2000 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

I TOOK MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO IN FOR ITS ANNUAL STATE INSPECTION. WHEN THE MECHANIC PUT THE CAR UP ON THE LIFT, THE TIRE FELL OFF. THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN UPPER BALL JOINT ISSUE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND REPLACED THE DAMAGED TIRE. DODGE CLAIMS THAT THEY WILL ONLY PAY FOR THE COST OF THE UPPER BALL JOINT AND WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE LOWER JOINT, TIRE, OR LABOR. ALL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *NM

VEHICLE KEPT FLOODING OUT AND WOULD NOT START OVER A MONTH PERIOD IN OCTOBER OF 2005. TAKEN TO A GARAGE TO BE FIXED. THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING IT STARTED VEHICLE WOULD BE TAKEN HOME AND SAME PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF. AFTER 3 TRIP TO GARAGE FOR SAME PROBLEM THE VEHICLES PCM(ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER) HAS BEEN REPLACED. DEALER ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS 7000 MILES OVER THE 80000 MILE WARRANTY ON THAT PARTICULAR PART. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM. FROM EXHAUST PROBLEMS TO TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLERS FAILURE TO POWER DOOR LOCKS GOING OUT. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT CHRYLSER WAS NOT AWARE OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE 200 DODGE DURANGO. *JB

FAULTY BALL JOINTS PUT ON VEHICLE, BY MANUFACTURER, AFTER WEAR SUV TIRES LEAN, ALSO CAUSES WHERE ON CONTROL ARMS. *NM

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE CONSUMER HAD A MECHANIC INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND WHEN HE REMOVED THE WHEEL THE HUB FELL IN HIS HAND IN SEVERAL PIECES. *TS *NM

ENGINE HAS BEEN STALLING FROM STOPPED POSITION. ON THIS DATE, I TRIED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, BUT MOTOR STALLED. ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. SO FAR, I HAVE REMOVED AND CLEANED THROTTLE BODY. INSTALLED NEW SPARK PLUGS (CORRECT GAP). REMOVED AND CLEANED PCV VALVE. AIR FILTER IS A K&N AND IS CLEAN AND OILED. DISTRIBUTOR, ROTOR, CAP AND PLUG WIRES ALL ONLY HAVE 20K MILES ON THEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. COMPUTER IS NOT SHOWING ANY CODES. *JB

I HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY 2000 DURANGO IN 3 TIMES TO HAVE THE LOCKS REPAIRED. ALL 3 HAVE MADE LOUD NOISES WHEN TRYING TO LOCK ONCE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. TWO OF THE LOCKS WERE SO BAD THAT YOU COULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR. I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE FOURTH ONE TO GO OUT.*JB

DT: THE CONTACT BOUGHT A USED TRUCK 10 MONTHS AGO. SHE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. ON 8-15-05 SHE HIT SOME SPEED BUMPS GOING OVER A BRIDGE AND SHE COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC TOLD HER THE LEFT LEAF SPRING BROKE. SHE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, AND THE WHOLE FRONT END SQUEAKED. SHE WENT TO A DODGE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS. SHE DID HAVE THE BALL JOINTS FIXED. *AK WHILE DOING RESEARCH THE CONSUEMR NOTICED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THE 2000 DODGE DURANGO 5.9L ENGINE. THE COSNUERM HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE SIMILAR TO THOSE RECALLED ON THE 5.9L ENGINE DURANGO. THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEM LIKE THE SUSPENSION MAKING NOISE, ANTITHEFT SYSTEM CANNOT BE SHUT OFF ONCE ACTIVATED. FRONT A/C FAN MAKES NOISE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER SEAT SEAT RATTLES/CLICKS IN UPRIGHT POSITION, FRONT AXLE NOISE DURING ACCELERATION, THE BATTERY DIED THREE TIMES, REAR LEAF SPRINGS MADE NOISE. FRONT HEADLIGHT DIDN'T WORK DUE TO A CORRODED 12V WIRE TO THE RIGHT OF THE HEADLIGHT. THE BRAKES, ROTOS, BELT AND TENSIONER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

DT: 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM FIXED TWICE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED FOR THE THIRD TIME, AND THE MECHANIC SHOP TOLD HER THAT THEY CONTACTED CHRYSLER, AND CHRYSLER TOLD THE MECHANIC SHOP THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS A CLUSTER FOR THE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE REVVED VERY LOUDLY JUST SITTING STILL. ALSO WHILE DRIVING, AND EVEN IN CRUISE CONTROL. CHRYSLER SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS PUT A NOTE IN CONSUMER'S FILE. *AK

FATAL ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 25, 2002 INVOLVING THE 2000 DODGE DURANGO RT. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE.*MR THE MOTHER OF THE DECEASED RECEIVED A RECALL ALMOST THREE YEARS AFTER THE ACCIDENT ON THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE BALL JOINTS IN HER SON'S VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTED AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER COULD FEEL THE VEHICLE PULSATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS KICKING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THE PROBLEM IS WITH A BAND THAT IS BREAKING OFF BECAUSE THE LINING HAS DETACHED. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY 2005. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THEY HAD TO REBUILD THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. *AK *MR