1999 DODGE DURANGO Suspensionfront Problems

THE PIN THAT GOES INTO THE SPINDLE ON THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO SEEMS TO HAVE SOME HUGE PROBLEM, WHICH CAN CAUSE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO ITS' DRIVERS. I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF OWNERS' COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE. WE TOOK OURS LUCKILY IN TO GET A BRAKE JOB BEFORE MY BRAKE FELL OFF AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO WRECK. THE PIN WAS EASILY PULLED OUT AND THE THREADING WAS GONE. NO NEARBY JUNKYARDS HAVE A SPINDLE FOR MY 4X4 1999 DODGE DURANGO, THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT AS SOON AS THEY GET THEM IN, SOMEONE COMES TO GET IT. THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM. HOW DOES A PIN FALL OUT. WE WILL HAVE TO GET NEW SPINDLES AND TO BUY THEM FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT IS $600 EACH. ALL BECAUSE A FAULTY PIN. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT / 4WD / 8 CYL 5.9L - VEHICLE MILEAGE 53,712 AS OF 08/31/10; THE FOLLOWING OEM COMPONENTS / PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE / BROKEN / WORN PREMATURELY CAUSING OTHER PARTS / COMPONENTS / SYSTEMS TO FAIL, BRAKE & SHOULD BE RECALLED, SERVICED, REPLACED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER, LLC AT THEIR EXPENSE (NO WONDER THEY NEEDED BAILOUT $): 4) UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS UNDERSIZED IN MFG. CAUSING EARLY FAILURE & POSSIBLE ACCIDENT; *TR

I BOUGHT MY 99 DURANGO 3 MONTHS AGO & THE BALL JOINTS ARE POPPING & SOMETHING IN THE REAR IS SQUEAKING LIKE AN OLD MATTRESS & THE BRAKES ALREADY NEED REPLACED & THE AC DOESN'T WORK. MY CONCERN IS THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN REGARDING ACCIDENTS FROM THE BALL JOINTS BREAKING & NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER. IF THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH VEHICLES THAT HAVE LOW MILEAGE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL & DODGE PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHEN PEOPLES LIVES ARE IN DANGER. DO YOU REALLY WANT ANOTHER TOYOTA ISSUE? *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...

HAD UNEVEN WEAR AFTER I HAD PUT NEW TIRES ON WITH A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. BOTH FRONT WHEELS ARE WEARING ON THE INSIDE SO I HAD IT EVALUATED BY A DEALERSHIP WHICH I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD NEED NEW BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS AT A PRICE OF $2,200.00. AFTER HAVING THIS FIXED I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD NEED NEW A ARMS FOR ANOTHER $1,800.00. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN WORTH FIXING. *TR

MY '99 DODGE DURANGO IS SITTING ON IT'S 3RD SET OF BALL JOINTS, AND I AM TOLD IT NEEDS ANOTHER. I'VE REPEATED BEEN TOLD "YOU'RE LUCKY YOUR WHOLE WHEEL DIDN'T COME OFF WHILE YOU WERE DRIVING". THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I AM TIRED OF FIXING THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER! I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AT VARIOUS SITES FROM OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM! WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? HOW MANY PEOPLE/FAMILIES/CHILDREN WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS AUTO GIANT IS FORCED TO DO THE ETHICAL AND HONORABLE ACTION OF PROPERLY REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM? I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH IT COSTS THEM; THEY CREATED THE PROBLEM. ALMOST ALL AUTO GIANTS ARE RECEIVING BAIL OUT MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT...MILLION...THEY NEED TO USE SOME OF IT FOR A GOOD PURPOSE. *TR

SUSPENSION:FRONT HUB. *TR

THE BALL JOINTS FAILED ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE THAT THE BALL JOINTS FAILED ON THE 2000 - 2003 DODGE DURANGO'S. YOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V596000 CLEARLY STATES THIS PROBLEM. SINCE YOU DIDN'T INCLUDE THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO'S IN THE RECALL I REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS MYSELF. USING THE APPROPRIATE STEPS I REPLACED THE BAD SQUEAKY, CLUNKING BALL JOINTS WITH NEW MOOG BALL JOINTS. AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO MIENEKE IN SPRING , TEXAS TO GET IT EVALUATED. THE MANAGER AT THIS OUTLET INFORMED ME THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD WALLOWED OUT THE HOLES ON THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WHERE THE BOLTS GO THROUGH BALL JOINT AND THE UPPER CONTROL ARM. HE THEN CHARGED ME $1400.00 TO REPLACE THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THE RIGHT AND...

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO, AND LIKE MANY, ALMOST SCARY AMOUNTS OF OTHER DODGE CUSTOMERS, AM HAVING NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH PROVIDE EXTREME SAFETY HAZARDS TO THE DRIVERS AND OCCUPANTS. ONE OF WHICH IS AN UPPER BALL JOINT ISSUE, WHICH WAS RECALLED ON THE 2000 MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT OTHER YEARS WITH THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. ANOTHER OF WHICH IS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, OR AT ALL RENDERING THE VEHICLE 'IN NEUTRAL' AT TIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, A PROBLEM, WHICH IS STARTING TO OCCUR INVOLVES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN OUT OF NOWHERE IN TRAFFIC, LEAVING THE DRIVER TO TRY TO NAVIGATE THIS BEAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER BRAKESW/STEERING ETC. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET, YOU WILL FIND LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THESE PROBLEMS, SEVERELY ENDANGERING EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD WHO OCCUPY THESE TRUCKS. DODGE DEALERS CONSTANTLY GIVE...

UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE TOO MUCH PLAY AND NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

BALL JOINTS, BUSHINGS, CONTROL ARM, WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. FRONT WHEELS HAD THREE-FOUR INCHES OF PLAY. WHEN THEY JACKED UP VEHICLE TO CHANGE TIRES THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY TIRES HAD NOT ALREADY FALLEN OFF. I COMMUTE ON HIGHWAY EVERY DAY AND OFTEN HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK. IT IS ONLY LUCK OR PROVIDENCE THAT I HAVE NOT HAD A FRONT END FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS POTENTIALLY FATAL AND DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR FAULTY PRODUCTS AND MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH TO KIDS, I AM GOING TO COLLEGE FULL-TIME AND WORKING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. I RECENTLY ACQUIRED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT I NOW HAVE TO EITHER SELL, SCRAP, OR SOMETHING . DUE TO THE NEED TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS IN THE TRUCK, ALSO EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BREAK MY DASH LIGHTS TURN OFF!!!! WHY IS IT THAT THE 1999 NWAS NOT RECALLED ALONG WITH THE OTHERS? *TR

ACCORDING TO DEALER... "FRONT END COMPLETELY WORN OUT." FRONT END -BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS, AND SWAY BUSHINGS ALL FAILED. WHILE DRIVING, I BEGAN TO HEAR A GRINDING NOISE IN THE AREA OF THE FRONT END WHILE THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED. THE SOUND GOT WORSE SO, INSTEAD OF RISKING AN ACCIDENT (AS I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR), I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER THE SAME DAY (THE DAY BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND :{ ). *TR

MY WIFE DRIVES A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH 80,000 MILES. A FEW DAYS AGO MY WIFE NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I WANTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT MY WIFE WAS TALKING ABOUT. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE THE VEHICLE AS I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. I DROPPED OFF MY DAUGHTER THEN I CONTINUED DRIVING TO LISTEN FOR ANY STRANGE NOISES. I NOTICED A CLANKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRE AT THE DRIVER''S SIDE. THE NOISE SEEMED TO INCREASE AS I WENT OVER SMALL BUMPS ON THE ROAD, AND WHILE TURNING. I DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST AUTO SHOP IMMEDIATELY. I TOLD THE MECHANIC ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HE WAS INTERESTED IN TAKING THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE, TO HEAR WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. AS WE DROVE ON TO THE HIGHWAY THE NOISE WAS GETTING WORSE. WE...

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

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH 107,000 MILES ON IT. THE FRONT END HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT FOR SOME TIME NOW,I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERDHIP BEFORE TO GET CHECKED AND THEY IT WAS FINE.I HAVE RECENTLY PUT THE TRUCK IN SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND ALIGNMENT AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THE BALL JOINTS ARE VERY WORN AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS LOOSE.I HAVE CHECKED THE RECALL WAS 2000-2003.THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME IF THE TRUCK WAS MADE IN LATE 1999 THEN MAYBE THERE IS A CHANCE TO BE RECALLED.I HAVE CALLED CHRYLSER ABOUT IT BUT THEY WILL NOT RESPOND.*AK

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 600 FROM MY HOUSE IN MY 1999 GREEN DODGE DURANGO 4 DOOR THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH A PARKED CAR. I HAD THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP IN WARREN MICHIGAN I WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING SEAL BLEW CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST STEERING. THE LOSS OF THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AS YOU KNOW MAKES DRIVING HARDER THAT A CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING AT ALL. I ASK THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE DCC LOOK INTO THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE WHICH CAUSE THE ACCIDENT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR LEAKS OR LOSS OF FLUID. THE INVESTIGATION LETTER STATED THAT A VEHICLE THAT WAS BUILT JUNE 23, 1999 AND HAD 66,006 MILES WOULD HAVE THESE KINDS OF FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED LESS THAN 3000 MILES PRIOR WHEN IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR AIR CONDITIONING CORE ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP...

CONSUMER STATES: ON THE FRONT END DRIVER'S SIDE, THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BOOT WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT. IT WAS MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE AND HAD A DIFFERENT DRIVE. *TT

DT: FRONT END SUSPENSION WORN OUT. AND ABS BRAKES; THE BRAKES WORK BUT THE ANTI-LOCK DOESN'T WORK . *AK

I PURCHASED MY 1999 DURANGO IN EARLY 2000. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE NUMEROUS PARTS OF THE FRONT END SUSPENSION INCLUDING WHEEL BEARINGS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, RIGHT SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY, BOTH SPINDLES, AND THE ROTORS TWICE. LAST WEEK, I NOTICE THE WHEEL WAS LITERALLY FLOPPING SIDEWAYS WHEN I TURNED. MY DEALER THEN REPLACED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BALL JOINTS, I DROVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED AN EXTREME SHAKING WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, AND A DRAMATIC PULL TO THE RIGHT. MY DEALER EXAMINED THE FRONT END AGAIN, AND AFTER ELIMINATING ALL OTHER POSSIBILITIES FOR THE PROBLEM THEN NOTICE THAT THE FRONT BRACKET WHICH HOLDS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS FRACTURED. UPON EXAMINING THE BRACKET THEY DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO SPOT WELD ON THE BRACKET AND THE TWO SIDE WELDS WERE ONLY ON THE...

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WHICH HAD TO HAVE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS THE CONTROL ARMS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. AS AN OWNER OF A DURANGO, I DO NOT FEEL THE RECALL SHOULD BE LIMITED TO MODEL YEARS 2000 TO 2003. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE FAULTY PARTS USED BY DODGE WERE USED IN MODEL YEARS PRIOR TO 2000. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE, DROVE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT BALL JOINTS/ FRONT END , AND LEAD SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK *NM

THE FRONT END WENT OUT AT 70,000. THE MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY DEFECT. *NM

TODAY I SENT THE FOLLOWING EMAIL TO SUBARU OF AMERICA CONCERNING THE INVESTIGATION OF ABS DEFECT IN WRX VEHICLES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND ON NO OCCASION WAS I DRIVING IN AN "AGGRESSIVE" MANNER OR "HARD' BRAKING. NOR WAS MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT TO NHTSA A "PARROTING" OF SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM FROM THE IMPREZA WEBSITE, AS SUBARU HAS ACCUSED. THE ABS IS OVERLY SENSITIVE TO BUMPY SURFACES AND IS A SAFETY RISK, PERIOD. MY EMAIL TO SUBARU OF AMERICA: I HAVE JUST REVIEWED SOA'S LETTER DATED 9/10/04 TO NHTSA RE YOUR INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED ABS PROBLEMS IN WRX'S. I AM DISMAYED BY SOA'S INABILITY TO DOCUMENT, AND REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE, THE ABS PROBLEM. I AM INSULTED THAT SUBARU BLAMES THE PROBLEM ON "AGGRESSIVE DRIVING PATTERNS." THE PROBLEM REGULARLY OCCURS AT ONE POINT IN MY DAILY URBAN COMMUTE WHEN I BRAKE FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT OVER A BUMPY...

I WAS DRIVING MY DURANGO ON A 2 LANE ROAD AND WENT AROUND A CORNER WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY STEERING CENTER CHANGED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO REALIGNED IT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I HAVE HAD POPING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND HAVE REPORTED IT MY DEALER WHO WAS "UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM".*AK

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER THAT THE FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000 MILES. *AK THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED $50.00 OFF THE TOTAL PRICE (APPROX. $800) WHEN I TOLD THEM I KNEW OF REPORTED PROBLEMS AND THOUGHT THAT REPLACEMENT OF THESE PARTS AT 60,000 MILES SEEMED PREMATURE. PLEASE ADVISE. DAVID SWANSON

FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED AS OF YET, BUT HAVE HAD ENTIRE FRONT-END REPLACED ON VEHICLE ON 9/12/2002. ON 3/31/2004 WE HAD VEHICLE CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE LEFT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARE WAS WORN AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN SOON. I HAVE RECEIPTS AND QUOTES FROM DEALERSHIP AND WILL BE HAPPY TO SUBMIT COPIES. *JB

TOO MANY OWNERS SEEM TO BE UNIFORMED OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT-END DESIGN FLAW OF THE DODGE DURANGO. NEEDING UPPER AND/OR LOWER BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENTS AT 50K OR LESS SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER. THE MAIN ISSUE LIES IN THE FACT THAT THIS FLAW REQUIRES THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THE FIXES WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN DESIGN SO THE NEED FOR FUTURE REPLACEMENT FALLS ON THE CONSUMER IN LESS THAN 50K MILES AGAIN! I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE EFFORTS MADE WITH DODGE TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER AND THE FINANCIAL BURDEN BY AT LEAST PAYING FOR THE FIX THE FIRST TIME AND PRIOR TO THE FAILURE CAUSING SUSPENSION FAILURES THAT CAN AND EVENTUALLY WILL CAUSE HARM OR DEATH. MY VEHICLE IS IN NEED OF THESE REPLACEMENTS WHEN IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE WHEEL ALIGNMENTS CANNOT BE PREFORMED AND...

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINT WEAR AT LOW MILEAGE. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS QUOTED $1200 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I STARTED EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS AT 54000 MILES! THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. I WOULD HOPE THE NHTSA WOULD ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS TAKEN. *NM

THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS, THE TIE ROD ENDS AND THE SWAY BAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ALSO THE FRONT HUBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHY THE PARTS KEEP FAILING AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FRONT END SQUEAKS AND PRODUCES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. DEALER STATES THERE IS NO DEFECT.*AK

FRONT SUSPENSION MAKING POPPING SOUNDS WHEN TURNING...RELATED TO ONGOING NHTSA INVESTIGATION....WOULD LIKE RECALL TO REPLACE WORN PARTS...THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR....MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

THE FRONT END OF MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO STARTED MAKING NOISES AROUND 50,000 MILES. I CARRIED IT TO A DODGE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION BUSHINGS WERE WORN AND REQUIRED REPLACING. THEY FURTHER STATED THE REASON WAS THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO LUBRICATE THE JOINTS. THE COSTTO REPLACE IS $800. THIS IS TO SOON FOR THIS TO BE WEARING OUT.

WHILE TURNING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS ON MY DODGE DURANGO 1999 ARE WORN OUT PREMATURELY. OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED, THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES A POPPING NOISE.*AK

1)FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP,CAUSING BRAKE PAD TO BREAK DAMAGING ROTORS. 2)NOISE IN FRONT END,LIFT UP FRONT TO CHECK IT OUT ONLY TO FIND WHEEL READY TO FALL OFF.WHEEL BEARINGS SHOT. 3)TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET WHEEL BEARING FIXED,WAS TOLD ALONG WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ARE SHOT AGAIN. 4)TO TOP IT ALL OFF THE DEALER TOLD ME I NEED ALL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT IF I WANT TO KEEP THE FRONT END ON THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO WAS PURCHASED FROM SOUTH OAK DODGE IN SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. IT WAS PURCHASED AS A DEMO WITH A FEW THOUSAND MILES ON IT. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FILTER AND TO REPORT SQUEAKING IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT JUST NEEDED LUBRICATION. EACH TIME AFTER CHANGING MY OIL THEY WOULD LUBRICATE THE WHEELS. I ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE NOISE WAS WORSE WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER AND IF I HAD TO USE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. I ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN ON THE INSIDE AND ON OCCASION IT LOOKED LIKE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. MY COMPLAINT WAS DISMISSED WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID "OH THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN " SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE SAID THE TIRE...

WHILE MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS, THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINE.

WHILE DRIVING OUR DURANGO AT NIGHT AND SWITCHING THE LIGHTS FROM BRIGHT TO DIM I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. THE LAST TIME THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, I HAD USED MY BRIGHTS WHILE TAKING COUNTRY ROADS, BUT WHEN I GOT ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAY, I-35 MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I WAS UNABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN WHEN I WENT FROM BRIGHT TO DIM ONCE BEFORE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE, THIS LAST TIME WAS SCARY. I HAD BOTH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE ON THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 30, 2004. THIS IS DEFINATELY A HAZARD AND COULD CERTAINLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND WORKS 35 MILES FROM HOME AND WHILE GETTING ONTO ANOTHER MAJOR HIGHWAY HE HAD THE FRONT BEARING FREEZE AND THE CV JOINT BREAK. HE WAS ONLY GETTING ONTO THE ON...

WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEED CONSUMER SAW VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, AND NOTICE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS WORN OUT. *AK

MY WIFE'S 1999 GARAGE-KEPT DURANGO WITH ONLY 25,600 MILES ON IT IS AT THE DODGE DEALER RIGHT NOW HAVING BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. COST ESTIMATE IS $560. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION INSPECTED BASED LARGELY UPON THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THIS DEFECT, AND THE INFO I GLEENED FROM THIS USEFULL NHTSA DATABASE. I JUST CALLED THE DODGE CONTACT-US PHONE NUMBER, AND DOCUMENTED MY COMPLAINT. THE POLITE WOMAN TOOK DOWN MY INFO, BUT SHE SAID THAT WAS ALL SHE COULD DO, AND THAT I SHOULD SAVE MY RECEIPTS FOR THE REPAIRS, IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL. I AM AN ENGINEER, AND I AM CONVINCED THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I HAVE A 1992 EXPLORER WITH 116,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. WHILE AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP, I LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE SHINY NEW 2004 DURANGO ON THE LOT - WHAT...

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANY TIMES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, CONSTANT GRINDING AT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, THE GRINDING CONTINUES WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND ON RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS...THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUALLY CLAIMS THAT THEY "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF I CAN GET THIS VEHICLE DECLARED A LEMON. THANK YOU. FELECIA C. LEAK. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND DEALER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BUSHINGS AND BALL JOINTS. *AK *SC

RIGHT UPPER CONTROL ARM CAME LOOSE CAUSING POPPING, BINDING AND STEERING CONTROL PROBLEMS. ALSO, UPPER AND LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. HAD TO HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRED AT 73,600 MILES. NOW TWO WEEKS AFTER, THE LEFT FRONT IS DOING THE SAME AND NEEDS REPAIRING. ALSO, HAVING OTHER SQUEAKING AND GRINDING SOMEWHERE IN THE SUSPENSION THAT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED WHAT IS CAUSING IT. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A WRECK. *LA

THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY NOTICED THAT THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS COLLAPSED. *AK *SCC *JB

ON 09-16-03 I TOOK OUR 1999 DURANGO TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END (I SUSPECTED IT TO BE WHEEL BEARINGS). THE DURANGO ONLY HAD 50,000 MILES ON IT AND I LEARNED THAT IT NEEDED WHEEL BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLIES ON BOTH SIDES. THAT COST ME NEARLY $900 AND NOW ONLY 1 MONTH LATER I AM FACED WITH REPLACING UPPER BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES. THE DEALERSHIP AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER ARE NO HELP WITH THESE PROBLEMS. I FEEL THESE COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED PREMATURELY. THIS IS NOT A VEHICLE THAT IS DRIVEN ROUGHLY (MY WIFE USES IT TO TRANSPORT OUR TWO SMALL CHILDREN). I'LL HAVE TO RETHINK FUTURE PURCHASES OF CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. *LA

FRONT SUSPENSION/BALL BEARINGS COMPLETELY GONE. OIL PRESSURE GAGE DROPS TO 0 EVEN AFTER HAVING THE OIL CHANGED. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON.

PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF FRONT END COMPONENTS RESULTING IN A $1300 REPAIR BILL AT 70,000 MILES. VEHICLE BECAME UNSAFE TO DRIVE.*AK

PREMATURE FAILURE OF FRONT SUSPENSION, PARTS ARE WORN OUT. CANNOT EVEN ALIGN VEHICLE. DANGEROUS CONDITION. POSSIBILITY TO HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION ARMS. MILEAGE: 55000