NHTSA Complaint #10130715 — 2002 DODGE DURANGO

I HAVE 45,000 MILES ON MY DODGE DURANGO. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ALIGNED. I HAVE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL SETS OF NEW TIRES. I RECENTLY HAD THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED. FIRESTONE TIRE DEALERSHIP TOLD BE THE WHEEL WAS READY TO FALL OF DODGE FIXED IT UNDER WARRANTY BUT MADE IT SOUND LIKE NO BIGGIE. MY CAR WAS STILL MAKING A BAD NOISE WHEN I TURNED AND THEN IT STARTED DOING IT WHEN I DROVE STRAIGHT. I WAS THEN TOLD MY WHEEL BEARINGS WERE COMPLETELY SHOT...THEY WERE WORST ON THE RIGHT SIDE THE SAME SIDE THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE IN THE WORST SHAPE. I PAID TO HAVE THE WHEEL BEARING REPLACED. THEN I TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE TO GET IT ALIGNED AND THEY TOLD ME MY UPPER CONTROL ARM ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS SHOT AND IT WAS NOT HOLDING THE ALIGNMENT. SO NO I HAVE TO HAVE THIS REPLACED. I FEEL THERE IS MORE THAN JUST BALL JOINT PROBLEMS WITH THE DURANGO AND DAKOTAS AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO THE WHOLE SUSPENSION AND FRONT END AND SEE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THESE CARS... *NM