2000 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DURANGO, AND IT OFTEN WILL JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE I'M DRIVING. I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE OCTOBER 2008, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 12 OR 13 TIMES. I RECEIVE A "NO BUS" SIGNAL ON MY ODOMETER DISPLAY. I HAVE REPLACED BATTERY TERMINALS, AND A BATTERY. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN FAR MORE OFTEN IN HOT WEATHER. IT SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, AND THEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND I LOSE POWER STEERING (VERY DANGEROUS), BRAKES (EVEN MORE DANGEROUS) AND THE ACCELERATOR DOESN'T FUNCTION. *TR

DRIVING ON CITY ROADS THROUGH TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND SUDDENLY HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR. NARROWLY AVOIDED CRASHING BY SWERVING INTO FREE TURN LANE AND TURNING. APPLIED PARKING BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. DODGE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND REPORTED THAT THE RETAINING CLIP FOR BRAKE PEDAL TO BOOSTER WAS MISSING. THEY REPLACED THE CLIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO OLD PART SINCE IT WAS MISSING COMPLETELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING ROUGHLY AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE BRAKES STIFFENED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT EASED OFF THE BRAKES, BUT THEY FAILED COMPLETELY. MORE SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, BUT LOST CONTROL. SHE HEARD TWO SNAPPING NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES IN THE ENGINE. THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENGINE FIRE SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT WOULD STALL AND OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2008. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,000.

FRONT LEFT BUSHING REPAIRED 6 TIMES AND STILL SQUEAKS AT EVERY SUSPENSION COMPRESSION. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH ABOUT 1/2 INCH WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. DEALER SAYS ENTIRE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. STARTED SPONTANEOUSLY (CAR IN NO ACCIDENTS AND NOT USED OFF ROAD). *TR

OUR DOOR LOCK SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT STARTED WITH A LOUD NOISE WHEN WE HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON. NOW, WHEN YOU HIT THE UNLOCK FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, BOTH PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK AND HAVE TO BE DONE SO MANUALLY. IF YOU USE THE KEY ON THE PASSENGER DOOR, IT WILL UNLOCK ALL OF THE DOORS. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT LOCK WHEN HITTING DOOR LOCK, BUT CAR ALARM IS STILL ACTIVATED. *TR

DRIVING ALONG ON THE WAY TO SEE MY FATHER IN THE HOSPITAL AND THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0 AND THEN BACK UP AND THEN BACK TO 0, AND THEN ENGINE SEIZED UP. NOW WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, CHRYSLER SHOULD PONY UP FOR ALL THESE VEHICLES WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WILL DEFINITELY BE KEEPING RECEIPTS FOR THIS JUST IN CASE. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 2000 DURANGO SLT 4X4, SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE IN 2000. I HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR THE REAR ROOF A/C FAN MOTOR GOING ON AND OFF EVERY TIME I AM IN THE CAR WHILE THE A/C SWITCH IS OFF. I HAVE ALL RECORDS AND CAN CONTACT THE DEALER FOR PROOF THAT THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED, INSPECTED AND WORKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES AND NEVER RESOLVED. 9 YEARS LATER, AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND HAS LEFT ME QUITE UNHAPPY ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS MY FIRST PURCHASE ON MY OWN AND I'M REMINDED OF THE ISSUE EVERYTIME I'M DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS EXCEPT FOR THIS A/C ROOF UNIT FAN MOTOR GOING ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN FOR UNKNOWN REASON. SOMETIMES, IT MIGHT STOP IF I PLAY WITH THE TEMPERATURE AND FAN CONTROLLERS ON THE FRONT DASH, BUT HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFIC. I HAVE EVEN SPOKEN TO THE DEALER MANAGER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITHIN DAYS AND WEEKS AND CONTINUED TO MONTHS AFTER NUMEROUS UNRESOLVED REPAIR ATTEMPTS TO CLAIM UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND THE DEALERSHIP GUIDED ME OTHERWISE. EVEN THOUGH ITS BEEN 9 YEARS, I STILL OWN THE VEHICLE AND REALLY DO WISH TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AS I PLAN TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AS I DO KEEP IT ROUTINELY MAINTAINED AND SERVICED. AN ADDITIONAL INQUIRY OR COMPLAINT IS THE AWFUL OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP NEAR AND AROUND THE OIL CAP AND RESERVOIR INTAKE WHERE THE OIL IS ADDED. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE HEADERS WERE CLEANED FROM SLUDGE BUILD UP. I LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP ONLINE AT THE DODGE FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER ISSUES IN REGARD TO THE SLUDGE BUILD UP BUT MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE REAR FAN SINCE I CANNOT FIND ANY RELATED INFORMATION TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME INTO THIS REAR A/C MATTER, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SLUDGE PREVENTION OR MAINTENANCE, IT WOULD BE GREATLY. *TR

DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND THE CAR STOPPED ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS INVOLVES LOUD ENGINE KNOCKING. *TR

2/18/2009 MECHANIC FIXED WHEEL BEARING-FRONT SUSPENSION HUB AND BEARING LEFT SIDE 1 YR AGO SAME THING WAS DONE TO RIGHT SIDE. I PAID OUT OF POCKET BOTH TIMES. HE TOLD ME TO CHECK INTO RECALL ON DODGE DURANGO. *TR