1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING VIBRATION THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING SO I TOOK TO OUR MECHANIC. HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS AND U-JOINT AND GET AN ALIGNMENT. I NOW HAVE A LOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING , AND AM CONSTANTLY CORRECTING IT JUST TO GO STRAIGHT. HAD LOOKED AT AGAIN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. I FOUND OUT THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR YEARS 2000-2003 ,BUT WHY NOT 1999?? *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE THE TIE ROD AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS CRACKED. WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 60 MPH, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT THE BRAKES AND ABS DASH LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON ALL FOUR WHEELS, TECHNICIAN SAID THE PROBLEM WITH THE DASH LIGHTS IS MOST LIKELY A SENSOR. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS THAT OWN DODGE DURANGOS, AND THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT. TALKED TO THE DEALER, SINCE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR WAS ABOUT $1,200 (AND THEY WOULD STILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY DEFECT, AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE THE CORRECTIONS AT THEIR COST. *TR

ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH STAY LIT. HAD BRAKES CHECKED, PADS LIKE NEW AND WORKING 1999 DURANGO, WHY SO MANY WITH THIS PROBLEM? ONLY 68K MILES ON VEHICLE. *JB

1.ENGINE INCREASED IN RPMS WITHOUT PROPERLY SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, HAVE TO LET OFF THROTTLE ENTIRELY TO ALLOW TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT 2. TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL 3. TBD WHETHER OR NOT TO SELL OR SALVAGE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. AT 30 MPH THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. ONCE THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129000.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A REPAIR SHOP AND COMPLAINED THAT IF THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE ON THE 1998 OR 1999 DODGE DURANGO THERE WAS NO REPLACEMENT DOOR HANDLE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERNAL DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FOR 1998 - 1999 VEHICLES WERE NO LONGER BEING PRODUCED, AND THE VEHICLE OWNERS HAS NO RECOURSE. THE CONTACT MADE A MAKESHIFT DOOR HANDLE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL HANDLE WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, AND THERE WAS NO PART AVAILABLE THAT WOULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN COMPLIANCE. THIS FAILURE COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE OWNER COULD NOT EASILY GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WHICH WAS $30.00 - $40.00 WAS BEING PURCHASED AT JUNK YARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY $400. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 71,838 . *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE ODOMETER READING OF 96000 MILES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 04V596000 CONCERNING SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS MADE AT A DIFFERENT PLANT. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT ( POWER ADJUSTABLE TYPE) BROKE THE PLASTIC CLIP FOR THE RAISE LOWER MOTOR CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE THRONE BACKWARD AND IN TURN CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. I MYSELF AM AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC AND CANNOT BELIEVE A PIECE OF LINKAGE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC WAS PUT IN SUCH A PLACE TO EXPERIENCE THOSE TYPES OF LOAD FORCES. THE SEAT HAS HAD A LITTLE SLACK IN IT SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT, AND IT HAS STAYED ABOUT THE SAME UP UNTIL IT JUST GAVE WAY. *JB

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 DODGE DURANGO IN JUNE OF 1999. WITHIN THE FIRST 20,000 MILES, WE BOTH NOTICED A "CLICKING" NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, ALONG WITH VEHICLE SHIMMY. THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY BALL JOINTS. WE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. WITHIN ANOTHER 20,000 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. AGAIN WE HAD THEM REPLACED. NOW WE ARE ON OUR THIRD SET OF BALL JOINTS IN OUR DODGE DURANGO. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS ONLY 67,000 MILES ON IT. (02-28-2007) I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL NOTICE FOR MODEL YEARS 2000-2004 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MAY THIS PROBLEM ALSO EXIST IN THE 1999 MODEL? *JB