1998 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE PULLING VEHICLE OUT ONTO THE ROAD FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. SEAT ITSELF ROCKS BACK AND FORTH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AT FIRST CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES, THEN DISCOVERED IT WAS NOT THE BRAKES, BUT THE DRIVESHAFT, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER HAD BEEN HAVING A LOT OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT IF REAR END LOCKED UP. *AK CHRYSLER WAS UNWILLING TO ASSIT WITH THE REPAIRS.*SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A CONSTANT OIL LEAK.*AK THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE ENGINE ALWAYS BURNED OIL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE. WHEN PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE WOULD OCCUR THE DODGE MECHANICS ALWAYS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT OF MONIES PAID. *JG

THE PLASTIC PISTON IN THE CALIPERS ARE ENGAGED AGAINST THE BRAKE PADS AND HAVE WORN DOWN THE DISC(ROTOR) OVER TIME. I DO LONG DISTANCE DRIVING, NOT START AND STOP; HENCE, IT HAS TAKEN THIS LONG TO MANIFEST ITSELF. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT BRAKES GRINDING A SECOND TIME ON NOVEMBER 27, 2000.*AK

THE LUMBAR SUPPORT LEVER WAS ACTIVATED BY MY HUSBAND AND WHEN ACTIVATED, IT STICKS OUT BEYOND THE DRIVER'S SEAT ABOUT 1/2 INCH. WHEN I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, MY LOWER BACK HIT THE LEVER RESULTING IN TWO BULGED DISCS AND A TEAR IN THE L4-S1 REGION ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURY HAS RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY $10,000 OF MEDICAL BILLS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW IN THAT A LUMBAR SUPPORT LEVER SHOULD NOT BE IN THE PATHWAY OF ONE'S BACK WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE.*AK

THIS IS THE 4TH SET OF BALL JOINTS THAT HAVE GONE BAD. WHEN DO THEY ADMIT A PROBELM EXISTS?*AK

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED, CAUSING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. THIS WAS NOT NOTICED TILL A TIRE BLEW BECAUSE THE INNER EDGE OF THE TIRE HAD WORN OUT. A NEW TIRE WAS PURCHASED, BUT I COULD NTO GET AN ALIGNMENT. TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS, I ALSO NEED TO HAVE THE UPPER CONTROL ARM REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY EVER SEEN HIGHWAY MILES. BALLJOINT'S HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY. AS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL DURANGO OWNERS CLUB I KNOW THIS IS BECOMING A VERY COMMON OCCURANCE, EVEN ON NEWER VEHICLES.

WHILE DRIVING IN VERY COLD WEATHER, TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES IN 3 YEARS. DEALER DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY. CURRENTLY, WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, DEALER WANTED TO REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN I-71 AND THE CHECK GUAGES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO 0 CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A CLOGGED OIL PUMP INTAKE SCREEN. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE ALTHOUGH OIL WAS CHANGED IN A TIMELY MANNER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE OIL PAN WAS TAKEN OFF AND ENGINE COMPONENTS AND METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND. THE SERVICE ADVISOR HIMSELF TOLD US THAT HE COULD NOT SAY FOR SURE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE. HE ALSO MAINTAINED THAT IF WE HAD A CHRYSTLER INSPECTOR COME IN WE WOULD END UP PAYING FOR A NEW ENGINE. HERE WE ARE MAKING PAYMENTS ON A $30,000 THAT WE CANNOT DRIVE UNTIL WE COME UP WITH ALMOST $5000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.*AK

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE DEALER MAINTAINS IT IS DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE WE MAINTAIN THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY CARED FOR AND THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. *AK