ENGINE WOULD NOT START WITH MULTIPLE IGNITION ATTEMPTS. ENGINE WOULD SPORADICALLY START AND BEGIN TO IDLE, WITHIN SECONDS IDLE RPM WOULD PROGRESSIVELY DECREASE INCITING KNOCKING NOISES AND SEVERE SHAKING, ULTIMATELY CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUTOFF. CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO DISCUSS PROBLEM WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHICH INSTRUCTED THE REMOVAL OF THE PUSH/START BUTTON FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND TO UTILIZE THE KEY FOB FOR IGNITION; CITING POSSIBLE PUSH/START BUTTON MALFUNCTION. THIS IGNITION METHOD RESOLVED PROBLEM FOR INITIAL INCIDENT. THE NEXT DAY, SAME ENGINE IGNITION MALFUNCTION MANIFEST. AFTER MULTIPLE IGNITION ATTEMPTS VEHICLE STARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED TIPM MALFUNCTION WITH FUEL PUMP OR FUEL PUMP RELAY. SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THE TIPM WAS ON INTERNATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO KNOWN AVAILABILITY DATE. SERVICE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THE DEALERSHIP HAD ALREADY CONDUCTED 9 TIPM REPLACEMENTS AND HAD 4 VEHICLES ON THE LOT CURRENTLY AWAITING REPLACEMENT PARTS. DUE TO LACK OF REPLACEMENT TIPM, VEHICLE IS STILL PRESENTING IGNITION MALFUNCTION AND IS HIGHLY UNRELIABLE IN ITS CURRENT STATE. *JB
2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2003 DODE DURANGO WITH 11,841 MILES AND I ALREADY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY WHEEL SOUNDING LIKE IT IS GOING TO FALL OFF. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP YET BECAUSE I CONTACT CBS NEWS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE THE CAR FIRST. I ALSO HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH 69,000 MILES AND ITS NOT EVEN DRIVABLE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND THEY FIXED IT WHICH WAS IN APRIL, IN AUGUST OF THE YEAR I HAD TO PUT NEW BRAKES AND RODERS ON THE CAR AND AT THIS POINT I'M AFARID THAT THE WHEEL WILL FALL OFF. I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND FIX IT AND THE LIEN HOLDER IS ABOUT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE. WOULD YOU PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO BEFORE I LET THE LIEN HOLDER HAVE THE VEHICLE.