1999 Dodge Durango Lower Ball Joint Problems
- 552
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 552 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- ball joints · 160 records
- lower ball · 72 records
- upper lower · 67 records
- ball joint · 33 records
- needed replaced · 24 records
- joints needed · 16 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 174 |
| 30–60k mi | 160 |
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 100–150k mi | 17 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Lower Ball Joint
Took vehicle in for an alignment and both upper and lower ball joints on right side were worn. Cause unknown. Please provide any further information.*ak
ODI 8017329
Lower Ball Joint
Complaint received via e-mail. I took my truck to the dealership to have wheels aligned because i had been hearing some snapping and popping while turning corners at low speeds. After inspecting my truck the service manager informed me that the truck needed new upper ball joints. *ak......prostrollo's inc repaired/replaced the lower ball joints. Consumer reported lower ball joint failure to nhtsa after hearing…
ODI 10103577
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
Both the upper and lower ball joints had to be replaced at 39,327 miles. At first i thought it was just a coincidence, however i now realize that this is a ongoing problems with the vehicle. The work was done while i was traveling on vacation at a goodyear dealer
ODI 10028942
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
While driving 65 mph, the front ball joints snapped, causing the front drivers' side tire to disconnect from the vehicle. The consumer managed to pull over and had the vehicle towed. *ak the ball joints, nuts, struts, rotor, and knuckle(s) were replaced. An additional tire and cap were purchased for the inside tire wear and all the tires were replaced. The tire wear remained abnormal. *sc *jb
Crash reported
ODI 10046054
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
With only 42,000 miles on the vehicle i was told that all four ball joints required replacement during a routine inspection. I was also told that i should not drive the vehicle without replacement because the ball joints were so bad.*ak
ODI 10060313
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
I own a 1999 dodge durango. At 53,000 miles both upper and lower ball joints had to be replaced due to faulty manufactured ball joints. My mechanice informed me that this is was a dangerous situation which could have endangered everyone in my vehicle. Luckily the problem was caught before bodily harm was caused. It was a very costly repair which i was told when i bought the vehicle and the extended warranty should…
ODI 10102507
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
Dt: the contact had the upper and lower ball joints replaced at the contact's expense. *ak
ODI 10144868
Lower Ball Joint
After about 54,000 miles i was informed by three different places that my ball joints were extremely bad. From what i understand is that these ball joints should not be wearing out this soon. So, ended up paying $1300 and some change to get this fixed. This occured about three months ago. I was watching the news and saw that their is going to be an investigation into this problem and i wanted to tell you that it has…
ODI 10028924
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
The upper and lower ball joints on my 1999 dodge durango wore out prematurely. *ak
ODI 10028956
Lower Ball Joint
Consumer felt that manufacturer should be responsible for the repair on vehicle. *la the vehicles lower ball joints were loose and have excessive wear. Prior to this failure the vehicle's leaf springs broke. The dealer replaced both rear leaf springs. *nm
ODI 10074145
Lower Ball Joint
While at dealer for alignment mechanic noticed both front upper and lower ball joints were worn out and needed to be replaced. Newly designed parts are available.*ak
ODI 8006227
Lower Ball Joint · Tie Rod Assembly · Upper Ball Joint
I read about this in the newspaper, called dodge, and found out teh ntsb was looking into the problem.i purchased a 1999 dodge durango in february of 2000, and it had 45,109 miles on it. Before i took possession they had to replace the ball joints (not sure if it was upper/lower or both). Then in december of 2001 i was told they were bad, and it wasn't under warranty. They (forest lake dodge) replaced upper & lower…
ODI 10029191
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
While driving 40 mph down a hill front end made a grinding noise, and it became difficult to stop. Consumer had front ball joints replaced. *ak
ODI 10044981
Lower Ball Joint
Recommendations replace both lower ball joints they said it had worn loose but in order for that to happen it would have had to be loose. And another thing is there a cotter pin to hold the nut on there so ether there was no pin or the pin was not folded or bend correct and i don't think i should have to paid because steering linking on leet side broke cause both lower ball joint to wear .and they also said that i…
ODI 753548
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
We purchased a brand new 1999 dodge durango in october 1998. In november 2001 while the vehicle was being serviced the technician informed me that the ball joints were bad and would have to be replaced. The vehicle was just out of warranty so i had an out of pocket expense of $964.00. The technician said that not to replace the ball joints at that time would make the vehicle unsafe, therefore i had little choice but…
ODI 10107575
Lower Ball Joint
The consumer went to have an alignment performes but the dealer would not align the vehicle because of badly worn from lower ball joints. Nlm
ODI 785606
Lower Arm · Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
Pe 03-032. Front suspension upper ball joint failure. Two sets of upper ball joints were replaced due to premature wear.*ak when the vehicle was at the dealer for the first repair, they replaced the lower control arm and not the lower ball joint. This was covered under warranty. After the second failure, both upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. The vehicle was then out of warranty. Mepco refused to…
ODI 10034044
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
Failure of ball joints on our 1999 dodge durango. We repaired the truck at the dodge dealer. We have been advised the recall only covers durangos from year 2000 and on. The dealer advised there is no recourse for 1999 durangos under the recall despite having the exact same problem covered by the recall. *ak
ODI 10116903
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
The ball joints failed, causing all 4 tires to wear improperly, twice.*ak
ODI 10051195
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
Consumer took vehicle to dealer for a front end alignment. Consumer was told that the front end alignment could not be performed because the ball joints were bad. Later, consumer took the vehicle to a chrysler dealership, and was told that the ball joints were within specifications, and would not replace them. Consumer contacted a few other after market alignment shops, and was told that the ball joints were bad and…
ODI 10103506
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
PROBLEMS WITH PREMATURE BALL JOINT FAILURE.*AK
ODI 10064210
Lower Ball Joint
Right lower ball joint needed to be replaced under 30,000 mile of wear. Dealer notified, and unable to help in this matter at this time. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter. *ak
ODI 881614
Lower Ball Joint · Upper Ball Joint
While driving 45 mph consumer heard a loud knocking noise coming from the front. Suddenly, vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that both frontal upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. *ak
ODI 10103695
Lower Ball Joint · Tie Rod Assembly · Upper Ball Joint
1999 dodge durango, same problem as the 2000 up. The recall was done on those but dodge has not been forced to recall the 1999's. We purchased our vehicle in august 1999, it never did drive good, wandering, we thought it might be the tires, and continued to drive until unable to go anywhere in safety. Took the vehicle to larry miller 12/22/2003 they recommended replacing both inner tie rods, idler arms, alignment…
ODI 10121294
Lower Ball Joint · Tie Rod Assembly · Upper Ball Joint
Upper and lower ball joints on 1999 durango and inner tie rod end wear. *ak
ODI 10043688