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1998 Dodge DURANGO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	430467
Internal NHTSA #	10030726
Manufacurer	DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION
Brand	DODGE
Model	DURANGO
Model Year	1998
File date	04/08/03
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	At 85000 miles i started having significant problems with the transmission. When first started in the morning the transmission does not shift out of first gear until the tach reads 2500 rpm. This causes a check engine light to come on because the transmission is sending a fault code to the computer. Also there are many many time that the car bogs down when trying to accelerate and then will finally kick into gear however passing speed is very very poor. I had the problem diagnosed and was told it is going to cost well over 1500. 00 to repair which is why i have yet to have it done because quite frankly i cannot afford that right now. That is how i found out abnout this complaint service because i was told that 98 durangos have had this problem since the car was built and the more research that i do on it the more i discover that there is truth to that statement. There is no way that a transmission should go out that quickly. I have never used this vehicle to tow anything and it has just been used to go back and forth to work and other normal family errands. I have never taken it off road and therefore i cannot understand why this transmission uis acting so flaky. I am also now getting some very wierd grinding noises when i back up... This is a new sound and will be having this looked at next. It seems as if this car is just deteriorating too quickly. After all i am not even at 100k yet... Any help or suggestions would be greatly greatly appreciated.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	85000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	UNION CITY, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
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	05/01/01
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	10
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Dealer's name	AUTOWEST DODGE
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	FREMONT
Dealer's state code	CA
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1998 Dodge DURANGO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Dodge DURANGO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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