2002 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

I AM MAKING A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2002 DODGE DURANGOS. THE OIL PRESSURE KEEPS GOING LOW AND NOW THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN. IT WAS NOT TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WE KEEP OUR OIL CHANGED AS WE ARE SUPPOSE TO. THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND ENGINE WE WOULD HAVE PUT IN THIS VEHICLE BUT THE FIRST TIME IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY AND WAS PAID FOR BY THEM BUT NOW THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. HE COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALERSHIP , BUT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 141,016.

WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE THE 2002 DODGE DURANGO WILL NOT START. THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 70 MILES PER HOUR, NO BRAKES, AND NO STEERING. THIS ALSO HAPPENS AFTER THE ENGINE IS HOT. SOME FUSES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH COMPARTMENT CAN BE REMOVED AND PUT BACK IN (SAME FUSES, NOT BLOWN) AND THE VEHICLE WILL START. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I HAD CONCERNS THAT IT HAD EITHER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT OR A FLOOD. I WROTE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, AND ASKED TO CANCEL MY CONTRACT BECAUSE I FELT THAT I HAD BEEN DECEIVED. I FELT THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY OTHER OPTIONS FOR ME, I WAS NOW STUCK WITH A LEMON, AND I HOPED AND PRAYED THAT THE CAR WOULD LAST UNTIL I COULD AFFORD TO PAY FOR IT. WHEN I PURCHASED TIRES , I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD COMPLETELY SHREDDED THE INSIDES OF MY TIRES ON THE FRONT END, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY . I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT-END WERE RECALLED, AND REPLACED IN 2004, WHICH WAS TWO YEARS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2006. I FEEL THAT SINCE DODGE HAS HAD THIS CAR ON MORE THAN TWO OCCASION BECAUSE OF THE FRONTEND, (THE DEALERSHIP WHICH REPAIRED THE CAR AFTER ACCIDENT HAS LOST THEIR LICENSE TO SERVICE DODGE VEHICLES) I WAS REGULARLY USING THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. I AM A SINGLE PARENT, AND CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THEIR DEFECT CORRECTED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE DURANGO LONG DISTANCE.. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER OF COMPLAINT WITH THE CHRYSLER OFFICE IN MICHIGAN, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I HAVE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE WITH NO RESULTS. *TR

REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER RUNS ON AND ON AND ON....THEN SHUTS OFF, THEN WILL GO ON AGAIN EVEN IF YOU USE FOB TO UNLOCK DOORS! HEADLIGHTS NOW DON'T GO ON WHEN DESIRED, OR WILL STAY ON EVEN AFTER YOU TURN CAR OFF. FOUND THAT OTHERS WITH THIS YEAR & MODEL DURANGO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. ISSUE IS CTM (CENTRAL TIMER MODULE) WHICH SHOULD BE REPLACED AND NOT BY THE CONSUMER SO VERY OFTEN - BUT COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IF IT GOES WHEN YOU NEED TO USE THE LIGHTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 DODGE DURANGO DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED ON ME. I COULD NOT TURN OR STEER THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK EVERY OUNCE OF STRENGTH TO FINALLY MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I AM A PRETTY BIG GUY. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND AFTER EXAMINING IT THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS SHOT. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO SO THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I ENDED UP HAVING THEM REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING AND IT COST BE ABOUT $600.00. ITS A GOOD THING I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS KEEP BREAKING ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR SIDES OF MY ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2002 DODGE DURANGO 4.7 ENGINE. MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER TOLD ME THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW BY DODGE AND THEY KNOW IT BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS CREATES AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT CAN SEND EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THAT COULD CAUSE DEADLY PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO PARK. HE HAD TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. HE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY. TO START THE VEHICLE, HE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AGAIN TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY. HE BELIEVED THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V555000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT). NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURES MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 69,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS BEING DIAGNOSED AT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT IS WAITING ON A RESPONSE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TRUCK QUIT RUNNING AND WAS INTERMITTENT AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THEN QUIT FOR 10-15 MINUTES. *TR