1999 DODGE DURANGO Suspension Problems

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS OUT, I KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS, MY SWAY BAR OR CHAIN HAS BUSTED, SEAT BELT FOR DRIVER WILL NOT RETRACT, RUST AND EROSION HAS BEEN SO BAD THAT I ACTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY, AND I HAVE NO HEAT.

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.

ONCE I WAS DRIVING FOR 5-10 MINS THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN. ALSO THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES NOISE. WHEN IM STOPPING IN A RED LIGHT MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORWARD. *TR

THE FRONT TIRES WORE OUT VERY QUICKLY, WE REPLACED THE TIRES AND WITHIN A YEAR THEY WORE OUT AGAIN. ALIGNMENT HAS NOT HELPED. WE TOOK IT IN AND FOUND OUT THE BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. $1000 REPAIR. *TR

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

FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. *KB

I BOUGHT MY DURANGO IN MARCH OF 2011 FROM A DEALERSHIP WITH NO WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT. MY MAIN CONCERN WAS HOW BAD THE SUSPENSION IS ON THIS TRUCK, AROUND AUGUST I WAS DRIVING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD COMPLETLY BROKE, THANKFULLY I WASN'T GOING FAST SO I HAD CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. SO WHEN I FIXED THE TIE ROD I DID BOTH BECAUSE I DIDN'T WAN'T THE SAME THING HAPPENING AGAIN SO WHILE GETTING THE TIE ROD FIXED THE LOWER PASSENGER BALL JOINT FALLS OFF SO I WOUND UP DOING A PAIR OF THOSE ALSO, SO WHEN I GET THE GREASE FITTINGS GREASED, THE MECHANIC TELLS ME I NEED SWAY BAR LINKS REALLY BAD SO I DO THOSE ALSO. SO ALL THESE PROBLEMS, AND I HAVE TO PAY A MONTHLY NOTE FOR THIS PIECE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS SEIZED AND FAILED TO MOVE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 138,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT. WHILE DRIVING 10-30 MPH THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND SHIFTED OUT OF SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO THIRD GEAR AND THE RPMS INCREASED UP TO 34000. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REFUSED TO OFFER HIM ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 132,520. ALSO, THE BALL JOINT WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/07/10

1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT ( 5.9 ) REPLACING UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FOR THE 2ND TIME. 70,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR

THE DURANGO WHICH IS A 1999 MODEL RECENTLY BROKE 100,000 MILES, AFTER IT HIT THAT 100.00 MILE MARK I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING HAD AT LEAST 1/2 IN. OF PLAY. I TOOK THE DURANGO IN TO A TIRE PLACE TO HAVE MY TIRES REPLACED AND THEY TOLD MY THAT THE TIE RODS WERE BAD. THAT WAS AROUND CHRISTMAS. NOT TOO LONG AGO I REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE ON THE TRUCK COSTING ME ALMOST $400.00!! THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT I WAS ABOUT A WEEKS WORTH OF DRIVING AWAY FROM BEING PUT IN A DITCH BECAUSE MY TIE RODS WERE IN SUCH BAD CONDITION. I HAVE TO GO TO WORK SO THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I CAME ACROSS A BLOG TALKING ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE 2000-2003 MODEL DURANGOS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT MY DURANGO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE I...

I HAVE 99 DODGE DURANGO I HAVE HAD IT SINCE 2004 THEN I HAVE HAD TO PUT OVER 3,000 INTO THE FRONT END. I HAVE HAD THE BALL JOINTS (UPPER AND LOWER) REPLACED. MY BALL JOINTS BROKE THE FIRST TIME AND MY CAR ALMOST CRASHED INTO A TREE. I WAS JUST DOING 60 DOWN A HIGHWAY. I TURNED AND GOT ABOUT 200 FEET INTO A DRIVEWAY AND MY TIRE JUST FELL OFF AND MY WHOLE CAR HIT THE GROUND. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED. EVERYONE I KNOW WHO HAS 99-2002 DURANGO HAS THIS PROBLEM. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING 60 AND THIS HAPPENED THEN... I WOULD NOT BE HERE TYPING THIS. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL, IT MAKES THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE. I JUST HAD MY BALL JOINT REPLACED AGAIN, NOT TO MENTION I HAD TO BUY BRAND NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE BAD BALL JOINT RUBBED MY BRAND...

1999 DODGE DURANGO-SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER DUE TO OVERHEATING-COMMON PROBLEM I HEAR. NOW THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACED OR MY TIRES COULD FALL OFF? LOTS OF INFORMATION THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND VERY VERY DANGEROUS. OTHER YEARS OF DERANGE HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF BALL JOINTS BEING BAD. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET AND AM HOPING NOT TO. CAN'T AFFORD ALL THESE REPAIRS FOR THINGS THAT SEEM TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER REPLACING HUB ASSEMBLY AT LES SCHWAB BRAKES DIDN'T WORK RIGHT WHEN STEPPING DOWN ON BRAKE IT WOULD MAKE A SOUND AS IF THEY WERE NOT CATCHING PULLING CAR FORWARD BRAKING ONLY DEPRESSED HALF WAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS BRAKE WOULD LET GO ALL THE DOWN AND THEN WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL I RETORTED TO LES SCHWAB THEY CHECKED BRAKES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG THE SAID MAY BE SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING TO SUSPENSION BUT IT SHOULD BE OK TO DRIVE IT WOULD CONTINUE OFF AND ON FOR A FEW WEEKS TWO DAYS AFTER THANKSGIVING RETURNING FROM SHOPPING SUN WAS JUST GOING DOWN WHEN BRAKING FOR A CAR I FRONT MY BRAKES GAVE OUT CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DEPLOYING AIR BAGS TO BOTH SIDES AS WE WERE PUSHING CAR OUT OF ROAD THERE WAS O SKID MARKS AT ALL. *TR

WELL I LIKE THE VEHICLE BUT IT IS JUST NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE.. I WOULD NOT EVEN WANT TO BE ON THE ROAD WITH SOMEONE DRIVING A DURANGO LET ALONE DRIVE MY OWN. I CAN NOT EVEN TELL YOU ALL THE PROB I HAVE HAD WITH MINE. *TR

I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH MY '99 DODGE DURANGO THAT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON IN SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 AND IS NOW THE NEED FOR A NEW CPM. THE CAR INTERMITTENT STALLS WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH OR AFTER IDLING AT STOP LIGHT & TURNING LEFT (POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND CAR BLOCKS INTERSECTION/TRAFFIC) - "NO BUS" APPEARS ON MILEAGE, EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. SEEMS TO HAPPENS ON DAYS WHEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 75 DEGREES AND DISAPPEARS ONCE CAR HAS SAT (WHEREVER IT STALLED) FOR 20-30MINUTES. NO DIAGNOSTIC CODE APPEARS WHEN PUT THE CAR IS PUT ON THE COMPUTER AND I WAS ADVISED BY MORE THEN ONE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PROBLEM HAD TO GET WORSE AND PRODUCE A CODE BEFORE DEALERSHIP OR ANYONE ELSE COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NOW THAT THE 8 YR FEDERAL POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED FOR ME, IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS...

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO AND I AM HAVING CRAZY STEERING PROBLEMS. BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS ARE GONE. I HAVE SEEN RECALL ON 2000- BUT WHY NO 1999. SAME TRUCK, SAME PROBLEM AND I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. *NM

1999 DODGE DURANGO WOULD HAVE FAILED PA SAFETY INSPECTION UNTIL BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. *NM

BALL JOINTS. ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY 3 TIMES. *JB

IN JANUARY OF 05 HAD TO HAVE BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED, CONTROL ARM, FRONT BRAKES AND NEW TIRES AS A RESULT OF BAD F/E SUSPENSION. NOW TODAY THE SPEED SENSOR (AND I AM HOPING THAT'S IT) HAS GONE OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD TWO WINDOW MOTOR FAILURES, A SUDDEN DROP IN OIL PRESSURE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STALL AND THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THESE FAILURES AND THE DODGE DURANGO AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE RECALLED OTHER DODGE TRUCKS FOR THESE ISSUES - THEY HAVE YET TO HAVE RECALLED THE 1999. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THEY RESPONDED TELLING ME THAT THEY HADN'T HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO ISSUE A RECALL. I FIND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS MADE TO NHTSA AND TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS...

(1) EIGHTEEN MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER. (2) WHILE DRIVING, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD, WENT THROUGH A UTILITY POLE, ROLLED TWICE CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. POLICE REPORT INDICATES "IT APPEARS THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE." WITNESS SUPPORTS ACCURACY OF ACCIDENT REPORT. (3) DEALER SUGGESTED COMPLAINT TO CHRYLSER. AFTER INVESTIGATION, DAIMLER CHRYLSER RESPONDS THEY "ARE NOT CONVINCED THAT A MANUFACTURING RESPONSIBILITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT." THEY ALSO "DECLINED ANY RESPONSIBILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT." DIGITAL PHOTOS OF VEHICLE, SUSPENSION AND SEPARATED WHEEL ASSEMBLY AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE ARE AVAILABLE.*JB

1999 DODGE DURANGO SPEED SENSOR FAILED AS WELL AS THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR AT 49,000 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME. *JB

BALL JOINTS IN 1999 DODGE DURANGO - 58,000 MILES - INSPECTION REJECTED - BALL JOINTS NOT SAFE

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS IN THE CONSUMER'S 1999 DODGE DURANGO WORE OUT PREMATURELY. *NM THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH; THE STEERING, TIRE WEAR, AND MIS-ALIGNMENT. THE REAR WINDOWS WOULD STICK. *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS ON HER 1999 DODGE DURANGO REPLACED AT 71524 MILES ([XXX]). *NM THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE BALL JOINT RECALL. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WHO TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 21, 1999. THE BALL JOINTS WERE SAME TYPE AS THOSE ON RECALL FOR YEAR BEGINNING 2000. *BF TWO YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS LATER THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAD BROKEN ALONG WITH THE TWO BACK POWER WINDOWS. THERE WAS ALSO A CRACKED SERPENTINE BELT, THE TENSIONER HAD FROZEN, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY AND THE GASKET WAS LEAKING. *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER HEARD OF THE BALL JOINT PROBLEM/RECALL HER MODEL VEHICLE WAS HAVING. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED RELIEF UNDER THIS RECALL BUT WAS DENIED DUE TO TIME/MILEAGE LIMITATIONS. *NM THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR HER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES TO REPAIR THE BALL JOINTS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. *NM

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS SAME PROBLEM, BALL JOINTS PROBLEMS. *BF *SC

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO TROUBLE WITH BALL JOINTS. DO YOU PLAN TO INCLUDE IT IN THE RECALL. *BF ALL OF THE BALL JOINT EXPERIENCED MOVEMENT AND THE SWAY BAR BUSHING(S) WERE MAKING NOISES. *SC

1999 DURANGOS HAVE SAME PROBLEM AS 2000-2003. UPPER BALL JOINT PROBLEMS. CONSUMER CONCERN WHY ARE YOU EXCLUDING 1999 WHEN THE PROBLEM EXISTED IN THE 1999. *BF

THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY AS OF YET. THE OBVIOUS IS THE DODGE RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. I PURCHASED A NEW 1999 DURANGO WHICH HAS ONLY 43000 MILES ON IT. I RECENTLY HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AND MY MECHANIC INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE METAL TO METAL. I OWN ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT I DRIVE DAILY. I EMAILED DAIMLERCHRYSLER AND THE RESPONSE WAS THE DEALER "WAS EMPOWERED BY DAIMLERCHRYSLER TO DETERMINE THE MERITS OF ANY GOODWILL POLICY CONSIDERATION FOR REPAIRS BEYOND YOUR MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY". I CALLED THE DEALER AND GAVE THEM ALL THE PERTINENT INFORMATION TO THAT POINT. THEY INFORMED THE ABOVE INFORMATION WAS NOT ENTIRELY TRUE AND THEY HAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND THEN CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER TO DETERMINE A SOLUTION. AFTER THE INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT NOT ONLY THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD BUT ALSO THE INNER TIE ROD...

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO, BRAKES REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, RADIATOR, AIR COMPRESSOR AND MORE PROBLEMS. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE GONE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STICKING. *SC *JB

OUR TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO 3RD GEAR,REMOVED,REBUILT AND RE-INSTALL, EXCHANGED TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED, REPLACED ALL SOLENOIDS AND SWITCH 12/31/04 STARTED AROUND 80,000 MILES. WORK DONE @ 80751. I AM ONE OF 3 PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WHO HAVE (OR HAD) A 99 DURANGO ON MY SONS HOCKEY TEAM, ALL HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH TRANNY, 1 AT 64,000 MILES, FIXED AND TRADED, OTHER HAS SAME SYMPTOMS AS OURS, HAS 72,000 MILES.-- ONLINE STORIES SEEM TO INDICATE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH EARLY MODELS TRANNY 42RE?--DATE OF BUILD 9/98-- VIN#1B4HS28Y3X535962-- NOT TO MENTION THE NEW "0 OIL PRESSURE" READING THAT HAPPENED THIS PAST W/E, WHICH SEEMS TO BE POPPING UP, WILL CLEAN PAN AND REPLACE PVC TO SEE IF THAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED AS RESEARCH INDICATES, AND LAST BUT LEAST- BALL JOINTS---AND NEW TIRES WILL BE NEEDED DUE TO UNEVEN INSIDE...

FAILURE OF UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, HUB ASSEMBLY AND DRIVE AXLE. *LA

TIRES HAS UNEVEN WEAR. THE FRONT SHOCK WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES AND SUSPENSION. *JB

THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE MADE NOISES. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD WORN OUT PREMATURELY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB THE U-JOINT IN THE DRIVE SHAFT WERE ALSO REPLACED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OFF THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY, HOWEVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. *JB IN ADDITION TO THE BROKEN TIE ROD ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS WERE EXCESSIVELY WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEMS HIS VEHICLE WAS HAVING WAS NOT CURRENTLY RECALL. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT HIS REPAIR COST COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED BECAUSE THEY WERE MADE AT A NON DODGE DEALER. *NM

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AN WENT OFF THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. TC *JB

1999 DODGE DURANGO OWNER - IN JANUARY - UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT - FAILED INSPECTION - LOCAL MECHANIC NOTICED A LOT OF PLAY IN BALL JOINTS. REPLACED UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND COST $750.00. *JB NOW FRONT LEFT BEARING - TIRE ALMOST CAME OFF -NO PRIOR GRINDING ETC. NEW TIRE RUBBING ON FRONT END PARTS JULY 01/04. *JB

I BEGAN HEARING A HORRID SQUEAL IN THE REAR WHEELS OF MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID THE JOINTS WERE WORN, AND IT WOULD BE OVER $1500 TO FIX IT, AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL, BUT HAD NOT BEEN. I HAD TWO JOINTS REPLACED FIXED AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP, BUT NOW THE SQUEALING HAS STARTED AGAIN, AND ALSO IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE FRONT END SHAKING WHEN I DRIVE OVER 50 MPH.*AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS AND BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION

UPPER BALL JOINT ON RIGHT SIDE, VERY LOOSE DIDN'T PASS STATE INSPECTION... I HAD JUST HEARD OF A NEW MEDIA REPORT NO MORE THAN A WEEK AGO REGARDING A PROBLEM OF BALL JOINTS SNAPING. I CAN'T GET ANY IMFORMATION FROM RECALL CENTER OR DEALERSHIPS... THANK YOU

WE JUST HAD THE RIGHT HUB BEARING CHANGED IN MAY 2003. NOW THE SAME BEARING IS BAD AGAIN AND THE TIE ROD ENDS ARE GOING BAD AND THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS (THESE PROBLEMS ARE ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE) IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS AN AWFUL LOT OF PROBLEMS FOR A TRUCK THAT IS ONLY 4 YRS OLD. THE EXTENDED WARRENTY I BOUGHT ON IT DOESN'T COVER ANY THING BUT THE HUB BEARINGS. WE BOUGHT THIS BECAUSE WE NEEDED A FAMILY SIZE VEHICHLE, NOW I'M AFRAID TO PUT MY KIDS IN IT.

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH 44,490 MI, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE DEALERS LOT. IT WAS FIXED AT NO COST TO ME, BUT IT CAME ON THREE MORE TIMES ON DIFFERENT DAYS. NOW THERE IS SOME KIND OF NOISE IN THE REAR END OR BRAKES, NOT ALL THE TIME THOUGH. THE FRONT TIRES WERE BAD, BUT HAD GOOD TREAD, THOSE ARE MY EXPENSE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT, BUT I MADE A BAD MISTAKE BUYING THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT TELL ME THAT THESE VEHICLES WERE UNDER INVESTGATION BY NHTSA

1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH 42,000 MILES - FAULTY BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS - BOTH INNER TIED RODS - WATER PUMP - EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 6,0000 MILES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER MY 1999 DURANGO, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD FELL FROM IT'S HOUSING, SO I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP, COTTMAN. THE SHOP INFORMED ME OF THE FOLLOWING, THE YOKE AND THE BOLT THAT RETAINED THE DRIVE SHAFT IN THE TRANSFER CASE HAD BROKEN OFF SOME HOW, DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE, THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DAMAGED, BECAUSE ALL OF THE OIL LEAKED OUT. ALSO IN 2003, HAD TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACE AND, ALSO THE ENGINE HEAD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING TO MUCH OIL AND DAMAGE THE HEADS.*JB

CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND A FRAME BUSHINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH

MY DURANGO LOST CONTROL FOR NO REASON ON A SUUNY, CLOUDLESS DAY 4-24-01. I WAS TURNING THE VEHICLE LEFT AND IT SUDDENLY WENT RIGHT THROWING ME INTO A GUARD RAIL AND DOWN A BLUFF, BREAKING MY BACK. AFTER WATCHING CBS NEWS TWO WEEKS AGO, I REALIZED IT WAS SUSPENSION FAILURE COMPLAINED ABOUT BY HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS.*AK

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ON 2 OCCASIONS THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPAIRS. *SC