1998 Dodge Durango: jerking or lurching

Filed Sep 12, 2008 · Seats · 200,000 miles · VA

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 dodge durango. Whenever the contact depresses the brake pedal, the driver's seat suddenly jerks forward. She did not notice any differences beforehand. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 200,000.

Filed Jun 20, 2006 · Steering · 107,778 miles · WA

While driving down a paved road the vehicle suddenly jerked to one side as I braked I attempted to correct with the steering but it did not respond. I came to rest approximately 3 feet from a 70 foot embankment. I laid down under the car to see if I could find an apparent problem and noticed that the steering tie rod end was hanging down. Upon further inspection I noticed that all of the threads on the inner tie rod end and on the steering drag link to be completely bare of thread. I am currently pricing the cost of a new tie rod end and drag link which hopefully will repair the problem, however the problem may have caused additional damage to the 4 wheel drive system. After talking to the local tire store and checking on the internet I find that this is a problem that seems to be occurring quite often on this model and could possibly be fatal if the driver panics or doesn't have the strength to hold the wheel.

Filed Feb 16, 2005 · Suspension · 69,000 miles · CA

While driving 55 MPH vehicle jerked and vibrated uncontrollably. Consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that both frontal upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced, and replaced it. However, the problem recurred, and the upper and lower ball joints were replaced again. *ak

Filed Jan 21, 2005 · Suspension · IL

While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle jerked and vibrated uncontrollably. The driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle and pulled over. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that both frontal upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. Please provide further details.

Filed Aug 18, 2003 · Transmission · 26,500 miles · PA

1998 dodge durango...transmission slips between 2nd & 3rd gear. Tachometer lurches forward with no power to the axle. This is a very dangerous situation when on the highway attempting to merge or pass. Being that chrysler knows about this, they should be forced to remedy the problem, regardless of cost. This has been happening since I purchased the vehicle. I've returned it to the dealer and they said they've never heard of this problem.

Filed Jun 22, 2003 · Transmission · 68,460 miles · KY

The transmission slips or double shifts as you are leaving any stopped position. While at about 50 MPH and you put the gas pedal to the floor the transmission will work great. But then when you come to a stop and proceed at a normal pace the trans just slips or double shifts and jerks you around. This has been talked about on other sites that chrysler has bought back some of the durango's. I currently have a 1998 model. 5.2 automatic 4x4.