2001 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

I NOTICED A SMALL LEAK COMING FROM MY DURANGO. IT APPEARED TO BE POWER STEERING FLUID. DUE TO BAD WEATHER, I WAS UNABLE TO CHECK INTO THE SITUATION FURTHER. THE NEXT DAY THE LEAK WAS MUCH WORSE. THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. I FILLED IT UP AND DROVE IT ABOUT 5 MILES AND CHECKED IT AGAIN. IT WAS EMPTY. THERE ARE TWO LINES BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND PINION. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE PRESSURE SIDE OF THE TWO LINES. FAILURE OF POWER STEERING MAY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RUBBER ISLOLATOR BETWEEN THE PRESSURE LINE AND RETURN LINE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS ON THE '98 DURANGO'S BRAKE LINE ISSUE. THE PRESSURE LINE RUSTED UNDER THE RUBBER ISOLATOR CAUSING THE LEAK OF STEERING FLUID. THE PRESSURE LINE MUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE THE OLD PRESSURE LINE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND WAS OF AN ELECTRICAL NATURE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT NOTIFIED BUT THE CONTACT PLANNED TO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED OVER BUMPY ROADS OR WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING TONE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR, FOR THE AC/HEAT ON MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4WD, HAS FAILED TWICE, SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. A SERVICE GARAGE PERFORMED A TEST OF THE SYSTEM AND WANTED TO REPLACE THE BLOWER, BUT THE DEALER CLAIMED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND REPLACED THE RESISTOR, AT A MUCH LOWER COST. UPON REVIEW OF DODGE DURANGO ONLINE FORUMS, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE FOR MANY DODGE DURANGO OWNERS. APPEARS TO BE EITHER A DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM OR DESIGN DEFECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *JB

2001 DODGE DURANGO UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE CORRODED. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AFTER SHE HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. WITH ONLY 64,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED. *JB

AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AND WAS ADDRESSED BY A LOCAL AUTHORIZED MECHANIC, THE VEHICLE WARNING TONES BEGIN SOUNDING CONTINUOUSLY, THE REMOTE RADIO CONTROLS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE REAR WIPER WOULD GO ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC BUT COULD FIND NO ISSUES. AFTER WHICH ALL VEHICLE LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. *NM

I HAVE HAD MY DODGE FOR THREE YEARS AND SINCE THEN SEVERAL THINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON IT. I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT DUE TO THE COOLANT FAILURE. THE SENSOR STOPPED WORKING AND OVER HEATED THE ENGINE BURNT UP THE TRANSMISSION. THE MOTOR IN THE DRIVER WINDOW BURNT OUT AND HAD TO E REPLACED. THE DODGE STOP CRANKING SO WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. WE ARE NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING FAN ON THE ENGINE THAT HAS BURNT OUT AS WELL. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH MY TRUCK AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE AGAIN. ALL THESE THINGS HAPPENED IN A YEAR. MAN I HATE THIS TRUCK. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO A STOP, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASED, THE GAUGE WOULD RISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY.*AK

1. NOT SURE IF ITS TRANSMISSION OR WHAT, WHILE DRIVING, PERIODICALLY FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION BUMPS VERY HARD LIKE IT WAS TAKEN OUT OF GEAR THEN PUT BACK IN WHILE RPM'S WERE HIGH, ALSO FEELS THAT THE OVERDRIVE SLIPS WHILE ENGAGING, WHICH THE ENGAGEMENT POINT IS SET TO LOW,IE BELOW 40 MPH. 2. WHILE DRIVING AND HOLDING THE THROTTLE STEADY AT CRUISE SPEED, OR AT TAKE OFF FROM STOP, WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENS, AS YOU PRESS A LITTLE FARTHER, IT ALL OF A SUDDEN IS AS IF YOU FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR. THE DURANGO HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES SO FAR AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE NOR HAVE THE PROBLEMS BEEN FIXED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

WHEN WE OPENED THE DOORS TO THE DURANGO, THERE WAS SMOKE INSIDE AND A BURNING ODOR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE LIGHTS AND THE RADIO IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT WORK. WE GOT THE CAR HOME AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. DURANGO WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED AT OUR COST. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND A SHORT IN THE HARNESS (FOR THE HEATED SEATS, WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE) UNDER THE SEAT. *NM