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2002 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 2002 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Dec 4, 2002OH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE WILL PULSATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 21, 2002NJ

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 20, 2002MI

WHEN STOPPING QUICKLY, BUT NOT IN A PANIC. THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WILL SOMETIMES BRAKE AND RELEASE. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NO WHERE NEAR LOCKUP. THIS HAS CAUSED THE ME TO COME CLOSE TO REAR ENDING A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SLIGHTLY FASTER STOP THAN NORMAL, BUT NO WHERE CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD PREFER NO ABS SYSTEM IF THIS SYSTEM ON THE DURANGO IS NORMAL. NO ACCIDENTS FOR OVER 30 YEARS, BUT TWO CLOSE CALLS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR NORMAL ABS BRAKES. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. DT

Power Train › Manual Transmission › Shift Pattern Indicator
Filed Nov 13, 2002RI

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE SHIFT INDICATOR WILL READ THE WRONG READING CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

Air BagsCrash
Filed Oct 23, 2002MI

CONSUMER STATES OF BEEN IN A COLLISION ON SUNDAY AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR

Steering › Linkages
Filed Sep 23, 2002WA

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT TIE ROD END SEPARATED FROM THE STEEING KNUCLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NUT SECURING THE TIE ROD END WAS MISSING.*JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 9, 2002FL

HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN 3 TIMES, AND IT HAS BEEN TRANSMISSION FAILURES, HAVE HAD VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS, AND THE TRANSISSION COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE TRUCK CONTINUES T HAVE DEFECTS.*AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Aug 7, 2002MS

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED. PASSENGER WAS CUT BY GLASS.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 7, 2002CT

LEMON LAW VEHICLE, BEEN FIGHTING WITH COMPANIES FOR THREE MONTHS TO GET MY MONEY BACK AND OUT OF THIS TRUCK!!NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

Visibility › Windshield1 injured
Filed Aug 6, 2002MS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN ON HIGHWAY PASSENGER'S FRONT WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. PASSENGER WAS CUT BY GLASS.*AK

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jul 25, 2002OK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON . VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. CONTACTED DEALER. AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE.*JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Jul 24, 2002OH

VEHICLE SLIPS INTO GEAR WITHOUT KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 21, 2002AZ

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrashFire
Filed Jul 11, 2002UT

WHILE TOWING A TRAILER DOWNHILL AT 55 MPH WITH CRUISECONTROL SET, ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CONSUMER HIT CANCEL CRUISE BUTTON 3 TIMES, BUT VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED, RPMS WENT TO 4500. CONSUMER THEN APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THAT DID NOT SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. TRAILER BEGAN TO FISHTAIL, VEHICLE FLIPPED, RPMS WERE STILL OVER 4000. CONSUMER SHUT OFF ENGINE, VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. NO INJURIES, VEHICLE AND TRAILER WERE TOTALLED. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Jul 5, 2002LA

CONSUMER TURNED ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THEY DID NOT REPOND. ALSO EVERYTHING CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK. HE HAD TO TURN TRUCK OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN TO GET WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock SwitchCrash
Filed Jun 20, 2002TX

ENGINE WAS OFF, KEYS OUT OF IGNITION, A SMALL CHILD PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, HITTING A BARN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 19, 2002WY

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH CONSUMER RAN INTO AN ANIMAL HEAD-ON AND NONE OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

Seat Belts
Filed Jun 16, 2002121 milesMO

THE SEAT BELT FOR THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT PULL OUT. THE MECHANIC KEPT WORKING WITH IT UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OUT. HE DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT TWISTED AND ORDERED A NEW ASSEMBLY. IT IS ON BACK ORDER. IN THE MEANWHILE, THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND THIS TIME THE MECHANIC COULD NOT PULL IT OUT. I HAD TO FOLD UP THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS AND CARRY MY CARGO IN THE MIDDLE UNTIL THE SEAT BELT IS REPLACED. *TS *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***763142

Structure › Body › Hood
Filed May 3, 2002CA

HOOD INSULATION MISSING OVERHEATING THE PAINT . BACK DOOR ALLOWS EMISSIONS FROM THE EXHAUST . ROOF PANEL DOES NOT FIT AT THE WINDSHIELD . PASSENGER DOORS SLAM TOO HARD. VENT AIR STRONG SMELL LIKE CARBON DIOXIDE. GAS TANK HOSES UNSECURED AND TOO CLOSE TO THE MOFFLER . NO ASHTRAY ..REAR CIGARRET LIGHTER ADAPTER DOES NOT WORK..LOUD POUNDING WITH THE REAR WINDOWS DOWN AT 40+ MIL;ES/HR. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed May 2, 2002WA

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR WILL YANK OUTWARDS OUT OF CONSUMERS HAND. CONSUMER STATES THIS DOOR HAS CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS IN PARKING LOTS. DEALER STATES THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *JB CONSUMER SUGGESTS INSTALLATION OF STRONGER SPRINGS OR LARGER INDENT BY MANUFACTURER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *YD

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 19, 2002VA

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWRE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

Suspension
Filed Apr 16, 2002OH

WHEN ROLLING DOWN WINDOW VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 12, 2002IN

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 35-40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

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