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2003 Dodge Durango Tires Problems

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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.

What owners report

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi4
60–100k mi3
30–60k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • September 10, 2013 · 140,000 miles

    Tires · Wheels

    Hit a severe bump in road which broke the steel cable that holds the spare tire under the car body. Cable was likely corroded. Tire discharged from under the vehicle, struck pavement, and bounced 15-20 feet into the air repeatedly nearly striking the vehicle following me. Luckily tire ended up in ditch before causing accident. Retaining clamp is lost. Suspect the potential for this situation exists with any durango…

    ODI 10543003

  • September 21, 2009 · 100,000 miles

    Engine · Equipment · Front · Fuel System, Gasoline · Tires

    I have to stop far away from a vehicle fear of running in the back of their vehicle. It doesn't seem to want to stop sometime, this has been happening for awhile now alot recently. It cuts off on me if i get in the highway so embarrassing and when that happens i only can take off slow. Which causes me to exit the highway and not get back on. I had bought a car vacuum and it stated smoking on me, i was using the…

    ODI 10326938

  • November 7, 2008 · 62,899 miles

    Front · Tires · Wheels

    I noticed my tires were not wearing evenly and i felt and heard a "clunk" noise every time i back out of my parking spot at work. The dealership inspected and said that the upper and lower ball joints of the right and left wheels of my 2003 dodge durango must be replaced. I see there are recalls for all previous year durangos but not the 2003??? The dealership refused to pay for my replacement. I replaced the left…

    ODI 10252315

  • September 30, 2008 · 32,000 miles

    Sidewall · Tires

    Found a flat tire this morning and noticed that the flat was due to the tire wall separating from the rest of the tire my suv only has 30,000 miles on it and all 4 of the tires are doing this on an even seam around the entire tire. The tires were manufactured in 2002. The tires are practically new due to the about of tread left on them. I feel this causes a serious safety issue as the tires could fail at any moment.…

    ODI 10244050

  • August 3, 2007 · 80,900 miles

    Tires

    I have a 2003 dodge durango. In dec. 2006 the original tires walls started to separate from the tread to the point that it was a complete ring around the tire showing the treads. I had to pay the difference of tread wear to replace the tires after arguing with a goodyear dealer. On aug. 3 2007, i was riding on 495 doing the 65 mile speed limit when the tire started to bubble, smoke and then proceed to shred. I took…

    ODI 10198485

  • May 27, 2005

    Electrical · Mechanical · Service Brakes, Electric · Tires

    I currenty own a 2003 dodge durango, which i purchased new in nov 2003. This vehicle has been trouble from day 1. I've had the brakes replace 3 times, due to pulsating and pulling from the front end. It has been in the shop twice for clicking & popping noises coming from the front end which dealer claimed on both occassions they could not find. Dealer keeps stating normal wear and tear, when it comes to brakes which…

    ODI 10123686

  • October 29, 2004 · 18,000 miles

    Tires · Wheels

    The front tire on my dodge durango is messed up. It gets stuck sometimes when i'm trying to turn. The shop that i took it to said that the ball joint in the front tire is bad. They told me that they have heard of a lot of durangos that were having the same problems. They also said that my tires are being worn down because of the turn of the wheel. I had to buy a whole new set of tires also. It was very expensive for…

    ODI 10102587

  • October 13, 2004 · 19,661 miles

    Sidewall · Tires

    The rear passenger and rear driver side tires had tread separation. *jb

    ODI 10096832

  • August 24, 2004

    Electrical System · Equipment · Tires

    I had a problem with my balljoints on my 2003 dodge durango and they fix it. But they didnt fix my tire stud . When the balljoint came apart the whole tire came off and broke my studs and i told them and they didnt fix it.*ak

    ODI 10098246

  • December 25, 2003 · 9,000 miles

    Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings · Tires

    While driving rear driver's side tire blew out and hit the brake line. As a result, the brakes became inoperative. *ak

    ODI 10052020

  • August 4, 2003 · 9,000 miles

    Tires · Upper Ball Joint

    I purchased a 2003 dodge durango. Within 20 minutes of completion my 1st tire blew out. The dealer (clear lake dodge, houston, texas) replaced the tire free of charge. At approximately 12k on a trip to new orleans my right front tire blew out and i almost lost control of vehicle. My youngest son suffers from asthma and had an asthma attack on i-10 to new orleans. I calmed him down with no medication (nebulizer…

    ODI 10131635