I PURCHASED A 1998 DODGE DURANGO, SLT, BRAND NEW. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE HAD THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROP TO ZERO AND TWICE HAVE REPLACED THE OIL SENDING(?) UNIT. IN JULY, 2004, WHILE ON VACATION, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO ZERO, IT STARTS KNOCKING AND BEFORE WE CAN GET TO AN EXIT IT GETS LOUD AND DIES. WE COAST INTO A FILLING STATION AND THE OIL IS RUNNING OUT ON THE GROUND. MY HUSBAND WALKS TO A U'HAUL AND RENTS A TRUCK AND TRAILER, GOES TO A HARDWARE STORE AND BUYS A COME-ALONG TO GET THE DURANGO ONTO THE TRAILER TO TOW IT HOME. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE AMONG THE DODGE DURANGOS. WHEN WE STARTED OUT FOR VACATION, THE DURANGO HAD 69,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE TO TOW MINE HOME, BUY A NEW ENGINE, RENT A VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND WITHOUT EVEN BEING CLOSE TO FINISHED WITH THIS NIGHTMARE, I AM AT THE $3,000 MARK. I ALSO BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. ANY RECOURSE POSSIBLE? *AK
2013
VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY
AS I WAS DRIVING ON I-35 NORTH IN IOWA - RAIN WAS JUST STARTING - NO OTHER VEHICLES NEARBY, NO BIRDS, OVERPASSES, ETC - THE SUNROOF EXPLODED INTO A THOUSAND TINY PIECES. LUCKILY, THE SUNROOF COVER WAS CLOSED AS IT KEPT ALL THE GLASS FROM FALLING INTO THE CAR. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO SIMPLE EXPLANATION WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE SERVICE MECHANIC AT A DODGE DEALERSHIP SAID IT APPEARED TO BE FAULTY GLASS ALTHOUGH DODGE WILL NOT ACCEPT A CLAIM UNDER MY WARRANTY. *TR
