1999 DODGE DURANGO Steering Problems

HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] I BROUGHT THIS SUV 12/3/2019 .THE GUY I BOUGHT THIS SUV FROM HE TOLD ME THERE'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY TO THE TRANSMISSION I FOUND THERE WAS SEVERAL THINGS WRONG WITH IT THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. NEED A TUNE-UP OH WHEN I GOT HOME THE CAR STARTS SMOKING INSIDE THEN THE OUTSIDE THAT'S HOW IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH TO THE FIREWALL I THINK NOT SURE PLEASE HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MAKONG TURNS, THE OIL PRESSURE PLUMMETS. WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ARE CAUSING THE DASH LIGHT TO STAY ON. BEEN THROUGH 2 NEW PCM COMPUTERS. SPARK PLUGS FOUL OUT TOO EASY. BATTERY TEMP SENSOR NEEDS TO BE BEEFED UP. FACTORY ANTI THEFT SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE. THIS DURANGO HAS DIED WHILE IN MOTION TOO. SCARY.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. VEHICLE LOST POWER. NEARLY STRANDED AND CONCERNED ABOUT BEING INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING ELECTRICAL POWER NO ELECTRICAL POWER IN VEHICLE; ENGINE CONTROL MODULE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER STATED NO BUSS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE OVERHEATED DUE TO ITS PLACEMENT IN PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NUT ON THE STEERING WHEEL KNUCKLE WAS STRIPPED WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING TO BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE...

4 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES, CA AREA THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, WITHOUT WARNING, WARNING LIGHTS, OR WARNING SOUNDS. ALL GUAGES WENT TO ZERO. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE EACH INCIDENT. POWER ASSIST TO STEERING AND BRAKES WERE ALSO LOST. EACH TIME IT WAS IN DRY, SUNNY WEATHER WITH THE TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 60 AND 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A CURB OR PHYSICALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. EACH TIME, EXCEPT ONE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BRISKLY BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER 4 TO 6 ATTEMPTS THE CAR WOULD START NORMALLY AND THEN RUN NORMALLY AS IF NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. EACH TIME THE GASOLINE TANK WAS AT LEAST ONE QUARTER FULL. TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS...

MY STEERING IS BAD I HAVE LITTLE CONTROL OVER VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS I THINK IT'S IN THE WHEEL ITSELF OR MAYBE AIRBAGS?. REPLACED BRAKE PARTS FRONT AND BACK AND STILL PROBLEMS WITH TRYING TO STOP BUT SKID .HUB REPLACED AND ITS BETTER. HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS TIMES ON THE HIGHWAYS MY CAR SHUTS DOWN AND I LOSE STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER 10 TO 15 MIN L CAN RESTART MY CAR.

USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS HOT OUT BUT THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF WITH OUT NOTICE ALL POWER TOO ALL GAUGES GO TO 0 POWER STEERING. DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. I HAVE TO PARK IT AND LET IT SIT ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES UP TO TWO HOURS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT ALSO ALL OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIGURED OUT SOON I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS.

NUT CAME OFF LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING CAUSING WHEEL TO COME OFF VEHICLE. WHEN PICKING UP PIECES, I NOTICED THAT THERE IS NO COTTER KEY TO KEEP THE NUT FROM BACKING OFF. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS.

THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER IT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM DISENGAGING THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE THE VEHICLE'S TIRES IN THE FRONT RUB AGAINST THE WHEEL WELLS CAUSING UNEVEN TREAD WEAR THE VEHICLE IS DEEMED UNSAFE ALSO DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT IN THE TIE RODS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ARE LOOSE CAUSING A OVER COMPENSATION AND UNDER COMPENSATION FOR STEERING POSSIBLY RESULTING IN FATALITY ULTIMATELY DUE TO A BAD LANE CHANGE FORCING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ENDING UP ULTIMATELY IN FATALITY.

THE PASSENGER SIDE STEERING KNUCKLE IN MY 99 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.9L V8 MAGNUM FAILED AT THE STEERING KNUCKLE CALIPER PIN HOLES POSSIBLY DUE THE THREADS IN THE OVERLY SOFT METAL BEING EASILY OVER TORQUED. ONCE ONE PIN FAILED THE OTHER FAILED SHORTLY AFTER RESULTING IN A CALIPER FREELY MOVING ALONG THE ROTOR DAMAGING THE WHEEL AND POSSIBLE WARPING THE ROTOR. APPARENTLY THERE IS A "KNOWN" ISSUE WITH THESE STEERING KNUCKLES I BELIEVE THEY WERE ALSO PUT IN DODGE DAKOTAS. I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE OF THE YEAR SPAN THEY WERE MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED. I'VE BEEN ASKING AROUND ONLINE, CHRYSLER, AND MY LOCAL DEALER AND I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND OUT OF THESE PARTS ARE S TILL BEING MANUFACTURED THE SAME. THE WEBSITE I DID FIND THAT HAD THEM SENT ME THIS "THE REPLACEMENT THAT WE SELL WILL BE EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE FROM FACTORY" WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CPSC: I1480047A. 2009 DODGE DURANGO STEERING SHAFT. CONSUMER STATED AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEK OF DRIVING WITH THE NEW PART ON, THE NUT BECAME LOOSE AND THE SHAFT SEPARATED WHILE HE WAS DRIVING, CAUSING HIS TO LOSE CONTROL. *LN

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR AND EVERYTHING ON THE SYSTEM STOPPED. THE STEERING STOPPED WORKING, THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. IT TENDS TO HAPPEN ON BUMPY ROADS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO DURING THE PAST YEAR. I THINK IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE IGNITION PROBLEM AFFECTING OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THE DURANGO WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THAT RECALL, BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS WITH MY TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY WANDERED OUT OF THE LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 01/09/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PCM WAS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. DRIVING IN THE RAIN PROVED TO HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING. UPDATED 6/2/2015 *JS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPOT I HEARD SOME VERY NOTICEABLE CLICKING WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN THEN A LOUD NOISE KINDA LIKE METAL DROPPING ON TO THE STREET FROM FRONT END THEN I EXPERIENCE TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING OF MY DURANGO. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN, I WAS UNABLE TO STEER AT ALL. I EXAMINED UNDER THE HOOD I DISCOVERED THE BELT DRIVE CAME OFF. I A RAN THE BELT BACK AROUND ALL OF THE COMPONENTS THE VEHICLE AGAIN STARTS BUT I CANT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL.... NOT HAPPY! *TR

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BEGINNING TWO MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE (USED), ENGINE WOULD DIE FOR NO REASON. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT RESTART. AFTER WAITING BETWEEN 10-30 MINUTES, VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS, MEDIUM SPEEDS AND EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS. INCONVENIENT AT SLOW SPEEDS, VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOUNDS SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING CPU/CPM OVERHEATING. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, EVERYTHING. HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND HAD TO WITH ALL MY POWER (I AM 5'9" 235 LBS) NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE FOUND THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. MANY OF THE POSTS STATE IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW OF WHERE THE PCM IS PLACED IN THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120000. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ UPDATED 06/07/12 *JS

RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN GREAT SHAPE INSIDE AND OUT, RUNS GREAT..THE DEALER DID THE STATE INSPECTION ON IT AND REPLACED BOTH SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE RIGHT FRONT HUB/WHEEL BEARING.NOW 3 WEEKS LATER UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOIN ON ONE SIDE NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN..THIS IS RIDICULOUS, I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM AND AM DUMB FOUNDED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. I JUST BOUGHT IT SO DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION FOR PRIOR OWNERS. *TR

CONTROL ARMS UPPER DEFECTIVE ON DODGE DURANGO 4X4 MAKES LOUD POPPING SOUND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, HAD TO REPLACE BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS LEFT AND RIGHT AND REPLACE ALL BALL JOINTS DUE TO WHAT LOOKS LIKE SHREDDING AND SHEARING. *TR

STEERING PROBLEMS RELATED TO LINKAGE AFFECTED BY BRAKE RESIVOIR LEAKAGE ONTO LINKAGE TO THE GEAR BOX. FLUID ATE RUBBER OFF OF THE "JOINTS" THAT LOOK TO BE LIKE THAT OF A "U-JOINT." THE FIRST TIME WAS A SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVING AN "OVERSTEER" SITUATION AND THE UNDERLYING CONDITION WAS NOT EXPLAINED OR REPAIRED. THE LINKAGE WAS REPLACED. ONE YEAR OR SO LATER THE DURANGO BEGAN TO REPEAT THE ABOVE SITUATION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF OVER 65 MILES PER HOUR. AGAIN THE LINKAGE WAS REPLACED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER {NOT INCLUDING THE RESIVOIR} WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE DUE TO THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE {OR LACK OF WARRANTY}. THE PROBLEM STILL EXSISTS BECAUSE I HAVE NO JOB TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED LINKAGE X2 AND MASTER CYLINDER FOR THIS SITUATION, ALSO HAD AXEL HUBS {SEALED UNITS} FAIL DUE TO DRY BEARING, BOTH...

CAR AUTO-STOPPED WHILE CONDUCTING DRIVING LESSON FOR MY 15-YEAR-OLD STEPDAUGHTER. WE WERE TRAVELING 40MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT THE TIME. SHE DRIFTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SAID THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK. I TOLD HER TO APPLY THE BRAKES. SHE SAID SHE WAS AND THEY WEREN'T WORKING EITHER. WE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND WERE VERY NEARLY T-BONED BY CARS FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS. MY STEPDAUGHTER SENSIBLY DID AS I INSTRUCTED AND PUSHED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ON THE BRAKE, MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE PLUNGING INTO THE RIVER IN FRONT OF US. I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FOR SIX MONTHS PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT. TWO DIAGNOSTICS REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AUTO-STOPPING BUT NOT WHY THIS WAS OCCURRING. A LOCAL MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT WAS PROBABLY THE GAS GAUGE SENSOR IN THE FUEL PUMP WHICH MADE SENSE TO ME BECAUSE EVERYTHING BUT THE...

I OWN A 1999 DURANGO AND A 2001 DAKOTA BOTH HAVE LOOSE INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE IN BOTH TRUCKS. I SPOKE WITH MANY OWNERS OF THESE TYPES OF TRUCKS AND ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN SOMEONE LOOSES STEERING GOING 55 MPH I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE THIS PROBLEM KNOWN BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS IN AN ACCIDENT AND GETS SOMEONE KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPING ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, POWER STEERING, AND ABS. SHE HAD TO POUR COLD WATER ON THE COMPUTER IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY A SEMI-TRUCK IN THE PROCESS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY AND HER LIFE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURES. A DODGE SPECIALIST STATED THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 170,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE POWER ASSIST PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY AND THE BRAKES OVERHEATED WITH A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SEVERE TIRE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON OVER 20 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO FROM A PRIVATE DEALER LAST YEAR. NOT LONG AFTER THE PURCHASE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF...BARELY ANY BRAKES, UNABLE TO STEER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO ME NOT DRIVING IT ANYMORE. WHILE RESEARCHING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. MANY WERE REPORTING THEIR "CLOSE CALLS" WITH MVA'S DUE TO THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING OFF AND THEM LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDE SPREAD AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THAT THUS FAR, DODGE HAS FAILED TO RECALL. I, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS, DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PUT IN TO THE VEHICLE FOR COMPUTER CHANGES AND UNCERTAIN MECHANICAL WORK TO GET OUR VEHICLES IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION. I BELIEVE IT'S TIME...

I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I USED THE BRAKES MY VEHICLE WENT OVER INTO THE RIGHT LANE, WITHOUT WARNING. IT DIDN'T SWERVE OR PULL, IT WENT!!! THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND IF THE DRIVER HAD NOT PAID ATTENTION, I WOULD HAVE HIT THAT VEHICLE. I HAD TO QUICKLY TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY ENDED UP RUNNING THE RED LIGHT. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT KILLED AT THAT INTERSECTION AND THE DRIVER IN THE RIGHT LANE WAS NOT HURT, TRYING TO SWERVE AND GET OUT OF MY WAY. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH STEERING PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR ON MANY OCCASIONS HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING BOX**CC THE CONSUMER STATED ON THE DATE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE HE INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE LOOSE STEERING DEFECT AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $2,167 TO ACCOMPLISH THE REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE ALL NEW COMPONENTS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING BOXES WERE REPLACED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND DRIFTS BOTH WAYS BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THE ALIGNMENT WAS FINE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FOREMAN SUSPECTED THE PROBLEM TO BE A FLAT SPOT ON THE FRONT TIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE SUM OF $1,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 10-20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE A 99 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 WITH A 5.9L ENGINE AND I CONTINUALLY HAVE TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR FROM THE INSIDE TREAD. I WENT TO GET A FRONT ALIGNMENT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE ALL THE BALL JOINTS AND STEERING RODS TO BE ABLE TO DO AN ALIGNMENT. THESE HAVE TO BE DEFECTIVE SINCE I KNOW PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES THAT I HAVE. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO FIX. *NM

LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF STEERING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH. STEERING WHEEL DID NOT CONTROL THE TIRES. I AM TOLD THE STEERING SLIP JOINT CONTRACTED . THE CONSEQUENCYS OF THIS INJURY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH OF MYSELF AND FAMILY MEMBERS.LUCKLY IT DID NOT.. I AM SAVING THE PART IF DODGE WANTS TO INSPECT IT. I WAS NEVER SO HORRIFIED IN MY LIFE AS I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF MY DIVING SITUATION. I WOULD EXPECT CHRYSLER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND FIX THE PART /INSPECT THE BALL JOINTS . *AK

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AND ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY 1999 DODGE 4X4, DURANGO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, W/THE ABS AND ENGINE LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DODGE DEALER FOR SERVICE. IT WAS FOUND THAT A SPEED SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING, THIS WAS DONE. APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON NEW YORK AVE. IN WASHINGTON DC, THE DURANGO AGAIN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, ON THIS OCCASION AND SUBSEQUENT ONES, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE SHOWN, NO EVIDENCE WAS GIVEN THAT VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN. ON THE LAST OCCASION SEPT 17, 2003 IT AGAIN SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON LEESBURG PIKE IN FALLS CHURCH VA. UNLIKE THE OTHER 2 OCCASIONS THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT RESTART, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO TURNOVER. IT HAD TO BE TOWED, WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING ANOTHER DIAGNOSIC, CURRENTLY I AM AWAITING A CALL FROM THE SERVICE...

WHILE BRAKING/TURNING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, AND STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS A MAJOR FRONT END STEERING PROBLEM. WE HAVE TAKEN IT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON NUMEROUS TIMES. EACH TIME THE FIX SOMETHING AND THEN THEY TELL US IT NEEDS ADDITIONAL WORK ALSO. THE REPAIRS BILL JUST KEEP STACKING UP. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF ANYTHING THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRS WILL BE WORTH MY TIME AND MONEY. MY DURANGO CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN BY ME, DUE TO THE STEERING PROBLEM AS I KNOW WHAT I CAN AND CAN'T DO WHEN I AM DRIVING. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I WILL NOT LET MY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS FIXED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO TELL THE DEALERSHIP TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WILL THIS BE A FACTORY RECALL OR WARRANTY REPAIR. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE THAT AS THIS SEVERE FRONT END...

MY ENGINE BLEW LAST SUMMER DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE SERVICE MECHANIC KNEW IT WAS BAD AND DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT IT UNTIL IT BLEW. IT COST ME $6000.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE. NOW MY STERRING IS ROCKY AND VIRBRATING AND CLICKY WHEN I TURN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT WAS LOOSE, AND THE TIRE COULD FALL OFF AT ANYTIME. ALSO, MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER.*AK AFTER PARTS WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER AGAIN EXPERIENCED STEERING BECOMING LOOSE. ALSO, REPAIR WAS MADE ON TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET DUE TO A BOLT STRIPPED OUT OF THE PAN. *LA

BALL JOINTS AND STEERING KNUCKLE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200 + WITH ONLY 58000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. NOW THE OIL PRESSURE IS FLUCTUATING WILDLY WHICH COULD BE AN INDICATION OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROX 72000 MILES ON IT NOW. *JB

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES A VIBRATION WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. *NM *SC

WE OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO.... WHEEL, BRAKE ROTOR AND STEERING KNUCKLE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE.... BALL JOINT SEPARATION SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM... APPARENTLY, THIS IS A CONTINUING ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *LA

POOR STEERING, DOES NOT TRAIL OR DRIVE WITHOUT CONSTANT CORRECTION. REPLACED NEW TIRES AND NEW ALIGNMENT. ALSO FOUND VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT WHEN PURCHASED FROM THE FACTORY AND THAT IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON. THIS IS A VERY HARD VEHICLE TO DRIVE. *AK VERY POOR QUALITY STEERING. WE HAVE MOSTLY PURCHASED FORD IN THE PAST AND HAVE AN OLD 91 F150 THAT DRIVES LIKE A DREAM. WE HAVE BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS SUV. THE SUV IS A 4X4 SLT. EVERYTHING ELSE I HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH. BUT WHEN YOU WORK THIS HARD TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY FREEWAY MILES OR OPEN ROAD, IT'S TOO MUCH. WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT AT FIRST, AND THEN THOUGHT IT WAS POOR TIRES, AND THEN ALIGNMENT, FINALLY WE REPLACED EVERYTHING AND IT IS STILL POOR. *AK

I BOUGHT MY DOD DURANGO IN 99 WITH 18,000 MILES FROM POWAY DODGE (SAN DIEGO, CA). I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN THIRD MONTH AFTER BUYING IT AS IT WAS ALMOST ABOUT TO ROLL OVER WHEN TURNING IN A TURN. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS OKAY, NOT TO WORRY. SO I KEPT ON DRIVING THEN IT STARTED ANNOYING CLICKING NOISE THAT HAD BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR OVER A YEAR BUT THE DODGE IN CARLSBAD HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN MOST RECENTLY, THEY WERE EMPHATIC THAT IT WAS MY BALL JOINT AND THAT MY LIFE HAD BEEN ON THE LINE FOR MONTHS! BUT NO ONE EVER NOTICED EVERY TIME I BROUGHT IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER I USE TO GO NOW SOLD THE DEALERSHIP IN POWAY AND THATS WHY NOW NO ONE WANTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. THE CLICKING NOISE STILL...

CONSUMER NOTICED AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHILE VEHICLE SWAYED SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER HAS CONTACTED AND REPLACED FRONT END. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

CONSUMER STATED THE BALL JOINT WORE OUT PREMATURELY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONTROL ARMS, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAD BEEN REPLACED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BALL JOINTS TO TRY AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND SUSPENSION. CHRYSLER DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NOISE IN THE STEERING, RUMBLE/RATTLE IN THE FRONT END AND HAD BECOME LOUDER, THE STEERING HAD BECOME LOOSE, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND THERE WAS EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE CONTROL ARM. *SCC *JB

FRONT BALL JOINTS/STEERING ARM FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES TO LOCK UP, STEERING ARMS REPLACED THREE TIMES, ON BOTH SIDES. REAR LEAF SPRING SNAPPED WHEN VEHICLE WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED IN CERTAIN POSITIONS WITH KEY. *NLM

AFTER ONLY 55,000 MILES THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED. BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS,TIE RODS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. $1700 REPAIR ON A $30000 TRUCK!*JB

THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE DEALER THE STEERING ASSEMBLY HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. THE CONSUMER NOTICED ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR UPPER BUSHING HAD TORN A RUBBER GROMMET. SCC *JB

STEERING DOES NOT RETURN AT SLOW SPEED AFTER A FULL TURN,DEALER WORKED ON IT 5 TIMES INCLUDING CHANGING THE POWER STEERING UNIT AND THEN THE RACK AND PINION. FINALLY ON THE 5TH TRIP TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE TIRES, SO I HAD TWO MICHEILEN TIRES ON THE FRONT AND IT DID HELP BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY CURE THE PROBLEM AND SINCE I HAD THE TIRES INSTALLED IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER NOW TELLS ME "THAT IS THE NATURE OF THE VEHICLE"*AK