2001 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

CREAKING, CLICKING NOISY FRONT END SINCE 4/2004. REPAIRED ON 4/16/2004 AT FLEMINGTON DODGE CAR & TRUCK COUNTRY. IT IS NOW 10/9/2004 AND THE SAME NOISES ARE STARTING AGAIN, VERY NOISY. I AM TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED WITH AN APPROPRIATE FINAL RESOLUTION. IT COSTS ME $151.90 TO FIX THIS EACH TIME AND A CAR RENTAL IS REQUIRED. ALSO, IT HAS ONLY BEEN 3.5 MONTHS SINCE THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE HORN HONKED AND THE HEAD LIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PIN, WHICH HOLDS THE DRIVESHAFT IN, BROKE. THE PART AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS.*AK

MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO HAS HAD A POPPING NOISE ON THE FRONT END FOR SOME TIME. I RECENTLY HAD TIME TO DISASSEMBLE THE FRONT END AND FOUND THAT MY UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE EXCESSIVELY WORN. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF DODGE HAD A RECALL. I ALSO E-MAILED DODGE AND THEY RESPONDED THAT IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. UPPER BALL JOINTS, IF ENGINEERED CORRECTLY, SHOULD LAST OVER 100,000 MILES. THE POPPING NOISE HAS BEEN ACTIVE SINCE ~ 50,000 MILES AND I CURRENTLY HAVE 89,000 MILES. I CALLED A LOCAL DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY QUOTED ME $390.00 TO REPAIR ONE UPPER BALL JOINT, WHICH WILL REQUIRE AN ALIGNMENT AS WELL. UPPER BALL JOINTS COST ~ $45.00 AT ANY PARTS DEALER AND ALIGNMENTS ~ $60.00. I DO NOT THINK THAT DODGE SHOULD CHARGE CONSUMERS FOR THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. A RECALL SHOULD BE IN EFFECT, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED CAUSED BY A FAULTY ENGINEERED BALL JOINT.*AK

FOR THE (3) THIRD TIME SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 05/2002, THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED. THE WINDOW REGULATOR IS A BIG PART THAT FITS INSIDE THE DOOR AND MAKES THE WINDOW GO UP AND DOWN. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCASION WHEN IT HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE WINDOW TO SLIDE DOWN INTO THE DOOR. IT COSTS APPROX. $250-$300 TO GET THIS REPAIRED EVERY TIME. WE ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING EXTRAORDINARY TO WARRANT THIS KIND OF DEFECT IN THIS PART. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM ASAP!!! *JB

THIS IS A CHRONIC ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED. THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO WILL NOT STAY ALIGNED FOR EVEN A WEEK. IT IS SO BAD THAT IT PULLS SO HARD TO ONE SIDE, THAT IT BECOMES UNDRIVABLE AND EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO CHARGED ME A LOT OF MONEY, TO CONTINUOUSLY TELL ME THEY HAVE REALIGNED IT AND AS SOON AS I LEAVE THE PARKING LOT IT STARTS PULLING. THEY TRY TO TELL ME IT IS JUST THE ROAD GRADE. IT IS NOT! *JB

DRIVING 2001 DODGE DURANGO WITH 36,000 MILES ON I-295 N IN NEW JERSEY GOING 45-55MPH - STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED - CAR WILDELY WENT TO LEFT SLAMMING INTO GUARD RAIL. *AK

2ND ALIGNEMENT IN 6 MONTHS. MECHANIC SHOWED DETERIORATED BALL JOINTS AND PLAY. UNABLE TO CORRECT ALIGNEMENT ISSUES DUE TO SEVERLY WORN BALL JOINT COMPONENTS. WORN TIRES DUE TO CONDITION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY. DEALER STATED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT COMPLETELY. *AK *TS

THE CHILD PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. THERE WERE NO KEYS ,THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. *JB