2000 Dodge Durango complaints

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED AND HAD TO MAKE A U-TURN. WHILE COMPLETING U-TURN, CONSUMER NOTICED DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE FUNCTION. STOPPED CAR AND REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION. ENGINE STOPPED, BUT RADIO AND DASH LIGHTS REMAINED LIT. CONSUMER DROVE HOME AND AGAIN REMOVED KEY AND RADIO AND DASH REMAINED OPERATIVE. CONSUMER WAS CHARGING A FLASHLIGHT WHICH WAS PLUGGED INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. CONSUMER REMOVED CHARGER AND RADIO AND DASH TURNED OFF. PLUGGED CHARGER BACK IN AND RADIO/DASH TURNED BACK ON. TS

THE 2000 DODGE DURANGO DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER MIRRORS ARE SO BIG AND EXTEND UP SO MUCH THAT THEY WILL CAUSE A CRASH OR INJURY. EVERY TIME I TURN TO THE LEFT OF THE DRIVER SIDE. THE MIRROR IS BLOCKING THE VIEW AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE CAR TO LEFT OF THE DRIVER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT IN THE WORKS MAN DESIGN THAT I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE REPLACED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS THE 1ST INCIDENT REPORTED FROM DODGE DURANGO'S OWNERS. DT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATES' THE WHOLE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BECAME DETACHED FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS EA03-023

ENGINE FAILURE OIL PROBLEM ORIGNAL PROBLEM WAS FUEL PUMP DEAL CLAIMS ENGINE MAKING NOISE AND IS ALSO KNOCKING. I HAVE RECEIPTS FROM AUTO SHOP AND OVER THE COUNTER FOR PURCHASE OF OIL AND OIL FILTERS NJ DODGE DISTRICT MGR SAID IT WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGHT THIS IS A OIL SLUDGE ISSUE WE HAVE KEPT UP MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER THE WARRANTY. OTHER DODGE OWNERS ALSO HAVE SAME PROBLEM RELATED TO ALL DODGE SUV AND DODGE DAKOTA TRUCKS. I ALSO FEEL THAT IF DODGE HAD CHANGE THE OIL THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE UNDER THE WARRANTY. DT

ROTORS ARE SHOT!! ONLY 26000 MILES CAN IS MAINTAINED SUPERBLY. IVE READ OF PAST RECALLS ON BAD ROTORS BY DODGE. ROTORS WERE THIN AND RUSTING FROM INSIDE OUT HAD TO REPLACE OR RISK MAJOR ACCIDENT. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT SINCE VEHICLE WAS AT 11000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE NEEDED CHANGING EVERY 12000 MILES. DEALER CONTACTED. TSCONSUMER STATES THAT 90 PERCENT OF DRIVING IS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKE PADS AND THEY DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER AND IT WILL BE HARD TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK STARTED. DEALER NOTIFIED.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP OR GO FORWARD, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DODGE, WHERE THEY FOUND THAT RELAY SENSOR HAD SHORTED OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAME TO A HOLT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED IT WAS REAR ALIGNMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AT 55MPH CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WENT INTO A DITCH, AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VERY HIGH REAR-END FAILURE RATE FOR THIS VEHICLE WHICH COULD LOCK UP AT ANY SPEED. NLM

I DOUBLED PARKED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF AN OLD FORD LTD., PLACED THE TRUCK IN PARK AND LEFT IT IN IDLE. GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK LEAVING THE FRONT DOOR OPEN, WENT TO THE REAR LEFT DOOR TO TAKE OUT A CAR SEAT WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRUCK SLIPPED INTO REVERSE PEALING THE TWO LEFT DOORS WITH THE FORD AND DAMAGING THE LEFT FRONT FENDER. THE DAMAGES TO THE TRUCK WHERE OVER $4500.00. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER WHERE DAIMLER ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE TOOK THE TRUCK (RIVERDALE CHRYSLER) THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND AFTER HAVING THE TRUCK FOR OVER 7 WEEKS I RECEIVED A CALL STATING THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON JULY 12TH, 2002 AND ITS NOW AUGUST 4TH AND I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE TRUCK BACK.*AK

AT 32,000 WE HAD SEVERE SHAKING WHILE APPLYING BRAKES . WE TOOK OUR TRUCK IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, SHOP SAID THAT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY COULD NOT BE TURNED . HAD THEM BOTH REPLACED WITH AFTER MARKET ROTORS . A/C CLUTCH ASSY REPLACED AT 39000 , AT 40000 MILES WE NOTICED A GROANING AND SQEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS FRONT WHEEL WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE ,AND NOTICED AN OILY SUBSTANCE ON DRIVEWAY UNDER TRUCK . WE HAD BOTH PROBLEMS LOOKED AT , FOUND 4 BAD BALL JOINTS 1 NEEDS REPLACING IMEDIATELY, ALSO RACK AND PINION SEALS ARE BAD . EST. $1700.00 TO REPAIR JOINTS AND RACK. BALL JOINTS ARE SEALED AND CANNOT BE GREASED , THEY SHOULD LAST ALOT LONGER THAN 40000 MILES .

WHEN JACKING VEHICLE UP FRONT RIGHT WHEEL DROPS OFF.*AK

STEERING WHEEL GRIP WORE DOWN, STEERING BECAME SLICK. DEALER REPLACED STEERING, AND 10,000 MILES LATER THE GRIP WORE DOWN AGAIN.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND IGNITION TURNED OFF WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ROLLED FORWARD INTO A TREE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE GOES OVER A SMALL BUMP AND IT WILL SLIDE LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER HAS A HARD TIME KEEPING CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. CONSUMER HAS VERIFIED THAT TIRES WERE ROTATED/ BALANCED AND PRESSURED CORRECTLY.*AK

THE LAST OIL CHANGE DONE BY A FRIEND FOUND CLUMPS OF OIL IN THE MOTOR. TODAY I NEED A NEW ENGINE. APPARENTLY THE OIL PUMP WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY FROM THE BEGINNING. THE DAMAGE IS MAJOR. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE OIL HAD NEVER BEEN CHANGED IN MY VEHICLE. MY ENGINE LIGHT NEVER LID UP, UNTIL THE MOMENT MY ENGINE CAME APART. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE FROM DODGE?????

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HIT A CAR FROM BEHIND, PUSHING CAR ABOUT 10 YARDS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ,AND THEY WERE TRYING TO CORRECT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

LATCHES ARE INOPERATIVE. UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE. INFANT GOT LOCKED IN VEHICLE.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER IS BLOWING FREON INTO CAB OF VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FRONT COLLISION, HITTING A 15 PASSENGER VAN AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE VAN PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO HIT THE BRAKES BUT HIT THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH.*JB

VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE SLOWING DOWN, AND CONSUMER HAS ALMOST BEEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO PASSING GEAR, RPMS RISE AND LOSS OF POWER, WHILE STEADY ON GAS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. STEERING WAS ALSO A LITTLE LOOSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC FOR BRAKE WORK, AND MECHANIC INDICATED BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD BALL JOINTS REPAIRED.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS VIBRATION THOUGHOUT BRAKE PEDAL AND STEERING COLUMN. PEDAL. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WENT INTO GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING ON BRAKE. VEHICLE ROLLED AND HIT A DECK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING, THE RACK AND PINION, GEAR ASSEMBLY, STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND THE CLOCKSPRING HAVE BEEN REPLACED, EVEN AFTER THE RECALL REGARDING THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS, CONSUMER STATES THAT PRIOR TO THE CLOCKSPRING FAILING, THE STEERING WHEEL FREEZES UNTIL THE WHEEL IS FORCED PAST A POINT TO FREE IT. *SLC

UPON STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AKI

WHILE ON VACATION AND TRAVELING UP TO 350 MILES FROM HOME, WITHOUT NOTICE THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. WE BEGAN TO LOSE PRESSURE AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND MANGE TO FIND THE ONLY GAS STATION/CONVENIENCE STORE FOR MILES. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE THE NEAREST DODGE DEALER SHIP WHICH WAS APPROXIMENTLY 35 MILES AWAY IN MORGANTOWN, WV. AFTER LOOKING OVER THE CAR THE SERVICE MANAGER ALONG WITH HIS STAFF INFORMED US THAT THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED MORE TIME IN ORDER TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE EXACT PROBLEM BECAUSE THAT HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND BECAUSE THEY WERE USE TO REPAIRING CARAVANS. WE HAD TO FIND A HOTEL ROOM FOR THE NIGHT FOR MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. THE NEXT AFTERNOON WE RECEIVED A CALL NOTIFYING US THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF OUR ENGINE WAS GONE AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE $6,000 IN ORDER TO FIX OUR PROBLEM. WE DID DECIDED TO TRY TO GET A SECOND OPINION AND CONTACT DEMLER CHRYSLER PRIOR TO TRYING TO PAY FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT. WHEN ASKED HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN, THE DEALER NOTIFIED US THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW AND THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE ACCEPT IN MUCH OLDER CARS WITH HUNDREDS OF MILES. WE PAID THE BILL FOR APPROXIMATELY $200 FOR THEM TO TELL US THAT OUR ENGINE WAS GONE, RENTED A CAR AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR AAA TO TOW OUR CAR BACK TO MARYLAND WHICH AGAIN WAS OVER 350 MILES AWAY. THE VEHICLE ARRIVED AT OUR HOME APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATE

GEAR SHIFTER SHIFTS WITHOUT USING BRAKE OR ANY OTHER SAFTEY DEVICE. *AK

VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A CLOGGED OIL SPRING. DEALER STATED THAT SOME PARTS OF ENGINE NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FINGER WAS SEVERED WHILE TRYING TO FOLD SEAT TO MOVE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER A POTHOLE, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A LOT OF PLAY, FEELING AS IF YOU ARE LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER'S FINGER WAS CUT OFF WHILE TRYING TO LIFT SEAT AND FOLD TO GET TO REAR SEATING AREA. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 25-30 MPH, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. POLICE REPORT ATTACHED. *AK THERE WAS ONE INJURY. *TT

CONSUMER'S WAS SITTING STILL AT A INTERSECTION AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AXLE BROKE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON MAIN STREETAND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO HIM. CONSUMER BOUNCED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A POLE. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES FENDER FELL OFF DRIVERS SIDE, DEALER INSTALLED TWO WHEEL WELL FASTENERS, CONSUMER STATES THAT RAIL DUST COVERS VEHICLE AT REAR, CONSUMER STATES RATTLING, SQUEAKING, CRUNCHING OR MOANING NOISE THROUGHOUT VEHICLE OVER BUMPS, DEALER REPLACED ANTI RATTLE CLIP, AND BOTH REAR LEFT SPRINGS, VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WITH BRAKE ON AT STOPS, DEALER FOUND THROTTLE VALVE WAS SCORED AND REPLACED VALVE BODY, TRANSMISSION HESITATES OR WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DEALER REPLACED ALL SEALS, CLUTCHES, AND CLEANED AND INSPECTED OVERDRIVE, SHIFT LINKAGE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ENGINE PINGS ON ACCELERATION, DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, CONCERNS WITH BROKEN REAR SEAT LATCHES AND SEAT NOT FLIPPING FORWARD, DEALER PERFORMED CLOCKSPRING SAFETY RECALL 01V153000. *TT

WITH REGARD TO THE REAR SEAT BELTS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AS OF 2000 ALL VEHICLES SEAT BELTS MUST BE ABLE TO BE USED WITHOUT THE "H CLIP" WHEN SECURING A CHILD SAFETY SEAT. ON MY DURANGO I CAN NOT FIGURE OUT HOW THE SEAT BELT WORKS WITHOUT THE USE OF THE "H CLIP". I EVEN HAD AN ENGINEER FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS WITH GM SAFETY RESTRANTS SYSTEMS TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HE COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT EITHER. I AM LOOKING FOR SOME HELP AS WELL AS HOW THIS VEHICLE PASSED THE INSPECTION. THANK YOU!!!*AK

I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF BRAKE FAILURE WITH MY 2000 (2WD, ABS) DURANGO. ONE RESULTED IN A THREE-CAR ACCIDENT WITH A TOTAL OF $38,000 (AND STILL COUNTING) DAMAGE.*AK

DRIVING ON WET, SNOWY ROAD AT 40 MPH. MY CAR SWERVED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT AND INTO AN EMBANKMENT. HAVE HAD REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE ROTOR WARPING IN THE PAST. AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND REPAIR, THE CAR DEVELOPED VIOLENT VIBTRATION IN FRONT END. REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED BAD FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER" WITH 600+WAITING LIST. APPEARS TO BE YET ANOTHER DESIGN FLAW WHICH MAY WELL HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MY ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SUDDENLY IGNITED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED COMPONENTS AROUND ALTERNATOR WERE BLEEDING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE AT 65 MPH AND RUNNING INTO A TREE HEAD-ON AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND MANUFACTURER STATED SIMPLY THAT CONSUMER WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A TREE HEAD-ON, BUT SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK PROPERLYAND DID NOT RESTRAIN CONSUMER. CONSUMER WAS INJURED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE INSURED WAS TRAVELING, HE SMELLED GAS. INSURED EXITED VEHICLE AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, CLAIM 75-A422-019. *JG

INSURED RENTED VEHICLE WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE. DAIMLER STATES THE OIL LEVEL CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHUST CROSS-OVER PIPE, CLAIM 30-F307-271. *JG