Tl*the contact owns a 2000 dodge durango. The driver side windows would not roll up or down. In addition, the remote would not open and lock the doors. She was unable to drive the vehicle due to several hazards. The dealer and manufacturer stated that nothing could be done because they had never heard or seen that type of failure. Through online research, the contact discovered more information regarding the defect. Daimler chrysler advised her to call nhtsa and file a complaint. The failure and current mileages were 39,000. Updated 02-19-08 *bf
Visibility & wipers
2000 Dodge Durango Visibility problems
Owners have filed 22 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Durango's visibility & wipers with NHTSA - 2% of all its complaints, most recently on January 25, 2008. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 4 injuries. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.
- Complaints
- 22
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 1
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Deaths
- 0
Visibility complaints
I bought my truck used and had them do a complete work up on it when I purchased it. Everything was fine for 1 week. After that week my engine light came on. I took it back to the dealer and had them replace the "canister" because that's what they said was the problem. 1 Week later it returned. I have had it cleared out about 100 times. It now keeps telling me I have a gas leak. My mechanic has looked at this truck more than the average time. Now I am at 130,000 miles and my suspension is completely shot, power steering pump, automatic locks are slowly malfunctioning (they make a loud noise on 2 of the doors), and the drivers side window doesn't roll down. *Jb
Twice I have had to have the front windshield replaced due to failure of the windshield cracking due to using the defrost during the winter seasons. *Nm
Recharge air conditioner. Would not hold freon for a month. Dianostics from mechanic stating freon leaking from vaporizer installed in dash of vehicle causing freon to leak into the cabin dept. Of vehicle. Vaporizer replaced and have defective part
I have taken my 2000 dodge durango to forest lake dodge dealer for a clunking noise in my front end over year ago. I had a number of complaints. They said at that time there was nothing wrong. They couldn't hear anything. Again within a couple months I returned with the same problem along with my passenger window not going up or down correctly. Once again they said oh you need shocks and you need your service of warrenty proformed or your warrently wont be any good, so I said yes do what is under warrenty nothing...
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else unless I say it ok, will more work was proformed and I ended up paying hundred plus dollars out of pocket. Again they said there was no clucking noise noted and that the passenger window according to the computer said it functions correctly. Will to this day over a year later, the cluck is there and shocks and other maintence was completed, the passenger window moves so slow that we dont use it as it has and still does quit working. Inside where the 4 wheel drive compotent also comes loose from the main floor. I was told that I would have to purchase a new manto which screws to the frame of the durango. I had side steps put on after purchase by chry. Dodge in forrest lake and drivers side within in one and half years fell loose and they said I just needed to have someone put in new screws that it wasn;t covered. Yet when I purchased them they said that if they did it, anything that may happen would be covered but if someone else did it they wouldnt cover anything that happened.*Ak
Window motors have been replaced in three out of four windows...And I am the only driver/operator! Now the left rear window is not working again and of course the vehicle is out of warranty. So it will cost me another couple of hundred dollars for a window that has never been used!*Ak
Winding sound when you lock or unlock the doors. Drivers door won't lock, passenger front door dosn't unlock, passenger left-rear also dosn't unlock , passenger right-rear is the only one that works with the key less entry.*Ak also both rear windows do not work. I myself inspected the operation of the left rear door and found that the actuator was bad. I cracked open actuator and found that the gear was stripped. This causing the winding sound and failure to lock or unlock the doors. The gear is made of some kind...
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of soft plastic material for this to happen. About the rear window, I checked and found power going to the motors. But with one of the window motors I tapped it and got it to work for acouple of days. With my experince as an auto/truck/bus technician the motors are defected along with the door actuators. I hope these issues can get resolved, because overall my vehicle is good at 60,000 miles.
I have a 200 dodge durango, i;d had this vehicle for a year now I recently had a lot of problems with this vehcicle the maste swicth to the window doesn't work. The window gets stuck and it comes up and when it wants to. I was looking through the compliants on this vehcile and others car had the same problem. Also now the door locks are not unlocking also. I was wondering if it is a manufactor problem?
Transmission "grabbing" and "slipping" in all gears. Most noticable on the highway. Transmission goes from overdrive to one and sometimes two lower gears at highway speed. Vehilcle will jump and sputter. Vehicle was taken to dealer who did not get it repaired. It was also taken to my local mechanic, who says it's a lemon. (I have no faith in the dealer who sold me the garbage after they claimed to have not figured my fianancing correctly abd hit me with a $975 additional fee.) Ellenville dodge. *Ak
The sun roof visor linkage/struts were hanging. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *Ak
While driving at 45 mph or more with the rear door windows down consumer's ears popped, making it difficult to focus on the road. Consumer stated that vehicle had a design flaw which caused the consumer to feel sick when the rear windows were down. *Ak
Beginning 2002 driver's side power window would never work properly. Constantly getting stuck in the down position. I had it fixed in 2003. Now the front passenger side power window is doing the same thing. Is this something being investigated? I know of two other people that have the same problem with their durango. *Ak
1) Replaced rack & pinion @ 41k miles 2) passenger window has been repaired 4 times at dealer and is working more poorly than ever before 3) two batteries replaced in first 2 years-i'm on my third now 4) suv towed due to air bag light. *Jb
Front end of vehicle making a creaking sound. Greenville chrysler dodge jeep in greenville, texas replaced right lower, left upper and left lower control arms and performed front end alignment. Total cost $1492.30.
When driving the suv, there is a loud noise the whole time when driving this vehicle, the dealer said it not under the extended warranty that we purchased, also the window in the back left side will not let up or down. It has been very difficult I am only had this vehicle for 5 months.
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE.
I have noticed a problem with dodge durango and full-sized dodge pickups. The size and placement of the exterior rear-view mirrors creates a huge blind spot for smaller drivers! Taller men who would typically chose this vehicle may not realize that their smaller spouse or kids would not be able to see. The width of the door frame also compounds the problem. We just investigated another right-angle crash with this problem. The female driver, about my height (5'4"), did not see the approaching vehicle and...
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pulled into its path. I know of at least 2 others recently. When my husband and I purchased a pickup 4 years ago, I vetoed his choice of the dodge because of the visibility problem. A co-worker has noted the problem in her husband's truck. We do not have this problem on our gmc pickup, as the mirrors are placed lower. Dodge has them directly in the sight line, especially when checking traffic to the right. While this may not be a recall issue, study and publicity about this issue should be done soon. Thanks.
The 2000 dodge durango driver's and passenger mirrors are so big and extend up so much that they will cause a crash or injury. Every time I turn to the left of the driver side. The mirror is blocking the view and you will not be able to see the car to left of the driver. This is a manufacturers defect that in the works man design that I would like it to be replaced. I do not know if this is the 1st incident reported from dodge durango's owners. Dt
Sideview mirrors are oversized and create a blind spot for smaller drivers. Three times my wife came very close to accidents due to this blindspot. Mfr refuse to replace or recognize there is a problem
When driving between 60-70mph vehicle would vibrate. Rear window was not sealed properly after replacement due to a scratch. Driver's window replaced due to regulator dragging. Electrical wires for air conditioner were pinched and failed to work.*Ak vehicle sounds to have an electrical problem, windows have failed, door regulators failed, battery failed, and while driving the rpm, odometer, and trip meter all went to zero. Consumer had to replace goodyear tires, no other tire information provided. *Slc
Side view mirror base is too large to see through, and is blocking the view when trying to makes turns. Dealer had been contacted for this situation. *Ak the over sized out side mirror is a design flaw and the driver is experiencing difficulty in making left turns. *Yh
Driver side mirror does not show objects while turning. Yh
Dodge Durango visibility complaints by year
Durango visibility problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data