U.S. public vehicle records

Dodge DODGE brakes problems

18 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.

Key facts

141 owner complaints analyzed

9 distinct recall campaigns

69,290 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1964 to 2002 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 61 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Braking behavior evidence

18 of 141 complaints match this topic (12.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 482137 · 1995-03-17 (March 17, 1995)

ROTORS OVERHEATED, CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP/BRAKE FAILURE. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479612, 479613) *AW

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 482137 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 603728 · 1997-08-27 (August 27, 1997)

BRAKES FAILED TWICE.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 603728 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 606024 · 1997-08-29 (August 29, 1997)

BRAKES FAILED.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 606024 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 541929 · 1998-10-08 (October 8, 1998)

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN FAILURE OF WINDOWS, A/C AND ABS BRAKES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 541929 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 701786 · 1999-01-01 (January 1, 1999)

BRAKES FAILED @ 35 MPH; REGAINED BRAKES THEREAFTER; EMERGENCY BRAKE STUCK (DEALER CLAIMS NOTHING WRONG).

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 701786 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

141 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

43.3%Usable mileage61 / 141 records

92.2%Valid incident date130 / 141 records

100.0%Valid filing date141 / 141 records

92.2%Ordered incident and filing dates130 / 141 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	18.3% ODI 10059189 · 53,303 mi TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AK MR Look up ODI 10059189 at NHTSA ↗	1838.3% ODI 10045299 · 44,000 mi DODGE DURANGO, UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. *LA Look up ODI 10045299 at NHTSA ↗	416.7% ODI 10102697 THE FRONT BALL JOINT IS MAKING NOISES AND BLACK LOOKING SOOT ON TIRE RIMS. *JB Look up ODI 10102697 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	110.0% ODI 604689 PULLEY/CRANKSHAFT BROKE. Look up ODI 604689 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	325.0% ODI 10104899 · 73,000 mi IN OCTOBER OF 2003 MY 2.7 LITER ENGINE WENT WITH ONLY 73,000 MILES. I CHANGED THE OIL IN THIS VEHICLE FAITHFULLY EVERY 3,000 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW. WHEN IT HAPPENED I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO HIT A CURB SO HARD THAT MY TIRE BLEW. I AM THANKFUL THAT IT WAS A CURB THAT I HIT. THIS OCCURRED NOT FAR FROM A MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE CHILDREN ALWAYS WERE . I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT MY VEHICLE, HE TOLD ME THAT THESE WERE THE WORST ENGINES EVER MADE, HE ALSO ADVISED ME NOT TO REPLACE … Look up ODI 10104899 at NHTSA ↗	612.8% ODI 10025488 I HAVE A 1999 DODGE NEON 2 DOOR HATCHBACK , THAT I PURCHASED NEW AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OIL LEAKING. I HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE OIL HAS NOW LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE AND I NOW NEED A NEW OR REBUILT ENGINE.*AK Look up ODI 10025488 at NHTSA ↗	416.7% ODI 10104359 · 99,980 mi I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS SOMEONE AND THE CAR DIDN'T SOUND QUITE RIGHT AFTERWARDS. IT WAS DUE TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND DID SO REGULARLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2000. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT WHEN HE CHANGED THE OIL THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. SO I PUT A OIL TREATMENT IN TO SEE IF IT WOULD HELP. I RAN MY CAR FOR LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THAT AND AS I WAS DRIVING TO INTO WORK MY CAR STARTING KNOCKING VERY LOUD. RIGHT NOW I AM LOOKING AT A POSSIBLE $500 TO $4800 FIX. MY CAR HAS ALMOST 100,000 MIL… Look up ODI 10104359 at NHTSA ↗	218.2% ODI 10148723 · 85,000 mi 2002 DODGE DURANGO. ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST OIL PRESSURE, AND THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON. I DISCOVERED IT WAS THE OIL PUMP, AND A FRIEND THAT WORKED FOR A DODGE DEALERSHIP, SAID THEY GET THIS COMPLAINT ALL THE TIME. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I PURCHASED THE $2000.00 EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WILL NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE I DID NOT MAINTAIN THE OIL CHANGES, AND THE ENGINE HAD SLUDGE. I TOLD THE CAR REPAIR PEOPLE THEY WERE INSANE TO THINK THAT I WOULD PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND A $28,… Look up ODI 10148723 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	110.0% ODI 10212385 MY SON DIED IN DEC 12,2002 IN A 1996 DODGE STEALTH TWO DAYS AFTER HE DIED I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. CAR LOST CONTROL ON FREEWAY AND WENT OFF ROAD AND ROLLED. HE JUST PUT A TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED CLUTCH, AND PUT IN NEW ENGINE THROUGH TRACY DODGE IN TRACY, CA. *TR Look up ODI 10212385 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	612.8% ODI 10112445 · 65,000 mi I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. IN DECEMBER 2004, THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING WHENEVER I STOPPED, AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE BURNING OIL. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10, JUST OUTSIDE TUCSON, AZ, MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED AND LOST ALMOST ALL MOMENTUM. LUCKILY, IT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND, AT NO MORE THAN 35 MPH, MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP NEARBY. I WAS TOLD THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT WORKING, BUT SOMEONE DID LOOK AT THE ENGINE AND TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE… Look up ODI 10112445 at NHTSA ↗	28.3% ODI 10124144 · 101,000 mi WE PURCHASED OUR 2000 DODGE INTREPID 2.7L WITH 92,936 MILES. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH ONCE WE HIT 100,000 MILES THEN THE CAR TURNED TO JUNK. A BLOWN ENGINE! WE'VE BEEN AROUND AND AROUND WITH OUR OHIO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER WITH NO LUCK! SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS HAVE TOLD US THAT AFTER 100,000 MILES THE INTREPID IS JUNK! WE CAN'T EVEN PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE THE JUNK YARD HAS BEEN OUT OF THEM AND CAN'T KEEP THEM IN STOCK BECAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND AND EVEN THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE IS A BACK LOG OF ORD… Look up ODI 10124144 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	919.1% ODI 10102505 · 54,740 mi MY CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO DODGE FOR A CHECK- THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO BEING LOOSE AND DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING MY CAR. I PAID A TOTAL OF $653.00 ON MARCH 5,2004. BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM MYSELF. I FELT I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE CAUGHT THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING AWFUL HAPPENED. *AK Look up ODI 10102505 at NHTSA ↗	14.2% ODI 10056170 POPPING NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN TURNING ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE Look up ODI 10056170 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	110.0% ODI 10104540 · 77,000 mi SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE MINI VAN IT HAD TO BE SERVICED, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE 24 MONTHS/24000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE FOR $1495. 2ND VISIT ON 9/24/01 TRANS SLIPPING IN 3RD GEAR. PER MECHANIC THE SNAP RING SNAPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON 8/26/02. IT NEEDED A REBUILT & RECONDITIONED 6710 TRANSMISSION & REBUILT/RECONDITIONED TORQUE CONVERTER ALSO A FILTER TOTALING $1588.99. ON 2/26/03 RETURNED BACK TO THE SHOP FOR A BLEW REAR DIFFERENTI… Look up ODI 10104540 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 725572 THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLES WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY. DODGE FIXED THE VEHICLE ONCE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSY. THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM AND DID REPAIRS ON THE REAR AXLE, ASSY. AND BEARING, TRANSMISSION AND OTHER MAJOR PARTS. *AK Look up ODI 725572 at NHTSA ↗	18.3% ODI 10144516 WE WERE JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT (A COUPLE OF JERKS AND THEN NO ACCELERATION ABILITY). WE WERE ALMOST KILLED BY A SEMI WHO ALMOST RAN INTO US WHEN WE SUDDENLY AND DRASTICALLY SLOWED AND HADN'T BRAKED AND HE COULDN'T MOVE TO ANOTHER LANE BECAUSE OF OTHER TRUCKS IN THAT LANE. OUR 98 GRAND CARAVAN HAS ONLY 79K MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, (THOUGH I THINK THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED RATHER THAN REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1000 AND JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS PAST THE YEAR WARRANTY). NOW WE … Look up ODI 10144516 at NHTSA ↗	24.3% ODI 10102517 · 15,000 mi CAR REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES ON BRAKES, TRANSFER CASE AND MOSTLY TRANSMISSION. KEEP FIXING SEAL LEAKS BUT REFUSE TO SEARCH FOR SOURCE OF PROBLEM. NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION LEAKS, TRANSFER CASE LEAKS AND BRAKES SQUEAL EVEN AFTER REPAIR. BEEN IN SHOP 10 TIMES FOR REASONS ABOVE. SUPPOSEDLY DEALER STATES REPAIRED CORRECTLY EACH TIME. MY CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL CONFLICTING WITH DEALER ABOUT IT. ALSO CONTACTED CHRYSLER WITH NO RESOLUTION.*AK Look up ODI 10102517 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	19.1% ODI 10129545 · 62,899 mi 03/1205 DRIVING ON PALMDALE ROAD MY CAR STOPPED I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT STARTED - HAD IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP ON 03/14/05. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. I GOT MY CAR BACK IN MAY. ON MAY 09 I RETURNED MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. THEY CHECK THE VEHICLE AND SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON MAY 13 2005 I DROVE MY CAR DOWN TO LA AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPT AT DODGE THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE … Look up ODI 10129545 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 512220 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. Look up ODI 512220 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	133.3% ODI 502711 ENGINE STALL DUE TO BURNT FUSABLE LINK. *SD Look up ODI 502711 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 480499 VEHICLE FIRE. *SKD Look up ODI 480499 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.1% ODI 10134031 99 DODGE DURANGO ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. 67K MILES - LOW OIL PRESSURE CHECKED 6 MOS AGO - DEALER FOUND LEAK ONLY - THEN ENGINE BLEW THIS WEEK - DEALER SHOULD HAVE ADVISED THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBEM WITH THE DODGE ENGINES AND MAYBE WE COULD HAVE HAD THE SLUDGE BUILD UP REMOVED BEFORE THE ENGINE BLEW. NOW IT WILL COST $5,000 TO REPLACE ENGINE. IS THERE A CLASS ACTION SUIT WE CAN JOIN? THIS IS DECEITFUL, DISHONEST, AND A TRAVISITY ON CHRYSLER'S BEHALF - UNLESS OF COURSE THEY WILL HELP WITH THE REPAIR COST OF THE NEW ENGINE! PL… Look up ODI 10134031 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Equipment	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	120.0% ODI 10224159 HAVE GEN 3 SEATBELT, UNSAFE, COULD UNLATCH IN A CAR ACCIDENT. CAN ALSO BE PUSHED INTO A FALSE HOLE CAUSING A FALSE LATCH. *TR Look up ODI 10224159 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	110.0% ODI 10212385 MY SON DIED IN DEC 12,2002 IN A 1996 DODGE STEALTH TWO DAYS AFTER HE DIED I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. CAR LOST CONTROL ON FREEWAY AND WENT OFF ROAD AND ROLLED. HE JUST PUT A TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED CLUTCH, AND PUT IN NEW ENGINE THROUGH TRACY DODGE IN TRACY, CA. *TR Look up ODI 10212385 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	12.1% ODI 10104144 · 18,000 mi L999 DODGE DURANGO UPPER AND OR LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS USED AS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER INSTALLED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFICIENT ACCORDING TO NHTSA, AND ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COSTS HAVE OCCURED. I AM NOW IN MY FOURTH REPLACEMENT CYCLE, WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVING BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE LOWERS NOW IN THEIR SECOND TIME. NHTSA HAS FAILED TO INCLUDE L998 AND L999 MODEL YEARS, ALLOWING DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO SLIP THE NO… Look up ODI 10104144 at NHTSA ↗	14.2% ODI 10104545 I HAVE TAKEN MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO TO FOREST LAKE DODGE DEALER FOR A CLUNKING NOISE IN MY FRONT END OVER YEAR AGO. I HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THEY SAID AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS I RETURNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH MY PASSENGER WINDOW NOT GOING UP OR DOWN CORRECTLY. ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID OH YOU NEED SHOCKS AND YOU NEED YOUR SERVICE OF WARRENTY PROFORMED OR YOUR WARRENTLY WONT BE ANY GOOD, SO I SAID YES DO WHAT IS UNDER WARRENTY NOTHING ELSE UNLESS I SAY IT OK, WILL… Look up ODI 10104545 at NHTSA ↗	19.1% ODI 10184922 I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID, FIRST OFF I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP ON MAINTENANCE. I FINANCED THE CAR ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. ALL OF A SUDDEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT ON, ME THINKING I MAY BE LOW ON OIL I SIMPLY TOOK IT TO GET SERVICED JUST BECAUSE OF THE OIL LIGHT. THAT DIDN'T HELP THE CAR OIL LIGHT REMAINED. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THAT I HEARD A STRANGE KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN BOOM IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN LEFT IT DIED ! TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER IN MY AREA TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I ENDED UP PAYING OVER $15… Look up ODI 10184922 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	18.3% ODI 10000018 · 60,000 mi IN APRIL ON 2002 MY AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON, I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A CLOCKSPRING FOR IT, I DECLINED TO HAVE IT REPAIR AS IT WAS NOT A COVERED ITEM. IN JUNE 2002 MY CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, AFTER BRINGING IT IN TO THE DEALER AGAIN I WAS TOLD IN WAS THE CLOCKSPRING, AGAIN I DECLINED REPAIR AS IT WASN'T COVERED. IN SEPT2002 MY HORN WENT AGAIN I WAS TIOLD THAT IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING. STILL NOT COVERED BUT NOW I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. THE PART WAS BACK ODERED DURING THIS TIME A SAFTEY RECALL WAS ISSUSED AND CHRYSLER S… Look up ODI 10000018 at NHTSA ↗	12.1% ODI 10040142 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM Look up ODI 10040142 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	218.2% ODI 10120118 MY AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, AND WITH THE IMPACT IT SELF NOTHING HAPPENED I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT IF IT'S GOT TO BE TO WHERE I'M ALMOST INJURED CRITICALLY FOR IT TO DEPOLY FOR THE PROTECTION OF MY HEAD WHICH DID HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. Look up ODI 10120118 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint	51,150–88,500 mi	67,500 mi	15	ODI 10059189 · 53,303 mi TECHNICIAN SERVICED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AK MR Look up ODI 10059189 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10045299 · 44,000 mi DODGE DURANGO, UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. LA Look up ODI 10045299 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10102505 · 54,740 mi MY CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO DODGE FOR A CHECK- THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO BEING LOOSE AND DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING MY CAR. I PAID A TOTAL OF $653.00 ON MARCH 5,2004. BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM MYSELF. I FELT I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE CAUGHT THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING AWFUL HAPPENED. AK Look up ODI 10102505 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	70,681–92,490 mi	74,500 mi	11	ODI 10104899 · 73,000 mi IN OCTOBER OF 2003 MY 2.7 LITER ENGINE WENT WITH ONLY 73,000 MILES. I CHANGED THE OIL IN THIS VEHICLE FAITHFULLY EVERY 3,000 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THE ENGINE BLEW. WHEN IT HAPPENED I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO HIT A CURB SO HARD THAT MY TIRE BLEW. I AM THANKFUL THAT IT WAS A CURB THAT I HIT. THIS OCCURRED NOT FAR FROM A MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE CHILDREN ALWAYS WERE . I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT MY VEHICLE, HE TOLD ME THAT THESE WERE THE WORST ENGINES EVER MADE, HE ALSO ADVISED ME NOT TO REPLACE … Look up ODI 10104899 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10106485 · 74,500 mi MY 99 DODGE INTREPID BEGAN MAKING NOISES. LOUD KNOCKING NOISES ONE DAY. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT WAS THEN I WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A TIMING SENSOR. THAT JOB COST ME $380 DOLLARS. AFTER 15 MINUTES OF RUNNING, THE ENGINE TOTALLY SEIZED UP. PRIOR TO THIS, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF LOOKING AT THE ENGINE ON THE INSIDE AND WAS TOTALLY DISGUSTED WITH WHAT I SAW. I WAS WARNED THAT THE ENGINE MAY SEIZE UP AND THAT I MOST LIKELY NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. MY CAR HAD ABOUT 74,5 MILES ON IT. IT WAS A GOOD PERFORMING CAR. I AM IN A TERRIBLE FINANCIA… Look up ODI 10106485 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10116610 · 65,000 mi OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WOULD DROP TO 0 & CHECK GAUGES LIGHT WOULD COME ON. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT GARAGES. THEY SAID TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM KEPT HAPPENING & I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK (AS I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY) THEY SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THEY DID THAT & THE TRUCK CONTINUED WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN 6000 MILES LATER & THEY ARE SAYING THAT THERE IS SLUDGE IN MY OIL & IT IS A LACK OF MAINTENANCE. I SHOWED THEM MY MAINT… Look up ODI 10116610 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling	69,469–104,500 mi	96,000 mi	8	ODI 10112445 · 65,000 mi I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. IN DECEMBER 2004, THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING WHENEVER I STOPPED, AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE BURNING OIL. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10, JUST OUTSIDE TUCSON, AZ, MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED AND LOST ALMOST ALL MOMENTUM. LUCKILY, IT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND, AT NO MORE THAN 35 MPH, MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP NEARBY. I WAS TOLD THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT WORKING, BUT SOMEONE DID LOOK AT THE ENGINE AND TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE… Look up ODI 10112445 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10142290 · 70,125 mi I PURCHASED THIS 1999 DODGE INTREPID USED FROM A DEALERSHIP IN THE SUMMER OF 2003. I JUST RECENTLY GRADUATED COLLEGE AND THIS WAS THE FIRST CAR THAT I HAVE EVER FINANCED. I WAS EXTREMELY EXCITED AND PROUD TO BE THE OWNER OF A NEWER VEHICLE. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IT HAD LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. WE ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THIS SUMMER WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH OUR CHILDREN IT SUDDENLY SHOOK AND SHUTTERED AND THEN QUIT RUNNING ALMOST CAUSING THEM TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT ON A BUSY AND DANGEROUS… Look up ODI 10142290 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10162337 · 195,900 mi I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS JUST DEVELOPED A PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN BE ON A SIDE STREET DOWN A NARROW CANYON WHICH JUST HAPPENED TO MY WIFE (THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE FACT SHE LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD VERY LITTLE CHOICE FOR PULLING OVER). IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY ANOTHER VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR REASONS I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN. ONCE I PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES IT STARTS BACK UP AND I AM ON MY WAY. I HAVE… Look up ODI 10162337 at NHTSA ↗
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint	52,055–84,250 mi	61,613 mi	8	ODI 10102505 · 54,740 mi MY CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO DODGE FOR A CHECK- THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO BEING LOOSE AND DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING MY CAR. I PAID A TOTAL OF $653.00 ON MARCH 5,2004. BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM MYSELF. I FELT I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE CAUGHT THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING AWFUL HAPPENED. *AK Look up ODI 10102505 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10102647 · 80,000 mi ANNUAL MA STATE INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE SO ALL WERE REPLACED ON 12/3/04 ALONG WITH LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING...ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF SERPENTINE BELT 11/17/03...REPLACEMENT OF COOLANT TEMP SENSOR, THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT GASKET, AND BELT TENSIONER 2/23/04...REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING 5/04...REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ROTORS, LEFT FRONT CV AXLE, LEFT INNER TIE ROD, REAR SHOCKS, OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR, AND NEW TIRE DUE TO GOUGING OF INNER TIRE WALL BY FRO… Look up ODI 10102647 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10104144 · 18,000 mi L999 DODGE DURANGO UPPER AND OR LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS USED AS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER INSTALLED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFICIENT ACCORDING TO NHTSA, AND ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COSTS HAVE OCCURED. I AM NOW IN MY FOURTH REPLACEMENT CYCLE, WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVING BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE LOWERS NOW IN THEIR SECOND TIME. NHTSA HAS FAILED TO INCLUDE L998 AND L999 MODEL YEARS, ALLOWING DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO SLIP THE NO… Look up ODI 10104144 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Too few reports for a range	38,950 mi	4 (sparse)	ODI 10104540 · 77,000 mi SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE MINI VAN IT HAD TO BE SERVICED, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE 24 MONTHS/24000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE FOR $1495. 2ND VISIT ON 9/24/01 TRANS SLIPPING IN 3RD GEAR. PER MECHANIC THE SNAP RING SNAPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON 8/26/02. IT NEEDED A REBUILT & RECONDITIONED 6710 TRANSMISSION & REBUILT/RECONDITIONED TORQUE CONVERTER ALSO A FILTER TOTALING $1588.99. ON 2/26/03 RETURNED BACK TO THE SHOP FOR A BLEW REAR DIFFERENTI… Look up ODI 10104540 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10102517 · 15,000 mi CAR REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES ON BRAKES, TRANSFER CASE AND MOSTLY TRANSMISSION. KEEP FIXING SEAL LEAKS BUT REFUSE TO SEARCH FOR SOURCE OF PROBLEM. NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION LEAKS, TRANSFER CASE LEAKS AND BRAKES SQUEAL EVEN AFTER REPAIR. BEEN IN SHOP 10 TIMES FOR REASONS ABOVE. SUPPOSEDLY DEALER STATES REPAIRED CORRECTLY EACH TIME. MY CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND STILL CONFLICTING WITH DEALER ABOUT IT. ALSO CONTACTED CHRYSLER WITH NO RESOLUTION.AK Look up ODI 10102517 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10354123 · 1,380 mi 4 YEAR OLD CHILD IN CAR RAN TO GET KEYS DIDN'T KNOW WAS IN SWITCH. CHILD TURNED KEY ON DID NOT START. BUMPED SHIFTER RAN OVER BANK IN TO HIGHWAY OVER ANOTHER BANK. CHILD WAS VERY LUCKY HAD MASHED THUMB. CAR WAS NOT FIXABLE. OWNER MANUAL STATES YOU MOST APPLY BRAKE BEFORE PUTTING IN GEAR. THIS NEEDS FIX BEFORE MORE HAPPEN THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. TR Look up ODI 10354123 at NHTSA ↗
Equipment	Too few reports for a range	18,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10104144 · 18,000 mi L999 DODGE DURANGO UPPER AND OR LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS USED AS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER INSTALLED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFICIENT ACCORDING TO NHTSA, AND ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COSTS HAVE OCCURED. I AM NOW IN MY FOURTH REPLACEMENT CYCLE, WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVING BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE LOWERS NOW IN THEIR SECOND TIME. NHTSA HAS FAILED TO INCLUDE L998 AND L999 MODEL YEARS, ALLOWING DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO SLIP THE NO… Look up ODI 10104144 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	Too few reports for a range	30,250 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10000018 · 60,000 mi IN APRIL ON 2002 MY AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON, I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A CLOCKSPRING FOR IT, I DECLINED TO HAVE IT REPAIR AS IT WAS NOT A COVERED ITEM. IN JUNE 2002 MY CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, AFTER BRINGING IT IN TO THE DEALER AGAIN I WAS TOLD IN WAS THE CLOCKSPRING, AGAIN I DECLINED REPAIR AS IT WASN'T COVERED. IN SEPT2002 MY HORN WENT AGAIN I WAS TIOLD THAT IT WAS THE CLOCKSPRING. STILL NOT COVERED BUT NOW I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. THE PART WAS BACK ODERED DURING THIS TIME A SAFTEY RECALL WAS ISSUSED AND CHRYSLER S… Look up ODI 10000018 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10120772 · 500 mi THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEACTIVATED AND CANNOT BE REACTIVATED DUE TO INSTALLATION OF A HANDICAPPED POWER CHAIR. NM THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED OFF MAJORITY OF THE TIME. THE SERVICE DEPT INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO ACTIVATE THE AIR BAG IF THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS REMOVED. THE COMPANY WHO INSTALLED THE SEAT STATED THAT THEY FAILED TO HOOK UP A WIRE. SC *JB Look up ODI 10120772 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2000: 5 complaints · 2002: 4 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2000	0	1	5
2002	1	3	4

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2000	22	2	0
2002	11	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Engine And Engine Cooling	Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Equipment	Air Bags
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint	—	0	1 ODI 10192918 · 67,500 mi I BOUGHT A USED 1999 DURANGO IN 2004 WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER REACHING 51,000 MILES THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND TOOK SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS WITH IT COSTING $900 IN REPAIRS. NOW AT 67,000 MILES, I NEED TO REPLACE TIRES AGAIN AND REPLACE BALL JOINTS FOR ANOTHER $800. NO CRASHES OR INJURIES, JUST FRUSTRATION AT A POORLY BUILT PRODUCT WHICH NO ONE SEEMS WILLING TO STAND BEHIND. *TR Look up ODI 10192918 at NHTSA ↗	8 ODI 10102505 · 54,740 mi MY CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO DODGE FOR A CHECK- THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO BEING LOOSE AND DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING MY CAR. I PAID A TOTAL OF $653.00 ON MARCH 5,2004. BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM MYSELF. I FELT I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE CAUGHT THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING AWFUL HAPPENED. AK Look up ODI 10102505 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10102647 · 80,000 mi ANNUAL MA STATE INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE SO ALL WERE REPLACED ON 12/3/04 ALONG WITH LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING...ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF SERPENTINE BELT 11/17/03...REPLACEMENT OF COOLANT TEMP SENSOR, THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT GASKET, AND BELT TENSIONER 2/23/04...REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING 5/04...REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ROTORS, LEFT FRONT CV AXLE, LEFT INNER TIE ROD, REAR SHOCKS, OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR, AND NEW TIRE DUE TO GOUGING OF INNER TIRE WALL BY FRO… Look up ODI 10102647 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10102975 I HAVE A 1999 DURANGO. IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING DIFFERENT. MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN IN THE INSIDE EDGE. HE TOOK IT TO A GARAGE. HE FOUND OUT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. HE WAS TOLD HE SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT. THEY WERE THAT BAD. IT COST OVER $500 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN. WHAT IF MY TIRES HAD FALLEN OFF? THE 1999 DURANGO'S SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.AK Look up ODI 10102975 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	2 ODI 10104144 · 18,000 mi L999 DODGE DURANGO UPPER AND OR LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS USED AS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER INSTALLED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFICIENT ACCORDING TO NHTSA, AND ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COSTS HAVE OCCURED. I AM NOW IN MY FOURTH REPLACEMENT CYCLE, WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVING BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE LOWERS NOW IN THEIR SECOND TIME. NHTSA HAS FAILED TO INCLUDE L998 AND L999 MODEL YEARS, ALLOWING DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO SLIP THE NO… Look up ODI 10104144 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10104545 I HAVE TAKEN MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO TO FOREST LAKE DODGE DEALER FOR A CLUNKING NOISE IN MY FRONT END OVER YEAR AGO. I HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THEY SAID AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS I RETURNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH MY PASSENGER WINDOW NOT GOING UP OR DOWN CORRECTLY. ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID OH YOU NEED SHOCKS AND YOU NEED YOUR SERVICE OF WARRENTY PROFORMED OR YOUR WARRENTLY WONT BE ANY GOOD, SO I SAID YES DO WHAT IS UNDER WARRENTY NOTHING ELSE UNLESS I SAY IT OK, WILL… Look up ODI 10104545 at NHTSA ↗	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	0	—	0	0	0	0	1 ODI 10184922 I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID, FIRST OFF I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP ON MAINTENANCE. I FINANCED THE CAR ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. ALL OF A SUDDEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT ON, ME THINKING I MAY BE LOW ON OIL I SIMPLY TOOK IT TO GET SERVICED JUST BECAUSE OF THE OIL LIGHT. THAT DIDN'T HELP THE CAR OIL LIGHT REMAINED. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THAT I HEARD A STRANGE KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN BOOM IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN LEFT IT DIED ! TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER IN MY AREA TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I ENDED UP PAYING OVER $15… Look up ODI 10184922 at NHTSA ↗	0
Engine And Engine Cooling	1 ODI 10192918 · 67,500 mi I BOUGHT A USED 1999 DURANGO IN 2004 WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER REACHING 51,000 MILES THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND TOOK SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS WITH IT COSTING $900 IN REPAIRS. NOW AT 67,000 MILES, I NEED TO REPLACE TIRES AGAIN AND REPLACE BALL JOINTS FOR ANOTHER $800. NO CRASHES OR INJURIES, JUST FRUSTRATION AT A POORLY BUILT PRODUCT WHICH NO ONE SEEMS WILLING TO STAND BEHIND. *TR Look up ODI 10192918 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	1 ODI 10192918 · 67,500 mi I BOUGHT A USED 1999 DURANGO IN 2004 WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER REACHING 51,000 MILES THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND TOOK SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS WITH IT COSTING $900 IN REPAIRS. NOW AT 67,000 MILES, I NEED TO REPLACE TIRES AGAIN AND REPLACE BALL JOINTS FOR ANOTHER $800. NO CRASHES OR INJURIES, JUST FRUSTRATION AT A POORLY BUILT PRODUCT WHICH NO ONE SEEMS WILLING TO STAND BEHIND. *TR Look up ODI 10192918 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	1 ODI 10212385 MY SON DIED IN DEC 12,2002 IN A 1996 DODGE STEALTH TWO DAYS AFTER HE DIED I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. CAR LOST CONTROL ON FREEWAY AND WENT OFF ROAD AND ROLLED. HE JUST PUT A TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED CLUTCH, AND PUT IN NEW ENGINE THROUGH TRACY DODGE IN TRACY, CA. *TR Look up ODI 10212385 at NHTSA ↗	0
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint	8 ODI 10102505 · 54,740 mi MY CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO DODGE FOR A CHECK- THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO BEING LOOSE AND DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING MY CAR. I PAID A TOTAL OF $653.00 ON MARCH 5,2004. BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM MYSELF. I FELT I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE CAUGHT THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING AWFUL HAPPENED. AK Look up ODI 10102505 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10102647 · 80,000 mi ANNUAL MA STATE INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE SO ALL WERE REPLACED ON 12/3/04 ALONG WITH LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING...ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF SERPENTINE BELT 11/17/03...REPLACEMENT OF COOLANT TEMP SENSOR, THERMOSTAT AND THERMOSTAT GASKET, AND BELT TENSIONER 2/23/04...REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT FRONT HUB BEARING 5/04...REPLACEMENT OF FRONT ROTORS, LEFT FRONT CV AXLE, LEFT INNER TIE ROD, REAR SHOCKS, OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR, AND NEW TIRE DUE TO GOUGING OF INNER TIRE WALL BY FRO… Look up ODI 10102647 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10102975 I HAVE A 1999 DURANGO. IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING DIFFERENT. MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN IN THE INSIDE EDGE. HE TOOK IT TO A GARAGE. HE FOUND OUT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. HE WAS TOLD HE SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT. THEY WERE THAT BAD. IT COST OVER $500 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN. WHAT IF MY TIRES HAD FALLEN OFF? THE 1999 DURANGO'S SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.AK Look up ODI 10102975 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 10192918 · 67,500 mi I BOUGHT A USED 1999 DURANGO IN 2004 WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER REACHING 51,000 MILES THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND TOOK SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS WITH IT COSTING $900 IN REPAIRS. NOW AT 67,000 MILES, I NEED TO REPLACE TIRES AGAIN AND REPLACE BALL JOINTS FOR ANOTHER $800. NO CRASHES OR INJURIES, JUST FRUSTRATION AT A POORLY BUILT PRODUCT WHICH NO ONE SEEMS WILLING TO STAND BEHIND. *TR Look up ODI 10192918 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	1 ODI 10104144 · 18,000 mi L999 DODGE DURANGO UPPER AND OR LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS USED AS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER INSTALLED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFICIENT ACCORDING TO NHTSA, AND ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COSTS HAVE OCCURED. I AM NOW IN MY FOURTH REPLACEMENT CYCLE, WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVING BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE LOWERS NOW IN THEIR SECOND TIME. NHTSA HAS FAILED TO INCLUDE L998 AND L999 MODEL YEARS, ALLOWING DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO SLIP THE NO… Look up ODI 10104144 at NHTSA ↗	0
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Equipment	2 ODI 10104144 · 18,000 mi L999 DODGE DURANGO UPPER AND OR LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS USED AS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER INSTALLED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFICIENT ACCORDING TO NHTSA, AND ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COSTS HAVE OCCURED. I AM NOW IN MY FOURTH REPLACEMENT CYCLE, WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVING BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE LOWERS NOW IN THEIR SECOND TIME. NHTSA HAS FAILED TO INCLUDE L998 AND L999 MODEL YEARS, ALLOWING DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO SLIP THE NO… Look up ODI 10104144 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10104545 I HAVE TAKEN MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO TO FOREST LAKE DODGE DEALER FOR A CLUNKING NOISE IN MY FRONT END OVER YEAR AGO. I HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THEY SAID AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS I RETURNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH MY PASSENGER WINDOW NOT GOING UP OR DOWN CORRECTLY. ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID OH YOU NEED SHOCKS AND YOU NEED YOUR SERVICE OF WARRENTY PROFORMED OR YOUR WARRENTLY WONT BE ANY GOOD, SO I SAID YES DO WHAT IS UNDER WARRENTY NOTHING ELSE UNLESS I SAY IT OK, WILL… Look up ODI 10104545 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10184922 I OWN A 2002 DODGE INTREPID, FIRST OFF I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP ON MAINTENANCE. I FINANCED THE CAR ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. ALL OF A SUDDEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT ON, ME THINKING I MAY BE LOW ON OIL I SIMPLY TOOK IT TO GET SERVICED JUST BECAUSE OF THE OIL LIGHT. THAT DIDN'T HELP THE CAR OIL LIGHT REMAINED. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THAT I HEARD A STRANGE KNOCKING NOISE AND THEN BOOM IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN LEFT IT DIED ! TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALER IN MY AREA TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I ENDED UP PAYING OVER $15… Look up ODI 10184922 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10212385 MY SON DIED IN DEC 12,2002 IN A 1996 DODGE STEALTH TWO DAYS AFTER HE DIED I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. CAR LOST CONTROL ON FREEWAY AND WENT OFF ROAD AND ROLLED. HE JUST PUT A TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED CLUTCH, AND PUT IN NEW ENGINE THROUGH TRACY DODGE IN TRACY, CA. *TR Look up ODI 10212385 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10104144 · 18,000 mi L999 DODGE DURANGO UPPER AND OR LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS USED AS ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER INSTALLED AND REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE KNOWN TO BE DEFICIENT ACCORDING TO NHTSA, AND ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT COSTS HAVE OCCURED. I AM NOW IN MY FOURTH REPLACEMENT CYCLE, WITH UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVING BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE LOWERS NOW IN THEIR SECOND TIME. NHTSA HAS FAILED TO INCLUDE L998 AND L999 MODEL YEARS, ALLOWING DAIMLER CHRYSLER TO SLIP THE NO… Look up ODI 10104144 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	—	0
Air Bags	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

7 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

7 mentions · 5.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 97,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 502711

ENGINE STALL DUE TO BURNT FUSABLE LINK. *SD

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ODI 10162337 · 195,900 mi

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS JUST DEVELOPED A PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN BE ON A SIDE STREET DOWN A NARROW CANYON WHICH JUST HAPPENED TO MY WIFE (THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE FACT SHE LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD VERY LITTLE CHOICE FOR PULLING OVER). IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY ANOTHER VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR REASONS I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN. ONCE I PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES IT STARTS BACK UP AND I AM ON MY WAY. I HAVE…

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ODI 10185783 · 79,000 mi

1999 DODGE DURANGO SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AT DEALERSHIP, REPLACED NON-DEFECTIVE PARTS, NOW ABOUT TO REPLACE THE PCM TO SEE IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT IN THIS CAR, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY A SEMI AS WELL AS ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE IT STOPS IN MID-TRAFFIC AND CAUSES NEAR-MISSES. I HAVE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME ONLINE AND SEE THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL. I AM LOOKING INTO STARTING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE HERE OUT OF DENVER. MY…

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Matching rule

\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

5 mentions · 3.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 14,150 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 482137

ROTORS OVERHEATED, CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP/BRAKE FAILURE. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479612, 479613) *AW

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ODI 603728

BRAKES FAILED TWICE.

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ODI 606024

BRAKES FAILED.

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Steering assistance concerns

5 mentions · 3.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 172,960 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10215248

POWER STEERING ON 1992 DODGE 230 XPLORER M.H. VAN. HAD VAN TAKEN TO HEMET CHRYSLER IN HEMET CALIF. AND "THEY" DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND SERVICE WRITER ADAMANTLY STATE THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AFTER THEY STATED THEY REPLACED THE BOX....YET....THE STEERING IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THEM. I HAVE SINCE RESEARCHED SEVERAL SITES WITH MUCH INFORMATION THAT CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS THAT DODGE CARS (DID NOT MENTION MY VAN) HAVE HAD STE…

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ODI 514770

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED.

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ODI 603256

POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT FAILED.

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Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

2 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 65,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10144516

WE WERE JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT (A COUPLE OF JERKS AND THEN NO ACCELERATION ABILITY). WE WERE ALMOST KILLED BY A SEMI WHO ALMOST RAN INTO US WHEN WE SUDDENLY AND DRASTICALLY SLOWED AND HADN'T BRAKED AND HE COULDN'T MOVE TO ANOTHER LANE BECAUSE OF OTHER TRUCKS IN THAT LANE. OUR 98 GRAND CARAVAN HAS ONLY 79K MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, (THOUGH I THINK THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED RATHER THAN REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1000 AND JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS PAST THE YEAR WARRANTY). NOW WE …

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ODI 10112445 · 65,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE INTREPID WITH A 2.7L ENGINE. IN DECEMBER 2004, THE OIL LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING WHENEVER I STOPPED, AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE BURNING OIL. WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10, JUST OUTSIDE TUCSON, AZ, MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED AND LOST ALMOST ALL MOMENTUM. LUCKILY, IT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND, AT NO MORE THAN 35 MPH, MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP NEARBY. I WAS TOLD THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT WORKING, BUT SOMEONE DID LOOK AT THE ENGINE AND TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE…

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Warning lights and dashboard alerts

2 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 53,109 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10000053 · 43,318 mi

I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE CAR AND IT INDICATE THAT THE " DIAGNOSTIC TEST DTL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTOR CLUTCH CIRCUIT FAILURE INTFRMAL, RECOMMEND O/H TRANSMISSION." I WAS ADVISED OF THE PROBLEM. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR IS A 2000 MODEL AND HAS 44,500 MILES ON IT AND THE CAR HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ALREADY. THERE IS NO NOISE OR FEELING OF THE ACCELERATION OR CHANGE OF GEAR PROBLEMS. WHY HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THIS EARLY IN THE CAR LIFE.

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ODI 10129545 · 62,899 mi

03/1205 DRIVING ON PALMDALE ROAD MY CAR STOPPED I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT STARTED - HAD IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP ON 03/14/05. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. I GOT MY CAR BACK IN MAY. ON MAY 09 I RETURNED MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. THEY CHECK THE VEHICLE AND SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON MAY 13 2005 I DROVE MY CAR DOWN TO LA AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON I CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPT AT DODGE THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE …

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Matching rule

\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 130,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10214234 · 130,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AND WHILE TURNING ONTO BUSY INTERSECTION MY 1999 INTREPID ES 2.7 STOPPED. I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED REWIRING BUT THEN SENT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO HAVE THEM DISMANTLE MY ENGINE AND RETURN IT TO ME WITHOUT PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER SWEARING THAT EVEN IF THEY PUT IT BACK TOGETHER IT WON'T START. SO NOW 3 MONTHS AFTER PAYING MY CAR OFF. IT NEEDS ANOTHER ENGINE. NO WARNING SIGNS, IT JUST STOPPED AND WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. IT SEEMS TO ME THE DEALERSHIP DESTROYED MY ENGINE. REMOVED ALL TIMING BELTS AND EVEN BENT THE PLATE OF THE ENGINE I…

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Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 65,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10112445 · 65,000 mi

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Matching rule

\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b