1998 Dodge Durango Tires & wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 DODGE DURANGO WITH COOPER DISCOVER STT TIRES, TIRE SIZE 31X10/50/R15, DOT NUMBER WAS 60DWE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FELT UNSTABLE. ONCE AT HER DESTINATION, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS TORN APART. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10396901

Incident

Apr 20, 2011

A COOPER TIRE ON THE REAR OF OUR VEHICLE, BLEW OUT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10141746

Incident

Oct 9, 2005

DRIVING APPROX. 25 MPH ON ICY ROAD, TURNED RIGHT ONTO ANOTHER ROAD AND "IT WAS AS IF YOU THOWED THE VEHICLE INTO NUETRAL". CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10104501

Incident

Dec 24, 2004

Mileage

117,230 mi

POPPING NOISE IN SUSPENSION AT 41000 MILES, BAD BALL JOINTS BLAMED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED UNTIL I REPLACED THE WORN BALL JOINTS AND TIRES (FEATHERING TO TWO SETS OF GOODYEARS). AND THE TIRE STORE WAS ABLE TO FINALLY COMPLETE THE ALIGNMENT. OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS FAILED AGAIN AT 100000. REPLACED WITH NON OEM BRAND THIS TIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10082540

Incident

Jun 21, 1999

Mileage

41,000 mi

I JUST WATCHED WITH HORROR, A NEWS ARTICLE ON CBS EVENING NEWS ABOUT THE FRONT WHEEL OF DODGE DURANGOS FALLING OFF. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE ALREADY. I HAVE JUST SENT THIS SAME CONCERN TO DODGE/CHRYSLER. I NOW WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY 1998 DODGE DURANGO (EXCEPT AT SLOW SPEEDS ON SURFACE STREETS) UNTIL I HEARD SOMETHING DEFINITIVE FROM YOU AND DODGE. DIDN'T OUR COUNTRY, AND FORD AND FIRESTONE JUST GO THROUGH SUCH A TRAGEDY WITH BLOWN TIRES ON FORD EXPLORERS. HOW MANY DEATHS MUST OCCUR BEFORE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? A FRONT WHEEL FALLING OFF MUST BE AS HAZARDOUS AS A BLOWOUT. ON A SEPARATE NOTE, I JUST LOOKED UP THE RECALL INFORMATION ON MY VEHICLE, AND FOUND 4 DIFFERENT RECALL NOTICES ON THE 1998 DODGE DURANGO. I DON'T REMEMBER HAVING RECEIVED ANY OF THESE RECALLS FROM DODGE; AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10060283

Incident

Mar 3, 2004

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.

NHTSA ID

10070543

Incident

Jun 15, 2000

Mileage

40,000 mi

1998 DODGE DURANGO FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WORE OUT AT 40000 MILES, PREMATURELY CAUSING TIRES TO ALSO WEAR PREMATURELY. I WAS TOLD THAT BAD BALL JOINTS COULD CAUSE THE SUSPENSION TO BREAK OR A WHEEL TO COME OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT TO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10052457

Incident

Dec 1, 2003

Mileage

40,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER, AND CRACKED THE TAIL LIGHT. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. DAYTON, MODEL TIMBERLAND, SIZE 31X10-50R15LT, DOT# UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID

10048051

Incident

Nov 17, 2003

Mileage

101,000 mi

THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAL ON THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKED FLUID. IN ADDITION THE REAR END DISINTEGRATED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED A TRUCKS REAR END SHOULDN'T DISINTEGRATE WITH 81000 MILES. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

10029922

Incident

Jul 3, 2003

Mileage

81,000 mi

FRONT BALL JOINT WAS CHECKED AND IS GOING OUT, WE DISCOVERED IT AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE TIRES BECAUSE THE BALL JOINT IS CAUSING THE TIRE O WEAR UNEVEN.*AK

NHTSA ID

10031159

Incident

Aug 8, 2003

CONSUMER NOTICED TIRE UNEVEN WEAR WHILE TRAVELING 60-65 MPH. VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED BALL JOINTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10031590

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES ARE WEARING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND HE STATED THAT UPPER BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10031234

Mileage

70,000 mi

WE HAD NOTICED THAT THE TRANMISSION WAS ACTING VERY SLUGGISH. DESPITE HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED, OUR LOCAL SHOP COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WHILE ON OUR WAY TO FLORIDA, JUST OUTSIDE OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR, DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, WE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSFER CASE BLEW UP AND BOTH DRIVESHAFTS BROKE. WE WERE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, OR HAVING ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT US, DESPITE THE BLACK COUD OF TRANSFER CASE FLUID TRAILING BEHIND US. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXTENSIVE SERVICE - TO THE TUNE OF $ 2,600.00. WE HAD 95,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND WERE OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BY CHRYSLER. IN FACT, NOT EVEN AN OFFER TO ASSIST US WITH THE RENTAL CARS WE WERE FORCED TO TAKE.

NHTSA ID

10028797

Incident

Apr 19, 2003

Mileage

94,000 mi

RETURNING FROM NEW YORK. TIRE EXPLODED. CONTACTED GOODYEAR. REFERRED TO LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID NOT TREAD SEPARATION. CALLED HOME OFFICE BACK AND GIVEN ANOTHER DEALER ABOUT 1 HOUR AWAY. WILL GO AT EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. DETAILS OF TREAD SEPARATION: TRAVELING ABOUT 60 ON INTERSTATE WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. OUTER SIDE OF TIRE LOOKS LIKE IT EXPLODED. INNER SIDE OF TIRE NO DAMAGE. WHEEL NO DAMAGE. TREAD SEPARATED FROM INNER WALL OF TIRE APPROXIMATELY HALF OF DIAMETER FROM ABOUT CENTER OF TREAD AREA TO EDGE OF TREAD AREA ON OUT SIDE OF TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MK60K60V08 TIRESIZE: 31X10.50R1)

NHTSA ID

749464

Incident

Jul 24, 2001

SIDEWALL OF TIRE SEPARATED WITH 14,000 MILES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: 235 75 15)

NHTSA ID

748392

Incident

Jul 6, 2001

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK W/EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. WHEN PUTTING BOAT ON TRAILER TRANSFER CASE POPPED INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING CAR TO ROLL INTO WATER. TRANSFER CASE HAD POPPED INTO N BEFORE, BUT WAS NOT REPEATABLE.

NHTSA ID

734792

Incident

Oct 16, 2000

2 REAR GOODYEAR WRANGLER TR/S TIRES P235/75R15 WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER FEELS TIRES SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN THE WAY THEY DID AND REPLACED TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *SLC

NHTSA ID

871830

Incident

Sep 5, 2000

I CAN NOT KEEP TIRES ON FRONT END FROM WEARING UNEVENLY, THEY KEEP CUPPING ON OUTER EDGES. CHRYLER CORP HAS REPLACED MY FRONT TIRES 3 TIMES, LOWER CONTROL ARMS TWICE, & RT. UPPER BALL JOINT ONCE. NOW ALL 4 TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSES A BAD VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ALL CAUSED BY THE SUSPENION PARTS BEING DEFECTED AND CHRYSLER CORP. WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES OR CORRECT THE SITUATION WITH ME.

NHTSA ID

730171

I STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION TO HAVE THE AIR CHECKED. WHEN HE PUT AIR IN THE TIRE, IT WAS LEAKING MORE. THE TIRE REPAIR STATION TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE RIM AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS SPLITTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. HE SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE....SPLITTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE TIRE IS NO GOOD ANYMORE AND I STILL HAVE A LOT OF TREAD LEFT ON IT. HE TOOK MY SPARE OFF, FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT IT HAS BEEN HOT AND MELTED THE RUBBER FROM THE EXHAUST. I HAVE SMELLED RUBBER BEFORE BUT THOUGHT THAT WAS FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IT HAS CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE BEFORE. THE AIR CONDITIONER IS LEAKING FREON AND EVERY FEW MONTHS, I HAVE TO GO HAVE IT FILLED. CAN'T FIND THE LEAK AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO 4-6 DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR THE PROBLEM. WHEN RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONER, MOISTURE RUNS DOWN THE SIDES OF THE DASH VENTS WITH ALL THE WINDOWS CLOSED. THE LAST DEALER I TOOK IT TOOK, TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND THE LEAK AND BELIEVES IT IS SOMEWHERE IN THE DASH. THEY HAVE BEEN TOO BUSY AND SHORTHANDED TO GET TO IT RIGHT NOW. I HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED TO SEVERAL DEALERS ABOUT THE FLOOR BETWEEN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND PASSENGER SEAT. I LAY MY PURSE ON THERE AND WHEN I GO TO TOWN AND PICK MY PURSE UP, THE BOTTOM OF MY PURSE IS REALLY HOT. WHEN I DRIVE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, MY FOOT THAT RUNS THE GAS PEDAL GETS REALLY HOT AND SWOLLEN FROM THE HEAT COMING FROM THE SAME AREA. THE DEALERS HAVE ALL TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A NOISE IN WHERE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. I FOUND OUT THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS FALLING APART AND BOLTS WERE MISSING. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OVER THAT. MANUFACTURERS NEED TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 31X10.50R )

NHTSA ID

729866

Incident

Aug 1, 2000

WHEN DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT 30 MPH REAR TIRES BROKE. REAR OF VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN SIDEWAYS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

862421

OWNER HAS REPLACED THE 3RD SET OF TIRES DUE TO "CUPPING AND FEATHERING".

NHTSA ID

782450

Incident

Jun 1, 1998

ACCIDENT--TOYOTA COROLLA GRAZED FRONT LEFT CORNER OF BUMPER AND HIT TIRE. TIRE BLEW, UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE PUSHED BACK.

NHTSA ID

609116

TIRE FAILED, GOODYEAR WOULDN'T REPLACE THE TIRE. HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE BEACUSE THEY CLAIMED IT WAS ROAD HAZARD THE ENTIRE TIRE COLLAPSE FROM SEPERATION WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE TIRE. NO PUNCTURES ETC. COULD BE DETECTED FROM MY VIEW. THE TIRE WAS SOFT IN THE INNER WALL.

NHTSA ID

537183

Incident

Jun 17, 1998