2002 Dodge Durango Suspension Problems

I have had my front wheel hub replaced 12 times yet my car isn't part of any recall

THE HUB UNIT BROKE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO GO IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE STEERING WAS OFF. THERE WAS A POUND CLANKING NOISE RIGHT AFTER I STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THEN IT BROKE.

The hub on my 02 Durango has had to be replaced 8 times since I bought it in 2018 but everyone says my car isn't part of recall.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE UPPER BALL JOINT FRACTURED AND IMPACTED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE CAUTIOUSLY HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V596000 (SUSPENSION) UNTIL AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,453. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE VIBRATED, ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE AND LOUD SOUND. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THE WHOLE TIRE WAS MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE AND DRUM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING A HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP SIDEWAYS WHICH COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BECAME FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM, LOWER CONTROL ARM AND THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 08E064000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/27/14*CN THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE REQUIRES A SPANISH RESPONSE. UPDATED 3/6/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD SKID AND JERK FORWARD. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 07V555000(POWER TRAIN) AND 08E064000(SUSPENSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT ALL RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SATISFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000. UPDATED 06/10/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND SKIDDED FORWARDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO 4X4. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE SAME DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V596000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

STARTED HEARING NOISES UNDER MY GAS, BRAKE PEDALS. BIG KNOCKING NOISES. FOUND OUT ABOUT A RECALL THAT MY TRUCK NEEDED REGARDING THE BALL JOINTS THAT COULD CAUSE THEM TO BRAKE AND LOSE THE TIRES. WHEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD PASSED THE MILEAGE OF 100,000, AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. IT WAS ONLY 2463 MILES OVER. I THOUGHT RECALLS DON'T HAVE A TIME LIMIT TO GET FIXED? SO NOW I HAD TO FIND A CAR SHOP TO FIX BOTH BALLJOINTS, ON BOTH SIDES. TO TOP IT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE NEEDED A NEW HUB ACCESSORY REPLACED ALSO THAT I AGAIN HAD TO PAY ON MY OWN. WHY ARE SO MANY THINGS GOING WRONG NOW? AND BY READING ONLINE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE SAME ISSUES. *TR

FRONT END MAKES A REALLY BAD NOISE BACKING UP AND THEN GOING FORWARD. SOUNDS AS IF THERE IS A POPPING NOISE GOING ON AND RIPPLING EFFECT SUCH AS..EXAMPLE IF YOU PUT A CLOSE PIN ON A BICYCLE TIRE TO GET IT TO MAKE NOISE. I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A DEALER AND A GARAGE AND BOTH SEEM TO CANT ANY THING WRONG WITH IT .THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS NOW....CAN IT BE THE BALL JOINTS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND THE TIRE CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM UPPER BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED. THE TECHNICIANS ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM UPPER BALL JOINT, SWAY BAR, BRAKE PADS, SUSPENSION CROSS BAR, WHEEL, BRAKES AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V596000 (SUSPENSION FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT) BUT THE DEALER INFORMED HER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THEY WOULD COVER A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS BUT THEY COULD NOT COVER THE ENTIRE COST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,299. UPDATED 02/18/11 *BF PHOTOS INCLUDED UPDATED 12/06/2011 *LN

REAR LEFT AXEL FELL OFF MY DODGE DURANGO AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TRYING TO GET CHRYSLER TO GIVE ME A COPY OF THE INSPECTION THAT WAS DONE BY A INSPECTOR HIRED BY AND WAS DENIED. THIS MODEL OF SUV HAS HAD WHEEL PROBLEMS IN THE PAST AND I WANTED TO BE SURE IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THE INFORMATION IS PROPRIETARY AND I WOULD LEGAL DOCUMENTATION TO GET THE INSPECTORS REPORT. THE CASE #"S ARE: [XXX] AND [XXX]. I ALSO SAVED ALL EMAILS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I CAN EMAIL THEM TO YOU OR MAIL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, HE HEARD A NOISE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE CLUTCH PACK RETAINING CLIP ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. UPDATED 1/21/11 *CN THE CLUTCH PACK RETAINER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE REAR DIFFERENTIAL POST UNIT. UPDATED 03/23/11

THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS HAVING MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, MY 02 DURANGO HAS BEEN THROUGH 2 PREVIOUS CV JOINTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND 1 PREVIOUS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND NOW BOTH HAVE FAILED ONCE AGAIN. DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY/BEARING HAS GONE BAD FOR 2ND TIME, ALSO THE UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE GONE BAD FOR THE 2ND TIME EACH. I NEED 2 NEW LOWER BACK BUMPERS FOR THE UPPER CONTROL ARM (BOTH FRONT). MY VEHICLE NOW HAS 103K MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES THE FRONT PROPELLER SHAFT WENT BAD AND ONCE REPLACED, IT SOMEHOW PUT A HOLE IN THE Y - PIPE FOR THE EXHAUST, AND THAT MUST BE REPLACED AS WELL, I WAS TOLD THE NEW/AFTERMARKET SHAFT WERE SLIGHTLY LARGER TO ACCOMMODATE THE POWER, THUS WHICH TOOK THE SPACE. ALL OF THIS WILL BE QUITE EXPENSIVE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE 2002 DODGE DURANGO'S BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS WAS THE SCARIEST THING I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED BY AUTO ZONE, DODGE DEALER, LOCAL MECHANIC...AND NO ANSWERS. THE BRAKES LITERALLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS DEATH TRAP. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS/ ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAD THE ABS FUSE PULLED, BUT NOT SURE IF THIS IS A SOLUTION. HAS THERE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS OF BRAKE FAILURE IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I HAD CONCERNS THAT IT HAD EITHER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT OR A FLOOD. I WROTE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, AND ASKED TO CANCEL MY CONTRACT BECAUSE I FELT THAT I HAD BEEN DECEIVED. I FELT THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY OTHER OPTIONS FOR ME, I WAS NOW STUCK WITH A LEMON, AND I HOPED AND PRAYED THAT THE CAR WOULD LAST UNTIL I COULD AFFORD TO PAY FOR IT. WHEN I PURCHASED TIRES , I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD COMPLETELY SHREDDED THE INSIDES OF MY TIRES ON THE FRONT END, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY . I CONTACTED A DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT-END WERE RECALLED, AND REPLACED IN 2004, WHICH WAS TWO YEARS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2006. I FEEL THAT SINCE DODGE HAS HAD THIS CAR ON MORE THAN TWO OCCASION BECAUSE OF THE FRONTEND, (THE DEALERSHIP WHICH REPAIRED THE CAR AFTER ACCIDENT HAS LOST THEIR LICENSE TO SERVICE DODGE VEHICLES) I WAS REGULARLY USING THIS VEHICLE TO DRIVE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. I AM A SINGLE PARENT, AND CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THEIR DEFECT CORRECTED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE DURANGO LONG DISTANCE.. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER OF COMPLAINT WITH THE CHRYSLER OFFICE IN MICHIGAN, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I HAVE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE WITH NO RESULTS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2002 DODGE DURANGO IN JAUARY OF 2007. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL I NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FOR CHRYSLER. WHEN I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON MY TRUCK IN 2005. WHEN I INFORMED THE SERVICE CENTER THAT THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE THEY WERE AMAZED TO FIND THAT THEY BALL JOINTS HAD WORN SO QUICKLY AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINTS "STILL" PRESENTS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR DODGE DURANGO OWNERS. *TR

I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING. WHEN I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE, I WAS TOLD THE RIGHT FRONT STEERING CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN AND CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES WERE IMMINENT IF I DROVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DODGE DEALER. I WAS LATER ADVISED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V596000 WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE. WHEN SHE MAKES A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILS TO RETURN AUTOMATICALLY AND SHE MUST PULL HARD TO GET IT BACK IN POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON HER VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 117,000.