1999 Dodge Durango SLT review from North America

When I went to work for this company they promised me a company vehicle. After a couple of weeks I found out that it was in the shop getting an engine replaced (5.2L V-8). The vehicle had 66,000 miles and since it was out of warranty they had to spend approximately $3500 on a new motor. The company was upset about the situation. And I was told to change the oil every 3,000 miles. No problems till 104,000 when the oil pressure started to fluctuate. In a panic I rushed to get a quart of DURALUBE in hopes of protecting the engine in case it happened again. I changed the oil (only 1500 miles after last oil change) added the DURABLE LUBE and things were fine for another 1,000 miles. This time it lost pressure again. I'd pull over and stop... restart the motor and things would be fine for awhile. Then lost pressure again. Made it to a gas station...new oil pump $800. Mechanic showed me the screen on the oil pick up tube. First he said it was way too small for a V-8 (His opinion of course!) Then I noticed the screen was caked with black chunky deposits. I had to use a screw driver to scrape them off the screen. They were chunks of hardened oil. Mechanic said the only available replacement was the same oil pump from Dodge. Worried about the boss getting upset again I started using synthetic blend motor oils. Things were fine until I lost pressure at 130,000 miles. This time a mad dash to the auto parts store and SLICK 50 to the rescue. Things were fine for about 2,0000 miles when it started acting up again. (I had also used Z-MAX OIL TREATMENT ON PREVIOUS OIL CHANGES) Now it's time for another oil pump. No matter how much you "baby" this piece of junk it's going to cost you a fortune. Lucky for me the boss has to foot the bills. Oh, by the way the transmission went out at 121,000 miles! SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY either changing oil or waiting for another repair.