1999 dodge durango (purchased from family ford, waterbury connecticut) front end completly worn out. 89,000 miles. I realize this is a vehicle with many miles on it but I have never had a whole front end worn out under 100,000 miles, ever! My warranty will not cover it because they say it needs to break first???? Why didnt the ford dealer tell me that??? Oh! I forgot, the rear driveshaft uv joint failed and was replaced week of 10/20/03.
1999 Dodge Durango transmission complaints
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While driving uphill the torque converter burned out. The torque converter was replaced then six months later it failed again. *ak
Upper ball joint worn out , my tires have been wearing out on the inside since I had bought the durango brand new , dealership could not find out what was wrong , two weeks ago I took my durango to tire store to have new tires and an alignment , they informed me that my upper ball joints were worn out and I was lucky that the front end did not fail , they did advise me that they have had around 20 durangos in there shop that had the same thing wrong ,
Suspension ball joints and bushings were replaced on both sides. Problems also with the transmission sensor. *mr the ball joints, and bushings were replaced on both sides. The problem was with the transmission sensors which worked intermittently. The A/C, alternator and the water pump failed prematurely. *scc
Have had car in dealership 7 times for various transmission problems. Dealer claims they cannot find problem. Finally on the 7th trip, they admitted there was a problem. The problem now, is extended warranty company does not want to repair problem because car is 3000 miles short of warranty expiration. Car appears to shift back and forth from 1st to 2nd rapidly (oscillates), when downshifted and throttle held open. Car bucks like a bronco. Very dangerous.
Front suspension/ball bearings completely gone. Oil pressure gage drops to 0 even after having the oil changed. Transmission problems. Abs and brake light stays on.
While on the highway, my durango suddenly pulled to the left. All attempts to steer or use the brakes failed and my car went into a spin and hit the barrier wall of a bridge two times. The police report states that the cause of crash is that the driver "lost control of her vehicle when the left rear tire/rim separated from the axle."
At 70mph, on I-75 in michigan '99 durango transfer case blew apart causing vehicle to jump with smoke pouring out the back of the vehicle. Was barely able to get vehicle under control and off to side of road. Mechanic stated front driveshaft cracked thus maybe causing transfer case cv joint to go blowing apart transfer case. Another vehicle experienced a flat tire at high speed due to running over pieces of transfer case. Have spent over $4000 dollars in repairs to durango in 3 years including (front driveshaft, transfer case, water pump, PCM, upper & lower ball joints, upper control arms, sway bar bushings, front rotors, brakes, etc. Only 78,000 on the vehcile when transfer case blew up. Can I file a claim for lemon law regarding ball joints. Uppers need replaced again.
While having vehicle serviced by a mechanic for a transmission leak, mechanic noticed that upper ball joint had worn and needed to be replaced.
When the brakes were applied, the front end pulled excessively to the right or left. Also, when making turns, consumer heard a loud "grinding" coming from the front end. Dealer diagnosed that the entire front end needed to be replaced due to ball joint failure. *ak the whining noise was heard when going around curves. The marker lights had become inoperative when pulling out of "int" switch and the head lamp switch was replaced, and upon acceleration, there was a pinging noise in the passing gear. *scc. The tie rods were also replaced.
Vehicle's left rear wheel separated from axle causing vehicle to go out of control. *mr the consumer had gone around a small bend and the vehicle pulled to the left. As the consumer tried to steer back into the lane, the vehicle went into the right lane. The consumer had no control of the steering. The consumer applied the brakes but the vehicle didn't slow down, instead it went out control and traveled backwards facing traffic, the vehicle hit a barrier wall of the bridge on the drivers side, bounced off the wall, spun around again, and hit the barrier wall again in the rear left side. The vehicle spun around again and ended back on the interstate. The left rear wheel had separated from the vehicle and was found across the highway. A witness stated that it appeared as if the rear axle cracked and the left rear wheel went at an opposite angle of the vehicle. *scc
Consumer states that transmission slips when vehicle is cold.
Consumer states while traveling at 55 MPH, consumer suddenly heard a big boom, then smoke started to pour out of the rear of vehicle. Vehicle was towed to dealer, dealer states that transfer case blew up.
Consumer states transmission shifts violently. Dealer notified.
1999 dodge durango - regarding suspension and steering. At 42,000 miles had to have left and right lower ball joints replaced, left and right upper control arms replaced. Chrysler would not cover total cost. My out of pocket cost was $728.45. *ak also dealer replaced leaking transfer case (a defect) no cost to me.
When I pushased my 1999 dodge durango the brakes was nosiy...took it back to the dealer.they charged me $90.00 to do a brake service.after the brakes was used a couple of times they started making nosie again...took it back and dealer stated that it was the pads and they could not do anything about it. Well after that I was fed up with them and took it to a goodyear shop where they replaced the brakes.(stopped the nosie) and also found out the upper ball joints was bad along with the shocks...so they was replaced costing me $1,300.00. So much for the extended warenties that I purchased with the vehicle..the dealer also charged me for fliud after two sensors went out that was located inside the transmission..wich the warenty was to cover the drive train..this vehicle is a 1999 dodge durango 4x4....new tires had to be purchased because of ball joints was bad causeing tires to wear wrong
Vehicle's torque converter failed and would not shift into third gear. Only 35k miles on vehicle. Dealer charged $750 to fix the problem.
While traveling on the highway the transmission stalled and a grinding noise was coming from the rear.
While the vehicle was in park the vehicle rolled backwards and ran over the consumer. The dealer was notified.
While driving, the consumer heard a strange noise. The dealer determined that upper ball joints had to be replaced. *ak the seal between the transfer case was leaking
Transfer case in dodge durango slt 4wd(1999) cracked in half while driving. Took it to my local transmission place and after further review, he found the front drive shaft had weakened(broke) which destroyed the u-joint which caused the transfer case to crack. When he called dodge to order a new front drive shaft, they said they were back ordered 2-3 weeks. When asked if there was a problem with this part, he was told no. But the drive shaft is back ordered. How does that happen and not have a problem?
While driving at 90mph, the vehicle started to smoke under the hood. Then the transfer case fell to the ground causing consumer to pull over. Dealer notified. Ph
Durango`s transmission went bad, dealer of no help ,50,000 mi. On vechicle also not the same problem that was complaned about. Ts
Please provide additonal information. Ts
Consumer states that the lock out switch has to be replace on two occasion. And now the problem is reocurring dealer and manaufactuer has been notified. Ts
While the consumer was driving, the vehicle completely shut off causing the power steering and the power brakes to fail. The dealer replaced the PCM.
Consumer states vehicle is leaking unknown fluid whenever 4-wheel drive is engaged. Vehicle has been checked by dealer 5x who has not been able to determine cause or fluid. On 10/16/02 vehicle caught fire while driving. Ts
Consumer was driving approximately 60mph with cruise control engaged, and cruise control disengaged without warning, and vehicle lurched forward. Also, vehicle has lurched forward several times, and problem was getting worse. Tachometer will "rev" up, but speedometer will not function. Consumer very concerned about safety while driving vehicle.
My engine has lock down and there were slug in the engine and I have been having my oil changes regularly and I had and oil change the day before my engine lock down on me. The dealership will not replace my engine so I had to pay the hold bill myself and also when they were replacing my engine they told me I my that I had a leak in my transmission so I had to replace that also and my fog lights went out on me within less than 6 months after I purchase my durango I only put 24,000 miles on the durango. I only had my dodge durango one year seven months. There are to many other dodge durangos with the same defects and the manufacturer.
Consumer stated that the vehicle had no power steering, dealer stated that the power steering shaft pump shaft had broken, dealer replaced power steering pump. *slc
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