Consumer replaced the ball joints in august 2003. As of today passeneger's side ball joints need to be replaced. Consumer was frustrated. *ak
2000 Dodge Durango suspension complaints
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April l. Ray(spouse), told me of noise coming from the front end of the vehicle, around wheel wells, before I could have this looked into, today(december 19, 2004), my wife was driving down woodrow kay rd. In rockmart ga., as she drove up a slight incline that bared to the left, she noticed the driver side wheel started to wobble, before she could get over the hill, and clear of any traffic, she heard a snap or pop sound, then the driver side wheel bowed out and she lost control of the vehicle. Which in an instant threw her across the opposite lane and into the embankment on the other side of the road. After hitting the embankment the vehicle came to a rest on the driver side bumper, the driver side wheel was completely bowed towards the rear of the vehicle. This is a current insurance claim, but we are waiting to hear of the results, which also resulted in two false citations for her driving ability.
Clanking grinding noise in front end while making slow left or right turns.
While driving 55 MPH and changing lanes consumer heard a loud popping sound. Consumer pulled over and found the front passenger side tire wheel was titled outward.
Shortly after purchase of vehicle, the new front end tires were worn out and a squeeking noise was associated. T ires lost traction in turns can lead to rollovers. Ront control arm/upper & lower were replaced with 4 new tires. Squeaking in front end still noticeable and unrepaired.
While driving on the highway 65 MPH car stalled. Consumer lost control of steering and brakes as well. She then veered to the right side of the road coming to a stop.
Winding sound in steering when tuning wheel,horible sound while turning wheels and backing up,door locks are in locked position (can't open to get out of car and loud sound going off when door locks are supposed to self lock at 25 MPH)bought car in 2001, after 6 mo took car to dearership to report problems while still under warranty and they said nothing was wrong. Still have paperwork to show of the complaints.I have 3 small grandchildren I take care of and transport in the vehicle. Hope you people do something about this before someone dies or you will really be out of pocket. I have less that 60,000 miles on SUV so this can't be due to wear and tear. ( I marked oem yes if that pertains to original parts on SUV).
My 2000 dodge durango was diagnosed with undercarriage problems and in need of ball joint replacement and numerous other parts in both front tires. In addition, I have replaced the cv joints once already because they were worn out and they are in need of replacement again. The ball joints are a critical part of the suspension, steering, and safety of any vehicle, passengers, and others. If the ball joints shall fail, as many have indicated have done on dodge durango's, there would be serious injury, damage, and potential death for those involved. I have also replaced the tires to due uneven ware, which I have been told could be due to the ball joints. With the history of the ball joint problems with dodge durangos, there should be no reason dodge doesn't recall them. Dodge's liability and consequence for not recalling them will be far more dramatic and financially negative after more ball joints fail causing more accidents, injuries, and deaths resulting in lawsuits. For one would hate to see anyone hurt or killed due to dodge's negligence. Estimate to fix is around $1600 for the ball joints in the front end. The cv joints will also need repairing. Since this is an obvious defect in the manufacturing of the durango, I do not believe I should pay for it. Durango's record for inferior undercarriage should be enough for the auto industry to demand compensation to all owners of the durango. This doesn't take into account the potential property damage and physical injuries or deaths that have been or will be caused by this defect in the dodge durango ball joints.
I had notiice for some time that my vehicle , a 2000 durango had an unususal noise when turning to the right along with a "loose" feel when driving ,especially when on a curve or bumpy road. I took my vehicle to a local dealer to be checked out and their first response was that I needed to have my upper ball joints replaced. I had purchased extended warranty insurance for the vehicle so that paid for most of the replacement cost but that did not pay anything for the front end alignment required after the ball joints were replaced. It seems really unususul that ball joints which require no lubrication and can not be lubricated would deteriorate so rapidly in just 40000 miles of normal operation. At the time I also wondered why they immediately decided that the upper ball joints were defective but I see from the news now that daimler chrysler has had a good indication that they did have a problem and just hoped to keep me quiet.
(1) driving vehicle, normal speed, crossing railroad tracks (2) upper ball joint separated, allowing right front wheel assembly to come fall ouside the vehicle. Failure caused lack of steering control of vehicle until stopped. Damage affected all related parts outside of frame including ABS sensor, upper and lower control arms, tire wheel, wheel berrings, axel, drive shaft, brake line, lower ball joint, steering arm, etc. (3) all components replaced.
Right upper ball joint was worn and very loose.
Right upper ball joint was loose and very worn.
2000 dodge durango premature wear upper ball joints in september 2003 with only 39,000 miles the durango was diagnosed with early upper ball joint wear. Dodge dealership ignores several requests to address the problem. *ak do we have to wait until it fails and someone is killed to solve, what I now find, is a common problem?
2000 dodge durango - dealer recommends replacing upper ball joints. Dealers opinion is that the vehicle is unsafe to operate. For the past three years, dodge has been reviewing a product recall on the durango ball joints. This defective product issue needs to be resolved.
2000 dodge durango - dealer recommends replacing upper ball joints. Dealers opinion is that the vehicle is unsafe to operate. For the past three years, dodge has been reviewing a product recall on the durango ball joints. This defective product issue needs to be resolved.
While driving 30 MPH front end collapsed. As a result front wheels separated.
After two weeks of purchasing our (2 years old @ that time)durango, as we were driving we heard a loud screaching noise, we found a piece that appearantly broke off, it had to do with the brakes we were told. Later our transmission wasnt functioning properly, it needed new sensor. When steering it screaches (had problem right after purchasing) and its been getting worse, we took it to dealer and they flushed power steering fluid and we also had to have right ball joint replaced at the same time. When steering it still sounds bad. We had to replace the battery a year after purchasing one at the dealership and a month after that our transmission went out. Dealer wanted to charge $3700.00. We took it somewhere else, hope to pick up today from shop will be paying $2570.00.
Since day one this vehicle has been in and out of dealership, from transmisson problems, steering , noises. I stopped bringing in truck at 30,000 miles when my warranty expired, and know I just have live with it.
On october 26th at approximately 3:40pm my wife, carrying our six children, was driving our 2000 dodge durango on chicago's lake shore drive when the right front wheel popped off. Fortunately there wher no injuries related to this potentially fatal mechanical breakdown. Our durango has less than 75,000 miles on it. It is our understanding that many dodge durangos have experienced this problem however, neither dodge nor the federal safety agency has done anything about it.
2000 dodge durango in which the ball joint had to be replaced at 53230 miles. They were so far gone that the mechanic doing the inspection stated the durango could not be driven until the necessary repairs were made because it was to dangreous to drive. I feel luckly that this was caught by the mechanic during a oil change, for we were using it for a 1000 mile vacation the following week . The cost of repair $760.57 ball joints wer r&r
My complaint is simply that I cannot understand why your agency hasn't ordered a recall concerning defective ball joints on 2000 dodge durangos, and durangos of other model years so affected. These defects are highly dangerous, and highly costly to owners. Your inaction is simply facilitating daimler chrysler's cynical policy of ignoring the issue and hoping that it blows over. In the absence of a recall order, I fail to see how your agency is protecting american taxpayers.
10/8/04 drove vehicle for approx 4 miles today, everything normal as could be. Leaving a parking spot with limited clearance, requiring a full turn-to-lock on the steering wheel, upper ball joint failed, causing separation of the front axle (4wd), and separation of the lower ball joint. There was no noise or other indication of impending failure.
While driving driver"sehicle wandered from side to side. Steering wheel would pull from left to right on its own. Consumer drove vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that both frontal upper ball joints needed to be replaced due to corrosion.
While driving left front tire fell off after crossing a rail road track. The ball joints were defective. Dealer stated this was not under warranty.*ak
I have a 2000 dodge durango and I have had problems with my balljoints. I've had my car in for numerous problems but none as scary as the near loosing control of my car everytime I go over a pothole or uneven pavement. Finally in march 2004 I had all four of the balljoints replaced because they were found to have "excessive radial free play, over .250 inch". After having them replaced in march there is still a problem. I brought the car back for the same problem but was told that everything was tight but that I needed new shocks. I've replaced the shocks and the problem still persists. I asked the dealer if I could have the old parts but they said since it was a warranty issue that I wouldn't be able to have them becasuse they would have to send them back to mopar. I also asked if the balljoints that were replaced were the same as the old ones, the same type, same manufacture and the dealer told me there was no way for him to know. Because if they were the old type then I would like the new type put one. I feel lucky that I purchased an extended warranty because I haven't had to pay for the replacement of the balljoints, but I did have to pay 500 dollars for replacing the shocks. I just hope I really needed them.
While driving a loud noise was heard coming from the underneath the vehicle. The noise escalated louder and louder. Consumer took vehicle to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the lower ball joints needed to be replaced due to corrosion.
Consumer complained about a ball joints were replaced.*ak the vehicle shakes when driving speeds of 40 MPH and higher. *tc
The ball joints on my 2000 durango are showing premature wear. The mechanic says the vehicle will soon be unsafe to drive without fixing this. Dodge knows about this problem and the fact that it puts me and my family in danger by driving it, but they have not warned me of this problem, nor does their maintenance schedule indicate that these parts need inspection at any given interval.
Basic auto checkup desovered issue. When the vehicle was lifted in the air the front end fell apart. Both ball joints for the 2000 durango I own had to be replaced which end up costing close to $500. I had heard 1 year ago about possible problem but didn't think anything of it until now which lead me to research it. It would seem this is a very common issue, and it could have possiblity been worse by it falling off while I was driving, which could have resulting is serious injury.
While driving at any speed, consumer can hear a clicking sound coming from the front wheels. A mechanic examined the vehicle and found that the ball joints were worn on both sides. The consumer also found out that the clock spring is defective in the vehicle. *la
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