1999 Dodge Durango complaints

BALL JOINTS MUST BE REPLACED! I HAVE FOUND FROM THE MECHANIC THIS IS ALL TO COMMON. HELP!

THE UPPER AND LOWER ARM BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHED 100000 MILES. *NLM *SCC *JB

OIL GAUGE PRESSURE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP TO ZERO AND THE "CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT WOULD COME AND AND A WARNING SIGNAL IS HEARD. INVESTIGATED INTERNET AND FIND THERE ARE 100'S OF CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

PREMATURE WEAR- UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NLM

MY 99 DODGE DURANGO HAD BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS AND AN INNER TIE ROD(DRIVER SIDE) REPLACED WITH THE TRUCK HAVING ONLY BECAUSE 20,000 MILES ON IT THIS PROBLEM MADE THIS VEHICLE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO STEER IT PROPERLY IT WAS ALWAYS PULLING. *NLM

VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING BOTH THE ENGINE COOLING AND OIL PRESSURE. UPON BRAKING, THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SERVICE. ON ONE OCCASION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD VERY LITTLE OIL. THIS WAS ONLY ONE WEEK AFTER AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. NO OIL LEAK WAS FOUND. IN SUBSEQUENT WEEKS THE GAUGES STARTING DROPPING TO ZERO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED INCLUDING THE WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, ETC. I AM STILL NOT CONVINCED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO MY ENGINE BLOWING LIKE MANY OF THE OTHERS THAT I'VE SEEN ON THIS COMPLAINT DATABASE. *NLM

VEHICLE'S TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. ONLY 35K MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER CHARGED $750 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM

MY 1999 DURANGO STARTED EXPERIENCING A SPARK KNOCK AND ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO BAD INTAKE GASKET DESIGN. I HAVE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF OTHER DURANGO OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AT THE SAME MILEAGE. THE GASKET CAN'T BE PROPERLY TIGHTENED AND OIL LEAKS INTO THE INTAKE CAUSING A KNOCKING UNDER LOAD. THE FIX COSTS AROUND $1,000. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ENGINE CHECK INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON THROUGHOUT TRAVEL SHOWING VEHICLE SURGING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM RUSTING. *AK

VEHICLE WAS READING LOW ON OIL AND DRIVING VERY ROUGH. OIL LEVEL WAS AT SPECIFICATIONS. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR HAD FAILED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES ABRUPTLY FOR A QUICK STOP, BUT THE VEHICLE SLID THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR HAD FAILED.*AK

CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE AN ATTEMPTED TO START BUT BATTERY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION STALLED AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR. *TT

THE VEHICLE DIES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS APART. BOTH TIMES WHEN IT HAPPENED THE GAS GAUGE WENT TO THE EMPTY POSITION THEN AFTER TRYING TO RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE GAUGE STARTED READING AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AND RAN FINE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ALL THEY DID WAS LET IT SIT THERE AND IDLE TO TRY TO VERIFY THE COMPLAINT. THEY TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NLM

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE INTO TWO PLACES FOR UNDERBODY INSPECTIONS AND M-59 DODGE TOLD ME MY BALL JOINTS (UPPER & LOWER) AND CONTROL ARMS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD M-59 DODGE REPLACE THEM ONCE AT 44,000 MILES ON MY '99 DURANGO AND NOW AT 77,000 THEY SAY THEY NEED IT AGAIN? SO, I TOOK IT INTO ANDERSON DODGE FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THEY SAID THEY WERE FINE (GOOD) ACTUALLY. SO, I CHECKED DEFECTS OFF THE NHSTA WEBSITE AND SAW SEVERAL INSTANCES OF BALL JOINTS FAILING AT EVERY 30,000 MILES. SO, I CALLED A DODGE PARTS DEPARTMENT AND ASKED WHAT THE PART #S WERE FOR BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS FOR A '99 DURANGO AND FOR A '99 DAKOTA (4X4) AND GUESS WHAT THEY ARE THE SAME NUMBERS????? LET ME GUESS, DESIGN THE 4X4 DAKOTA AND JUST ADD ALL THAT WEIGHT AND MOMENT ARMS OF THE BACK OF THE SUV TOP AND LIFT GATE AND NOT EXPECT THE EQUATIONS TO CHANGE FOR WEAR AND TEAR OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION?????? AND THEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS MODIFIED IN THE 2000 MODEL YEAR. WHAT A SURPRISE??? I WONDER IF NHSTA WOULD BE INTERESTED IN MY FINDINGS?????? NOW I AM GOING TO A THIRD DODGE DEALER FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION TO SEE IF I REALLY DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARMS. IF THESE BALL JOINTS I HAVE NOW ARE OK, I WANT TO KNOW IF I CAN TAP THEM AND PUT IN A GREASE FITTING IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THEM. IF HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT OK, I AM GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND SHOW THEM MY FINDINGS. I BELIEVE A DESIGN FLAW SHOULD BE A RECALL. *NLM

WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. *NLM

AFTER THE BRAKES WERE SERVICED THEY CONTINUED TO SQUEAK UPON APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE LOUD SQUEAK SEEMS TO GET BECOME WORSE OVER TIME. *JB

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. I HAVE HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH IT. AT FIRST WHEN I WOULD CALL OR TAKE IT BY THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WOULD TELL ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE FIRST PROBLEM WAS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING A RATTLING NOISE BETWEEN 20-30 MPH. THEY FIRST TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG IT WAS TIRE NOISE. THEN I BROUGHT IT BACK A WEEK LATER AND THEY REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WHEN IT WAS STILL DOING IT A WEEK LATER, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FOUND TO BE BENT AND REPLACED. NOT LONG AFTER THAT I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ENGINE, WHEN I WOULD STOP, THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE DOWN AND ALMOST STALL. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION AND FOUND I HAD NO OIL. I PUT IN TWO QUARTS AND CALLED THE DEALER. THEY FOUND THE PLENUM GASKET HAD A LEAK. I HAD THAT REPLACED FOR OVER $450. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I WAS TRAVELING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT HESITATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I NOTICE THAT THE RPM'S HAD STARTED REVVING UP AND DOWN WHILE YOU WERE DRIVING RIGHT AFTER THIS HAPPEN. I CALLED AND QUESTIONED ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID TO CHANGE THE OIL. IT STILL DID IT AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. WHILE ON OUR WAY HOME TO NY, WE HAD STOPPED AND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN WE GOT HOME I TOOK IT IN AND HAD ANOTHER TEST DONE ON IT. THEY REPLACED THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR AND SAID THAT WAS GOING TO FIX IT. IT STILL DID THE RPM THING AF

MOTORS ON THE WINDOWS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES IN FOUR YEARS ON TWO REAR WINDOWS WITH VERY LITTLE USE. *JB

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 14 APRIL 2003 THE OIL GAUGE LIGHT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY COME ON SEVERAL TIMES A DAY . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON 15 APRIL 2003 EACH TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OUT OF TOWN AND THE CONSUMER BECAME STRANDED. THE MECHANIC AT A DEALERSHIP HAD TO REBUILD THE ENGINE DUE TO OIL PRESSURE PROBLEMS AND A BUILT UP OF SLUDGE. PURCHASE VEHICLE FROM CUETER CHRYSLER/JEEP IN YPSILANTI MI 48197/7344342424. *NLM

THERE WAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS ON THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FELT THE RECALL WAS NOT COMPLETED (RECALL NUMBER 98 V 184 000). *NLM

THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER REPLACE THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WOULD DROP VERY LOW. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND ADVISED THAT IT WAS JUST AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE PUMP HAD FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE TECHNICIAN WOULD NEED TO REBUILD THE ENGINE. *NLM

STOP ABRUPTEDLY ON DRY ROADS UNDER 45 MPH AND THE CONSUMER THINKS THAT THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SKID INTO THE INTERSECTION. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.

UPON GETTING VEHICLE INSPECTED IT FAILED DUE TO WORN BALL JOINTS. BOTH OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND UPPER DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT MUST BE REPLACED. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS AND LOOKING THRU YOUR COMPLAINTS IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY, VEHICLES IN FRONT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WENT TO STEP HARD ON BRAKES BUT PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. WE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US AND DID A LOT OF DAMAGE. DODGE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG.

AFTER PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. I STEPPED HARD ON THE BRAKES AND 4WAL ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15 OR 20 MPH. THIS IS THE 2ND ACCIDENT IN 6 MONTHS BUT DODGE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS DID MORE DAMAGE THAN THE 1ST ACCIDENT. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM?

FRONT LEFT WHEEL MAKES CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE. HAVE TAKEN IT INTO NUMEROUS DEALERSHIPS FOR SERVICE (OVER 10 TIMES) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2000. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BECAME DISCONNECTED, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO TEMPORARILY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 4/22/03 AND DROVE IT FOR 3 DAYS. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING . THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON 4/25/03 AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE THAT DAY, BUT TO BRING IT BACK ON 4/28/03. HE TOOK IT BACK TODAY, AND THE DEALER STATED THE POPPING NOISE THE CONSUMER HEARD WAS THE STEERING GEAR BOX WHICH HAD FAILED, AND THE COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS BETWEEN $700.00 - $1000.00. *JB

DIES WHEN DRIVING. LOOSES ALL POWER. ODOMETER SAYS NO BUS, AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING. TESTED MULTIPLE TIMES, STILL NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL CAUSE. COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED... *NLM

FRONT BALL JOINTS/STEERING ARM FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES TO LOCK UP, STEERING ARMS REPLACED THREE TIMES, ON BOTH SIDES. REAR LEAF SPRING SNAPPED WHEN VEHICLE WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, AND CANNOT BE UNLOCKED IN CERTAIN POSITIONS WITH KEY. *NLM

THE AIR BAG INDICATION LIGHT FLASHED THROUGHOUT TRAVEL. THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR WAS UNDER RECALL DUE CLOCK SPRING FAILURE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB *SCC

DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. REQUIRES A NEW MOTOR. DEALER STATES HAS TO SALE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. PART DOES NOT COME WITH JUST THE MOTOR. $180. *JB

CHECK GAUGE LIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF WHEN MAKING TURNS OR BRAKING. OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPS DOWN TO "0" I HAD REPLACED ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY TWO WEEKS. REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND INTAKE COVER PAN GASKET. HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

CHECK GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF. CHECKED OIL AND IT WAS LOW. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED ONE YEAR AND 3 MONTHS AGO. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT TO "0" JUST LIKE LAST TIME. *JB

ALL WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK EXCEPT DRIVER WINDOW. CHECKED WINDOWS FOUND IT WAS LACK OF USAGE. FIRST TIME I HAD EVER HEARD OF SUCH THING. *JB

DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW DOES NOT WORK. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *JB

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND RAN OVER THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, MY FAMILY AND I WERE REARENDED BY A CAMRY TRAVELING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WE WERE PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US WHICH WAS ALSO PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF THAT. OUR DURANGO SUFFERED $14,500.00 IN REPAIR COSTS. THE SEATBELTS NEVER DEPLOYED. I, THE DRIVER, WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. MY WIFE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, WAS THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD. MY DAUGHTER WAS BUCKLED IN A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT. ALTHOUGH HER SHOES FLEW OFF HER FEET, SHE WAS RESTRAINED. MY SON, HOWEVER, HIT HIS TOOTH ON THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HIM; HE WAS BELTED IN THE 3RD SEAT.

1999 DURANGO OBVIOUSLY HAS BALL JOINT PROBLEMS WHAT IS DODGE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? THE DEALER IS CHARGING A FORTUNE TO FIX A FAULTY PART. DOSE SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE DODGE OWNS UP TO ITS MISTAKE. LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE DURANGO SUV VEHICLES ARE PRONE TO RAPID WEAR OUT AND LOOSENESS. THE PROBLEM IS FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS NEVER DRIVEN OFF-ROAD. THE O.E. LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE OF A COMPRESSION LOADED, METAL-TO-METAL BEARING DESIGN. THE DESIGN HAS A TENDENCY TO ALLOW BEARING LOOSENESS AND LOAD CHANGE ON THE BEARING AS THE SUSPENSION MOVES THROUGH ITS FULL RANGE OF TRAVEL. THIS MAY EASILY LEAD TO RAPID WEAR OUT. *NLM

OIL PRESSURE DROPPED. TOOK IN AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. DID OIL CHANGE. OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO FAIL DID ANOTHER OIL CHANGE. SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING WAS CLOGGING OIL FINE. DID COMPLETE OIL CLEANING AND FLUSH. THEN WITH NO NOTICE, BLEW ENGINE..PISTON THROUGH BLOCK AND OIL PAN. NEEDED TO REPLACE ENGINE. MECHANIC SAID HE HAS SEEN 12 TO 14 OF THIS YEAR DURANGO DO THIS. FEELS OIL PUMP IS TOO LITTLE FOR V8 ENGINE. REPLACED ENGINE AND INSTEAD OF PLACING FACTORY OIL PUMP, HE REPLACED OIL PUMP WITH A LARGER ONE. HE SAID IF HE HAD AN DURANGO HE WOULD RECOMMEND AND OIL CHANGE EVERY 1500 MILES NOT THE RECOMMENDED 3000 MILES. SAID THIS PUMP WILL RUIN AN ENGINE EVERYTIME. *NLM

I HAVE READ ABOUT THREE RECALLS FOR MY TRUCK (1999 DODGE DURANGO). I HAVE NOT EVEN BEEN NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER. I THOUGH THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO NOTIFY YOU,ESPECIALLY WITH ONE OF THEM BEING A PART TO THE GAS TANK. THANKS FOR YOUR WEB PAGE....JOE S. *NLM

DURANGO HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. AT 19000 MILES I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISION, AT 60,000 MILES THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. DOGE WILL NOT ASSIST IN THE REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS THE MOST FRUSTRATING SITUATION I HAVE BEEN IN IN QUITE SOME TIME. I WILL NBEVER BUY A DODGE PRODUCT AGAIN. COST OF REPAIR IS $ 5,000.00

THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AT 35 MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE YET THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED . *NLM

1999 DODGE DURANGO, JUST PURCHASED FOR 13,500.00. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO ZERO. WAS FINE FOR ABOUT 30 MILES AND THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO ZERO. THIS TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED THE ENGINE WAS RAPPING/TICKING LOUDLY. RESEARCHED ON WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND DODGE WILL NOT DO A THING ABOUT IT. MOST HAVE LOST THERE ENGINES. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 65,000 MILES. WE SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THIS SORT OF ISSUE.

THE VEHICLES INTAKE PAN GASKET IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT LEAKING OIL WILL RESULT IN ENGINE SEIZURE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A STRANGE NOISE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE SEAL BETWEEN THE TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING*JB