NHTSA Complaint #759138 — 1998 DODGE DURANGO

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	759138
Vehicle	1998 DODGE DURANGO
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 15, 2002
Date Filed	March 11, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MD

Consumer Description

NOTE: TWO OIL CHANGES WITHIN 2,000 MILES OF BREAKDOWN (HAVE RECEIPTS). TRAVELING ON BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0 AND ENGINE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD TAPPING NOISE. OIL PAN WAS REMOVED AND "A LOT OF METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE ENGINE" HAD CLOGGED THE OIL SCREEN CAUSING THE OIL PUMP FAILURE. AS A RESULT OF THE OIL PUMP FAILURE, THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. BASED ON NTSA DATABASE AND DISCUSSIONS WITH AREA EXPERTS, THIS OIL PUMP FAILURE/ENGINE DAMAGE DEFECT CONDITION FOR THE 1998 DURANGO (5.2L) IS COMMON, YET FREQUENTLY UNREPORTED. NO ASSISTANCE FROM MANUFACTURER. WARRANTS DETAILED AGENCY SCRUTINY AND PRODUCT RECALL DUE TO DEFECT CONDITION. WILL BE PURSUING LEGAL ACTION TO RECOVER COST OF OIL PUMP AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT.

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