2003 Dodge Durango Sport review from North America

Nothing, although I do plan on taking it in for the ball joint recall!!

I just purchased this vehicle a couple of weeks ago, so far so good!!!

It has great power, drives and handles great. I'm kind of disappointed in all of the bad reviews I keep reading about the Durangos. I'm starting to think that maybe these are not all valid complaints.

The one thing I've noticed is there doesn't seem to be, but a handful of complaints about the "SLUDGE" problem on the full-size trucks, that also come available with the 5.2L and 5.9L engines, but yet all of the Durangos seem to have this problem!!!

Sounds kind of fishy to me!!!

I think that representatives and/or executives of the other guys (competitors of Dodge) could very easily go on to any of these websites like this one and make these claims about the Durangos just the same as I am doing right at this moment!!!

So needless to say, I'm not entirely convinced that this is as big of a problem as is being claimed!!!

I've been in the automotive parts and repair business for the past ten years, and up until today was the first I have heard of this "SLUDGE" problem on the Durangos!!!

And go figure the guy who told me this just happened to find this information on the Internet!!!

But he hasn't had the problem as of yet on his 2000 Durango 5.9L with 35,000 miles on it!!!

But he came into my store today to purchase some engine flush and synthetic oil to get a jump on this "potential problem"!!!

Hmmmm maybe it could be a marketing plan for engine flushes or synthetic oils too???

Considering the Dodge Durango is the best selling SUV that Daimler-Chrysler produces, and they are selling the heck out of them, one would think that the competition might be desperate to slow the sales of this automobile in any possible way they could!!!

Kind of makes one think!!!

And I'm curious how would the operator of this website be able to "police" the possibility of the competitors coming on to this website and making accusations about the Dodges???