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While driving my car stalls out, I keep having problems with ball joints, my sway bar or chain has busted, seat belt for driver will not retract, rust and erosion has been so bad that I actually had to replace the whole front bumper assembly, and I have no heat.
Nut came off left front wheel bearing causing wheel to come off vehicle. When picking up pieces, I noticed that there is no cotter key to keep the nut from backing off. Had this happened at higher speeds, the result would have been very serious.
The vehicle is hard to steer it also has a problem disengaging the 4 wheel drive the vehicle's tires in the front rub against the wheel wells causing uneven tread wear the vehicle is deemed unsafe also due to the vehicle's suspension bushings in the front in the tie rods in the front of the vehicle are loose causing a over compensation and under compensation for steering possibly resulting in fatality ultimately due to a bad lane change forcing the vehicle to collide with another vehicle ending up ultimately in fatality.
Once I was driving for 5-10 mins the car would shut down. Also the front suspension makes noise. When im stopping in a red light my front driver side seat moves back and forward.
The front tires wore out very quickly, we replaced the tires and within a year they wore out again. Alignment has not helped. We took it in and found out the ball joints are bad. $1000 repair.
- Benson, UT, USA
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Recently purchased this vehicle in great shape inside and out, runs great..the dealer did the state inspection on it and replaced both side upper and lower ball joints and the right front hub/wheel bearing.now 3 weeks later upper and lower ball join on one side need to be replaced again..this is ridiculous, I have researched and seen all the complaints pertaining to this problem and am dumb founded nothing has been done about it. I just bought it so don't have any information for prior owners.
I bought my Durango in March of 2011 from a dealership with no warranty. I have had so many problems with this truck since then it has been a money pit. My main concern was how bad the suspension is on this truck, around August I was driving and the passenger side tie rod completly broke, thankfully I wasn't going fast so I had control over the vehicle. So when I fixed the tie rod I did both because I didn't wan't the same thing happening again so while getting the tie rod fixed the lower passenger ball joint falls off so I wound up doing a pair of those also, so when I get the grease fittings greased, the mechanic tells me I need sway bar links really bad so I do those also. So all these problems, and I have to pay a monthly note for this piece of crap and the dealer is not willing to do anything to help me. Now it's January 2012 and I go for a oil change and mechanic tells me my ball joints and tie rods are shot. I ask him how can that be they been replaced less than 6 months ago, he said my shocks are terrible. This has been beyond frustrating and I have children that ride in this truck. I was reading and I saw all the complaints about the ball joint problem in this truck, I can not afford to fix the same problem again.
The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that during routine maintenance, he was informed by a private mechanic that all four ball joints seized and failed to move properly. The vehicle was also taken to the dealer where they confirmed the failure. The manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable.the failure and the current mileages were 138,000.
The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Durango slt. While driving 10-30 mph the vehicle lunged forward and shifted out of second gear. The contact stated that the vehicle shifted from first to third gear and the rpms increased up to 34000. The failure occurred twenty minutes after the vehicle was purchased. The contact stated that the dealer refused to offer him any assistance. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who was replacing the transmission and transfer case. The failure and current mileages were 132,520. Also, the ball joint was broken and needed to be replaced. Updated 10/07/10
The Durango which is a 1999 model recently broke 100,000 miles, after it hit that $100 mile mark I noticed that the steering had at least 1/2 in. Of play. I took the Durango in to a tire place to have my tires replaced and they told my that the tie rods were bad. That was around christmas. Not too long ago I replaced the transfer case on the truck costing me almost $400!! the mechanic advised me that I was about a weeks worth of driving away from being put in a ditch because my tie rods were in such bad condition. I have to go to work so this problem is not acceptable. I came across a blog talking about a recall for the 2000-2003 model Durangos that had the same problem. I want something done about my Durango that I don't have to pay for because I cannot afford to fix a problem on my only vehicle that is not my problem. The vehicles were manufactured unsafe.
I have 99 Dodge Durango I have had it since 2004 then I have had to put over 3,000 into the front end. I have had the ball joints (upper and lower) replaced. My ball joints broke the first time and my car almost crashed into a tree. I was just doing 60 down a highway. I turned and got about 200 feet into a driveway and my tire just fell off and my whole car hit the ground. I know that this has been checked. Everyone I know who has 99-2002 Durango has this problem. If I would have been going 60 and this happened then... I would not be here typing this. It should be a recall, it makes this vehicle unsafe. I just had my ball joint replaced again, not to mention I had to buy brand new tires because the bad ball joint rubbed my brand new tires down. This is a manufactures mess up. There is no way this many people have had a problem with this and nothing has been done about it.
1999 Dodge Durango-so many problems with this vehicle. Had to replace the computer due to overheating-common problem I hear. Now the upper and lower ball joints are bad and need replaced or my tires could fall off? lots of information that this is an extremely common problem and very very dangerous. Other years of derange have been recalled because of ball joints being bad. I have not had an accident yet and am hoping not to. Can't afford all these repairs for things that seem to be a common issue with this vehicle.
After replacing hub assembly at les schwab brakes didn't work right when stepping down on brake it would make a sound as if they were not catching pulling car forward braking only depressed half way after a few seconds brake would let go all the down and then would return to normal I retorted to les schwab they checked brakes and found nothing wrong the said may be something was happening to suspension but it should be ok to drive it would continue off and on for a few weeks two days after thanksgiving returning from shopping sun was just going down when braking for a car I front my brakes gave out causing me to hit the car in front of me deploying air bags to both sides as we were pushing car out of road there was O skid marks at all.
Well I like the vehicle but it is just not safe for anyone to drive.. I would not even want to be on the road with someone driving a Durango let alone drive my own. I can not even tell you all the prob I have had with mine.
I have had repeated problems with my '99 Dodge Durango that started with the engine light going on in September 27, 2005 and is now the need for a new cpm. The car intermittent stalls while riding down the road at 55mph or after idling at stop light & turning left (power steering goes out and car blocks intersection/traffic) - "no bus" appears on mileage, everything shuts off. Seems to happens on days when the environmental temperature exceeds 75 degrees and disappears once car has sat (wherever it stalled) for 20-30minutes. No diagnostic code appears when put the car is put on the computer and I was advised by more then one dealership that the problem had to get worse and produce a code before dealership or anyone else could diagnose the problem. Now that the 8 yr federal powertrain warranty has expired for me, it seems the problem is &always was that the powertrain control module (PCM) is malfunctioning &needs to be replaced. This major component is covered thru 8yrs/80,000 mi by federal law but even though problem began prior to 8th year, because this problem was not diagnosed until after my 8 yrs had been exceeded, it is now my $800-$1200 bill to pay (since Sept '05, have replaced most components of coolant system, intake manifold pan gasket, head gasket &still have problem with alignment/ball joints& repeated window modulator problems).
I have a 1999 Dodge Durango and I am having crazy steering problems. Ball joints and tie rods are gone. I have seen recall on 2000- but why no 1999. Same truck, same problem and I know I am not the only one.
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- Carpentersville, IL, USA