2000 Dodge Durango from North America - Comments

A few months ago the Durango started making a light knocking noise, initially while accelerating and then pretty steadily. The Durango also appeared to be locked into 4-wheel drive (although it had not been placed in four-wheel drive).

The dealer service department said it was a transmission problem, replaced the transmission oil which they stated was "dirty" and also agreed the truck was "locked" in four-wheel drive (although not indicated by the gear shifter or dash lights). They, in turn, released the truck from four-wheel drive; fixed associated problems at a cost of $900.00. This was not covered by warranty.

For the past few months the truck continued to make knocking noises. This morning, while driving, the drive shaft fell off the differential to the ground. I, obviously, had to have the car towed to the dealership. Thank God I was only going 10 miles an hour when it happened. The report is, the U-joints went bad, causing damage to the drive shaft, which as it fell off, damaged the transmission seal. This, unfortunately, is not covered under warranty and costs about $700.

If U-joints can randomly go bad to the extent that the drive shaft falls off the car while in motion; shouldn't some sort of safety check be performed at 50K miles?

I don't know why you posted that review. Something fishy here.

All of your problems are covered by warranty. No questions asked.

I don't understand the reason for the

dramatic title! Before reading the

review, I thought the vehicle had

overturned or caught on fire!

I have a 2000 Dodge Durango and about a month ago, an older gentlemen had asked if I had any problems with my Durango. I responded, "No, not really. Just a few minor problems such as a sensor going out and replacing the brake rotors." He then told me that his transmission had gone out and it seemed to be a common problem with the Durango. Lo and behold, a month later my 4x4 gear is working poorly and then the transmission goes out. Furthermore, I sympathize with you, because I was stranded approximately 2-hours away from home with my 2-toddlers, which was a tribulation. I kept good service on my vehicle and now "I WILL TRADE IT FOR SOMETHING MORE RELIABLE."

No surprise for this vehicle make/model. Chevy and Ford are no better either. I switched to a Toyota Sequoia, after vehemently opposing Toyota. I have to admit, it's much better than the big america 3 altogether, especially in quality and ride.

I had the same ting happen to me the other day. With no apparent warning, other than a noise which was thought to be a problem with the transmission, my entire drive shaft fell out of my 2002 Durango while driving on the freeway. The U-Joints came apart and no the rear wheel axle is damaged as a result. And guess what, the warranty was up two weeks ago. The repair work will cost $4,200. Chrysler should be ashamed of themselves to sell a product that they know is defective and will not assume any responsibility when their consumers put their lives in danger by driving their trucks. This says a lot about Chrysler and their supposedly, customer service. I work in Customer Service at a major healthcare facility in Detroit, Michigan. I am going to spread the word to everyone I come in contact with not to purchase the Durango because of the many near casualty situations I am unfortunately now hearing about.

I was intrigued by this site because I also have a 2000 Dodge Durango and my rear differential is starting to wear, but aside from that I've never had a better truck. She is my baby and I get awesome gas mileage a smooth ride and it's easy to fix. I feel in retrospect of your comments that perhaps you all just got a bad deal through your dealership. Two of my brothers have Durangos as well. One is a 1999 and the other is a 2003 and they love theirs as much as I love mine. They have never had a problem aside from minor ones. I think that your mechanic was probably not as well trained in diagnosing problems and you just let it go too far before you worried about it. If you pay attention and truly care for your truck i.e. making routine maintenance and checking her out properly BEFORE the problems gets so bad that you shouldn't have a problem. If you just drive and don't get in tune with the workings of your vehicle then your gonna have problems. You should never have let it get so bad that stuff was falling off of it. That's truck abuse. You deserve to drive a Honda.

$4200??? You could replace the trans and transfer case for that amount. Better get another quote.