1999 DODGE DURANGO Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. DEALER CONTACTED BUT WANTS TO CHARGE $1000 FOR AN EMISSIONS COVERED FAILURE. CLAIMS ANTI-FREEZE CAUSED FAILURE. SEPARATE AUTO MECHANIC SAYS COMPUTER IS IN GEL PACK AND WASN'T EFFECTED BY ANTI-FREEZE AND CONNECTORS ARE NOT CORRODED. *JB

DT: THE VEHICLE IS 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONSUMER NEEDED THE TIRES REPLACED AND HE HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CHECK THE BALL JOINTS AT THE SAME TIME. THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE FRONT TOP AND BOTTOM BALL JOINTS WERE GOING BAD, THIS WAS IN 12-2004. THE CONSUMER KNEW THERE WAS A RECALL ON SIMILAR VEHICLES. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO GET THE ENGINE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A SLUDGE PROBLEM. THE ENGINE BLEW UP BECAUSE OF THE OIL PRESSURE HAD FAILED ON THE VEHICLE, ON 7-17-05. ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS PRIOR THE CONSUMER HAD THE OIL AND OIL FILTER CHANGED; AND THE BEARINGS REPLACED. ON 7-19-05 THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. HE HAD THEM CHECK THE BALL JOINTS AGAIN ON 7-20-05. THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD BE AFRAID FOR HIM TO DRIVE IT OFF THE...

NO OIL PRESSURE, ENGINE SLUDGE, CLEANED. *AK

BURNT VALVES AT 57,000. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH 39000 AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. ALSO THE BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE FAILING, IT GRABS UNATRALLY HARD. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE OIL PUMP AND THE PISTON ROD BEARINGS. ALSO, THERE WAS A CONSIDERABLE SLACK IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH WOULD SUGGEST THAT UPPER BALL JOINT WORE OUT. *AK

THE VEHICLE DIES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS APART. BOTH TIMES WHEN IT HAPPENED THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO THE EMPTY POSITION THEN AFTER TRYING TO RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE GAUGE STARTED READING AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AND RAN FINE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ALL THEY DID WAS LET IT SIT THERE AND IDLE TO TRY TO VERIFY THE COMPLAINT. THEY TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NLM

MY ENGINE DIED WITH 44,000 MILES DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP DEALERSHIP SAYS I DID'NT CHANGE MY OIL BUT I DID AND I HAVE RECIEPTS. I HAVE ALL MY PAPER WORK WHERE I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS FOR THE GUAGES GOING OFF AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPING, HAVING TO PUT 2 QTS OF OIL EVERY 200 MILES, KNOCKING IN MOTOR, AND NOW MY WARRANTY IS OUT I HAVE A BLOWN ENGINE. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. MY POWER WINDOWS AND QUIT WORKING IN THE SUMMER COULD NOT ROLL DOWN WINDOWS AND THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT BLOWING OUT COLD AIR . GAS TANK STRAP BROKE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS & WAS BEING HELD ON WITH ONLY 1 STRAP, GAS TANK WAS HANGING DOWN. I HAVE SEVERAL MORE MINOR GRIPES BUT THE MAIN THING NOW IS THE ENGINE. I HAVE READ OVER SOME CONSUMER COMPLAINTS WEB SITES AND IT...

HAD CONTINOUS PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE FLUCUATING, VEHICLE HAD BEEN MAINTAINED, OIL WAS ALWAYS CHECKED AND CHANGED WHEN NEEDED, TOLD BY MECHANIC FAULTY FILTER, SAID WAS NO LEAKS BUT HAD TO ADD OIL AT TIMES. WHEN IT PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE NEEDED TO, THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND TYPE OF TRUCK DUE TO ALL THE INFORMATION FOUND ON THE INTERNET, DODGE/CHRYSLER SHOULD OWN UP TO THEIR REPUTATION AND COME CLEAN, I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THIS COMPANY EVER AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY DAUGHTER ON THE TURNPIKE, THE OIL GAUGE KEPT DROPPING BACK AND FORTH THEN ALL THIS TAPPING AND LOUD NOISES FROM THE ENGINE, I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO BE TOWED HOME AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, YOU COULD SEE A HOLE, I GOT NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OR FROM...

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

ENGINE OIL EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILDUP, EVEN AFTER OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000-4500MILES. NEW ENGINE RECOMMENDED BY DEALER MECHANICS. REPLACED OIL PUMP, INLET SCREEN AND DID ENGINE FLUSH AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE INTERNET. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ADMIT TO THE PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES. DT

GAS FAST AS 70 MILES OR AS SLOW AS 10 MILES PER HR. CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. 2X NO ONE AT C. CORP COULD GIVE ME ANSWER. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND START WITH TSB#08-24-00 TO SEE IF THIS COULD BE THE PROBLEM. THREE ATTEMPS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXIST AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED 70 MPH ON I-95 10/12/02 WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING IF NOT FOR MY DAUGHTER FOLLOWING BEHIND ME, AND NOTICE MY VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS I TRULY BELIEVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED INSTEAD OF A TRAFFIC BACK-UP THE POLICE ARRIVE AND STAYED WITH US UNTIL VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAVE ME VERY WORRIED SINCE THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THIS AND THE AUTO-TECTS NOR CHRYSLER HAVE ANY IDEAL WHY. VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING I COULD...

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. SECONDS LATER SMOKE AND NOISE FROM ENGINE AREA. ENGINE QUIT RUNNING OIL AND COOLANT ON GROUND. CONNECTING ROD BROKEN. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE IN JULY WITH APPROX. 35,000 MILES. NOW HAS 39,500 MILES. CERTIFIED USED CAR WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. OIL CHANGED AT 35,000 MILES. EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY SENT INSPECTOR TO CHECK ENGINE AFTER IT WAS TORN DOWN. INSPECTOR REPORTS ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED BY LACK OF LUBRICATION FROM A RESTRICTED OIL PUMP SCREEN. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXCLUDES DAMAGES FROM RESTRICTED LUBRICATION. RESEARCH INDICATED MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH LOW MILEAGE DODGE 5.2L ENGINES AND RESTRICTED OIL PUMP SCREENS. MINIMUM OF $ 4,000 TO REPAIR/REPLACE ENGINE. DT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING 45MPH ALL GAUGES DROPPED, AND THEN ENGINE SHUT OFF.*AK

ENGINE BLEW FROM SUPPOSED SLUDGE BUILD UP THAT HAD SUPPOSEDLY BEEN REMOVED 1 YEAR AGO BY JERRY'S DODGE. NOW THERE SAYING AT SAFFORD DODGE WHERE THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AND HAS BEEN DENIED THE EXTENDED WARRENTY CLAIM THAT THERE IS REALLY NO WAY TO REMOVE SLUDGE.*AK

ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO ADVISED CONSUMER HE COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. . DEALER REPLACED OIL PRESSURE SWITCH THE DAY PRIOR.*AK

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED THE OIL PUMP AND SCREEN AND STATED THAT THE OIL PUMP WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH PRESSURE, THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND WHILE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OVER THE VEHICLE STALLED, DEALER STATED THERE WAS SLUDGE AND CHUNKS OF OIL IN THE PAN AND THAT THIS WAS POSSIBLY LEFT ON THE ENGINE FROM THE PREVIOUS OIL PUMP REPLACEMENT, CONSUMER FEELS THE ENGINE FAILURE IS DUE TO NEGLIGENT SERVICE, CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE FOR SIX MONTHS.*SLC *YH

STARTED IN DECEMBER 2001 WITH ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS TOLD THIS IS DUE TO IMPROPER OIL CHANGES.WHEN I PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION THEY STILL WOULDN'T HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRENTY ANYWAYS .HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE MYSELF THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HEARING ALL OVER YOUR WEB SITE .*AK

DUE TO A BUILDUP OF SLUSH ENGINE WENT OUT AT 30000 MILES. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NEW ENGINE FAILED AT 16,000. CHRYSLER WILL NOT HONOR 3/36 DUE TO "SLUDGE" IN ENGINE. SAID WAS MAINTENANCE ISSUE, NOT WARRANTY. WILL NOT DISCUSS WITH ME ANY FURTHER.*AK

OIL PRESSURE GOES TO ZERO, THAN BACK TO NORMAL. CONSUMER CHECKED OIL AND OIL WAS FINE. ANOTHER INCIDENT WAS WHEN OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE SEIZED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND THAT THE ENGINE COULD BLOW AT ANYTIME, THE ENGINE FINALLY BLEW WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE DESTROYED.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE ACCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE CAUSED OIL PUMP TO SHUT DOWN. DEALER CONTACTED.*JB

CAR SHUTS OFF AT VARRIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. TWO DEALERS SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, THERE ARE NO FAULT CODES RECORDED IN THE COMPUTER. VERY DANGERIOUS!! CAR LOSES POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. I HAVE ALREADY COME CLOSE TO BEING HIT TWICE. VEHICLES ARE YOU HAVE NO IDEA THAT THE DURANGO HAS TOTALLY LOST POWER . FIVES TIMES AFTER THIS OCCURANCE THE DURANGO RESTARTED AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUITES, ONCE IT DID NOT RE-START AND HAD TO BE TOWED. AS SOON AS IT CAME OFF THE ROLL-BACK IT STARTED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. DEALERS SAY THEY DRIVE IT AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY HAVE CLEANED & REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THERE ARE AT LEAST 12 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS DATA BASE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HELP

INTIALLY I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR SERVICING ON 04/02/02, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND MY SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED AND TWO DAYS LATER, MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. AFTER TAKING THE ENGINE APART TEAM DODGE HAS TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE FROM OIL SLUDGE. NLM

INTIALLY I TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR SERVICING ON 04/02/02, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND MY SERPENTINE BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED AND TWO DAYS LATER, MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. AFTER TAKING THE ENGINE APART TEAM DODGE HAS TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE FROM OIL SLUDGE.

KNOWN PROBLEM AND MANY OTHER DURANGO OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM NO RESPONSE FROM DAIMLER. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

MY ENGINE HAS LOCK DOWN AND THERE WERE SLUG IN THE ENGINE AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING MY OIL CHANGES REGULARLY AND I HAD AND OIL CHANGE THE DAY BEFORE MY ENGINE LOCK DOWN ON ME. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE MY ENGINE SO I HAD TO PAY THE HOLD BILL MYSELF AND ALSO WHEN THEY WERE REPLACING MY ENGINE THEY TOLD ME I MY THAT I HAD A LEAK IN MY TRANSMISSION SO I HAD TO REPLACE THAT ALSO AND MY FOG LIGHTS WENT OUT ON ME WITHIN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASE MY DURANGO I ONLY PUT 24,000 MILES ON THE DURANGO. I ONLY HAD MY DODGE DURANGO ONE YEAR SEVEN MONTHS. THERE ARE TO MANY OTHER DODGE DURANGOS WITH THE SAME DEFECTS AND THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

IN FEBRUARY 2002, OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO ZERO AND ENGINE BLOWS. IN OCTOBER OF 2000, OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO ZERO. DEALER REPLACED OIL PUMP ($462). VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTENANCED WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES.*AK

DROVE VEHICLE FROM PHILA, PA AREA TO SCRANTON AREA FOR SKI WEEKEND. EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS DURING THIS TRIP OR PREVIOUS TO THIS TRIP. RETURN RIDE BACK TO PHILA AREA, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE TO ZERO THEN NORMAL. IT DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HEARING A TICKING UNDER HE HOOD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE HAD 28,800 MILES AT THE TIME AND SIX MONTHS LEFT ON 3/36 WARRANTY. DISTRICT MANGER FOR CHRYSLER PLACED A RESTRICTION ON THE WARRANTY DUE TO EXCESSIVE SLUDE FOUND IN THE VALLEY OF THE ENGINE. VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL HAS TWO MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES FOR OIL CHANGE, EVERY 3K OR EVERY 7.5K; I PRODUCED MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR OIL CHANGES EVERY 7.5K. I HAVE SINCE FOUND SEVERAL TSB'S ON THIS VEHILCE REGARDING OIL CONSUMPTION, ETC. I FINALLY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE PHILA AREA WHERE MURRAY DODGE...

AS IN MANY OTHER CASES LISTED ON YOUR SITE WITH THIS VEHICLE, MY ENGINE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SLUDGE, WHICH BLOCKED THE OIL PUMP (PRESUMABLY) AND THE ENGINE FAILED. I HAVE PROPER MAINTENANCE RECORDS, YET THE WARRANTY COMPANY (AMERICAN FINANCIAL) MAINTAINS THAT I DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL. ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO DULUTH DODGE (THE ORIGINAL DEALER) COMPLAINING OF FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE. THEY REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT, AND MY ENGINE FAILED 3,000 MILES LATER (THE OIL WAS CHANGED THE DAY BEFORE I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO CHANGE IT EVERY 7,500 MILES). THE WARRANTY COMPANY PROMISED TO HAVE THE OIL TESTED TO RESOLVE OUR DISPUTE, BUT AFTER NUMEROUS CONTACTS WITH THEM (BOTH VERBAL AND WRITTEN) THEY NEVER DID. THEREFORE, I PAID OVER $5,000 TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. I BELIEVE OTHER MODELS OF VEHICLES WITH THIS...

FOR OVERSEAS CARS WTHOUT A WARRANTY TRANSFER CERTIFICATE FROM THE TIME OF EXPORT, CHRYSLER EUROPE WILL NOT HONOUR THE 3YR/36MO WARRANY OR FACTORY CALLBACKS. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

THIS VEHICLE LOSES OIL PRESSURE, HAS LARGE SLUDGE BUILD UP NO MATTER HOW MANY OIL CHANGES IT GETS. THE PROBLEM STARTED OUT WITH A LACK OF OIL KNOCK. NOT THE SO CALLED SPARK KNOCK, BUT LIFTER KNOCK. OIL GETS CHANGER IN SPRING AND FALL. YOU CAN CHANGE OIL EVERY WEEK AND THE MANUFACTURER WILL STILL SAY IT'S A LACK OF MAINTENANCE.*AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE AND THAT THE ENGINE COULD BLOW AT ANYTIME, THE ENGINE FINALLY BLEW WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE DESTROYED.*JB

MOTOR WAS KNOCKING UNDER ACCELERATION. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FOR ENGINE KNOCKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT MOTOR WAS GONE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FOLLOWED MANUFACTURERS MAINT. SCHEDULE. OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM DEVELOPED AT APPROX 31K MILES. DEALER REPLACED OIL SENDING UNIT. OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM RETURNED AT APPROX 34.5K MILES. DEALER CHANGED OIL AND FILTER, REPLACED OIL SENDING UNIT AGAIN, AND COMPLETED TSB 180600. AT APPROX. 35.5K MILEAGE, WHILE AT CRUISE SPEED (65-70 MPH), RAPID TAPPING FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. TOWED TO DEALER, BUT DEALER CLOSED AND WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 9/10/2001 FOR EXPLANATION/REPAIR.*AK

WHILE APPROACHING TUCSON ON I-10, ON INSIDE LANE, AT LEGAL SPEED OF 75 MPH, TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER,POWER STEERING AND DASH LIGHTS.NARROWLY MISSED GETTING HIT BY PASSING CARS AND TRUCKS.LUCKY TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD FOR TOWING WITHOUT ACCIDENT.FAILURE OF POWER CONTROL MODULE(COMPUTER MALFUNCTION)& REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.SAME PROBLEM WHEN SUV 6 MONTHS OLD,REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.LOSS OF ALL POWER OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING.TWO FAILURES OF CRITICAL PART IN TWO YEARS TOO MUCH, VERY DANGEROUS.

VEHICLE BURNED EXCESSIVE OIL PRIOR TO ENGINE SEIZE AND WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF MILES TRAVELED ON THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT KENWOOD DODGE. AS USUAL WE INQUIRED AS TO ANY FACTORY RECALLS. ON OUR WAY TO NEW HAMPSHIRE TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL FOR A RELATIVE, MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AS USUAL AND IT APPEARED TO BE FINE. NO OIL WAS ADDED AT THIS TIME. AFTER ENTERING NEW HAMPSHIRE IN THE TOWN OF PEMBROOKE, THE CHECK GAUGES LITE ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED TO 0. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A LOCAL AUTOZONE CAR CARE STORE AND MY HUSBAND THEN CHECKED THE OIL. THE DIPSTICK SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 QUARTS LOW AND SO AFTER SETTING FOR A SHORT WHILE OF ABOUT 35 MINUTES AND REPLENISHING THE OIL, WE PROCEEDED ON THE REST OF THE JOURNEY. AFTER TRAVELING...

ONE DAY AFTER PURCHASE, REAR AXLE WENT BAD. 3 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE, OIL GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP, WE HAD IT CHECKED WITH 2 DIFFERENT GARAGES, BOTH SAID THIS VEHICLE SHOWS SIGNS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN THE ENGINE, CRANKSHAFT IS SCORED AND ENGINE CONTAMINATED. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ONE ESTIMATE IS OF 5,500 AND THE OTHER IS $3,500. DEALER SAYS "TOUGH LUCK" HOW IS THIS FAIR? *AK

VEHICLE BURNED EXCESSIVE OIL PRIOR TO ENGINE SEIZE AND WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF MILES TRAVELED ON THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT KENWOOD DODGE. AS USUAL WE INQUIRED AS TO ANY FACTORY RECALLS. ON OUR WAY TO NEW HAMPSHIRE TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL FOR A RELATIVE, MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AS USUAL AND IT APPEARED TO BE FINE. NO OIL WAS ADDED AT THIS TIME. AFTER ENTERING NEW HAMPSHIRE IN THE TOWN OF PEMBROOKE, THE CHECK GAUGES LITE ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED TO 0. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED INTO A LOCAL AUTOZONE CAR CARE STORE AND MY HUSBAND THEN CHECKED THE OIL. THE DIPSTICK SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 QUARTS LOW AND SO AFTER SETTING FOR A SHORT WHILE OF ABOUT 35 MINUTES AND REPLENISHING THE OIL, WE PROCEEDED ON THE REST OF THE JOURNEY. AFTER TRAVELING...

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHE N THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE STARTING KNOCKING AND SEIZED. WE HAVE KEPT THE OIL CHANGED ALONG THE RECOMMENDED LINES OF THE MANUFACTURING. *AK

ENGINE SLUDGED. MOTOR DESTROYED-OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY-COOLANT LEAKING INTO OIL SYSTEM. LEAK AT INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA.

17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING VEHICLE ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AT 1:00 AM. ALL LIGHTS COME ON, OIL GAUAGE DROPS TO ZERO AND AFTER LOUD BANG ENGINE FAILS. TOWED TO DEALER AND DEALER CLAIMS LACK OF MAINTENANCE CAUSED OIL PUMP FAILURE AND DEATH OF ENGINE. REFUSE TO HONOR EXTENDED WARRANTY UNLESS WE PROVE OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES EVEN THOUGH MANUAL SUGGESTS EVERY 7500 MILES. LOCAL GARAGE DID NOT KEEP RECEIPTS AND WE DID NOT KEEP RECEIPTS NEVER ANTICIPATING THIS PROBLEM. NOW KNOW FROM INQUIRIES OVER THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PEOBLEM WITH 318 ENGINES. ALTHOUGH WE KNOW CHRYSLER HAS NEGOTIATED WITH OTHERS WHO HAD NO RECEIPTS, WE DID HAVE SOME, THEY ARE REFUSING TO NEGOTIATE WITH US IN TEXAS. PLEASE HELP. THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION ON THESE ENGINE FAILURES. CONSUMERS ARE BEING RIPPED OFF DAILY. ESPECIALLY AFTER CHRYSLER WAS CAUGHT RED-HANDED IN LEMON...

ENGINE- LOUD NOISE, OIL GAUGE GOES TO ZERO THEN ENGINE STALLS OCCURS 30-55MPH. A/C DOES NOT COOL UNLESS ON HIGH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 50MPH AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT OUT. VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING, PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. OIL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED, COSTING $1400.00. DEALER WAS NEVER AVAILABLE TO TALK TO CONSUMER TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS HAPPENED SO SOON. MECHANIC IS SUGGESTING THAT ENGINE BE REPLACED, SO PROBLEM WON'T HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

ENGINE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING.....HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES RECENTLY AND DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. HAVE NOTIFIED DODGE AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET......VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE NO STEERING WHEN THIS OCCURS....SOMEONE PLEASE HELP.....VERY FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT....TRUCK HAS BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM AND COMPUTER SHOWS NOTHING???????*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION, NO POWER LOSS, JUST THAT VEHCILE DOES NOT ACCELERATE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

THE DODGE DURANGO WAS PURCHASED IN OCT'1999. HEADING EAST ON I-20 WHEN WE HEARD A CLICKING SOUND FROM THE FRONT END OF SUV. THE CLICKING GOT LOUDER. AS WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO EXIT THE S.C. HIGHWAY, THE CLICKING TURNED INTO A RATTLE AND THE SUV BEGAN TO STALL AND EVENTUALLY QUIT. WE HAD THREE CHILDREN ON BOARD (19 MONTHS, 30 MONTHS, & 7 YRS). AFTER WAITING APPROX 3 HRS FOR FAMILY TO ARRIVE FROM GA, WE HAD THE SUV TOWED TO AUGUSTA DODGE. THEIR INITIAL FINDINGS WERE THAT JIFFY LUBE DIDN'T REPLACE THE OIL AFTER THE OIL CHANGE WE'D RECEIVED JUST BEFORE GETTING ON THE HWY. DODGE THEN SAID WE HAD A HOLE IN OUR ENGINE. NEITHER PROVED TO BE TRUE. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE CONCLUDED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MECHANICAL. DODGE ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE 40 1999 V-8 ENGINES BACKLOGGED IN ATLANTA ALONE. WE'VE DISCOVERED VIA MECHANICS THAT DODGE'S V-6...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH COLD START. DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILSON THIS MATTER. *AK