1998 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINTS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK

I HAVE A 98 DODGE DURANGO AT THE TIME IT HAD LESS THAN 50K MILES WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS WERE BAD BY NTW. I WAS TRYING TO GET MY FRONT END ALIGNED WHEN THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER MCKENNY DODGE THEY SAID THAT THE BALLJOINTS WERE WORN BUT THEY ALIGNED THE FRONT END. THEY SAID AT THE TIME THERE NO KNOW BALLJOINT PROBLEMS WITH THE DURANGO.

MY FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BROKE AND NEARLY FELL OFF. THE MECHANIC WHO FIXED IT SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT, PROBABLY A DEFECT. IT IS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO.*AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4. I RECENTLY HAD IT IN TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND TWO OF THE BALL JOINTS COSTING ME CLOSE TO $500. LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AGO I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A WHEEL BEARING AND I BELIEVE IT WAS ON PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL. THERE IS A LOT OF NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT ALL TIMES. IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE THAT MUCH TROUBLE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM I HAD LOOKED LIKE THE WHEEL WAS GOING TO FALL OFF WHEN YOU PUT IT IN THE AIR AND MOVED THE WHEEL. *AK

CONSUMER HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL AFTER 3 SETS OF BALL JOINTS MALFUNCTIONED. CONSUMER THOUGHT THIS WAS ABSURD. HE MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER DID NOT CARE. *AK

OWNER 1998 DODGE DURANGO, HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS TWICE 1ST AT 50,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 90,000 MILES, THIS LAST TIME HAD FIRE ON R SIDE OF VEHICLE UNDER CAR. I HAVE A 1,600.00 BILL AT DEALED FOR REPAIRS MOST OF IT FOR BALL JOINTS. I NOTIFIED DAIMLERCHYSLER AFTER THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED. THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH YOUR AGENCY.*AK

I JUST WATCHED WITH HORROR, A NEWS ARTICLE ON CBS EVENING NEWS ABOUT THE FRONT WHEEL OF DODGE DURANGOS FALLING OFF. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE ALREADY. I HAVE JUST SENT THIS SAME CONCERN TO DODGE/CHRYSLER. I NOW WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO (EXCEPT AT SLOW SPEEDS ON SURFACE STREETS) UNTIL I HEARD SOMETHING DEFINITIVE FROM YOU AND DODGE. DIDN'T OUR COUNTRY, AND FORD AND FIRESTONE JUST GO THROUGH SUCH A TRAGEDY WITH BLOWN TIRES ON FORD EXPLORERS. HOW MANY DEATHS MUST OCCUR BEFORE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? A FRONT WHEEL FALLING OFF MUST BE AS HAZARDOUS AS A BLOWOUT. ON A SEPARATE NOTE, I JUST LOOKED UP THE RECALL INFORMATION ON MY VEHICLE, AND FOUND 4 DIFFERENT RECALL NOTICES ON THE 1998 DODGE DURANGO. I DON'T REMEMBER HAVING RECEIVED ANY OF THESE RECALLS FROM DODGE; AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER.*AK

ALMOST EVERY TIME I GO TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THEIR CAR-SEATS THE SAFETY BELTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE CHILDREN WIGGLING TO GET INTO THEIR CAR-SEATS. WE MAKE A BIG ISSUE OF OUR CHILDREN BEING PROPERLY INSTALLED INTHEIR CAR-SEATS. WE HAVE READ ALL THE USER MANUALS AND EVEN TAKEN CLASSES TO INSURE WE ARE INSTALLING THEM PROPERLY. NONE OF THIS DOES US ANY GOOD WHEN THE SEAT-BELTS RELEASE SO EASILY. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS ALMOST DAILY. WILL IT TAKE ONE OF MY FAMILY BEING INJURED OR EVEN KILLED BEFORE THERE WILL BE SOMETHING DONE. THIS HAS HAPPEND MORE TIMES THAN I COULD EVEN COUNT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK *NM

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WORK, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT UPPERS AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK *LA