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 2001 record →
THE VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING, THIS CAUSES LOSS OF ALL POWER INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NLM
STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO RIGHT (AS IF SOMEONE GRABBED IT AND PULLED). STEERING PULLED SAME WAY AGAIN (WITHIN SECONDS) AND DURANGO WENT INTO SPIN, THEN INTO DITCH, THEN ROLLED. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT, NO OTHER TRAFFIC, WEATHER WAS DRY AND CLEAR.*AK
CHILD PULLED VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT TOUCHING BRAKES. VEHICLE HIT CURB WITH CHILD STILL INSIDE. THIS MESSED UP BOTTOM OF TRUCK. CONTACTRF DEALER, AND NO RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL, IT GOES TO LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER BLAMED THIS ON TOO MUCH TIRE PRESSURE, AND ADJUSTED THE PRESSURE. CONSUMER TEST DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE LIKE THIS, DID NOT HANDLE THE WAY HER'S DID. *AK
MIDDLE FOLD DOWN SEAT WAS NOT PROPERLY LOCKED. WHEN DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, SEAT CAME LOOSE AND HIT DRIVER IN HEAD. DRIVER WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS INFORMED HE HAD A CONCUSSION. ALSO CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND INFORMED HIM THAT AN INVESTIGATION WILL OCCUR.*AK
THE "TUMBLE FORWARD" SECOND ROW SEAT LEAVES A SHARP EDGED FLOOR ANCHOR EXPOSED WHEN THE SEAT IS TUMBLED FORWARD FOR ACCESS TO THE THIRD ROW SEAT. SO FAR, BOTH MY SON AND I HAVE RECEIVED DEEP LACERATIONS FROM THIS FLOOR ANCHOR. IF AN OCCUPANT WERE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THIS COMPONENT IN AN ACCIDENT, IT COULD EASILY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES ESPECIALLY TO THE FEET. *AK
WHILE TURNING HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND VEHICLE STARTED TO GO TO LEFT, THEN, WHOLE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
LUGS:BOLTS:NUTS BROKE, CAUSING WHEELS TO FALL OFF. *AK
WIFE DROVE FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPACE. SHIFTED TO REVERSE (AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION) AND BACKED UP TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE. SHIFTED TO DRIVE. APPLIED GAS, AND VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE. BACKED INTO CURB AND MAILBOX, SHIFTED INTO 2ND. VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE, SHIFTED INTO 1ST. VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE, SHUT MOTOR OFF AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL. DEALER TESTED VEHICLE AND COULD FIND NO FAULT. COMMENT ON INVOICE WAS "NPF ROAD TESTED CHECKED WITH DRB NO CODES 185 LY, LONG LIC#2069. SCC *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*746430
NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITH A 45 MILE/HOUR FRONTAL CRASH. *AK
LEFT FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BROKE AND CAME OFF VEHICLE. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE DRIVING. RPMS HAVE TO REACH A HIGH LEVEL BEFORE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO PASSING GEAR. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
5.9L ENGINE OVERHEATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND NO REPAIRS WERE DONE AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER . *AK
OPTIONAL THIRD SEAT DOES NOT HAVE A LATCH SYSTEM TO SECURE SEATBACK. THUS, LEAVING THIRD SEAT UNSTABLE IN AN IMPACT. CONSUMER FELT IT WOULD CAUSE HARM TO A CHILD. *AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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