Front lower ball joints are worn (prematurely in my mind). Vehicle had 63,xxx miles when first noted by royal gate dodge-st. Louis
1999 Dodge Durango suspension complaints
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When turning the steering wheel to the left or right, the consumer would hear a clicking sound. The vehicle was serviced, and the dealer informed the consumer that the ball joints and the tie rods were loose. *ak while the vehicle was in motion, there was a loud squealing sound and when a bump was hit, the front end squeaked loudly. *sc
Upper and lower ball joints failed. *ak the consumer was also the tie rods were bad.
Consumer took vehicle to the dealer who determined that upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. *ak
Was driving 45 MPH hears a noise, like metal to metal. Took vehicle to independent mechanic, who determined that front upper/lower ball joints were coming apart and were unstable. They would need to be replaced.*ak
While driving at any speed vehicle shook violently, and consumer heard a thumping sound coming from the front end. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, who found that the upper ball joints needed to be replaced along with the bearings and both wheels. *ak
Consumer complained about a ball joint problem. While driving 25 MPH driver noticed a noise in the front of the vehicle. Later, the wheel on the front driver's side came off. *ak
While traveling on the highway and without prior warning both driver's side upper and lower ball joints separated. *ak
While servicing the vehicle dealership noticed that the upper and lower ball joints were worn out and needed to be replaced.
Faulty upper and lower balljoints and poor quality brake caliper mounting pins.
1999 dodge durango upper ball joints failed while traveling on the highway. Vehicle required towing to the mechanic. Ball joints were replaced by an independent mechanic.
I purchased a 99 dodge durango in august of 2003 with 59,000 miles on it. The vehicle was said to have been through a thorough inspection and nothing was wrong with it. A month after owning it, I took it in because the speed sensor stopped working along with the headlight switch. While checking these things out, the dealership said the the ball joints and bushings were also in need of replacing. How can a vehicle that was fine need $1200 in repairs after one month?
Ball joint failure on 1999 dodge durango @ 53,000 miles head gasket failure on 1999 dodge durango @ 53,000 miles
I purchassed a 1999 dodge durango on 4-30-03 after driving the vehicle for a week the oil engine light came on. The truck was towed in and I was told that the oil pump was clogged with sludge. The did 3 oil changes to flush the motor. On or about 6-23-03 while driving down the road the ABS light came on and the front wheel locked up at 45 MPH causing $2604.00 in dammage. I have done research and it seems to me that others have had this same problem because of the none greaseable ball joints in this vehicle. They replaced the knockle, arm control,ball joint, shaft axl, hub brake, shield sp, sensor brake rotor, rim and tire.after this happened about two weeks later the motor seized up, and they put a rebuilt motor back in the truck covered by my extended warrenty. Now here it is almost a year later and the truck is in the shop bcause the transmission went. Upon putting the truck up on the lift they called and informed me that the front end is shot again both sides even the right side that they replaced less than a year ago, ball joints ect.
Consumer 1999 dodge durango wheel came off while pulling into the driveway. *ph the cause of the problem was a faulty front end ball joint.
1999 dodge durango with 42,000 miles - faulty both upper and lower ball joints - both inner tied rods - water pump - excessive tire wear even though the tires were rotated every 6,0000 miles.
Took my 1999 durango in for inspection. It failed because it needed new ball joints and tie rods. I went to dodge dealer (zeiser, in st. Peters, mo) , they concurred. I have an extended warranty (I bought the car used 2 years ago). They sent a rep. Out & said it was normal wear & tear. Repairs will cost me over 1 grand. Then I saw the news special on tv! I see I am, by far, not the only one with this dangerous problem.
Badly worn ball joints. (nar) *ph the consumers vehicle was unable to pass through inspection, dealer was notified.
After inspecting the vehicle a technician determined that upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced.
On two separate occasions upper and the lower ball joints needed replacement because they were bad. This resulted in front end assembly separating from underneath of the vehicle.
1999 durango 4-wheel drive failed nh state inspection due to excessive wear in upper and lower ball joints.
The ball joints in my 1999 dodge durango have worn prematurely. I have had to replace both the upper and lower joints on both sides.
While driving consumer heard a loud popping noise coming from the front end. Dealerships mechanic determined that the problem pertained too the upper and lower ball joints. *ak
Consumer complained about a ball joint problem. Consumer took vehicle to dealer for maintenance when it was discovered that the ball joints were so bad that the wheels in front were very close to coming off. Consumer had vehicle towed.
Vehicle began making an odd noise while turning corners. Took vehicle in to have the noise inspected. Was informed that the upper ball joints (both) needed to be replaced and badly. In fact the technician who inspected the vehicle said and I quote,"I would not put my children back in this vehicle until this is fixed." the following day I saw a report on the news about the exact same problem with these dodge durango's. My problem with daimler chrysler is that there were only 123 complaints about another dodge vehicle that was a hazard to drivers and they recalled them but there have been over 400 complaints about this potentially dangerous problem and they are refusing to help. I spent quite a bit less than average having mine replaced, in fact my total cost was $515.50 and from what I have read the average is around $1700.00. I also know that daimler chrysler is bragging that they made $3.5 billion in sales last year. They can afford to fix this problem for the drivers of these vehicles before someone gets seriously hurt or killed.
The upper and lower ball joints on front both sides had to be replaced. The mechanic that fixed them said that I was lucky the wheels hadn't fell off. I fixed it at my own expense of $319.10.
While driving about 70 MPH I heard a loud noise coming from under my 1999 durango, I took the vehicle to a local firestone, they discovered that the drive shaft had fell from it's housing, so I then took the vehicle to a transmission shop, cottman. The shop informed me of the following, the yoke and the bolt that retained the drive shaft in the transfer case had broken off some how, due to this occurrence, the transfer case was damaged, because all of the oil leaked out. Also in 2003, had to have the ball joints replace and, also the engine head because the vehicle was burning to much oil and damage the heads.
With 60,000 mile on my 1999 dodge durango had my upper and lower ball joints go bad which also caused damage to my tie rod ends. The truck was almost impossible to keep on the road. I ended up having to get them replaced by an outside repair shop to avoid having the same type installed. Dodge would not cover these parts on my warranty which is in effect till 85,000 miles.
While driving, the consumer heard a cracking noise coming from the front of the vehicle. Vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the mechanic determined that the upper and lower ball joints were defective. Dealer recommended not driving the vehicle. *ak
The consumer stated that the upper ball joints were on the verge of falling out. *ak the consumer had numerous front end alignments which did not help the tire wear. *sc the lower ball joints failed as well.
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