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1998 Dodge DURANGO: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

965 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

70,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1998 model year. Data updated: . 441 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint is the most frequently named component, appearing in 368 of 965 complaints (38.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior13614.1%
Steering behavior828.5%
Transmission and shifting525.4%
Electrical and battery issues171.8%
Engine operation101.0%
Fuel system concerns60.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint
368
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
293
Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly
41
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
37
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
37
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls
37
Suspension
36
Suspension:Front
36
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint368
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint293
Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly41
Power Train:Automatic Transmission37
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip37
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls37
Suspension36
Suspension:Front36

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint: 368; Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint: 293; Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly: 41; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 37; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 37; Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls: 37; Suspension: 36; Suspension:Front: 36

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
18
25,000 to 49,999
80
50,000 to 74,999
158
75,000 to 99,999
94
100,000 to 149,999
75
150,000 and above
16
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00018
25,000 to 49,99980
50,000 to 74,999158
75,000 to 99,99994
100,000 to 149,99975
150,000 and above16

Under 25,000: 18; 25,000 to 49,999: 80; 50,000 to 74,999: 158; 75,000 to 99,999: 94; 100,000 to 149,999: 75; 150,000 and above: 16

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (158). 524 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

1998
35
1999
83
2000
61
2001
70
2002
54
2003
253
2004
237
2005
86
2006
22
2007
6
2008
17
2009
9
2010
10
2011
3
2012
2
2013
3
2014
5
2015
3
2016
2
2018
3
2021
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
199835
199983
200061
200170
200254
2003253
2004237
200586
200622
20076
200817
20099
201010
20113
20122
20133
20145
20153
20162
20183
20211

1998: 35; 1999: 83; 2000: 61; 2001: 70; 2002: 54; 2003: 253; 2004: 237; 2005: 86; 2006: 22; 2007: 6; 2008: 17; 2009: 9; 2010: 10; 2011: 3; 2012: 2; 2013: 3; 2014: 5; 2015: 3; 2016: 2; 2018: 3; 2021: 1

Pattern summary

Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 136 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 82 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 52 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10001592 · 2002-12-27 (December 27, 2002)

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER VIEW DURING NIGHTTIME. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

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Owner report 10002904 · 2003-01-18 (January 18, 2003)

INTERMEDIATE STEERING COLUMN FAILURE

Owner-reported narrative. 34,160 miles reported. Look up ODI 10002904 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10003320 · 2003-01-24 (January 24, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE ON THE WAY TO WORK, OIL PRESSURE GOES TO 0 AND TRUCK STALLED. GOT TRUCK TOWED TO SHOP AND WAS INFORMED BY SHOP THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP. ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE EVER HAD WITH THIS TRUCK AND NOW I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FIND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND THAT THE COMPANY DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR ENGINES AND DOESN'T ADMIT THERE IS ANY PROBLEMS. NOW WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE $4,000 - $6,000 TO GET A NEW ENGINE AND STILL MAKE A TRUCK PAYM…

Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003320 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10003949 · 2002-12-21 (December 21, 2002)

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 78,000 MILES. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 78,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003949 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10004641 · 2003-01-27 (January 27, 2003)

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD SHUT OFF, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO CONSUMER.*AK

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Owner report 10005056 · 2003-01-31 (January 31, 2003)

I HAVE A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PAST WEEK I NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED WHINE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER IN CORYDON, INDIANA. THAT I HAVE PURCHASED 2 OTHER VEHICLES FROM. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR EITHER ALL THE COST OF REPAIRS, OR THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET CHRYSLER TO PAY HALF. I THINK THIS EXTREMELY UNFAIR. I HAVE HAD REAR DIFFERENTIAL VEHICLES WITH WELL OVER 100,000 MILES THAT ARE STILL MOVING WITH NO DIFFERENTIAL FAILURES. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING T…

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Owner report 10005095 · 2003-02-02 (February 2, 2003)

EXCESSIVE PLAY AND OFF-CENTERED STEERING WAS CORRECTED AT 47K MILES BY DEALER- ADJUSTMENT TO THE STEERING BOX. PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED AT 87K MILES. CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH OFF CENTERED STEERING AND NOW-GROWING TRACKING PROBLEMS WITH CONSTANT CORRECTIONS NEEDED TO KEEP VEHICLE IN STRAIGHT LINE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 47,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005095 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10005141 · 2003-02-02 (February 2, 2003)

DODGE DURANGO SLUDGE ENGINE

Owner-reported narrative. 66,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005141 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

4 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

01V153000 · Air Bags

Reported: 2001-05-08 (May 8, 2001)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS. SOUND DEADENER MATERIAL INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE COVER AND HOUSING. NOTE: THE RAM PICKUP TRUCKS WERE BUILT AT THE WARREN ASSEMBLY PLANT ("S" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 16, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000; ST. LOUIS NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT ("J" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 19, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000; LAGO ALBERTO ASSEMBLY PLANT ("M" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 23, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000; AND SALTILLO ASSEMBLY PLANT ("G" IN THE 11TH VIN POSITION) FROM MAY 23, 2000 THROUGH OCTOBER 23, 2000. IMPORTANT: VEHICLES THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD THE PROPER CLOCKSPRING INSTALLED, ACCORDING TO WARRANTY RECORDS, HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL. IN ADDITION, 1997-2000 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD A SUSPECT REPLACEMENT CLOCKSPRING INSTALLED, ACCORDING TO WARRANTY RECORDS, HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THIS RECALL.

Consequence: WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE MATERIAL COULD INTERFERE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING RIBBON AND CAUSE AN OPEN CIRCUIT. THE DRIVER AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL BECOME DISABLED, AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 18, 2001. ALSO SOME 1997-200 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES THAT, ACCORDING TO WARRANTY RECORDS, HAVE HAD A SUSPECT REPLACEMENT CLOCKSPRING INSTALLED, WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.

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98V019000 · Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator

Reported: 1998-01-30 (January 30, 1998)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. THE FASTENER WHICH SECURES THE GENERATOR CABLE TO THE POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER (PDC) HAS AN INSUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD, RESULTING IN A LOOSE CONNECTION AND ELECTRICAL ARCING AT THE CONNECTION.

Consequence: THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL RETIGHTEN THE GENERATOR CABLE AND BATTERY CABLE FASTENERS TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
99V341000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings

Reported: 1999-12-02 (December 2, 1999)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE REAR BRAKE TUBE CAN CONTACT AN UNDERBODY CROSSMEMBER EVENTUALLY WEARING A HOLE IN THE TUBE.

Consequence: IF THE TUBE WERE PERFORATED, THERE WOULD BE A REDUCTION IN BRAKING FROM THE REAR WHEELS, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCES.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RUBBER ISOLATOR ON ALL VEHICLES THAT DO NOT INDICATE TUBE CONTACT. VEHICLES THAT SHOW CONTACT AND HAVE LESS THAN 45,000 MILES AND NO SIGNS OF RED RUST WILL HAVE THE RUBBER ISOLATOR INSTALLED WITH SILICONE TO PROTECT THE TUBE WHERE THE COATING HAS WORN OFF. VEHICLES THAT EXHIBIT CONTACT, AND HAVE MORE THAN 45,000 MILES OR SHOW SIGNS OF RED RUST, WILL HAVE THE BRAKE TUBE REPLACED WITH THE PRODUCTION TUBE AND ISOLATOR.

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99V342000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly:Mounting

Reported: 1999-12-02 (December 2, 1999)

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE FUEL TANK STRAP CAN SEPARATE DUE TO FATIGUE DURING OPERATION. IF THIS OCCURS, THE TANK WILL BE UNSUPPORTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FUEL LEAK.

Consequence: FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOUBLE TOGGLE LOCK FUEL TANK STRAPS WITH SINGLE TOGGLE LOCK DESIGN. NOTE: AFFECTED VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH MAY 21, 1998, ALSO REQUIRE THE REAR BRAKE TUBE INSPECTION/REPAIR. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK STRAP AND BRAKE TUBE REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED ON THESE VHEICLES IN A SINGLE SERVICE PROCEDURE UNDER RECALL 99V-341/DAIMLERCHRYSLER #841. AFFECTED VEHICLES BUILT FROM MAY 22, 1998 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 25, 1999, ONLY REQUIRE THE FUEL TANK STRAP REPAIR, WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED UNDER RECALL 99V-342/DAIMLERCHRYSLER #842.

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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

965 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

45.7%Usable mileage441 / 965 records
86.3%Valid incident date833 / 965 records
100.0%Valid filing date965 / 965 records
86.0%Ordered incident and filing dates830 / 965 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.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Electrical System
34053.1%
ODI 10547800 · 44,400 mi

THERE HAS BEEN MORE THAN ONE INCIDENT DATE ON THIS ISSUE. I JUST ENTERED THE LAST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. WHEN GOING TO START MY VEHICLE IT STARTS, THAN AUTOMATICALLY STALLS. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN OVER 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS REPORTS OF OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE...WITH THE TIPM. HOW THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND PEOPLE'S CARS HAVE BEEN IN SHOPS FOR OVER A MONTH. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED! *TR

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28544.5%
ODI 10561002 · 3,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A SUDDEN BURNING ODOR WAS EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE SHE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLINER HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. *TR.. UPDATED 08-20-…

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14418.4%
ODI 10585893

2014 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION. *SMD THE DEALER PERFORMED TESTS, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID PERFORM A PCM UPDATE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, AND THE SOUND STOPPED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED LIT. WHILE RETURNING TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN…

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9418.7%
ODI 10726450 · 500 mi

BOUGHT A 2015 DURANGO IN MAY 2015 HAVE HAD IT 45DAYS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN WITH ME. IT STARTED WITH A FUEL SENSOR, THEN THE SUNROOF WOULDN'T CLOSE, IT FRIED THE USB PORT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON & OFF WHILE DRIVING, NOW THE SEAT NOR STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE AT ALL OR IF YOU DOES MOVE BY SOME MIRACLE THE SEAT DECIDES TO REPOSITION ITSELF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING.

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3924.2%
ODI 10884582 · 62 mi

AFTER PURCHASE, IMMEDIATELY WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING, THEN A REAR LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. TOOK IN FOR RECALL ON ANOTHER PART AND THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL, WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING AT LIGHTS. LIGHTS ON DASH, RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, ETC, NOT WORK PROPERLY OR ALL SUDDEN DECIDE NOT TO WORK AT ALL. WE'VE TAKEN IT BACK NOW 5 TIMES. MECHANIC SAYS THE WHOLE WIRING HARNESS IS BAD AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED, BUT CONTINUES TO SAY THEY CALLED CHRYSLER FOR PARTS TO TRY TO REPAIR. WHILE MY 83 YRS OLD DAD WHO BOUGH…

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6128.8%
ODI 11025472 · 6,890 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 DODGE DURANGO CITADEL (6980 MILES) HOME FROM WORK, I HAD THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SET. I WAS IN A STEADY LINE OF TRAFFIC AND CARS LINED UP BEHIND ME. THE TRUCK STARTED TO STEADILY DECREASE IN SPEED, THERE WERE NO OBJECTS IN THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CAR IN FRONT WAS AT LEAST 6 CAR LENGTHS AHEAD. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, I THEN ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, MY BRAKES WERE NOT ACTIVE AS WELL. I PLACED MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHT…

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8436.2%
ODI 11072239 · 3,000 mi

THE ENTIRE 8.4" SCREEN ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHES ON AND OFF CONTINUALLY WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR NOT. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A MAJOR SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHILE THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER HEATING, VENTILATION, RADIO, NAVIGATION, APPS OR APPLE CAR PLAY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE FLASHING SCREEN CAUSES A HAZARDOUS DISTRACTION IN AN OTHERWISE DARK VEHICLE.

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3826.8%
ODI 11180645 · 295 mi

COMPLAINT INVOLVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON I PURCHASED A CAR JANUARY 19, 2019 13 DAYS LATER MY CHECK ENGINE SIGN CAME ON I CALLED EASTCHESTER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE 4007 BOSTON RD BRONX NY 10466 AND THEY HAD ME DROP OFF THE CAR FEB.1,2019 AND I GOT THE CAR BACK FEBRUARY .4,2019 THEY TOLD ME THEY DTC PO452 AND MUST REPLACE ESIM AND REASSEMBLED. 10 DAYS LATER FEB.13 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN I TAKE THE CAR BACK FEB15,2019 AND THEY TELLING ME THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND I ASK IF THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE TOLD ME KNOW THEY…

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916.4%
ODI 11439479 · 11,200 mi

The contact owns a 2020 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that he auto-started the vehicle while it was in the driveway. The contact stated as he came outside, the vehicle was on fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with the assistance of the fire department. There were no injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was totaled. The approximate failure mileage was 11,200.

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4019.8%
ODI 11390124

I PURCHASED A 2021 DODGE DURANGO GT FROM ARRIGO DODGE- FT PIERCE ON 12/31/20. THE PICTURE THEY HAD IN THE ADVERTISEMENT SHOWS A SPORT HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN ANOTHER COUNTY SO THEY DELIVERED IT AT NIGHT TO MY HOME. BEFORE PURCHASING IT, I ASKED THE MANAGER TO DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE HOOD WAS IN FACT THE SPORT HOOD IN THE PICTURE ADVERTISED. HE CALLED & CHECKED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE HOOD WAS THE SPORT HOOD. IT WAS DELIVERED WITH A DIFFERENT HOOD. I BELIEVE THIS IS FALSE ADVERTISEMENT. I WANT THE HOOD THAT THEY PROMISED ME. NOW THE EVEN…

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1119.3%
ODI 11492647

This is a dangerous random problem. In fact has now occurred 6 times. Two separate times 08/23/22 & 10/18/22 at a parking lot, while backing up, the gear shifter lit up, locked, and could not be engaged, and it wouldn't move. Both these 2 times it could not be put in drive and after shutting off the engine, it would not restart. The vehicle was blocking access and other vehicles passage for over an hour each time. The other 3 times the vehicle was moving and it just jumped into neutral with no warning, the cluster flashed messages saying to…

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722.6%
ODI 11627838

That slow speeds when you back up or pull forward and the wheels hit a little bit of resistance, everything goes off on the vehicle, wipers do not work, says the adaptive traction control needs service, it says emergency braking service goes out, turn signals do not work, we have been to Dodge. They say they know about this, but there’s no recalls and they tell us they cannot fix it unless it has an active code and as soon as you cut it off, apparently it’s not an active code, although they’re still stored in the system we have a video of showi…

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535.7%
ODI 11642491

On [XXX] I drove my new Dodge Durango to Sam's club Marion Illinois. I picked up prescription and attempted to start the vehicle. The vehicle had 800 miles on it. The vehicle would do nothing but click and would not start. The vehicle is equipped with the assist button and I engaged it. The vehicle was sending off codes of transmission codes, air bags need service, and vehicle was not in park. The representative in my conversation went dead as did all communication between vehicle and android auto. I thank goodness was at [XXX] because I was…

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562.5%
ODI 11672832 · 28 mi

The contact owns a 2025 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving at various speeds or while coming to a complete stop, the vehicle occasionally stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that during the failure the contact had to restart the vehicle to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the fuel canister and the radio were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the fa…

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215.4%
ODI 11743362

"Service Shifter" alert came on at about 2250 miles and engine light came on about 100 miles later . Dodge service at dealership looked at and could not determine issues, lights did not illuminate in their care. Picked up my car after service and both service shifter and engine lights came back on.

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint
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Engine
14122.0%
ODI 10462349 · 504 mi

SITTING IDLE ON A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SMELL. PUNCHED GAS THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME HUGE WHITE BLUE CLOUD OF SMOKE PUSHED OUT. SMELL OF BURNING METAL CAME WITH CLOUD OF SMOKE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY AT FIRST COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE AND STARTING IT UP THEY TOO GOT THE SMOKE, AND NOT JUST FROM MINE BUT FROM ANOTHER ON THE LOT. THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS THE OIL PAN DESIGN IS FAULTY AND THAT MY VEHICLE WILL SMOKE WHEN ON AN INCLINE, DRIVEWAY, HILL, STUCK IN TRAFFIC AT A SLOPE. TH…

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11618.1%
ODI 10535370 · 1,500 mi

HAD HORRIBLE SMELL COMING FROM COOLING SYSTEM. TOOK IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND FIX. FINALLY STUMPED THE DEALERSHIP ASKED STAR AT CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS. THEY IMMEDIATELY KNEW THE ISSUE AND GAVE MECHANICS STEPS TO FIX. TURNS OUT THE NEW "GREEN FRIENDLY" ENGINE COOLANT THEY ARE USING ON THE NEW DURANGOS WAS NEVER TESTED. THE COOLANT WAS INTERACTING WITH ANYTHING RUBBER IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AND WAS BREAKING DOWN THE RUBBER. STAR TOLD THEM TO REPLACE EVERY PIECE OF RUBBER THE COOLANT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH. IT IS NOW MIDD…

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749.5%
ODI 10585893

2014 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION. *SMD THE DEALER PERFORMED TESTS, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID PERFORM A PCM UPDATE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, AND THE SOUND STOPPED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED LIT. WHILE RETURNING TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN…

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387.6%
ODI 10819840 · 30,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS SUDDENLY ACTIVATED AND ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

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169.9%
ODI 11006483 · 14,500 mi

THIS MAY BE A SCENARIO FOR THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION OF ROLLAWAY (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16014) THE VEHICLE IN THIS SCENARIO WAS STATIONARY. I FOLLOW THE NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR PARKING MY DURANGO BY (1)APPLYING PARKING BRAKE, (2)MOVING THE SHIFTER TO PARK, (3) TURN IGNITION OFF, AND THEN (4)EXITING THE VEHICLE. TODAY, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO STOP FOR PARKING, WHICH TRIGGERED THE STOP-START SYSTEM, TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. AT THIS TIME, BEFORE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK, I OPENED THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ACTION OF OPENING DOOR MADE…

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2813.2%
ODI 10947914 · 300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE OIL PAN WAS LEAKING. THE OIL PAN WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT R…

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2711.6%
ODI 11100777 · 150 mi

I HAVE 3 MAJOR ISSUES. 1 WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS LOCKED COMPLETELY UP, TURNING THE AIR OFF AND NOT ALLOWING ANY CHANGE TO THE SYSTEM UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF, CONTINUING WITH ELECTRICAL 2X'S I'VE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN OFF, UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED WHICH RESET THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. MY SECOND ISSUE IS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS ALMOST A GRINDING NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE START UP. THIRD THE CAR SEEMED TO BE STUCK ON CRUISE CONTROL BUT WITH ENOUGH TIM…

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2416.9%
ODI 11197060 · 15 mi

ON 4.17.19 WHILE I AM DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY FAMILY ( 3 PEOPLE ) FROM LIMA LINDA TO RANCHO CUCAMONGA , WE HAD TOTAL 3 X EPISODES OF THE ENGINE OFF SUDDENLY WITHOUT GIVING WARNING AT ALL. WHAT REALLY SCARE US THE CAR STOP AT ALL SUDDEN DUE TO ENGINE OFF WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ON FREEWAY 10.

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712.7%
ODI 11515417

The start stop system is the Durango is terrible! That was my first problem. My second issue is, out of nowhere. We now have inner engine issues. The engine will not hold compression, but there are no leaks! I have only had a vehicle for six months! Now I am paying on a vehicle. I cannot drive and cannot afford fix!

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2210.9%
ODI 11408321 · 100 mi

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THERE IS A CONTINUOUS CRANK BUT ENGINE NEVER STARTS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW WITH 0 MILES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY. ONLY WAY TO AVOID THIS IS TO START IT WITH THE REMOTE START.

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1017.5%
ODI 11461953

On Friday, 04/22/2022, at 5:30 PM, I remote-started the vehicle, and let it run for 5 minutes, then my wife and I entered the vehicle. I put my foot on the brake pedal, pushed the engine start button to unlock all vehicle functions, and put my seatbelt on. I placed the vehicle in reverse. Then I released the parking brake and backed off the brake pedal. My driveway is slightly sloped downwards towards the garage doors, around three degrees and around five degrees or less where it connects to the street. This vehicle has enough power to back out…

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516.1%
ODI 11621045

A sudden loss of drive power. When the car start to drive the engine show a loss of power in a stop light, stop sign or during the day when I press the gasoline pedal.

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321.4%
ODI 11749377

2024 Dodge Durango, purchased brand new. AC completely stopped working at 340 miles after buying. Vehicle has had 7+ dealership visits since purchase. Vehicle has been out of service for 40+days total. Currently, vehicle has been at dealer since June 24, 2026 and is still not returned as of July 9, 2026 , 16 days ongoing with no resolution. I request NHTSA look into this. Electrical/HVAC: Constant leaking and repeated failures since 340 miles. AC intermittently will not blow air at all, especially when first starting vehicle. System makes lo…

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17.7%
ODI 11728731

1) Major transmission failure, fluid leakage, and visible undercarriage corrosion on a newly leased car with under 3K miles on it. Additional: Losing vehicle function. Car would not shift into gear and would not move. Car is currently at the dealership in which it was leased. 2) Yes, huge safety concern. Losing vehicle function while traveling on a bridge, with limited ability to safely stop posed a serious risk to our safety and to others on the road. 3) Yes, problem has been confirmed by dealer. 4) The vehicle has not been inspected at this t…

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
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Exterior Lighting
193.0%
ODI 10560657 · 15,000 mi

I NORMALLY DRIVE W/THE HEADLIGHTS IN THE AUTO ON POSITION AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND MY DASH LIGHT TURNED OFF, WHEN I SWITCHED TO MANUALLY TURN THEM ON THEY CAME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY BUT I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED THE DEALER. *TR

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182.8%
ODI 10561426

IN MARCH OF 2013 I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW DODGE DURANGO AND I'VE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT. WHEN I'M DRIVING IN THE EVENING THE REFLECTION OF OTHER HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND STREETLIGHTS CAUSE A SHADOW SO THAT I HAVE DOUBLE VISION OF THOSE IMAGES THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TEST DRIVES AND INSPECTIONS THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD. THE NEW WINDSHIELD IS JUST AS BAD, WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN THEY SAID THIS IS HOW ALL THE DURANGO WINDSHIELDS LOOK AND THEY EVEN TOOK ME F…

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25232.2%
ODI 10583374

I WAS FOLLOWING A DODGE DURANGO SUV IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON EISENHOWER EXPRESSWAY GOING INTO CHICAGO AT DUSK AND THE LIGHTS SURROUNDING THE TAIL LIGHTS AND ACROSS THE REAR OF THE DURANGO WERE SO BRIGHT I COULD NOT SEE ALL THE OTHER TRAFFIC SATISFACTORILY. I COULDN'T GET AHEAD OF THE SUV, SO HAD TO SLOWDOWN AND CHANGE LANES TO DROP FAR ENOUGH BEHIND SO I COULDN'T SEE THE IRRITATING LIGHTS.THE LIGHTS WERE SO BRIGHT, I FELT I WAS DRIVING INTO HEADLIGHTS.

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19238.2%
ODI 10897426

HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING, NOT DAYLIGHTS NOR MANUALLY. ONLY THE FOG LIGHT ARE WORKING AT THIS TIME.

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5131.7%
ODI 10884582 · 62 mi

AFTER PURCHASE, IMMEDIATELY WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHT NOT WORKING, THEN A REAR LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING. TOOK IN FOR RECALL ON ANOTHER PART AND THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL, WHILE DRIVING AND SITTING AT LIGHTS. LIGHTS ON DASH, RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, ETC, NOT WORK PROPERLY OR ALL SUDDEN DECIDE NOT TO WORK AT ALL. WE'VE TAKEN IT BACK NOW 5 TIMES. MECHANIC SAYS THE WHOLE WIRING HARNESS IS BAD AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED, BUT CONTINUES TO SAY THEY CALLED CHRYSLER FOR PARTS TO TRY TO REPAIR. WHILE MY 83 YRS OLD DAD WHO BOUGH…

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7836.8%
ODI 11022384

I RENTED 2017 DODGE DURANGO GT I HAVE THE TAILGATE OPEN AND THEN GRABBED BOTTLE CASE OF WATER I WAKE CLOSER TO THE TAILLIGHTS I CUT WITH THAT ,TAILLIGHTS HAVE PIECE OF THE TAILLIGHTS POINTING OUT IS DANGEROUS FILL LIKE A BLADE IF A CHILD GET CLOSER SOMETHING BAD GET I HAVE PIC FROM MY INJURY AND THE PLACE ON THE TAILLIGHTS

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5523.7%
ODI 11139028 · 11,763 mi

SINCE APPROXIMATELY 4,000 MILES WE HAVE EXPERIENCE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES. OUR BACK-UP CAMERA, NAVIGATION, RADIO, AND A/C WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INITIALLY FELT THE BATTERY WAS BACKFEEDING THE SYSTEM CAUSING A SHORT. THAT WAS QUICKLY CHANGED AND WE ARE STILL JUST WAITING FOR AN ANSWER. WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT, ONE OF THE MAP LIGHTS CAME ON AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE OVERHEAD CONTROL PANEL WAS REPLACED DUE TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT. MOST RECENTLY, WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE "R" INDICATOR ON THE SHIFTER AND DISPLAY WOULD BLINK A…

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4128.9%
ODI 11268236 · 25 mi

ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, I PURCHASED A NEW THE NEW 2019 DODGE DURANGO VIN I SUBMITTED. DRIVING OFF THE LOT, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE DASHBOARD AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON "AUTO." IT WAS DARK. I HAD TO MANUALLY SWITCH THE SELECTOR SWITCH TO THE "ON" POSITION AND THE HEADLIGHTS DID COME ON. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE INDICATED ONE BAG TRIP. I JUST PICKED THE VEHICLE UP ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019. I ALSO HAVE ENGINE KNOCK.

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2138.2%
ODI 11417423

Water intrusion into the rear tail lights.

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8944.1%
ODI 11423406

My rear tail lights are filling with water due to the fact the Dodge Durango tail lights are not fully sealed. Inevitably there will be a short and the lights will no longer work. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS COMMON PROBLEM thanks

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2442.1%
ODI 11502293

Water get inside the taillights and the lights stop working. Dangerous in night

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1238.7%
ODI 11654606

Story: This happened to both of my children [XXX] Daughter [XXX] , [XXX] , was reaching into the back of dad’s Dodge Durango to try to get out the groceries She came out of the car, a piece of the tail light that is unnecessarily sharp & protruding , gouged her side and left her bleeding. Now she has a scar from the incident. Car info Lease start [XXX]. Colonial Dodge Hudson. 2023 Dodge Durango Citadel trim Same thing happened to my son [XXX] on [XXX] -he was [XXX] , turning [XXX] During school time, [XXX] was also reaching into dad’s …

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214.3%
ODI 11735349

2024 Dodge Durango (SXT Plus, GT Plus, RT trims) Update to my prior complaint regarding a dangerous shifter defect. Defect Description: While driving and pressing the accelerator (no brake, no shifter button pressed), the transmission shifts into Neutral without warning. The vehicle loses propulsion. The instrument cluster does not display or warn that it is in Neutral , no chime, no message, no clear gear indicator. This matches NHTSA Recall 26V262000 (FCA 39D), where the instrument panel fails to show gear selection in other 2024–2025 Stellan…

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17.7%
ODI 11728944

Taillights holding water/condensation and making lights go dark.

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Fuel System, Gasoline
71.1%
ODI 10564335

ON JAN 24TH AND ON FEB 7TH, THE DODGE DURANGO DID NOT START AND WAS TOWED VIA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE 5 TOWNS CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THAT COST UNNECESSARY 1200.00. AN EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER. THIS IS A S A RESULT OF AN INADEQUATE, FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO STOP RUNNING. THIS CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND LOSS OF LIVES. *TR

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60.9%
ODI 10780473 · 22,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INDEPENDENTLY REPLACING THE AIR CLEANER, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL IN THE AIR CLEANER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCV CRANK CASE VENTILATION VALVE AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS…

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10.1%
ODI 11674988 · 104,000 mi

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start as intended. The contact stated that an intermittent warning light for EVAP failure was illuminated. The contact performed an inspection of the vehicle and noticed that the fuel pump fuse was blown and had melted into the fuse box. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact referenced an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was not ma…

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10.6%
ODI 11692509 · 100,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was a strong fuel odor in the interior of the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed the strong fuel odor. The contact was employed by an independent mechanic, so the independent mechanic inspected the vehicle; however, the contact was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the deale…

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10.7%
ODI 11675364 · 20,000 mi

The contact owns a 2019 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shut off without warning. The vehicle was restarted; however, occasionally the vehicle was slow to restart or failed to restart. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V813000 (Electrical System). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined the TIPM had caused the failure. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclo…

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13.2%
ODI 11747340 · 40,000 mi

The contact owns a 2023 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. No warning light was illuminated. The contact turned off and waited before restarting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the fuel pump, but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

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112.5%
ODI 11672832 · 28 mi

The contact owns a 2025 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving at various speeds or while coming to a complete stop, the vehicle occasionally stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that during the failure the contact had to restart the vehicle to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the fuel canister and the radio were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the fa…

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Fuel/Propulsion System
8913.9%
ODI 10462349 · 504 mi

SITTING IDLE ON A DRIVEWAY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND SMELL. PUNCHED GAS THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME HUGE WHITE BLUE CLOUD OF SMOKE PUSHED OUT. SMELL OF BURNING METAL CAME WITH CLOUD OF SMOKE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY AT FIRST COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE AND STARTING IT UP THEY TOO GOT THE SMOKE, AND NOT JUST FROM MINE BUT FROM ANOTHER ON THE LOT. THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS THE OIL PAN DESIGN IS FAULTY AND THAT MY VEHICLE WILL SMOKE WHEN ON AN INCLINE, DRIVEWAY, HILL, STUCK IN TRAFFIC AT A SLOPE. TH…

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8413.1%
ODI 10648327 · 24,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON USING THE PUSH BUTTON START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE. IT WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT A THREE STEP PROCESS NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE STARTED AND IT STILL STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER FROM THE FIRST REPAIR. THE VEHICLE CO…

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324.1%
ODI 10596025 · 2,400 mi

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN HOME BY CUSTOMER WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HICCUP AND SPUTTER WHILE TURN A CORNER. AFTER TURNING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SHOULDER. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. DESPITE THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYING "EMPTY" SHE STATED THAT NO AUDIBLE WARNING CHIME AND THAT THE "LOW FUEL" INDICATOR WAS NOT PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED (STATES THAT IT BLENDS IN WITH THE REST OF THE INFORMATION ON THE MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY). *TR

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204.0%
ODI 10780046

FUEL SPITS OUT WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK UP, IT DOESN'T KNOW WHEN THE TANK IS FULL.

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42.5%
ODI 10916715 · 3,000 mi

AUTONOMOUS ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DRIVER ASSIST ACCELERATED TWICE WHEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPOTS. IN BOTH CASES I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE ACCELERATION COMMENCED. ONLY BY STANDING ON THE BRAKE WHILE AT SAME TIME PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND PRESSING ENGINE OFF BUTTON WAS I ABLE TO STOP VEHICLES FORWARD MOTION. THE DURANGO CAME CLOSE TO RAMMING PARKED CAR IN THE SPACE IN FRONT OF THE ONE I WAS PULLING INTO. DURANGO HAD APPROX. 3000 MILES ON ODOMETER WHEN THE 2 INCIDENTS OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE INCI…

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167.5%
ODI 10980343 · 5,000 mi

THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK (RIGHT SIDE SECOND ROW) I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STAYS THAT THERE IS NO NOISE, THEY HAD BROUGHT ANOTHER DODGE DURANGO WITH THE SAME FUEL TANK AND THAT PARTICULAR VEHICLE DID NOT MAKE THE NOISE AS MINE DOES.

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114.7%
ODI 11122834 · 22,000 mi

CANNOT FILL FUEL TANK PROPERLY. WITHOUT MESSING WITH HOW FAR TO PUT FUEL NOZZLE IN OR FLIP ENTIRELY UPSIDE DOWN.IT WILL NOT FILL THE FUEL TANK. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE 22000 MILES I HAVE OWNED THIS BRAND NEW DURANGO. BUT TODAY I HAVE HAD ENOUGH

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74.9%
ODI 11245262 · 20,000 mi

MY VEHICLE IS A 2019 DODGE DURANGO THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS A VACUUM LEAK AT THE ENGINE DEFINED BY THE EVAP (EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM).

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23.6%
ODI 11613264

While driving the engine began to vibrate violently and the check engine light turned on. Luckily I was close to the dealership because I live in a small town with one major road. I was able to quickly slow down without crashing or causing an accident and slowly drove to dealership. If I was at any significant speed I could have crashed injuring myself and my two small children.

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105.0%
ODI 11499263

I keep receiving error messages on my vehicle, I spoke to a dealership and they stated that there is in fact for a recall.

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814.0%
ODI 11569393

We have been to the dealership multiple times about the electrical issues that we are having with the vehicle. The dealership has not been able to correct the issue so we are pursuing the lemon law. We received an offer from Dodge to buy this vehicle back but they are not being reasonable with the amount they are willing to give. We would not be going through this if it wasn’t for the electrical issues that we are having therefore we do not feel like we should be penalized for something that we cannot control. We are scared that the vehicle wil…

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39.7%
ODI 11621045

A sudden loss of drive power. When the car start to drive the engine show a loss of power in a stop light, stop sign or during the day when I press the gasoline pedal.

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17.1%
ODI 11642491

On [XXX] I drove my new Dodge Durango to Sam's club Marion Illinois. I picked up prescription and attempted to start the vehicle. The vehicle had 800 miles on it. The vehicle would do nothing but click and would not start. The vehicle is equipped with the assist button and I engaged it. The vehicle was sending off codes of transmission codes, air bags need service, and vehicle was not in park. The representative in my conversation went dead as did all communication between vehicle and android auto. I thank goodness was at [XXX] because I was…

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112.5%
ODI 11699398

My fuel tank was practically emptied by "gas thieves". The fuel filler compartment remains unlocked regardless of whether the vehicle is locked or unlocked. And the filler tube where the gas nozzle is inserted is capless, with just a rubber seal that expands when the nozzle is inserted. In previous models Dodge used to have a button inside the cabin right below the headlights switch to release the fuel filler door, and a safety puller string in the back of the vehicle, should the button fail to release the locked door. Not anymore, and this ap…

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Air Bags
284.4%
ODI 10616885 · 23,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS 1 INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

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426.6%
ODI 10609746 · 20,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM SIDE BY SEMI TRUCK. REAR QUARTER PANEL, REAR DOOR BOTH EXTREMELY DAMAGED. SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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719.1%
ODI 10670008 · 8,000 mi

I WAS IN A COLLISION THAT INVOLVED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WITH OVER $11000 IN DAMAGES AND NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE SO DIDN'T EXPECT PASSENGER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I KNOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER VEHICLES AIRBAGS BUT DID NOT SEE MY VEHICLE ON THE CURRENT LISTING OF RECALLS. I WOULD LIKE TO ENSURE THIS ISN'T A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE MODEL VEHICLE OR FIND INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET MINE TESTED. *TR

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428.3%
ODI 10726450 · 500 mi

BOUGHT A 2015 DURANGO IN MAY 2015 HAVE HAD IT 45DAYS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN WITH ME. IT STARTED WITH A FUEL SENSOR, THEN THE SUNROOF WOULDN'T CLOSE, IT FRIED THE USB PORT, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON & OFF WHILE DRIVING, NOW THE SEAT NOR STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE AT ALL OR IF YOU DOES MOVE BY SOME MIRACLE THE SEAT DECIDES TO REPOSITION ITSELF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING.

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63.7%
ODI 10895405 · 58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V352000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.

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73.3%
ODI 11308354

AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH AND BEEP WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

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104.3%
ODI 11139480 · 6,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND NO ALARM SOUNDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE SMITH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM [phone removed], LOCATED AT 1945 I-10, BEAUMONT, TX 77701) AND REPAIRED, BUT THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE NOT DISCLOSED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETRIEVED, THE SEAT BELT BECAME INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT RETRACT OR UNLATCH. THE VEHIC…

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53.5%
ODI 11282340 · 582 mi

PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW HAD 500 MILES ON WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN PASSENGER FRONT COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.HE CAR WAS TRAVELING AROUND 40 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF IT CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS . WE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SENT A INSPECTOR OUT TO RECOVER THE 'BLACK BOX' WE WERE NEVER CONTACTED WITH WHAT THE FINDINGS WERE OR THE REASON THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.

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35.5%
ODI 11595329

Drivers seatbelt buckle does not register, resulting in active chiming of the unbuckled seat belt alarm and disengaging of the airbag system. Driver must hold the seatbelt with downward pressure continuously in order to register the seat belt and return the vehicle to normal operating condition, and turn off the airbag system warning signs and chiming. Dealership refuses any assistance without payment despite being a vehicle safety system.

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115.4%
ODI 11413898 · 1,280 mi

YOUR VEHICLE'S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT RECENTLY INDICATED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MAY NOT BE WORKING PROPERLY. THE AIR BAGS IN YOUR VEHICLE MIGHT NOT INFLATE IN A COLLISION, OR THEY COULD INFLATE WITHOUT A COLLISION IF YOU DO NOT GET THE REQUIRED SERVICE. HAVE YOUR VEHICLE CHECKED AT YOUR DEALERSHIP. THE SOS EMERGENCY ALERT OPENS UP ON THE SCREEN AND STATES IT COULDN'T CONNECT PLEASE HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED AT DEALER. ITS DISTRACTING AND CAN CAUSE YOU TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT

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00.0%

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39.7%
ODI 11660838

A light was coming on and off shortly after my husband and I purchase the vehicle from Landers in covington tn. On 10/24/24 I showed the manger of store AJ. And he advise me to make sure I address this with the service department. Misty was the lady that did my oil change and tire rotation that day. I showed her the picture, she couldn't tell me what it meant, but she started that it was probably a dirty sensor. My husband was involved in a car accident on [XXX]. He left the road way due to a deer striking a light pole. Our biggest concern is w…

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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
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint50,500–85,000 mi68,000 mi231
ODI 10025147 · 22,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 22,000 MILES. ALL FOUR FRONT END BALL JOINTS ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE DURANGO AND DAKOTA MODELS. WHILE THE WORN BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN MY CASE YET, THEY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY AT A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE TO ME FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW. I REITERATE THAT MY WORN BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT YET CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I AM OBSERVANT ENOUGH TO NOTICE THE CLICKING SOUND THEY MAKE AND TO …

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ODI 10028809 · 44,000 mi

1998 DODGE DURANGO AT APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE WORN OUT UPPER BALL JOINTS THAT THEY INSISTED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (AT SIGNIFICANT COST) AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SELLING DODGE DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE "WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS" AND NOT IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. NOW AT 47,000 MILES WITH THE NEWS OF THE POSSIBLE DEFECT AND FAILURE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE BUT NOT SURE IF I SHOULD SPEND THE SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS TO REPAIR SOMETHING …

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ODI 10028843 · 35,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUBS ALSO. MY DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS ON ANY OTHER CAR THAT I'VE OWNED!*AK

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint50,000–81,890 mi68,302 mi178
ODI 10025147 · 22,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 22,000 MILES. ALL FOUR FRONT END BALL JOINTS ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE DURANGO AND DAKOTA MODELS. WHILE THE WORN BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN MY CASE YET, THEY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY AT A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE TO ME FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW. I REITERATE THAT MY WORN BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT YET CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I AM OBSERVANT ENOUGH TO NOTICE THE CLICKING SOUND THEY MAKE AND TO …

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ODI 10028843 · 35,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUBS ALSO. MY DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS ON ANY OTHER CAR THAT I'VE OWNED!*AK

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ODI 10028882 · 47,574 mi

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORN OUT. BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED AT 52264 K MILES, 5/17/01 AND AGAIN AT 89387 K MILES ON 02/07/03. ALSO REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AT 89387 K MILES ON 02/07/03.*AK

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Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly47,328–72,996 mi65,500 mi32
ODI 10029074 · 62,000 mi

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR SUCH REPAIRS. ALSO, THE DEALER INDICATED THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE WEARING AS WELL AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM BUT THEY POSED NO IMMEDIATE DANGER BUT THEY SUGGESTED THE TIE ROD ENDS MAY FAIL SOON. REPAIRS WERE GUOTED IN EXCESS OF $1200.00! THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR THESE REPAIRS AS WELL. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON FILE IT WOULD SEEM TO BE PRUDENT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, ALL COMPONENTS, ON THE DURAN…

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ODI 10029273 · 45,000 mi

EXCESSIVE STEERING WHEEL PLAY; REQURING EARLY REPLACEMENT OF FRONT SUSPENSION PARTS INCLUDING, TIE RODS, STEERING ARM LINKAGES, STEERING GEAR, ETC.*AK

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ODI 10029281 · 65 mi

I OWNED A 98' DODGE DURANGO THAT HAD A TIE ROD BREAK WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE N.Y., THRUWAY WITH MY CHILDREN WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN A BRAKE LINE BEHIND SEVERED LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR STOPPED WITH OUT A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED OUT OF POCKET EVEN THOUGHT I SENT CHRYSLER AN E- MAIL TELLING THEM THAT UNDER 65,000 MILES I DID NOT THINK A VEHICLE SHOULD BE DOING THIS. THEN I ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS AND A BALL BEARING REPLACED. ALL TOTAL I SPENT $3000.00 TO REPLACE THESE TIN…

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission57,400–70,975 mi62,700 mi23
ODI 10008494 · 58,800 mi

1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH ONLY 59200 MILES ON IT WHICH NOW NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. (HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE OVER DRIVE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS BAD) THIS, FORTUNATELY, HAS NOT CAUSED ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT BUT AFTER HEARING ALL THE HORROR STORIES ABOUT THE DURANGO'S, MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THE NEVER ENDING PROBLEMS WITH THESE TRUCKS - BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET SERIOUSLY INJURED! *JB

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ODI 10010842 · 62,700 mi

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60,000 MILES. SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO FAILURE WERE HESITATION SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN TRUCK WAS INITIALLY STARTED. *NLM

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ODI 10014195 · 70,000 mi

1998 DODGE DURANGO TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, CAUSING RPM TO FLY PAST 3500, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ENTER HIGHWAYS, 3 TIMES I NEARLY HAD A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE TRUCK WILL NOT ACCELERATE INTO 3RD GEAR. THE DURANGO TRANSMISSION IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG OWNERS, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.*JB

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip30,500–62,500 mi60,000 mi7
ODI 10082542 · 500 mi

ABS FAILURE, VEHICLE HAD 500 MILES. CAR SLAMMED ON BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES LOCKED, REAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. *AK THE DEALERSHIP AND MECHANINCS CAN NOT FIND FAILURE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.

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ODI 10082543 · 60,000 mi

REAR ABS FAILURE WHEN A DEAR RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, REAR OF SUV PASSED THE FRONT. DEAR WAS HIT WITH THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT SIDE AS THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL.*AK 1 DEATH IF YOU COUNT THE DEAR

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ODI 10102524 · 73,366 mi

1) ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, WHINING NOISE FROM FRONT END 2) DEALER DETERMINED BALL JOINTS IN FRONT AND WHEEL BEARINGS IN SERIOUS SHAPED, LAUGHED AT HOW I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF WAS SO HIGH.*AK 3. DEALER INSTALLED 2 HUB BRAKES, BEARINGS IN FRONT ($1025.30 COST) AND OVERHAULED REAR DIFFERENTIAL, BEARINGS WORN AND EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN PINION ($924.48). * NOW I HEAR NHTSA HAS DISCOVERED THIS ON 00-03 DURANGOS (MINE IS A 98) AND WANTS CHRYSLER TO RECALL THEM. I PAID ALL THIS MONEY TO C…

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Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls34,500–74,000 mi59,298 mi7
ODI 10028943 · 38,000 mi

ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT IN 2001. TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING AT A HIGHER RPM. IT DOES NOT SHIFT UNTIL 3800 TO 4500. THIS ACCURED AT 58000 MILES JUNE 4.

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ODI 10063530 · 80,000 mi

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST FOUND; THEREFORE, DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, MOLDING ON WINDOWS, DOORS, AND BUMPER. *LA

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ODI 10070566 · 31,000 mi

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 98 DURANGO. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND THE VEHICLE HAS 31,000 MILES. THE CURRENT PROBLEM, AND THE ONE FOR WHICH I FILED THE COMPLAINT, DEALS WITH THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS NOT UNCTIONING. THE LEFT REAR WINDOW WENT OUT LAST YEAR. WITHIN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THE PASSENGER WINDOW WENT OUT, AND THE RIGHT REAR HAS BEGUN TO OPERATE INCONSISTENTLY. AS FOR REPAIRS, A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER SAID THEY BELIEVE THE PROBLEM ARE THE WINDOW REGULATORS. AS TO COST, I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH CHRYSLER CORP.(NATIONAL CUSTOM…

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Suspension47,750–71,766 mi62,126 mi20
ODI 10003949 · 78,000 mi

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE BALL JOINTS FAILED AT 78,000 MILES. *JB

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ODI 10029897 · 3,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE AND EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. *AK THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND SEALS WERE REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10031549 · 85,000 mi

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR ALIGNMENT SERVICE DUE TO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE UPPER BALL JOINT WEAR. *AK ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS FAILED AND BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD BADLY WORN OUT. *SCC *JB

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Suspension:Front51,000–91,921 mi75,000 mi21
ODI 10028821 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE DODGE DURANGO AFTER HEARING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FIXING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE BEING DESCRIBED. MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY, WOULD STAY ON FOR AWHILE, THEN GO OUT. WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT ON THE COMPUTER, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEN MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUMPING FROM 0 TO 60 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR, A SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBL…

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ODI 10028938 · 55,000 mi

OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS VECHILE. AFTER EXPERIENCING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN A ADDITION, THE INNER TIE ROD ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE THE RECEIPT DESCRIBING THE WORK THAT WAS DONE AND THE COST.

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ODI 10030004 · 10 mi

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. TOOK IT TO DODGE, AND DODGE ALIGNED THE VEHICLE. LATER, THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. *AK THE BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMERS MECHANIC(S) INFORMED HIM THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END. WITHIN THE FIRST 10 K MILES THE VEHICLE HAD A 3 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. *SCC *JB

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Complaint and recall timeline

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

1 reports2024-102026-09

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
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

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.

Age 0Age 1Age 223 reports

2022: 23 complaints · 2023: 22 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
202261323
20231522
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20225700
20233100

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
ComponentSuspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball JointSuspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball JointSteering:Linkages:Tie Rod AssemblyPower Train:Automatic TransmissionService Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipVisibility:Power Window Devices And ControlsSuspensionSuspension:Front
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Upper Ball Joint—
233
ODI 10025147 · 22,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 22,000 MILES. ALL FOUR FRONT END BALL JOINTS ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE DURANGO AND DAKOTA MODELS. WHILE THE WORN BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN MY CASE YET, THEY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY AT A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE TO ME FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW. I REITERATE THAT MY WORN BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT YET CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I AM OBSERVANT ENOUGH TO NOTICE THE CLICKING SOUND THEY MAKE AND TO …

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ODI 10028814

SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, AND FRONT BALL JOINTS BAD - 1989, DODGE, DURANGO. *AK

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ODI 10028843 · 35,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUBS ALSO. MY DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS ON ANY OTHER CAR THAT I'VE OWNED!*AK

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ODI 10029074 · 62,000 mi

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR SUCH REPAIRS. ALSO, THE DEALER INDICATED THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE WEARING AS WELL AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM BUT THEY POSED NO IMMEDIATE DANGER BUT THEY SUGGESTED THE TIE ROD ENDS MAY FAIL SOON. REPAIRS WERE GUOTED IN EXCESS OF $1200.00! THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR THESE REPAIRS AS WELL. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON FILE IT WOULD SEEM TO BE PRUDENT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, ALL COMPONENTS, ON THE DURAN…

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ODI 10029265

THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO HAS HAD OVER 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK, AND HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (TWICE). TIE ROD ENDS,CONTROL ARM,AND FRONT SHOCKS HAVE HAD TO ALL BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT (DRAMTICALLY) ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING, AND HAS ALWAYS DONE SO, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM, THE LAST REPLACEMENT WAS DONE APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO.*AK

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ODI 10029895

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER BOLT JOINTS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE NEW INVESTIGATION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALLS.*AK THERE WAS CONTINUED SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT END. SWAY BAR AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *PH

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ODI 10057935 · 68,000 mi

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. MECHANIC DETERMINED UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS OFF CENTER. WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE INDICATOR WAS BETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL. CONSUMER HAD ONE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND ANOTHER ONE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 10062310 · 72,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. THE VEHICLE HAD 59939 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS ONE SHOULD. ON 9/2/03 I TOOK THE AUTO INTO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AS THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR. IT COST ME $500.00 TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSFER CASE WAS GOING OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THE ESTIMATE-$1350. IN NOV OF 2003, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET A LUBE JOB. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT ACCEPTING GREASE & THE UPPER BOOTS WERE ROTTED. THAT EVE…

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ODI 10139535 · 70,000 mi

PREMATURE WEAR ON UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. THE SEPARATION OF THESE COMPONENTS CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IN ADDITION TO THE BALL JOINTS, THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAIL PREMATURELY WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM GREATLY INCREASES LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAUSES SLOW ACCELERATION WHICH COULD …

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ODI 10102524 · 73,366 mi

1) ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, WHINING NOISE FROM FRONT END 2) DEALER DETERMINED BALL JOINTS IN FRONT AND WHEEL BEARINGS IN SERIOUS SHAPED, LAUGHED AT HOW I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF WAS SO HIGH.*AK 3. DEALER INSTALLED 2 HUB BRAKES, BEARINGS IN FRONT ($1025.30 COST) AND OVERHAULED REAR DIFFERENTIAL, BEARINGS WORN AND EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN PINION ($924.48). * NOW I HEAR NHTSA HAS DISCOVERED THIS ON 00-03 DURANGOS (MINE IS A 98) AND WANTS CHRYSLER TO RECALL THEM. I PAID ALL THIS MONEY TO C…

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ODI 10110885

ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT SHE PAID FOR SERVICE. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON . THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *TC *JB

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ODI 10063530 · 80,000 mi

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST FOUND; THEREFORE, DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, MOLDING ON WINDOWS, DOORS, AND BUMPER. *LA

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ODI 10074504

1. SEATBELTS, HOUSING REPEATEDLY FELL DOWN. NEVER REPLACED, SERVICE ONLY PULLED IT BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES 2. ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. NOW I HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WILL GO DOWN. THE REST ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSIITON. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY IS UP. 3. REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT AT 63,000. 3,000 PAST WARRANTY. 4. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. SERVICEMAN SAYS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL REPLACED. STILL WAITING ON A RECALL. 5. PASSENGER FRONT SEAT COVER CAME APART AT SEAMS. SERVICE SAID NOT COVERED BY…

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ODI 10115103 · 68,000 mi

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED OUT. *NM

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3
ODI 10028814

SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, AND FRONT BALL JOINTS BAD - 1989, DODGE, DURANGO. *AK

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ODI 10067038

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AS IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. BUT WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SUSPENSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, BALL JOINTS CRACKED IN HALF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IF SHE HIT A HARD BUMP FRONT TIRES WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL OR ANY WARNING. *AK

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ODI 10103749

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SHOOK. WOULD HEAR NOISES EVERY TIME STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, STOPPING OR EVEN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED. ALSO, THE STEERING KNUCKLE SEPARATED, AND THE SUSPENSION MOVED. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSING THE SHAKING PROBLEM. VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE LUBRICATED EVERY 2-3 MONTHS.*AK AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LEFT SIDE BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TC

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ODI 10028938 · 55,000 mi

OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS VECHILE. AFTER EXPERIENCING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN A ADDITION, THE INNER TIE ROD ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE THE RECEIPT DESCRIBING THE WORK THAT WAS DONE AND THE COST.

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ODI 10029895

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER BOLT JOINTS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE NEW INVESTIGATION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALLS.*AK THERE WAS CONTINUED SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT END. SWAY BAR AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *PH

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ODI 10037886 · 91,000 mi

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *TS *NLM

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
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ODI 10025147 · 22,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH 22,000 MILES. ALL FOUR FRONT END BALL JOINTS ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE DURANGO AND DAKOTA MODELS. WHILE THE WORN BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN MY CASE YET, THEY WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY AT A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE TO ME FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW. I REITERATE THAT MY WORN BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT YET CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I AM OBSERVANT ENOUGH TO NOTICE THE CLICKING SOUND THEY MAKE AND TO …

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ODI 10028814

SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, AND FRONT BALL JOINTS BAD - 1989, DODGE, DURANGO. *AK

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ODI 10028843 · 35,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, I AM ON MY SECOND SET OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUBS ALSO. MY DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL, I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS ON ANY OTHER CAR THAT I'VE OWNED!*AK

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ODI 10029074 · 62,000 mi

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR SUCH REPAIRS. ALSO, THE DEALER INDICATED THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE WEARING AS WELL AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM BUT THEY POSED NO IMMEDIATE DANGER BUT THEY SUGGESTED THE TIE ROD ENDS MAY FAIL SOON. REPAIRS WERE GUOTED IN EXCESS OF $1200.00! THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR THESE REPAIRS AS WELL. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON FILE IT WOULD SEEM TO BE PRUDENT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, ALL COMPONENTS, ON THE DURAN…

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ODI 10029265

THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO HAS HAD OVER 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK, AND HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (TWICE). TIE ROD ENDS,CONTROL ARM,AND FRONT SHOCKS HAVE HAD TO ALL BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT (DRAMTICALLY) ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING, AND HAS ALWAYS DONE SO, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM, THE LAST REPLACEMENT WAS DONE APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO.*AK

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ODI 10036630 · 51,000 mi

BAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS. *NLM

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ODI 10062310 · 72,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. THE VEHICLE HAD 59939 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS ONE SHOULD. ON 9/2/03 I TOOK THE AUTO INTO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AS THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR. IT COST ME $500.00 TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSFER CASE WAS GOING OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THE ESTIMATE-$1350. IN NOV OF 2003, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET A LUBE JOB. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT ACCEPTING GREASE & THE UPPER BOOTS WERE ROTTED. THAT EVE…

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ODI 10139535 · 70,000 mi

PREMATURE WEAR ON UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. THE SEPARATION OF THESE COMPONENTS CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IN ADDITION TO THE BALL JOINTS, THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAIL PREMATURELY WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM GREATLY INCREASES LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAUSES SLOW ACCELERATION WHICH COULD …

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ODI 10102524 · 73,366 mi

1) ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, WHINING NOISE FROM FRONT END 2) DEALER DETERMINED BALL JOINTS IN FRONT AND WHEEL BEARINGS IN SERIOUS SHAPED, LAUGHED AT HOW I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF WAS SO HIGH.*AK 3. DEALER INSTALLED 2 HUB BRAKES, BEARINGS IN FRONT ($1025.30 COST) AND OVERHAULED REAR DIFFERENTIAL, BEARINGS WORN AND EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN PINION ($924.48). * NOW I HEAR NHTSA HAS DISCOVERED THIS ON 00-03 DURANGOS (MINE IS A 98) AND WANTS CHRYSLER TO RECALL THEM. I PAID ALL THIS MONEY TO C…

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ODI 10110885

ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT SHE PAID FOR SERVICE. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON . THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *TC *JB

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ODI 10063530 · 80,000 mi

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST FOUND; THEREFORE, DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, MOLDING ON WINDOWS, DOORS, AND BUMPER. *LA

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ODI 10074504

1. SEATBELTS, HOUSING REPEATEDLY FELL DOWN. NEVER REPLACED, SERVICE ONLY PULLED IT BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES 2. ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. NOW I HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WILL GO DOWN. THE REST ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSIITON. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY IS UP. 3. REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT AT 63,000. 3,000 PAST WARRANTY. 4. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. SERVICEMAN SAYS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL REPLACED. STILL WAITING ON A RECALL. 5. PASSENGER FRONT SEAT COVER CAME APART AT SEAMS. SERVICE SAID NOT COVERED BY…

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ODI 10115103 · 68,000 mi

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED OUT. *NM

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ODI 10028814

SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, AND FRONT BALL JOINTS BAD - 1989, DODGE, DURANGO. *AK

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ODI 10067038

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AS IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. BUT WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SUSPENSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, BALL JOINTS CRACKED IN HALF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IF SHE HIT A HARD BUMP FRONT TIRES WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL OR ANY WARNING. *AK

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ODI 10028938 · 55,000 mi

OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS VECHILE. AFTER EXPERIENCING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN A ADDITION, THE INNER TIE ROD ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE THE RECEIPT DESCRIBING THE WORK THAT WAS DONE AND THE COST.

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ODI 10060837 · 91,921 mi

NOISE BEGAN IN FRONT WHEEL AREA AND GREW VERY LOUD WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO EXPERIENCED STEERING ISSUES (CAR SHAKES AND PULLS TO RIGHT). TOOK VEHICLE IN TO CHECK IT OUT - HAD TO REPLACEL FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TENSION RODS ENDS. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $2000.00 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT, AND CAR STILL DOES NOT STEER PROPERLY. DEALER REPORTED TO US THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE.

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Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly
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ODI 10029074 · 62,000 mi

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR SUCH REPAIRS. ALSO, THE DEALER INDICATED THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE WEARING AS WELL AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM BUT THEY POSED NO IMMEDIATE DANGER BUT THEY SUGGESTED THE TIE ROD ENDS MAY FAIL SOON. REPAIRS WERE GUOTED IN EXCESS OF $1200.00! THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR THESE REPAIRS AS WELL. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON FILE IT WOULD SEEM TO BE PRUDENT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, ALL COMPONENTS, ON THE DURAN…

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ODI 10029265

THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO HAS HAD OVER 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK, AND HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (TWICE). TIE ROD ENDS,CONTROL ARM,AND FRONT SHOCKS HAVE HAD TO ALL BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT (DRAMTICALLY) ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING, AND HAS ALWAYS DONE SO, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM, THE LAST REPLACEMENT WAS DONE APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO.*AK

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ODI 10029895

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER BOLT JOINTS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE NEW INVESTIGATION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALLS.*AK THERE WAS CONTINUED SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT END. SWAY BAR AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *PH

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ODI 10029074 · 62,000 mi

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 62,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR SUCH REPAIRS. ALSO, THE DEALER INDICATED THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE WEARING AS WELL AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THEM BUT THEY POSED NO IMMEDIATE DANGER BUT THEY SUGGESTED THE TIE ROD ENDS MAY FAIL SOON. REPAIRS WERE GUOTED IN EXCESS OF $1200.00! THIS SEEMS TO BE LOW MILEAGE FOR THESE REPAIRS AS WELL. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON FILE IT WOULD SEEM TO BE PRUDENT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION, ALL COMPONENTS, ON THE DURAN…

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ODI 10029265

THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO HAS HAD OVER 3 THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK, AND HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. BOTH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (TWICE). TIE ROD ENDS,CONTROL ARM,AND FRONT SHOCKS HAVE HAD TO ALL BE REPLACED.THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT (DRAMTICALLY) ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING, AND HAS ALWAYS DONE SO, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM, THE LAST REPLACEMENT WAS DONE APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO.*AK

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ODI 10036630 · 51,000 mi

BAD BALL JOINTS AND TIE ROD ENDS. *NLM

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ODI 10110885

ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT SHE PAID FOR SERVICE. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON . THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *TC *JB

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ODI 10029897 · 3,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE AND EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. *AK THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND SEALS WERE REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10041333 · 70,000 mi

TIE RODS & BALL JOINTS ALREADY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. *LA

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ODI 10111645 · 48,000 mi

THE CONSUMERS 1998 DURANGO NEEDED BOTH FRONT AND REAR UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT . *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SPIN OUT ACCIDENT DUE TO FRONT END INSTABILITY AND BAD TIE ROD ENDS. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT IN ONE YEAR. *SC

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ODI 10029895

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER BOLT JOINTS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE NEW INVESTIGATION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALLS.*AK THERE WAS CONTINUED SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT END. SWAY BAR AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *PH

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
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ODI 10057935 · 68,000 mi

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. MECHANIC DETERMINED UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS OFF CENTER. WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE INDICATOR WAS BETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL. CONSUMER HAD ONE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND ANOTHER ONE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

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ODI 10062310 · 72,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. THE VEHICLE HAD 59939 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS ONE SHOULD. ON 9/2/03 I TOOK THE AUTO INTO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AS THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR. IT COST ME $500.00 TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSFER CASE WAS GOING OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THE ESTIMATE-$1350. IN NOV OF 2003, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET A LUBE JOB. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT ACCEPTING GREASE & THE UPPER BOOTS WERE ROTTED. THAT EVE…

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ODI 10139535 · 70,000 mi

PREMATURE WEAR ON UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. THE SEPARATION OF THESE COMPONENTS CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IN ADDITION TO THE BALL JOINTS, THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAIL PREMATURELY WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM GREATLY INCREASES LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAUSES SLOW ACCELERATION WHICH COULD …

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ODI 10062310 · 72,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. THE VEHICLE HAD 59939 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS ONE SHOULD. ON 9/2/03 I TOOK THE AUTO INTO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AS THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR. IT COST ME $500.00 TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSFER CASE WAS GOING OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THE ESTIMATE-$1350. IN NOV OF 2003, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET A LUBE JOB. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT ACCEPTING GREASE & THE UPPER BOOTS WERE ROTTED. THAT EVE…

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ODI 10139535 · 70,000 mi

PREMATURE WEAR ON UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. THE SEPARATION OF THESE COMPONENTS CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IN ADDITION TO THE BALL JOINTS, THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLIES FAIL PREMATURELY WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM GREATLY INCREASES LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAUSES SLOW ACCELERATION WHICH COULD …

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ODI 10038973

I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY WHEELS WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2003. I BARELY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN IT IS RAINING I HYDROPLANE JUST ABOUT EVER TIME I PUT ON THE BRAKES. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW BROKEN. IT STAYS AT ZERO MOST OF THE TIME BUT WILL OCCASIONALLY JUMP UP AND DOWN WHI…

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ODI 869146

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE REAR SEAT WOULDN'T FOLD UP. THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COM…

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ODI 10028943 · 38,000 mi

ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT IN 2001. TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING AT A HIGHER RPM. IT DOES NOT SHIFT UNTIL 3800 TO 4500. THIS ACCURED AT 58000 MILES JUNE 4.

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ODI 10038973

I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY WHEELS WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2003. I BARELY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN IT IS RAINING I HYDROPLANE JUST ABOUT EVER TIME I PUT ON THE BRAKES. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW BROKEN. IT STAYS AT ZERO MOST OF THE TIME BUT WILL OCCASIONALLY JUMP UP AND DOWN WHI…

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ODI 10061399 · 123,000 mi

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN DRIVING. *AK THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PIN FAILED AND SEIZED TO THE PINION SHAFT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10050751 · 51,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO FRONT END WAS POPPING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT 51000 MILES. IT GOES INTO THE SHOP TO BE CHECKED DEC.23, WITH ALL THE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END THIS MAKES ME VERY CONCERNED. MY WIFE AND I ARE CHEERLEDING SPONSERS AND TRAVEL ALL OVER THE STATE WITH THE GIRLS.*AK

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ODI 768801

WHEN CO. REP SAID THE CO. WOULD NOT COMPENSATE DUE TO AGE AND MILAGE EVEN THOUGH PARTS FAILED FAR SHORT OF NORMAL SERVICE LIFE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DT

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ODI 869146

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE REAR SEAT WOULDN'T FOLD UP. THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COM…

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
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ODI 10102524 · 73,366 mi

1) ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, WHINING NOISE FROM FRONT END 2) DEALER DETERMINED BALL JOINTS IN FRONT AND WHEEL BEARINGS IN SERIOUS SHAPED, LAUGHED AT HOW I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF WAS SO HIGH.*AK 3. DEALER INSTALLED 2 HUB BRAKES, BEARINGS IN FRONT ($1025.30 COST) AND OVERHAULED REAR DIFFERENTIAL, BEARINGS WORN AND EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN PINION ($924.48). * NOW I HEAR NHTSA HAS DISCOVERED THIS ON 00-03 DURANGOS (MINE IS A 98) AND WANTS CHRYSLER TO RECALL THEM. I PAID ALL THIS MONEY TO C…

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ODI 10110885

ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT SHE PAID FOR SERVICE. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON . THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *TC *JB

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ODI 10102524 · 73,366 mi

1) ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, WHINING NOISE FROM FRONT END 2) DEALER DETERMINED BALL JOINTS IN FRONT AND WHEEL BEARINGS IN SERIOUS SHAPED, LAUGHED AT HOW I WAS JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SINCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE WHEELS FALLING OFF WAS SO HIGH.*AK 3. DEALER INSTALLED 2 HUB BRAKES, BEARINGS IN FRONT ($1025.30 COST) AND OVERHAULED REAR DIFFERENTIAL, BEARINGS WORN AND EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT IN PINION ($924.48). * NOW I HEAR NHTSA HAS DISCOVERED THIS ON 00-03 DURANGOS (MINE IS A 98) AND WANTS CHRYSLER TO RECALL THEM. I PAID ALL THIS MONEY TO C…

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ODI 10110885

ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT SHE PAID FOR SERVICE. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON . THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *TC *JB

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ODI 10110885

ALL OF THE VEHICLE'S BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AMOUNT SHE PAID FOR SERVICE. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON . THE RIGHT INNER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *TC *JB

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ODI 10038973

I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY WHEELS WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2003. I BARELY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN IT IS RAINING I HYDROPLANE JUST ABOUT EVER TIME I PUT ON THE BRAKES. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW BROKEN. IT STAYS AT ZERO MOST OF THE TIME BUT WILL OCCASIONALLY JUMP UP AND DOWN WHI…

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ODI 869146

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE REAR SEAT WOULDN'T FOLD UP. THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COM…

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ODI 714349

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT OUT ALL GAUGES RADIO ETC FRONT AREA. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND NOTHING WAS BURNT OUT. RESTARTED ENGINE FOUR TIMES BEFORE RESET AND THEN WAS OK. HAVE HAD RECURRING LOCKING OF BRAKES AND GRINDING LOSE OF CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS AND ON WET ROADS. DISC BRAKES HAVE NO WEAR INDICATORS ON PADS AND IT RESULTED IN BEING WORN DOWN AND ATE INTO THE FRONT ROTORS BEFORE I WAS AWARE THAT THE PADS WERE SHOT. I HAD TO BUY NEW ROTORS AND PADS AND THE REPLACEMENT PADS ALSO DID NOT HAVE INDICATORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE WAY…

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ODI 852338

WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLEIN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT BRAKE PADS NEVER TOUCHED THE DRUMS. ALSO, REAR ARM ACTUATOR POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. *AK

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ODI 10038973

I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY WHEELS WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2003. I BARELY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN IT IS RAINING I HYDROPLANE JUST ABOUT EVER TIME I PUT ON THE BRAKES. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW BROKEN. IT STAYS AT ZERO MOST OF THE TIME BUT WILL OCCASIONALLY JUMP UP AND DOWN WHI…

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ODI 10052154

THE CONSUMER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON DODGE DURANGOS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE AND MADE A HARD TURN IT SOUNDED AS IF HIS TIRES WERE RUBBING. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELT FUNNY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY DISTANCE. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *NM

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ODI 869146

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE REAR SEAT WOULDN'T FOLD UP. THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COM…

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ODI 10063530 · 80,000 mi

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST FOUND; THEREFORE, DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, MOLDING ON WINDOWS, DOORS, AND BUMPER. *LA

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ODI 10074504

1. SEATBELTS, HOUSING REPEATEDLY FELL DOWN. NEVER REPLACED, SERVICE ONLY PULLED IT BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES 2. ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. NOW I HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WILL GO DOWN. THE REST ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSIITON. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY IS UP. 3. REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT AT 63,000. 3,000 PAST WARRANTY. 4. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. SERVICEMAN SAYS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL REPLACED. STILL WAITING ON A RECALL. 5. PASSENGER FRONT SEAT COVER CAME APART AT SEAMS. SERVICE SAID NOT COVERED BY…

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ODI 10115103 · 68,000 mi

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED OUT. *NM

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ODI 10063530 · 80,000 mi

WHILE VEHICLE BEING INSPECTED UPPER BALL JOINTS FELL OFF. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK BRAKES WERE PULSATING WHEN VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP. IT WAS FOUND THAT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS. VEHICLE DOESN'T START OCCASIONALLY AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A SHORT TIME. NO FAULTS ON TEST FOUND; THEREFORE, DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, MOLDING ON WINDOWS, DOORS, AND BUMPER. *LA

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ODI 10074504

1. SEATBELTS, HOUSING REPEATEDLY FELL DOWN. NEVER REPLACED, SERVICE ONLY PULLED IT BACK UP AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES 2. ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL. NOW I HAVE ONE WINDOW THAT WILL GO DOWN. THE REST ARE STUCK IN THE UP POSIITON. OF COURSE, MY WARRANTY IS UP. 3. REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT AT 63,000. 3,000 PAST WARRANTY. 4. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. SERVICEMAN SAYS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL REPLACED. STILL WAITING ON A RECALL. 5. PASSENGER FRONT SEAT COVER CAME APART AT SEAMS. SERVICE SAID NOT COVERED BY…

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ODI 10115103 · 68,000 mi

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR.*AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. THREE OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BURNED OUT. *NM

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ODI 10028943 · 38,000 mi

ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT IN 2001. TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING AT A HIGHER RPM. IT DOES NOT SHIFT UNTIL 3800 TO 4500. THIS ACCURED AT 58000 MILES JUNE 4.

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ODI 714349

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT OUT ALL GAUGES RADIO ETC FRONT AREA. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND NOTHING WAS BURNT OUT. RESTARTED ENGINE FOUR TIMES BEFORE RESET AND THEN WAS OK. HAVE HAD RECURRING LOCKING OF BRAKES AND GRINDING LOSE OF CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS AND ON WET ROADS. DISC BRAKES HAVE NO WEAR INDICATORS ON PADS AND IT RESULTED IN BEING WORN DOWN AND ATE INTO THE FRONT ROTORS BEFORE I WAS AWARE THAT THE PADS WERE SHOT. I HAD TO BUY NEW ROTORS AND PADS AND THE REPLACEMENT PADS ALSO DID NOT HAVE INDICATORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE WAY…

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ODI 852338

WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLEIN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT BRAKE PADS NEVER TOUCHED THE DRUMS. ALSO, REAR ARM ACTUATOR POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. *AK

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ODI 10039251

I HAVE REPLACED TWO WINDOW MOTORS AND HAVE ANOTHER ONE TO REPLACE AS IT IS OUT NOW I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY COMPLAINTS OR CAMPAIGNS ON WINDOW MOTORS ALSO I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT FRONT SUSPENSION EITHER THE BALL JOINTS UPPER OR LOWER ARE WEAK OR OUT BUT I HAVE WEAR PROBLEMS ON MY NEW TIRES AND IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT WAY ONLY BEING A 1998 ARE THERE ANY CAMPAIGNS ON THIS .*JB

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Suspension
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ODI 10028814

SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, AND FRONT BALL JOINTS BAD - 1989, DODGE, DURANGO. *AK

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ODI 10067038

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AS IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. BUT WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SUSPENSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, BALL JOINTS CRACKED IN HALF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IF SHE HIT A HARD BUMP FRONT TIRES WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL OR ANY WARNING. *AK

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ODI 10103749

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SHOOK. WOULD HEAR NOISES EVERY TIME STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, STOPPING OR EVEN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED. ALSO, THE STEERING KNUCKLE SEPARATED, AND THE SUSPENSION MOVED. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS WAS CAUSING THE SHAKING PROBLEM. VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE LUBRICATED EVERY 2-3 MONTHS.*AK AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE LEFT SIDE BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TC

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ODI 10028814

SUSPENSION, DRIVE TRAIN, AND FRONT BALL JOINTS BAD - 1989, DODGE, DURANGO. *AK

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ODI 10067038

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AS IF IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. BUT WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SUSPENSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, BALL JOINTS CRACKED IN HALF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT IF SHE HIT A HARD BUMP FRONT TIRES WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL OR ANY WARNING. *AK

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ODI 10029897 · 3,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE AND EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE. ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BECAUSE THE BACK BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. *AK THE FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND SEALS WERE REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10041333 · 70,000 mi

TIE RODS & BALL JOINTS ALREADY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. *LA

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ODI 10111645 · 48,000 mi

THE CONSUMERS 1998 DURANGO NEEDED BOTH FRONT AND REAR UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT . *BF THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SPIN OUT ACCIDENT DUE TO FRONT END INSTABILITY AND BAD TIE ROD ENDS. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT IN ONE YEAR. *SC

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ODI 10038973

I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY WHEELS WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2003. I BARELY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN IT IS RAINING I HYDROPLANE JUST ABOUT EVER TIME I PUT ON THE BRAKES. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW BROKEN. IT STAYS AT ZERO MOST OF THE TIME BUT WILL OCCASIONALLY JUMP UP AND DOWN WHI…

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ODI 10061399 · 123,000 mi

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN DRIVING. *AK THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL PIN FAILED AND SEIZED TO THE PINION SHAFT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10038973

I HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MY WHEELS WERE GETTING READY TO FALL OFF AND THE TRUCK WAS TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN AUGUST OF 2003. I BARELY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE TERRIBLE. WHEN IT IS RAINING I HYDROPLANE JUST ABOUT EVER TIME I PUT ON THE BRAKES. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LIGHT IS NOW ON. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOW BROKEN. IT STAYS AT ZERO MOST OF THE TIME BUT WILL OCCASIONALLY JUMP UP AND DOWN WHI…

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ODI 10052154

THE CONSUMER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON DODGE DURANGOS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE AND MADE A HARD TURN IT SOUNDED AS IF HIS TIRES WERE RUBBING. WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELT FUNNY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY DISTANCE. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *NM

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ODI 10028938 · 55,000 mi

OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS VECHILE. AFTER EXPERIENCING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN A ADDITION, THE INNER TIE ROD ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE THE RECEIPT DESCRIBING THE WORK THAT WAS DONE AND THE COST.

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ODI 10029895

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER BOLT JOINTS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE NEW INVESTIGATION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALLS.*AK THERE WAS CONTINUED SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT END. SWAY BAR AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *PH

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ODI 10037886 · 91,000 mi

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. *TS *NLM

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ODI 10028938 · 55,000 mi

OUR 1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS VECHILE. AFTER EXPERIENCING WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ALIGNMENT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN A ADDITION, THE INNER TIE ROD ALSO REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. I HAVE THE RECEIPT DESCRIBING THE WORK THAT WAS DONE AND THE COST.

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ODI 10060837 · 91,921 mi

NOISE BEGAN IN FRONT WHEEL AREA AND GREW VERY LOUD WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO EXPERIENCED STEERING ISSUES (CAR SHAKES AND PULLS TO RIGHT). TOOK VEHICLE IN TO CHECK IT OUT - HAD TO REPLACEL FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TENSION RODS ENDS. WE HAD TO PAY OVER $2000.00 TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT, AND CAR STILL DOES NOT STEER PROPERLY. DEALER REPORTED TO US THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE.

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ODI 10029895

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER BOLT JOINTS. HE WAS AWARE OF THE NEW INVESTIGATION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALLS.*AK THERE WAS CONTINUED SQUEAKING IN THE FRONT END. SWAY BAR AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. *PH

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ODI 10050751 · 51,000 mi

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO FRONT END WAS POPPING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AT 51000 MILES. IT GOES INTO THE SHOP TO BE CHECKED DEC.23, WITH ALL THE KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END THIS MAKES ME VERY CONCERNED. MY WIFE AND I ARE CHEERLEDING SPONSERS AND TRAVEL ALL OVER THE STATE WITH THE GIRLS.*AK

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ODI 768801

WHEN CO. REP SAID THE CO. WOULD NOT COMPENSATE DUE TO AGE AND MILAGE EVEN THOUGH PARTS FAILED FAR SHORT OF NORMAL SERVICE LIFE. ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. DT

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ODI 869146

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE REAR SEAT WOULDN'T FOLD UP. THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COM…

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ODI 869146

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND STAYED ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. *AK THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 100MPH AND FALLS TO 0 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE OVERDRIVE HARNESS IS STUCK. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE COMPONENTS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE, THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY MODULE. THE REAR SEAT WOULDN'T FOLD UP. THE CONSUMER HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COM…

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ODI 10039251

I HAVE REPLACED TWO WINDOW MOTORS AND HAVE ANOTHER ONE TO REPLACE AS IT IS OUT NOW I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WERE ANY COMPLAINTS OR CAMPAIGNS ON WINDOW MOTORS ALSO I WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT FRONT SUSPENSION EITHER THE BALL JOINTS UPPER OR LOWER ARE WEAK OR OUT BUT I HAVE WEAR PROBLEMS ON MY NEW TIRES AND IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT WAY ONLY BEING A 1998 ARE THERE ANY CAMPAIGNS ON THIS .*JB

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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.

8 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

21 mentions · 2.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 115,115 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10047897 · 41,000 mi

WHILE COASTING CONSUMER COULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE NOISE. *AK

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ODI 10079518 · 63,000 mi

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN COLLISION WHILE GOING ABOUT 55-60 MPH AND A VAN CROSSED IN FRONT, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR-END THE OTHER VEHICLE. ABS BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER PUSHED THE BRAKES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

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ODI 10099920 · 60,942 mi

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THERE WAS BRAKE FAILURE. THE FRONT DISC BRAKES REPLACED SEPTEMBER 2004. OCTOBER 27, 2004 THE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 30 MPH AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND ENDED UP IN THE STREET WITH THE SEMI BEARING DOWN ON ME. THE TRUCK DRIVER SWERVED BARELY MISSING ME AND MY VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT VEHICLE USED. THEY WERE THE ONES THAT KNEW THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, THAT WAS WHY THEY SENT ME TO COX AUT…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Stalling or loss of power

12 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 107,700 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10003320 · 100,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE ON THE WAY TO WORK, OIL PRESSURE GOES TO 0 AND TRUCK STALLED. GOT TRUCK TOWED TO SHOP AND WAS INFORMED BY SHOP THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED UP. ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE EVER HAD WITH THIS TRUCK AND NOW I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND FIND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND THAT THE COMPANY DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR ENGINES AND DOESN'T ADMIT THERE IS ANY PROBLEMS. NOW WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE $4,000 - $6,000 TO GET A NEW ENGINE AND STILL MAKE A TRUCK PAYM…

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ODI 10028866 · 107,700 mi

RETURNING HOME FROM A BUSINESS TRIP, THE DURANGO STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, THEN QUIT WITHIN SECONDS OF THE ORIGINAL NOISE, WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THE "CHECK ENGINE GUAGES" LIGHT DID NOT COME ON PRIOR TO THE LOUD NOISE. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND FORTUNATELY THE ENGINE QUIT NEXT TO A VEHICLE TURNOUT. IF THE ENGINE FAILURE HAD OCCURED A FEW SECONDS EARLIER, OR A FEW SECONDS LATER, MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS DANGER, AND I WOULD HAVE ENDANGERED THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE AT RISK OF HITTING MY STALLED VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC FOUND A USED ENGI…

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ODI 10047942 · 53,369 mi

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SEAT RELEASE FAILURE, WHINING NOISE IN REVERSE, AND KNOCKING SOUNDS WHILE ACCELERATING. MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LOOSE AND WOBBLY STEERING WHEEL. HE REPLACED UPPER BALL JOINT AND LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARM. *PH

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

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

7 mentions · 0.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 90,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10023341 · 41,679 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; CRACKED LEFT CYLINDER HEAD AT 40,000 MILES. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY; CLAIMS TO NOT KNOW WHY HEAD CRACKED. EXACTLY 40,000 MILES LATER, LEFT CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AGAIN. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR; CAR IS 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. DEALER STILL CAN'T GIVE REASON FOR CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE. OTHER MECHANICS/DEALERS BELIEVE CYLINDER HEADS FAIL DUE TO FAULTY CASTING. *NLM THERE WAS A SCRAPING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND INTERNAL DAMAGE IN THE CLOCKSPRING AND REPLAC…

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ODI 10028866 · 107,700 mi

RETURNING HOME FROM A BUSINESS TRIP, THE DURANGO STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE, THEN QUIT WITHIN SECONDS OF THE ORIGINAL NOISE, WITH A LOUD CLUNK. THE "CHECK ENGINE GUAGES" LIGHT DID NOT COME ON PRIOR TO THE LOUD NOISE. I LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND FORTUNATELY THE ENGINE QUIT NEXT TO A VEHICLE TURNOUT. IF THE ENGINE FAILURE HAD OCCURED A FEW SECONDS EARLIER, OR A FEW SECONDS LATER, MY LIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS DANGER, AND I WOULD HAVE ENDANGERED THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE AT RISK OF HITTING MY STALLED VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC FOUND A USED ENGI…

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ODI 10030726 · 85,000 mi

AT 85000 MILES I STARTED HAVING SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNTIL THE TACH READS 2500 RPM. THIS CAUSES A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS SENDING A FAULT CODE TO THE COMPUTER. ALSO THERE ARE MANY MANY TIME THAT THE CAR BOGS DOWN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THEN WILL FINALLY KICK INTO GEAR HOWEVER PASSING SPEED IS VERY VERY POOR. I HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD IT IS GOING TO COST WELL OVER 1500.00 TO REPAIR WHI…

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

Hard or delayed shifting

6 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 69,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10023558 · 68,460 mi

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR DOUBLE SHIFTS AS YOU ARE LEAVING ANY STOPPED POSITION. WHILE AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND YOU PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THE TRANSMISSION WILL WORK GREAT. BUT THEN WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AND PROCEED AT A NORMAL PACE THE TRANS JUST SLIPS OR DOUBLE SHIFTS AND JERKS YOU AROUND. THIS HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT ON OTHER SITES THAT CHRYSLER HAS BOUGHT BACK SOME OF THE DURANGO'S. I CURRENTLY HAVE A 1998 MODEL. 5.2 AUTOMATIC 4X4.

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ODI 10033056 · 26,500 mi

1998 DODGE DURANGO...TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD GEAR. TACHOMETER LURCHES FORWARD WITH NO POWER TO THE AXLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY ATTEMPTING TO MERGE OR PASS. BEING THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS, THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, REGARDLESS OF COST. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I'VE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM.*AK

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ODI 10099720 · 69,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK *NM

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Steering assistance concerns

5 mentions · 0.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 46,000 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10043720 · 38,627 mi

REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP AT 38,627 MILES.EPLACED LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT AT 38,657 MILES.EPLACED UPPER CONTROL ARM AND UPPER BALL JOINT AT 41,634 MILES.REPLACED RIGHT FRONT AXLE AND LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT AT 45,946 MILES.*AK

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ODI 10049289 · 42,000 mi

MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO CONTINUES TO SHOW PROBLEMS WITH STEERING AND FRONT. THERE ARE ONLY 57000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE MILES HAVE BEEN EASY MILES, (ALL ON ROAD AND EASY DRIVING). I'VE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING BOX, AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS PLUS THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND DRUM. ALL OF THIS HAS COST $550 THE FIRST TIME AND $880 THE SECOND TIME. THIS COST COME IN ADDITION TO REPLACEMENT A HEAD GASKET AND REAR WINDOWS THAT DON'T WORK. *JB

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ODI 10090677 · 50,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN MARCH OF 1998. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS EXCELLENT UNTIL ABOUT 52,000 MILES. 1ST REPAIR, WATER PUMP. AT ABOUT 56,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AT ABOUT 61,000 HEATER CORE, AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. AT 77,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD AGAIN. AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES, STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO STIFFEN UP AND VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW RACK AND PINION. DURANGOS DO NOT HAVE RACK AND PINIONS, THEY HAVE GEAR BOXES. AT ABOUT 94,000 TRANSMISSION REBUILD. AT 106,00…

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

Battery drain and no-start mentions

1 mentions · 0.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 72,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10062310 · 72,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 1998 DODGE DURANGO IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. THE VEHICLE HAD 59939 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AS ONE SHOULD. ON 9/2/03 I TOOK THE AUTO INTO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS AS THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR. IT COST ME $500.00 TO FIX THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AT THE SAME TIME THEY TOLD ME MY TRANSFER CASE WAS GOING OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THE ESTIMATE-$1350. IN NOV OF 2003, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET A LUBE JOB. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT ACCEPTING GREASE & THE UPPER BOOTS WERE ROTTED. THAT EVE…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

1 mentions · 0.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 120,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10228118 · 120,000 mi

1998 DODGE DURANGO HAS A RECALL ON FUEL LEAK. POSSIBLE UNDERBODY FIRE CAN HAPPEN. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITH MY SON DRIVING AND HE MANAGED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.1% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 8003314

WHILE DRIVING AT STATE SPEED LIMIT, ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A CONSTANT OIL LEAK.*AK THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. THE ENGINE ALWAYS BURNED OIL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS CAME ON. THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE. WHEN PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE WOULD OCCUR THE DODGE MECHANICS ALWAYS INFORMED CONSUMER THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT OF MONIES PAID. *JG

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