Front Suspension Wheel Bearing Problems of Dodge Durango

Nut came off left front wheel bearing causing wheel to come off vehicle. When picking up pieces, I noticed that there is no cotter key to keep the nut from backing off. Had this happened at higher speeds, the result would have been very serious.

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Bags. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, however the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was repaired. On another occasion, while driving at 35 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver as the brakes were depressed and fail to respond without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the wheel bearings and wheel arms needed to be replaced. The wheel bearing was repaired but the wheel arm wasn't. The VIN was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 08e064000(suspension). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000. Jo.

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Front and rear wheel bearings.

Noise in wheel bearings: had to replace both front wheel hubs due to bad bearings. Was worried about safety and wheel locking up. Finally got replaced at ~89000 but started ~82000 miles as worried about safety and them locking up/falling off. Then was informed by the dealer that the upper and lower joints need replacing. Poor quality for american products as vehicle has only been on the road and in the south with good weather.

Ball joints, bushings, control arm, wheel bearings failed. Front wheels had three-four inches of play. When they jacked up vehicle to change tires they said they did not know why tires had not already fallen off. I commute on highway every day and often have my children in the truck. It is only luck or providence that I have not had a front end failure at highway speed. This is potentially fatal and Dodge should stand behind their faulty products and make it right.

My wife drives a 1999 Dodge Durango with 80,000 miles. A few days ago my wife noticed a strange noise coming from the front end. I wanted to drive the vehicle to see what my wife was talking about. The next morning I drove the vehicle as I took my daughter to school. I dropped off my daughter then I continued driving to listen for any strange noises. I noticed a clanking noise coming from the front tire at the driverã‚s side. The noise seemed to increase as I went over small bumps on the road, and while turning. I decided to take the vehicle to the nearest auto shop immediately. I told the mechanic about the problem and he was interested in taking the vehicle for a test drive, to hear what I was talking about. As we drove on to the highway the noise was getting worse. We tried to pull off on the next intersection to return to the shop when the front tire assembly came completely off the vehicle. Thank god we were driving at a low speed and no further accidents occurred, but it could have been bad. We had the vehicle towed back to the shop and it is being worked on. It appears that the wheel bearing lost lubrication and broke into pieces.

I have 45,000 miles on my Dodge Durango. Ever since I bought the car new I have not been able to keep the vehicle aligned. I have gone through several sets of new tires. I recently had the ball joints replaced. Firestone tire dealership told be the wheel was ready to fall of Dodge fixed it under warranty but made it sound like no biggie. My car was still making a bad noise when I turned and then it started doing it when I drove straight. I was then told my wheel bearings were completely shot. . . They were worst on the right side the same side that my ball joints were in the worst shape. I paid to have the wheel bearing replaced. Then I took my car to firestone to get it aligned and they told me my upper control arm on the right side was shot and it was not holding the alignment. So no I have to have this replaced. I feel there is more than just ball joint problems with the Durango and dakotas and I would like you to look into the whole suspension and front end and see what is going on with these cars. . .

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1999 Dodge Durango front driver's side bearing were bad. ** answer required***. The lower front ball joint also needs to be replaced because it can't be greased.

The vehicle vibrated and pulled to the left when driving 50-60 mph. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop. The mechanic informed the consumer that the front wheel bearing needed to be replaced. The consumer stated that the whole left hub assembly needed to be replaced. The consumer was told that the whole front tire almost fell off due to a faulty wheel bearing.

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While driving on highway the front end started grinding. Two miles down the road the left front wheel locked up and vehicle went into a skid. After safely maneuvering to the emergency lane the driver got out and found that the wheel had completely colapsed and would not turn at all. The vehicle was towed to a Dodge dealership and upon inspection, it was found that the bearing had disintegrated. The inner ring of the inside bearing had seized to the spindle. The only thing holding the wheel on was the brake caliper. After replacing the drivers side assembly the dealership checked the passenger side and found it to be loose as well. It would have soon done the same thing. This vehicle only has 60k miles on it and this should not have happened. Fortunately the driver was able to control the vehicle safely off the road, however it could have resulted in a roll over or worse, death.

1)front brakes locked up,causing brake pad to break damaging rotors. 2)noise in front end,lift up front to check it out only to find wheel ready to fall off. Wheel bearings shot. 3)took vehicle to dealer to get wheel bearing fixed,was told along with the wheel bearings that the rotors and brake pads are shot again. 4)to top it all off the dealer told me I need all upper and lower ball joints and the front end alignment if I want to keep the front end on the vehicle.

When turning in either direction vehicle produces a clicking noise.

My 2000 Dodge Durango has had problems with the ball joints and had to be replaced. This was at a low milage. . . Now it seems to be having the same problem again.

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Wheel bearing disintegrated making vehicle immobile, grinding noise just prior with to failure.

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I have had numerous problems with the front end of my 1998 Dodge Durango slt 4x4. I recently had it in to replace the wheel bearing on the passenger side and two of the ball joints costing me close to $500. Less than 50,000 miles ago I also had to replace a wheel bearing and I believe it was on passenger side as well. There is a lot of noise from the front end at all times. It just seems to me that there shouldn't be that much trouble with this vehicle. The first wheel bearing problem I had looked like the wheel was going to fall off when you put it in the air and moved the wheel.

I own a 1999 Dodge Durango and the wheel bearings just collapsed on it. It collapsed on the highway and my wife didn't loose control but it did almost cause her to have a accident. She was able to get it safely off the highway. It has been diagnosed and to the tune of $1800. 00 for repair to the front end because of this damage caused damage to other front end parts.

"98 Dodge Durango-wheel axle failure. Wheel bearing and sensor replaced on front driver side. Wheel about to fall off!.

Consumer is requesting reimbursement for damages resulting from an accident in the 2000 Dodge Durango. The vehicle front wheel bearing failed and resulted in an accident in which the consumer was injured.

While driving at 40 mph, the wheel bearing snapped and the passenger front wheel came off. As a result, the consumer lost control of the truck, but was able to pull around a corner and come to a complete stop, away from traffic. As a result this caused damage to other components. When the part snapped, the vehicle hit another vehicle, then a vehicle from behind hit the consumer 's vehicle.

Purchased 2000 Durango w/70k miles in 5/01. Compalined about front end several times, roughness. Also transmission not shifting. After a few warranty repairs and several costly repairs, torque converter brakes wheel bearings brakes again, the vehicle was out of warranty and they immediately said I need control arms and upper and lower ball jouints. I cant afford to replace them at this point, I am waiting for them to go out while I am driving down the freeway. This car has had numerous probblems. Door lock actuators, ac, heater,fuel pump, water pump, starter coils, the little stuff was always fixed under warranty after an argument , now I am reading about all these other complaints from people with the same problems. . . Thought you would like to know about another party w/ the same problems, should I send you the receipts and there notes for stuff wearing out?is there yet a recall on these ball joints and bearings so maybe they will get fixed before I end up in a crash?.

Wheel bearing wears out prematurely, causing hub nuts to loosen.

While driving 40 mph the front wheel bearings failed. As a result the vehicle became uncontrollable and the driver had to pull to the side of the road. Please provide any additional information.

There was a squawking noise in the front end when the vehicle was driven over a bump. The mechanic replaced the front wheel bearings because they were defective.

Front wheel bearing failure on a 1998 Dodge Durango. The failure caused the front wheel to collapse into the spindle which caused excessive heat and sparks to rupture front brake line and cause a fire.

I recently had to get the front driver's side suspension of my 1999 Dodge Durango replaced. The vehicle had 65,000 miles and is driven primarily for highway use. I thought this was very uncommon for this short use time period. The repairs were costly and Dodge claimed that this is sometimes common. Is NHTSA looking into safety issues related to this?.

After reducing speed from 35 mph and hearing a "thumping" noise, the left/front wheel disconnected from vehicle. Dealership has not determined cause of problem. Bearings in the hub had no lubricant and were dry, bearings broke and put pressure on the hub which turned the spindle nut off, the wheel did not come completely off because the brake caliper was over the brake rotor, dealer recommended that cotter pins be put back in the spindles.

When driving and without prior warning front bearings malfunctioned. Consumer has contacted dealer. Please provide any further details.

In July I started noticing a loose clunky feeling from the front end. I brought it too tuffy auto service in saginaw, mi. They said the front(left and right) bearings were bad. And also a left idler arm. This is not a problem that should happen to a vehicle with only 65,000 miles. What can or should I do.

The right front wheel bearing locked up, and the tire blew out, which resulted in loss of control of vehicle.

The vehicle makes a loud humming noise. Took to the dealer, and the dealer says the front wheel bearing joint needs replacing. Consumer say," the wheel could come off according to the news. Please provide any further information.

The bearings on the right and left front of the vehicle failed as a result of an unknown banging noise. The consumer was told that the vehicle needed an alignment. The alignment didn't change the condition of the truck and the consumer was told not to drive the truck no more than 5 miles an hour.

Consumer heard while traveling at any speed a loud grinding noise coming from front end of vehicle. Dealer serviced indicated that front wheel bearing needed to be replaced.