1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY REPLACED BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK

CONSUMER REPORTED TWO INCIDENTS. FIRST INCIDENT INVOLVED VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A THUMPING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING. THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVED VEHICLE LOSING STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A TRACTOR TRAILER CRASHING INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

MY TIRES STARTED TO WEAR IN AN UNUSUAL PATTERN. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE 2000-2003 RECALL OF THE DODGE DURANGO I HAD MY 1999 CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THAT ALL FOUR OF MY BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. THE SAME THING THAT THEY ARE RECALLING THE 2000-2003 DURANGOS FOR. IT WILL COST APPROX. 650.00 TO FIX. I THINK THEY NEED TO EXTEND THE RECALL TO 1999. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD ANY FAILURE WITH THE DURANGOS OTHER THEN THE RECALL YEARS? HOW DO THEY DETERMINE THAT ONLY THE 2000-2003 DURANGOS ARE THE ONLY ONES AFFECTED BY THE BALL JOINT FAILURE? APPERENTLY THE 1999 HAVE THE FAILURE TOO. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THEIR 1999 DURANGO. THANKS.*AK

THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. A RECALL FOR THE PART WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

(1) NOISE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS. NOISE GRADUALLY INCREASED WITH ABNORMAL MOVEMENT APPARENT WHILE TURNING. 2) VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR EVAULATION - DEALERSHIP FOUND DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT. (3) BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED. THE NATURE OF THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL THAT THE 1999 MODEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT OUT, WHILE OUT OF TOWN, AT 60,500 MILES. DEALER AND COMPANY REFUSED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY SINCE 500 OUT OF WARRANTY. VEHICLE WAS NOT ABUSED OR USED FOR TOWING HEAVY EQUIPMENT. MAINTAINED REGULARLY, BUT NO ASSISTANCE EVEN AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER/DAHMLER. COST $1,600 TO REPLACE AT A TRANSMISSION CENTER.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 21, 1999. THE BALL JOINTS WERE SAME TYPE AS THOSE ON RECALL FOR YEAR BEGINNING 2000. *BF TWO YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS LATER THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAD BROKEN ALONG WITH THE TWO BACK POWER WINDOWS. THERE WAS ALSO A CRACKED SERPENTINE BELT, THE TENSIONER HAD FROZEN, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY AND THE GASKET WAS LEAKING. *SC *JB

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. THIS CAUSED A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED., BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF STEERING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH. STEERING WHEEL DID NOT CONTROL THE TIRES. I AM TOLD THE STEERING SLIP JOINT CONTRACTED . THE CONSEQUENCYS OF THIS INJURY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH OF MYSELF AND FAMILY MEMBERS.LUCKLY IT DID NOT.. I AM SAVING THE PART IF DODGE WANTS TO INSPECT IT. I WAS NEVER SO HORRIFIED IN MY LIFE AS I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF MY DIVING SITUATION. I WOULD EXPECT CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND FIX THE PART /INSPECT THE BALL JOINTS . *AK

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. I AM ABOUT TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT. I STARTED HEARING A NOISE ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I AM NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED SEVERAL WEBSITES AND THERE ARE 100 OF 1999 DURANGOS THAT ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. *AK