Problems with 1999 Dodge Durango SUSPENSION

While driving my car stalls out, i keep having problems with ball joints, my sway bar or chain has busted, seat belt for driver will not retract, rust and erosion has been so bad that i actually had to replace the whole front bumper assembly, and i have no heat.

Nut came off left front wheel bearing causing wheel to come off vehicle. when picking up pieces, i noticed that there is no cotter key to keep the nut from backing off. had this happened at higher speeds, the result would have been very serious.

The vehicle is hard to steer it also has a problem disengaging the 4 wheel drive the vehicle's tires in the front rub against the wheel wells causing uneven tread wear the vehicle is deemed unsafe also due to the vehicle's suspension bushings in the front in the tie rods in the front of the vehicle are loose causing a over compensation and under compensation for steering possibly resulting in fatality ultimately due to a bad lane change forcing the vehicle to collide with another vehicle ending up ultimately in fatality.

Once i was driving for 5-10 mins the car would shut down. also the front suspension makes noise. when im stopping in a red light my front driver side seat moves back and forward. *tr

Recently purchased this vehicle in great shape inside and out, runs great..the dealer did the state inspection on it and replaced both side upper and lower ball joints and the right front hub/wheel bearing.now 3 weeks later upper and lower ball join on one side need to be replaced again..this is ridiculous, i have researched and seen all the complaints pertaining to this problem and am dumb founded nothing has been done about it. i just bought it so don't have any information for prior owners. *tr

Front and rear wheel bearings. *kb

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge durango. the contact stated that during routine maintenance, he was informed by a private mechanic that all four ball joints seized and failed to move properly. the vehicle was also taken to the dealer where they confirmed the failure. the manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unavailable.the failure and the current mileages were 138,000.

I bought my durango in march of 2011 from a dealership with no warranty. i have had so many problems with this truck since then it has been a money pit. my main concern was how bad the suspension is on this truck, around august i was driving and the passenger side tie rod completly broke, thankfully i wasn't going fast so i had control over the vehicle. so when i fixed the tie rod i did both because i didn't wan't the same thing happening again so while getting the tie rod fixed the lower passenger ball joint falls off so i wound up doing a pair of those also, so when i get the grease fittings greased, the mechanic tells me i need sway bar links really bad so i do those also. so all these problems, and i have to pay a monthly note for this piece of crap and the dealer is not willing to do anything to help me. now it's january 2012 and i go for a oil change and mechanic tells me my ball joints and tie rods are shot. i ask him how can that be they been replaced less than 6 ...

The pin that goes into the spindle on the 1999 dodge durango seems to have some huge problem, which can cause a major safety issue to its' drivers. i have read a number of owners' complaints on this same problem for this year of vehicle. we took ours luckily in to get a brake job before my brake fell off and could have caused me to wreck. the pin was easily pulled out and the threading was gone. no nearby junkyards have a spindle for my 4x4 1999 dodge durango, they have told me that as soon as they get them in, someone comes to get it. this sounds like it should be a recalled item. how does a pin fall out. we will have to get new spindles and to buy them from the dealership it is $600 each. all because a faulty pin. *tr

The front tires wore out very quickly, we replaced the tires and within a year they wore out again. alignment has not helped. we took it in and found out the ball joints are bad. $1000 repair. *tr

Control arms upper defective on dodge durango 4x4 makes loud popping sound loss of steering control, had to replace both upper control arms left and right and replace all ball joints due to what looks like shredding and shearing. *tr

I bought my 99 durango 3 months ago & the ball joints are popping & something in the rear is squeaking like an old mattress & the brakes already need replaced & the ac doesn't work. my concern is the number of complaints i have seen regarding accidents from the ball joints breaking & not being able to steer. if this has been an on going issue with vehicles that have low mileage there should be a recall & dodge pay for the repairs when peoples lives are in danger. do you really want another toyota issue? *tr

My '99 dodge durango is sitting on it's 3rd set of ball joints, and i am told it needs another. i've repeated been told "you're lucky your whole wheel didn't come off while you were driving". this is ridiculous! i am tired of fixing the same problem over and over! i have seen hundreds of complaints at various sites from other consumers complaining of the same problem! why is nothing being done? how many people/families/children will have to die before this auto giant is forced to do the ethical and honorable action of properly repairing this problem? i don't care how much it costs them; they created the problem. almost all auto giants are receiving bail out money from the government...million...they need to use some of it for a good purpose. *tr

1999 dodge durango slt ( 5.9 ) replacing upper and lower ball joints for the 2nd time. 70,000 miles on vehicle. *tr

The durango which is a 1999 model recently broke 100,000 miles, after it hit that 100.00 mile mark i noticed that the steering had at least 1/2 in. of play. i took the durango in to a tire place to have my tires replaced and they told my that the tie rods were bad. that was around christmas. not too long ago i replaced the transfer case on the truck costing me almost $400.00!! the mechanic advised me that i was about a weeks worth of driving away from being put in a ditch because my tie rods were in such bad condition. i have to go to work so this problem is not acceptable. i came across a blog talking about a recall for the 2000-2003 model durangos that had the same problem. i want something done about my durango that i don't have to pay for because i cannot afford to fix a problem on my only vehicle that is not my problem. the vehicles were manufactured unsafe. *tr