1998 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

98 DODGE DURANGO DRIVER SEAT FAILURE. THE DRIVER SEAT ROCKS UNLESS IN THE EXTREME FORWARD/BACK POSITIONS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT HAPPENS IN A WIDE RANG OF DODGE SUVS/TRUCKS. IF I HIT THE BRAKES MY SEAT SLIDES FORWARD CAUSING ME TO UNINTENTIONALLY "SLAM" ON MY BRAKES. *TR

98 DODGE DURANGO DRIVE SIDE SEAT FAILURE. THE DRIVE SIDE SEAT ROCKS UNLESS IN THE EXTREME FORWARD/BACK POSITIONS. DEALERS WHAT $500-$900 TO FIX THIS COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY CLAIM THEY NEVER HEARD OF. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT HAPPENS IN A WIDE RANG OF DODGE SUVS/TRUCKS. IF I HIT THE BRAKES MY SEAT SLIDES FORWARD CAUSING ME TO UNITENTIONALLY "SLAM" ON MY BRAKES. *TR

1998 DODGE DURANGO SLT DRIVERS POWER SEAT ROCKING AND TILTING DUE TO FAULTY POWER SEAT TRACK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY JERKS FORWARD. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

DODGE DURANGO 1998 BALL JOINT FAILURE AND FULL SEPARATION WITH NO WARNING, WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN AN ON-ROAD ACCIDENT TO SEVERAL VEHICLES. DODGE CORPORATION WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE HUNDREDS OF BALL JOINT FAILURES AND LOST LIVES DUE TO THIS POOR DESIGN AND DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. MY VEHICLE HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT AND BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES! BALL JOINTS, ACCORDING TO TOP MECHANICS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST ABOUT 100,000 MILES BEFORE REPLACEMENT AND RARELY SEPARATE. THESE COMPONENTS USED BY DODGE ARE DEADLY, DEFICIENT, AND OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO. HOW MANY MORE LIVES HAVE TO BE LOST BEFORE THE ISSUE IS PROPERLY DEALT WITH?? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LARGE BANG. SHE LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED THE SPARE TIRE FLYING OFF HER VEHICLE DOWN A STEEP HILL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CABLE ROTTED AND BROKE APART. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 170,000. UPDATED 10-07-08 *BF UPDATED 10/09/08. *JB

THE DRIVERS SEAT A SLIDES BACK AND FORTH AND FEELS AS IF IT IS GOING TO COME OFF OF THE TRACKS. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, HOWEVER, I TALKED WITH DODGE CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF THE SEAT BRACKET FAILS. *TR

DODGE DURANGO 1998 BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH . I CHECKED YOUR WEB SITE AND FOUND RECALL ID NHTSA:99V341000 WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED . I CONTACTED TWO DODGE DEALERS , AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NEVER ANY RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM . *TR

1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS A RECALL ON FUEL LEAK. POSSIBLE UNDERBODY FIRE CAN HAPPEN. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITH MY SON DRIVING AND HE MANAGED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

WINDOW REGULATORS ON 3 DOORS HAVE FAILED SINCE STATED DATE. NORMAL SHUTTING OF DOORS CAUSES A PLASTIC PIECE WERE THE CABLES MEET TO FAIL. THIS PLASTIC PIECE IS NOT A STAND ALONE PART. COMPETE REGULATOR MUST BE PURCHASED AT $100+. *TR