1998 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *LA THE UPPER BALL JOINT REPAIR HAS NOT RID THE VEHICLE OF THE FRONT END SHAKE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR AN INDEPENDENT SHOP HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE SHAKING. *NM

HAD TO REPLACE FT CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ONLY 42.000 MILES BOUGHT USED FROM DEALER WITH 29.000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ALSO EVERY ONE I TALK TO WITH THIS HAS EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEMS ---------- CALLED CHRY WOULD NOT HELP OR EVEN PAY A PORTION ALSO CALLED DEALER THEY WERE SAME ATTITUDE --- I DO NOT BELIEVE TGIS TRUCK WAS CHECKED BEFORE I BOUGHT IT FORTUNATELY NO ONE HURT. *JB

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, SLT, BRAND NEW. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE HAD THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROP TO ZERO AND TWICE HAVE REPLACED THE OIL SENDING(?) UNIT. IN JULY, 2004, WHILE ON VACATION, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO ZERO, IT STARTS KNOCKING AND BEFORE WE CAN GET TO AN EXIT IT GETS LOUD AND DIES. WE COAST INTO A FILLING STATION AND THE OIL IS RUNNING OUT ON THE GROUND. MY HUSBAND WALKS TO A U'HAUL AND RENTS A TRUCK AND TRAILER, GOES TO A HARDWARE STORE AND BUYS A COME-ALONG TO GET THE DURANGO ONTO THE TRAILER TO TOW IT HOME. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE AMONG THE DODGE DURANGOS. WHEN WE STARTED OUT FOR VACATION, THE DURANGO HAD 69,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE TO TOW MINE HOME, BUY A NEW ENGINE, RENT A VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND WITHOUT EVEN BEING CLOSE TO FINISHED WITH THIS NIGHTMARE, I AM AT THE $3,000 MARK. I ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. ANY RECOURSE POSSIBLE? *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A SQUEAKING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SEVERELY WORN OUT. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL NEVER WORKED. (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM) *SC

TIE ROD ENDS AND DRIVER SIDE BALLJOINT REMATURE WEARING OF FRONT TIRES DUE TO FAILURE OF TIEROD ENDS BOTH SIDES AND THE UPPER BALL JOINT IS GOING OUT LAST TIRE ALMOST BLEW OUT DUE TO THE TYPE OF WEAR. THE TIRE ONLY HAD 15,000 MILES ON IT THE INNER PORTION WAS DOWN TO THE STEELBELT THE ONLY WAY I SAW IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE TRUCK REPLACEING THE TIERODS TURNS OUT THE UPPER BALL JOINT IS BAD ALSO.I THINK FIVE SETS OF TIRES DUE TO POOR MANUFACTUREING OF A SUSPENTION IS QUITE OVER KILL. SPEAKING OF THE LAST ONE MAY HAVE KILLED ME IF I DIDNT HAPPEN TO BE UNDER THE TRUCK. REPLACED THE TIE ROD ENDS BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE TIRE WEAR. IT TURNS OUT THATS NOT THE ONLY REASON.YES THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION.*AK

REAR ABS FAILURE WHEN A DEAR RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, REAR OF SUV PASSED THE FRONT. DEAR WAS HIT WITH THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT SIDE AS THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL.*AK 1 DEATH IF YOU COUNT THE DEAR

ABS FAILURE, VEHICLE HAD 500 MILES. CAR SLAMMED ON BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES LOCKED, REAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. *AK THE DEALERSHIP AND MECHANINCS CAN NOT FIND FAILURE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.

POPPING NOISE IN SUSPENSION AT 41000 MILES, BAD BALL JOINTS BLAMED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNTIL I REPLACED THE WORN BALL JOINTS AND TIRES (FEATHERING TO TWO SETS OF GOODYEARS). AND THE TIRE STORE WAS ABLE TO FINALLY COMPLETE THE ALIGNMENT. OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS FAILED AGAIN AT 100000. REPLACED WITH NON OEM BRAND THIS TIRE. *AK

DRIVING CAR APPROXIMATLEY 15 MPH DOWN RESIDENTIAL ROAD CAR PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT RAN OFF ROAD AND HIT A STREET SIGN THEN A TELEPHONE POLE CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE ADJUSTER STATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINT IN THE STEERING MECHANISM FAILED. *JB