Ball joints had to be replaced in jan 2003 on my 1998 dodge durrango.
1998 Dodge Durango suspension complaints
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The upper control arms, ball joints, and idler on my 1998 dodge durango with 38,000 miles were severely worn as identified during a routine inspection. I was forced to repair these items so to prevent a failure of the front suspension. I contacted dodge regarding this defect yet they would not cover the repair. This is clearly a defect in the durango and should be covered by the manufacturer.
The front end of my durango has had over 3 thousand dollars worth of work, and has never had an accident and only has 60,000 miles on it. Both drivers and passenger side ball joints have been replaced (twice). Tie rod ends,control arm,and front shocks have had to all be replaced.the vehicle pulls to the right (dramtically) especially when braking, and has always done so, no matter what we do. This is an on going problem, the last replacement was done approximately 1 year ago.
We had to have the ball joints replaced due to what dealer shaid was unusual wear. Vehicle had 84,000 miles.
I have a 1998 dodge durango that needs both upper and lower ball joints to b ereplaced, and the vehicle only has a little over 60,000 miles.
When making a left or right turn there is a grinding noise in the driver's side front wheel. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer stated that upper & lower ball joints were defective due to rust. Also, idler arm was replaced. However, none of the fixes corrected the problem.
Consumer notice d and while traveling making right or left turns front end was making noise. Vehicle was serviced, ball joints were replaced.
Consumer stated vehicle was taken in for a routine inspection, and the dealer noticed that upper contro arm and lower ball joints needed replacing.
My 1998 dodge durango' upper and lower ball joints failed with only 59000 miles.replacement costs were over $900.
Upper and lower ball joints failed.
The upper and lower ball joints were worn and needed to be replaced at 62,000 miles. This seems to be low mileage for such repairs. Also, the dealer indicated the tie rod ends were wearing as well and recommended replacing them but they posed no immediate danger but they suggested the tie rod ends may fail soon. Repairs were guoted in excess of $1200.00! This seems to be low mileage for these repairs as well. With the number of complaints on file it would seem to be prudent to issue a recall on the front suspension, all components, on the durangos. And to issue reimbursements for those repairs already completed.
Premature wear of lower ball joints in 1998 dodge durango. New ones installed by independent repair shop.
I noticed a heavy "thump" from the front end when the vehicle was on washboard pavement or when going over curbs entering driveways. The lower ball joints (and intermediate steering shaft) on my 1998 dodge durango required replacement at 48,000 miles. The truck has received regular service at 3,000 mile intervals and is driven only in a suburban (smooth, paved road) or interstate setting. The estimate for the repairs is ~$900. The dealer, koller dodge in naperville, il, did not detect this problem when replacing the front brake rotors 5 weeks ago.
Consumer has stated that since she has owned the vehicle all lower ball joints have been replaced once. At this time, all upper ball joints and cv boots need to be replaced as well.
Extensive suspension repairs that should not be required. I own a ford, f150 with 160000 miles with non of the following work done to it, so I didn't expect the suspension of the durango to need the following work.*ak at 65000 miles (9/28/00) lower ball joints and control arms replaced at 130000 miles (7/10/03) both tirod ends and rear stabilizers replaced and upper left front ball joint replaced.
I own a 1998 dodge durango. I have had to replace the ball joints 3 times in 70,000 miles. Once at 38,000, then at 53,000, then at 66,000 miles. I saw the news article on tv about this so I decided to report it. I know of several other owners of durangos with the same problem.
Our 1998 dodge durango has been repaired for the problems that are currently under investigation regarding this vechile. After experiencing what we thought was a problem with the alignment it was discovered that the upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. In a addition, the inner tie rod also required replacement. I have the receipt describing the work that was done and the cost.
I own a 1998 dodge durango that had to have the ball joints and front suspension replaced at 50,000 miles. This not only was a costly expenditure but according to the mechanics that did the job an unheard of replacement job at such low miles. They informed me that they could not believe I was having to do this, since I was not a large woman. I am interested to hear how many other people have been in my predictament.
Front wheel bearing failure on a 1998 dodge durango. The failure caused the front wheel to collapse into the spindle which caused excessive heat and sparks to rupture front brake line and cause a fire.
I own a 1998 dodge durango with approx. 91,000 miles. Last year I had to replace the front lower ball joint on the driver's side. I began to notice that the vehicle would shake uncontrollably when it reached highway speeds (55 MPH). This month I purchased and installed 4 new tires, but the service station could not do an alignment on my vehicle because the front upper ball joint on the driver's side had gone bad.
Upper and lower ball joints worn out. Both front lower ball joints replaced at 52264 k miles, 5/17/01 and again at 89387 k miles on 02/07/03. Also replaced the upper ball joints at 89387 k miles on 02/07/03.
I wanted to report that I too had to replace the upper ball joints for my 1998 durango. The dodge dealership identified this problem after I brought my vehicle in for 60,000 mile service. I noticed a soft suspension and unusual tire wear resulting from premature wear of the ball joints.
My 1998 dodge durango has been diagnosed with major front end problems. It needs upper & lower ball joint replacement as well as tie rod ends.
I own a 1998 dodge durango, I am on my second set of upper and lower ball joints and now have to replace the front wheel bearing hubs also. My dealer says this is normal, I have never had to replace these items on any other car that I've owned!
I have been reading the complaints on the front suspension of the dodge durango after hearing that the vehicle was being investigated for problems with the front suspension and have spent a lot of money fixing the same problems that are being described. My ABS light came on intermittently, would stay on for awhile, then go out. When the car was put on the computer, they couldn't find anything. Then my speedometer started jumping from 0 to 60 MPH intermittently. Through trial and error, a sensor was replaced and seems to have fixed the problem. I have also spent almost $1000 replacing brakes, etc. Because my brakes went to the floor while driving, luckily only in a parking lot, and the calipers, brakes, rotors, etc. Had to be replaced. I just replaced my tires because of severe cupping. These tires were not that old and this condition would cause my vehicle to hydroplane in wet weather and shudder going 50 MPH and over. I also experience that same shudder when the back windows are open and the front windows closed. The whole vehicle vibrates terribly, unless you crack the front windows also.
Suspension, drive train, and front ball joints bad - 1989, dodge, durango.
1998 dodge durango at approximately 44,000 miles was diagnosed by an independent mechanic to have worn out upper ball joints that they insisted needed to be replaced (at significant cost) as a safety issue. I took the vehicle to the selling dodge dealer for a second opinion and was told that they were "within specifications" and not in need of replacement. Now at 47,000 miles with the news of the possible defect and failure I am concerned about the safety of the vehicle but not sure if I should spend the significant dollars to repair something that the dealer says is "within specifications" and does not need replacement.
Consumer took vehicle into the dealer and technician stated has to replace lower passenger ball joint, consumer stated there was a technical service bulletin # 020498 on this problem.
I own a 1998 dodge durango with 22,000 miles. All four front end ball joints are in need of replacement. This is an extremely common problem with the dodge durango and dakota models. While the worn ball joints have not caused an accident in my case yet, they will need to be replaced prematurely at a considerable expense to me for what appears to be a design/manufacturing flaw. I reiterate that my worn ball joints have not yet caused me to have an accident, but only because I am observant enough to notice the clicking sound they make and to have them replaced before they do cause a potentially serious accident. I have seen pictures recently of other owners of this make/model vehicle who have had serious accidents due to this mechanical failure.
Consumer is having problems with upper and lower ball joints. The ball joints failed at 78,000 miles.
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