1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

1. BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT LESS THAN 30K000MILES. 2. AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED AT LESS THAN 30000 MILES AND DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX OVER THE COURSE OF 1+ YEAR.*AK

THE UPPER AND LOWER ARM BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHED 100000 MILES. *NLM *SCC *JB

OIL GAUGE PRESSURE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP TO ZERO AND THE "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT WOULD COME AND AND A WARNING SIGNAL IS HEARD. INVESTIGATED INTERNET AND FIND THERE ARE 100'S OF CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

MY 99 DODGE DURANGO HAD BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS AND AN INNER TIE ROD(DRIVER SIDE) REPLACED WITH THE TRUCK HAVING ONLY BECAUSE 20,000 MILES ON IT THIS PROBLEM MADE THIS VEHICLE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO STEER IT PROPERLY IT WAS ALWAYS PULLING. *NLM

VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING BOTH THE ENGINE COOLING AND OIL PRESSURE. UPON BRAKING, THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SERVICE. ON ONE OCCASION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD VERY LITTLE OIL. THIS WAS ONLY ONE WEEK AFTER AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. NO OIL LEAK WAS FOUND. IN SUBSEQUENT WEEKS THE GAUGES STARTING DROPPING TO ZERO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED INCLUDING THE WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, ETC. I AM STILL NOT CONVINCED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO MY ENGINE BLOWING LIKE MANY OF THE OTHERS THAT I'VE SEEN ON THIS COMPLAINT DATABASE. *NLM

MY 1999 DURANGO STARTED EXPERIENCING A SPARK KNOCK AND ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO BAD INTAKE GASKET DESIGN. I HAVE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF OTHER DURANGO OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME MILEAGE. THE GASKET CAN'T BE PROPERLY TIGHTENED AND OIL LEAKS INTO THE INTAKE CAUSING A KNOCKING UNDER LOAD. THE FIX COSTS AROUND $1,000. *NLM

VEHICLE'S TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. ONLY 35K MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER CHARGED $750 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE CHECK INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON THROUGHOUT TRAVEL SHOWING VEHICLE SURGING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM RUSTING. *AK

CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AN ATTEMPTED TO START BUT BATTERY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED.*AK