I have a 2000 dodge durango, and I have been experiencing, front suspension problems.when you are turning or driving at any rate of speed it makes a creeking noise, and a clicking noise. I took it to goodyear and they told me the ball joints need to be replaced, upper and lower. There is only 52000 miles on my truck, I took it to the dealer and they said they can not duplicate the problem. The cost for repair is over $1000.00 dollars. With all the complaints you are reciiveing I think there should be a recall and the dealers should be repairing the problems at there expense.
2000 Dodge Durango suspension complaints
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After getting new tires for my 2000 dodge durango I was told that the upper ball joints and arm had to be replaced "or the wheels would fall off." I have 59,000 miles on the vehicle. 4x2, never off road.
I took my car into get the tires rotated and the tire tech told me the front upper ball joints were about to break and I was lucky I havent got into a car accident yet. He said my car was unsafe to drive and I needed it to be fixed as soon as possible. I saw all the reports and needed to report mine too.
Slight loss of control of vehicle or shimmering while driving. Has happened a few times. Gain control after few seconds. 2000 dodge durango.
Our 2000 dodge durango r/t - needed upper ball joint replaced, due to the damage that caused- we also had to replace all of our tires.
While driving vehicle began swerving from left to right, causing consumer to lose control. Consumer applied the brakes, and the truck collided into a ditch on the side of the road, resulting in consumer injury and vehicle frame damage. Related pursuit pe 03-032.
The upper ball joints wore out and was replace by an independent mechanic. The two front tires were replaced. Please provide details.
Excessive tire wear on 2000 dodge durango. New front tires cupped after 5000 miles. Could this be related to a potential defect currently under investigation per a 7/22/03 news release?.
I own a 2000 dodge durango 4wd. Have never had it off-road. Only 25,000 miles on it. Took the durango in for wv state inspection. The garage where I had bought it found that the right ball joint was so wore out that is was not safe for me to drive the vehicle. I experienced no difficulty in the steering. No problems showed up as I could tell. I had just returned from an interstate trip where my speed was up to 70 MPH. I wanted to report this, because I heard on the local news that other durango owners were experiencing similar problems and you were taking complaints on this safety issue.
Upper ball joints failed on my 2000 dodge durango with 42,000 miles. This is supposedly a heavy duty truck and has never towed anything nor been offroad. Only light duty commuter duty. This is a very common problem and representative of a design defect. Entire wheel assembly can fall off vehicle while driving.
Took my 2000 dodge durango in to have ABS sensor replaced and was told by the customer service representative that the front ball joints needed to be replaced, and that I was taking the chance of having a tire fall off while driving if not done soon. I inquired if it wasn't unusual to have to replace upper ball joints at 40,000 miles and was told that it was not. I also asked if dodge was selling vehicles that have tires falling off while driving after 40,000 miles and was told that they were not.
I have a 2000 dodge durango. I read where the government is investigating the upper ball joints on the front suspension. Mine hve been replaced three times. There is a major defect here.the last time I took it in the steering wheel had started to wobble. I didn't know what it was until I read the article in the newspaper.
I own a 2000 dodge durango. On two differant occasions I have taken my durango to the local dodge dealer to have them investigate a popping sound in the front end of the truck. On both occasions they said there is nothing wrong and they can't find a problem with anything.
When I had front brakes put on my 2000 durango last month, it was noted that the ball joints need to be replaced. I have 48,000 miles on this truck.
Backing out of driveway turning wheel to right felt like I hit something, got out and looked around vehicle, found nothing. Backed into street, knew something was wrong, looked at front tire on passenger side, wheel was cocked. Called tow truck and certified mechanic said ball joint was broken.*ak ea03-023
When going over ripples or bumps in the road at around 15 to 35 MPH, you can hear a strange knocking noise coming from the right front suspension. Also, you can notice the looseness in the suspension when going over ripples when making a sharp right turn. A total of 3 times vehicle has been in shop (kims of laurel). The 1st time I took to be service, the dealer made a false statement that the rotors needed turning (I was charge for turning rotors when that wasn't the problem. After complaining, charges were waived). I was without out vehicle the 2nd time for a total of 18 days and the problem still wasn't solved. Had to take vehicle back the 3rd time and as soon as I drove off lot, the looseness and knocking noise was very noticeable when going over bumbs. Problem still exists. Very unhappy with service.
My upper right ball joint broke and separated the wheel from the vehicle. Fortunately, no accident only becauuse of the slow speed of the vehicle. This seems to be quite a week and dangerous link for a 2000 dodge durango with 40000 mile and never was used in off road. Ea03-023
2000 dodge durango. On two occasions I had my durango in for premature balljoints. The left upper and lower had to be replaced and then the right and left tie rods. I was told that the tierods should have been replaced when the balljoint was replaced. I only had approximately 40,000 miles on my car when they were replaced. I had to pay $150 plus a car rental for this repair which took two days because the dealer didn't have the parts in stock.
Defective upper front ball joint - chrysler has failed to provide repacement parts for over 1 1/2 months. Truck is unsafe to drive. Has been sitting at my work in the back parking lot for over a month. Left upper ball joint is ready to break. I am lucky that I work for a car dealership and was made aware of the problem before I got hurt.
Premature ball joint failure. The ball joints on my 2000 dodge durango failed after only 54,445 miles.
Nar 06/06/2003 *mr while driving the consumer hit a dip in the road and the whole wheel assembly flew off. Corroded ball joints.
Driving down the road about 30 MPH, I hit a dip in the road and the whole passenger side front wheel assembly (tire/wheel/steering knuckle/brake components) flew off. The upper ball joint broke. Ea03-023
At my 30,000 servicing I complained of a lot of creaking noises coming from front/back especially when going over bumps, or accelerating/turning up/down slight inclines. Dealer "loosened and re-torqued leaf spring mounting bolts". Noise went away. About 7 months later, the noise returned and has worsened (now I am off warranty). Took it to a different dealer, who said that the original dealer should have replaced not just tightened leaf springs due to existing service bulletin. Also, new dealer charged me to test drive/diagnosis my car. Now they say "sway bar bushings" need to be replaced. They have ordered parts, but at my expense. I am only a few weeks off of warranty...the noise is much worse, happens front/back, stop/go, up/down-hill, going over bumps.
Consumer lost all steering, the vehicle was towed to the mechanic and indicated the front track bar and tie rod broke. *jb when the tie rods broke, the left the front wheels were without the ability to steer and was unable to slow or stop. The entire rack assembly was replaced. Scc
While driving the vehicle. Consumer states' the whole right front wheel assembly became detached from vehicle. Please provide further information. Ts ea03-023
While driving at 40 MPH vehicle suddenly came to a holt. Vehicle would not go into reverse or drive. Vehicle was towed to dealer. Dealer stated it was rear alignment. Please provide any further information.
At 32,000 we had severe shaking while applying brakes . We took our truck in to have it looked at, shop said that front brake rotors were bad and had to be replaced, they could not be turned . Had them both replaced with after market rotors . A/c clutch assy replaced at 39000 , at 40000 miles we noticed a groaning and sqeaking noise coming from the drivers front wheel when exiting the vehicle ,and noticed an oily substance on driveway under truck . We had both problems looked at , found 4 bad ball joints 1 needs replacing imediately, also rack and pinion seals are bad . Est. $1700.00 to repair joints and rack. Ball joints are sealed and cannot be greased , they should last alot longer than 40000 miles .
While driving vehicle goes over a small bump and it will slide left or right. Consumer has a hard time keeping control of vehicle when this happens. Consumer has verified that tires were rotated/ balanced and pressured correctly.
While driving steering wheel was pulling to the left. Steering was also a little loose. Took vehicle to mechanic for brake work, and mechanic indicated ball joints were bad. Took vehicle to dealer, and had ball joints repaired.
Consumer states fender fell off drivers side, dealer installed two wheel well fasteners, consumer states that rail dust covers vehicle at rear, consumer states rattling, squeaking, crunching or moaning noise throughout vehicle over bumps, dealer replaced anti rattle clip, and both rear left springs, vehicle lunges forward with brake on at stops, dealer found throttle valve was scored and replaced valve body, transmission hesitates or will not engage when brakes are applied, dealer replaced all seals, clutches, and cleaned and inspected overdrive, shift linkage out of adjustment, on several occasions, engine pings on acceleration, dealer unable to duplicate, concerns with broken rear seat latches and seat not flipping forward, dealer performed clockspring safety recall 01v153000.
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