1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE BALL JOINTS ARE WEARING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE'S LOWER CONTROL ARM WORE PERMATURELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PER DEALERSHIP.

VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE CAME COMPLETED OFF WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FRONT END FAILURE.

BALL JOINTS MUST BE REPLACED! I HAVE FOUND FROM THE MECHANIC THIS IS ALL TO COMMON. HELP!

RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT AND BOTH TIE ROD ASSEMBLIES HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. PARTS REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 7/6/2001 AT 42,000 MILES. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY MATURE ADULTS AND NO OFF ROADING DONE.

I WAS TOLD RECENTLY FROM DODGE DEALER THAT I NEEDED RIGHT AND LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND HAD WORN OUT BALL JOINTS THAT WOULD COSTS ROUGHLY 1500.00 TO FIX.I HEARD ON NEWS TODAY THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OR RECALL.IM SURE THERE OR OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM SHELLING OUT HARD EARNED CASH TO HAVE THIS FIXED,BECAUSE THE MECHANIC I TALKED WITH SAID THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE HAVING WITH THAT MODEL;ACTED AS IF IT WAS NORMAL.I HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A CAR SO NEW.I HAVE BEEN SAVING MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED, BUT NOONE FROM DODGE TOLD ME THAT I WAS IN DANGER IF I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT,THEY DID SAY IT WOULD WEAR MY TIRES OUT AND I WOULD NOTICE IT MORE THE LONGER I DRIVE IT LIKE THAT.IM GLAD SOMEONE IS LOOKING OUT FOR THE CONSUMERS!!*AK

REPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT. THE BUSHINGS WERE CRACKED AND THE BALL JOINT WAS BAD.

9/19/02 HAD TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER BUSHINGS ON MY 99 DODGE DURANGO WITH 59,339 MILES. CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THEN ON MARCH 8, 2003 I HAD TO REPLACE THE RIGHT BALL JOINT WITH 65,577 MILES. ONCE AGAIN CALL DAIMER CHRYSLER AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY SUSPENSION PROBLEMS.

PREMATURE WEARING OF FRONT BALLJOINTS AT APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO. I HAD THEM REPLACED AT 38,994 MILES ON 7-7-03 AT FRED BEANS DODGE-SUBARU-SUZUKI IN DOYLESTOWN, PA AT A COST OF $706.19. I WAS ALSO CHARGED FOR A MANDATORY WHEEL ALIGNMENT AT A COST OF $79.95. MY WIFE (PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE) SAYS THE STEERING STILL DOES NOT FEEL NORMAL.

LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 1999 DODGE DURANGO SUV REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY AT ABOUT 26000 MILES. BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 54,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THE NEW AND REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT IS DEFECTIVE AS THE VEHICLE IS USED UNDER NORMAL EVERYDAY USAGE.*AK