In Reply to: Troublefree Durangos vs First-name basis w/ the service dept ones...? posted by Andrew (gig3) on March 31, 1999 at 13:24:49
I have only been back to the dealer once to have the right side rear wheel flare door piece re-attached. It was starting to come off after the first 1K. I have 3 small issues which I am holding off on. 1.I am getting some engine knock which is covered by a less than desirable TSB fix. 2. Trans whines in reverse when cold..another TSB which I'll decide later whether it's worth getting fixed. 3. The PT4WD dash indicating light is intermittant. Other than these 3 issues, I couldn't be happier with the performance,looks,ride,handling of this vehicle. In addition, I too was hesitant about Chryco vehicles until I got a '93 Ply Acclaim as a company car which I put nearly 90K miles on and NEVER had to take it back to the dealer. This convinced me to give the D a try and I couldn't be more pleased.
: Hi all,
: I'm close to purchasing a competant "SUV" 4WD, and the Durango is on my short list (actually it's pretty much the only one there), but...I'm quite concerned about reliability. Past experience with American cars--including a Dodge Caravan, no Dodge trucks though--has been less than great, I'm very sorry to say (in spite of several tries and EXCELLENT maintenance). But the Durango (I'd get a '99) has awesome features. Of course, boards like this are loaded with rabid fans who overlook transmission rebuilds as minor problems (OK, not exactly), and on the other hand mechanical problems often crop up as subjects when they might be quite uncommon. Sooooo, I'm curious how many out there have had problems (big or little) that took them the garage and at what mileage. Maybe more importantly, if you've got one at 40 K and have had no or minor (what?) problems, post that too! Sorry about the novel, I'd really appreciate hearing from you all (especially lurkers with troublefree ones!). One more question if anybody's still reading--anyone know if you can you use a front receiver (i.e. Draw-tite) with a tubular brush guard (like the Rhino) installed?