2000 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT FRONT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. HOWEVER, THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE DID NOT NEED REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY 2005 ON BALL JOINT FAILURE HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS AND RECALL REPAIR WERE STILL NOT DONE. *AK

TO DATE THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED, SINCE NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. UPPER BALL JOINT NHTSA RECALL 04V596000. *NM

CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. *AK

04V596000/BALL JOINT WEAR. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICING. THE CONSUMERWAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE UNAVAILABLE AND THERE IS NO ETA AS TO WHEN THEY WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB *TT

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM HAS DAMAGED ALL FOUR TIE RODS. THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT IS COMPLETELY OFF. ALSO, WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT RACK AND PINION AND CONTROL ARM HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 04V596000 CONCERNING LOWER BALL JOINT WEAR. *AK

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GEARS SLIP IT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR. OWNER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN NOVEMBER, 2004. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. SINCE THEN, PARTS FOR THIS RECALL ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE, AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER THERE IS NO DATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THIS RECALL WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER TO SERVICE VEHICLE FOR DEFECT. SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY DEALER HAD NOT HAD PARTS.

MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO'S ENGINE JUST SEIZED UP. THE ENGINE IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4800. I HAVE JUST OVER 110,000 MILES. IN THE SUMMER MY TIMING CHAIN WENT AND NOW IN FEB MY ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR OIL LIGHTS. OIL WAS CHANGED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE OWNERS MANUAL. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND I HOPE DODGE WILL STAND BEHIND THIS!*AK