1999 Dodge Durango complaints

THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL ON A GOODYEAR WRANGLER LT/S TIRE (31 10.5R 15LT) DOT# MN60K60V498 AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIM. *SLC

I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE DOING MY FIRST OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE. I ALWAYS CHECK ALL THE FLUID LEVELS WHEN I DO AN OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE LEVEL DID NOT REGISTER ON THE RADIATOR DIPSTICK. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT SINCE I HADN'T CHECKED THE LEVELS OF ANYTHING SINCE I BOUGHT THE USED VEHICLE BECAUSE THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS GIVEN A CERTIFIED 135-POINT INSPECTION. WELL AFTER THAT I HAVE CHECKED THE RADIATOR FLUID LEVEL ON A REGULAR BASIS (APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO WEEKS) AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE LOW EVERY TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING. THERE ARE NO TRACES OF ANTIFREEZE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AND I DON'T SEE ANY VISABLE LEAKS ANYWHERE. I ALSO CAN'T DETECT THE SMELL OF BURNING ANTIFREEZE IN THE EXHAUST FUMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DODGE DEALER ON 12/2/99 AND THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY PROBLEMS AND HAD NO ANSWER. THEY PUT A DYE IN THE ANTIFREEZE TO BE ABLE TO DETECT A LEAK USING A BLACKLIGHT AT A LATER DATE. I HAVE GOTTEN ON INTERNET NEWSGROUP WEB SITES AND HAVE FOUND OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, SOME WORSE THAN OTHERS. THEY ARE ALSO SAYING THAT DODGE KNOWS IT HAS THIS PROBLEM WITH IT'S LARGER ENGINES. WELL, THAT'S ALL I CAN TELL YOU FOR NOW. THANKS.

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN TWO COLLISIONS.

WHILE DRIVING DRIVESHAFT BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND A CRASH. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVESHAFT AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 WHEN A DEAR CROSSED THE PATH OF THE VEHICLE .CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE DEAR. CAR TIPPED OVER AND SLID INTO A TREE CONSUMER WAS HANGING UPWARDS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, HELD BY SAFETY BELT. WHILE CONSUMER WAS CALLING 911, SAFETY BELT SNAPPED AND CONSUMER FELL TO THE OTHER SIDE OF VEHICLE AGAINST THE TREE. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER SENT SOMEONE OUT TO CHECK VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW SEATBELT SNAPPED. *AK

CENTER ROW SEATS RELEASED WHEN THE SEATS WERE OCCUPIED BY CHILDREN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH DURING BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

THE SHIFT LEVER CAN BE DISENGAGED FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. THE 2- YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE LEVER. THE VEHICLE HAD HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK OUT. *AK

WAS IN CAR ACCIDENT. THE SHOULDER BELTS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER'S SIDE DIDN'T LOCK AND NEITHER DEPLOY ON HIGHWAY 35MPH. CAR FACING WEST ABOUT 1 CAR LENGTH FROM OTHER VEHICLES. VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND HIT THEM ON THE CENTER OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

IN DAILY OPERATIONAL USE IN SOME AREAS DEBRIS BUILDS UP UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BELOW THE EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE.BECAUSE OF THAT THE DRIVERS SMELLING SMOKE AND FINDING FIRE STARTING TO BUILD UP IN THE SUPPORT BRACE DIRECTLY BELOW THE CROSSOVER PIPE. YH

OUR DURANGO HAS STALLED AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED ON 6 DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS, EACH TIME IN TRAFFIC, EACH TIME WE HAVE NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, DISPITE 4 DIFFERENT INSPECTIONS, THOUGH THE PROBLEM DID REPEAT FOR THEM. THEY STILL CAN'T FIND THE REASON. BEGINNING LEMON LAW PROCEEDING.

NEITHER DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. EXPECT ENGINE DAMAGE ( VALVES ) TO RESULT IF DEFECT IS NOT CORRECTED.

WHILE DRIVINGG 45 MPH CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

I WAS PROCEEDING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD ON A BRIGHT, SUNNY DAY AT ABOUT 45MPH. I WENT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRES DID NOT RESPOND. I TURNED THE WHEEL AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOPPING IN THE GRAVEL ON THE SHOULDER. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER 800 SERVICE NUMBER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO A REPRESENTATIVE. A WRECKER ARRIVED 30 MINUTES LATER AND THE DRIVER TURNED WHITE AS A GHOST WHEN HE SPUN THE STEERING WHEEL IN CIRCLES WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE. HE INDICATED HE WAS THINKING ABOUT BUYING A DURANGO BUT NOT ANYMORE. EVIDENTLY A 3-4 INCH BOLT HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SOMEWHERE UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND THIS IS THE ONLY THING LINKING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE FRONT WHEELS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THIS REPRESENTS A FATAL DESIGN FLAW IN THE DURANGO, AND THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. MY SON AND I ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE. HAVING WORKED FOR FORD FOR 10 YEARS, I'M SURE CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, BUT HAS ESTIMATED THEY WILL PAY OUT LESS IN WRONGFUL DEATH SUITS THAN THE COST OF A RECALL. I AM OUTRAGED THAT A VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF DESIGN FLAW COULD BE MANUFACTURED.

A/C UNIT IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

AIR CONDITIONING DOESN'T WORK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS. AIR CONDITIONER MAKES A NOISE, AND IT HAS A ODOR. *AK

THE CHILD WHICH WAS STRAPPED IN THE CSS AND LEFT ALONE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ENGINE RUNNING, CHILD CLIMBED OUT OF THE CSS AND PUSHED TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER AND VEHICLE ROLL FORWARD, CAUSING A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 40MPH & HAD ROLLED DOWN REAR WINDOW AND VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE AN EXTREME PRESSURE CHANGE. THIS CAUSEED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS CAN HAPPEN WITH EITHER 1 OR BOTH REAR WINDOWS DOWN & FRONT WINDOWS UP. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER UNIT ISN'T WORKING WHEN SET AT LOW, AND THE A/C UNIT IS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. ALSO, VEHICLE IS IDLING AT HIGH SPEED. *AK

CONSUMER BROADSIDED SOMEONE, FRONT END WAS SMASHED, AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. ALSO, UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH. *AK

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF BOTH SEATS BOTTOM BRACKETS, STICKS OUT CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGER WILL EXITING THE VEHICLE. *YC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND ENGINE STALLED/WHEEL LOCKED UP AND POWER BRAKES QUIT.CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES. *AK

WHEN THE RADIO IS ON THE EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY, MAKING IT HARD TO VIEW CARS APPRAOCHING FROM THE REAR. DEALER REPLACED THE MIRRORS AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING INSIDE OF A PARKING GARAGE UPON APPLYING BRAKES THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK HAD TO PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKES TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. THEN TRUCK STARTED SMOKING UNDERNEATH HIS VEHICLE. CONSUME R TRIED TO OPEN HOOD AND IT WOULDN'T COME UP. VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIT OUT SPARKS AND FIRE OCCURRED. FLAMES STARTED DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THEN THE TRUCK EXPLODED AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

ON FIRST ONE HOUR OF OWNERSHIP 30 MILES DRIVEN THE DRIVE LINE SEPERATED FROM THE REAR END CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE OR SPEAK WITH FACTORY REPS DUE TO THE DIFFICULT PROCESS OF CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE BEEN SHUFFLED BETWEEN DEALERSHIPS AND WE ARE AT WITTS ENDS TRYING TO FIND LISTENING EARS. THE NEW VEHICLE HAS NOT YET MADE THE JOURNEY TO OUR HOME AS WE ARE WAITING FOR REPAIRS. WE ARE NOW FOUR DAYS IN WAITING FOR OUR 34 THOUSAND DOLLAR NEW VEHICLE WITH 30 MILES AND ONE HOUR OF OWNERSHIP. CAN YOU HELP????

THE DRIVESHAFT FELL FROM THE VEHICLE AT 45-50MPH. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT. IT WAS NOT RAINING BUT GROUND WAS WET. CONSUMER SAID WHEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT PUT ON THE BRAKES, SHE WAS ABOUT SIX CAR LENTHS BEHIND WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP. BUT, CAR DIDN'T STOP, CAUSING A COLLISION. CONSUMER WAS NOT HURT, BUT THE PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CAR WERE. *AK

FUSE BLEW OUT 4 TIMES, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER TO BE INOPERATIVE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER / PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK *YC

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE PULLING A 26 FOOT CAMPING TRAILER, BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. REAR TIRES WERE "FLAT SPOTTED" DUE TO BRAKES LOCKING. THIS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY STOP. WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP FOR TROUBLE, COMPUTER PRINTED OUT "WRONG ANTI LOCK CONTROLLER FOR THIS VEHICLE". THE CONTROL BOX WAS REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT UNIT. *AK

WHEN PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED.CUSTOMER WAS INJURED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND DID NOT REPLY TO THIS INCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WENT TO PUT IT INTO REVERSE HEARD A LOUD NOISE.TOOK VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED. WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM ,AND DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER.

ENGINE BLEW UP AT LESS THAN 3000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE ONGOING. DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED AND INSIST THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON 4 OCCASIONS FOR REPAIR. NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

UPON IDLE, THE TEMP GUAGE EXCEEDS 210 AND CAUSES AC TO BLOW HOT AIR. AFTER ACCELLERATING AC COOLS AGAIN BUT VEHICLE CONTINUALLY OVERHEATS AND CAUSES AC TO BLOW HOT. DEALER SAID IT IS "FLAW" IN THE DURANGO AND LATER VERSION '99'S HAVE BEEN UPGRADED ALREADY. IS THERE A RECENT TSB ON THIS?

POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. NLM

FRONT DRIVERS POWER SEAT ROCKS AND POPS DURING USE, REPORTED TO DEALER AND TOLD THIS IS NORMAL, SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS FROM MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE

THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS BLOCK SIDE VISION AND CREATES SEVERE BLIND SPOTS WHICH CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SIDE SWIPE THREE TREES AND HIT A LARGE TREE HEAD ON. HOWEVER, NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION, WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR INJURIES. *YC

THE DOOR STICKER SAYS THE TRUCK HAS 23575R15 TIRES ON IT AND ONLY CALLS FOR 30PSI. THE 31X10.5 TIRES CALL FOR 50 PSI ON THE SIDEWALL *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.5 )

BRACKET EDGE THAT HOLDS THE CENTER TUMBLE SEAT TO THE FLOOR IS RAZOR SHARP. THE SEAT WAS IN THE FORWARD TUMBLE POSITION WHEN DAUGHTER'S KNEE WAS CUT WIDE OPEN WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AN ENGINEER FROM DODGE IS BEING SENT OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT IS UNSTABLE, IT MOVES BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

GEAR SHIFT CAN BE ENGAGED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT APPEARS THAT THIS CAN BE AN ISSUE FOR SAFETY. THE REAR WINDOWS WHEN OPEN AT A SPEED OF 50MPH CREATE A WOBBLING IN THE STEERING ABILITY AS WELL AS DISCOMFORT TO THE EARS. ALSO, THE REAR WINDOWS RETRACT ALL THE WAY INTO THE DOOR WHICH APPEARS TO CREATE A POSSIBLE HAZARD. THE THIRD SEAT DOES NOT APPEAR TO LOCK IN PLACE IS THERE ANY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEAT COLLAPSING IN A FRONT END OR REAR END COLLISION?

DRIVER SEAT "ROCKS" BACK AND FORTH AND IS GETTING WORSE. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK

WATER STAIN ON HEADLINER, 3 OF THE 4 WINDOWS HAVE ALL BEEN STUCK IN THE UP POSITION A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES,THE BACK OF THE VECHICLE SLIDES OUT OF CONTROL IN WET CONDITIONS,BRAKES PADS ALREADY HAD TO BE REPLACED IN UNDER 10000 MILES. *AK

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN SEAT ADJUSTER MECHANISM WHICH COULD LEAD TO SEAT FAILURE. HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BUT DEFECT REMAINS.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION VEHICLE OVER REVS AND DOES NOT FULLY ACCELERATE UNTIL IT STARTS TO DOWNSHIFT THE GEARS BY THEMSELVES. DEALER CAN'T FIND SOLUTION. *AK

SHATTERED REAR SIDE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING. SHATTERED REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW WITH CAR TURNED OFF. PAINFUL PRESSURE NOISE WHEN TRAVELING WITH REAR WINDOW DOWN.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A HARD RESISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. VEHICLE HAS REAR ENDED TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES. DEALER SAYS THE BRAKE VACUUM SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY. *AK

WHEN TOUCHING THE BRAKES SLOWLY VEHICLE WILL LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ONCE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION CAUSED A CHILD TO BE THROWN FOWARD AND HIT WINDSHIELD, CUTTING HER MOUTH. CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED THAT FRONT CALIPERS WILL STICK WHILE THE REAR WHEEL ABS WILL PUSH IT FORWARD. *AK