2001 Dodge Durango: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Jul 15, 2016 · Suspension · 151,881 miles · CA

I purchased the vehicle on 7/11/16 and the same day the tire blew due to the upper ball joint which does have a recall. Mine was completely disintegrated, but supposedly the recall was closed as it was to have been serviced already. Either it wasn't serviced or there is still an issue. I contacted the federal safety agency and they put me through to dodge who spoke with me about there only being one open recall on it and I told her about the ball joint and she told me they would cover the repair and tow and sent a tow truck and towed it to motor village but did not tell them that they would be covering the ball joint work so they told me to have dodge contact them in the morning. When I did contact dodge, the first rep couldn't get through and so she opened a case. I then called motor village to get the service admin's phone number to give to dodge and when I contacted dodge the 2nd time, I was informed that now they would not be covering it and that they are sorry for the misunderstanding. They also won't be towing it back either and I do not have money to do so as I am facing eviction and just purchased that car to get ready to move and now I have no idea what to do. I would not have sent it to dodge if they didn't represent they would fix the ball joint and now all I have from them is an apology for the misunderstanding and no way to fix or get my car that I just purchased out.

Filed Nov 18, 2008 · Tires · AZ · crash · 2 injuries

My daughter was driving my wife and grandson home from an errand. She was on the 202 e bound, getting ready to take the alma school exit, when a blow out occurred. The dodge durango (2001) rolled several times. My daughter was only slightly injured and my grandson was not injured. The car is totaled.

Filed Sep 13, 2005 · Tires · 77,000 miles · MI

Tire separation after only about 10,000 miles. Was driving around 65 miles an hour and there was a sudden vibration from the front end.

Filed May 6, 2004 · 45,000 miles · MI

After a tire blow out, I went to retrieve the spare only to find that it was gone. The spare in this vehicle is located under the rear of the vehicle, and is suspended by a cable that lowers from the trunk. When I check for the spare, I only found a 4 inch section of cable with a frayed end. It appears the cable had broken and the spare, with the alloy wheel, must have dropped to the ground at some point. I had no indication that this had happened, and could have caused an accident if someone behind me had hit the spare after it broke loose.

Filed Mar 10, 2004 · Suspension · 48,000 miles · MI

Consumer had a tire blowout. Took vehicle to dealer to have the tire repaired. Mechanic repaired the tire, and determined that upper and lower ball joints on both sides needed replacement.

Filed Nov 8, 2002 · Transmission · UT

The air condition will not blow out cool air. Please fill in additional information dealer is aware of the problem. Ts

Filed Nov 8, 2002 · UT

The air condition blow out hot air not cold air causing problem. Dealership is aware of problem. Ts