1999 Dodge Durango complaints

THE DODGE DURANGO WE BOUGHT NEW HAD TO HAVE NEW UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED ALONG WITH NEW TIE RODS IN ORDER TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED PROPERLY. IT HAD BEEN WEARING THE TIRES OUT ON THE OUTER EDGE TOO FAST SINCE NEW. THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN OUT THAT FAST; INSTEAD THEY WERE DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN ALL THE DODGE DURNAGO. IF YOU DO A RECALL YOU SHOULD NOT START WITH JUST THE 2000 YEAR MODELS; YOU SHOULD START WITH THE1998, THE FIRST YEAR, AND DO EVERY YEAR UP UNTIL THE NEW 2005 MODELS. THE EARLIER DURANGOS ARE JUST AS BAD AS THE LATER ONES ON THIS ITEM. I HOPE YOU TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU ISSUE YOUR RECALL NOTICE IN THE FUTURE. WE HAD TO HAVE THESE REPLACED AT OUR OWN EXPENSE..

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR ROUNTINE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT OF TIRES. WASN'T ALLOWED TO LEAVE WITH VEHICLE UNTIL THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE IN SUCH BAD SHAPE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEARLY 40,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE NOW HAD ALL FRONT BALL JOINTS, UPPER AND LOWER REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE BAD WEARING OF THEM.

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK....REPLACED ALL UPPER BALL JOINTS AT $446.55. *AK

TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER / LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER WAS COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND GOING TO THE CORNER, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN , THE LEFT WHEEL TIE ROD SNAPPED OUT OF POSITION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLUMP TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE CURB, AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

UPPER BALL JOINT MANUFACTURERS DEFECT FOR 1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4. RECALL WAS RECENTLY ISSUED FOR 2000-2003 DODGE DAKOTA'S AND DURANGO'S, BUT SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE 1998 AND 1999 YEARS. ALL YEARS OF THE 1ST GENERATION DURANGO'S USE THE SAME DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS.*JB

BALL JOINT FAILURE - YOUR RECALL DIDN'T GO BACK FAR ENOUGH. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND REPLACEMENTS FOR THE 1999 YEAR. *JB

UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILURE. BOTH SIDES. FIRST FAILURE WITHIN 11K MILES, REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND FAILURE AT 56K MILES. BOTH OCCASIONS CAUSED CONCERN WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE ON ROAD DEPENDING ON GRADING OF ROAD. DEALER REFUSED TO ADMIT PROBLEM. LATER STATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE BUT DIDN'T FEEL THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *JB

I ALSO HAVE REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINTS ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO ... IS MY CAR SAFE??? THEY NEED TO INCLUDE THE 1999 IN THE RECALL AS WELL!*JB

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THAT I NEED NEW BALL JOINTS ETC. THAT IS THE SECOND SHOP THAT HAS TOLD ME THAT. HOWEVER THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR DURANGO'S OF 2000-2003. WHY? I CAN GET YOU A WRITTEN ESTIMATE FROM MY MECHANIC IF NECESSARY. PLEASE ADVISE. CAN I TAKE MY DURANGO IN FOR THE RECALL? I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY. THANKS, DIANE. *JB

I HAD THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS IN MY 99 DURANGO REPLACED 7/03 BY MY SERVICING DEALER. IN 5/04 I AGAIN NEEDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, AGAIN DONE BY MY LOCAL DEALER. I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE ALONG WITH VIBRATION. IT APPEARS THAT ONCE AGAIN I NEED NEW BALL JOINTS. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS IN MY TRUCK. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE 1999 DURANGO WILL BE COVERED IN THE POSSIBLE RECALL CONCERNING DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS. *JB

UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO HAVE REPLACED ALL POWER WINDOWS BECAUSE THEY HAVE FAILED. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*JB

THIS PAST SUMMER I TRADED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A NEW VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR BEFORE THEN, I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT, AND THE FRONT END WAS POPPING LOUDLY WHEN A SHARP LEFT OR RIGHT TURN WAS MADE. MY WIFE TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE SITTING IN OUR CARPORT, AND THE WHOLE SPINDLE LOOKED LIKE IT COULD DETACH AT ANY MOMENT. I TOOK THE DODGE DURANGO TO THE FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER AT THE CORTANA MALL IN BATON ROUGE THE NEXT MORNING FOR REPAIR, AND THE STORE MANAGER CALLED ME WITH THE BAD NEWS: UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE GONE. THEY REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS IMMEDIATELY; MY WIFE WAS GOING OUT OF TOWN THE NEXT DAY IN THIS VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL OF 2000 AND UP DODGE DURANGOS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO LOOK INTO OTHER YEAR MODELS AS WELL. I WILL BE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *JB

I HEARD OF THE DURANGO/DAKOTA RECALL ON 12-10-2004. I OWN A 1998 DURANGO AND I HAVE REPLACED BALL JOINTS 3 TIMES. I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT TO THE NHTSA SEVERAL YEARS AGO (ODI NUMBER IS: 10030636) AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE 1998, 1999 MODELS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE INITIAL COMPLAINTS OF BAD BALL JOINTS INVOLVED THESE MODEL YEARS. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE AT THIS POINT? I STILL HAVE RECEIPTS FOR ALL WORK DONE. THANK YOU. *JB

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WHICH HAD TO HAVE THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AS WELL AS THE CONTROL ARMS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200. AS AN OWNER OF A DURANGO, I DO NOT FEEL THE RECALL SHOULD BE LIMITED TO MODEL YEARS 2000 TO 2003. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE FAULTY PARTS USED BY DODGE WERE USED IN MODEL YEARS PRIOR TO 2000. *JB

1999 DODGE DURANGO,4X4, 68,000 MILES. FRONT END COMPNONENTS (UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS) ARE WORN CAUSING KNOCKING NOISE AND UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. *JB

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. AT 53,000 MILES BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURED BALL JOINTS. MY MECHANICE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD HAVE ENDANGERED EVERYONE IN MY VEHICLE. LUCKILY THE PROBLEM WAS CAUGHT BEFORE BODILY HARM WAS CAUSED. IT WAS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR WHICH I WAS TOLD WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD THE VEHICLE KNOWING ABOUT THE INHERENT PROBLEM EXCLUDED THE COVERAGE FOR BALL JOINTS. *AK

I RECENTLY SAW A REPORT THAT NHTSA WAS ASKING FOR THE RECALL OF 2003 DODGE DURANGO FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT. I WANT TO REPORT THAT THIS PAST YEAR I HAD TO TAKE MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO IN FOR REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 BALL JOINTS BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR AND DAMAGE. MY DURANGO HAD APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION MAY HELP IN OPENING THE RECALL FROM19 99-2003 VEHICLES. IF YOU NEED DOCUMENTATION PLEASE FEAL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.*AK

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED WHEN VECHILE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS THE SAME SITUATION AS THE RECENT RECALL OF THE 2000-2003 DURANGOS.*AK

WE HAD BEEN HEARING STRANGE NOISES WHEN WE WERE GOING AROUND CORNERS COMING FROM THE WHEELS IN FRONT, WE TOOK IT TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD OUR WHEELS WERE ABOUT TO BREAK OFF AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. WE DID THAT AT A BIG EXPENSE TO US AND SINCE HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE WHEELS BUT LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE TRUCK.*AK

IN THE BEGINING OF NOVEMBER I TOOK MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO INTO THE SHOP TO HAVE A NOISE CHECKED OUT. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT MY BALL JOINTS WERE ALMOST COMPLETLY WORN OUT. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO NOT DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY IF I COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED THAT DAY. I DRIVE 30 MILES TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY EVERYDAY SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THEM FIXED. I NOW SEE THAT THE NTSA HAS SUGGESTED A RECALL OF THE 2000-2003 DURANGOS, WHY ISN'T THE 1999 DURANGO INCLUDED?*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. LATER, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS, AND WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM. CONSUMER CONTACTED A FEW OTHER AFTER MARKET ALIGNMENT SHOPS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD AND AN ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. *AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE NORTH CAROLINA STATE DEEMED IT UNSAFE DUE TO DEFECTIVE UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED.*AK

I HAVE HAD MY 1999 DURANGO FOR FOUR YEARS. I HAVE SEEN A FAILURE OF MY FRONT-END BALL JOINT. IS THIS PROBLEM FOR 1999 AS WIDE-SPREAD AS THE 2000-2004 MODELS?*AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO.ON MAY 11, 2004 I HAD TO REPLACE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE MECHANIC SAID I WAS IN DANGER OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT IF I DIDN'T REPLACE THEM. I BELIEVE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE 1999 MODELS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

ANNUAL INSPECTION OF 1999 DURANGO "FAILED" DUE TO UNSAFE BALL JOINTS AND TIE-RODS. BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS REPLACED AT MY OWN PERSONAL COST.*AK

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO CONSUMER NOTICED STEERING FAILURE. STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET IT SERVICED, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE IN STEERING WAS DUE TO BALL JOINTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WHICH HAD BOTH UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED LAST SUMMER. THEY WERE ABOUT TO FAIL. WHY DOES THE RECENT DURANGO BALL JOINT RECALL ONLY COVER THE YEARS 2000 TO 2003? MY VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY SUFFERED FROM THE SAME DEFECT. WHAT CAN I DO TO RECLAIM THE COST OF THIS REPAIR ($400)?*AK

FRONT END OF MY 1999 DURANGO, WHICH ONLY HAS 71,862 MILES, IS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR GOING THROUGH DIPS IN THE ROAD. I CHECKED THE FRONTEND IF THE VEHICLE WHILE ON A JACK AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY - POSSIBLY THE BALL JOINTS - MOVED DAMATICALLY COMPARED THE THE RIGHT SIDE. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM THAT THE FRONT END ASSEMBLY MY BREAK OFF IF THE RIGHT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES OCCUR. I READ TODAY THAT DURAGNO'S FROM 2000-2004 ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END. O YOU THINK THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED FOR REPAIR UNDER A FACTORY DEFECT ALSO? THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE . *AK

NOISE COMING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION,TIRES WEARING INCORRECTLY. DURING A REALIGNMENT IT WAS DISOVERED THAT THE TOP BALL JOINTS AND INNER TIE RODS WERE VERY BADLY WORN AT 36,000 MILES. REPLACED THE TOP BALLS JOINTS,INNER TIE RODS,ALIGNMENT AND TIRES. $1200 REPAIR CHARGES FOR A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. ALLS JOINTS DO NOT WERE OUT THAT QUICKLY. DESIGN ISSUE OR BAD PARTS,I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHICH.*AK

A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

FAILURE OF BALL JOINTS ON 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH ONLY 41,811 MILES, FREQUENT COMPLAINTS DURING WARANTY PERIOD AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER WARRENTLY EXPIRED I WAS HIT WITH A BIG BILL TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS ON A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. *AK

I AM LETTING YOU KNOW THAT MY DODGE DURANGO 1999 HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE BALL JOINTS WHICH NEED REPLACING, BACK IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR I FILED THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT IT AND AM INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT CAN BE DONE BEING THAT SEVERAL OF THE SAME VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND ARE CONSISTANT WITH THE SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE THAT I HAVE. I FEEL AS THOUGH I PUT MY CONFIDENCE IN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY SAFETY ISSUES AND NOW I DO. THIS TO ME IS A FAILURE IN PARTS ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT HAD FAILURES WITH THE WHEELS FALLING OFF BUT HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY OUR MECHANIC THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON OTHERWISE WE WILL HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS. JUST WANT TO BE ADVISED IF THE MANUFACTURER IS GOING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL? THE DATE I HAVE ENTERED IS A DATE IN WHICH I BELIEVE IS ABOUT THE TIME THAT I HAVE RESPONDED WITH THIS CONCERN ON MY VEHICLE. THE MEDIA HAD REPORTED THIS PROBLEM ON THE NATIONAL NEWS AND AT THE TIME I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT GETTING THE INFO TO THEM THAT I INDEED HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AND WAS INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS GOING TO DO IN REGARDS TO THIS?*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS RUN OVER BY HER OWN VEHICLE WHILE STANDING BEHIND IT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. THIS WAS DUE TO THE INTER-LOCKING BRAKE TRANSMISSION. *JB

THE UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS LOW MILEAGE. THE DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED WHILE HAVING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT.*AK *TC

THE BALL JOINTS ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO ARE FAILING AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. I HAVE NOTICED THE SYMPTOMS OF THE FAILURE OVER THE PAST 20-30,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE AT THIS TIME. I'VE BEEN READING NUMEROUS REPORTS THAT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. I'M HOPING A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS TO ME, MY PASSENGERS OR OTHER DRIVERS. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF. TRANSMISSION EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. AAMCO HAS CAR NO PARTS AVAILABLE DUE TO HIGH DEMAND DODGE SENT PRODUCT UPDATE TO ADDRESS ISSUE, NEVER NOTIFIED DURANGO OWNERS. *AK

MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS IN 1999 DODGE DURANGO. *BF *SC

EXCESSIVE BALL JOINT WEAR ON 1999 DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY DURANGO FOR NEARLY 3 YEARS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP COMPLAINING OF "CLUNKING" COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN THE STERRING WHEEL IS TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN MAKING TURNS (I.E. PARKING IN A PARKING SPOT). THE VEHICLE WAS STILL WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE" THE NOISE. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 TIRES UNDER WITH UNDER17,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DURING MY LAST TIRE ROTATION (AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP) THEY INDICATED THAT THERE IS EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT AND REAR BALL JOINTS AND CURRENTLY MY VEHICLE HAS 27,580 MILES. COMBINING THESE FACTORS I BELIEVE THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE, AND WITH NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS, I BELIEVE IT IS A WIDESPREAD SAFETY HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH FRONTAL UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN OUT PARTS. *AK

1999 DODGE DURANGO. - REPLACEMENT OF FRONT END UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AT 59553 MILES. PREVIOUSLY TOLD THAT LUBRICATION WAS ALL THAT WAS NEEDED BY DODGE DEALER. LATER TOLD THAT FRONT END ALIGNMENT COULD NOT BE GUARANTEED WHEN REPLACING WORE TIRES. NOW AT 70K MILES, THE FRONT END IS SQUEAKING AGAIN. SAME SOUND THAT ORIGINALLY APPEARED AT OR NEAR 30K MILES. *JB

PREMATURE BALL JOINT WEAR ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO SUV. *JB

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. ON 11-2-04 WHILE DRIVING ON I-70 AT AROUND 7:30A.M. THE FRONT AXLE FELL A PART.

EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, ROAD NOISE. UPPER BALLS JOINTS BAD. REPLACED. NOW THEY ARE SHOT AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM, EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND ROAD NOISE. 62K ON FIRST REPAIR. TRUCK IS USED 90% HIGHWAY DRIVING, NO TOWING, AND NO HEAVY LOADS. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE LOWER BALL-JOINTS, TIE ROD ENDS, ETC. TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT TWICE. FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, AND ON AND ON. FRONT SUSPENSION DESIGN IS JUNK!

I HAD MY UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO ON 11/10/04. ALL FOUR JOINTS SHOWED UNUSUAL WEAR AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WERE VERY CLOSE TO FAILURE. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO, ON TUESDAY 11-2-04 THE FRONT AXLE FELL A PART. THIS REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED, I HAD TO RENT A CAR AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP AT THIS POINT 11-9-04. THERE ARE ONLY 80, 177 MILES ON THE DURANGO. *AK