1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

KNOWN PROBLEM AND MANY OTHER DURANGO OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM NO RESPONSE FROM DAIMLER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

MY ENGINE HAS LOCK DOWN AND THERE WERE SLUG IN THE ENGINE AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING MY OIL CHANGES REGULARLY AND I HAD AND OIL CHANGE THE DAY BEFORE MY ENGINE LOCK DOWN ON ME. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE MY ENGINE SO I HAD TO PAY THE HOLD BILL MYSELF AND ALSO WHEN THEY WERE REPLACING MY ENGINE THEY TOLD ME I MY THAT I HAD A LEAK IN MY TRANSMISSION SO I HAD TO REPLACE THAT ALSO AND MY FOG LIGHTS WENT OUT ON ME WITHIN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASE MY DURANGO I ONLY PUT 24,000 MILES ON THE DURANGO. I ONLY HAD MY DODGE DURANGO ONE YEAR SEVEN MONTHS. THERE ARE TO MANY OTHER DODGE DURANGOS WITH THE SAME DEFECTS AND THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER STEERING, DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SHAFT PUMP SHAFT HAD BROKEN, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. *SLC *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES BECOME INOPERATIVE, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ONE FUNCTIONAL BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH IS THE FRONT RIGHT. THE VEHICLE ALSO SLIDES ERRATICALLY, THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM *MJ

THE FRONT END IS MISALIGNEDAND SQUAEKS CAUSING THE TIRE TO WEAR PREMATURELY, THE BUSHINGS TO THE CONTROL ARMS (UNKNOWN UPPER OR LOWER) ARE SEPERATING. THE DEALER INDICATED THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO NO SHIELD TO DEFLECT HEAT FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. NLM

WHILE AT DEALER FOR ALIGNMENT MECHANIC NOTICED BOTH FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEWLY DESIGNED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.*AK

WHEN DRIVING WITH REGULAR HEADLIGHTS ON, WHEN SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAMS, AND BACK TO LOW BEAMS ALL LIGHTS GO OUT. CONSUMER HAS TO GO BACK TO HIGH BEAMS, THEN TO LOW IN ORDER FOR LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. *YD

VEHICLE STALLS PERIODICALLY. IT WILL NOT RE-START RIGHT AWAY. SOMETIMES IT STARTS UP AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO, SOMETIMES FIVE MINUTES, SOMETIMES AFTER AN HOUR OR SO. WE HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY EDELEN TIRE & SERVICE AND TWICE BY CONWAY HEATON DODGE IN BARDSTOWN, KY. CONWAY HEATON VERIFIED THE PROBLEM ON FEBRUARY 1, 2002. NEITHER SERVICE CENTER COULD DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO CONTACTED CHRYSLERS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT THEM INVOLVED (CARE # 9699040). THEY CONTACTED CONWAY HEATON TO HELP, BUT COULD NOT. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WHICH IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT STALLS WITHOUT NOTICE. CHRYSLER AND CONWAY HEATON TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. PLEASE HELP!*AK

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT STEPPED ON BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE DID NOT SLOWDOWN , VEHICLE CONTINUED COASTING, CAUSING CONSUMER TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES, AND TO TURN VEHICLE OFF. WHEN RESTARTING, VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. *AK