1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

DURING A VEHICLE INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER BEFORE THE INSPECTION THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF BALL JOINT PROBLEMS. *AK *JB

INTERMITTENTLY CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING ENGINE SLOWED DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WERE THEY REPLACED ENGINE SENSOR.*AK

DURING MARYLAND STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION ON MY 99 DODGE DURANGO, I WAS BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC FOUND CRACKS, CHIPS, AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BALL JOINTS, AND SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ASAP. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. I CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I SHOULD EXPECT THE BALL JOINTS TO BE IN THIS CONDITION CONSIDERING THAT I HAVE ABOUT 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. HE SAID THEY WOULD ONLY HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE WARRANTY UNTIL 36,000 MILES. HE DID NOT SEEM TO THINK THAT IT WAS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE WITH DAMAGED BALL JOINTS, AND WAS RUDE WHEN I ASKED ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. I FOUND MORE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE ON-GOING INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE DURANGO BALL JOINTS.*AK

I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE DURANGO FROM CARTER CO. DODGE. I DID NOT START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ANYTHING UNTIL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, WHEN THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LOCK AND WINDOW WERE BEGINNING TO HAVE PROBLEMS OPENING. THE WINDOW FINALLY QUIT WORKING AND NOW THE DOOR IS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS OPENING. JUST RECENTLY THE REAR TAILGATE DOOR HAS STARTED ACTING UP ALSO. SOMETIMES IT WILL OPEN AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. IT WONT OPEN EVEN IF YOU USE THE KEY. I AM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO LEAD TO A MAJOR PROBLEM IF THESE LOCKS AND WINDOWS QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND I HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE WOMAN THAT OWNED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO ME, SHE INFORMED ME THAT SHE HAD REPLACED THE DOOR LOCKS TWICE AND WAS TIRED OF HAVING TO DO THIS, SO SHE TRADED THE DURANGO IN. I AM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A SAFTEY HAZARD, AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS MATTER INVESTIGATED TO SEE IF THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS THAN JUST MINE. THANK YOU PATTY GIBSON. *AK

AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN (PREMATURELY IN MY MIND). VEHICLE HAD 63,XXX MILES WHEN FIRST NOTED BY ROYAL GATE DODGE-ST. LOUIS

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A CLICKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE TIE RODS WERE LOOSE. *AK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND AND WHEN A BUMP WAS HIT, THE FRONT END SQUEAKED LOUDLY. *SC *JB

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO THE TIE RODS WERE BAD. *JB

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

WAS DRIVING 45 MPH HEARS A NOISE, LIKE METAL TO METAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT FRONT UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE COMING APART AND WERE UNSTABLE. THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *NM