2001 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AN 18 WHEELER CAME TOWARD HER LANE. CONSUMER PRESSED THE BRAKES TO AVOID THE 18 WHEELER AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE ROLLED AND FLIPPED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE RUSHED TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. *AK

CONTROL ARMS/BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THIS INCLUDES BOTH SETS OF UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS/BALL JOINTS.

NOISE IN FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION OF OUR 2001 DURANGO WITH ONLY 25,000 MILES. TOOK TO DEALER, FIRST THEY SAID THEY WERE REPLACING TIE-ROD THEN THEY REPLACED THE BALL JOINT. @ WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, CAR MAKING SAME NOISE.*AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF STEERING COLUMN AT 39,000 MILES. STEERING COLUMN NOISE NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT OF STEERING COLUMN.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. ALSO INDICATED THAT HE IS AWARE OF THE INVESTIGATION THAT DODGE HAS ON THE DURANGOS. *PH

FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT PEMATURE CAUSING VERY UNSAFE DRIVING--HAD TO REPLACE. *PH

CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE SERVICE. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS. FAILURE OF JOINTS MAY RESULT IN WHEEL SEPARATION.

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE WORN OUT COMPLETELY. VEHICLE IS IN A REPAIR SHOP AT THIS MOMENT FOR UPPER BALL JOINT REPAIRS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING BALL JOINTS ARE WEARING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DURANGO, AND OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY FRONT END. APPROX. 3-4 WEEKS AGO I BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO NTB FOR THIS TO BE CHECKED. THEY SOLD ME ON NEW FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS, FRONT-END ALIGNMENT, AND TIRE ROTATION. THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. SO LAST WEEK, I BROUGHT THE TRUCK INTO PEP BOYS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY THOUGHT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS BAD, BUT NEEDED TO BRING IT INTO A DODGE DEALER. TODAY I BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO THE LOCAL DODGE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45,000, AND EVERY PERSON I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE LASTED FOR AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE ANOTHER TESTAMENT TO AN ISSUE WITH THE DURANGO BALL JOINTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE WERE NOT FORTHCOMING WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE PENDING INVESTIGATION, AND VERY ELUSIVE WHEN QUESTIONED.*AK