2003 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

THE FRONT TIRE ON MY DODGE DURANGO IS MESSED UP. IT GETS STUCK SOMETIMES WHEN I'M TRYING TO TURN. THE SHOP THAT I TOOK IT TO SAID THAT THE BALL JOINT IN THE FRONT TIRE IS BAD. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF A LOT OF DURANGOS THAT WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY ALSO SAID THAT MY TIRES ARE BEING WORN DOWN BECAUSE OF THE TURN OF THE WHEEL. I HAD TO BUY A WHOLE NEW SET OF TIRES ALSO. IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR ALL THE THINGS I HAD TO HAVE DONE. I SAW A WEBSITE ABOUT IT SO I DECIDED TO REPORT MINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. PLEASE RECALL THESE VEHICLES SO THE WORLD WON'T LOSE ANY OF IT'S PRECIOUS LIFE. MY KIDS LIVES ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THEM BECAUSE OF A FAULTY PART IN MY CAR. PLEASE CONSIDER THE FACTS ABOUT TAKING HUGE RISKS BY NOT GETTING ALL THESE DURANGOS FIXED.*AK

1. 2003 DODGE DURANGO STARTED POPPING IN FRONT END WHEN MAKING SHARP TURN. ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH REAR SQUEEKING AND VEHICLE WAS GOING INTO LOWER GEAR WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. ALSO WAS IDLING LOW.*AK 3. BOTH BALL JOINTS WORN OUT AT 20,626 MILES. LUBED BUSHINGS AND SPRING PADS IN REAR. COULDN'T DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A PASSING GEAR AND WAS TOLD TO JUST PUSH ON THE GAS AND HOPE THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW UP.

I OWN A 2003 DODGE DURANGO. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 41000 MILES. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVER SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARM IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. I HEARD NO SOUNDS FROM THE FRONT END PRIOR TO THIS EVENT THAT WOULD HAVE LEAD ME TO SUSPECT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST DAILY WITH THIS VEHICLE AND WAS VERY FRIGHTENED BEING TOLD MY FRONT TIRE WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. IT COST OVER $500 TO FIX THIS. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2003 DURANGO FOR MY DAUGHTER IN APRIL, 2004 FROM HERTZ CAR SALES. LAST SATURDAY MORNING SHE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH TWO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR AND SHE HIT A LIGHT POLE. I WOULD GUESS THAT THEY HIT AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THE IMPACT STOPPED THE CAR PRETTY SUDDENLY. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT, BUT THE OTHER TWO WEREN'T. THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF. THE PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SIDE ALMOST BROKE THRU THE WINDSHIELD. HE HAD A CONCUSSION, NEEDED STITCHES AND BROKE HIS HIP ON THE DASH. I EXPECT THAT TO BE THE GREATEST LIABILITY. THE BUMPER IS BENT WAY BACK. THE REPAIR IS IN EXCESS OF $10K, BUT MY DAUGHTER IS AFRAID THE AIRBAGS DON'T EVEN WORK. WHAT CAN WE DO? *JB

WHEN BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKING TO THE DEALE, AND DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT ROTORS. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT BOTH ROTORS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT 16,000 MILES.*AK

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 DODGE DURANGO IN MARCH 2004 WITH 21,448 MILES FROM ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR. ON 9/24/04 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SHEEHY DODGE IN UPPER MARLBORO, MD FOR A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM. THE CODE WAS P0440, WHICH IS FOR A GENERAL EVAPORATION SYSTEM FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE PURGE SOLENOID. ON 9/30/04 I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO SHEEHY, AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. SHEEHY'S ADVISOR CONTACTED ME LATER THAT DAY AND SAID THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND THERE WERE NO TROUBLE CODES DISPLAYED, (THE LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I ARRIVED AT SHEEHY THAT MORNING). I WAS TOLD IF THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON TO BRING IT STRAIGHT BACK, WHICH I DID AGAIN ON 10/6/04. THIS TIME THE SAME CODE CAME UP AS THE FIRST VISIT, P0440 AND THEY REPLACED THE L.D.P. LEAK DATEC PUMP. THEN AGAIN ON 11/8/04 THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND I TOOK IT BACK TO SHEEHY. THIS TIME THE CODE WAS ALSO FOR AN EVAPORATION LEAK AND THEY REPLACED THE GAS CAP. ON 11/23/04 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH SHEEHY ON FRIDAY, 11/26/04 TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AGAIN. DURING THIS PERIOD, I HAVE DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 500 MILES, AS MY COMMUTE TO WORK IS ONLY 2 MILES. I AM AT MY WITS END RIGHT NOW, AS THIS WILL BE MY 5TH TIME IN TWO MONTHS THAT THIS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER 2003 DODGE DURANGO'S ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HOW MANY MORE TIMES I CAN BE EXPECTED TO HAVE TO RETURN TO DODGE SERVICE FACILITIES BEFORE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE PERMANENTLY CORRECTED.*AK

DURANGO BALL JOINT FAILURE TWICE. REPLACED BALL JOINT, STEERING RACK WITH TIE ROD END. *BF *TC

THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING IT. THIS OCCURRED WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TESTED AND DRIVEN BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED IT WAS NORMAL. *JB *TC

I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY BALLJOINTS ON MY 2003 DODGE DURANGO AND THEY FIX IT. BUT THEY DIDNT FIX MY TIRE STUD . WHEN THE BALLJOINT CAME APART THE WHOLE TIRE CAME OFF AND BROKE MY STUDS AND I TOLD THEM AND THEY DIDNT FIX IT.*AK

VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID A DISABLE CAR IN THE MIDDLE LANE, SPUN IN A FULL CIRCLE AND THE AIR BAG HAD NO FRONT SENSORS TO DEPLOY THE BAG. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE PAID ADDITIONAL MONEY TO HAVE SIDE AIR BAGS ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WERE NO SIDE AIR BAGS, THE TECHNICIAN ALSO FOUND THERE WERE NO FRONT SENSORS IN THE VEHICLE TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. *JB