2000 Dodge Durango

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE. TS

• 12/30/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR LOCKS ON 2000 DURANGO BUZZING WHEN YOU UNLOCK THE DOORS THEN NOT OPENING AT ALL EVEN MANUALLY. WHICH I BIELEVE COULD BE A SERIOS SAFTEY ISSUE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/30/2003· SUSPENSION

  PREMATURE FAILURE OF UPPER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY ON 2000 DODGE DURANGO

• 12/30/2003· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE BALL JOINT PROBLEMS ON MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 40000 MILES I HAVE READ IN THE MEDIA THAT THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 DURANGO I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME AND THE OTHERS OF THIS VECHILES.

• 12/30/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISISON SLIPS WHEN CHANGING FROM 1 TO 2 AND 2 TO 3. DEALER SAYS I AM A "GOOD CUSTOMER" AND WILL "EXTEND" WARRANTY TO COVER THIS FOR A $250 DEDUCTIBLE, OR THIS WOULD HAVE COST ME $2300. I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT, BUT I BELIEVE CHRYSLER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS FAMILY OF TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE 36.5K MILES, THE 36 MONTHS PORTION WAS UP IN OCTOBER. THERE ARE SEVERAL PERSONS AT WORK WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME TYPE SYMPTOMS RELATED TO TRANS. THIS TRANS IS ALSO USED ON DAKOTAS, DURANGOS AND AT LEAST THE 1500 RAMS. THE DURANGO OWNERS CLUB WEBSITE HAS ALSO HAD SEVERAL POSTS JUST FOR DECEMBER RELATED TO TRANSMISISONS WITH VEHICLES STARTING IN "98. HOW MANY MORE ARE OUT THERE THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT ADMITTING TO? DEALER DIDN'T OPEN TRANS, JUST ORDERED THE REBUILD KIT (LAST MONDAY). AS OF THIS MORNING, 12-30-02, MY TRUCK WAS STILL NOT BEING WORKED ON, HAVE HAD PARTS SINCE 12-26-02.

• 12/29/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ROOF RACK IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THERE ARE NO REINFORCEMENT BARS EMBEDDED IN THE PLASTIC. WHEN LUGGAGE OR PLASTIC KAYAKS ARE MOUNTED TO THE TOP, THE ROOF RACK BREAKS - LEADING TO POOR ANCHORAGE OF MATERIALS ON THE TOP ROOF AND DEATH OR INJURY TO THE PASSENGERS IN THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES. THIS EVENT HAPPENED WHERE THE ROOF RACK CAME APART AND DAMAGED THE DURANGO AND POTENTIALLY THE CAR FOLLOWING. WE WALKED THE TRUCK TO THE CLOSEST AUTOZONE AND THE MANAGER HELPED US BY USING METAL TIE BANDS TO SECURE IT.

• 12/29/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 12/29/2004· SUSPENSION

  THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO PERFORM THE UPPER BALL JOINT WEAR RECALL 04V596000 UNTIL THEY HAVE PERFORMED THE RECALL ON THE TRUCKS THAT WERE BROUGHT FROM THEM. *JB

• 12/29/2004· SUSPENSION

  NHTSA RECALL 04V596000 ON THE BALL JOINT WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT FIRST BEFORE HAVING THE BALL JOINT REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

• 12/29/2003· SUSPENSION

  MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO WAS REJECTED DURING A VA SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO THE UPPER BALL JOINT PROBLEM THAT IS THE SUBJECT NHTSA INVESTIGATION (ACTION PE03032). THE VEHICLE HAS 38000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY LOCAL DODGE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT CHRYSLER IS "ASSISTING" IN THE REPAIR COST BY REQUIRING A VARIABLE AMOUNT DEDUCTIBLE TO BE PAID BY THE CONSUMER. THE AMOUNT IS DETERMINED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND MYVEHICLE WILL BE EVALUATED WHEN IT GOES IN FOR REPAIR ON 12/30/03. *AK

• 12/29/2003· SUSPENSION

  DURING SAFETY INSPECTION, MECHANIC REPORTED UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY WERE SO BAD THAT THEY COULD HAVE FAILED AND CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MILEAGE WAS ONLY 56,800 MILES. POOR DESIGN AS THERE IS NO GREASE CERT TO GREASE THEM PROPERLY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE!!!*AK

• 12/28/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A ROUGH IDLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE COOLANT CAUSED THE VEHICLE STALL AND EXHIBIT A ROUGH IDLE. THE DEALER DID NOT ADVISED TO WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

• 12/28/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR JUST SHUT DOWN ON INTERSTATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH. AFTER BEING TOWED TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM FOR AWHILE, NOW THE CAR IS MAKING NOISE. FOR YEARS PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR DOES NOT STOP OCCASIONALLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

• 12/28/2004· SUSPENSION

  A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

• 12/28/2004· SUSPENSION

  ON SEPT. 17, 2004, I TOOK MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO TO THE NORM REEVES DEALERSHIP IN TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA, FOR SOME WARRANTY WORK AND A 60,000 MILE SERVICE. I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED NEW BRAKES, AND I AUTHORIZED THIS SERVICE. I LATER GOT A CALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED SERVICE. WHILE THIS SERVICE WAS BEING PERFORMED, APPARENTLY THE LEFT FRONT SPINDLE CAME OUT WHEN THE CALIPER BOLT WAS BEING REMOVED. I WAS TOLD THAT MY WHEELS COULD HAVE FALLEN OFF. THESE TWO REPAIRS CAME TO NEARLY $1,000.00. MY QUESTION IS: IS ANY OF THIS RELATED TO THE BALL JOINT MOISTURE LEAK THAT WAS RECENTLY PUBLICIZED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION? IF SO, HOW SHOULD I ATTEMPT TO GET REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND/OR DODGE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE! I AM A SINGLE PARENT, AND FEEL I WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE I HAVE NO AUTOMOTIVE KNOWLEDGE. *JB

• 12/28/2003· SUSPENSION

  PURCHASED TRUCK ON 1/17/03 - BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED WHEN PURCHASED, HAD DURANGO INSPECTED ON 12/23/03 LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED INSPECTION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT MAKES TWICE IN 1 YEAR. BOTH CASES WERE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS.*AK

• 12/27/2004· SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE TAKEN MY 2000 DODGE DURANGO TO FOREST LAKE DODGE DEALER FOR A CLUNKING NOISE IN MY FRONT END OVER YEAR AGO. I HAD A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THEY SAID AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS I RETURNED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH MY PASSENGER WINDOW NOT GOING UP OR DOWN CORRECTLY. ONCE AGAIN THEY SAID OH YOU NEED SHOCKS AND YOU NEED YOUR SERVICE OF WARRENTY PROFORMED OR YOUR WARRENTLY WONT BE ANY GOOD, SO I SAID YES DO WHAT IS UNDER WARRENTY NOTHING ELSE UNLESS I SAY IT OK, WILL MORE WORK WAS PROFORMED AND I ENDED UP PAYING HUNDRED PLUS DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. AGAIN THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CLUCKING NOISE NOTED AND THAT THE PASSENGER WINDOW ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER SAID IT FUNCTIONS CORRECTLY. WILL TO THIS DAY OVER A YEAR LATER, THE CLUCK IS THERE AND SHOCKS AND OTHER MAINTENCE WAS COMPLETED, THE PASSENGER WINDOW MOVES SO SLOW THAT WE DONT USE IT AS IT HAS AND STILL DOES QUIT WORKING. INSIDE WHERE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE COMPOTENT ALSO COMES LOOSE FROM THE MAIN FLOOR. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW MANTO WHICH SCREWS TO THE FRAME OF THE DURANGO. I HAD SIDE STEPS PUT ON AFTER PURCHASE BY CHRY. DODGE IN FORREST LAKE AND DRIVERS SIDE WITHIN IN ONE AND HALF YEARS FELL LOOSE AND THEY SAID I JUST NEEDED TO HAVE SOMEONE PUT IN NEW SCREWS THAT IT WASN;T COVERED. YET WHEN I PURCHASED THEM THEY SAID THAT IF THEY DID IT, ANYTHING THAT MAY HAPPEN WOULD BE COVERED BUT IF SOMEONE ELSE DID IT THEY WOULDNT COVER ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED.*AK

• 12/27/2002· POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE

  WITHIN 3 YEARS AND 36,000 MILES, I'VE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS MECHANICAL DEFECTS W/ THIS DURANGO: 2 CRANKSHAFT SENSORS, 1 CAMSHAFT SENSOR, FAILURE OF POWER DOOR LOCKS, ERRATIC IDLE, REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS (28,000 MILES) AND MOST RECENTLY, THE NEED FOR A NEW UNIVERSAL JOINT, REAR AXLE. TS

• 12/27/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

• 12/27/2001· TIRES

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TIRE EXPLODED AND BLEWOUT. CONSUMER WAS IN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. GOODYEAR TIRE MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A SMALL PUNTCTURE INSIDE OF TREAD OF TIRE. GOODYEAR TIRE EXPLODED, AND CAME COMPLETELY APART ON BOTH SIDES. DEALERSHIP WA SAWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/26/2009· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLES HAS BEEN MAKING FRONT NOISE OF AXEL IS ABOUT TO COME OFF - SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER I HAD THE BEARING REPLACED AS THEY HAD CRACKED THEN THE NOISE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE SUSPENSION STARTED AGAIN. I THINK THAT THIS MAY BE A RECALL PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/26/2003· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE HAD MY 2000 DURANGO IN TO THE DEALERSHIP (WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY) FOR SPONGY, LOOSE, PULSING BRAKING, NOISE FROM THE SUSPENSION, & A CHIRPING/SQUEAKING SOUND (ALTERNATOR LIKE) WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. THE SUSPENSION NOISE WAS CORRECTED WITH NEW SPACERS IN THE LEAF SPRINGS (WHICH THEY ADMITTED WERE A PROBLEM). I WAS TOLD THAT THE PULSING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NORMAL FOR THE DURANGO & NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. THEY DID A BALANCE & TOLD ME IT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T. THEY COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" THE CHIRPING (AFTER 2-3 VISITS) ALTHOUGH IT HAPPENS FOR ME EVERY DAY. NOW WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AFTER READING MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS HERE, I'M JUST WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN. WILL MY CHILDREN BE INJURED AS A RESULT? THIS VEHICLE HAS 32K MILES WHICH ARE 99% HIGHWAY IS IN CHERRY CONDTION. I'VE DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC (NAPA) & PAY FOR HIS OPINION ON THE ROTORS, BALL JOINTS, ARMS, BRAKES, WATER PUMP/ALTERNATOR, ETC. ONCE I'VE PAID FOR HIS OPINION, HOW DO WE GET DODGE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS ...SINCE THEY WON'T OWN UP TO ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THE ROTOR/BRAKE PROBLEM OR THE BALL JOINT/ARM PROBLEM? MY BRAKES USUALLY LAST AT LEAST 60K MILES & I HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION ON ANY OF MY NEW CARS. THEN, I'M GETTING RID OF IT.*AK

• 12/26/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION. TS *JB

• 12/24/2004· SUSPENSION

  NOISE,POOR HANDLING.UNEVEN TIRE WARE. *AK

• 12/24/2003· SUSPENSION

  THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED AT 32,000 MILES.*AK *PH THE VEHICLE COULD NOT RETAIN A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM

• 12/24/2003· STEERING

  I OWN A 2000 DURANGO AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY MU MECHANIC THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE DANGEROUSLY WORN AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I AM PREPARING TO CONTACT DODGE TO GET PARTS PRICING. IF THIS BECOMES A RECALL HOW DO I PROTECT MY RIGHTS TO BE FULLY REIMBURSED> ALSO, IS THERE ANY BENEFIT TO NHSTA TO SEE THIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO REPAIR?*AK

• 12/24/2003· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DURANGO, 4WD. IT HAS 52,818 MILES. AFTER HEARING A SERIOUS OF POP'S AND CLUNKS FROM THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO I HAD THE TRUCK CHECKED. THE UPPER DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. THE PASSENDGER SIDE BALL JOINT SHOWED WEAR BUT WAS IN SATISFACTORY CONDITON. I BELIEVE THIS BALL JOINT FAILURE HAPPENDED FAR TOO SOON. IN 40 YEARS OF DRIVING I'VE ONLY REPLACED WORN BALL JOINTS ON ONE VEHICLE AND IT HAD OVER 100,000 MILES. AUGUSTA DODGE REPLACED THE WORN BALL JOINT AND COULD NOT ASSURE ME THE REPLACEMENT BALL JOINT WAS ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE FACTORY INSTALLED ONE.*AK

• 12/24/2003· SUSPENSION

  PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION/UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SHOWING PREMATURE WEAR.*AK *CB *JB

• 12/24/2001· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL LEVER BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE DEALER DID NOT INITIALLY FILL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID TO ITS MAXIMUM OPERATING CAPACITY, ALSO THE LINKAGES HAD COME UNDONE, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED 3 TIMES.*ET

• 12/23/2006· POWER TRAINCrash

  YOU DO NOT HAVE TO APPLY THE BREAK WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *NM

• 12/23/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS WERE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULSATE WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED VEHICLE FIVE TIMES, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

• 12/23/2004· SUSPENSION

  BALL JOINTS FAILURE. CONTROL ARM REPLACED WITH POLYURETHANE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *TC *JB

• 12/23/2003· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER STATES SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC FOR THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS ARE WEARING OUT. SHE STATES SHE WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN IT, HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE MECHANIC. SHE THINKS THIS IS DANGEROUS. *NLM

• 12/23/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 12/23/2002· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

• 12/23/2002· SEAT BELTSCrash

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SEAT CAME OFF THE TRACKS AND THE SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 12/23/2000· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/22/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS SOMEONE AND THE CAR DIDN'T SOUND QUITE RIGHT AFTERWARDS. IT WAS DUE TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND DID SO REGULARLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2000. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT WHEN HE CHANGED THE OIL THERE WAS SLUDGE BUILD UP. SO I PUT A OIL TREATMENT IN TO SEE IF IT WOULD HELP. I RAN MY CAR FOR LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER THAT AND AS I WAS DRIVING TO INTO WORK MY CAR STARTING KNOCKING VERY LOUD. RIGHT NOW I AM LOOKING AT A POSSIBLE $500 TO $4800 FIX. MY CAR HAS ALMOST 100,000 MILES ON IT AND ALMOST PAID OFF. MY ENGINE IS THE 2.7 DODGE INTREPID. AS I FOUND OUT THAT MY ENGINE ONE OF THE WORST ON THE MARKET. THERE AREN'T VERY MANY OF THE ENGINES LEFT IN THE JUNK YARDS EVEN. MY MECHANIC SAID HE IS PUTTING IN THE SECOND ENGINE IN A COUPLES CAR FROM LAST YEAR. THE 2.7 IS JUNK. *JB

• 12/22/2003· SUSPENSION

  FAX FWD ON BEHALF OF BARBARA EDENS (TX) RE DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION ON A 2000 DODGE DURANGO SLT W/5.9 ENGINE, REQUESTING IMMEDIATE ACTION BY NHTSA RE RECALL INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER PUT A DODGE DAKOTA V6 ENGINE SUSPENSION ON THE DODGE DURANGO WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE PUT THE DODGE RAM PICKUP SUSPENSION ON INSTEAD. THE CONTROL ARMS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THE THREE YEARS THE CONSUMER OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER REALIZED THE ERROR THEY MADE AND IS NOW CORRECTING THE PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER BELIEVED A RECALL SHOULD BE ENFORCED. *CB *JB

• 12/22/2003· STEERING,SUSPENSIONCrash

  DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT AND THE STEERING SECTOR BROKE. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT THEN JUMPED A CURB AND WENT INTO A DITCH. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BOTH BROKEN PARTS. *AK EA03-023

• 12/21/2021· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, she heard an abnormal noise coming from the front driver’s side tire. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact exited the vehicle and stated that the front driver’s side wheel was detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to an independent mechanic, and she was informed that the ball joint, tie rod, and wheel spindle needed to be replaced. Additionally, the vehicle would need a front wheel alignment. The vehicle was repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 240,000.

• 12/21/2004· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS IN AUGUST 2003. AS OF TODAY PASSENEGER'S SIDE BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER WAS FRUSTRATED. *AK *TT

• 12/20/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  FIRE INVOLVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO A 2000 DODGE DURANGO SUV. THE FIRE STARTED AFTER THE LOSS OF DASH BOARD LIGHTS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. 10 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR WAS STOPPED, THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY OR THE WIRING CLOSE TO THE TAIL LIGHT. *NM

• 12/20/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  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

• 12/20/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT RPMS WILL GO UP AND DOWN, THEN ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *AK

• 12/19/2004· SUSPENSIONCrash

  APRIL L. RAY(SPOUSE), TOLD ME OF NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, AROUND WHEEL WELLS, BEFORE I COULD HAVE THIS LOOKED INTO, TODAY(DECEMBER 19, 2004), MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN WOODROW KAY RD. IN ROCKMART GA., AS SHE DROVE UP A SLIGHT INCLINE THAT BARED TO THE LEFT, SHE NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE, BEFORE SHE COULD GET OVER THE HILL, AND CLEAR OF ANY TRAFFIC, SHE HEARD A SNAP OR POP SOUND, THEN THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BOWED OUT AND SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHICH IN AN INSTANT THREW HER ACROSS THE OPPOSITE LANE AND INTO THE EMBANKMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER HITTING THE EMBANKMENT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A REST ON THE DRIVER SIDE BUMPER, THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY BOWED TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A CURRENT INSURANCE CLAIM, BUT WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR OF THE RESULTS, WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN TWO FALSE CITATIONS FOR HER DRIVING ABILITY. *JB

• 12/19/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY FAILED, RESULTING IN ONE CRASH. BRAKES WOULD NOT GRAB, AND DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. DEALER AND INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

• 12/18/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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 REALLY BELIEVED THAT I WAS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE SOMEONE WOULD RAM THEIR VEHICLE INTO MINE. WHAT DRIVER WOULD SUSPECT THAT MY TRUCK SUDDENLY DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT? I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW I WAS GOING TO GET THIS VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT ENDANGERING MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHER DRIVERS. LUCKILY I DID IT. MY HUSBAND TINKERED WITH THE COMPUTER AND NOTICED THAT WHEN HE REPOSITION THE COMPUTER THE ENGINE WOULD START AGAIN. BUT I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL WE PURCHASE ANOTHER COMPUTER. THE CAR REPAIRMAN SAID, EVEN IF WE PURCHASED ANOTHER COMPUTER HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. THE COMPUTER IS OVERHEATING DUE TO THE LOCATION THAT THE MANUFACTURERS HAVE CHOSEN. I WILL GET SOMEONE TO DESIGN SOME SORT OF HEAT SHIELD OR SOMETHING TO PREVENT THE COMPUTER FROM OVERHEATING. TO REPLACE MY CURRENT COMPUTER WILL COST $1100. I THINK THE CAR COMPANY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FLAW AND RECALL THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT WANT SOMEONE TO GET KILLED DUE TO THEIR GROSS NEGLIGENCE. I AM NOT THE ONLY DODGE DURANGO OWNER WHO IS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND GET SOMETHING DONE. PREVENTING JUST ONE DEATH IS ENOUGH. *TR

• 12/18/2003· SUSPENSION

  2000 DODGE DURANGO. UPPER RIGHT BALL JOINT ON UPPER CONTROL ARM FAILED PREMATURELY.*AK

• 12/18/2003· SUSPENSION

  I RECENTLY PRUCHASED A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. I STARTED HEARING A CREEKING SOUND FROM BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING AND GOING OVER BUMPS. I WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC OF WEAR IN THE UPPER BALL JOINT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PREMAUTRE WEAR MAY RESULT IN SOME FAILURE AND AN UNEXPECTED COLLAPSE IN THE FRONT END OR WORSE YET WHEEL SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. I AM FOLLOWING THE CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THIS AND WOULD HOPE SOME RESOLUTION IN THE FORM OF A RECALL WOULD OCCUR BEFORE PERSONAL INJURY OR COST IS INCURRED BY ME OR OTHERS.*AK