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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER BEING IN A CRASH AT 80 MPH, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY AND TWO FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HAD A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. I WAS DRIVING IT ONE DAY WITH MY 2 YOUNG SONS IN IT, AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND NEARLY KILLED US ALL. IT BURNED DOWN TO NOTHING. YOU CAN VIEW PICTURES OF IT AT W.BETHELPARK.COM, GO TO THE VOL.FIRE DEPT PHOTO GALLERY & LOOK AT PICTURES FOR AUG. 4TH 2003. VEHICLE FIRE SOUTH HILLS VILLAGE SHOPPING MALL, THAT IS WHERE I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. DODGE & CHRYSLER DID ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING FOR ME. I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF THIS, BECAUSE IF THERE IS A DEFECT, MY WARRANTY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO COVER BUMPER TO BUMPER FOR 3 YEARS 36,000 MILES AND I ONLY HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. THIS VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE A SHORT OR A DEFECT, CAUSE EVERYTHING WAS FACTORY. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO IT, PLEASE VIEW THE PICTURES AT THE WEB SITE I TOLD YOU.WWW.BETHELPARK.COM. *AK
WE WERE DRIVING APPROX. 70MPH ON INTERSTATE 20 IN GEORGIA NEAR GREENSBORO EXIT. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM OUR LEFT REAR TIRE AND SENT US OUT OF CONTROL ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS AT 5:30 P.M. ON FRIDAY AUGUST 19, 2005 IN BUSY TRAFFIC.WE WERE HEADED ACROSS THE MEDIAN WHEN MY HUSBAND JERKED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND WE HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WE BOUNCED BACK INTO TRAFFIC AND HE SWERVED AGAIN TO THE RIGHT AND WE HIT THE GUARD RAIL AGAIN AND CAME TO A STOP. THIS IS THE MOST HORRIFIC EXPERIENCE OF OUR LIVES. MY 11 YEAR OLD HAS WHIPLASH AND BAD HEADACHES. I HAVE KNEE PROBLEMS AND ALL OF US HAVE EMOTIONAL TRAUMA ISSUES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS VERY CLOSELY. I NOTICED OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE IN THIS WEBSITE. THEY ARE P245/75R16 LONG TRAIL TA.
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TRAVWLLING APPX 45-50 MILES AN HOUR. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL DETACHED FROM OUR 2002 DODGE DURANGO. STEERING WAS THEN UNRESPONSIVE. WE COLLIDED WITH CENTER CEMENT WALL AND OVERTURNED 2-3 TIMES. *TR
I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 DODGE DURANGO WHEN I STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHO WAS SITTING IN MY LANE ( A NON-TURNING LANE) NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *TR
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK WITH REAR ABS ONLY (2-WHEEL) WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD. IT IS AS IF THE FRONT BRAKES WILL NOT STOP. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SENSE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. WHEN IT WAS MENTION TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT WAS HOW THE ABS SYSTEM WORKED. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER COLLISION. BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SAFETY BELTS DID NOT LOCK OR RETRACT, RESULTING IN OCCUPANTS SUSTAINING SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK
DRIVER'S DOOR CLOSES - BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED ON HINGE - CLOSES ON RIGHT THUMB AS DRIVER EXITS VEHICLE (DODGE DURANGO). NO ERROR BY DRIVER - DOOR CLOSES DUE TO HINGE. HAPPENED TO ME ON MAY 16TH, 2006 HAPPENED TO HUSBAND YEAR AGO. POSSIBLE CRUSH FRACTURE - TEMP. LOSS USAGE OF THUMB*JB
THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWERVE INTO THE OTHER LANE ON THE HIGHWAY, AND AS I ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL WITH BOTH HANDS FIRMLY ON THE WHEEL, AND GENTLE STEERING, I FOUND I STILL HAD NO ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL WITH THE STEERING, IT WAS COMPLETELY LOOSE IT WAS DISCONNECTED. AT THAT SAME TIME, I WENT FOR MY BRAKES, ONLY TO FIND THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN WERE NOT FUNCTIONING EITHER. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SWERVED INTO THE FENCE OF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, THEN THE VEHICLE TO FLIP TWO TIMES. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LEG AND ARM INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS FAILED AND CAUSED THE CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS OCCURRED AND STATED THAT NO RECALLS WERE AVAILABLE. IN 2005, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NUMBER 04V596000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT), IN WHICH THE TIE RODS AND BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 46,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH, 6 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED ABRUPTLY (A DISABLE VEHICLE WAS IN THE LANE) AND WHEN I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING AS IF NO BRAKES WERE APPLIED. MY FOOT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO VIBRATIONS FROM THE ABS AS WELL AS NO LOWERING OF THE FRONT END, TYPICAL FROM BRAKING. I ENDED UP COLLIDING INTO THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAD PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO MY DEALER THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY IN A PANIC SITUATION. I COMPLAINED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND UP UNTIL A YEAR AGO. IN ALL INSTANCES, I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES AS NO CODE WAS DETECTED. *NM
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAGS TO INDICATE A FAILURE. NO REPAIRS COULD BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK UPDATED 12/14/05. *JB
MY AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, AND WITH THE IMPACT IT SELF NOTHING HAPPENED I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT IF IT'S GOT TO BE TO WHERE I'M ALMOST INJURED CRITICALLY FOR IT TO DEPOLY FOR THE PROTECTION OF MY HEAD WHICH DID HIT THE STEERING WHEEL.
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER.*AK
Filed by owners of this model year and unverified by NHTSA — one person’s account, not an established fact.
SKF IS RECALLING 2,805 HUB UNITS, PART NO. BR930361, SOLD AS A SERVICE PART FOR 1997-2004 DODGE DAKOTA VEHICLES AND 1999-2003 DODGE DURANGO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2-WHEEL DRIVE & REAR AXLE ABS. DUE TO A SPECIFICATION ERROR, THE ROTOR PILOT FOR THE HUB UNIT MAY BE TOO LONG. THIS RESULTS IN THE WHEEL TO NOT BE SEATED FULLY AGAINST THE HUB FLANGE FACE DURING MOUNTING.
Remedy: SKF WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HUB UNITS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 5, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SKF VSM NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-644-8999.
ON CERTAIN VAN AND PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE IGNITION/PARK SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM MAY BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS CAN ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE "PARK" POSITION WITH THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED (OR IN THE "LOCK" POSITION). THIS CAN ALSO ALLOW THE IGNITION KEY TO BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GEARSHIFT BLOCKER AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FRONT BENCH SEATS ONLY, IF FLUID IS SPILLED FROM THE FLOOR MOUNTED CUP HOLDER, AN UNUSED CONSOLE POWER OUTLET CONNECTOR LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT MAY BECOME CONTAMINATED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CONSOLE WIRING CONNECTOR FOR CORROSION, CLEAN AS REQUIRED, AND INSTALL A CAP TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL FLUID FROM CONTAMINATING THE CONNECTOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 30, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT K&N FUEL PERFORMANCE KITS, P/NOS. 57-1509, 57-1511, 57-1511-1, 57-1517, 57-1517-1, 57-1527, AND 57-1530. ALSO, A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THESE KITS WERE SOLD UNDER THE MOPAR PERFORMANCE PARTS BRAND NAME (P/NOS. P5007069 AND P5007070). ALL KITS WERE MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 20, 1999, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23, 2004. THESE ASSEMBLIES WERE MANUFACTURED AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN DODGE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SUVS. A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL FROM THE TUBE WALL COULD BE SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION.
Remedy: K&N WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A FREE REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2006.
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE (4X4), IF MOISTURE LEAKS INTO THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINT, EVACUATION OF THE LUBRICANT AND CORROSION OF THE JOINT MAY CAUSE THE JOINT TO WEAR OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS COULD CAUSE A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, WHICH MAY NOT ALWAYS BE HEARD BY THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINTS. THIS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON DECEMBER 21, 2004. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE MOTOR MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER INTRUSION THAT COULD CAUSE INTERNAL CORROSION AND RESULT IN PARTIAL OR COMPLETE LOSS OF FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPING CAPABILITY.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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The airbag could rupture when activated, leading to fragmentation of the airbag parts. These small parts could be projected towards the driver/occupants, potentially causing serious or even fatal injuries. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles
Software failure of the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) can deactivate the Electronic Stability Control (ESC). Failure of the ESC system can cause a loss of vehicle's control, increasing the risk of accidents and injuries. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
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