2003 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL SWITCH INTO FOUR WHEEL LOW. THE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES AS IF IT IS IN FOUR LOW. THE LAST TIME WE WERE TRAVELING 35 MILES PER HOUR AND IT HAPPENED. I'VE READ ABOUT THE VARIETY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND BELIEVE THIS IS ONE MORE. THE KEY FOBS QUIT WORKING AND WE HAD A STRANGE "P D ONE" MESSAGE FLASH ON THE ODOMETER. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE SEPARATE TIMES AND THEY HAVE TOLD US WE WERE SWITCHING THE KNOB. THEY WON'T BELIEVE US BECAUSE THEY CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN. THIS, ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPLAINTS MAKE ME THINK THESE ARE VERY UNSAFE VEHICLES TO BE ON THE ROAD. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DURANGO WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 50000 MILES ON IT. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE REAR SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS ONLY RETRACTED 1 OUT OF EVERY 10 TIMES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 DURANGO AND STARTED NOTICING SOME VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO GET IT CHECKED AND IT APPEARS THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. THIS IS AFTER I HAD THE UPPERS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG THESE PARTS ARE GUARANTEED TO LAST BUT I KNOW I HAVE MUCH OLDER VEHICLES THAT STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL PARTS IN THEM. SOUNDS LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED MORE THAN JUST THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. I AM GOING TO HAVE THEM REPLACED BUT I THINK A FAILURE AFTER SUCH A SHORT TIME SHOULD ALSO BE INVESTIGATED FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL, PERHAPS CHECKING THE WHOLE FRONT SUSPENSION WOULD BE WISE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE SOMETHING FALLS OFF THE CAR. *NM

HAVE A 2003 DODGE DURANGO. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL OFF THE CAR THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE. THE CAR QUICKLY BECAME TOTAL ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BURNED UP. THE CAR IS A 100% LOSE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #02V322000 PERTAINING TO THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH. THE NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

ALL LIGHTING ON MY 2003 DODGE DURANGO EXCEPT HAZARD AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. THIS INCLUDES ALL INTERIOR LIGHTING, HEADLIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS AND RUNNING LAMPS. NO FUSES BLOWN. DISCUSSION WITH DODGE DEALERSHIP REVEALED THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM AND IS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH UNIT ON THE DASHBOARD. FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON MESSAGE BOARDS ALSO REVEALED THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM, ALONG WITH THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WHICH BECOMES HOT AND MELTS. *NM

FRONT END PROBLEMS WITH M 2003 DODGE DURANGO. HAVE HAD STEERING RACK REPLACED, INNER & OUTER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AS WELL AS BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS. STEERING WENT OUT ON MY WIFE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. BOTH INNER TIE-ROD ENDS SNAPPED OUT AND CAR LOST COMPLETE STEERING CONTROL. CAR RAN INTO PARKED CAR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. BECAUSE OF THE LOW SPEED NO INJURIES OCCURRED, HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? FOR A FATALITY? DOES IT TAKE THE LIFE OF HUMAN BEING TO SAVE MONEY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM SOLVED? PLEASE DO SOMETHING, I WILL NEVER NEVER BUY A DODGE AUTOMOBILE AGAIN AND IF I SEE SOMEONE MAKING THIS MISTAKE OR LOOKING AT DODGE I WILL ADVISE THEM OF ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT DODGE HAS AND ARE NOT WILLING TO BACK THEIR PRODUCT. BUY A FOREIGN CAR!!!! *NM

THE FRONT END OF MY 2003 DODGE DURANGO BEGAN TO HAVE A THUMPING NOISE. I COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHAT IT WAS OR EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM. ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, FRIDAY AUGUST 4,2006 I LOST BRAKING ON THE VEHICLE AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BECAME DETACHED FROM THE AXLE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SKIDDED AND STOPPED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. HAD THIS OCURRED WHILE I WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS (WHICH I AM QUITE A BIT) OR ON THE INTERSTATE (WHICH I AM ON EVERY DAY) MYSELF OR OTHERS MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED. I COULD HAVE STRUCK A CHILD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THIS HAPPENED AS WELL. *NM

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY WE PULLED OVER AND CHECKED OIL, WHICH WAS FINE. WE STARTED THE CAR AND BEGAN DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE. IMMEDIATELY, I PULLED OVER AGAIN AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD BY THE DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SLUDGE IN THE OIL THAT BLOCKED THE SCREEN TO THE OIL PUMP. WE WOULD REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE. DODGE HAS DENIED OUR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY DUE TO THE SLUDGE. *JB

COMPONENT: SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: UPPER BALL JOINT DEFECT SUMMARY: ON MY 2003 DODGE DURANGO SPORT UTILITY THEIR IS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I CALL DAIMLERCHRYSLER MOTORS COMPANY LLC TO ASK IF THEIR WAS A RECALL ON MY SUV. THEY SAID NO, BUT MY UPPER BALL JOINT IS DEFECTIVE. *NM