1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE SEAT BROKE FROM FOM SEAT TRACK ANCHOR. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND MADE THE REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WENT IN TO HAVE TIRES ROTATED AFTER JUST PURCHASING THIS USED 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS WEARING FUNNY AND NOTICED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A SUSPENSION PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SUSPENSION SPECIALIST AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT RIGHT BUSHINGS ON THE ARM CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A PART THAT CANNOT BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY. I HAVE NOTIFED DODGE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY WASH THEIR HANDS OF THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THERE IS A STICKER IN MY WINDOW OF A 21 POINT CHECK PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHICH INCLUDED TIRE ALIGHTMENT. THE TIRE ALLIGNMENT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PERFORMED WITHOUT NOTICING THE PROBLEM WITH THE ARM CONTROL BUSHINGS.*AK

DURING THE SUMMER OF 2001 I STARTED EXPERIENCING SEVERE SMOKING COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE AT STARTUP. I WOULD ALSO ENCOUNTER THE CHECK GAGE LIGHT EVERY TIME I WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE WOULD DROP TO 0 AND RETURN TO MIDRANGE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JIM MAY AUTO SALES ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND NOT TO WORRY. IT IS CONTINUING AND I AM NOW HEARING A SEVERE KNOCKING FROM MY LIFTERS AND AM PUTTING OIL IN THE CAR EVERY 1000 MILES OR SO. THIS IS A FLEET VEHICLE AND ALL OIL CHANGES ARE WELL DOCUMENTED. I TOOK THE CAR WHILE THE WARRANTY WAS STILL GOOD, BUT NOW IT HAS EXPIRED. WHAT DO I DO NOW???*AK

WHILE DRIVING APPLIES BRAKES AND PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF ABS WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. HAS HAD BRAKES REPAIRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

OIL PRESSURE GOES TO ZERO, THAN BACK TO NORMAL. CONSUMER CHECKED OIL AND OIL WAS FINE. ANOTHER INCIDENT WAS WHEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE SEIZED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AIR BAG NOT TO DEPLOY.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT LEAST 35 MPH. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, UPON PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL IT PULSATES ERRATICALLY. *AK THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE ROTORS WAS SMOOTH WHILE THE INSIDE SURFACE WAS ROUGH AND UNEVEN, INDICATING THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH

DURING A COLLISION, CONSUMERS SEAT BELT POPPED OFF, HER SEAT RECLINED, AND HER AIRBAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, CLAIM 43-R543-220. *SLC

CONSUMER STATED THE ACCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE CAUSED OIL PUMP TO SHUT DOWN. DEALER CONTACTED.*JB

THE OIL PUMP WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER, 2001. NOW MAY, 2002, ENGINE IS LOSING PRESSURE. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT AN OIL PUMP SHOULD NEVER GO IN A NEW CAR WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES WITH UNDER 100,000 MILES. MECHANIC STATED THAT ENTIRE ENGINE WILL EVENTUALLY BE REPLACED.