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1998 Dodge DURANGO Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	297160
Internal NHTSA #	744500
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	DODGE
Model	DURANGO
Model Year	1998
File date	24/03/01
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Service manager looked at the dip stick smeared his finger inside and said sludge lack of maintenance. The factory rep came on tuesday i waited finally went to work but they had the head gasket lid off and the whole thing was crispy sludge and black. The dealer said it wasn't going to be covered under warranty. The windows are supposed to be fixed under the warranty but if it had held off a coulpe more mounths i would be paying for that!!! This is a leased vehicle. My wife pregnaunt wweith twins and i and another couple were on our way on a 45 min trip to a comedy club. On i-75 the check guages light came on along with the dinging bell. I was in the passing lane and after checking the guages i found the oil pressure was at 0. Just a few miles ahead was a rest area and thats were i was headed because it was cold and windy. I thought it was just the guage because eairler at the gas station i know she was good. Did the old, fill up wash and wax job! She was looking good! The suv began loosing power as we hit the on off ramp to the rest stop she was a tickin i threw it in n. And coasted down to a parking spot by then it was knocking. Turned it off and popped the hood pulled the dip stick out it was steamin hot and black! I gave copys of the four oil changes that i could round up the other three were at a place that went out of buisness and no longer had records, somebody told me they had to keep them for three years well they dont have them. I talked to another mechanic and he said that my wife driving in town maybe 5miles to work could produce sludge. The places i get my oil changed are probablly 15- to 25 city blocks. The mechanic i talked to also said if i got my oil changed at different places something about to different types of oil could also sludge up. I then asked the service manager what could make and engine sludge up? His response was " i been doing this for 25 years only thing is lack of maintaince." so thats why i writing to you.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FINDLAY, OH
VIN pattern	1B4HS28Y2WFXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/09/98
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	68
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1998 Dodge DURANGO Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Dodge DURANGO Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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