1998 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

DURING COLD WEATHER, THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILS TO PROVIDE HEAT TO THE FRONT PANEL VENTS. *AK

THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS/REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON ALL 4 WINDOWS REPEATEDLY. REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY HAVE BEEN DONE, HOWEVER AFTER APPROX 2 MONTHS THE WINDOWS FAIL TO GO UP OR DOWN. . ... DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING THE FRONT DISC BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS ALL ITEMS ARE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW ONLY 20 MONTHS AGO AND THE BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED. DEALER ADMITS THAT THAT'S UNUSUAL AND THAT BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST A VERY LONG TIME. *AK

VEHICLE CAN BE PLACED IN GEAR FROM PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. THIS SITUATION COULD ALLOW UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENT INJURY. *AK

BATTERY SUDDENLY DIED, PREVENTING ENGINE START. ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY PRIOR TO INCIDENT, BUT BATTERY TESTED COMPLETELY DEAD AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE. ATTEMPTED JUMP STARTING AND CHARGING BATTERY WITH NO RESULTS. *AK

SHOULDER RESTRAINT FAILS TO OPERATE IN COLD TEMPERATURES (LESS THAN 25 DEGREES). CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE UNTILL DEALERSHIP CAN DUPLICATE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, DUE TO UNRELIABILITY OF SAID SEAT BELT. IF SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, CHILDREN WILL NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO BE SAFELY RESTRAINED IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. YH

THE COOLING FAN, WHEN ENGAGED, REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE AVAILABLE HORSE POWER. THE COOLING FAN, IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ON COOL SUMMER DAY IN COLORADO, RUNS EXCESSIVELY. THE CHANGE IN AVAILABLE HORSE POWER BETWEEN FAN-ENGAGED AND FAN-DISENGAGED SITUATIONS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT ONE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED FULLY. THE DIFFERENCE IS SIGNIFICANT AND STRIKING. *AK

ON WET PAVEMENT, APPROACHING STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES NORMALLY, THE BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. ACCIDENTS HAVE NARROWLY BEEN AVOIDED. THE PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT LED TO THE RECENT RECALL OF GM SUV'S AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO A DODGE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CLUTCH FAN ON THE COOLING SYSTEM AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK