general problems of the 2000 Dodge Durango

The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving 5 mph, she heard an abnormal noise coming from the front driver’s side tire. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact exited the vehicle and stated that the front driver’s side wheel was detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to an independent mechanic, and she was informed that the ball joint, tie rod, and wheel spindle needed to be replaced. Additionally, the vehicle would need a front wheel alignment. The vehicle was repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 240,000.

I was driving at 55 mph and the steering became really loose and nearly lost control had to replace the ball joints 3 times and I have no power on the driver side of the vehicle that means the door locks and windows.

Multiple times the truck has just died. Driving down the road no warning. The vehicle runs just fine and starts right back up. Yesterday this happened on the highway and almost caused a major accident. When it dies you loose all power steering and power brakes. It is dangerous and ive found numerous complaints online from Durango owners with the same problem.

Driving on regular road just turns off and you loose control of steering , brakes and speed, it has happened on highway and lucky it has happened while on right lane. Steering locks down and you are force to use muscle power to get it out of the way. Can I make a lawsuit against the doge people to fix such problem or should I wait until my wife gets killed or others as it has happened with other Durango owners? replacing the pcm didn't do the job the problem's still happening and now is in the parking lot until it becomes safe.

Purchased the vehicle locally. After 2 days of owning it the vehicle would shut off at random moments. Sometimes when I am driving at 40mph and sometimes at 20mph and under. In traffic and sometimes after being parked for a bit will not startup. When we are driving and the engine shuts off the steering wheel locks up also. The vehicle may take hours before it starts again. There has been many many complaints and still no real solution. The 1999 to 2001 Durangos must be recalled before a fatality occurs.

Dodge Durango 4x2. We have had to have the upper ball joint repaired and now the steering knuckle is out on the vehicle. I have contact Dodge dealers and customer care and was told the recall on this only pertained to the 4x4. I am having the same problem with the 2000 4x2 and they state it is not on the recall list. I do see that there were 400,000 4x2 with the same problem.

The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Durango. The vehicle was brought to the dealer to perform recall 04v596000 repairs. Immediately after the vehicle was repaired the steering assembly shifted and the contact was unable to drive the vehicle forward. The vehicle was involved in collisions prior to it being purchased by the contact, w3hich may have contributed to the failure. The dealer did not correct the failure, and the vehicle has not been driven for a year. The vehicle was towed from the dealer to a relative's home. The contact had not experienced any failures with the vehicle prior to the recall repair. The current and failure mileage were 80,000.

When turining my 2000 Dodge Durango I heard a poping noise, my mechanic told me on 10/27/04 my ball joints were bad and that the whole sterring rack needed to be replaced. I called the local dealer and was told it is not covered under warranty, I then called Dodge they advised the same. I looked on the internet and have found numerous complaints to consumer affairs. The repair will cost $1200. 00, this vehicle has only 48,000 miles. From what I have read and the cbs news report it seems that Dodge should have a recall for this problem before people start getting killed.

While driving, the consumer heard noises coming from the front of the vehicle. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and tr mechanic determined that both upper ball joints failed. There was no warning. The upper ball joint separated under normal conditions. There was damage in the left front suspension, steering gear, control arm, and the axle shaft were all replaced.

While driving there was severe vibration in the front end of the vehicle, dealership has inspected several times and stated nothing wrong with the vehicle.

2000 Dodge Durango (41k miles) steering wheel locks while driving, brake, and electrical system failures. Dealership has offered to buy back the car for $14k. The car was bought 6 months ago with 32k miles for $23k plus a trade in payoff amount for a 2003 Toyota rav4, which is in addition to the Durango purchase price. The offered amount is not sufficient to replace the defective car with a new or used car of comparable size/functionality. The dealership expects us to take a loss of $9k in addition to purchasing another car.

Trouble with steering, suspension. When going over bumps, can loose control of the vehicle, jumps all over the road. Also on slippery roads hard to control as well.

The steering, suspension, and wheels suck!!! on my 2000 Dodge Durango. N Feb. 15, 2003 while driving my Durango, it totally lost control, causing me to side swipe one car, then cause damage to a second and third car. I continue to drive a vehicle that I do not feel safe in. With four children I can not afford to purchase another car. If I could get out of my contract with Dodge and trade it in for a safer SUV, I would. When riding I constantly experience my rear wheels sliding to my right; this usually happens whenever I ride over pot holes or bumps in the street, which is practically evey couple dozen feet in the city. My driving experience with my 2000 Dodge Durango is so unsatisfying. Prior to me purchasing my Dodge, I was the owner of not one, but two Toyota camry's. I made the choice not to go back to the Toyota dealer to purchase an SUV. Instead, as a token of my appreciation to my country. I thought it was best to purchase an american made vehicle; you know, keep the money at home. Every day I questioned that theory. Usually I'm not this harsh of a person, but when it comes down to my children's safety; well, I get pretty pissed. We limit our long distance traveling time. I totally do not drive when its raining, unless I absolutely have to. On highways I drive at least 5-10 miles under the speed limit; for fear of losing control. And to top things off I have this grinding type noise up and around my axle thing; that no one at the two Dodge repair garages seems to know what it is exactly. I had my ball joints replaced twice. One month after I got brand new brakes put on, they started to squeak. I was told that the majority of Dodge SUV's brakes squeak, its just how the manufacturers make them; go figure.

Power steering.

September 13, 2001 my husband curtis joyner was killed in a crash in hernando, ms due to poor wheel base structure and poor wheel balance structure of Durango's of handling curves, was stated by accident reconstructing crew that's what caused the vehicle to rollover in curves. I hired attorney mcgraw of olivebranch, ms; who later stated he did not have the time to put into this matter, but was certainly a good case. I emailed dateline regarding this matter also. I say one night on their show where they showed how the Durango's did not pass the crash in curves or on the road.

While driving steering malfunctioned, causing steering wheel to lock up. Driver must jerk the steering wheel in order to return to normal which may cause a crash. Please provide further information.

Consumer was traveling 75mph, almost hit another vehicle on the side of bridge. Vehicle felt like someone was pulling it left to right. Problem was intermittent, but happened alot. Manufacturer didn't see it as a problem.

When driving over several bumps in the road steering becomes difficult. When this occurs, a squeaking noise is heard from the front end. As a result, consumer has difficultly controlling the vehicle.

Vehicle has excessive play in the front wheels. Consumer suspects problem with upper ball joints. This problem is occurring on both sides of the vehicle, even when it is immobile. When vehicle is in motion noise can be heard in front of vehicle. Also, steering is very unstable when vehicle is moving at medium to high speed.

When vehicle goes over a pothole, the steering wheel has a lot of play, feeling as if you are losing control of vehicle. Dealer has inspected the vehicle.