1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

PINION SHAFT SNAPPED OFF JAMMING INTO GEAR BOX, CAUSING REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. CAR CRASHED INTO CURB.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH COLD START. DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILSON THIS MATTER. *AK

TWICE WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. ON OCCASION, THE GAUGES IN THE DASH WILL "SPIKE", MEANING THEY GO TO THE MAXIMUM THEN DROP BACK TO "NORMAL" RANGE OR STAY AT MAXIMUM, NOT DROPPING BACK TO NORMAL. *CJ

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPEN BUT AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES PUMPING LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO. WHEN EXCESSIVE FORCE IS APPLIED THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THE TRUCK GOES INTO A SLIDE. ALSO IF YOU ARE APPLING THE FORCE TO THE BRAKES AND YOU HIT A HOLE OR ANY OBJECT IN THE ROAD THIS CAUSES THE BRAKE TO RELEASE RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. IT IS LIKE TRYING TO STOP A FREIGHT TRAIN, I SPOKE WITH DODGE TODAY AND THE CHRYLSLER'S INVESTIGATION TEAM IS GOING TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. IN THE MEAN TIME, THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN TWO ACCIDENTS FOR ME CAUSING ME SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGES TO MY TRUCK. I THINK THERE IS A SERIOUS UNDERLYING PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AND HAS MADE UNSURE THAT I WANT TO CONTINUE TO OWN THIS TRUCK. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER, I DON'T THINK DODGE FEELS THAT IT IS THEIR PROBLEM AND I DONT THINK THEY ARE WILLING TO FIX IT.*AK

3 OF THE 4 POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PEDAL STARTS TO STOP NORMALLY. BRAKES BEGIN TO GRIND, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPINGDISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT ABS SENSOR IS BAD. THE PART HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER.*AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AT 2 RED LIGHTS , 2 STOP SIGNS , AND WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE CAR AND BELIEVES IT IS THE ABS MODULE , WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS FROM DODGE .

I HAVE HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL,WHEN I WAS CHANGING THE TIRE,I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF,WHEN I WENT TO MY DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED,TWO MORE WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF WHEN THE DEALER WAS FIXING IT,TOTAL WHEEL STUDS THAT BROKE OFF THE SAME WHEEL WAS 3, MY CONCERN IS, MY TRUCK IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND ALREADY 3 WHEEL STUDS HAD BROKEN OFF THE SAME WHEEL,ALTHOUGH THE REPAIR WAS DONE BY MY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, I AM JUST WORRIED HOW MANY MORE WHEEL STUDS WILL BREAK AND LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING AT THE TIME THE STUDS BROKE, BUT WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING? WHAT THEN COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME AND OTHERS? I DON'T EXPECT YOU AT NHTSA TO ASK DAIMLER-CHRYSLER TO MAKE A RECALL JUST BECAUSE OF MY CASE,BUT PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 30-35 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP CONSUMER NOTICED A LOUD NOISE, BRAKE PEDAL GOT VERY HARD, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER FOUD NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. ALSO NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.

I'VE CONTACTED DODGE A NUMBER OF TIMES, THEY DECLINE RESPONSABILITY FOR AIRBAGS AND REFUSE COMMENT ON BRAKE PEDAL FAILURE. THIS IS ALSO THE FOURTH TIME I'VE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT NHTSA AND WOULD LIKE A REPLY.