1998 Dodge Durango suspension problems
820 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 1998 Dodge Durango, which is 53% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 820 53% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 485 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 44 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 117 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 156 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 91 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 32 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 485 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 5 fires, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
Dodge durango 1998 ball joint failure and full separation with no warning, which caused extensive damage in an on-road accident to several vehicles. Dodge corporation will not acknowledge the hundreds of ball joint failures and lost lives due to this poor design and defective ball joints. My vehicle has 84,000 miles on it and ball joints have been replaced 3 times! Ball joints, according to top mechanics are supposed to last about 100,000 miles before replacement and rarely separate.
Pe 03-032, front suspension upper ball joint failure. The upper ball joints, and the tie rods have been replaced. Vehicle barely has 74000 miles.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Dodge Durango
- Brakes 104 complaints
- Steering 103 complaints
- Engine 66 complaints
- Transmission 57 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 56 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 53 complaints
- Seats 43 complaints
- Electrical system 36 complaints