2001 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME, WITHOUT WARNING I LOST POWER AND ALL GAUGES WENT TO 0. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND TRIED TO RESTART. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START, ALL LIGHTS ON THE PANEL WERE ON, WINDOWS, RADIO, SEATS, AND LOCKS WORKED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STILL SITS. UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. FINDING ON FORUMS THAT IT IS A PCM ISSUE AND SEEMS TO BE MORE PREVALENT THAN THE VENDOR ADMITS. *NM

FAILURE ON DODGE DURANGO 2001 AIR CONDITIONING. I HAVE TALKED TO 4 OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN A DODGE DURANGO OLDER MODELS AND I NOTICED THAT ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME; THE AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I MYSELF BROUGHT MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES MORE THEN 10 TIMES. EVERY TIME IS THE SAME STORY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE AIR .THE AIR CONDITIONING DOESN'T WORK WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION OR IF IT IS I HAVE TO GO FASTER THAN 50 MILES PER HOUR JUST TO GET A NICE BREEZE. *JB

IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF 5/27 THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER WHEEL BEARING OF MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO SUDDENLY SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME LOOSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSED THE DURANGO TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND CRASH INTO TWO PARKED CARS. THE WHEEL, AXLE, BEARING, RACK AND PINION AND ASSOCIATED PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED. OLD PART WILL BE SAVED. *JB

OIL PRESSURE DROPPED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED ON & CHECKED OIL - OK. THEN LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN & DURANGO STALLED AS WE WERE PULLING OVER ON THE INTERSTATE. TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER, SLUDGE IN ENGINE, NEW ENGINE $6000. REGULAR OIL CHANGED WERE PERFORMED, SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD SLUDGE IN ENGINE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF DURANGO OWNERS HAVE HAD TO PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF UNJUSTIFIED CHARGES BECAUSE OF DODGE'S FAILURE TO ADMIT THAT THE ENGINES OF SOME DURANGOS DEVELOP SLUDGE WHEN YOU CHECK THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES YOU'LL IMMEDIATELY SEE THE PATTERN: CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM, NHTSA.GOV, CARSURVEY.ORG, OR SIMPLY GOOGLE "OIL PRESSURE DURANGO" OR "DURANGO SLUDGE". *JB

REAR LEAF SPRINGS BREAK AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SWAY. POSSIBLE ROLL OVER CONDITION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, #04V596000. THE CONTACT PERFORMED THE RECALL WORK PRIOR TO THE RECALL AND SENT IN THE PAPERWORK AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTED THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE A RECEIPT AND WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. ALSO, SINCE PURCHASE, THE ABS JERKS AND THE VEHICLE SWERVES WHEN STOPPING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AND NO REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE REAR LEAF SPRING BROKE. THE DRIVER SIDE WAS REPAIRED AND THEN A YEAR LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND IT WAS REPAIRED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POP. THE REAR END LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE AND HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC.

HELLO, I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4 WHICH I PURCHASED NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 2001. IT NOW HAS 63,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD ABOUT MAINTAINING THIS VEHICLE. ON 1-15-06 AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION THAT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF A SLIGHT DOWNHILL GRADE I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30-35 MPH. AS I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT SOFT BECAUSE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATING. THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND I DID NOT INITIALLY HIT THE BRAKES ANY HARDER THAN NORMAL. I KEPT FIRM PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THINKING THAT THE BRAKES WOULD COME BACK AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST DURING SIMILAR SITUATIONS. HOWEVER THIS TIME THE BRAKES NEVER CAME BACK AND I ENDED UP REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP AND THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY SO. THE CLOSER I GOT TO THE STOPPED VEHICLE THE MORE PRESSURE I APPLIED TO THE PEDAL BUT EVERY TIME THE ANTI-LOCK MECHANISM WOULD COMPENSATE FOR THE ADDITIONAL PRESSURE AND NEGATE IT. THE INCIDENT TOOK A VERY LONG TIME TO HAPPEN. I THINK THE LAST 3 SECONDS I WAS UNDER 10 MPH BUT STILL THE BRAKES COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND INSPECTED MY FRONT BRAKES AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THERE IS STILL ONE MORE THING THAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. THIS DURANGO IS SUPPOSED TO BE ONLY REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES YET I LOST MOST OF MY BRAKING ABILITY TO MY FRONT BRAKES. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE I HIT BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED I HAVE TO THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THE MOST DISTURBING ASPECT OF THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS THAT AS I GOT CLOSE TO THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST YET THE TRUCK CONTINUED FORWARD FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO VERY DISTURBING IS WHY DID I LOOSE POWER TO MY FRONT BRAKES??? THERE IS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY SOME KIND OF GLITCH IN THE ANT-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM OF MY DODGE DURANGO. *JB

2001 DODGE DURANGO KEEPS GOING THROUGH HEATER CORES. I HAVE REPLACED TWO MYSELF 1 MONTH APART. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ENGINE AGAIN LIKE BOTH PAST TIMES. I HOPE THIS IS NOT THE 3RD. ALSO THE MECHANICS SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE I OWNED IT. THIS IS $600 A POP + $100 AIR CONDITION CHARGE. *NM