General Comments:
I bought this car from a local dealer as is with ~112K on it. They had put on new tires (which was cool) and cleaned it up good.
One thing I didn't like was they didn't tell me about the rear wiper not working or the fog lights not working... oh well, as is..is...as is.. my fault for not checking.
I hear a lot of people complaining about repairs.. you have to do a thing called "preventative maintenance". First thing I did when I got my truck was go to Goodyear (not affiliated)..they have a $40 fee for checking basically everything from bumper to bumper.
After their report of stuff they found wrong, their price to fix it was almost $2K. I didn't intend on them fixing it anyway as I have my own mechanic I've been going to for some time now.
I had a complete tune-up done, rear windshield motor replaced, fog lights fixed, everything greased that's supposed to get greased. He also removed part of a block heater that was on there and wasn't functional for me. All this was only just over $400.
Since then, I've changed the oil every 3 months since I don't drive it enough to put 3,000 miles on it using pennzoil, and let it warm up in the winter time for about 1 minute.
I've had the truck now for 7 months with absolutely NO problems. I've even put some performance into it.
I've got a cool air intake, dual exhaust and superchips programmer in it and it runs like a bat out of hell!
It gets 11.5MPG in the city and 14MPG on the highway which isn't bad and doesn't stray from the original manufacturer's markings.
All I can say is, if you take care of her, she'll take care of you! Actually read the manual if you've never owned a 4-WHEEL drive vehicle before because there's stuff you shouldn't do--like switch into 4WD on dry pavement.
Shouts to all the "D" owners out there.. take some pride in it and it won't let you down.
28th Jun 2007, 10:49
Good to see another person with a good Dodge Durango experience. I have a 99 Durango and it runs very well. I am anal about getting scheduled work done on it and have had it for about 4 years. I got it with 62k miles and now it's at 104K. I got new tires (goodyear fortera's), ball joints replaced, engine flush and tune up, transmission oil replaced, ABS sensor replaced, Oil change every 3000 miles, new brakes all the way around, replaced all windshield wipers and new K&N air filter. I did not do these things all at once since I'm not made of money, but what I have done has made a big difference in how she rides. She rides very smooth and with power which I love. I also did some small outside mods, new mud flaps, chrome exhaust pipe, new rain guard and bug shield. No rims since I can't see myself parting with that kind of money when I have a family to provide for. I rather spend that money on a disney trip for everyone instead of just me.
She looks and runs great. I hope to push her to around 250k. I treat the truck well and she rides well in return. I have taken this truck from PA to Conn, and it road very well. Great for long trips with the family. It pains me to see so many people with problems with there truck. I hope what I have done will head off some of these troubles at least for a while.