1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER HEARD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED.*AK

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINT WEAR AT LOW MILEAGE. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS QUOTED $1200 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I STARTED EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS AT 54000 MILES! THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. I WOULD HOPE THE NHTSA WOULD ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS TAKEN. *NM

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS A MAJOR FRONT END STEERING PROBLEM. WE HAVE TAKEN IT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON NUMEROUS TIMES. EACH TIME THE FIX SOMETHING AND THEN THEY TELL US IT NEEDS ADDITIONAL WORK ALSO. THE REPAIRS BILL JUST KEEP STACKING UP. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF ANYTHING THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRS WILL BE WORTH MY TIME AND MONEY. MY DURANGO CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN BY ME, DUE TO THE STEERING PROBLEM AS I KNOW WHAT I CAN AND CAN'T DO WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I WILL NOT LET MY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS FIXED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO TELL THE DEALERSHIP TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WILL THIS BE A FACTORY RECALL OR WARRANTY REPAIR. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE THAT AS THIS SEVERE FRONT END STEERING PROBLEM. *NM

I WAS INFORMED TODAY THAT MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO NEEDS UPPER BALL JOINTS FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAD 33,327 MILES ON IT AND THIS TIME IT HAS 87,000. I OWNED THE CAR FOR TWO YEARS THE FIRST TIME AND NOW IT WILL BE FIVE YEARS IN APRIL 2004. THE FIRST TIME HERB CHAMBERS DODGE REPLACED BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS. *NM

THE BALL JOINTS ON THE PASSENGER BROKE. A MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS HAPPENED AFTER LIFTING VEHICLE UP ON THE LIFT. *AK

TWO FRONT POWER WINDOWS BROKE WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP OR DOWN. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME BROKE OFF. *AK

BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS SHOT-LEFT SO BAD SERVICE DEPT. SAID DO NOT DRIVE. I HAVE THE FAULTY PARTS. WHY HASN'T DODGE ISSUED A RECALL? *JB

WHILE TURNING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER/DRIVER WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AT VERY LOW MILEAGES INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE. DRIVER'S SIDE EXTREMELY BAD, PASSENGER SIDE NEEDS CHANGED.*AK