After only 48,000 mile the engine of my 2000 dodge durango went out. After spending $3,400 on a used engine it went out in less than a year. The ball joints on both of my front wheels have also gone out since 2000.
2000 Dodge Durango engine complaints
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Our 2000 durango with only 57k miles, had the "check guages" light come on. The engine temp went to hot, then to cold. After taking it into the dealer, I was told that the water heater needed to be replaced ($300), the soft plugs (freeze plugs?) were bad and needed to be be replaced ($1500) and there is an internal oil leak ($1,000). This is a 2000 model year, purchased in january of 2000 and only has 57,000 miles
While driving consumer heard a thumping sound coming from the front end. Dealership serviced the truck and was unable to determine the cause of the problem.
Since ownership of the vehicle two engines were replaced. Front end had been realigned on at least two occasions due to excessive wear on the tires. Also, fuel pump had been replaced twice.
2000 dodge durango. At about 69,000 miles the vehicle heater suddenly went cold and the vehicle overheated. I pulled over and checked under the hood. The vehicle lost all antifreeze. Towed it home. The next day found that a freeze plug had a hole in it. After repair, found that the freeze plug had corrosion and actually rusted through. Dealer said it was due to lack of maintenence. Impossible, freeze plugs are not maintained and coollant has a life of 100,000 miles. In addition, a freeze plug should be galvanized/aluminized to prevent corrosion. Vehicle has been repaired. However, because of this problem, I wonder if this is the reason that others are having vehicles blow up. I believe that the sludge is the result of the overheated oil and that is why the vehicles are blowing up. Not because of lack of oil changes. After this problem, I have found that my engine idles slightly rough. This seems like a good indicator of blown seals causing oil leakage and of overly heated oil creating sludge.
Engine must be replaced due to sludge build up. Manufacturer will not cover repair expenses.
While coming home from vacation in vermont in our 2000 dodge durango the check gauge light came on and the oil pressure light dropped to 0. We immedialty pulled over and checked the oil and it was full. My husband had just changed the oil a week earlier. We started the car again and everything went back to normal for a mile or two when now the oil pressure was jumping up and down. We pulled the car over immediatly and called for a tow truck after 2 hours in the cold we had the car towed to a dealer in vermont. Where are car still is. We were told there was sludge build up and the oil pump needed to be replaced. Then after further review we need a new engine or they could pathc it together with no guarrenty we will not need a new engine in the future. I did some investigating and found this is a reoccuring problem with this vehicle. Daimlerchrysler would do nothing for us and blamed it on neglect. My husband does regular maintenance on the vehicle and it is in excellent condition. This vehicle is only 3 1/2 years old with 67,000 miles. I'm furious that dodge is aware of the problem and is selling this vehicle to consumers.
While driving at 60 MPH the consumer noticed that vehicle lost oil pressure, would shake, and stall. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the mechanic determined that engine died due to poor maintenance. *ak the dealer never took apart the motor, only the fuel injector and spark plugs. The vehicle was in for a crank sensor repair a week or two before the oil pump problem occurred.
The vehicle driver's side front upper control arm was loose. The consumer had it repaired ($106.00) after finding out that there was no recall. *ak the vehicle's rocker arm failed.
Upper and lower ball joints unusual wear, replaced at 70000 miles. Also dealer and oil change place said sludge in engine. I regularly change my oil, the intake maniford gasket blew and caused engine to knock and have sludge. Speed sensor in rear axle went bad, causing speedometer and ABS system failure.
On 8/7/02 my oil pressure suddenly dropped to 0. A dodge mechanic replaced the oil pump, which was under warranty since the vehicle had only 28,000 miles on it. On 8/19/03 my oil pressure again suddenly dropped to 0. My car was towed to a dodge dealership where an asst. Service mgr. Told me I would likely need a new engine. He said that although he had only seen this problem "one other time" my extended warranty might not cover it because it was caused by poor maintenance. I told him that I averaged only 10k miles a year on my car and had most, if not all, of my oil change records. His demeanor tells me that this won't be covered without a fight. My durango has 40,600 miles on it. Through the internet I have learned that there are literally hundreds of people who've been stuck with thousands of dollars of unjustified charges because of dodge's failure to admit that the engines of some durangos develop sludge (apparently it's known as a smog sludge motor in trade terms.) when you check the following websites you'll immediately see the pattern: consumeraffairs.com, carsurvey.org, or simply google "oil pressure durango" or "durango sludge"
Traveling on he interstate in my 2000 dodge durango with 50k miles on it when sudden loss of oil pressure to 0. Knocking under hood. Pulled over, towed to mechanic shop. Engine total loss. I have seen and heard numerous same problems and feel something should be done and I will be working my hardest on that.
Engine failure on 2000 dodge durango due to sludge buildup/filter failure.
Check gauges light came on with no warning. All gauges were normal. A loud rattling sound was followed by the oil pressure dropping to zero and the engine failed. Vehicle has been towed to wiesner dodge in rosenberg, texas. Dealer claimed sludge in the oil caused the failure. I have regular documented oil change receipts. Payment of repair (est. $6000) is pending meeting with warranty adjuster. How can our federally funded agencies ignore the vast multitude of complaints on this problem without investigating?????
2000 dodge durango experienced sludge in vehicle's engine.*mr the oil pressure suddenly dropped. This occurred twice and the consumer had a new oil pump put in. After the second time, a serviceman advised the consumer the engine needed to be replaced. The consumer would like dodge to replace her vehicle. *ph *jb
While driving at an undetermined speed engine light came on and smoke started coming from underneath the vehicle. This resulted in vehicle bursting into flames. Prior to this occurrence dealership replaced transmission sensor 3 times. Cause of the fire was undetermined.
My 2000 dodge durango lost oil pressure. After taking it to dealership, they said it was due to sludge in oil pan going through intake tube. Since my husband performs most of the oil changes himself, I only had a few receipts. My warranty company refused to pay. From reading other peoples complaints of the same problem, it seems chrysler is refusing to pay too. I just bought my last dodge.
Engine sludge build up in 2000 dodge durango.*mr the build up was the result of the design flaw of the intake manifold.
The oil pressure in our 2000 dodge durango dropped to 0. . We dropped the car off for 1 days - I was informed that to to \"oil sludge\" in the engine, the car is irrepairable damage to the engine. The engine will need to be replaced the car has 73,000 miles on it and we still owe $18,000! I called auto west dodge, ca to ask if they had heard of any similar problems and was told no. Then checked online and have found many of the same examples of the same problem.
We have a 2000 durango with 39,847 miles on it. On june 6, 2003 we were traveling down the freeway and the oil pressure dropped to 0. The oil pressure returned to normal when the engine came to an idle. At first it appeared as if I had a gauge problem. I checked everything out and began on our way again just to find it happened all over again once we got to speed. I pulled over and the pressure returned to normal! We shut it down and towed it to a nearby dealership. There, when asked, I demonstrated that our engine was okay by cranking it without starting it. Several days later they informed me that I would need a new engine ($8310). I had it towed to the dealership where I purchased it. There, the service manager informed me the engine was seized! Someone had evidently run the engine after it was dropped off, but each dealership blames the other!!! Oddly, neither dealership ever asked me what my driving habits are to determine if I should be on the 7,500 mile schedule or the 3,000 mile schedule as described in the owners manual!
While the vehicle was at idle a fire started under the hood.
My 2000 dodge durango started missing and back firing after morning warm up,parked the car until next day.tried to start car in morning and no go.towed car to dealer where they changed plugs and got it running only to here a noise in eng upon opening engine they found #3cyl beat up and half of my other cyls with low compression.no broken part found there fore no coverage from dodge or api who holds the 6yr-60000 war.my car has only 42000 and now needs roughly 6000.00 in repair. No help from dodge
November 1, 2002 our 2000 dodge durango malfunctioned. It was towed into a dealership where an adjuster from our extended warranty company (north american) was sent. According to the mechanic at the dealership, an "upper plenum gasket" malfunctioned, causing oil to suck up into a part of the engine and burn up. We were told that the burned oil then dropped into the oil pan where it was then sucked up into the intake and became clogged. North american denied our claim stating negligence on our part. A representative with north american stated to me that they did not agree with the adjuster. We had to borrow over $4,000 to replace the engine in this vehicle. I have since found other people in the united states who are posting this same issue with dodge durango's (and not just the year 2000) consumer was asking how come there's no official investigation has opened regarding vehicle. Consumer has found 20 plus similar complaints.
Complete engine failure due to sludge. 41k miles. Schedule a oil changes as per owners manual. The dealship performed the majority of the oil changes for which there were records (the last was just 2000 mi prior to failure) there were a few that were performed by me for which I couldn't produce the receipts of the oil and filter purchase. Hence, no satisfaction was provided by either the dealership or chrysler. After researching the incident further, I have found that there are at least a couple hundred others with similar stories. Obviously these engines run excessively hot under normal circumstances, thus producing sludge that builds up over time (collecting in the oil pan and obstructing the pickup filter in my case) that is not removed by routine oil changes. This smacks of design flaws to me.
While driving, vehicle started smoking. It stalled and everything locked up. The temperature gauge went from normal to hot very fast. The dealership indicated that the engine had blown. Ph
Engine failure in my 2000 dodge durango. Engine showed oil sludging that caused engine failure even though car 2.5yrs old with 32k miles.
My engine is filled with sludge although we ahd regular oil changes. Because we could only find teh last three oil change receipts, the dealer says they are not going to make the repair. At first, they sid it was an oil pump. I called chrysler and they were willing to replace the pump although I am 19k miles out of warranty. This tells me they knew there was a problem. Now, after searching the interet and calling an attroney, I find 182 like complaints for the 2000 model year durango and dakota. No one at teh corporate or dealer level will work with me unless I pay $6,000 for the repair. Can anyone say class action lawsuit?
While driving the engine light illuminated; also , the transmission light. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer, and dealer reset memory, 60 miles later the transmission failed. Please provide any further information. Ts....
Engine failure oil problem orignal problem was fuel pump deal claims engine making noise and is also knocking. I have receipts from auto shop and over the counter for purchase of oil and oil filters nj dodge district mgr said it was not good enought this is a oil sludge issue we have kept up maintenance on the vehicle but chrysler will not cover the repairs under the warranty. Other dodge owners also have same problem related to all dodge SUV and dodge dakota trucks. I also feel that if dodge had change the oil they would replace the engine under the warranty. Dt
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the vehicle will shut off causing consumer to pull over and it will be hard to get the vehicle back started. Dealer notified.
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