1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

CAR SHUTS OFF AT VARRIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. TWO DEALERS SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, THERE ARE NO FAULT CODES RECORDED IN THE COMPUTER. VERY DANGERIOUS!! CAR LOSES POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. I HAVE ALREADY COME CLOSE TO BEING HIT TWICE. VEHICLES ARE YOU HAVE NO IDEA THAT THE DURANGO HAS TOTALLY LOST POWER . FIVES TIMES AFTER THIS OCCURANCE THE DURANGO RESTARTED AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUITES, ONCE IT DID NOT RE-START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. AS SOON AS IT CAME OFF THE ROLL-BACK IT STARTED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. DEALERS SAY THEY DRIVE IT AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY HAVE CLEANED & REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THERE ARE AT LEAST 12 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS DATA BASE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HELP

INTIALLY I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR SERVICING ON 04/02/02, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND MY SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED AND TWO DAYS LATER, MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. AFTER TAKING THE ENGINE APART TEAM DODGE HAS TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE FROM OIL SLUDGE. NLM

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE STARTED TO CRACK WHERE THE TREAD AND SIDE WALL MEET. THE REASON GIVEN BY THE COMPANY FOR NOT REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WAS ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE SEVERAL CUTS IN THE SIDE WALL IN ADDITION TO THE TIRES BEING DRY ROTTED WHERE THE TREADS MEET WITH THE SIDE WALL. TIRES HAVE BEEN AMORAL 2 IN 15 THOUSAND MILES. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE CLAIM WAS DENIED WITHOUT SEEING THE TIRES. TIRE SIZE 255/75/15. *YH

INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT VEHICLE CAN NO LONGER HOLD AN ALIGNMENT UNDER PROPER SPECS. THE RIGHT CAMBER IS AT -0.5 DEGREES & THE RIGHT CASTOR IS AT -1.0 DEGREES MAKING THE DURANGO HARD TO STEER AND BRAKE, AS IT ALWAYS WANTS TO SHARPLY TRAVEL TO THE RIGHT. TRAVEL UPON A HIGHWAY IS VERY, VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF THE CONTROL ISSUE AND THESE SUV'S SHOULD NOT BE SHOWING OLDER VEHICLE WEAR WHEN THEY ONLY HAVE THOUSANDS OF MILES UPON THEM.*AK

GRINDING NOISES AND UNCONTROLLABLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT MADE THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY - THIS CAUSES AN EXTREME SAFETY PROBLEM. BROUGHT THE DURANGO TO AUTO MECHANIC, HE TOLD US THE LEFT FRONT TIE ROD NEEDED REPLACEMENT. REPLACED TIE ROD END AND FOUND OUT LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING IS GONE AND IS SUBJECT TO SEIZURE AT ANY TIME. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS BECAUSE THIS FRONT END SUSPENSION PROBLEM HAS THE PROPENSITY TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER WHEN TRAVELLING ON THE HIGHWAY OR TO TIP ON ITS SIDE WHEN DRIVING UPON BACK, CITY OR SUBURBAN STREETS.

REPLACEMENT UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS & CONTROL ARMS FAILED AT 45,551 MILES. DEALER AUTO TECH REPLACED PARTS - THE RIGHT SIDE BALL JOINT FITTING WAS INITIALLY "DRILLED & TAPPED" BY DODGE AUTO TECH ON 4/10/01. THE COST FOR INSTALLATION AND PARTS FOR SECOND REPLACEMENT WERE NOT WARRANTIED BY DODGE OR MOPAR - 12,000 MI. WARRANTY OFFERED BY MOPAR - WE WERE 1,834 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. WE PAID HALF THE COST ON THIS SAFETY HAZARD REPAIR.*AK

FACTORY INSTALLED UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS, UPPER CONTROL ARMS FAILED AT 31,797 MILES. DEALER TECHNICIAN "DRILLED & TAPPED FITTINGS ON THE RIGHT JOINT" WHEN REPLACING UNDER 3YR. 36,000 MILE WARRANTY.*AK

DEALER TRIED TO RETURN VEHICLE WITH COULD NOT DUPLICATE, BUT I DECLINED ACCEPTANCE. THEY WERE TEST DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES WENT OUT AND THEY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS GETTING AN ALIGNMENT, THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC STATED MILEAGE SEEMD TO BE TOO LOW TO HAVE WORN OUT UPPER BALL JOINT.*AK LOWER BALLJOINTS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AND THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD WAS REPLACED TOO. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, BRAKES MAKE A NOISE. HAD TO PRESS PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR TO STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, HAD BRAKE PADS CHANGED AT 30,000. *AK THIS HAS CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. *SLC