NHTSA Complaint #769179 — 1999 DODGE DURANGO

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	769179
Vehicle	1999 DODGE DURANGO
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	October 30, 2002
Date Filed	November 6, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	OH

Consumer Description

FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I ATTRIBUTE THAT TO USING SYNTHETIC OIL INSTEAD OF REGULAR OIL. THE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE DROPPED TO 0 THEN WOULD GO BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I HOPE I GOT IT INTO THE DEALER IN TIME. THE DEALER THINKS I DID. THE DEALER CLAIMS THE PROBLEM IS SLUDGE CAUSED BY TOO INFREQUENT OIL CHANGES. I CHANGED THE OIL WITHIN THE GUIDELINES LISTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. PLUS, SYNTHETIC OILS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE SAME SLUDGE PROBLEMS AS REGULAR OILS ARE. DEALER DROPPED THE PAN, REPLACE THE SCREEN AND OIL PUMP AND CLEANED AS BEST THEY COULD. COST $809. THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE I'VE OWNED (33 YEARS) THAT HAS EVER HAD A SLUDGE PROBLEM. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THIS PROBLEM. DT

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