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1998 Dodge Durango seats problems

Owners reported seats problems in 43 complaints for the 1998 Dodge Durango, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
43 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
121,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seats problems show up

Seats complaints by mileage, 1998 Dodge Durango Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 121,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 121,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 5% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 20 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 121,000 miles, and 5% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

The lumbar support lever was activated by my husband and when activated, it sticks out beyond the driver's seat about 1/2 inch. When I got into the vehicle, my lower back hit the lever resulting in two bulged discs and a tear in the l4-s1 region on the right side. The severity of the injury has resulted in approximately $10,000 of medical bills. This is obviously a design flaw in that a lumbar support lever should not be in the pathway of one's back when entering the vehicle.

June 2001 Injury

The drivers side power seat moves backwards about 2 inches when I accelerate and comes forward the same amount when I brake. I purchased the vehicle used and the previous owner said it has always been that way. After researching online I have found hundreds of cases of the same thing. A recall is in order here as not only does this malfunction affect the safety of driver and passengers, it will only get worse as the movement will eventually cause the entire thing to fail.

Reported at 127,000 miles, February 2014

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