2000 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT INTO THE HIGHWAY AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THAT VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHRYSLER DODGE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS ALSO MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER .

WITHOUT WARNING, WELL MAINTAINED 2000 DODGE DURANGO SUFFERED SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. 2 REPAIR SHOPS DECLARE ENGINE WORTHLESS AND MUST BE REPLACED. LEARN HUNDREDS OF DURANGO OWNERS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS. CONTACT DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THEIR RESPONSE UNSATISFACTORY. CURRENTLY CONTACTING SEVERAL CONSUMER AGENCIES, ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE & LOCAL SENATORS. PROBLEM CURRENTLY PENDING RESOLUTION. *NM

DODGE DURANGO'S WITH TWO WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS**CC THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED WHICH CAUSED THE AXLE TO BOUNCE SEVERELY. THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SWERVING TO THE SIDE. THE REAR AXLE BOUNCE AND THE VEHICLES INSTABILITY SEEMED TO REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FRONT BRAKES. THE ULTIMATE RESULT WAS A VERY SLIGHT BUMPER IMPACT WITH A SEMI-TRAILER. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO SEARS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A POPPING NOISE. THE NOISE OCCURRED SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING SERVICE WAS NEEDED ON THE VEHICLE . THE CONTACT STATED THE REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE INCORRECTLY THE DEALER'S DISTRICT MANAGER DENIED THE REPAIR, ALTHOUGH APPROVAL WAS GIVEN BY THE MANUFACTURER . *AK

WE HAVE A 2000 DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.9 ENGINE WITH OVER 82,000 MILES THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WE WERE GOING DOWN THE RIVER TO OUR CABIN WHEN IT LOST OIL PRESSURE, SO WE CHANGED THE OIL WITH CHECK THE GAUGES. SO NOW IT HAPPEN AGAIN THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AGAIN CHANGED THE OIL THE LIGHT CAME ON CHECK GAUGES AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND IT HEATED UP THIS TIME BUT I DID GET IT BACK HOME. SO I DECIDED TO LOOK UP CAR COMPLAINTS.COM 14 COMPLAINTS WAS THERE ABOUT OIL SLUDGE. HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE THIS ISN'T RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-75 SOUTH AND JUST BEFORE THE 333.3 MILE MARKER, A LOUD DRONING NOISE WAS HEARD. IT ALMOST SOUNDED LIKE A VERY LOUD MUSCLE CAR NEARBY. THE NOISE CONTINUED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THEN A SUDDEN LOUDER NOISE (ALMOST LIKE AN EXPLOSION) WAS HEARD AT THE SAME TIME AS A RECURRENT THUMP AND BANGING. THE SUV LURCHED AND AFTER MANAGING TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE THROUGH MODERATE TRAFFIC, WE DISCOVERED THE LEFT REAR STEEL BELTED RADIAL HAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM ITSELF INTO SHREDS AND COMPLETELY FROM THE RIM. IN DOING SO, THE RADIAL HAD EXPLODED OUTWARD AGAINST THE MUD FLAP, TEARING IT OFF AND AGAINST THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR TO INCLUDE THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOOR PANELS. THIS CONTACT WITH THE DOOR PANELS LEFT RUBBER EMBEDDED IN THE PAINT AND ALSO REMOVED PAINT ON SOME AREAS. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED THROUGH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE TIRE WAS CHANGED. THE FAILED TIRE REMAINS IN OUR POSSESSION, SHOULD ANYONE WISH TO INSPECT IT. THE TIRE IS MANUFACTURED BY BF GOODRICH AND IS A LIBERATOR RADIAL MEDALIST P23575R15 108-S M+S. IT HAD LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS SOLD TO US AND INSTALLED ON OUR SUV IN APRIL 2006 AT THE WALMART SUPER STORE TIRE CENTER ON 19TH AVE RD IN OCALA, FL. WE TRADED MICHELINS IN FOR THESE TIRES. THANK GOD IT WAS THE REAR TIRE THAT FAILED AND NOT A FRONT TIRE THAT WOULD HAVE ALMOST CERTAINLY CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT AT 70+ MPH. WE ARE VERY THANKFUL WE WERE NOT PHYSICALLY INJURED; HOWEVER, WE HAVE THREE MORE OF THESE TIRES STILL REMAINING ON OUR SUV. *JB

VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE ENGINE IS NOT SHUT-OFF IMMEDIATELY IT COULD IRREPARABLY DAMAGE THE ENGINE. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NO HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

ON WET SURFACES, IN SEATTLE AREA, WHEN, THE BRAKES COME ON BY ABS, BUT THE BRAKING CAPACITY GOES DOWN TO LESS THAN 50 PERCENT BRAKE CAPACITY, RESULTING IN COLLISIONS, EVEN THOUGH DISTANCE FACTOR IS SAFE. CAR HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH TOWARD AN INTERSECTION ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES TO OBEY A STOP SIGN, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR BRUISES. THERE WAS NO POLICE PRESENT TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, WHO PROVIDED THE NHTSA PHONE NUMBER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.

MY STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN WAS LOOSE AND SCARY TO DRIVE. I CHECKED MY POWERS STEERING FLUID TO FIND THAT I WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY OUT. SO I FILLED IT. ONE DAY LATER IT WAS DOWN AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND FOUND OUT MY RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED, AT 75000 MILES. I HAVE HAD PLENTY OF VEHICLES OVER 150000 MILES AND NEVER REPLACED A RACK AND PINION. THIS JUST SEEMS TO BIZARRE FOR ME. ALSO MY TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES WONT GO INTO GEAR WHEN I SHIFT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT WILL CLICK IN. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF ITS COLD OR WARM EITHER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A SHOP THEY DROVE IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM BUT IT STILL DOES IT. *NM