NHTSA Complaint #10486362 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

I PARKED THE CAR ON SATURDAY EVENING, DIDN'T DRIVE IT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. ON MONDAY MORNING, I STARTED THE CAR, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOX OF ROCKS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TURNED OFF MY RADIO, AND TRIED IT AGAIN, WITH THE SAME RESULT. MY HUSBAND CAME OUT, AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS OIL POURING OUT OF UNDER THE CAR. THE DAY AND NIGHT PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, IT HAD BEEN RAINING A LOT. NORMALLY, I PARK WITH THE FRONT OF THE CAR FACING UP HILL, BUT HAD GOTTEN HOME LATE, AND JUST PULLED STRAIGHT INTO MY PARKING SPOT WHICH PUT THE NOSE DOWN. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, AND SAW THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING TO MANY 2004 DURANGO OWNERS. I DO FEEL SOMEWHAT LUCKY SINCE MY MILEAGE WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER FAILURE MILEAGES. WE HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THE DURANGO, AND HAD ALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I AM SO UPSET ABOUT THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T DRIVE MY DURANGO TO ITS EXPECTED 300,000 TO 400,000 MILE RANGE. I LOVE THIS VEHICLE, AND IT WAS MY GRADUATION PRESENT FROM MY HUSBAND. NOW, I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT SOME OTHER WAY TO GET MY 5 KIDS AND DOGS CAMPING! *TR