1998 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER HAD TO CONSTANTLY ADJUST THE BEARINGS TO KEEP GOING STRAIGHT. *AK

1998 DODGE DURANGO FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AT 40000 MILES, PREMATURELY CAUSING TIRES TO ALSO WEAR PREMATURELY. I WAS TOLD THAT BAD BALL JOINTS COULD CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO BREAK OR A WHEEL TO COME OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT TO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN.*AK

THE CONSUMER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON DODGE DURANGOS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE AND MADE A HARD TURN IT SOUNDED AS IF HIS TIRES WERE RUBBING. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELT FUNNY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY DISTANCE. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *NM

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE CONSUMER SAW THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING AND THE ACID WAS DRIPPING ON THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FACT THAT THE ACID BURNED THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE. *AK *PH *NM

PE 03-032 FRONT SUSP. UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED TWICE AND THE UPPER REPLACED ONCE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT. *NLM

AT 60,000 MILES VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO LEFT. TOOK TO HAVE FRONT END ALIGNED WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $700, MAYBE MORE DEPENDING ON HOW MANY PARTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WHY DO BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS, ETC NEED TO BE REPLACED TO ALIGN FRONT END. WHY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT SUCH LOW MILES? THESE PARTS SHOULD LAST IN EXCESS OF 100,000 MILES. *AK

WHEEL BEARING DISINTEGRATED MAKING VEHICLE IMMOBILE, GRINDING NOISE JUST PRIOR WITH TO FAILURE. *LA

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO FRONT END WAS POPPING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT 51000 MILES. IT GOES INTO THE SHOP TO BE CHECKED DEC.23, WITH ALL THE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END THIS MAKES ME VERY CONCERNED. MY WIFE AND I ARE CHEERLEDING SPONSERS AND TRAVEL ALL OVER THE STATE WITH THE GIRLS.*AK

BASED ON A TV STORY I HAD THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO CHECKED AND THEY ARE BAD. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NOT HAD THEM FIXED BECAUSE OF COST. THE DURANGO HAS 62000 MILES ON IT.*AK