Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DURANGO / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006072824 Incident Date: Jul, 24 2006
Consumer's City: VAN WERT Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: DURANGO Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1B4HS28Z7WF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 25 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I purchased a 1998 dodge durango from a small car dealership in 2004. it only had 50k miles on it. it now has 75k miles on it. i was told before a trip that my truck had some "play". not knowing what that was, i continued to drive it. i am now told that it is going to cost me $1000 to fix it and then i would need to replace the tires only have 5k miles on them. i am looking at a 2k dollar fix! one mechanic told me they were extremely unsafe! i have 3 small children and this is our main vehicle. how many lives are they going to put in danger for the durango owners (1998-1999)? we have the same ball joint problems as the 2000-2003 owners. i have researched the internet and forums and have seen thousands of complaints so why has nothing been done? i do not have $2000 dollars to put into a truck that shouldn't have anything but minor things with the mileage and just normal driving. this is unsafe and is putting many lives in danger. are they going to wait to get medical bills and funeral expenses when an entire family loses their lives from the truck rolling? what happens to the ones who keep driving it, unaware what the "play" is? they will be the ones possible losing their lives or taking someone else's! i see another class action law suite coming on!!! *jb