2000 DODGE DURANGO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND WENT DEAD. IT HAD NO OIL PRESSURE LEFT. MY VEHICLE BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY! IT WAS TOWED HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THREE MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWELVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 173,000. UPDATED 04/18/12 *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC,WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM PCM BOARD. UPDATED 04/20/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AFTER TEN MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

YOU CAN BE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN AND DASH LITES UP NO BUS. YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. LOOK ON INTERNET DURANGO NO BUS AND HUNDREDS OF POSTS COME UP WITH PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND BECAUSE MY EMPLOYMENT SITUATION I DO NOT HAVE 1000'S OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE COMPUTERS AND PCM'S. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. THERE IS A FLAW! IT CAN HAPPEN GOING 65MPH OR 35 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED TO US AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN A 2 WEEK PERIOD. IT IS NOW PARKED IN GARAGE BECAUSE OF THE DANGER. IT COULD KILL PEOPLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS HOME SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I BOUGHT THE S.U.V MARCH 14,2011 AND 2 WEEKS LATER IT STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AFTER GETTING OUT OF COLLEGE ABOUT 4:25PM. HEAVY TRAFFIC, I TAUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET REAR ENDED. ITS HAPPEN 5 X SINCE TWICE ON FREE WAY ON 3 X IN TOWN.. I WAS NEVER GOING OVER 35 MPH WHEN IT ACCOURS..IT JUST SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING OF ANYTHING. TAYLOR DEALERS, WHICH I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM TOOK IT TO THERE SHOP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING NO CODES OR ANY SIGNS OF PROBLEMS WITH TRUCK THEY HAD THE TRUCK ABOUT A MONTH.. AFTER THE 3X IT STALLED I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO SAN DIEGO TO THE MECHANIC OF TAYLOR MOTORS AND THEY RAN THE CODES AGAIN AND NOTHING SHOWS AND THEY SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THEY NEED TO SEE THE PROBLEM OR THE STALLING NEED TO HAPPEN WHILE THEY DRIVE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAD A 2000 DODGE DURANGO AND AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES I TURNED ON THE AIR AND A SULFUR LIKE SMELL CAME THROUGH THE AIR SYSTEM. AFTER PULLING OVER AND CUTTING THE CAR OFF, FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED COMPLETELY UP. NOTHING WAS LEFT BUT THE METAL FRAME. MY INSURANCE COMPANY COULDN'T GIVE ME ANY INSIGHT AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. I HAD ABOUT 133,000 MILES ON IT. I WISH I KNEW ABOUT THIS SITE BEFORE I LOST MY VEHICLE. I WOULD'VE INSISTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP THOROUGHLY CHECK THE CAR OUT BEFORE I ENDED UP WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS. *TR

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. MY CAR SURGES WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, A LIGHT OR IN PARK. IT SURGES FORWARD AND IF TO CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO OUT OF NOWHERE MY DURANGO BEGIN TO SHUT OFF AND THE ENGINE LIGHTS POPS ON AFTERWARD. AFTER A FEW TRIES IT WILL START BACK UP AND RUN FINE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DURANGO 5.9L V8. WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE (OVER 90*), THE SUV WILL SHUT OFF. I LIVE IN FLORIDA WHERE IT'S HOT ALMOST ALL YEAR. I WOULD BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WOULD JUST SHUT OFF. I AM AFRAID THAT A SEMI WOULD HIT ME FROM BEHIND. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. PLEASE. *TR

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2000 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4. CAR DROVE FINE FOR FIRST 2 DAYS. DAY 3: STARTED MY CAR, IT DIED HALF WAY DOWN MY DRIVE WAY, COULD NOT GET IT STARTED AGAIN. PUSHED IT BACK AND LET IT COOL DOWN. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON, TEMPERATURE IS NORMAL. STARTED IT AFTER 20MINUTES AND IT STARTED UP. LET IT IDLE FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. AS SOON AS MY FOOT LEFT THE GAS, IT DIED AGAIN. I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING YET, AS I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT WHAT I HAVE. ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE THERE ARE OVER 100 CASES OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, NUMEROUS SUPPOSED FIXES, AND NONE WORKING. THIS IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND IT SEEMS TO BE DUE TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE PCM SENSOR AND IT OVERHEATING. THIS ISSUE...

FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE REPLACED THE JUMP START, THE COIL, BELTS, AIR CONDITION, PULLEYS, SPARK PLUGS. IT HAS HAD A COMPLETE TUNE UP AND BEEN TO THE MECHANIC AT LEAST 5 TIMES. NOTHING SHOWS UP ON THE CODES, IT WILL ONLY SHOW THE WORD NOBUS IN THE ODOMETER AND IT TAKES FROM 10 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THIS HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO ADVANCE WARNING. YOU LOSE ALL POWER AND IT JUST STOPS RUNNING. *TR

I'VE HELD CONFIDENCE IN MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2003. IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY THE GAUGES ON THE DASH BOARD WERE NOT REGISTERING, THE ODOMETER READ BUS AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SINCE THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING, I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED ON THE CAUTION BLINKERS. THERE WERE MANY CARS BLOWING THEIR HORNS, WAITING BEHIND ME ON THIS ONE LANE ROAD. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES THE ENGINE STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A ONE TIME ONLY OCCURRENCE. I HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AGAIN. OMG, I WAS NERVOUS, SCARED AND...

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 2000 DURANGO SLT 4X4, SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE IN 2000. I HAD MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR THE REAR ROOF A/C FAN MOTOR GOING ON AND OFF EVERY TIME I AM IN THE CAR WHILE THE A/C SWITCH IS OFF. I HAVE ALL RECORDS AND CAN CONTACT THE DEALER FOR PROOF THAT THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED, INSPECTED AND WORKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES AND NEVER RESOLVED. 9 YEARS LATER, AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND HAS LEFT ME QUITE UNHAPPY ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS MY FIRST PURCHASE ON MY OWN AND I'M REMINDED OF THE ISSUE EVERYTIME I'M DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS EXCEPT FOR THIS A/C ROOF UNIT FAN MOTOR GOING ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN FOR UNKNOWN REASON. SOMETIMES, IT MIGHT STOP IF I PLAY WITH THE TEMPERATURE AND FAN CONTROLLERS ON THE FRONT DASH,...

DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND THE CAR STOPPED ON THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS INVOLVES LOUD ENGINE KNOCKING. *TR

V8-287 4.7L DURANGO STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM ON THE FREEWAY OR IN CITY TRAFFIC. NOTHING SPECIFIC THAT I CAN RELATE TO THE CAUSE. IMMEDIATELY LOSE POWER STEERING. ELECTRICAL SEEMS TO CONTINUE WORKING. CAR WILL START BACK UP FINE AFTER 5 TO 15 MINUTES OF SITTING. HAPPENS IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER, DAY OR NIGHT. CAN GO FOR WEEKS WITHOUT STALLING AND THEN STALL SEVERAL TIMES IN A FEW DAYS. YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, WHICH THE MANUAL TELLS ME IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE ISSUE. EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. LOOKED AT DODGE DURANGO MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR FORUM ON INTERNET AND FOUND PAGES AND PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM AND HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/DODGE-DURANGO) THROUGH THESE WEBSITES IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT, INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIPS, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE TRUCK SHUT-OFF, NEVER TO BE STARTED AGAIN. WHEN I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC, THEY TOLD ME I HAD A "COMMON" PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. THAT BEING, ENGINE OIL SLUDGE. I HAD CHANGED THE OIL AS MY MANUAL REQUESTED AND STILL ENDED UP WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOW HAVING TO PURCHASE A NEW ENGINE IF I WISH TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. I OWE ALMOST LESS THAN IT WOULD COST TO BUY THE ENGINE. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPONENTS OIL GAUGE NOT WORKING, TICKING IN MOTER OIL LEAKING. WAS TOLD I NEED NEW MOTER. ALSO STRANGE NOISES FROM STEERING COLOMN. TRUCK ONLY HAS 79,000 MILES I AM REQUESTING CHRYSLER RECALL THIS TRUCK AND STAND BEHIND THEIR COMPANY AND FIX WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE ENGINES, ECT.*AK

WE HAVE A 2000 DODGE DURANGO WITH A 5.9 ENGINE WITH OVER 82,000 MILES THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN WE WERE GOING DOWN THE RIVER TO OUR CABIN WHEN IT LOST OIL PRESSURE, SO WE CHANGED THE OIL WITH CHECK THE GAUGES. SO NOW IT HAPPEN AGAIN THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AGAIN CHANGED THE OIL THE LIGHT CAME ON CHECK GAUGES AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND IT HEATED UP THIS TIME BUT I DID GET IT BACK HOME. SO I DECIDED TO LOOK UP CAR COMPLAINTS.COM 14 COMPLAINTS WAS THERE ABOUT OIL SLUDGE. HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE THIS ISN'T RIGHT. THANKS SO MUCH

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP WITH THE ENGINE IDLING, THE ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING AND THE NEEDLE OF THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO. THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT. THE TWO PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES WERE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. THE STEERING TIGHTENED AS THE KNOCKING BEGAN AND THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. ON EACH OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE MECHANIC. THE MANIFOLD, OIL PAN AND VALVE COVER GASKETS WERE REPLACED ONCE AND SLUDGE BUILD UP WAS CLEANED OUT TWICE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.

LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE IN A 2000 DODGE DURANGO 4.7 LITER ENGINE. *JB

ENGINE HAS BEEN STALLING FROM STOPPED POSITION. ON THIS DATE, I TRIED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC, BUT MOTOR STALLED. ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. SO FAR, I HAVE REMOVED AND CLEANED THROTTLE BODY. INSTALLED NEW SPARK PLUGS (CORRECT GAP). REMOVED AND CLEANED PCV VALVE. AIR FILTER IS A K&N AND IS CLEAN AND OILED. DISTRIBUTOR, ROTOR, CAP AND PLUG WIRES ALL ONLY HAVE 20K MILES ON THEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON. COMPUTER IS NOT SHOWING ANY CODES. *JB

DT: THE OIL PRESSURE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE OIL PUMP REPLACED THREE TIMES. BOTH HEADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE SLUDGE HAS BEEN CLEANED OUT, AND THE ENGINE STILL HAD NO OIL PRESSURE. NO LEAKS HAVE BEEN NOTICED. THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 3 MILES, AND THEN THE OIL PRESSURE WILL DROP. *JB

MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO'S ENGINE JUST SEIZED UP. THE ENGINE IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4800. I HAVE JUST OVER 110,000 MILES. IN THE SUMMER MY TIMING CHAIN WENT AND NOW IN FEB MY ENGINE SEIZED UP WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR OIL LIGHTS. OIL WAS CHANGED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE OWNERS MANUAL. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND I HOPE DODGE WILL STAND BEHIND THIS!*AK

WHILE DRIVING,THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON A LOUD TICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART,BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

2000 DODGE DURANGO, HAS SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE. I HAVE CHANGED OIL REGULARLY ( 3000-5000) MILES. I HAVE HAD THE OIL PUMP REPLACED AND NOW AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE DURANGO'S HAVE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS. ONE WEB SITE, WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM, HAS MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS LISTED. I WOULD LIKE FOR DODGE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS. *JB

WHJILE PARKED ANTIFREEZE SPOT STARTED SHOWING UP UNDER THE DODGE DURANGO 2000. REPAIR SHOP FOUND 8 FREEZE PLUGS LEAKING ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 61,250 MILES ON IT.

MY 2000 DURANGO, WITH 60,100 MILES ON IT, HAD A SCENT OF ANTI-FREEZE, SO I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FREEZE PLUGS ON ONE SIDE OF THE ENGINE WERE LEAKING. THE PARTS WERE REMOVED/REPLACED, AND THE OLD PARTS HAD CORRODED THROUGH. I WAS TOLD I HAD BETTER CHANGE THE BALANCE, BECAUSE "THEY COULD GO AT ANY TIME". WHEN I ASKED HOW IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THESE ITEMS COULD FAIL IN SUCH A (RELATIVELY) SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THE ANSWER WAS "SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS". I HAVE WORKED ON VEHICLES, AND REBUILT ENGINES, FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE SEEN AN ENGINE WITH SO FEW MILES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE 2 OF THE 3 REMOVED PARTS (I WAS TOLD THE THIRD "CRUMBLED WHEN REMOVED"), AND PLAN ON PURSUING DODGE FOR A BETTER EXPLANATION. *JB

2000 DODGE DURANG: I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE, 2 CHILDREN, A FRIEND OF ONE OF MY CHILREN, AND MY FAMILY DOG, WHEN THE OIL GAUGE NEEDLE STARTED TO BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH. IT INDICATED THAT I WAS LOOSING PRESURE AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. AFTER 2 MINUTES OF THIS, I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL. IT WAS FULL....... I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I WENT FURTHER DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ENTERED A SINGLE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHEN IT STARTED TO DO THE SAME THING. THIS TIME IT FINALLY WENT TO ZERO. HAVING NO WHERE TO GO FOR 2 MORE MILES, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT. I PUT ON MY HAZRD LIGHTS, AND DROVE 35MPH WHILE COASTING AS OFTEN AS I COULD. ONCE I GOT OFF THE EXIT, THE CAR STARTING...

I WAS DRVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE, 2 CHILDREN, A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, AND MY FAMILY DOG, WHEN THE OIL GAUGE NEEDLE DROPPED TO ZERO, AND THE WARNING SOUND BEGAN TO GO OFF. ACCORDING TO THE GAGES, I WAS LOOSING OIL PRESSURE. AFTER A SECOND, THE GAUGES WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. IT WAS INTERMITENT. AFTER 2 MINUTES OF THIS, I DECIDED TO PULL OF THE ROAD AND CHECK THE OIL LEVEL, IT WAS FULL... I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE WARNING SIGNAL WAS GONE, AND THE NEEDLE INDICATED THAT I HAD OIL PRESSURE. I WENT ANOTHER 4 MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I ENTERED A SINGLE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. THIS TIME THE NEEDLE WENT TO ZERO, INDICATING NO OIL PRESSURE. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TURN ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, AND DRIVE 2 MORE MILES @35MPH TO THE NEXT EXIT. ONCE ON THE RAMP, THE...

ON 8/7/02 MY OIL PRESSURE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 0. A DODGE MECHANIC REPLACED THE OIL PUMP, WHICH WAS UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 28,000 MILES ON IT. ON 8/19/03 MY OIL PRESSURE AGAIN SUDDENLY DROPPED TO 0. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE AN ASST. SERVICE MGR. TOLD ME I WOULD LIKELY NEED A NEW ENGINE. HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH HE HAD ONLY SEEN THIS PROBLEM "ONE OTHER TIME" MY EXTENDED WARRANTY MIGHT NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT WAS CAUSED BY POOR MAINTENANCE. I TOLD HIM THAT I AVERAGED ONLY 10K MILES A YEAR ON MY CAR AND HAD MOST, IF NOT ALL, OF MY OIL CHANGE RECORDS. HIS DEMEANOR TELLS ME THAT THIS WON'T BE COVERED WITHOUT A FIGHT. MY DURANGO HAS 40,600 MILES ON IT. THROUGH THE INTERNET I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN STUCK WITH THOUSANDS...

OUR 2000 DURANGO WITH ONLY 57K MILES, HAD THE "CHECK GUAGES" LIGHT COME ON. THE ENGINE TEMP WENT TO HOT, THEN TO COLD. AFTER TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER HEATER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($300), THE SOFT PLUGS (FREEZE PLUGS?) WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE BE REPLACED ($1500) AND THERE IS AN INTERNAL OIL LEAK ($1,000). THIS IS A 2000 MODEL YEAR, PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2000 AND ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE TRUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

2000 DODGE DURANGO. AT ABOUT 69,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HEATER SUDDENLY WENT COLD AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ANTIFREEZE. TOWED IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY FOUND THAT A FREEZE PLUG HAD A HOLE IN IT. AFTER REPAIR, FOUND THAT THE FREEZE PLUG HAD CORROSION AND ACTUALLY RUSTED THROUGH. DEALER SAID IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENENCE. IMPOSSIBLE, FREEZE PLUGS ARE NOT MAINTAINED AND COOLLANT HAS A LIFE OF 100,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, A FREEZE PLUG SHOULD BE GALVANIZED/ALUMINIZED TO PREVENT CORROSION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, I WONDER IF THIS IS THE REASON THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING VEHICLES BLOW UP. I BELIEVE THAT THE SLUDGE IS THE RESULT OF THE OVERHEATED OIL AND THAT IS WHY THE VEHICLES ARE BLOWING UP. NOT BECAUSE OF LACK OF OIL CHANGES. AFTER THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE FOUND...

THE TRUCK OVERHEATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO STALL WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING AND ONE OF THE PISTONS HAD STARTED MELTING PER THE DEALERSHIP. THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STAYED NORMAL AND THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. *SC *JB

TRAVELING ON HE INTERSTATE IN MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO WITH 50K MILES ON IT WHEN SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE TO 0. KNOCKING UNDER HOOD. PULLED OVER, TOWED TO MECHANIC SHOP. ENGINE TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD NUMEROUS SAME PROBLEMS AND FEEL SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE AND I WILL BE WORKING MY HARDEST ON THAT.*AK

NOVEMBER 1, 2002 OUR 2000 DODGE DURANGO MALFUNCTIONED. IT WAS TOWED INTO A DEALERSHIP WHERE AN ADJUSTER FROM OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY (NORTH AMERICAN) WAS SENT. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP, AN "UPPER PLENUM GASKET" MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING OIL TO SUCK UP INTO A PART OF THE ENGINE AND BURN UP. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BURNED OIL THEN DROPPED INTO THE OIL PAN WHERE IT WAS THEN SUCKED UP INTO THE INTAKE AND BECAME CLOGGED. NORTH AMERICAN DENIED OUR CLAIM STATING NEGLIGENCE ON OUR PART. A REPRESENTATIVE WITH NORTH AMERICAN STATED TO ME THAT THEY DID NOT AGREE WITH THE ADJUSTER. WE HAD TO BORROW OVER $4,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE POSTING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH DODGE DURANGO'S (AND NOT JUST THE YEAR 2000) CONSUMER WAS ASKING HOW COME THERE'S NO OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION...

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. IT STALLED AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT FROM NORMAL TO HOT VERY FAST. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. PH

ENGINE FAILURE IN MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO. ENGINE SHOWED OIL SLUDGING THAT CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE EVEN THOUGH CAR 2.5YRS OLD WITH 32K MILES.

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED; ALSO , THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER RESET MEMORY, 60 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS....*AK