND HESITATING AFTER RESTART. WE CALLED THE DEALER, THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN, SO WE WINGED IT 20 MILES TO THE SHOP, WHERE THEY HAD IT IN SERVICE FOR A FEW DAYS. THEY SAID IT WAS THE OIL SENDING UNIT AND OIL PUMP, SO THEY REPLACED IT AT NO CHARGE TO US BECAUSE IT WAS WITHIN THE 30 DAYS. SO A FEW WEEKS LATER THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING, SO WE TOOK IT BACK, THE DEALER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALER. THIS IS WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE AT 65,500 MILES, WHICH THE HONDA DEALER PAID FOR. I HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 1 MONTH, AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW MOTOR, WELL THAT WAS 10/28/02 THAT THEY INSTALLED THE MOTOR, AND NOW MY TRUCK IS BACK IN THE SHOP 10/25/03 FOR ANOTHER MOTOR. THIS IS BECAUSE THE DODGE DEALER SAYS SLUDGE CAUSED MALFUNCTION IN THE ENGINES ABILITY TO SUCK OIL INTO THE SCREEN. OF COURSE THEY BLAMED ME, SAYING THAT I DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL ENOUGH, I PROVIDED THEM WITH SOME OF MY RECEIPTS, AND MY LOG OF OIL CHANGES I DID MYSELF EVERY 3 TO 5,000 MILES. THEY ARE REFUSING TO COVER THE COST AND SAID I HAVE TO GET AN ATTORNEY. I TOLD THEM I WAS AWARE THAT DURANGOS WITH 5.2 AND 5.9 LITER ENGINES HAVE OIL PUMP AND SCREEN PROBLEMS, AGAIN THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND TURNED ME AWAY. NOW THEY ARE THREATENING TO CHARGE OTHER CHARGES LIKE STORAGE OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL MY ATTORNEY DECIDES WHAT TO DO. *LA

AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE UPPER BALL JOINT PROBLEM ON DODGE DURANGOS, A FRIEND SUGGESTED I TAKE MY DURANGO INTO THE SHOP. I DID, AND THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND REQUIRED REPLACING. $1,700. *LA

BOUGHT A 99 DODGE DURANGO WITH 44,490 MILES AND RIGHT AWAY DISCOVERED BAD FRONT TIRES AND BALL JOINTS. DEALER REPLACED BALL JOINTS AND I ASKED DODGE IF IT WAS A SAFE VEHICLE. THEY SAID YOU WERE INVESTIGATING. BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED SEP 24. *LA