2000 Dodge Durango Visibility & Wipers Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 DODGE DURANGO. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE REMOTE WOULD NOT OPEN AND LOCK THE DOORS. SHE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERAL HAZARDS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OR SEEN THAT TYPE OF FAILURE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFECT. DAIMLER CHRYSLER ADVISED HER TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF

RECHARGE AIR CONDITIONER. WOULD NOT HOLD FREON FOR A MONTH. DIANOSTICS FROM MECHANIC STATING FREON LEAKING FROM VAPORIZER INSTALLED IN DASH OF VEHICLE CAUSING FREON TO LEAK INTO THE CABIN DEPT. OF VEHICLE. VAPORIZER REPLACED AND HAVE DEFECTIVE PART

WINDOW MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THREE OUT OF FOUR WINDOWS...AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER/OPERATOR! NOW THE LEFT REAR WINDOW IS NOT WORKING AGAIN AND OF COURSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. SO IT WILL COST ME ANOTHER COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A WINDOW THAT HAS NEVER BEEN USED!*AK

THE SUN ROOF VISOR LINKAGE/STRUTS WERE HANGING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH OR MORE WITH THE REAR DOOR WINDOWS DOWN CONSUMER'S EARS POPPED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO FOCUS ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD A DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO FEEL SICK WHEN THE REAR WINDOWS WERE DOWN. *AK

TWICE I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD CRACKING DUE TO USING THE DEFROST DURING THE WINTER SEASONS. *NM

I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH DODGE DURANGO AND FULL-SIZED DODGE PICKUPS. THE SIZE AND PLACEMENT OF THE EXTERIOR REAR-VIEW MIRRORS CREATES A HUGE BLIND SPOT FOR SMALLER DRIVERS! TALLER MEN WHO WOULD TYPICALLY CHOSE THIS VEHICLE MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THEIR SMALLER SPOUSE OR KIDS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE. THE WIDTH OF THE DOOR FRAME ALSO COMPOUNDS THE PROBLEM. WE JUST INVESTIGATED ANOTHER RIGHT-ANGLE CRASH WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE FEMALE DRIVER, ABOUT MY HEIGHT (5'4"), DID NOT SEE THE APPROACHING VEHICLE AND PULLED INTO ITS PATH. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 2 OTHERS RECENTLY. WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A PICKUP 4 YEARS AGO, I VETOED HIS CHOICE OF THE DODGE BECAUSE OF THE VISIBILITY PROBLEM. A CO-WORKER HAS NOTED THE PROBLEM IN HER HUSBAND'S TRUCK. WE DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON OUR GMC PICKUP, AS THE MIRRORS ARE PLACED LOWER. DODGE HAS THEM DIRECTLY IN THE SIGHT LINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHECKING TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT. WHILE THIS MAY NOT BE A RECALL ISSUE, STUDY AND PUBLICITY ABOUT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE DONE SOON. THANKS.

I HAVE A 200 DODGE DURANGO, I;D HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR NOW I RECENTLY HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHCICLE THE MASTE SWICTH TO THE WINDOW DOESN'T WORK. THE WINDOW GETS STUCK AND IT COMES UP AND WHEN IT WANTS TO. I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE COMPLIANTS ON THIS VEHCILE AND OTHERS CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO NOW THE DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT UNLOCKING ALSO. I WAS WONDERING IF IT IS A MANUFACTOR PROBLEM?

WINDING SOUND WHEN YOU LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. DRIVERS DOOR WON'T LOCK, PASSENGER FRONT DOOR DOSN'T UNLOCK, PASSENGER LEFT-REAR ALSO DOSN'T UNLOCK , PASSENGER RIGHT-REAR IS THE ONLY ONE THAT WORKS WITH THE KEY LESS ENTRY.*AK ALSO BOTH REAR WINDOWS DO NOT WORK. I MYSELF INSPECTED THE OPERATION OF THE LEFT REAR DOOR AND FOUND THAT THE ACTUATOR WAS BAD. I CRACKED OPEN ACTUATOR AND FOUND THAT THE GEAR WAS STRIPPED. THIS CAUSING THE WINDING SOUND AND FAILURE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE GEAR IS MADE OF SOME KIND OF SOFT PLASTIC MATERIAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. ABOUT THE REAR WINDOW, I CHECKED AND FOUND POWER GOING TO THE MOTORS. BUT WITH ONE OF THE WINDOW MOTORS I TAPPED IT AND GOT IT TO WORK FOR ACOUPLE OF DAYS. WITH MY EXPERINCE AS AN AUTO/TRUCK/BUS TECHNICIAN THE MOTORS ARE DEFECTED ALONG WITH THE DOOR ACTUATORS. I HOPE THESE ISSUES CAN GET RESOLVED, BECAUSE OVERALL MY VEHICLE IS GOOD AT 60,000 MILES.

THE 2000 DODGE DURANGO DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER MIRRORS ARE SO BIG AND EXTEND UP SO MUCH THAT THEY WILL CAUSE A CRASH OR INJURY. EVERY TIME I TURN TO THE LEFT OF THE DRIVER SIDE. THE MIRROR IS BLOCKING THE VIEW AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE CAR TO LEFT OF THE DRIVER. THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT IN THE WORKS MAN DESIGN THAT I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE REPLACED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS THE 1ST INCIDENT REPORTED FROM DODGE DURANGO'S OWNERS. DT

BEGINNING 2002 DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW WOULD NEVER WORK PROPERLY. CONSTANTLY GETTING STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. I HAD IT FIXED IN 2003. NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW IS DOING THE SAME THING. IS THIS SOMETHING BEING INVESTIGATED? I KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR DURANGO. *AK

SIDEVIEW MIRRORS ARE OVERSIZED AND CREATE A BLIND SPOT FOR SMALLER DRIVERS. THREE TIMES MY WIFE CAME VERY CLOSE TO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS BLINDSPOT. MFR REFUSE TO REPLACE OR RECOGNIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM

SIDE VIEW MIRROR BASE IS TOO LARGE TO SEE THROUGH, AND IS BLOCKING THE VIEW WHEN TRYING TO MAKES TURNS. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED FOR THIS SITUATION. *AK THE OVER SIZED OUT SIDE MIRROR IS A DESIGN FLAW AND THE DRIVER IS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY IN MAKING LEFT TURNS. *YH

DRIVER SIDE MIRROR DOES NOT SHOW OBJECTS WHILE TURNING. YH