1998 Dodge Durango: transmission slipping

Filed Dec 28, 2006 · Transmission · 99,350 miles · NJ

Tl* - on 3/13/06 the contact took 1998 dodge durango to cottman transmission because the transmission was slipping into first gear. At that time, cottman replaced the valve body. On 3/31/06 the contact took it back to cottman for the same reason, and cottman stated that they would rebuild the whole transmission. When contact picked up the vehicle it was making a loud squeaking noise, and cottman told him to drive it for a few days and the noise would go away. After driving it for a few days contact continued to hear the same squeaking noise, so cottman replaced the transmission. At which point the contact continued to hear the same noise, he took vehicle to at pro transmission and they stated to the contact that the damage was probably internal because they couldn't see anything wrong with the vehicle. On 6/16/06 contact took it back to cottman, and cottman stated that they replaced the transmission; after contact picked it up he continued to hear the same squeaking noise, so contact brought vehicle back to cottman on 12/11/06. Cottman once again replaced the transmission. The contact stated that the transmission is pouring fluid from the pump. Contact will take the vehicle to cottman. *ak updated 2/6/2007 -

Filed Oct 13, 2005 · Suspension, Transmission · 70,000 miles · MI

Premature wear on upper and lower ball joints on both sides of vehicle. The separation of these components cause the driver to lose control of the steering and could cause the vehicle to roll over causing serious injury or death. In addition to the ball joints, the wheel bearing assemblies fail prematurely which in combination with the ball joint problem greatly increases loss of control of the vehicle. This vehicle also has a problem with the transmission slipping with less than 70,000 miles on it. This causes slow acceleration which could cause an accident resulting in serious injury or death.

Filed Dec 18, 2003 · Suspension, Transmission · 51,000 miles · IA

I own a 1998 dodge durango front end was popping and the transmission was slipping at 51000 miles. It goes into the shop to be checked dec.23, with all the known problems with the front end this makes me very concerned. My wife and I are cheerleding sponsers and travel all over the state with the girls.

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 Jul 23, 2003 · Transmission · 56,000 miles · OK

Upper and lower balljoints and front tie rod ends had to be replaced at my expense due to being totally worn out and front tires where worn bald on the inside due to this problem. Gear shift indicator is also not aligned properly since purchase, sits in between neutral and drive while in drive position, transmission will hang in first gear or slip when accelarating causing high rpms, have mainly experienced this problem when vehicle is low on gas, as strange as that may be. Have also experienced problems with the vehicle leaking a clear liquid on the passenger side floorboard which appears to be coming from the air conditioner condensation.

Filed Jun 23, 2003 · Transmission · 62,000 miles · OH

Transmission: I bought a 1998 durango in 2001 and have had problems with the transmission since the day I bought it. The transmission slips horribly and may times the truck will not accelerate at all once I reach 30 MPH and the rpms red line almost every time. Now the transmission is completely shot and I've been told it will be a minimum of 2,000.00. No transmissions could be found at junk yards because it turns out that these vehicles are known to have bad transmissions.

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.

Filed Sep 19, 2000 · Transmission · NY

Usually driving at highway spped about 60 MPH transmission will keep slipping. Consumer has been at dealer 3 times, and cannot determine cause.

Filed Aug 30, 2000 · Body, Brakes · CA

While driving ABS light come on unexpectedly and stayed on. They could not find the problem to fix it correctly. *ak the speedometer jumps to 100mph and falls to 0 MPH intermittently. The transmission is slipping and the overdrive harness is stuck. The brake pedal goes to the floor, the dealer replaced the brake components. The interior lights were inoperable, the dealer found a faulty module. The power door locks were inoperable, the dealer found a faulty module. The rear seat wouldn't fold up. The consumer heard a rattling noise coming from the left front wheel area. The right rear panel came loose. Motor oil was found in the master cylinder.

Filed Aug 13, 1998 · Transmission · FL

The defective automatic transmission malfunctioned, causing the gears to slip, resulting in decreased speed while driving which almost caused an accident. Cause unknown. Please provide details.

Filed Jul 6, 1998 · Transmission · FL

Transmission slips almost resulting in vehicle collision due to lack of acceleration.

Filed Jul 6, 1998 · Transmission · FL

While drivingthe vehicle on a highway at high speed, approximately 70mph. When pushing on the gas pedal, attempting to pass another vehicle, the transmission starts to slip and would not find the higher gear. The transmission failed, and was unable to pass the other vehicles. Dealer was notified, and stated it was a normal problem with these vehicles, and cannot duplicate the problem