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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA) opened the Durango investigation after receiving four complaints that the upper ball joint in the front suspension could fail, causing the driver to lose control. In two complaints, the wheel separated; in the other two, the suspension collapsed.
ConsumerAffairs.com has also received several reports of problems with the front suspension.
NHTSA also said it had 81 complaints that the ball joints wore out prematurely. The investigation covers 1998 through 2003 Durangos.
The upgraded investigation involves problems with the interlock between the ignition and the transmissions on 1999 Plymouth Breeze and Dodge Stratus cars and Chrysler Sebring convertibles.
NHTSA said it had found 113 complaints where the key could be removed from the ignition without the transmission being in park, or where the transmission could be shifted out of park with the ignition off, both of which led to the vehicles rolling unexpectedly. The complaints include reports of 28 accidents and five minor injures.
Without more information on the subject, the problem may not be in the transmission itself. Sometimes linkage issues occur from one of the components in the shifting system itself. So, basically this problem is isolated to the parking mechanism in the transmission or the shifter linkage system.
The thing is that this is a very unsafe condition to have. With that in mind, you may want the dealer to examine your vehicle if it is in the group of affected vehicles.
When more information is available, you can count on GotTransmissions.com to post the solution here for your convenience. For any more concerns regarding this vehicle or if you need a replacement transmission, call us now at 866-320-1182.
