2001 Chrysler Chrysler Truck Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Chrysler Chrysler Truck, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure133.3%
- Engine133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
DASH DEVELOPED SEVERAL HUGE CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WHEN FIRST SAW IT AND WAS CHECKING IT OUT THE EDGE OF ONE PIECE CUT MY HAND. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
LEADING HEAD GASKET LEAD TO POOR PERFORMANCE AND LOSS OF COOLANT
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
2001 DODGE DURANGO I CAN NOT CONTROL THIS VEHICLE ON BUMPY ROAD SURFFICES, IT JUMPS FROM SIDE TO SIDE,SOMETIMES INTO THE NEXT LANE UPON DRIVING OVER POT HOLES LARGE OR SMALL, CRACKS, WINDING ROAD CHANGES CAUSE THIS VEHICLE TO VEAR OUT OF CONTROL ON IT OWN MAKING IT DIFFICUT TO HANDLE. PASSANGERS IN THE BACK SEAT ASK ME WHATS WRONG WITH YOUR CAR ,THEY FEEL THE SHIFT IN THE SEAT, IHAVE TALED AT GSA STATIONS WITH MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME TYPE OF VEICLE AND THEY TELL ME THE SAME THING. I HAD A1994 NISSON PATHFINDER AND DRIVE THE SAME ROAD CONDITIONS AS IN MY DURANGO AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEMNOT EVEN ONCEAND I DROVE THE PATHFINDER 200'000 MILLES,AND SOLD THE PATFINDER TO MY CUSTOMER AND HE DROVE IT TO300,000 MILES. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLES, TIRE PREASURE TO SPECK AND TIRE ROTATION I NOW AM GOING OUT OF MY WAY TO AVOID THE HWYS. FOR FEAR OF KILLING MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE. I INVITE THE NATIONAL HWY. TRAFFIC & SAFT TO TEST DRIVE MY DURANGO.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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