1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO RIGHT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I HAD MY DURANGO AT THE DEALER FOR A WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT AND AFTER SEEING A NEWS STORY ON THE FAILURE OF BALL JOINTS ON DODGE DURANGOS I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE BALL JOINTS FOR WEAR. I WAS CALLED LATER IN THE DAY AND TOLD THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAD MORE WEAR THAN WAS ALLOWED BY THE MANUFACTURER ( I HAD THEM REPLACED AT MY COST). MY DURANGO ONLY HAS 47K MILES ON IT, THIS IS WAY TO EARLY TO HAVE TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED. I ALSO HAD NO INDICATION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BALL JOINTS, IF I HAD NOT ASKED FOR THEM TO BE INSPECTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY WHEN THEY HAD FAILED. THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD BE ON A RECALL. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS ON 1999 DODGE DURANGO. *MR THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF CASES WHERE THE TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF OF THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED HIS MONEY BACK. *SC

COMPLAINT REGARDING THE BALL JOINTS ON A 1999 DODGE DURANGO.*MR THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 50000 MILES. NOW THE VEHICLE BALL JOINTS ARE FAILING PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. *NM

BROKEN BALL JOINT - DRIVER SIDE (WHILE DRIVING FROM CHICAGO TO WISCONSIN, CAUSING TIRE TO EXPLODE, COSTING ME $1,094.00) I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HOLIDAY DODGE IN FOND DU LAC, WI. AND DWAYNE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $2495.00 I ASKED HIM IF THE PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE I HAD ONLY 98,900 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T. HE TRIED TO CHARGE ME FOR THINGS UNRELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 9,2004. TODAY, JULY 6,2004, MY HUSBAND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MIDAS TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEUPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPAIR BEFORE ALIGNMENT CAN BE DONEL. I CONTACTED DODGE CONSUMER COMPLAINT OFFICE AND THEY SAID THAT THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TWO DEALERS. BOTH DEALERS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AND THE FRONT TIRES WERE ABOUT TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *SC *JB

1999 DODGE DURANGO OWNER - IN JANUARY - UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT - FAILED INSPECTION - LOCAL MECHANIC NOTICED A LOT OF PLAY IN BALL JOINTS. REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND COST $750.00. *JB NOW FRONT LEFT BEARING - TIRE ALMOST CAME OFF -NO PRIOR GRINDING ETC. NEW TIRE RUBBING ON FRONT END PARTS JULY 01/04. *JB

I AM HAVING HE SAME "BAD BALL JOINTS" ISSUE AS OTHER FILERS IN MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO. PLEASE MAKE ME #82.*AK

THE LUGS: NUTS HAVE BECOME SO STUCK ON THE RIMS DURING A TIRE CHANGE THAT THE STEMS BROKE OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME AT TEXACO LUBE DURING A TIRE ROTATION; SECOND TIME AT COSTCO, AGAIN DURING A TIRE ROTATION. HAD TO HAVE ALL STEMS REPLACED AT DEALER AND GET REIMBURSED FROM TEXACO LUBE/COSTCO. DEALER SAID THE STEMS ARE VERY BRITTLE AND THAT DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THIS ALREADY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE CONSUMER ALSO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC TO GET A THIRD OPINION AND WAS TOLD THREE OUT OF THE FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE SHOT. *SC *JB