2001 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

HAD TO HAVE UPPER BALL JOINT REPLACED ON MY 2001 DURANGO WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT! HIS IS WAY TO EARLY FOR SUCH A VITAL PART WITH THE ALL THE EXTREME RISK INVOLVED WITH ITS FAILURE. I HEARD THEIR WAS PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART AND MY VEHICLE WAS STARTING TO PULL. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND HE WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT TO TELL ME IF IT WAS SAFE WITHOUT CHARGING ME $80.00. BELL TIRE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AFTER FINDING THE FAULT DURING THERE FRONT END INSPECTION. *AK

FRONT BALL JOINT FAILURE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE 2001 DODGE DURANGO VEHICLES. REPORTED CASES OF FAILURE CAUSING ACCIDENTS. MANUFACTURE PROBLEM, CAN'T BE CORRECTED. BALL JOINTS CAN BE REPLACED BUT IT WILL FAIL AGIAN. ALSO DASH LIGHTS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. SEVERAL TIMES BRAKE LIGHTS AND BLINKERS NOT WORKING. PULL FUSE OUT- NOT BLOWN. PUT BACK IN AND THEY WORK AGAIN FOR AWHILE. ALSO, MIDDLE SEAT, SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY FOR PASSENGERS. RISK OF BODILY INJURY OR DEATH TO PASSENGERS WITH ALL ABOVE CASES.

MY DURANGO IS ALWAYS SERVICED WHEN NEEDED. OIL IS CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES OR 3 MONTHS WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. LAST TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER 2,000 THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT. I CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO ASK IF IT HAD A WARRANTY THEY RESPONDED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS FOR 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE BOTH SAID THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN MY DURANGO WAS CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS IT ONLY INDICATED THAT IT NEEDED THE SPEED SENSORS REPLACED, I DID THAT AND IT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SHIFTS INTO 1ST AND 2ND GEAR BUT NOT INTO 3RD GEAR.

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE BUSHINGS OF LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT NEITHER OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK *NM

WE HAVE A 2001 DODGE DURANGO SLT PLUS WITH THE V-8 4.7 ENGINE THAT HAS HAD A STALLING OR STUTTERING PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT. SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I EVEN BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE REGIONAL MGR AT CHRYSLER -MIKE OLIVER 443-745-8496. MY WIFE IS SCARED TO DEATH ONE DAY SHE IS GOING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THE VEHICLE WILL STALL CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK

I OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO AND THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE GONE BAD ON THIS VECHICLE UNDER 40,000 MILES. IT IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWAY RIGHT.*AK

WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END COLLAPSED. THE DEALER STATED THE BALL JOINTS FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB EA03-023

I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY MAKING TURNS. I FELT LIKE MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS GOING TO COME OFF WHEN I WOULD MAKE TURNS. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT MY LEFT BALL JOINT WAS BAD AND ADVICED NOT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE UNTIL I HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE PART I NEEDED WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER AND THEY WERE UNSURE WHEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH MY VEHICLE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.*AK

2001 DURANGO R/T. SECOND FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION (11/26/03) @ 35000 MILES. HANDLED BY DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHY OR HOW TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. RPM TACHOMETER RACES BETWEEN 100 - 800 RPM DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING LOAD, LIGHT LOAD, FLAT TERRAIN, AND OCCASIONALLY DOWN HILL WHEN DRIVING OF SPEEDS GREATER THAN 45 MPH IN DRIVE AND OVERDRIVE. EXCESSIVELY HARD CLUNG WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND AND BETWEEN 2ND AND 1ST. 1ST FAILURE (2/6/02) WAS BEFORE PCM AND TRANSMISSION FLASH RECALLS @ 20000 MILES. SERVICE MANAGER INSISTED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL THING AND HIS JEEP DID THE SAME THING. AFTER MUCH CONVINCING THAT I WOULD PREFER THE OPINION OF A TECH INSTEAD DID THEY TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. VEHICLE WAS KEPT FOR AN ADDITIONAL WEEK THAN WHAT WAS PROMISED FOR DELIVERY. VEHICLE WAS KEPT IN GARAGE FOR THE 2 WEEKS AND WHEN PICKED UP ALL PERSONAL ITEMS, ELECTRONICS, TIRE JACK, ETC WAS MISSING (~ $2700 WORTH) AND ACCUSING ME OF LEAVING MY DOORS UNLOCKED (DID NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND HIS POINT AND AURGUEMENT SINCE IT SAT IN THE DEALERSHIPS GARAGE FOR THE 2 WEEK DURATION). SINCE ... TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS GO INTO PARK AND OCCASIONALLY DRIVE, VERBALLY TOLD NOT A BIG DEAL BY DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING FLASHED. NOTICED VEHICLE SURGING WITH RPM INCREASE AFTER DRIVING A WHILE. OH, BY THE WAY, YEA, THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACED AT ~18000 MILES TOO (10/2002)!*AK