2000 Dodge Durango Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2000 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle was slow to stop. While depressing the brake pedal, there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 164,731.

NHTSA ID

11626612

Incident

Nov 7, 2024

Mileage

164,731 mi

DRIVING ON GLENDALE AZ AND HIT THE BRAKES AND THE REAR BRAKES LOCK AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE , SEARCH ON LIKE FOR CAUSES AND FOUND A RECALL F05 ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM , CALL THE DEALERSHIP BUT THERE'S NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10990728

Incident

May 16, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TENSIONER HANGED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TENSIONER WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10744450

Incident

Jan 9, 2014

Mileage

95,000 mi

MULTIPLE TIMES THE TRUCK HAS JUST DIED. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE RUNS JUST FINE AND STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. YESTERDAY THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WHEN IT DIES YOU LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. IT IS DANGEROUS AND IVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM DURANGO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10734525

Incident

May 5, 2015

Mileage

225,800 mi

DRIVING ON REGULAR ROAD JUST TURNS OFF AND YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING , BRAKES AND SPEED, IT HAS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY AND LUCKY IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON RIGHT LANE. STEERING LOCKS DOWN AND YOU ARE FORCE TO USE MUSCLE POWER TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY. CAN I MAKE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE DODGE PEOPLE TO FIX SUCH PROBLEM OR SHOULD I WAIT UNTIL MY WIFE GETS KILLED OR OTHERS AS IT HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER DURANGO OWNERS? REPLACING THE PCM DIDN'T DO THE JOB THE PROBLEM'S STILL HAPPENING AND NOW IS IN THE PARKING LOT UNTIL IT BECOMES SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10595395

Incident

May 21, 2014

Mileage

139,000 mi

WHILE BACKING MY DODGE DURANGO ONTO BOAT RAMP TO TAKE A JETSKI OUT OF THE WATER, I LOST ALL BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP FROM GOING IN THE WATER. AFTER INSPECTING THE BRAKE LINES I NOTICED THEY RUSTED ALL THE WAY THRU AND CAUSED ALL FLUID TO LEAK OUT RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. A REPAIR STATION ESTIMATED 1500 TO 2000 TO REPLACE BRAKE LINES, AND SAID IT IS COMMON ON DURANGOS AND DAKOTAS DUE TO BAD METAL LINES FROM FACTORY. THEY ALSO SAID BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT RUST OUT LIKE THIS AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN FATALITIES WITH ALL THE AFFECTED MODELS STILL ON THE ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10542917

Incident

Aug 18, 2011

Mileage

148,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT HAND, HIP, AND RIB. THE CONTACT AND HER CHILD WHO WAS IN THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT'S CHILD SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE SHOULDER FROM THE CHILD SEAT STRAPS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. PRIOR TO THE CRASH WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ,THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLID AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,164.

NHTSA ID

10470595

Incident

Aug 11, 2012

Mileage

138,164 mi

WHILE DRIVING NB ON SOUTHWEST HIGHWAY IN PALOS THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW, THEN RED, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN AS NORMAL. SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR AS IF THE HYDRAULICS FLUID HAD BEEN LET OUT OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON AND I COULD HEAR THE ANTI LOCK SYSTEM MAKING NOISE. I PUMPED THE BRAKES QUICKLY AND CAR STOPPED IN JUST ENOUGH TIME TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE HOOD TO INSPECT THE FLUID LEVELS, THEY WERE PERFECT, NO LEAKS EITHER. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT, THE BRAKES DO NOT APPEAR TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY HOWEVER, I WILL HAVE A MECHANIC CHECK THEM OUT ON FRIDAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10429010

Incident

Oct 5, 2011

Mileage

87,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ROAD SPEED SOUTHBOUND ON NC STATE ROAD 1922, AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION WITH NC STATE HIGHWAY 98, I NOTICED A SUDDEN AND NEARLY COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER ACCOMPANIED BY BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR. NO VISIBLE FLUID LEAKAGE EXISTS, NOR ARE ANY DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DONE, AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED.. THE FAILURE IS PERSISTENT AND OCCURS WITH EVERY USE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE GREATLY INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WITH PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR EVEN UNDER MODERATE FOOT PRESSURE. DIAGNOSIS BY CERTIFIED DODGE MECHANICS AFTER CONSULTATION WITH CHRYSLER INDICATE A FAILURE OF THE ABS ACCUMULATOR. FAILED PART IS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. NO ADDITIONAL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THE TIME OF THIS FILING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10327122

Incident

Apr 5, 2010

Mileage

118,000 mi

DRIVING ON CITY ROADS THROUGH TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND SUDDENLY HAD NO BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WAS ON THE FLOOR. NARROWLY AVOIDED CRASHING BY SWERVING INTO FREE TURN LANE AND TURNING. APPLIED PARKING BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. DODGE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND REPORTED THAT THE RETAINING CLIP FOR BRAKE PEDAL TO BOOSTER WAS MISSING. THEY REPLACED THE CLIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO OLD PART SINCE IT WAS MISSING COMPLETELY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10272507

Incident

May 29, 2009

Mileage

110,493 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING ROUGHLY AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE BRAKES STIFFENED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT EASED OFF THE BRAKES, BUT THEY FAILED COMPLETELY. MORE SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, BUT LOST CONTROL. SHE HEARD TWO SNAPPING NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES IN THE ENGINE. THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENGINE FIRE SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT WOULD STALL AND OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE THE DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2008. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,000.

NHTSA ID

10268715

Incident

May 12, 2009

Mileage

124,000 mi

2000 DURANGO 2-WHEEL DRIVE. BRAKES LOCK UP AND TAIL SLIDES AROUND. IT IS AS IF THE REAR END IS BOUNCING WHEN BRAKING (BACK END TOO LIGHT). EVEN WORSE WHEN ROAD WET. VERY DANGEROUS. WHY DOES IT DO THIS??? NO ACCIDENT. AM VERY CAREFUL AND DON'T LET PEOPLE DRIVE IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250844

Incident

Dec 5, 2008

Mileage

1,000 mi

DRIVING THE DURANGO DOWN OUR HILL. BRAKES WERE LOST. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACCIDENT I CHECK BRAKE FLUID, IT WAS FULL. THEN CHECK BRAKE PEDAL, IT DID GO TO FLOOR WITH NO EFFECT BY PUMPING THE BRAKES. DURANGO TOTALED AS WAS THE OTHER CAR THAT HIT MY WIFE AND KIDS. NO SERIOUS INJURY OCCURRED. COMPLETE BRAKE JOB 8 MONTHS BEFORE. HAVE HAD BRAKES PROBLEMS BEFORE, NEVER ABLE TO ISOLATED THE PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10197493

Incident

Jun 16, 2007

Mileage

50,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. THINKING THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BLEED I HAD THAT DONE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME , AND FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN NEEDED. I HAD THE FOLLOWING PARTS REPLACED: MASTER CYLNDER, BRAKE POWER BOOSTER, ABS SYSTEM, REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ,AND HAD THE LINES FLUSHED. I STILL HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES! THERE WAS NO BRAKE PRESSURE AT ALL. THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. TOOK TRUCK TO MECHANIC, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. SO IT STILL SAT WITH NO BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10195425

Incident

May 28, 2007

DODGE DURANGO'S WITH TWO WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS**CC THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED WHICH CAUSED THE AXLE TO BOUNCE SEVERELY. THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE STARTED SWERVING TO THE SIDE. THE REAR AXLE BOUNCE AND THE VEHICLES INSTABILITY SEEMED TO REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FRONT BRAKES. THE ULTIMATE RESULT WAS A VERY SLIGHT BUMPER IMPACT WITH A SEMI-TRAILER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10181612

Incident

Jan 1, 2007

ON WET SURFACES, IN SEATTLE AREA, WHEN, THE BRAKES COME ON BY ABS, BUT THE BRAKING CAPACITY GOES DOWN TO LESS THAN 50 PERCENT BRAKE CAPACITY, RESULTING IN COLLISIONS, EVEN THOUGH DISTANCE FACTOR IS SAFE. CAR HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10175013

Incident

Dec 1, 2006

Mileage

70,000 mi

DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING FRONT LEFT BRAKE ENGAGED AND LOCKED. VEHICLE WAS PULLING EXTREMELY HARD TO THE LEFT AND CONTROLLABILITY WAS AN ISSUE. UPON STOPPING LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS SMOKING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10157035

Incident

May 6, 2006

Mileage

48,000 mi

CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL WORK DONE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP. *TS ODI ASKED MANUFACTURER TO RESOLVE. CUSTOMER DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION LETTER. CUSTOMER PAID DEALER FOR THE REMEDY. 1/17/06 *RW *JB

NHTSA ID

10148663

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS. THIS IS A 2ND OCCURRENCE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THE 2000 DURANGO IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE BOLT WAS MISSING ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THE 2ND WAS STRIPPED. ON THE RIGHT SIDE ONE WAS STRIPPED. ON THE PREVIOUS PAD REPLACEMENT ONE WAS STRIPPED. THE REPLACEMENT BOLTS DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ENOUGH THREAD LENGTH TO MAKE A SECURE CONNECTION. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143746

Incident

Nov 27, 2005

I HAVE A CONCERN REGARDING FRONT AND BACK BREAKS. YOU HEAR CLICKING NOISE. WE HAVE GOT THEM CHANGE THREE TIMES THIS YEAR.

NHTSA ID

10121924

Incident

Mar 4, 2005

I HAVE A 2000 DODGE DURANGO R/T WITH FACTORY 17" WHEELS. IT WAS PURCHASED FROM RUSNAK DODGE IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA WITH THOSE WHEELS ON IT. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF POOR BRAKING EXPERIENCE, WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATING PREMATURELY, AND SEVERAL TIMES AT THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT A FIX, A MECHANIC ACCIDENTALLY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO AVAILABLE SELECTION IN THE SOFTWARE OF THE ON BOARD COMPUTER TO ALLOW FOR 17" WHEELS. ALL OF THE SELECTIONS ARE FOR THE 15" WHEELS THAT COME ON THE STANDARD MODEL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY MEASURING THE CIRCUMFERANCE OF MY TIRES, CALCULATING HOW MANY TIMES THEY ROTATE IN A MILE, AND CREATING A SETTING FOR THE 17" WHEELS. THE VEHICLE STOPS FAR BETTER NOW. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER DRIVERS WHO WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW THIS, BECAUSE I AM A 27 YEAR VETERAN FIRE DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN AND PARAMEDIC, AND RESPOND TO TRAFFIC COLLISIONS QUITE REGULARLY.

NHTSA ID

10118649

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

Mileage

119,000 mi

2000 DODGE DURANGO ABS MODULE AND BRAKE SWITCH INSTALLED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY THE REAR BRAKES WORK. THE DEALER INSTALLED AN ABS MODULE AND BRAKE SWITCH, HOWEVER THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10127989

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

WHILE DRIVING INTO THE DRIVEWAY ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE FRONT. THE WHEEL, HUB, AND BEARING CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO SLUMP OVER. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED. HOWEVER, THE SAME NOISE COULD STILL BE HEARD. ALSO, THERE WAS VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK AFTER ALL THE REPAIRS THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. *TC

NHTSA ID

10103607

Incident

Dec 2, 2004

Mileage

38,000 mi

FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS WERE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULSATE WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED VEHICLE FIVE TIMES, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10105258

Incident

May 13, 2004

Mileage

90,000 mi

ON OCTOBER 26TH AT APPROXIMATELY 3:40PM MY WIFE, CARRYING OUR SIX CHILDREN, WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 DODGE DURANGO ON CHICAGO'S LAKE SHORE DRIVE WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL POPPED OFF. FORTUNATELY THERE WHER NO INJURIES RELATED TO THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN. OUR DURANGO HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT MANY DODGE DURANGOS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER, NEITHER DODGE NOR THE NHTSA HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10097924

Incident

Oct 26, 2004

Mileage

6,700 mi