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1999 DODGE DURANGO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

4 injured · 689439 · 2008-09-23

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DURANGO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure
105,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

99 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.2 318 MOTOR BLEW. ONLY HAD 105,000 MILES ON IT CHANGED OIL AND DID UPKEEP RIGHT ON SCHEDULE. THIS PILE CRAP HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A LEMON SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. FIRST IT STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAD TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO GET DODGE TO REPLACE PCM, I DID THE INVESTIGATION TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR IT AND TRIED REALLY HARD TO STRETCH THIS OUT TO WHERE I WOULD NOT HAVE WARRANTY ANYMORE. THEY WANTED TO SEND US OFF WITH A BLACK BOX AFTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T. NOW MY MOTOR BLEW! WE HAVE TAKEN MOTOR OUT AND IT LOOKS ALL BURNED UP...WHAT A COMPLETE PIECE OF CRAP..SO ANGRY THAT DODGE REFUSES TO STEP UP ON THESE OBVIOUS DEFECTS THAT ARE THEIR FAULT NOT THE POOR CONSUMER WHO PAID WAY TO MUCH FOR THIS LEMON OF A VEHICLE. ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL BALL JOINTS, BECAUSE THE 99 SHOULD OF BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!!!! THANKS FOR NOTHING DODGE!!! I WILL NEVER BUY AMERICAN AGAIN, THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME OF STRAYING FROM NISSANS AND TOYOTAS,,,NEVER AGAIN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10243181
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