1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, DROVE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT BALL JOINTS/ FRONT END , AND LEAD SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK *NM

RE RECALL ISSUED ON DODGE DURANGOS FOR DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, HAS REPLACED BALL JOINTS TWICE ON 1999 DURANGO. *BF THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS MADE AT 44701 MILE THE SECOND ONE WAS AT 86869 MILES. *NM

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

1) NORMAL ON ROAD CAR DRIVING CITY 2) BALL JOINTS ON 99 DURANGO. CAR SWERVING ON ROAD AND PULLING HARD TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. LUCKILY WITH YOUR WARNINGS ABOUT 00-03 DURANGO'S I KNEW IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND TOOK IT IN IMMEDIATELY. CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN GRAVE IF I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE 00-03 RECALL 3) DEALERSHIP REPAIR AND REPLACE FRONT AXLE BALL JOINTS 558$

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, WERE DISCOVERED DEFECTIVE WHILE CONSUMER WAS HAVING THE VEHICLE ENGINE TUNED. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BALL JOINT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000. *AK *TC

REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR BALL JOINT REPAIR ON DODGE DURANGO. *BF THE BALL JOINTS ON THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR HEATING PROBLEMS AND FAILURE OF STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHICH COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. WHILE AT ANOTHER SHOP, A MECHANIC REPLACED THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS. THIS VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE REMEDY SCOPE FOR YEAR NHTSA RECALL 04V596000 BALL JOINTS, BUT STILL HAD FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *NM

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH HIS TIRES WEARING, SO HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *NM

IN NOVEMBER 2003, MY WIFE HAD A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING OUR 1999 DODGE DURANGO ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS JUST AFTER FOUR NEW TIRES HAD BEEN PUT ON THE DURANGO. THE SERVICE CENTER STATED THAT THE BLOWOUT WAS A RESULT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS. THEN IN APPROXIMATELY NOVMEBER, 2004 WE HAD TO HAVE MAJOR REPAIR OF THE FRONT AXLE. IN JANUARY, 2005 THE DURANGO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, TWO NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. THIS AFTER THE SAME PARTS HAD BEEN REPLACED JUST 14 MONTHS EARLIER. I DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED. *JB

FRONT END BALL JOINTS ON THE DODGE DURANGO FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. *BF *NM