1998 Dodge Durango complaints

LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

DEALER REPLACED VEHICLES PRESSURE GOVERNOR FOR TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD BEEN DAMAGED DUE TO LOW FLUID LEVEL. *YC

WINDOW'S FAILED, DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT GO DOWN EVERYTIME WHEN BUTTON IS PUSHED.

CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE.

ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM FAILED. *YC

FUEL EMISSION VALVE FAILED. MJS

POWER LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS FAILED. MJS

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. NLM

BATTERY FAILED. MJS

BATTERY FAILED. *YC

CD/STEREO IS NOT WORKING. YH

THE RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER REPLACED. YH

COMPRESSOR FAILED.

TRUNK LOCK FAILS WHEN IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. YH

COMPLETE ENGINE AND OXYGEN (O2) SENSOR FAILED. YH

POWER WINDOW FAILED, DEALER WOULD NOT FIX PROBLEM DUE A RECALL THAT WILL BE ISSUED IN THE FUTURE, WINDOW WORKS FINE FOR NOW. NO RECALL ISSUED YET. *YC

ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. YH

BRAKES FAILED. YH

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. YH

FUEL GAUGE SENDER FAILED. YH

TRANSMISSION OUT PUT SHAFT BEARING FAILED. YH

TRANSMISSION FAILED. YH

WINDOW SENSOR FAILED. YH

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS INOPERABLE. YH

AUTOMATIC WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. YH

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. YH

GAS TANK FLOW BACK VALVE FAILED. YH

LUG NUTS AND STUDS TORE OFF CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

SIDE MIRRORS (BOTH) ON DODGE DURANGOS AND DAKOTA TRUCKS OFTEN CRACK. *AK

1. STOPS OR MISSES GEARS ON UPSHIFT WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY, AND IS MOST APPARENT WHEN TOWING/MERGING INTO FASTER TRAFFIC, OR TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE. THIS SLIP CAUSES THE ENGINE TO REV INTO THE VERY HIGH RPMS. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED, A BELT BROKE AND CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING IN THE TRUCK. 2. SHIFT INDICATOR ON THE DASH DOES NOT DISPLAY INDICATOR WHEN IN D DRIVE POSITION. THE INDICATOR IS LOST BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND DRIVE POSITIONS. 3. NOTICEABLE VIBRATION IN THE GAS PEDAL WHEN DRIVING IN CERTAIN SPEED RANGES. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 AND 60 TO 70. 4.VIBRATION NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND CAN BE FELT IN THE GAS PEDAL. THIS IS A RECENT DEVELOPMENT ( SINCE NOV, 1998 ). *AK

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. IN BOTH CASES VEHICLE WAS COMING DOWN A HILL WHEN BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS. REASON UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIRBATION WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES HIGH SPEED OF 50 OR MORE MPH. BETWEEN 50-70 MPH VIBRATION APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM REAR, AND 70-75 MPH, THE WHOLE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. VEHICLE BEEN IN /OUT DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. *AK

BRAKES LOCK AND CAR HIGHLY SUCCEPTABLE TO HYDROPLANING WHEN TURNING, ESPECIALLY FROM A STOPPED POSITION, ON ANY LEVEL OF RAINFALL. MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVED CAR TURNING 360 DEGREES TWICE THEN RESTING OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROADWAY, IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES, AFTER JUMPING A LOW MEDIAN, COMPLETELY OUT OF MY CONTROL. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON A GREEN ARROW FROM A DEAD STOPPED POSITION, GOING APPROX 0-5 MPH WHEN LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY OVERHEATING CAUSING AIR CONDITIONER TO KICK OFF, WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE OVER 95 DEGREES.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR STARTING/PARKING AND THEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE GOES FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR WITHOUT LETTING DRIVER TOUCH THE BRAKE OR PEDAL. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITHIN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO VIBRATE. REAR WINDOWS DOWN & FRONT WINDOWS UP. *AK

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY. 60MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. HAD REAR WINDOWS DOWN & FRONT WINDOWS UP. MECHANIC SAID DRIVESHAFT WAS CAUSING PROBLEM & VEHICLE WAS WORKING LIKE IT WAS MADE. *AK

THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ROTORS AND THE PADS TO RUB TOGETHER AND SPARK A FIRE IN THE BRAKES 2 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY, NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS UNTIL AFTER CONSUMER HIT WINDSHIELD,RESULTING IN INJURIES

WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 TO 55MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE, SOMETIMES CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. *AK

BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET SURFACES, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FAILS TO DISENGAGE WHEN GOING FROM 4TH WHEEL FULL TIME TO 2ND WHEEL DRIVE, DRIVE TRAIN TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS USED IN REVERSE ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SLOW DOWN, BUT WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED; DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED DUE TO FRONT WHEELS LOCKING UP. QCAW

THE DRIVER RAN INTO A NEW FORD PICK UP TRUCK AND HIT HIM WITH THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AT IMPACT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON INPACT. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR THE PASSENGER SIDE.

THE DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE GEARS TO SLIP, RESULTING IN DECREASED SPEED WHILE DRIVING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL HEARS A KNOCKING NOISE, AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES AND WAS SHUT OFF, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE-, HITTING A CARPORT. *AK

OWNER STATES 3 OF THE POWER WINDOWS ON VEHICLE HAVE FALLEN DOWN WHILE IN THE UP POSTION. CAUSE OF PROBLEM UNKOWN. *AK

POWER WINDOWS GO DOWN BY THEMSELFS AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. *AK