1998 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

THE BRAKES TEND NOT TO RELEASE FULLY WHEN TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE MAXIMUM SPEED IS 30-40 MPH. ONECE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOLS THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS.

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH OR OVER AND BACK SIDE WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN ,VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM TAILGATE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE, INCLUDING SEATS/DASH/STEERING, ETC , WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. CHRYLER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SEAT BELT WEB IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SECOND ROW SEAT BASE LATCH MECHANISM FOR THE OUTSIDE SEAT AND CAN DROP DOWN, INTERFERING WITH THE LATCH. SEAT WILL PIVOT BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION, BUT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY LATCHED. IF THIS HAPPENS AND VEHICLE WASTO MAKE A MANEUVER, SUCH AS HARD BRAKING, THE SECOND ROW OUTSIDE SEAT CAN PIVOT FORWARD AND HIT DRIVER IN BACK OF HEAD. *AK

CONSUMER DROVE 2MILES PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, 10 MINUTES LATER THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD AREA. THE HORN STARTED TO BLOW CONTINUOUSLY. BOTH FRONT TIRE EXPLODED . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. IS HOLDING VEHICLE UNTIL FIRE MARSHAL COMES TO LOOK AT VEHICLE ON MARCH 09 1998. *AK

HORN ON STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT OPERATE AT ALL. TOOK TO DEALER OVER 2 MONTHS AGO. DEALER SAID THAT PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR THE HORN. AS OF THIS DATE, PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

ELECTRICAL: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH AND SMELLED WIRES BURNING, STOPPED VEHICLE AND GOT OUT AND THE SMELL GOT STRONGER. GOT BACK INTO VEHICLE AND DROVE ANOTHER 25 FEET, AND NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. PULLED OVER AND CALLED FIRE DEPT . VEHICLE TOTALED. CAUSE OF FIRE LOOSE NUT ON POWER SOURCE BOX. *AK