2001 Dodge Dodge Truck

ON AUG. 20,2005 I WAS DRIVING A 2001 DODGE DURANGO 2WD ON THE INTERSTATE AT 72 MPH WHEN I HAD TO GO AROUND A CURVE AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT. I WAS ALMOST HOME BUT THE TURNING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT. WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD TO LEAVE THE TRUCK ALONG SIDE THE STREET THAT NIGHT. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER PLACE AND THEY INSPECTED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE MOTOR OF IT HAD FROZE UP AND WAS PUSHING FLUID BACK UP TO THE CAP AND WAS RUNNING OUT.*JB

I WAS RECENTLY SENT A RECALL LETTER FOR MY 2001 DODGE DURANGO FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS TO BE REPLACED. I SENT THE VEHICLE TO SPEEDWAY DODGE OF LANSING, KANSAS AND THEY REPAIRED THE BALL JOINTS, BUT THEY THEN NOTIFIED ME OF A NEW PROBLEM SAYING I NEED TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY REPLACED BECAUSE IF I DON'T I COULD LOSE MY STEERING! IT WOULD COST ME OVER $900.00 DOLLARS, WELL THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT; IS AFTER I WENT HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS PROBLEM! IF YOU LOOK ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS.COM THEY SHOW PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND ALSO IF YOU GO TO HTTP://WWW.DAIMLERCHRYSLERVEHICLEPROBLEMS.COM/ THEY WILL ALSO TELL YOU OF PROBLEMS THAT WERE CAUSED DUE TO DEFECTS IN THE STEERING *IE,RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR AMERICAN PEOPLE! *NM

THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED ONCE TO CORRECT THE NOISES AND (THE HOSES-PER SERVICE BULLETIN) WERE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR A REFUND. SINCE THE PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE ALWAYS HAD A NOISE IN THE POWER STEERING. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURES. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THERE ALSO WAS A BROKEN WINDOW, RADIO, AND THE GEAR KNOB NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED/ALIGNED. MR SCC

THE DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE RUBS ON THE LOWER CONTROL ON A FULL LEFT TURN SCORING THE TIRE AND CREATING THE POSIBILITY OF A TIRE FAILURE WITH THE POSIBILITY OF DEATH OR INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST ATTEMPT BY CHRYSLER WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING BOX WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NEXT CHRYSLER ATTEMPTED TO CENTER THE STEERING, AND STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NEXT CHRYSLER IS GOING TO TRY SOME SHIMS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE 5 MORE TRUCKS EXACTLY LIKE THIS ONE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK