Oil Pump Problems of Dodge Durango - part 2

Engine oil excessive sludge buildup, even after oil changes every 3000-4500miles. New engine recommended by dealer mechanics. Replaced oil pump, inlet screen and did engine flush as a temporary remedy. Many of these complaints can be viewed on the internet. Manufacturer will not admit to the problem with these engines. Dt.

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While driving on interstate engine lost oil pressure. Seconds later smoke and noise from engine area. Engine quit running oil and coolant on ground. Connecting rod broken. Vehicle was purchase in July with approx. 35,000 miles. Now has 39,500 miles. Certified used car with extended warranty. Oil changed at 35,000 miles. Extended warranty company sent inspector to check engine after it was torn down. Inspector reports engine damage caused by lack of lubrication from a restricted oil pump screen. Extended warranty excludes damages from restricted lubrication. Research indicated many similar problems with low mileage Dodge 5. 2l engines and restricted oil pump screens. Minimum of $ 4,000 to repair/replace engine. Dt.

The last oil change done by a friend found clumps of oil in the motor. Today I need a new engine. Apparently the oil pump was not working correctly from the beginning. The damage is major. It appears as though the oil had never been changed in my vehicle. My engine light never lid up, until the moment my engine came apart. I am out of warranty. Is there anything I can do to receive assistance from Dodge?????.

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Note: two oil changes within 2,000 miles of breakdown (have receipts). Traveling on busy highway when oil pressure dropped to 0 and engine immediately began to make loud tapping noise. Oil pan was removed and "a lot of metal shavings from the engine" had clogged the oil screen causing the oil pump failure. As a result of the oil pump failure, the engine was damaged and needs replacement. Based on ntsa database and discussions with area experts, this oil pump failure/engine damage defect condition for the 1998 Durango (5. 2l) is common, yet frequently unreported. No assistance from manufacturer. Warrants detailed agency scrutiny and product recall due to defect condition. Will be pursuing legal action to recover cost of oil pump and engine replacement.

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Engine failure due to oil pump failure and sludge buildup. First incident happened on 2-11-02 at 65,499 miles. Engine replaced and second incident occurred on July 16, 2003 at 91,749 miles.

In February 2002, oil pressure drops to zero and engine blows. In October of 2000, oil pressure drops to zero. Dealer replaced oil pump ($462). Vehicle has always been maintenanced with regular oil changes.

As in many other cases listed on your site with this vehicle, my engine was found to have sludge, which blocked the oil pump (presumably) and the engine failed. I have proper maintenance records, yet the warranty company (american financial) maintains that I did not change the oil. One month prior to the failure, I took my vehicle to duluth Dodge (the original dealer) complaining of fluctuating oil pressure. They replaced the oil pressure sending unit, and my engine failed 3,000 miles later (the oil was changed the day before I brought it to the dealer, and the recommendation is to change it every 7,500 miles). The warranty company promised to have the oil tested to resolve our dispute, but after numerous contacts with them (both verbal and written) they never did. Therefore, I paid over $5,000 to have the engine replaced. I believe other models of vehicles with this engine (the 5. 2 liter, or 318 cid) have similar problems. Due to the large number of failures listed on your site alone, I believe this to be a major defect with the engine.

My husband and I were driving down I-71 and the check guages light came on and the oil pressure had dropped to 0 causing engine failure due to a clogged oil pump intake screen. Was told that it was due to improper maintenance although oil was changed in a timely manner. Had the vehicle towed to a dealership where the oil pan was taken off and engine components and metal shavings were found. The service advisor himself told us that he could not say for sure that the problem was improper maintenance. He also maintained that if we had a chrystler inspector come in we would end up paying for a new engine. Here we are making payments on a $30,000 that we cannot drive until we come up with almost $5000 to replace the engine.

The oil pump was replaced in November, 2001. Now may, 2002, engine is losing pressure. Told by mechanic that an oil pump should never go in a new car with regular oil changes with under 100,000 miles. Mechanic stated that entire engine will eventually be replaced.

Consumer stated the engine indication light flashes while driving, the oil pump needed to be replaced. . Consumer was also informed by dealer that the engine needed to be relaced.

Main engine bearing failed. Previous oil pump failure at 23000 miles pinging at 15,000 miles.

Consumer was traveling 50mph and oil pressure gauge went out. Vehicle stopped accelerating, pulled to side of road. Had vehicle towed to dealer. Oil pump had to be replaced, costing $1400. 00. Dealer was never available to talk to consumer to explain why this happened so soon. Mechanic is suggesting that engine be replaced, so problem won't happened again.

17 year old daughter driving vehicle on a major freeway at 1:00 am. All lights come on, oil gauage drops to zero and after loud bang engine fails. Towed to dealer and dealer claims lack of maintenance caused oil pump failure and death of engine. Refuse to honor extended warranty unless we prove oil changes every 3000 miles even though manual suggests every 7500 miles. Local garage did not keep receipts and we did not keep receipts never anticipating this problem. Now know from inquiries over the internet that this is a nationwide peoblem with 318 engines. Although we know Chrysler has negotiated with others who had no receipts, we did have some, they are refusing to negotiate with us in texas. Please help. There are enough complaints to warrant an investigation on these engine failures. Consumers are being ripped off daily. Especially after Chrysler was caught red-handed in lemon law failures in north carolina. Please , please help.

The Dodge Durango was purchased in oct'1999. Heading east on I-20 when we heard a clicking sound from the front end of SUV. The clicking got louder. As we tried to accelerate to exit the s. C. Highway, the clicking turned into a rattle and the SUV began to stall and eventually quit. We had three children on board (19 months, 30 months, & 7 yrs). After waiting approx 3 hrs for family to arrive from GA, we had the SUV towed to augusta Dodge. Their initial findings were that jiffy lube didn't replace the oil after the oil change we'd received just before getting on the hwy. Dodge then said we had a hole in our engine. Neither proved to be true. Nationwide insurance concluded that the problem was mechanical. Dodge admitted that they have 40 1999 v-8 engines backlogged in atlanta alone. We've discovered via mechanics that Dodge's v-6 & v-8 engines are gumming up, resulting in a need for valve jobs, etc. This confirmed jiffy lube's observation that the oil seemed to be gumming up. Suggesting a problem w/ oil pump.

Oil pressure dropping. . . . Dealer told us that they thought it was the gauge. . . Not to worry. The engine seized up that evening. . . . We were slightly over the mileage on the warranty so was told that it would not be covered. . . . . We had the engine rebuilt and the lines cleaned out (oil was sludge. . . . Lots of metal shavings) and when the pressure started dropping (about 10000 miles) again we immediately took it in for service. . . . . . . Again there was lots of sludge and metal shavings. . . . . . We had the oil pump replaced and the Durango functioned for a short time and is now in the shop again with the same problem. . . . . . . The mechanic feels like it has spun a main bearing and that is the cause for the metal shavings that keep occurring. . . . . . There is something seriously wrong with the engines in this particular model vehicle. . . .

Vehicle was running rough and the engine light illuminated, dealer replaced the oil pump and screen and stated that the oil pump was not producing enough pressure, the engine and oil light illuminated again and while consumer was pulling over the vehicle stalled, dealer stated there was sludge and chunks of oil in the pan and that this was possibly left on the engine from the previous oil pump replacement, consumer feels the engine failure is due to negligent service, consumer has not had the vehicle for six months.

2000 Dodge Durango experienced sludge in vehicle's engine. The oil pressure suddenly dropped. This occurred twice and the consumer had a new oil pump put in. After the second time, a serviceman advised the consumer the engine needed to be replaced. The consumer would like Dodge to replace her vehicle.

Consumer stated the accessive sludge build up in engine caused oil pump to shut down. Dealer contacted.