2001 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS TO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM *SCC *JB

RIGHT REAR LEAF SPRING BROKEN AT REAR EYE WHERE SHACKLE BOLT GOES THROUGH. NO ABUSIVE ACTION WHICH SHOULD HAVE CAUSED BREAKAGE.

PREMATURE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE ON 2001 DODGE DURANGO AT APPROX 25,000 MILES. I AM A CERTIFIED MASTER SCHOOL BUS TECH AND BECAME AWARE THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION AFTER READING A TRADE MAGAZINE. I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THIS. THANK GOODNESS IT MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE CAUSING ME TO CHECK THE SUSPENSION AND FIND THE PROBLEM. I CAN SEE WHERE THIS FAILURE COULD BE CATASTROPHIC TO SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE WARNING SIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PROPERLY AND HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. HOWEVER, I FEEL THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE BALL JOINTS AND THEY SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR CAUSE OF FAILURE SO A DESIGN / MANUFACTURING UPGRADE CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. A RECALL PROBABLY WOULD BE IN ORDER. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN UNFAIR EXPENSE FOR VEHICLE OWNERS WHO'S WARRANTIES HAVE EXPIRED, BUT A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL.

CLUNKING, RATTLES AND SQUEAKS FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION DURING SHARP TURNS OR BUMPS. VEHICLE HAS 18,100 MILES ON IT. DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PREMATURE FAILURE AS REFERENCED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE03032.*AK

THE BRAKES ARE INEFFECTIVE WHEN GOING FROM LIGHT BRAKING TO HEAVY BRAKING FOR A PANIC STOP WITHOUT FULLY RELEASING THE PEDAL FIRST. THE BRAKES WILL NOT GRAB ENOUGH FOR THE ABS TO ENGAGE AND GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY HAVE GLAZED OVER, DESPITE FULL BODY WEIGHT ON BREAK PEDAL. THE FRONT PADS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE, THE ROTORS TURNED AND BRAKE FLUID BLEED. THE CONDITION CAN BE REPEATED WITH BOTH COLD AND HOT BRAKES BY SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN FROM 60 MPH TO 40 MPH IN 4-5 SECONDS THEN, WITHOUT RELEASING THE PEDAL, IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPT A FULL STOP. SYMPTOM WAS DEMONSTRATED FOR DODGE DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN. THEY CONTACTED DODGE STAR FOR SUPPORT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM DUE TO PRESSURE EQUALIZATION IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. I HAVE NOTIFIED DAIMLERCHRYSLER (FILE # 11617536) OF MY CONCERN AND AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO BRING LARGER ATTENTION TO THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY CONDITION. CONSIDERING THIS ENGINEERING DESIGN, HOW SAFE IS THIS 2.5 TON VEHICLE WHEN FULLY LOADED TO 6400 GVWR OR WHEN TOWING?*AK

THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY 2001 DURANGO CONSISTENTLY HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS EVEN AFTER TWO CHANGES ON THE PADS. MY DURANGO ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT AND I KEEP IT UP TO DATE ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURE. THE PAINT JOB ON THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS BRAND NEW HAS FADED NEAR THE FENDER WALLS AND THE DOOR JAMS. I LOVE THIS VEHICLE BUT AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN A VEHICLE; OVERALL APPEARANCE.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A PULSATION FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK ALSO THE BLOWER MOTOR ONLY WORKED ON HIGH. *JB

I HAD TO PREMATURELY REPLACE THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM ON MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 42,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THEY WERE REPLACED. SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS A GOOD IDEA THAT I LISTENED TO THE RATTLE AND HAD IT FIXED BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENED. *AK

WE OWN A 2001 DODGE DURANGO, NO LONGER UNDFER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR SHAKING AND NO ONE WAS ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I DO BELIEVE IT IS THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM. WHAT IS THE MANUFACTURER GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS TO COMPENSATE THE OWNERS OF THESE PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BALL JOINTS? IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL? ALSO, WHAT RISK AM I TAKING DRIVING THE DURANGO THE WAY IT IS? WE HAVE 3 YEAR OLD SON.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN PULLING VERY HARD RIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD IT COULDN'T BE PERFORMED BECAUSE OF BAD BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 44,000 MILES ON IT AND IT APPEARS THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE BALL JOINTS AS THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.*AK