2000 Dodge Durango: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1471 complaints
1471
Total Complaints
58,000mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
Top Issue
138
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

39,000 25th Percentile
58,000 Median Mileage
88,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
342
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
144
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
62
SUSPENSION:FRONT
57
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
49
SUSPENSION
48
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
41
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
40
STEERING
37
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
31

Severity Assessment

138
Crashes
42
Fires
106
Injuries
13
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL (STEER) AND THE DEALER HAS WORKED ON IT TWO TIMES AND IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE STAR HOT LINE WAS CALLED TODAY, AND I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN IN SIX DAYS AND THEY WOULD WORK ON IT AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW SAFE IT IS ON THE ROAD."
"WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 40-45 MPH STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY FELL OFF, IT WAS HOLDING ON BY 3 WIRES WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER IS INSPECTING VEHICLE. *AK"
"CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN TRANSMISSION BECAME INOPERATIVE AT ONLY 3000 MILES. DEALER WILL REPLACE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER.NO TRANSMISSION PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28