2001 Dodge Durango: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Jan 23, 2015 · Suspension · 120,000 miles · OH

Clunking when turning.

Filed Oct 16, 2014 · Brakes, Suspension · 225,000 miles · CA

Prior to the hub freezing up the SUV was making a squeaky noise in the front end this later turned into a clunking noise and the car would sway when ever there were lane changes especially noticeable at hwy speeds 55 to 65 MPH and driving over the lane marker caps on the freeway. This then developed into a metal to metal grinding noise from the front end prior to the wheel assembly right front passenger side separating inverting underside car chassis.

Filed Nov 14, 2011 · Engine · 127,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 dodge durango. The contact stated that she heard a loud clunking and grinding noise coming from the vehicle and felt vibration when she accelerated. Also, the check engine warning light was illuminated and there was an evap control system leak. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who informed the contact that the drive shaft failed and needed to be replaced. No repairs were performed. The current mileage was 131,000 and the approximate failure mileage was 127,000.

Filed Nov 13, 2011 · Suspension · WI

Upper ball joints clunking noise over every bump.

Filed Apr 8, 2008 · Suspension · 167,030 miles · KY

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 dodge durango. While driving at any speed, but mostly during take off, the vehicle makes popping and clunking noises. The dealer stated that the vehicle had been previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v596000 (suspension:front:control arm:upper ball joint); however, the contact disagrees. The current mileage was 167,230 and failure mileage was 167,030.

Filed Sep 14, 2005 · Transmission · 59,736 miles · IN

On the evening of august 28, 2005 while driving down the indiana toll road near michigan city, in., my 2001 dodge durango suddenly started to loose power, shortly after that we smelled something burning. It was at that point we discovered the rear differential had been smoking and as we were slowing down we could hear clunking coming from the rear-end. That night the durango was towed to michigan city, and the next day it was towed to my local dodge dealership lochmandy motors in elkhart, in for repair. After several days and inspection from an independent inspector from hired by insurance company, it was determined that the carrier bearing in the rear-end failed and caused the rear axle to be damaged beyond repair. The entire rear axle had to be replaced for a total cost of $1795.60. My 2001 dodge durango only has 59736 miles on it, but none the repairs were covered by the warranty not to mention the towing costs. Both the dealership and the independent inspector agreed that the carrier bearing breaking was a manufactures defect. I feel all costs for the repair and towing of my dodge durango should be paid for by daimler chrysler.

Filed Mar 4, 2004 · Brakes, Suspension · 54,000 miles · PA

I bought my dodge durango in october 2002. I heard a clunking noise & felt like someone hit me from behind when I would stop. Had checked at pontiac dealership where I bought it, they said there were no problems. I saw cbs news story on durangos and realized that the ball joints may be the issue with my vehicle, it still makes the same clunking noise, and I still feel the vehicle push forward when I am stopping my vehicle. On february 14th of this year, I was driving and lost my brakes, found out that the cylinders were bad. I will put this down as an incident, but the noise is still ongoing, and so far I haven't had an incident & would like to prevent one.

Filed Mar 4, 2004 · Suspension · 39,400 miles · TX

In january of this year, I was drivng my 2001 durango home from work and heard a "clunky" noise. Thinking I had a flat tire, I stopped and looked and saw nothing. When I got home, my husband drove it around the block and thought it was the brakes. The next morning, he drove to mckinney dodge (about 10 miles on the freeway) and as he got off the freeway and pulled into their parking lot, the drivers side wheel turned completely sideways and broke, causing the vehicle to fall down on that side. I pulled into the parking lot a few minutes later and saw my vehicle with the wheel turned outwards and front end down on top of it. They fixed this under the extended warranty. This also caused the mag wheel to bend and the tire not to hold air, so we had to pay another $50 to have that fixed before we could even drive it. The service man had called me at work and told me how fortunate we were that my husband was not still on the freeway when this happened. The dodge dealership told us this was a very uncommon occurrence. I now feel that we were deceived by dodge trying to cover up this problem and worry about our daughter and grandchildren in their new 2003 durango. There should be a recall immediately and the problems should be corrected before people are killed. Our durango had about 39,400 miles on it at the time.

Filed Oct 29, 2003 · Transmission · WA

Transmission clunk at low speeds when automatic transmission shifts from second to third.

Filed Sep 5, 2003 · Suspension · 18,100 miles · FL

Clunking, rattles and squeaks from the front suspension during sharp turns or bumps. Vehicle has 18,100 miles on it. Dealer replaced the left front upper and lower control arms and ball joints. This appears to be a premature failure as referenced in the federal safety agency action number pe03032.