2001 Dodge Durango Steering Problems

The entire underneath and some panels of the vehicle are completely rusted to the point that the vehicle cannot be safely driven. The vehicle has never been in an ocean front town. Has been in Frankfurt, Germany and Atchison, Kansas.

MY WHOLE TIRE CAME OFF, LITERALLY SEPARATED FROM AXLE.. DOES NOT PICK UP SPEED.. BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES. AND SHAKES. I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED COMING OUT OF DRIVE THRU.. AFTER I PAID THE TRUCK OFF IT WAS DOWNHILL FROM THERE.

I PURCHACED A 2001 D0DGE DURANGO USED ABOUT A MPNTH AGO AND ALREADY I WAS DRIVING TO TOWN AND THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WAS WOBLING AND HAD A ROAR. PULLED OVER DIDNT SEE ANYTHING , SO WENT ON HOME TOOK IT TO GATEWAY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BALL JOINT. NOW IM PAYING PAYMENT ON A VEHICLE I CANT DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

BOUGHT VEHICLE ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO AND MY HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE WORKING AT TIME OF PURCHASE. TOOK CAR HOME AND WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND OUT THAT HORN DIDN'T WORK AFTER ALMOST GETTING INTO AND ACCIDENT, SO NOW I NO LONGER HAVE A HORN OR CRUISE CONTROL ON MY CAR. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT. HORN BECOMES INOP. WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS RETURNED TO THE RIGHT, AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OUT. HORN OPERATES AGAIN. SUSPECT FAULT WITH THE CLOCKSPRING. *KB

WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL CLICKS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERECNES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 88000. BML. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ THE INERMEDIATE STEEERING SHAFT AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE RESISTOR INSIDE THE BLOWER MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE FAN TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. UPDATED 10/08/09

ELECTRIC FAN,STEERING;RACK AND PINION; CONTROL ARM; LOWER BALL JOINTS, FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, FRONT BEARINGS. REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT,LEFT WHEEL BEARING. I BOUGHT IT IN 2006 W/125,000 MILES. DRIVE SHAFT WENT OUT AT 135,000 AND STEERING AT 146,000. I STILL OWE MONEY ON IT AND IT SITS PARKED BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD THE REST OF THE REPAIRS. *TR

BRAKE LINE BROKE/AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING/POWER STEERING RACK/REAR SUSPENSION,LEAF SPRINGS/RUST. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO SPORT IN NOVEMBER 2000. OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST SIX YEARS I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SO MANY REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS OF PARTS, BRAKES, TIRES, ELECTRICAL FUSES & RESISTORS DONE THAT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER DODGE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE BIGGEST CONCERNS TO ME HAVE BEEN AROUND BRAKES NEEDING REPLACEMENT THREE TIMES, UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, LOWER BALL JOINTS EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE WEAR AS WELL (BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET DAIMLER/CHRYSLER TO FIX THEM BECAUSE IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY OR THE RECALL NOTICES) AND ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWING UP INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING LINE REPLACED COMPLETELY DUE TO IT RUSTING THROUGH AND CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING STEERING FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY STEERING FLUID AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PART CAME IN. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME AS SOON AS THE PART ARRIVED. TWO WEEKS LATER I HAD TO CHASE THEM DOWN TO GET AN ANSWER AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE PART HAD ARRIVED AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK TO BRING THE DURANGO IN FOR REPAIRS. JUST RECENTLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY ASKED ME IF THE CAR WAS BUCKING OR STALLING. I SAID NO AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT THEN. I TRIED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT COULDN'T EVEN BE SEEN FOR A WEEK AND A HALF. I ASKED FOR A LOANER VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THAT CHRYSLER DOESN'T PROVIDE THOSE, BUT THEY COULD CERTAINLY GET ME A RENTAL...WHY BOTHER BUYING FROM A COMPANY THAT DOESN'T OFFER EVEN MINIMAL THINGS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS? *JB

I NOTICED A SMALL LEAK COMING FROM MY DURANGO. IT APPEARED TO BE POWER STEERING FLUID. DUE TO BAD WEATHER, I WAS UNABLE TO CHECK INTO THE SITUATION FURTHER. THE NEXT DAY THE LEAK WAS MUCH WORSE. THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. I FILLED IT UP AND DROVE IT ABOUT 5 MILES AND CHECKED IT AGAIN. IT WAS EMPTY. THERE ARE TWO LINES BETWEEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND PINION. THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE PRESSURE SIDE OF THE TWO LINES. FAILURE OF POWER STEERING MAY CAUSE SOMEONE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A RUBBER ISLOLATOR BETWEEN THE PRESSURE LINE AND RETURN LINE. IT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS ON THE '98 DURANGO'S BRAKE LINE ISSUE. THE PRESSURE LINE RUSTED UNDER THE RUBBER ISOLATOR CAUSING THE LEAK OF STEERING FLUID. THE PRESSURE LINE MUST BE REPLACED. I HAVE THE OLD PRESSURE LINE. *NM

WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK I PUT ON A NEW SET OF TIRES AND HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE AT A FIRE STONE ON 8/16-21/2008. THE FIRE STONE TOLD ME MY BALL JOINTS WERE GOING OUT. AND THEY SAID THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THEY ARE UNDER RECALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN. # AND CHARGED ME LITTLE OVER $60.00. IN THE END THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SERVICE WAS DONE ALREADY AND TOLD ME THE MILES THAT IT WAS DONE AT. AT THAT TIME I STILL HAD 20,000 MILES TO GO BEFORE I HIT THAT AMOUNT. THE SHOP MANAGER TOLD ME THAT "SOMEONE MUST HAVE PUT THE WRONG MILES IN BECAUSE WE CHECK IT AND THERE DONE THAT IS WHY WE ARE CHARGING YOU A FEE. SO I WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND ASKED THEM. THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN.# AND SAID "THIS SERVICE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE AND IF THEY TAKE IT IN IT WILL JUST COST ME ANOTHER $60.00." I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND TOLD THEM MY STORY AND ASKED THEM ABOUT ALL THE WEAR AND TEAR THAT THESE BAD BALL JOINTS ARE CAUSING. THEY SAID THAT THE SERVICE WAS DONE AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. 1YEAR LATER AND 1 SET OF TIRES, ON 5/20/07 I LOOKED MYSELF UNDER THE TRUCK AND LOOKED FOR WHAT THE FIRE STONE MANAGER TOLD ME TO LOOK AT. JUST TO FIND THAT THE SERVICE HAD NEVER BEEN DONE. THE REASON I DID THIS, BECAUSE FIRE STONE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES DUE TOO POOR UPKEEP. I HAD MOVED TO PINEVILLE LA WHEN ALL THIS TOOK PLACE. I WENT IN TO A DEALER THERE AND TOLD THEM MY STORY AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE PICTURES THAT I TOOK. THEY SAID YES AND THEY SAID THE SERVICE HAD NOT BEEN DONE ,SO THE CHECK INTO IT AND THE DEALER (WEST SIDE IN ILLINOIS HAD IT IN THE COMPUTER AS DONE ON THERE SITE.) THEY PUT IN THE WRONG VIN# . THE DEALER IN LA DID THE RECALL, BUT I AM OUT $60.00 , 1 SET OF TIRES, COST AND WORK OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS (DUE TO UPPER BALL JOINTS GOING OUT) AND ALL THAT TIME RUNNING AROUND. WHAT SHOULD I DO ? A LAWYER COST TOO MUCH! AND NOW I HAVE THE RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN GEAR SHIFT BLOCKER. *TR

IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF 5/27 THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER WHEEL BEARING OF MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO SUDDENLY SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME LOOSE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSED THE DURANGO TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND CRASH INTO TWO PARKED CARS. THE WHEEL, AXLE, BEARING, RACK AND PINION AND ASSOCIATED PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED. OLD PART WILL BE SAVED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND FRONT END WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES SINCE MAY 2005. WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A NOISE, THEN IT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY.*AK

DT: RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED. CALLER BELIEVED THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. DEALER REPLACED LEAKING RACK AND PINION AND THE LINE POWER OF THE STEERING. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 DODGE DURANGO THAT HAS PREMATUE WEARING OF TIE RODS AND BUSHINGS. I TRIED CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS BECAUSE OF 60,000MILES. I STARTED NOTICEING PROBLEMS AT 7,000 MILES WHEN MY TIRES STARTED TO WEAR PREMATURE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY JUST REALINED THE VEHICLE. I AM ON MY THIRD SET OF TIRES ALREADY. BRAKES PLUS WON'T REALIGN THE CAR BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS SO WORN OUT. PLEASE ADVISE ME, I HAVE TO FIX THIS AND NOBODY WILL COVER THE COSTS. WHAT DO I DO.???*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OFFRAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED FOR APPROX 3 SECONDS. IT THEN UNLOCKED ALLOWING ME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING CONTINUED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK PERIODICALLY. THE CAUSE WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP. HOWEVER, THIS INCIDENT WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE NORMAL SITUATION WHERE POWER STEERING FAILS BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY AFFECTED AT SPEED AND NOT JUST WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A VIRTUAL STANDSTILL. MY MILEAGE IS APPROX 65000.*AK

I RECENTLY HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON MY DURANGO AND WAS GOING TO HAVE A ALIGNMENT DONE. AT THAT TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT MY RIGHT UPPER BALL JOINT AND RIGHT TIE ROD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MOST OF THE DODGE LIGHT TRUCKS AND SUV'S AND IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT. I DID NOT HAVE THE REPAIR DONE AT THE TIME. IT IS TO COSTLY TO BUY BOTH TIRES AND HAVE TO DO THE REPAIRS AT THE SAME TIME ESPECIALLY AROUND CHRISTMAS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DODGE TO CORRECT THE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT.*AK

AT 55,000 MILES I HAD TO REPLACE MY RACK AND PINION AND BALL JOINTS. I REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS LAST YEAR AND HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. MY VEHICLE IS USED FOR LOCAL HIGHWAY DRIVING.*AK

DRIVING 2001 DODGE DURANGO WITH 36,000 MILES ON I-295 N IN NEW JERSEY GOING 45-55MPH - STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED - CAR WILDELY WENT TO LEFT SLAMMING INTO GUARD RAIL. *AK