Hatchback/liftgate Lock Problems of Dodge Durango

I bought a 1999 Dodge Durango from carter CO. Dodge. I did not start having problems with anything until about 6 months ago, when the passenger rear door lock and window were beginning to have problems opening. The window finally quit working and now the door is also having problems opening. Just recently the rear tailgate door has started acting up also. Sometimes it will open and other times it will not. It wont open even if you use the key. I am afraid this is going to lead to a major problem if these locks and windows quit working all together and I have a problem getting out of the vehicle. After speaking with the woman that owned the vehicle prior to me, she informed me that she had replaced the door locks twice and was tired of having to do this, so she traded the Durango in. I am afraid this is going to become a saftey hazard, and would like to see this matter investigated to see if there are more complaints than just mine. Thank you patty gibson.

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Vehicle was in a rear end collision at 25/30 mph , on impact the rare hatch back pop open and luggage fell out. Body shop indicated that the impact wasn't' severe enough to release the hatch back.

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On June sixth, my family and I were traveling south on I-95 during a heavy rainstorm. I lowered my speed to approximately 30 m. P. H. Due to the heavy rain when suddenly traffic slowed. I decelerated keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front and when I looked in my rear view mirror, I saw a blue Ford ranger approaching. I realized that the vehicle approaching was not going to stop in time. The ranger struck our vehicle at approximately 30 m. P. H. Our vehicle was still traveling forward so the impact was dissipated to approximately 25 m. P. H. The instant the vehicle struck ours, the rear hatch popped open depositing some of our luggage and articles onto the roadway where they were stuck by the vehicle that struck ours, damaging the items. My concern was that if I had an unsecured occupant in the third seat, they might have been ejected from the vehicle. Daimler-Chrysler conducted their own investigation but to my dismay, they have obstructed me in every inquiry of the results of that investigation. I am requesting an official investigation in the hope that this can be corrected before there are any injuries.