2000 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

ENGINE MADE RATTLING NOISE. ENGINE FAILED, ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE AFTER PROPER OIL CHANGES. *TR

SIDEWALLS OF TWO TIRES POPPED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF ONE ANOTHER THE DURANGO WAS PARKED BOTH TIMES. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS WON'T WORK AND THE POWER WINDOWS WON'T WORK. IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE DURANGO. IF YOU EVER GET INTO A CAR WRECK YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET OUT. IT IS ALSO AT RISK FOR THEFT. *TR

V8-287 4.7L DURANGO STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM ON THE FREEWAY OR IN CITY TRAFFIC. NOTHING SPECIFIC THAT I CAN RELATE TO THE CAUSE. IMMEDIATELY LOSE POWER STEERING. ELECTRICAL SEEMS TO CONTINUE WORKING. CAR WILL START BACK UP FINE AFTER 5 TO 15 MINUTES OF SITTING. HAPPENS IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER, DAY OR NIGHT. CAN GO FOR WEEKS WITHOUT STALLING AND THEN STALL SEVERAL TIMES IN A FEW DAYS. YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, WHICH THE MANUAL TELLS ME IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE ISSUE. EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. LOOKED AT DODGE DURANGO MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR FORUM ON INTERNET AND FOUND PAGES AND PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM AND HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-DURANGO) THROUGH THESE WEBSITES IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT, INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIPS, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD. *TR

2000 DODGE DURANGO DRIVER'S (POWER) SEAT MOVES ABOUT AN INCH FORWARD WHEN BRAKING AND BACKWARDS WHEN ACCELERATING. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE WITH THIS MOVEMENT, AS IT IS REALLY UNNERVING WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE IN A SAFE MANNER. ACCORDING TO A FEW WEBSITES, THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH 98 - 03 DODGE'S, DUE TO A CRACKED SEAT TRACK. THIS SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE A DEADLY ACCIDENT OCCURS. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT PROPERLY SHIFT. RUNS TO ABOUT 3500- 4000 RPMS DOING 45MPH AND FAILS TO SHIFT. HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE TO A DEALER WILL UPDATE WHEN DEALERSHIP IS NOTIFIED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE TRUCK SHUT-OFF, NEVER TO BE STARTED AGAIN. WHEN I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC, THEY TOLD ME I HAD A "COMMON" PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THAT BEING, ENGINE OIL SLUDGE. I HAD CHANGED THE OIL AS MY MANUAL REQUESTED AND STILL ENDED UP WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOW HAVING TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE IF I WISH TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. I OWE ALMOST LESS THAN IT WOULD COST TO BUY THE ENGINE. *TR

2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. IT CAN'T EVEN BE LOCKED MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEY. THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK. THE MOTOR QUIT WORKING. THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS, BUT THE VEHICLE COULD BE STOLEN OR THE CONTENTS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH DURANGOS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINT SIGHTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT OVER AND OVER. THIS MUST BE A RECALL. MY DODGE VAN HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED AT AROUND 57,000 MILES. *TR

2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK DOOR LOCK MOTOR BROKE. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 57,000 MILES ON IT. AT 60,000 MILES THE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. CAN'T LEAVE ANYTHING IN THE VEHICLE. IT COULD GET STOLEN AND WORST OF ALL I COULD GET CAR JACKED BECAUSE THE DOOR WON'T LOCK. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH DURANGOS. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. AND THAT IS ONLY PEOPLE WHO TAKE THE TIME TO COMPLAIN. I ALSO HAVE A DODGE CONVERSION VAN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY FRIEND HAS A DODGE VAN ALSO AND HIS LOCKS ARE BROKEN TOO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE REMOTE WOULD NOT OPEN AND LOCK THE DOORS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERAL HAZARDS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OR SEEN THAT TYPE OF FAILURE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFECT. DAIMLER CHRYSLER ADVISED HER TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF