1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 61,600 MILES. I NOTICED UNUSUAL WEAR PATTERNS ON MY TIRES. I HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED OUT AT A LOCAL GARAGE. THEY DISCOVERED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE FAILING. THEY ADVISED ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS BECAUSE THEY WERE AT RISK OF DANGEROUS FAILURE. I HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY TIRES AND PAY FOR THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC *JB

WHILE TURNING LEFT DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. THEN, VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC LUBRICATED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE TIRE DISENGAGED. THE TIE ROD, AND BALL JOINTS FAILED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. CONSUMER HEARD OF RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE 1999 MODELS WERE NOT INCLUDED. *AK

A CLICKING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE STEERING SHOOK AT LOW SPEEDS, MAKING IT UNEASY TO CONTROL VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK

BALL JOINTS OF DODGE DURANGO 1999 SHOWED EXCESSIVE PLAY AND DEALERSHIP ENCOURAGED CONSUMER TO REPLACE BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERNS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED AND HAS ONLY72715 MILES ON IT. CHRYSLER IS ACCEPTING NO RESPONSIBILITY AT THIS TIME EVEN THOUGH SUBSEQUENT YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. *JB

LOOSE UPPER / LOWER BALL JOINTS ON 1999 DODGE DURANGO 4X4, 86,000 MILES. CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED THE 2000 THRU 2003 DURANGO / DAKOTA 4X4 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE SAME BALL JOINTS. SPOKE WITH DODGE/CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 2-9-05 AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT INTO A DODGE ON SERVICE CENTER FOR THERE TECH'S TO ANALYZE. BEFORE I COULD GET IT IN ON 2-10-05, THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER CONSIDERATION.*AK

BOTH FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUTPERMATURELY, AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THIS IS DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 04V059000 BUT THE VIN AND MY IN NOT INCLUDED. *AK

THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND HESITATING WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THEN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE FOR TEN MINUTES, AND THEN RESTARTED. FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL TIRES DUE TO WORN UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME RECALL PROBLEM AS THE 1998-1999 MODELS. THE RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS NOISES COMING FROM THE SERPENTINE BELT, THE VEHICLE HAD TAKEN TOO LONG TO CRANK AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED OIL. *SC *JB

UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THIS PROBLEM RESULTED IN TIRE REPLACEMENT. *SC *JB