1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

WHILE TURNING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I HAD TO REPLACE WHEEL CYLINDERS,BALL JOINTS,AND BALL BEARING ON MY 99 DURANGO WAS TOLD MY WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS. I COULN'T GET MY VEHICLE INSPECTED BECAUSE OF THIS. IT HAS BEEN A HARDSHIP ON ME $1000.00 I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS DONE. I'M DISABLED AND COULD NOT AFFORD THIS.*AK

1)FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP,CAUSING BRAKE PAD TO BREAK DAMAGING ROTORS. 2)NOISE IN FRONT END,LIFT UP FRONT TO CHECK IT OUT ONLY TO FIND WHEEL READY TO FALL OFF.WHEEL BEARINGS SHOT. 3)TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET WHEEL BEARING FIXED,WAS TOLD ALONG WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ARE SHOT AGAIN. 4)TO TOP IT ALL OFF THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEED ALL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT IF I WANT TO KEEP THE FRONT END ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS ON MY DODGE DURANGO 1999 ARE WORN OUT PREMATURELY. OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES A POPPING NOISE.*AK

OUR DODGE DURANGO HAD TO HAVE NEW UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED ALONG WITH NEW TIE RODS IN ORDER TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED PROPERLY. THESE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT NEW BY US IN OCT. 1998.*AK

DODGE DURANGO 5.2L V-8 ENGINE MOTOR BLEW UP AFTER 54K MILES. COMPLETE MOTOR FAILURE REQUIRED MOTOR REPLACEMENT. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM WHICH WAS CAUSING FRONT END NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DODGE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WAS DRIVING ON BAD TIRES. LATER, WAS TOLD THAT BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK

DURING A VEHICLE INSPECTION TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A CLANKING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT END. MECHANIC PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT, AND DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE. INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK