Oil Pump Problems of Dodge Durango - part 1

Hemi v8 cam & lifters failure doe to design flaw had to also change oil pump doe to metal shavings getting in there costly repair mine happened at 144,000.

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I had driven my vehicle on Saturday, hauling a load of hay, without incident, then parked the car. Monday morning I went out to drive kids to school, the engine turned over and started making a loud noise, immediately I turned it off and called a mechanic. I had the vehicle towed to his shop that day, where he found a perfect circle hole in the side about the size of a 50 cent piece. I've since replaced the engine, then the oil pump, and the head gaskets, and the oil pan, now the battery. . .

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2005 Dodge Durango stalled at 60 mph in interstate traffic, oil light came on. Had to coast with steering wheel locked across two lanes of traffic to arrive at shoulder. Vehicle was towed, would not restart immediately. Days later vehicle restarted but stalled again less than one mile from repair shop while making u-turn. Car left with mechanic, a series of things have been attempted to repair. . Another oil change, battery service, alternator service, oil pump repair, only remaining options, fuel pump or. Rebuilt engine. Not willing to pay for engine repair, especially on a defective well documented part.

62k miles doing the speed limit on I/70 east of mt comfort exit. Oil pressure went to 0 before I could slow and get to the shoulder the engine blew a rod threw the oil pan. Had it towed to my repair shop. He took the pan off and said he thought the oil pump had failed from what he could see. Local dealer did not want to talk about it. Said it was out of warranty. I told him of the failures I had found on the internet and he referred me to Dodge and hung up. Dodge replied to my inquiry by telling me to talk with my local dealer.

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1999 Dodge Durango slt / 4wd / 8 cyl 5. 9l - vehicle mileage 53,712 as of 08/31/10; the following oem components / parts are defective / broken / worn prematurely causing other parts / components / systems to fail, break & should be recalled, serviced, replaced by daimler Chrysler, llc at their expense (no wonder they needed bailout $): 1) intake plenum gasket has failed caused excessive debris, sludge to enter engine causing - 2) oil pump & oil pump pickup screen clogging leading to engine failure; 3) drivers power seat track has excessive motion when accelerating & stopping causing seat to slide forward / backward - possibly causing accident; 4) upper & lower ball joints undersized in mfg. Causing early failure & possible accident; 5) abs & brake dash warning light illuminates due to faulty sensors located on transmission tunnel & near drive shaft; 6) front brake rotors undersized for gvw causing premature brake failure / replacement & possible accident. Vehicle has been maintained w/ all scheduled factory services & oil changes.

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I have an engine problem that I thought was an oil pump that was bad but when I took it to the mechanic he told me that I needed to replace the entire motor. I came back home and did some research on the 1999-2001 series of the Dodge Durango and came across a staggering number of complaints to the same effect of what was happening on my car. . Read more...

2001 Dodge Durango check gauge and oil light came on when riding on the highway due to faulty oil pump. * the consumer stated the engine was ticking and making a loud noise. The consumer stated that because the problem was not detected when she first took the vehicle to the dealer, it now needs a new engine. The consumer was informed the problem was fixed, however in may 2007, the consumer noticed the idle was off and when the consumer would come to a stop, the vehicle would not idle down. When the consumer applied the accelerator there was a noise coming from the transmission. The consumer was told there was nothing wrong with the vehicle, however when the vehicle was returned to her, she noticed the idle was fixed. The vehicle has been to the dealer on 4 separated occasions for engine related issues.

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The contact owns a 2002 Dodge Durango. While driving 35 mph, the oil pump failed without warning. The oil pressure dropped and the motor locked. The dealer rebuilt the transmission, but the failure continued. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times, but they could not duplicate the failure. The contact stated that there was oil leakage in cold weather. When the engine heated up, there was sludge because the leaker stopped the strainer. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was approximately 112,300 and failure mileage was 91,053.

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While driving down highway, the oil warning light came on. Immediately we pulled over and checked oil, which was fine. We started the car and began driving. While driving, the engine began to make a clicking noise. Immediately, I pulled over again and had to have the car towed to a Dodge dealership. I was told by the Dodge service department that the engine failure was due to sludge in the oil that blocked the screen to the oil pump. We would require a new engine. Dodge has denied our power train warranty due to the sludge.

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I purchased a 1999 Durango in Jan of 2000. I have had numerous problems including rebuilding the transmission. My biggest complaint is the engine sludge and spark knock. I have had the oil pump and screen replaced twice as well as the upper intake gaskets. It is my understanding that the upper intake gaskets leak internally causing oil consumption, spark knock, and eventually oil sludge and engine failure. Chrysler should do something about the thousands of vehicles that are experiencing these issues.

In the last 4 yrs I have to replace the engine 2xs @$2500 per episode. Despite regular oil changes, the oil pump is the first to go. I have repair men look at me like I do not change the oil because the oil is burnt to the pump. They have to clean the oil trap and replace parts. Then less then 3 months later, that engine goes. I end up having to replace the whole engine. The first time it happened was at 51,000 mile. I contacted that company and they send "sorry, you're past the warranty" next, it happened at 75,000 miles. And, on the second experience, I had to replace the oil pump a 2nd time w/in 3 months because when the technicians started my vehicle and the burnt-type oil in the oil trap went back into the engine clogging the pump. Thus, they made me pay for that too. Please note I may be off on the date below.

2000 Dodge Durango, has sludge build up in engine. I have changed oil regularly ( 3000-5000) miles. I have had the oil pump replaced and now am having problems with oil pressure light. I have done research and have found that many owners of the Durango's have had engine problems. . Read more...

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My 2000 Durango slt was being driven by my son when the check gauges light came on. It was towed to a garage since they told us not to drive it. They proceeded to change the oil first, since the oil pressure gauge was jumping up and down. They then started the Durango and revved the engine for a while. We then had it towed to our house since my husband is a mechanic. He was going to look at it and when he did he discovered that one of the rods were bent so this means the engine needs replaced. Oil changes on my Durango were done as scheduled by my husband, in fact he had checked the oil 2 days prior to the incident and went and bought a new oil filter and a new case of oil to change the oil. My son called dahmler-Chrysler and they told him that there had never been any complaints made to them about the engine and that there was no recalls done on the vehicle. These checks were even done with us giving them the VIN of the vehicle. We are now looking at having to spend $2000 for an engine and that is one with 60,000 miles on it and being rebuilt. Seeing the other complaints on the websites that I have been to, Dodge has to be at fault for a defect on the engine or oil pump which would cause the oil to gum up just sitting there and not being pumped through the engine to keep crucial parts lubricated to function properly. To be honest it makes me worried about going out and paying the money for another engine seeing that maybe next month it would end up tearing up again. I feel that Dodge should do something about the problems with this engine in this particular vehicle before someone gets killed due to engine failure and the family of that person finds this information and dahmler-Chrysler is involved in a class action lawsuit and that could be even more devistating the company than a recall on the engines that don't work correctly to begin with.

During a drive oil pressure dropped. I stopped, to check the oil which was fine. 2 days later I completely lost oil pressure after having chnged my oil recently. I owned the vehicle less than 2 months and had to have the oil pump and screen replaced. After reading the web I realized this is a Dodge defect that they have know about.

I have a 2000 Dodge Durango with engine failure and sludge buildup at 64k miles. For the past 8 months I have changed the oil 6 times as a result of the oil pressure dropping to zero, replaced the oil sensor and oil pump. Last week I had the car towed because the oil pressure dropped 2 hours/98 miles after I had just had the oil changed and the engine made a loud clicking noise and was not drivable. I was informed that I needed a new engine and that the oil pan and engine were completely filled with sludge. I have religiously maintained my vehicle over the past 41/2 years. Chrysler will not send a rep to look at the engine. They claim that there is no problem and that it is my fault for not using the right oil and not maintaining the vehicle. The type of oil I used was recommended in the manual and I followed Chrysler's maintainenance schedule to a t. The Dodge dealer said I needed to have the car towed to the dealer at my expense (because the engine failed) if I wanted the engine examined. Chrysler needs to be accountable for the obvious intrinsice engine defect.

Engine siezed and had to be replaced. Oil pressure gauge dropped to zero so we changed out the oil pump and discovered sludge build up although the oil had been changed regularly. About 2 months later the engine locked completely. The sludge problem had clogged access to the front two pistons and eventually the locked completely.

Purchsed a 1999 Dodge Durango in fall of 1998. When truck was two years old, oil pressure guage went to zero repeatedly. I immediately took it to dealership. Was told the oil pump needed to be replaced. I had the work done. Over the course of two years the guage would intermittenly go to zero. Had oil pump checked. It was deemed to be okay. Shop could not duplicate problem. During the last 6 mo. S problem continued more often. Took to shop. I was told it was an electrical problem with the oil pressure guage. On one occasion, truck abruptly quit while I was going down a hill. Kind of a scary experience! the shop replaced a fuel pump. On Feb. 28. 2004, truck's oil pressure guage went to zero, a loud noise was heard, and truck,s engine quit. (while I was traveling at 60 mph. ) engine is history. My truck now has no trade-in value. After reading about identicle complaints on this web site, and consumer affairs' web site, it is obvious to me that Dodge has a problem. I believe that this problem could even result in injury or death. I know that I will never purchase another Dodge and will tell everyone I know about my experience I have had for three years with this truck. Thank you.

While driving at 60 mph the consumer noticed that vehicle lost oil pressure, would shake, and stall. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the mechanic determined that engine died due to poor maintenance. The dealer never took apart the motor, only the fuel injector and spark plugs. The vehicle was in for a crank sensor repair a week or two before the oil pump problem occurred.

While coming home from vacation in vermont in our 2000 Dodge Durango the check gauge light came on and the oil pressure light dropped to 0. We immedialty pulled over and checked the oil and it was full. My husband had just changed the oil a week earlier. We started the car again and everything went back to normal for a mile or two when now the oil pressure was jumping up and down. We pulled the car over immediatly and called for a tow truck after 2 hours in the cold we had the car towed to a dealer in vermont. Where are car still is. We were told there was sludge build up and the oil pump needed to be replaced. Then after further review we need a new engine or they could pathc it together with no guarrenty we will not need a new engine in the future. I did some investigating and found this is a reoccuring problem with this vehicle. Daimlerchrysler would do nothing for us and blamed it on neglect. My husband does regular maintenance on the vehicle and it is in excellent condition. This vehicle is only 3 1/2 years old with 67,000 miles. I'm furious that Dodge is aware of the problem and is selling this vehicle to consumers.

We have several complaints about our 1999 Dodge Durango. We have had the pcm go in 2003, luckily my wife did research and found out there was a recall and it was covered. The front suspension ball joints are blown and now our dealership has informed us that we need to spend $5100. 00 to repair the engine due to the oil pump is blown. The engine will seize if my wife attempts to drive the Durango. There just seems to be a common thread here since most of the complaints I have read about are the same complaints we have.

Purchased Durango in may 02,and performed regular maintenance on it. On 11/20/02 my family and I were on our way to michigan and the check gauges light came on and the oil pressure dropped to 0,the motor started to knock. We were on the ohio turnpike,(with 5 children),and had to find a place to pull over before the engine would blow. This was odd with only 46300 miles on the motor. Luckily we were next to an exit,we pulled over and called the Chrysler garage,they said do not drive the vehicle any further your oil pump is more than likely bad. The garage told us that there had been sludge build up in the motor which clogged the pickup tube which made pump fail,all do to lack of maintenance. The oil pump was replaced and got the vehicle back on 1/9/03 at the price of $350. 90. The vehicle stil had a tapping sound coming from engine and the mechanic told me it was the lifters and it would go away. In October 2003,my sister and I were packing the car to go to my aunts funeral 250 miles from home,I started the car to go, we heard a knocking noise from the engine and the check gauges light came on and the oil pressure gauge dropped to 0,so we called the garage again. They said to bring it in they will replace the oil pump again. The vehicle had 55626 miles on it at the time, and they told us that there was still a problem with sludge in the motor from lack of maintenance. They told us they flush the motor with clean oil over and over for two days to remove any sludge,fixed my car free of charge and this time I had it back in a week. January 18,03 at 11:00 pm I was picking up my husband from work and the check gauges light came on again and oil pressure gauge was at zero. The garage said to bring it in and they would once again change the oil pump, free of charge, but still continue to tell me that there is still probably sludge in the motor,due to lack of amintenance and that they may not have gotten all it. The mileage now stands at 58300. 300 miles away from the next oil change.

At 50,625 miles oil pressure on my 1999 Dodge Durango droped to zero. Had oil pump replaced and dealer found "sludge" in oil pan. Now 1 1/2 years later 68,000 miles pressure dropping again after only 17,000 miles! going to call dealer tomorrow and ask for advice, however, from what I've read I'm sure I'll be told it is my fault. I change oil every 3 to 4 thousand miles and have recipts to prove it. Also, engine cuts out unexpectedly?.

Engine lost oil pressure first at 39933 miles while the car was still under warranty. The dealership changed the oil pump and advised us of sludge build up in the engine. The same problem at 63025 miles along with a transmission overhaul. The dealership at which we purchased the truck replaced the oil pump again, advised of sludge build up and overhauled the transmission under warranty. They also checked on the cost of a new engine but Chrysler would not cover it, so they simply replaced the oil pump. Same problem for the 3rd time at 73825 miles, less than 12 months and 12000 miles later. The service department at the dealership admits that replacing the oil pump will not help. They need to clean the sludge out for it to run better but even this will not solve the problem. Unless the entire engine is taken apart and soaked clean or Chrysler supplies a new engine, we will always have this problem. Regular oil changes were completed on this vehicle. After the first oil pump the dealer advised that I using synthetic oil, which was done. After the 2nd oil pump was replaced the dealer said that the synthetic oil would not make any difference.

While driving at 55 mph oil pressure dropped. Engine started knocking and shut down. Vehicle was taken to the mechanic, who replaced the oil pump and the piston rod bearings. Also, there was a considerable slack in the steering column which would suggest that upper ball joint wore out.

My husband and I purchased our 99 Dodge Durango in September 2002, used from a Honda dealership. A few days after we drove it off the lot, the oil pressure gauge began to drop to "0" rapidly, then back up to "40", then it started stalling and hesitating after restart. We called the dealer, they said to bring it in, so we winged it 20 miles to the shop, where they had it in service for a few days. They said it was the oil sending unit and oil pump, so they replaced it at no charge to us because it was within the 30 days. So a few weeks later the truck did the same thing, so we took it back, the dealer called the manufacturer and had the truck towed to the nearest Chrysler dealer. This is where they replaced the engine at 65,500 miles, which the Honda dealer paid for. I had the vehicle less than 1 month, and had to have a new motor, well that was 10/28/02 that they installed the motor, and now my truck is back in the shop 10/25/03 for another motor. This is because the Dodge dealer says sludge caused malfunction in the engines ability to suck oil into the screen. Of course they blamed me, saying that I did not change the oil enough, I provided them with some of my receipts, and my log of oil changes I did myself every 3 to 5,000 miles. They are refusing to cover the cost and said I have to get an attorney. I told them I was aware that Durangos with 5. 2 and 5. 9 liter engines have oil pump and screen problems, again they refused to acknowledge and turned me away. Now they are threatening to charge other charges like storage of the vehicle until my attorney decides what to do.

On 8/7/02 my oil pressure suddenly dropped to 0. A Dodge mechanic replaced the oil pump, which was under warranty since the vehicle had only 28,000 miles on it. On 8/19/03 my oil pressure again suddenly dropped to 0. My car was towed to a Dodge dealership where an asst. Service mgr. Told me I would likely need a new engine. He said that although he had only seen this problem "one other time" my extended warranty might not cover it because it was caused by poor maintenance. I told him that I averaged only 10k miles a year on my car and had most, if not all, of my oil change records. His demeanor tells me that this won't be covered without a fight. My Durango has 40,600 miles on it. Through the internet I have learned that there are literally hundreds of people who've been stuck with thousands of dollars of unjustified charges because of Dodge's failure to admit that the engines of some Durangos develop sludge (apparently it's known as a smog sludge motor in trade terms. ) when you check the following websites you'll immediately see the pattern: consumeraffairs. Com, NHTSA. Gov, carsurvey. Org, or simply google "oil pressure Durango" or "durango sludge".

Our vehicle has approximately 45000 miles on it at around 36000 miles the vehicle experienced a oil pressure and engine failure. We were told by dealer that it was due to lack of maintenance, untrue. We had changed oil properly. We replaced the oil pump not a couple of months later the same problem we had to have a overhaul of the engine but were told the problem would probably still exist and to get rid of the vehicle around 4000. 00 later we are looking at a whole new engine and possible transmission at around 4000. Plus labor. There are too many complaints about this vehilce and it's engine to ignore. What wrong with Dodge? someone must need to die in a accident for this to be recalled.

Returning home from a business trip, the Durango started making a loud noise, then quit within seconds of the original noise, with a loud clunk. The "check engine guages" light did not come on prior to the loud noise. I live in the mountains, and fortunately the engine quit next to a vehicle turnout. If the engine failure had occured a few seconds earlier, or a few seconds later, my life would have been in serious danger, and I would have endangered the lives of the people at risk of hitting my stalled vehicle. My mechanic found a used engine and installed it. New installed engine ran quite well for about 300 miles. This time, the failure was forwarned by a "check engine guages" light and bell. Checking the guages, I found nothing out of the ordinary - oil pressure and temp were ok. This happened with the second bell as well. The third bell, and I turned the engine off due to the oil pressure guage falling to zero. Towing the Durango to a local mechanic, he advised that we should change the oil pump, but advised me that metal shavings were found in the oil pump screen, and that further damage was probbable. My mechanic told me that I should have the pump changed, and drive it to his shop for inspection - a distance of approximately 35 miles. The Durango made it 15 miles before quitting. The catastrophic failure of this engine creates a definite safety hazard. The manufacturer should be allowed to do a recall on this engine. If the manufacturer does not think a recall necessary, the NHTSA should force a recall. This engine will create serious harm to someone. It is just a matter of time. . . .

2000 Dodge Durango oil pump failure it caused the motor to quit and loss of brakes and steering ability Dodge knows about this and wont do anything about this they say it is from poor maintaince please help thanks tim.

Oil pressure dropped. Took in and everything was fine. Did oil change. Oil pressure continued to fail did another oil change. Seemed like something was clogging oil fine. Did complete oil cleaning and flush. Then with no notice, blew engine. . Piston through block and oil pan. Needed to replace engine. Mechanic said he has seen 12 to 14 of this year Durango do this. Feels oil pump is too little for v8 engine. Replaced engine and instead of placing factory oil pump, he replaced oil pump with a larger one. He said if he had an Durango he would recommend and oil change every 1500 miles not the recommended 3000 miles. Said this pump will ruin an engine everytime.

Our engine ceased after having repeated problems with the oil pump, we were called liars by the dealership and diamler Chrysler. They don't seem to want to take responsibility for anything. When I took our Durango in because the front end kept pulling to the right after we paid $5200. For our motor to be replaced, I was told we needed new tires and a front end alignment. So I took it to another place to have the work done, since my confidence in the dealership was gone. Only to be told they could not allow me to take the car back out on the road with my children in the car, do to the ball joint. He said it would take one pothole and I'd probably roll my car, another $1200. Later and I could have my car back. What is up with this? they allowed us to risk our lives driving this vehicle, and diamler Chrysler seems to care less about all the problems with this SUV, how many people out there are spending money to keep fixing this vehicle and trying to make the payments. We got rid of a car so we wouldn't have to make repair payments and right into a nightmare. When is someone going to do something about the problems with this vehicle, and I think we should be reimbursed for all the repairs that they knew about and did nothing to fix. It's not fair to the public to have to dig in their pockets to fix a mistake that diamler has known about and refuses to do anything to make it right for the consumers! we are the people that purchase your product, you should be more supportive rather than calling people liars!! you well knew that the problems with this vehicle and yet you continue to sell them, with no regard to the consumers that drive their families in these cars, we could have been killed, what would have happened then, or would that have been our fault as well.

My engine is filled with sludge although we ahd regular oil changes. Because we could only find teh last three oil change receipts, the dealer says they are not going to make the repair. At first, they sid it was an oil pump. I called Chrysler and they were willing to replace the pump although I am 19k miles out of warranty. This tells me they knew there was a problem. Now, after searching the interet and calling an attroney, I find 182 like complaints for the 2000 model year Durango and dakota. No one at teh corporate or dealer level will work with me unless I pay $6,000 for the repair. Can anyone say class action lawsuit?.

The oil pressure failed while driving on the freeway. The consumer had taken the vehicle to the dealer and had the oil pump replaced three times. Both heads have been replaced. The sludge has been cleaned out, and the engine still had no oil pressure. No leaks have been noticed. The vehicle can be driven for about 3 miles, and then the oil pressure will drop.

Check guages light comes on, oil pressure gauge goes to zero then back. Had fuel gauge do the same. Took into dealer and dealer attributed to wires and did a "wiggle"test. Vehicle had no more problem with fuel gauge. Several weeks later the check gauges and the oil gauges did same thing. Took to dealer and they stated it may be oil pump. After removing oil pan, dealer stated to much sludge in pan and had extended warranty send an adjuster to check out. Dealer then took engine apart to find that sludge was through out the engine but no damage to bearings or vital parts. Warranty company "western diversified" declined repair stating that to infrequent oil changes. Warranty stated that even with proof of oil changes that this is an oil breakdown problem and not their problem. Dealer stated now that it was our responsibility and wanted us to pay for a new engine. Consumer refused and fortunately got to trade in vehicle towards purchase of a new one. Only after reviewing NHTSA website did we realize that we were in a no win situation and luckily got out from under the vehicle. This is a problem that Dodge obviously knows about, I am waiting for this company to do the right thing. We have shown our commitment to the company by buying several vehicles the least they could do is pay us the same respect!!!!!!!!.

Fortunately there was no accident. I attribute that to using synthetic oil instead of regular oil. The oil pressure guage dropped to 0 then would go back to normal. This happened several times. I hope I got it into the dealer in time. The dealer thinks I did. The dealer claims the problem is sludge caused by too infrequent oil changes. I changed the oil within the guidelines listed in the owners manual. Plus, synthetic oils are not subject to the same sludge problems as regular oils are. Dealer dropped the pan, replace the screen and oil pump and cleaned as best they could. Cost $809. This is the first vehicle I've owned (33 years) that has ever had a sludge problem. There has to be something in the design of the engine that contributes to this problem. Dt.