Wheel Rim Problems of Dodge Durango

The caller said the vehicle had three cracked rims. She took them off the vehicle, but did not know where they were located on the vehicle. Had a flat tire and put air in the tire. When she arrived home the tire was flat again. She took vehicle to an independent inspection station, and they told her the rims were cracked. Dealer said rims did not crack. Dealer and manufacturer claimed they could not offer any help for free. She took vehicle to the dealer seven times for different problems.

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The rear aluminum rim was leaking air from inside to outside. Dealer stated never seen before, and the rim had one year warranty.

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This is the fourth time that the studs have broken off. Two studs broke while changing a flat tire in August 2000, and when the dealer went to replace them (at my cost) a third stud broke off. Last week when I was having the wheels aligned a fourth stud broke and again I am having to have this repaired at my own expense. As there is one other report similar to this one posted on this web site I am wondering if NHTSA is looking into this? it seems to me that defective wheel studs/lug nuts creates an extremely dangerous situation that both NHTSA and the manufacturer would want to see remedied.

Dealer drilled a whole in wheel rim of car while in for service.

I recently had a major problem with my 2000 Dodge durrango. I was traveling south bound at a rate of about 55-60 mph. My car suddenly began to shudder and became hard to control. The next thing I new I heard the left front tire bust and I was about 2 feet from hitting a north bound car. The car heading north bound pulled all the way over to the right hand side of the road and I was able to pull my car to my right. After having my car towed and checked by a mechanic I found out that there was no pin holding the wheelbearing in place. This caused my wheelbearing to come off my car, the tire to burst, the rim to crack in 1/2 and the brake line to be cut. The mechanic that is fixing my vehicle says that this is clearly a manufacturers defect, which nearly killed me. I called Dodge to discuss the problem, to prevent this same tragedy from happening to anyone else. The representative from Dodge told me there was nothing they could do since my car was out of warranty and if I wanted to be sure my care was "safe" I could pay a Dodge mechanic to do a safety check on my vehicle. I have contacted my insurance company and they suggest that I contact your agency to report the problem. I feel very strongly that something must be done about this before lives are lost. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

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