2000 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE DURANGO IN JUNE 2003. I HAVE HAD CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT SUSPENSION, BALL JOINTS,RIGHT HUB ASSEMBLY. RIGHT SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 YEARS AND I WAS JUST TOLD YESTERDAY THAT IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC OF 18 YEARS, THE WHOLE FRONT SUSPENSION IS BAD AND THE DIFFERENTIAL WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK 11 YEARS AND HAVE KEPT IT WELL MAINTAINED,IN ALL THIS TIME, I HAVE HAD ONLY ONE OFFICIAL RECALL FOR UPPER ARM BALL JOINTS IN 2005. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER TWICE TO QUESTION WHY I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY SO FREQUENTLY(EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST 5 OF 6 YEARS) AND THEY INSIST THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR A SPECIFIC RECALL FOR MY VIN. I HAVE HAD ENOUGH WITH REPLACING THE SAME PART OVER AND OVER EVERY YEAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS HUB ASSEMBLY & FRONT SUSPENSION. I HAVE NOTICED THE SAME COMPLAINTS ONLINE AS MINE.... FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN REACHING SPEEDS OF 55-60 MPH, BALL JOINT ISSUES, HUB ASSEMBLY ISSUES, AND FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUES. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 2 RECALLS FOR 2000 DODGE DURANGO FRONT SUSPENSION AND HUB ASSEMBLY UNITS, AND CONVENIENTLY FOR CHRYSLER, NEITHER ARE MY VIN NUMBER DURANGO. SURPRISE, SURPRISE!! I WILL CONTINUE TO FILE COMPLAINTS WITH CHRYSLER UNTIL SOME ONE DECIDES TO TAKE ACTION AND GET THESE ISSUES REPAIRED ONCE AND FOR ALL. I AM GETTING A LITTLE TIRED OF CONSTANTLY PUTTING OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE SAME ISSUE YEAR AFTER YEAR!! PLEASE HELP GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE AND FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED FOR A MINIMUM OF THIRTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 202,000.

WHILE BACKING MY DODGE DURANGO ONTO BOAT RAMP TO TAKE A JETSKI OUT OF THE WATER, I LOST ALL BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP FROM GOING IN THE WATER. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKE LINES I NOTICED THEY RUSTED ALL THE WAY THRU AND CAUSED ALL FLUID TO LEAK OUT RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. A REPAIR STATION ESTIMATED 1500 TO 2000 TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES, AND SAID IT IS COMMON ON DURANGOS AND DAKOTAS DUE TO BAD METAL LINES FROM FACTORY. THEY ALSO SAID BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT RUST OUT LIKE THIS AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN FATALITIES WITH ALL THE AFFECTED MODELS STILL ON THE ROAD. *TR

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LOCALLY. AFTER 2 DAYS OF OWNING IT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AT RANDOM MOMENTS. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING AT 40MPH AND SOMETIMES AT 20MPH AND UNDER. IN TRAFFIC AND SOMETIMES AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A BIT WILL NOT STARTUP. WHEN WE ARE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP ALSO. THE VEHICLE MAY TAKE HOURS BEFORE IT STARTS AGAIN. THERE HAS BEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS AND STILL NO REAL SOLUTION. THE 1999 TO 2001 DURANGOS MUST BE RECALLED BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE DOOR CONTROL PANEL AND DOOR MOTOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST STALLS ON ME WHILE DRIVING. MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR WHEN HAPPENING SCARES ME BC OF TRAFFIC HITTING ME. I'VE CHANGED ALL SENSORS FUEL PUMP SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRING RADIATOR FAN CLEANED CADILLAC CONVERTER CHECKED ALL RELAYS ALL GOOD WIRING IS ALL GOOD BUT STILL HAVING ISSUES A NO BUS CODE POPS UP WHEN DIES AND HAVE HAD THE TRUCK ITS DIED SEVERAL TIMES AT INTERSECTION HIGHWAYS WORK EVERYWHERE ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND I'VE CHECKED AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED ESPECIALLY LIKE A CHILD I'VE GIVEN UP ON DRIVING MY TRUCK BECAUSE I'M NOT PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN ANYMORE DANGER. AND I'VE SEEN PEOPLE ON HERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. *TR

THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE IN THE REAR END COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AT AROUND 30 MPH, AND GETS LOUD WHILE INCREASING SPEED. DEALERSHIP WANTS $1200 JUST TO INSTALL A NEW ONE, PRICE DOES NOT REFLECT THE $2500 REAR DIFFERENTIAL. WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, AND NO ACTION I BEING TAKEN. OBVIOUSLY A FLAW ON THERE END, THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN BEAT AND IN PRISTINE CONDITION. CALLED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THE WARRANTY EXPIRED 10 YEARS AGO, OBVIOUSLY BUT EVERYONE'S WARRANTY EXPIRED AND ARE HELPLESS BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM AROSE BY THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,331.

WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND WENT DEAD. IT HAD NO OIL PRESSURE LEFT. MY VEHICLE BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY! IT WAS TOWED HOME. *TR