2001 DODGE DURANGO Suspensionfrontcontrol Armlower Ball Joint Problems

ELECTRIC FAN,STEERING;RACK AND PINION; CONTROL ARM; LOWER BALL JOINTS, FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, FRONT BEARINGS. REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT,LEFT WHEEL BEARING. I BOUGHT IT IN 2006 W/125,000 MILES. DRIVE SHAFT WENT OUT AT 135,000 AND STEERING AT 146,000. I STILL OWE MONEY ON IT AND IT SITS PARKED BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD THE REST OF THE REPAIRS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH OF 2007 FOR THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. SHE IMMEDIATELY HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. WHEN SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT, THEY STATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS (WHICH WERE REPAIRED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO UNDER RECALL) NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. SHE FEELS THAT HER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH THE SAME DEFECTED COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY VEHICLE IS 6 YEARS OLD, ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED MY CAR BEGAN VIBRATING REALLY BADLY AND MY TIRES WERE WEARING FLAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I TOOK MY DURANGO TO THE 76 SERVICE STATION AND THEY INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS WORN, MY FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS WERE WORN VERY BADLY AS WELL AS THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE BAD. I HAVE ONLY SEEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLES WITH 4X4 BUT I THINK THE 4X2 MODELS NEED TO ALSO BE INSPECTED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR FOR A VEHICLE ONLY BEING 6 YEARS OLD AND DRIVEN ONLY 14,280 A YEAR. I CANT AFFORD TO PAY THE 1500 DOLLARS THAT WAS QUOTED TO HAVE IT FIXED, SO NOW IT SITS UNLESS IT HAS TO BE USED, BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THAT MY FRONT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO SUV. THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS. HOWEVER, IT DIDN'T APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FRONT AND LOWER ARM BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND COULD BE REPAIRED AT COST TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED AND OBSERVED RELATED COMPLAINTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 50,000. *AK

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO SPORT IN NOVEMBER 2000. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SIX YEARS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SO MANY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS OF PARTS, BRAKES, TIRES, ELECTRICAL FUSES & RESISTORS DONE THAT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE BIGGEST CONCERNS TO ME HAVE BEEN AROUND BRAKES NEEDING REPLACEMENT THREE TIMES, UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, LOWER BALL JOINTS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE WEAR AS WELL (BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET DAIMLER/CHRYSLER TO FIX THEM BECAUSE IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY OR THE RECALL NOTICES) AND ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWING UP INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING LINE REPLACED COMPLETELY DUE TO IT RUSTING THROUGH AND CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING STEERING FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY STEERING FLUID AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PART CAME...

ADHERING TO THE RECALL NOTICE WE RECEIVED ON OUR 2001 DODGE DURANGO, WE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER WE TOOK THE CAR BACK FOR ITS ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. AT THAT TIME WE WERE TOLD THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOW IN NEED OF REPAIR. GIVEN THE RECALL ON THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND THE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THIS SUBJECT, WE FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN UNRELATED PROBLEM. THE RECALL SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AS WELL. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING THAT AFTER RECALL #04V596000 WAS FIXED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE REALIGNED. CONSUMER WAS UPSET THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR ALIGNMENT. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THIS, AND IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EXPENSES. THE RECALL WAS ON THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE OWNER HAD THE RECALL FIXED ON 7-27-05. THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THE EXTRA CHARGE. HE WILL HAVE THIS FIXED AND GO BACK TO A MECHANIC FOR ANOTHER REALIGNED. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING TO DO THIS AT A LATER DATE. CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE REALIGNMENT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE CONCERING. THEY WERE ONLY CONCERNED WITH THE RECALL. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERICED FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON THE NHTSA RECALL, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LEFT AND RIGHT REAR LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO BAD. DEALER SAID THEY COULD REPLACE THEM AT A CONSIDERABLE COST TO VEHICLE OWNER. OBVIOUSLY EQUALLY AS DEFECTIVE AS THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND SHOULD ALSO BE COVERED BY A RECALL.*AK

THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. DEALER HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS UNDER THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED. *AK

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER OF THE LOOSE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE BEING REPLACED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, OTHERWISE THE WHEELS COULD FALL OFF. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V596000 CONCERNING BALL JOINT WEAR. HOWEVER, CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR SOMETIME, ALMOST ONE MONTH, AND WAS BEING TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE BALL JOINTS ON THE DODGE DURANGO. HOWEVER, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES, AND THEY HAVE YET TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. *AK

THE HUBS ALSO BECAME DEFECTIVE ONCE THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THIS SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE MANUFACTURER'S ATTENTION.*AK RECALL CAMPAIGN . NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V596000 FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT. *TC

DURING A RECENT STATE INSPECTION ON MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE OF MY UPPER AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN EXTENSIVELY AND THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION.*AK I WAS SCHEDULED FOR A RECALL REPLACEMENT FOR THE UPPERS AS PER THE RECAL, HOWEVER AFTER CONTACTING DODGE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT DAMAGE ARE UNRELATED TO THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT THE FAILURE AND DEFECT IN THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE THE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE, AND THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS.

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKES A HUMMING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THEIR VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. *NM

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT WHEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *NM

">BALL JOINT FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL WAS DANGEROUSLY LOOSE AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE HUB NUT WAS LOOSE. *TC

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V596000; DAIMLER CHRYSLER ISSUED AN UPPER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. DEALER WILL REPAIR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK THE CONSUMER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR FOUR DAYS BUT ONLY GETS AN ANSWERING MACHINE. *NM

THE STEERING IN MY 2001 DURANGO HAS BEEN VERY LOOSE AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ESPECIALLY OVER ROUGH ROADS SINCE ABOUT 30,000 MILES. ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON IT, THERE STARTED TO BE VERY LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS BUT NOTHING WAS MENTIONED ABOUT THE BALL JOINTS. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE BRAKES AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE FINE, BUT THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS SEEMED UNUSUALLY WORN. WHEN I HEARD OF THE RECALL DECEMBER 10, 2004 FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECKED. THEY VERIFIED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE "ALMOST GONE" AND REPLACED THEM ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE JUST AS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE...

I HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT DODGE DURRANGO RECALLS FOR YEARS 00-03 AND I HAVE A 2001. I HAVE RECENTLY ON DECEMBER 2 WENT TO GET NEW TIRES AND AN ALIGNMENT WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY BALL JOINTS ON ALL 4 WHEELS WERE BAD, ALONG WITH A LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I DON'T FEEL THAT CUSTOMERS OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. I, FOR ONE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GIVE OUT TO REPLACE THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY ESPECIALLY AROUND CHRISTMAS. DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.

DODGE DEALER INDICATED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WEAR. HE STATED THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE WHEELS COULD FALL OFF. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH ITS WHEELS. I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS TWICE AND HAD TO BY TIRES SOONER THAN I SHOULD HAVE DUE TO PREMATURE AND UNEVEN WEAR EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND REALIGNED FREQUENTLY. WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR IN MADE REALLY STRANGE NOISES AT THE FRONT WHEELS. WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED. THE CAR JUMPY WHEN I GO OVER ROUGH AREAS OF A ROAD. IT SEEMS TO BOUNCE IN ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. I HAVE TO BE VERY CONSCIOUS WHEN GOING OVER UNEVEN ROADS OR I MIGHT LOSS CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I FEEL THAT DODGE SHOULD COVER THE COST OF...

WHEN WE PURCHASED NEW TIRES ON 11/29/04, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN OUT AND READY TO BREAK. WE WERE TOLD THAT THESE NEED TO BE REPLACED ASAP.*AK

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS THREE TIMES AND ALSO HAD THEM RESURFACED 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE BALL JOINTS ARE IN VERY BAD SHAPE AND MUST BE REPLACED RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE OWNED OTHER DODGE VEHICLES THROUGH-OUT THE YEARS AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ONE. *NM

2ND ALIGNEMENT IN 6 MONTHS. MECHANIC SHOWED DETERIORATED BALL JOINTS AND PLAY. UNABLE TO CORRECT ALIGNEMENT ISSUES DUE TO SEVERLY WORN BALL JOINT COMPONENTS. WORN TIRES DUE TO CONDITION.*AK

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO ENTER A PARKING RAMP AT WORK WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE, AS A RESULT I COLLIDED WITH A CONCRETE WALL.*AK I HAD SOME DIGITAL PICTURES TAKEN AS THE POLICE WOULD NOT COME TO FILE A REPORT ON PRIVATE PROPERY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AND I'M CONVINCED THIS IS RELATED TO A POOR DESIGN/WEAK PARTS USED IN THE STEERING LINKAGE/SUSPENSION SYSTEM.

WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINTS: WHILE GETTING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT. *AK *NM

PE 03 032/ FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE BROKE. THE CONDITION CAUSED A VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE STRUCK A SPEED SIGN AND A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR A CONCUSSION AND MINOR BRUISES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR CONCERNING THESE ISSUES. *JB *SC *JB

CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALERSHIP CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MY 2001 DURANGO HAS HAD THE ROTORS GO BAD AND THE BALL JOINTS (BOTH OF WHICH COST ME MONEY). THE VEHICLE HAS 55000 MILES ON IT AND IS DRIVEN 95% OF THE TIME ON THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH I LIKE THE VEHICLE, I THINK THE MFT SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I ALSO, THINK IT IS TIME FOR A RECALL. I AM HARD PRESSED TO BUY ANOTHER DODGE ( I OWN TWO) KNOWING THAT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MY BALL JOINTS AND RIGHT CONTOL ARM HAVE GONE OUT AGAIN. ON 12-6-02 I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED MY IGNITION SWITCH AND RIGHT CONTROL ARM AND HUB BEARINGS. NO I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM. I JUST DRIVE IN THE CITY. MY RO # IS 262789. IT WAS A DONE AT VALENCIA DODGE.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. ON SUNDAY APRIL 4,2004 I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE ON THE ROAD AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT END WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DODGE DEALER HERE IN PROVO UTAH. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THEY WERE WORN AND WERE IN BAD SHAPE.I HAVE 48000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS CRASH. I WON'T SAY ACCIDENT FOR BOTH CHRYLER AND THE GOVERNMENT KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. GET OFF YOUR ASS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!*AK

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A CLAIM REGARDING MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO 4X4. I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY DURANGO. BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE SO WORN OUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO DOWN THE HIGHWAY STRAIGHT. THE BALL JOINTS WERE BOTH LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE SINCE HAD THEM REPLACED. THE TRUCK HAD ONLY 59,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THIS IS PREMATURE WEAR AND IS A FAULTY DESIGN. I HAVE SEEN THE INVESTIGATION ON TV AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM. IT HAS AFFECTED ALOT OF VEHICLES FROM 1998-2003, WHY HAS NO ONE FORCED A RECALL YET? THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, IF THE FRONT WHEELS FLY OFF, OR YOU CANT KEEP THE VEHICLE GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DODGE SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT IT IMMEDIATLY.*AK

THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS. THE OWNER HAS ALREADY REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS ONCE AND NOW THEY NEED REPLACING AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

I SAW ON T.V. THAT THE DODGE DURANGO'S WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINT. MY DEALER, NETHAWAY'S, CHECKED THE BALL JOINT'S ON MY VEHICLE AND THEY ARE ABNORMALLY WORN FOR A VEHICLE WITH 63125 MILES. I INFORMED DODGE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE IN CORRECTING THE SAME. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. THE TIRES ARE WEARING OUT UNEVENLY, AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT IS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL THE BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

PREMATURE WEAR ON BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS. RIGHT SIDE UPPER AND LOWER WORE PREMATURELY. LEFT UPPER WORE PREMATURELY. SEALS WERE INTACT. VEHICLE HAS 40K MILES. DODGE DURANGO 2001. *JB

THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED PER INSPECTION OF THE DEALERSHIP. *AK *SC *JB

WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT END OF THE MAKES A NOISE. CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT WHEEL HAS PLAY IN IT. CAN PUSH THE WHEEL IN ABOUT THREE INCHES AND OUTWARD THREE INCHES. DRIVER BELIEVES ITIS RELATED TO THE BALL JOINTS. *AK *NM

FRONT END SHOOK AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. THIS WAS DUE TO THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT BEING WORN OUT. THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PER THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

CONSUMER HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRE REPAIRED. MECHANIC REPAIRED THE TIRE, AND DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE BALL JOINTS BROKE, MAKING IT HARD TO STEER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $1100.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE FRONT WHEEL(S) HAD COME UNATTACHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. *SC *JB

AT 32120 MILES DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS, 10 MONTHS LATER, MECHANIC DETERMINED THE NEED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR BALL JOINTS AGAIN. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

OWNER OF A 2001 DURANGO SLT & 2004 DURANGO LTD. THE 2001 DURANGO HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BALL JOINTS AT ABOUT 40K MILES WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT IN ORDER TO PASS SAFETY INSPECTION. (FRONT WHEELS WERE LOOSE). THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT PARTS OR LABOR.