2000 DODGE DURANGO Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

2000 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER STATES PRESSURE LOSS AND ENGINE FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS POOR VENTILATION THROUGH ITS AIR CHAMBER CAUSING ENGINE OIL SLUDGE. THE OIL PRESSURE CIRCUIT IS ON THE SAME CIRCUIT AS THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE THE REAL PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE OWNED MY 2000 DURANGO SINCE IT WAS NEW, I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL REGULARLY FOR THE WHOLE TIME, I HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT MYSELF. I RECENTLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE "TICKING" NOISE THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW, "THERE IS NO CONCERN" WHEN I CHANGED THE OIL, IT WAS ALWAYS CLEAN, NO PROBLEMS. WELL, IT SEEMS THE ENGINE OIL HAD NOT BEEN TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOTOR AND APPARENTLY DAMAGED INTERNAL PARTS TO THE TUNE OF $2700.00, WHEN I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE, I LEARNED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NEARLY EVERY 4.7 V8 THAT CHRYSLER MAKES, MY COMPUTER LIT UP WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS, EVERYWHERE. WHY IS IT THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR A MOTOR DEFECT THAT THE CONSUMER HAS NO CONTROL OVER? ALL MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN DONE ON THIS ONE, AND HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF METICULOUSLY. I CALLED CHRYSLER FOR...

MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE IF TRAFFIC. TODAY MY WIFE WAS ALMOST RAN OVER BY A SEMI BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DODGE CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM ASKING THAT SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN START LOSING POWER STARTED MAKING A SCORCHING AND GRINDING SOUND. MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER . NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR WILL TURN OVER BUT U CAN NOT DRIVE VERY FAR THERE'S A KNOCKING RATTLING NOISE MAYBE FROM MOTOR. POLICE OFFICER HELPED US GET TO SAFE PLACE BUT NO REPORT WAS MADE. *TR

ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. SOMETIMES NOT EVERYDAY AND SOMETIMES 10 TIMES. SHUTS OFF AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, IDLING AND IN DRIVE AT A STOP LIGHT, OR GOING 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT SOMETIMES RESTARTS RIGHT AWAY, AND SOMETIMES IT CRANKS AND CRANKS, AND ABOUT THE 15TH TRY IT MAY RESTART. IT CUT OUT 6 TIMES IN THE PARKING LOT OF A MALL. THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF IS THAT I WAS PARKED IN THE SUN ON A HOT DAY AT THE MALL, AND THE ENGINE QUIT AFTER RUNNING FOR ONLY 30 SECONDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO . HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE STEERING , LIGHTS AND BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE. HE THEN PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE WAITED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. AFTER 2 HOURS THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PCM OVERHEATED WHICH CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN.THIS HAD OCCURRED 20 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHILCE . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121972.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING ROUGHLY AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE BRAKES STIFFENED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT EASED OFF THE BRAKES, BUT THEY FAILED COMPLETELY. MORE SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, BUT LOST CONTROL. SHE HEARD TWO SNAPPING NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES IN THE ENGINE. THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENGINE FIRE SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT WOULD STALL AND OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE THE DAY AFTER THE...

DRIVING ALONG ON THE WAY TO SEE MY FATHER IN THE HOSPITAL AND THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0 AND THEN BACK UP AND THEN BACK TO 0, AND THEN ENGINE SEIZED UP. NOW WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE, CHRYSLER SHOULD PONY UP FOR ALL THESE VEHICLES WHEN THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WILL DEFINITELY BE KEEPING RECEIPTS FOR THIS JUST IN CASE. *TR

ENGINE MADE RATTLING NOISE. ENGINE FAILED, ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE AFTER PROPER OIL CHANGES. *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

WITHOUT WARNING, WELL MAINTAINED 2000 DODGE DURANGO SUFFERED SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. 2 REPAIR SHOPS DECLARE ENGINE WORTHLESS AND MUST BE REPLACED. LEARN HUNDREDS OF DURANGO OWNERS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS. CONTACT DAIMLER CHRYSLER. THEIR RESPONSE UNSATISFACTORY. CURRENTLY CONTACTING SEVERAL CONSUMER AGENCIES, ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE & LOCAL SENATORS. PROBLEM CURRENTLY PENDING RESOLUTION. *NM

VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE ENGINE IS NOT SHUT-OFF IMMEDIATELY IT COULD IRREPARABLY DAMAGE THE ENGINE. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NO HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *NM

INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE AT 74000 MILES. *JB

LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE DUE TO SLUDGE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. VEHICLE WAS WELL MAINTAINED, WHICH LUCKILY I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION. TRUSTED MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME HE HAS HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE, AS THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW OIL TO FLOW PROPERLY TO ALL PARTS OF ENGINE. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO PUT IN A NEW ENGINE AS THE REPAIR TO THE EXISTING ENGINE WOULD BE EXTENSIVE. I CALLED DODGE AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *NM

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES. TODAY MY MECHANIC AND I FOUND A HEAVY AMOUNT OF SLUDGE UNDER OIL CAP AND ALL AROUND FILLER NECK. THIS INDICATES THAT THERE IS A HUGE BUILD UP OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE VERY SOON. INTERNET SEARCHES REVEAL THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. MY DURANGO HAS 56,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *NM

ENGINE LOCK UP. IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR MY VEHICLE WAS HAVING A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR SWITCH AND THEN FLUSHED THE ENGINE TWO TIMES. TWO DAYS AGO THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING @ ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR. *NM

I OWN A 2000 DODGE DURANGO 2WD WITH 63000 MILES ON IT. THE ENGINE IS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD IT IS BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING OIL CHANGED, BUT I HAVE RECEIPTS THAT SHOW THE OIL WAS CHANGED REGULARLY. THIS IS VERY COSTLY AND I HAVE HEARD THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DESCRIBED THE ENGINE HAS BEING FULL OF SLUDGE. *NM

BEGAN GETTING HOT DURING SUMMER WITH A/C ON: COMPLET RADIATOR FLUSH AND FILL AT DODGE DEALER, WATER PUMP FAILURE, REPLACED, SAME PROBLEMS, NOW HIGH PRESSURE HOSE BLOWN, NOT CIRCULATING COOLANT.

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NO OIL PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THE ENGINE WILL BECOME DEFECTIVE EVEN THOUGH THE MAINTENANCE WAS CONTINUOUS ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

MY 2000 DURANGO SLT WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY SON WHEN THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE SINCE THEY TOLD US NOT TO DRIVE IT. THEY PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE OIL FIRST, SINCE THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN. THEY THEN STARTED THE DURANGO AND REVVED THE ENGINE FOR A WHILE. WE THEN HAD IT TOWED TO OUR HOUSE SINCE MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC. HE WAS GOING TO LOOK AT IT AND WHEN HE DID HE DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE RODS WERE BENT SO THIS MEANS THE ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. OIL CHANGES ON MY DURANGO WERE DONE AS SCHEDULED BY MY HUSBAND, IN FACT HE HAD CHECKED THE OIL 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND WENT AND BOUGHT A NEW OIL FILTER AND A NEW CASE OF OIL TO CHANGE THE OIL. MY SON CALLED DAHMLER-CHRYSLER AND THEY...

THE TWO OCCURRENCES INVOLVED PREMATURE DETERIORATION OF VARIOUS DEVICES AND COMPONENTS. AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES (AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED), THE DEVICE THAT CONTROLS THE CHECK ENGINE OPERATIONS HAD TO BE REPLACED. MOST RECENTLY, AT 40,000 MILES, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE PREMATURE CORROSION OF THE LINES CAUSED THE PUMP DAMAGE. *NM

DRIVING MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0PSI. BY THE TIME I MANAGED TO GET OVER 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC A KNOCKING NOISE HAD BEGUN. HAD IT TOWED TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC THAT I TRUST, HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH DEALING WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND HE TOLD ME THAT I HAD A SPUN MAIN BEARING DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP. THE ENGINE HAS 84000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED BY ME EVERY 3000 TO 4000 MILES MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVEN. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE WITH A MINIMAL COST OF $3500 FOR A SALVAGE MOTOR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY WOULD DO TO HELP ME EXEPT THEY OFFERED TO PUT A NEW MOTOR IN FOR ME. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURING AND...

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DURANGO WITH ENGINE FAILURE AND SLUDGE BUILDUP AT 64K MILES. FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL 6 TIMES AS A RESULT OF THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING TO ZERO, REPLACED THE OIL SENSOR AND OIL PUMP.LAST WEEK I HAD THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED 2 HOURS/98 MILES AFTER I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE AND THAT THE OIL PAN AND ENGINE WERE COMPLETELY FILLED WITH SLUDGE. I HAVE RELIGIOUSLY MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE OVER THE PAST 41/2 YEARS. CHRYSLER WILL NOT SEND A REP TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE. THEY CLAIM THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS MY FAULT FOR NOT USING THE RIGHT OIL AND NOT MAINTAINING THE VEHICLE. THE TYPE OF OIL I...

2000 DODGE DURANGO VIN#YF159461 IS IN FOR BRAKE REPAIRS. THE DEALER MANHATTAN DODGE 711 ELEVENTH AVE NY NY 10019 212-765-6633 CLAIMS I NEED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. THEY CLAIM THAT MY BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES FRONT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION. AS I AM CHOOSING TO REPLACE THEM FOR MY PERSONAL SAFETY, I WILL COLLECT THE OLD ONES IF THE NHTSA WOULD LIKE THEM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *LA

CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MY VEHICLE TO BE FIXED @ THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 WEEKS NOW. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE NO ETA ON THE CYLINDER HEADS BECAUSE THEY ARE ON A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER. SO THAT INDICATES THERE IS A NATION WIDE PROBLEM WITH DODGE DURANGOS AND THEIR CYLINDER HEADS. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE PARTS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. THANK YOU SANDRA LOPEZ. *JB

DESPITE REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THE ENGINE ON MY 2000 DURANGO NEEDED REPLACING. DEALER SAYS "SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED". AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN, HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND DODGE IS DENYING ALL RESPONSIBILITY.*AK

2000 DODGE DURANGO OIL PUMP FAILURE IT CAUSED THE MOTOR TO QUIT AND LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING ABILITY DODGE KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS THEY SAY IT IS FROM POOR MAINTAINCE PLEASE HELP THANKS TIM. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DURANGO, AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE BALL BEARINGS, AND THE ENGINE, AND NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. MY CAR IS SQUEEKING WHEN I TURN, AND THE ENGINE IS SMELLING LIKE IT'S BURNING ALL THE TIME.*AK

2000 DODGE DURANGO WITH 55,000 MILES HAD OIL SLUDGE BUILD-UP DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN RESULTING IN ZERO OIL PRESSURE. OIL PAN SCREEN SO FILLED WITH CARBON BUILD-UP, IT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT $455 SERVICE BILL REIMBURSEMENT DENIED BY DEALER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND 100'S OF CASES DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM.CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE SERVICE MANANGER INSISTED WE DIDN'T FOLLOW THE PROPER OIL CHANGE SCHEDULE, TRIED TO TELL US WE HAD TO FOLLOW A 2003 CAR/MINI VAN SCHEDULE. WE TOLD HIM WE FOLLOWED THE SCHEDULE IN OUR OWNER'S MANUAL.

AFTER ONLY 48,000 MILE THE ENGINE OF MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO WENT OUT. AFTER SPENDING $3,400 ON A USED ENGINE IT WENT OUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE BALL JOINTS ON BOTH OF MY FRONT WHEELS HAVE ALSO GONE OUT SINCE 2000. *AK

SINCE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE TWO ENGINES WERE REPLACED. FRONT END HAD BEEN REALIGNED ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES. ALSO, FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK

WHILE COMING HOME FROM VACATION IN VERMONT IN OUR 2000 DODGE DURANGO THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT DROPPED TO 0. WE IMMEDIALTY PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS FULL. MY HUSBAND HAD JUST CHANGED THE OIL A WEEK EARLIER. WE STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL FOR A MILE OR TWO WHEN NOW THE OIL PRESSURE WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN. WE PULLED THE CAR OVER IMMEDIATLY AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK AFTER 2 HOURS IN THE COLD WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER IN VERMONT. WHERE ARE CAR STILL IS. WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP AND THE OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN AFTER FURTHER REVIEW WE NEED A NEW ENGINE OR THEY COULD PATHC IT TOGETHER WITH NO GUARRENTY WE WILL NOT NEED A NEW ENGINE IN THE...

ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER REPAIR EXPENSES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE, WOULD SHAKE, AND STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE DIED DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. *AK THE DEALER NEVER TOOK APART THE MOTOR, ONLY THE FUEL INJECTOR AND SPARK PLUGS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A CRANK SENSOR REPAIR A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THE OIL PUMP PROBLEM OCCURRED. *SC

THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE. THE CONSUMER HAD IT REPAIRED ($106.00) AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK THE VEHICLE'S ROCKER ARM FAILED. *NM

ENGINE FAILURE ON 2000 DODGE DURANGO DUE TO SLUDGE BUILDUP/FILTER FAILURE.*AK

CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO WARNING. ALL GAUGES WERE NORMAL. A LOUD RATTLING SOUND WAS FOLLOWED BY THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE FAILED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO WIESNER DODGE IN ROSENBERG, TEXAS. DEALER CLAIMED SLUDGE IN THE OIL CAUSED THE FAILURE. I HAVE REGULAR DOCUMENTED OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. PAYMENT OF REPAIR (EST. $6000) IS PENDING MEETING WITH WARRANTY ADJUSTER. HOW CAN OUR FEDERALLY FUNDED AGENCIES IGNORE THE VAST MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT INVESTIGATING????? *AK

2000 DODGE DURANGO EXPERIENCED SLUDGE IN VEHICLE'S ENGINE.*MR THE OIL PRESSURE SUDDENLY DROPPED. THIS OCCURRED TWICE AND THE CONSUMER HAD A NEW OIL PUMP PUT IN. AFTER THE SECOND TIME, A SERVICEMAN ADVISED THE CONSUMER THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE DODGE TO REPLACE HER VEHICLE. *PH *JB *CB

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE BURSTING INTO FLAMES. PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRANSMISSION SENSOR 3 TIMES. CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK

MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO LOST OIL PRESSURE. AFTER TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO SLUDGE IN OIL PAN GOING THROUGH INTAKE TUBE. SINCE MY HUSBAND PERFORMS MOST OF THE OIL CHANGES HIMSELF, I ONLY HAD A FEW RECEIPTS. MY WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO PAY. FROM READING OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM, IT SEEMS CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO PAY TOO. I JUST BOUGHT MY LAST DODGE.*AK

THE OIL PRESSURE IN OUR 2000 DODGE DURANGO DROPPED TO 0. . WE DROPPED THE CAR OFF FOR 1 DAYS - I WAS INFORMED THAT TO TO \"OIL SLUDGE\" IN THE ENGINE, THE CAR IS IRREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED THE CAR HAS 73,000 MILES ON IT AND WE STILL OWE $18,000! I CALLED AUTO WEST DODGE, CA TO ASK IF THEY HAD HEARD OF ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD NO. THEN CHECKED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MANY OF THE SAME EXAMPLES OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WE HAVE A 2000 DURANGO WITH 39,847 MILES ON IT. ON JUNE 6, 2003 WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0. THE OIL PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN THE ENGINE CAME TO AN IDLE. AT FIRST IT APPEARED AS IF I HAD A GAUGE PROBLEM. I CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT AND BEGAN ON OUR WAY AGAIN JUST TO FIND IT HAPPENED ALL OVER AGAIN ONCE WE GOT TO SPEED. I PULLED OVER AND THE PRESSURE RETURNED TO NORMAL! WE SHUT IT DOWN AND TOWED IT TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP. THERE, WHEN ASKED, I DEMONSTRATED THAT OUR ENGINE WAS OKAY BY CRANKING IT WITHOUT STARTING IT. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE ($8310). I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THERE, THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THE ENGINE WAS SEIZED! SOMEONE HAD EVIDENTLY RUN THE...

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. *NLM

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. 41K MILES. SCHEDULE A OIL CHANGES AS PER OWNERS MANUAL. THE DEALSHIP PERFORMED THE MAJORITY OF THE OIL CHANGES FOR WHICH THERE WERE RECORDS (THE LAST WAS JUST 2000 MI PRIOR TO FAILURE) THERE WERE A FEW THAT WERE PERFORMED BY ME FOR WHICH I COULDN'T PRODUCE THE RECEIPTS OF THE OIL AND FILTER PURCHASE. HENCE, NO SATISFACTION WAS PROVIDED BY EITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR CHRYSLER. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INCIDENT FURTHER, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST A COUPLE HUNDRED OTHERS WITH SIMILAR STORIES. OBVIOUSLY THESE ENGINES RUN EXCESSIVELY HOT UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, THUS PRODUCING SLUDGE THAT BUILDS UP OVER TIME (COLLECTING IN THE OIL PAN AND OBSTRUCTING THE PICKUP FILTER IN MY CASE) THAT IS NOT REMOVED BY ROUTINE OIL CHANGES. THIS SMACKS OF DESIGN FLAWS TO ME.

MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO STARTED MISSING AND BACK FIRING AFTER MORNING WARM UP,PARKED THE CAR UNTIL NEXT DAY.TRIED TO START CAR IN MORNING AND NO GO.TOWED CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY CHANGED PLUGS AND GOT IT RUNNING ONLY TO HERE A NOISE IN ENG UPON OPENING ENGINE THEY FOUND #3CYL BEAT UP AND HALF OF MY OTHER CYLS WITH LOW COMPRESSION.NO BROKEN PART FOUND THERE FORE NO COVERAGE FROM DODGE OR API WHO HOLDS THE 6YR-60000 WAR.MY CAR HAS ONLY 42000 AND NOW NEEDS ROUGHLY 6000.00 IN REPAIR. NO HELP FROM DODGE

MY ENGINE IS FILLED WITH SLUDGE ALTHOUGH WE AHD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. BECAUSE WE COULD ONLY FIND TEH LAST THREE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS, THE DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE REPAIR. AT FIRST, THEY SID IT WAS AN OIL PUMP. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY WERE WILLING TO REPLACE THE PUMP ALTHOUGH I AM 19K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS TELLS ME THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. NOW, AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERET AND CALLING AN ATTRONEY, I FIND 182 LIKE COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2000 MODEL YEAR DURANGO AND DAKOTA. NO ONE AT TEH CORPORATE OR DEALER LEVEL WILL WORK WITH ME UNLESS I PAY $6,000 FOR THE REPAIR. CAN ANYONE SAY CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT?

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED.

ENGINE HEAD BLEW WHILE GOING 60MPH. CONSUMER NOTIFIED DEALER. CONSUMER WILL ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING NOISE...CHRYSLER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. WHEEL BEARING REPLACED, DRIVESHAFT REPLACED, MOTOR MOUNT SHIM MACHINED AND INSTALLED...TO NO AVAIL. CHRYSLER NOW BELIEVES IT COULD BE THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. CHRYSLER IS BASICALLY EXPERIMENTING WITH VEHICLE IN HOPES THAT NOISE WILL GO AWAY. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE RETURNED TO CHRYSLER (THROUGH VEHICLE BUY BACK PROGRAM). LONG TERM RELIABILITY AND SAFETY OF VEHICLE QUESTIONABLE AT THIS TIME. DRIVETRAIN HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK