1998 Dodge Durango Brakes Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED GREATER FORCE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. SUDDENLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V341000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES). THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL; HOWEVER, IT WAS INSUFFICIENT IN REMEDYING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

DODGE DURANGO 1998 BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH . I CHECKED YOUR WEB SITE AND FOUND RECALL ID NHTSA:99V341000 WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED . I CONTACTED TWO DODGE DEALERS , AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NEVER ANY RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM . *TR

WHILE MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO BEING DRIVEN A ON SURFACE STREET, ONE OF TWO 8 MM STUDS THAT ARE WELDED TO THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND THAT ATTACH THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER TO THE POWER BOOSTER SUDDENLY BROKE DURING BRAKING WHICH DISENGAGED THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH THEN CAUSED A TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE HYDRAULIC BRAKING. TO AVOID A REAR END CRASH THE VEHICLE HAD TO CHANGE LANES AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS USED TO EVENTUALLY BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE MASTER CYLINDER IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED OR SERVICED SINCE IT WAS INSTALLED BY THE FACTORY. *JB

WHILE REPLACING THE FRONT DISC BREAK PADS I OBSERVED THE PASSENGER SIDE UPPER CALIPER BOLT WAS NO TIGHTENING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I OBSERVED THAT THE THREADS IN THE KNUCKLE WERE STRIPPED COMPLETELY. THE PRICE TO FIX IT WITH A HELI COIL REPAIR WAS AROUND 250.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR OR 750.00 FOR A NEW STEERING KNUCKLE NOT INCLUDING LABOR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 3 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED HARDER AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE THE SMELL OF SMOKE WAS PRESENT. UPON INSPECTION THERE WASN'T ANY BRAKE FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER ADDING BRAKE FLUID, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. THE FLUID WAS CHECK AGAIN AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE FLUID LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 99V341000 CONCERNING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: HOSES, LINES, PIPING AND FITTINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

DT: THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS PULSATED AFTER BEING BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TURNED THEM THEN THEY WORKED FINE FOR A SHORT PERIOD, THEN THEY PULSATED AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK VEHICLE HAD ABRUPT BRAKING, AND CLUNKING NOISES WERE HEARD INSIDE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND NON INTRUSIVE VISUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO FURTHER OPERATION. CONTINUOUS NOISE WAS HEARD THROUGHOUT TRANSIT HOME. ONCE VEHICLE WAS HOME AND IN DRIVEWAY, INSPECTION BY REMOVAL OF DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL REVEALED LOOSE BRAKE CALIPER. STRIPPED MOUNTING THREADS WERE FOUND ON STEERING KNUCKLE AT BRAKE CALIPER ATTACHMENT. CALIPERS ARE ONLY ATTACHED TO VEHICLE USING (2) THREADED PINS, ONCE THEY ARE STRIPPED CALIPER IS FREE TO SEPERATE FROM VEHICLE.

BRAKES FAILED AT 50MPH. SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF SEMI TRUCK AT 40MPH AND TOTALED VECHILE. THE SEATBELT RESTRANT AND AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. I SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL TO BREAK 2 RIBS AND CRACK MY STERNUM. IF THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE WENT OFF I WOULDNT BE HAVING BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS EITHER. I WISH DODGE WOULD HELP US INSTEAD OF HURTING US.

AFTER PARKING CAR IN DRIVEWAY, ABS MOTOR TURNS ON AND STAY ON EVEN AFTER TURNING THE KEY OFF, HAD TO ACT QUICK TO PULL THE 40 AMP FUSE UNDER HOOD BEFORE THE ABS HCU MOTOR OVER HEAT. CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHY DODGE NEEDS A 40AMP FUSE TO POWER A LESS THAN 20AMP ABS CONTROL UNIT, AND WHY DOES THE MOTOR STAYS ON WHEN THE IGNITION SHOULD HAVE SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN. THAT COULD HAVE BEING A FIRE HAZARD IF I HAVE LET THE MOTOR STAY RUNNING. BOTH ABS FUSE OR PULLED AT THIS TIME SO I CAN COMMUTED TO AND FROM WORK WITHOUT WORRY ABOUT THE HCU MOTOR RUNNING. *JB

THE FRONT WHEELS DO NOT LOCK WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE REAR BRAKES SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER CAN FIND NO DEFECTS.

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE,AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINE AND HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. THERE WAS BRAKE FAILURE. THE FRONT DISC BRAKES REPLACED SEPTEMBER 2004. OCTOBER 27, 2004 THE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 30 MPH AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND ENDED UP IN THE STREET WITH THE SEMI BEARING DOWN ON ME. THE TRUCK DRIVER SWERVED BARELY MISSING ME AND MY VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT VEHICLE USED. THEY WERE THE ONES THAT KNEW THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, THAT WAS WHY THEY SENT ME TO COX AUTOMOTIVE TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED. COX INDICATED THAT PISTON ON ROTORS BLEW OUT, AND ONE BRAKE LINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I PAID FOR REPAIRS AND TOWING OUT OF POCKET. I SURELY FELT LIKE I WAS DEAD FOR A MOMENT. I GOT CHEST PAINS AND TOOK MEDICATION. *AK *SC *JB

ABS FAILURE, VEHICLE HAD 500 MILES. CAR SLAMMED ON BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED ON BRAKES. FRONT BRAKES LOCKED, REAR BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. *AK THE DEALERSHIP AND MECHANINCS CAN NOT FIND FAILURE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.

REAR ABS FAILURE WHEN A DEAR RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME. FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, REAR OF SUV PASSED THE FRONT. DEAR WAS HIT WITH THE LEFT FRONT AND LEFT SIDE AS THE VEHICLE SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL.*AK 1 DEATH IF YOU COUNT THE DEAR

ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A REPUTABLE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. FIRST, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REAR SPEED SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON 3 MONTHS LATER. THEN, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MAIN RELAY WAS OPEN AND IT NEED RESETTING. THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING AGAIN( MAIN RELAY WAS OPEN). THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AGAIN. THIS LAST TIME WE TOOK IT IN WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDS A ANTILOCK CONTROLLER MODULE, WHICH COST AT THE MINIMUN OF $600.00.*AK

I OWN A 1998 DODGE DURANGO. IN THE LAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND DRIVE SHAFT, SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY FAILED. THE SUV HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR; ALL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS COMPUTER/SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND NOW 15 MONTHS LATER, THE ABS LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN. I WANTED TO KNOW IF OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE, THE ONLY PEOPLE I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO HAVE BEEN THE LOW LEVEL EMPLOYEE. THEY WILL NOT, AND PROBABLY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO, FORWARD THE CALL TO SOMEONE IN UPPER MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE COMMON.THIS HAS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN COLLISION WHILE GOING ABOUT 55-60 MPH AND A VAN CROSSED IN FRONT, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR-END THE OTHER VEHICLE. ABS BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER PUSHED THE BRAKES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

THREE MONTHS AFTER INSTALLATION OF A NEW EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE, THE CABLE BROKE AND VEHICLE HAD A RUNAWAY. *LA TWO CABLES ON THE SAME SIDE BROKE IN THREE MONTHS. TWO DEALERS SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO RECUR. (DODGE DUALLY) *SC

FRONT BRAKES (REPLACED 3X'S IN ONE YEAR) KEEP FAILING ON DODGE DURANGO CAUSING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND ALIGNMENT TO SHIFT. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES 4 TIMES AND THE REAR TIRES TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE JANUARY 2,2000. ALL TIRES WEAR AT AN ANGLE WITH SEVERAL BALD SPOTS IN DIFFERENT PLACES. I ALSO REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR FEBRUARY 2003. NOW THE AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT WORKING. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY 300.00 OUT OF POCKET FOR WHATEVER REASON.

CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE CONSUMER SAW THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING AND THE ACID WAS DRIPPING ON THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE FACT THAT THE ACID BURNED THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE. *AK *PH *NM

I SPECIAL ORDERED TWO 1998 DURANGOS THAT WERE BUILT WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER.BOTH UNITS WERE ORDERED WITH THE OPTIONAL 4 WHEEL ABS SYSTEM. ONE VEHICLE THE ABS SENSORS FAILED, AND THEN WITHIN 90 DAYS THE ABS MODULE FAILED CASUING ERRATIC DRIVING BEHAVIOR. THE MODULE WAS REPLACE AT 93K MILES. THE UNIT HAS 150K ON IT CURRENTLY WITH NO MORE ABS PROBLEMS. THE SECOND DURANGO WITH 63K MILES JUST EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. ABS FAILURE THAT CAUSED THE UNIT TO SWAY AND DRIVE IRRATICALLY ESPECIALLY ON TURNS AND WHEN BRAKING. A 5 STAR RATED DODGE DEALER IN THE DC AREA REPLACED THE ABS MODULE AND ACTUATOR (SP) TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE CARS WERE VERY UNSTABLE TO DRIVE. ABS MODULE REPAIR TO UNIT ONE WAS @$650, THE OTHER DURANGO ABS REPAIRS WERE $1450. CONTACTED DAIMLER-CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY TSBS ON THIS PROBLEM THEY SAID SORRY, AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFTEY RELATED REPAIRS BEYOND THE ORINGINAL WARRANTY PERIOD, AND UNWILLING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. I FIND IT VERY ALARMING THAT 2 TRUCKS BUILT WITH IN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER, WITH IDENTICAL MECHANICAL SPECS EXPERIENCE THE SAME SAFTEY RELATED PROBLEM. I ALSO OWN A 2001 DURANGO, AND A 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 AND BOTH OF THESE UNITS WERE ORDERED WITH THE UPGRADE 4-WHEEL ABS BRAKES. MY CONCERN, IS THERE A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS SYSTEM THAT COULD CAUSE HARM TO MY FAMILY IN THESE NEW MODEL TRUCKS, OR IS THIS A COVERED UP PROBLEM ON THE 1998 MODELS. BOTH 1998'S HAD DIFFERENT DRIVERS, MY FATHER (82)AND MY OLDEST SON (34 YRS) HAVE BEEN PRIMARY DRIVERS ON THE 63K MILE DURANGO, AND MY SELF AND SPOUSE (50) THE PRIMARY ON THE OTHER UNIT. BOTH UNITS HAVE FULL SERVICE HISTORIES AT 5 STARR RATED DODGE DEALERS...PLEASE ADVISE...REMEBER YOU GUYS SAID THE ABS WAS THE SAFEST WAY TO PROTECT MY FAMILY FROM HARM......

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, BRAKES WORK AS THEY SHOULD. DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. ONE WEEK LATER, ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. DEALER STATED BRAKES WERE WORKING, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE FOLLOWING DAY ABS INDICATOR CAME ON FOUR TIMES. DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE COMPUTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD A HIGH PITCH SQUEAKING NOISE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE REAR END. *AK THE FRONT ROTOR DISK, RING GEAR AND PINION WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

BRAKE LINE HAD A HOLE INSIDE OF THE LINE WHICH CAUSED LESS BRAKING POWER. *AK A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER WAS SUDDEN AND THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS HAD COME ON. THE ORIGINAL REPAIR DID NOT WORK DUE TO THE ISOLATOR BECOMING DISLODGED. THE DEALER PAID FOR THE REPAIR. *SCC *JB

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AND THE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TSTHE ABS LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS AN ISSUE OF DESIGN OR PART FLAW. *JG

ABS LIGHTS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THEN FINALLY STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AND CHARGED HER $750 FOR REPLACEMENT. THE CONSUMER WAS RATHER UPSET BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY.

THE ABS NEVER WORKED SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. IT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER BUT THEY KEPT SAYING THAT IT WAS WORKING PROBABLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES BEING CAPTURED. RECENTLY THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. EVEN WITH THE LIGHTS ON NO ERROR CODES WERE BEING REPORTED. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER THEY FINALLY REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE. THE ABS WORKS WITH THE NEW CONTROL MODULE AND IT IS NOW OBVIOUS THAT THE ABS NEVER WORKED.*AK

THE PLASTIC PISTON IN THE CALIPERS ARE ENGAGED AGAINST THE BRAKE PADS AND HAVE WORN DOWN THE DISC(ROTOR) OVER TIME. I DO LONG DISTANCE DRIVING, NOT START AND STOP; HENCE, IT HAS TAKEN THIS LONG TO MANIFEST ITSELF. I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRONT BRAKES GRINDING A SECOND TIME ON NOVEMBER 27, 2000.*AK

ABS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STAYS ON WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

BRAKES LOCK UP DURING FIRST FEW TIMES THEY ARE USED IN THE MORNINGS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

BRAKES & HUBS-BALL JOINTS

AFTER INSPECTING BRAKES HAD FOUND THE FRONT ROTORS CRACKED. DEALER HAD INSPECTED AND TRIED TO REPAIR.*AK

ABS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK

ABS LIGHT STAYED ON INTERMITENTLY. ABS SYSTEM LOCKED IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. 4- WHEEL DRIVE MALFUNCTIONED. IT WILL NOT ENGAGE IN 4- WHEEL DRIVE. ENTIRE REAR END WAS REPLACED DO TO LEAKAGE. RANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS BEEN ARGUING THAT 4- WHEEL DRIVE NEVER WORKED. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL GRADUALLY BECOMES STIFF UNTIL IT WONT MOVE.TRUCK BEGINS TO SHAKE AND BURNING SMELL FORM FRONT BRAKES.INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE WEAR AND OVERHEATING, CAUSING PADS TO SEPARATE FROM BRAKE PLATE WHICH SEPARATED FROM CALIPER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PADS WERE REPLACED EVERY THREE MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL 99V342000 AND 99V-341, DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM BECAUSE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. ALSO, RECALL INFORMATION GIVES NO INDICATION THAT TANK HAS TO BE EMPTY TO HAVE RECALL PROBLEM COMPLETE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND APPLIED BRAKES. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, AND BRAKES DIDN'T GRAB. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND WS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN ,HITTING SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT DID NOT OVERRIDE THE ACCELRATION. CONSUMER THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK ,LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, TURNED IGNTION TO OFF POSITON AND PULLED IT OUT , WHEELS WAS STILL SPINNING FOR ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS AFTERWARDS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATED, BUT FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

2 ACCIDENTS,IN LAST YEAR WHERE HITTING BRAKES FAST & HARD FAILED AT 30MPH TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

AIR CONDITIONAL HAS NOT COOLED PROPERLY SINCE WE BOUGHT VEHICLE, DURING SUMMER HOT MONTHS THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO KEEP THE INSIDE COOL AND COMFORTABLE. FIRST TRIP TO DEALERSHIP WAS 5 DAYS FROM TAKING OWNERSHIP, I HAVE BEEN TO 3 DEALERSHIPS OVER THE PAST 1 1/2 YRS AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THIS. MOST SAY I'M CRAZY. BRAKES HAVE SQUEAKED CONSTANTLY NOT ONLY DURING MORNING HOURS. PAD HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE AT 9000 MILES AND DID NOT HELP AND NOW AT 29,000 MILES IT'S EXTREMELY LOUD PAD WERE CHECKED LAST WEEK AND STILL THEY SAY IT'S NORMAL. ENGINE IS PINGING ON ACCELERATION AND HAS SINCE WE BOUGHT VEHICLE, ONCE AGAIN DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THIS IS NORMAL WE HAVE TRIED HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND ALSO MID TO SUPREME GAS AND IT STILL CONTINUES, I CAN ONLY GET ROUGHLY 280 - 290 MILES TO A TANK OF GAS. WHEN I MET THE DEALER REP HE INFORMED ME TIRES WERE WEARING BADLY AND TO BE SURE WE ROTATE THESE TIRES EVERY 3000 MILES WHICH WE HAVE DONE. TIRES HAVE NOW WORN OUT AND DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NORMAL. SOME HOW THIS DIFFERS IF I HAD NOT ROTATED THEM THEN THEY WOULD HAVE WORN OUT DIFFERENTLY BUT DUE TO THE ROTATING IT'S EVENLY WORN OUT AND NOW THEY WON'T TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKE ROTORS WEAR UNEVENLY DUE TO THE BRAKE PAD BEING RUSTED. THIS CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP ON ICE. ALSO, THERE'S A BAD HOWLING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN COLD WEATHER. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK *ML

WHILE TRAVELING IN DAMP WEATHER AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP, CAUSING CONSUMER TO SKID. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS/REGULATORS HAVE FAILED ON ALL 4 WINDOWS REPEATEDLY. REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY HAVE BEEN DONE, HOWEVER AFTER APPROX 2 MONTHS THE WINDOWS FAIL TO GO UP OR DOWN. . ... DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING THE FRONT DISC BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUOUS AND THE DEALERSHIP SAYS ALL ITEMS ARE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS.

ON WET PAVEMENT, APPROACHING STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES NORMALLY, THE BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID. ACCIDENTS HAVE NARROWLY BEEN AVOIDED. THE PROBLEM SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT LED TO THE RECENT RECALL OF GM SUV'S AND OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO A DODGE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY WENT OUT ALL GAUGES RADIO ETC FRONT AREA. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND NOTHING WAS BURNT OUT. RESTARTED ENGINE FOUR TIMES BEFORE RESET AND THEN WAS OK. HAVE HAD RECURRING LOCKING OF BRAKES AND GRINDING LOSE OF CONTROL AT LOW SPEEDS AND ON WET ROADS. DISC BRAKES HAVE NO WEAR INDICATORS ON PADS AND IT RESULTED IN BEING WORN DOWN AND ATE INTO THE FRONT ROTORS BEFORE I WAS AWARE THAT THE PADS WERE SHOT. I HAD TO BUY NEW ROTORS AND PADS AND THE REPLACEMENT PADS ALSO DID NOT HAVE INDICATORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THAT THEY WERE MANUFATURED AND I THEN STATED THAT THIS WAS A SEVERE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND DEADLY OVERSIGHT AND THAT IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALL ON THIS AND THAT THEY HAD NO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OR BULLETINS ON THIS. MY BATTERY ALSO SUDDENLY WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE. I COULD NOT RESTART THE ENGINE AND A NEW BATTERY HAD TO BE INSTALLED. POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT AND COULD NOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED BY DRIVERS SWITCH.

WHILE DRIVING IN ONE LANE AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ON A 35MPH ROAD. ON WEET STREETS, AND WHILE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN, FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLEIN FRONT. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID THAT BRAKE PADS NEVER TOUCHED THE DRUMS. ALSO, REAR ARM ACTUATOR POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. *YC

DURING WET CONDITIONS 1 BRAKE WILL LOCK UP CAUSING THE OTHER 3 BRAKES TO FAIL TO OPERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ONCE CAUSING ME TO SLIDE INTO AN INTERSECTION. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1997 DODGE DAKOTA WHICH, I ASSUME HAS A VERY SIMILAR BR

REAR BRAKES SQUEAK.

UPON TRAVELING ON DRY OR WET PAVEMENT AND WHEN MAKING ANY STOP CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING. BRAKE FADED AWAY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTANT - DEALER SERVICE UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. POWER WINDOWS ALSO INTERMITTANT EXCEPT DRIVER'S.

FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET SURFACES DURING BRAKING RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL. ONE TIME NEARLY SLID INTO A CURB SIDEWAYS. ANOTHER TIME NEARLY SLID INTO ONCOMING CROSS TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION. SEVERAL TIMES THE DURANGO HAS SLID IN WET PARKING LOTS.

TRUCK IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE WARNING SENSOR. OWNER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THE BRAKES NEED TO BE SERVICED WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. *AK *ML

IN 3 OCCURRENCES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF WHEN PRESSED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT BREAK. ON ONE OCCASION, NO BRAKING AT ALL RESULTED IN A CRASH. VISITED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY, AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A CRASH AT APPROX. 28 MPH IMPACT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

COMING OFF THE RAMP WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO REAR END VEHICLE IN FRONT, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKE PADS REPLACED DUE TO BEING WORN.

BRAKE ROTOR DESTROYED/REPLACED.

BRAKE CALIPER FAILED RESULTING IN LOCK UP. (MJS)

BRAKES MALFUNCTION IN RAIN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID.

ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM FAILED. *YC

BRAKES FAILED. YH

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS INVOVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. IN BOTH CASES VEHICLE WAS COMING DOWN A HILL WHEN BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS. REASON UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAVE BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER AND INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

BRAKES LOCK AND CAR HIGHLY SUCCEPTABLE TO HYDROPLANING WHEN TURNING, ESPECIALLY FROM A STOPPED POSITION, ON ANY LEVEL OF RAINFALL. MOST SERIOUS INCIDENT INVOLVED CAR TURNING 360 DEGREES TWICE THEN RESTING OPPOSITE SIDE OF ROADWAY, IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES, AFTER JUMPING A LOW MEDIAN, COMPLETELY OUT OF MY CONTROL. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON A GREEN ARROW FROM A DEAD STOPPED POSITION, GOING APPROX 0-5 MPH WHEN LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ROTORS AND THE PADS TO RUB TOGETHER AND SPARK A FIRE IN THE BRAKES 2 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

BRAKES LOCK UP ON WET SURFACES, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE. WHENEVER VEHICLE IS USED IN REVERSE ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY SLOW DOWN, BUT WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED; DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL HEARS A KNOCKING NOISE, AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE BRAKES TEND NOT TO RELEASE FULLY WHEN TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE MAXIMUM SPEED IS 30-40 MPH. ONECE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COOLS THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS.