11 problems related to front suspension have been reported for the 2001 Dodge Durango. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Dodge Durango based on all problems reported for the 2001 Durango.
We received a recall notice concerning the front end problems on the Dodge Durango but it does not include the 2 wheel drive after 100,000 miles. We are 11,000 outside this notice but have not been able to drive our vehicle due to this problem. There are no restrictions on the 4x4. This seems pretty biased on the part of the Dodge corporation. Why the descrepencyi?????????.
We noticed a squeaking in the front-end while our 2001 Dodge Durango was under warranty. Took to Dodge dealership in brownfield, texas, and mechanic could not duplicate the sound. Said we probably were hearing vibrations from cd's in the side-door pockets. Car now has 60k miles, and over last 10k miles or so, have noticed four things 1) front end making popping sound, like a joint pop on your ankle or something and 2) when turning sharply, vehicle bounces like the wheel was out of round, 3) uneven wear on front tires, especially on left side, and 4) vehicle less stable when hitting bumps as steering tends to move back and forth. Tried to get a mechanic to check last weekend in lubbock, but could not get vehicle into shop due to their workload. Family member told us that Durango's were on the news about what appears to be the same problem. We will be scheduling a visit with a dealership. I hope we don't lose a tire, as we are minimum of 30 miles from a dealership. The consumer took vehicle to a dealership and was informed that the upper and the upper control bushing needed to be replaced because they were worn. The next day after part were replaced there is still a popping and squeaking noise in the front end of the truck.
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.
When making a left turn heard a knocking noise from the front end. Dealership serviced vehicle several times, but was unable to locate the cause of the noise.
Unstable front wheels when going over (perpendicular) bridge seams at posted highway speeds. I. E. The vehicle shifts abruptly and vertually uncontrollably as the front wheels seem unstable. I have to consciously plan and brace for the action.
While driving 2001 Dodge Durango on a straight-away, up hill, the front wheels suddenly veered to the left, and driver lost control of truck, hitting telephone pole head-on, and totalling vehicle.
Front suspension has wobble. Front tires showed sign of wear on the outside edge within 18k miles. Performed an alignment at 24000 miles. Front end of the Durango still has steering wheel wobble at 60 mph at 40k miles. Issue seems similar to NHTSA action number pe03032. Have not had the front end suspension looked at, and the car is out of warranty.
There was a knocking noise that sounded like something was loose in the front end of the vehicle. The noise mostly occurred when vehicle went over a bump in the road. Dealership performed a diagnostic test, but no failure code was found.
My Durango is all over the road on bumpy surfaces and if you happen to hit a bump on a corner, it jumps across the road. The dealer put on new front shocks, but it did not correct the problem. I have not had a chance to return it again.
This is a chronic ongoing problem that has never been resolved. The front end of my Durango will not stay aligned for even a week. It is so bad that it pulls so hard to one side, that it becomes undrivable and extremely unsafe. I took it to the dealer, who charged me a lot of money, to continuously tell me they have realigned it and as soon as I leave the parking lot it starts pulling. They try to tell me it is just the road grade. It is not!.
When driving over a bump at any speed vehicle is hard to control, it goes to left or right. Dealer blamed this on too much tire pressure, and adjusted the pressure. Consumer test drove another vehicle like this, did not handle the way her's did.