WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. ALSO THE LEFT HUB BEARING WAS WORN OUT. *AK
1999 Dodge Durango complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →
I BEGAN HEARING A HORRID SQUEAL IN THE REAR WHEELS OF MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID THE JOINTS WERE WORN, AND IT WOULD BE OVER $1500 TO FIX IT, AND IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL, BUT HAD NOT BEEN. I HAD TWO JOINTS REPLACED FIXED AT ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP, BUT NOW THE SQUEALING HAS STARTED AGAIN, AND ALSO IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE FRONT END SHAKING WHEN I DRIVE OVER 50 MPH.*AK
PE 03-032, FRONT SUSPENSION. UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN TURNING CORNERS A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT THERE WAS A GROANING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. *AK *SC *JB
MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO VIN [XXX] HAS AROUND 58,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL 5-STAR DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR SOME SCHEDULED MAINT. INCLUDING NEW TIRES. WHEN THE DEALER WENT TO DO THE ALIGNMENT FOR THE NEW TIRES, I WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR PROPERLY ALIGNED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEARING OF THE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS. THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO REPLACE BOTH BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO AS NOT TO WEAR OUT MY NEW TIRES PREMATURELY. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE I'VE SEEN REPORTED ON CBS' EVENING NEWS AND THEIR WEB SITE MULTIPLE TIMES. I CAN PERSONALLY STATE THAT I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS EQUIPMENT AS THERE WERE NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER. I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD, AND USE THIS AS A COMMUTE CAR AND TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY. I'VE READ HOW OTHERS HAVE STATE THEY HAD NO WARNINGS AND THEIR WHEELS BROKE OFF! AS WITH OTHERS WHO ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A WHEEL BREAKS OFF THE CAR, I AM GETTING STUCK WITH THE REPAIR COSTS AS IT ISN'T AN OFFICIAL RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED ME TO WRITE A COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER, WHICH I PLAN TO DO, TRYING TO SEEK SOME COMPENSATION FOR THIS. I'VE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WHERE I HAD TO REPLACE CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS EVER. THE CAR USUALLY WEARS OUT BEFORE THAT DOES. ESPECIALLY WITH ONLY 58,000 MILES AND BABYING THE CAR, MAINTAINING IT WELL. I HAVE NEVER ABUSED OR GONE "OFF-ROAD" IN THIS CAR. I AM WRITING TO OFFICIALLY COMPLAIN THAT I AM THE NEXT VICTIM IN THE BALL JOINT FIASCO. A
AT 39000 MILES, 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAD TO HAVE BALL JOINTS REPLACES AS THEY WERE DANGEROUSLY WORN. SINCE GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN VEHICLE, BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $764.22. DODGE REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH BALL JOINTS WERE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND WORN AT 36000 MILES WHEN WARRANTY RAN OUT.*AK
THERE WAS A SQUAWKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER A BUMP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK *SC *JB
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO, 4WD, 5.2 LITER V8.*AK
ALL SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WENT OUT AT ONCE MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSIBLE TO DRIVE AND ALMOST LOST THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WITH ALL MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 82,000 MILES ON IT WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HAD ALL BALL JOINTS REPLACED. HE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DODGE DURANGO MANY TIMES. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THIS SUBJECT I CAN SEE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM ASAP. THANK YOU. *AK
1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH ABOUT 75,000 MILES. I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES STARTED TO VIBRATE THE STEERING COLUMN AND I TOOK IT TO A SERVICE CENTER. THEY FOUND 2 BAD UPPER BALL JOINTS AND TWO BAD TIE ROD ENDS. ONE OF THE BALL JOINTS WAS ABOUT READY TO FALL APART. I HAD THEM REPLACE ALL BAD COMPONENTS AND REALIGN THE FRONT END. ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES (2ND) TIME SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE AND MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS AS WELL AS THEY MAY BE WORN THIN. *AK
TWO POWER WINDOWS FAILED. ONE MOTOR BURNED OUT OR SHORT IN RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. DRIVER DOOR WINDOW STUCK IN COLD WEATHER, ALL PLASTIC COMPONENTS BROKE AND LAYING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW. THIS WAS NOT A FORCED LOWERING OF THE WINDOW.*AK
DURING A VEHICLE INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE RIGHT FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER BEFORE THE INSPECTION THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF BALL JOINT PROBLEMS. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT WAS LOOSE, AND THE TIRE COULD FALL OFF AT ANYTIME. ALSO, MECHANIC INDICATED THAT BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER.*AK AFTER PARTS WERE REPLACED, CONSUMER AGAIN EXPERIENCED STEERING BECOMING LOOSE. ALSO, REPAIR WAS MADE ON TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET DUE TO A BOLT STRIPPED OUT OF THE PAN. *LA
UPPER BALL JOINTS CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THREE MONTHS AFTER REPLACING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT 3 OF THE BALLS JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL WAS LOOSE. *AK *SC *JB
TOO MANY OWNERS SEEM TO BE UNIFORMED OF THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT-END DESIGN FLAW OF THE DODGE DURANGO. NEEDING UPPER AND/OR LOWER BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARM REPLACEMENTS AT 50K OR LESS SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CUSTOMER. THE MAIN ISSUE LIES IN THE FACT THAT THIS FLAW REQUIRES THE CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR THE FIXES WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN DESIGN SO THE NEED FOR FUTURE REPLACEMENT FALLS ON THE CONSUMER IN LESS THAN 50K MILES AGAIN! I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE EFFORTS MADE WITH DODGE TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER AND THE FINANCIAL BURDEN BY AT LEAST PAYING FOR THE FIX THE FIRST TIME AND PRIOR TO THE FAILURE CAUSING SUSPENSION FAILURES THAT CAN AND EVENTUALLY WILL CAUSE HARM OR DEATH. MY VEHICLE IS IN NEED OF THESE REPLACEMENTS WHEN IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE WHEEL ALIGNMENTS CANNOT BE PREFORMED AND WARRANTED UNLESS THE SUSPENSION PARTS ARE REPLACED. FOR MANY CONSUMER THAT ARE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE VEHICLE THEY MAY NOT DO THE REPLACEMENT AND EVENTUALLY DODGE MAY BE INVOLVED IN LAW SUITS THAT COULD ULTIMATELY SHOW FAULT IF NO PROACTIVE MEASURES ARE TAKEN BY THEM. I WOULD CERTAINLY YOUR HELP IN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU- IF DODGE DID PAY THE FIRST BILL, THEY SEEM TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL , AT LEAST, THE FACT THAT THIS IS NEEDED BY THE CONSUMER IN THE FUTURE AND COULD REMOVE ALL LIABILITY TO THE ISSUE FOREVER.
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO SHIFT AND IT SLIPPED GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
TIRES WORN UNEVEN BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BALL JOINTS. *PH THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED UP AND DOWN. *JB
REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT REPAIRS. *PH WHEN THE CONSUMER HEARD ABOUT A REPORT REGARDING DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THEY TOLD HIM THE BALL JOINTS WERE FINE. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, HE WAS TOLD THE BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *JB
BURNT VALVES AT 57,000. *AK
DURING MARYLAND STATE VEHICLE INSPECTION ON MY 99 DODGE DURANGO, I WAS BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS APPEARED TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC FOUND CRACKS, CHIPS, AND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BALL JOINTS, AND SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ASAP. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION. I CALLED THE LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I SHOULD EXPECT THE BALL JOINTS TO BE IN THIS CONDITION CONSIDERING THAT I HAVE ABOUT 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. HE SAID THEY WOULD ONLY HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE WARRANTY UNTIL 36,000 MILES. HE DID NOT SEEM TO THINK THAT IT WAS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE WITH DAMAGED BALL JOINTS, AND WAS RUDE WHEN I ASKED ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. I FOUND MORE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE ON-GOING INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE DURANGO BALL JOINTS.*AK
INTERMITTENTLY CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING ENGINE SLOWED DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WERE THEY REPLACED ENGINE SENSOR.*AK
I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE DURANGO FROM CARTER CO. DODGE. I DID NOT START HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ANYTHING UNTIL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, WHEN THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LOCK AND WINDOW WERE BEGINNING TO HAVE PROBLEMS OPENING. THE WINDOW FINALLY QUIT WORKING AND NOW THE DOOR IS ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS OPENING. JUST RECENTLY THE REAR TAILGATE DOOR HAS STARTED ACTING UP ALSO. SOMETIMES IT WILL OPEN AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. IT WONT OPEN EVEN IF YOU USE THE KEY. I AM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO LEAD TO A MAJOR PROBLEM IF THESE LOCKS AND WINDOWS QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND I HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE WOMAN THAT OWNED THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO ME, SHE INFORMED ME THAT SHE HAD REPLACED THE DOOR LOCKS TWICE AND WAS TIRED OF HAVING TO DO THIS, SO SHE TRADED THE DURANGO IN. I AM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A SAFTEY HAZARD, AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS MATTER INVESTIGATED TO SEE IF THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS THAN JUST MINE. THANK YOU PATTY GIBSON. *AK
BALL JOINTS FRONT END PROBLEMS . *AK
AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED. *AK *NM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DRIVER NOTICED A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. LATER, THE WHEEL ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF. *AK *NM
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, AND CONSUMER HEARD A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO FOUND THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BEARINGS AND BOTH WHEELS. *AK *NM
WAS DRIVING 45 MPH HEARS A NOISE, LIKE METAL TO METAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT FRONT UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE COMING APART AND WERE UNSTABLE. THEY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *NM
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO THE TIE RODS WERE BAD. *JB
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A CLICKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND THE TIE RODS WERE LOOSE. *AK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEALING SOUND AND WHEN A BUMP WAS HIT, THE FRONT END SQUEAKED LOUDLY. *SC *JB
FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE WORN (PREMATURELY IN MY MIND). VEHICLE HAD 63,XXX MILES WHEN FIRST NOTED BY ROYAL GATE DODGE-ST. LOUIS
WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
DURING A 60 MPH VEHICLE COLLISION DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
FAULTY UPPER AND LOWER BALLJOINTS AND POOR QUALITY BRAKE CALIPER MOUNTING PINS. *AK
1999 DODGE DURANGO TRANSFER CASE FLEW APART WHILE DRIVING ON TURNPIKE. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PART.*AK
1999 DODGE DURANGO UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING TO THE MECHANIC. BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC.*AK
I PURCHASED A 99 DODGE DURANGO IN AUGUST OF 2003 WITH 59,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN THROUGH A THOROUGH INSPECTION AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. A MONTH AFTER OWNING IT, I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THE SPEED SENSOR STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. WHILE CHECKING THESE THINGS OUT, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE THE BALL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS WERE ALSO IN NEED OF REPLACING. HOW CAN A VEHICLE THAT WAS FINE NEED $1200 IN REPAIRS AFTER ONE MONTH?*AK
I PURCHASSED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO ON 4-30-03 AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK THE OIL ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED IN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL PUMP WAS CLOGGED WITH SLUDGE. THE DID 3 OIL CHANGES TO FLUSH THE MOTOR. ON OR ABOUT 6-23-03 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AT 45 MPH CAUSING $2604.00 IN DAMMAGE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE NONE GREASEABLE BALL JOINTS IN THIS VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE KNOCKLE, ARM CONTROL,BALL JOINT, SHAFT AXL, HUB BRAKE, SHIELD SP, SENSOR BRAKE ROTOR, RIM AND TIRE.AFTER THIS HAPPENED ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER THE MOTOR SEIZED UP, AND THEY PUT A REBUILT MOTOR BACK IN THE TRUCK COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRENTY. NOW HERE IT IS ALMOST A YEAR LATER AND THE TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP BCAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WENT. UPON PUTTING THE TRUCK UP ON THE LIFT THEY CALLED AND INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT END IS SHOT AGAIN BOTH SIDES EVEN THE RIGHT SIDE THAT THEY REPLACED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, BALL JOINTS ECT.
BALL JOINT FAILURE ON 1999 DODGE DURANGO @ 53,000 MILES HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON 1999 DODGE DURANGO @ 53,000 MILES
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE BUILT UP. *AK
CONSUMER 1999 DODGE DURANGO WHEEL CAME OFF WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY. *PH THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY FRONT END BALL JOINT. *NM
1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH 42,000 MILES - FAULTY BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS - BOTH INNER TIED RODS - WATER PUMP - EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR EVEN THOUGH THE TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 6,0000 MILES. *JB
TOOK MY 1999 DURANGO IN FOR INSPECTION. IT FAILED BECAUSE IT NEEDED NEW BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS. I WENT TO DODGE DEALER (ZEISER, IN ST. PETERS, MO) , THEY CONCURRED. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (I BOUGHT THE CAR USED 2 YEARS AGO). THEY SENT A REP. OUT & SAID IT WAS NORMAL WEAR & TEAR. REPAIRS WILL COST ME OVER 1 GRAND. THEN I SAW THE NEWS SPECIAL ON TV! I SEE I AM, BY FAR, NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM.
BADLY WORN BALL JOINTS. (NAR) *PH THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS THROUGH INSPECTION, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TOO THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK *LA
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS UPPER AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THEY WERE BAD. THIS RESULTED IN FRONT END ASSEMBLY SEPARATING FROM UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
THE BALL JOINTS IN MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAVE WORN PREMATURELY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES. *AK
1999 DURANGO 4-WHEEL DRIVE FAILED NH STATE INSPECTION DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR IN UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK
AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE A TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
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