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117,520 miles
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2003Oct 13
(reported on)Durango
- 85,000 miles
My Dodge Durango Nightmare - I purchased a brand new 2001 Dodge Durango in September of 2001. In late September of 2002 the motor went out. The vehicle began overheating. I took in for repair several times only to get it back and it continue to overheat. The motor finally gave out.
My vehicle had 49,000 miles on because I drive 100 per day. After filing a Lemon Law complaint with the State of Texas I finally, after 3 months of arguing my point, got the motor replaced by Dodge. The dealer even verbally admitted to me that there is a flaw with the motor.
Today, my vehicle has 85,000. When the motor got replaced back in October of 2002, Dodge gave me a 100,000 mile warranty.
Today my husband took my vehicle to get inspected and it didn't pass emissions testing and the vehicle is leaking fluids. The mechanic asked my husband if the car had been overheating. My car is back in for service and I have a bad feeling that the engine is going out again based on what the mechanic told my husband.
I also know by searching the internet that there are several recall parts for my vehicle yet I have not recieved ANY recall notices from Dodge. I get Ford recall notices on parts just fine!!!!
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2009Jan 01
Durango Sport 4.7L V8
Well.....I hate to mention just one failure on this piece of sh*t but I guess I will limit this to just one item. Wife lost oil pressure on the way to daycare.......Only loses pressure when the engine is up to temperature......Failure is due to oil sludge buildup.....Flushed the engine. Put new oil in...ran fine then lost pressure. I bought a 100,000 mile warranty. I bought it used with 35,000 miles. from 35,000 to 100,000 it was in the shop for three transmissions...an engine surge due to a vacuum leak the dealership could not even diagnose...and electrical failure to windows door locks etc....All I need to decide is if I will try to fix it this time or have it destroyed so no other poor sucker gets this piece of sh*t. Oh and by the way Dodge has an unlimited lifetime drive train warranty going now. I thought of buying a new dodge just so I could jam it in there ass for the next 10-12 years. But the problem lies in the fact these assholes can't even fix there own vehicles. I had to bring it to a real mechanic to get it fixed correctly. He's my friend and laughed when I told him the problem......he said you did buy a Dodge right?
Donald N.
Denham Springs, LA, USA
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