Re: School me on a 98 Durango (things to watch for)
[Re: FFwithRT]
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12/15/08 02:56 PM
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340dart4spd
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I am going to go test drive a 98 Durango 5.2L 160M on the clock new front susp parts. He is asking 2500. Sound ok? What should I be aware of when I drive it? Thanks in advance, Greg FFGREG32@aol.com
they are notorious for junk front ends.. ball joints,tie rod,hubs.. and transmission issues..also caliper bolts strip out.. just my exp after buying one new in 99 and still own it...as a spare..
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Re: School me on a 98 Durango (things to watch for)
[Re: FFwithRT]
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12/15/08 03:28 PM
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bigD
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Transmission,rear end bearings on my 98. 2500.00 is not bad,its about what a dealer would give on a trade in.Like anything else.. stay up on the maint. and there pretty reliable,D
2015 Chrysler200s,2008 Charger R/T R&T,1999 Dakota R/T,1999 Viper ACR,1968 Charger R/T.
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Re: School me on a 98 Durango (things to watch for)
[Re: FFwithRT]
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12/15/08 04:31 PM
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Hughes
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The big thing to always look for is the blown intake plenum gasket. Causes pinging, oil usage and poor mileage. The best way to check it is to shut the engine off and hold the throttle body wide open and look down into it with a flashlight. If you see a little puddle of oil the gasket is blown. We offer a repair kit (#7714) for it if you end up needing one. Other than getting about 13 mpg they are pretty decent trucks. Good Luck & Merry Christmas! Kevin @ Hughes
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Re: School me on a 98 Durango (things to watch for)
[Re: Hughes]
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12/15/08 05:33 PM
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DaveKanofsky
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My '99 that I bought new and took pretty good care of is getting pretty rusty in the quarters above the rear wheels. I have noticed that the tailgates tend to go around the bottom as well.
It's been good to us for 85K and counting miles.
MOPARS ONLY! '69 Daytona, '16 Plum Crazy Challenger, '12 Durango, '01 Sebring conv't Chaplain, Racers For Christ ( http://teamrfc.org/) John 3:17
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Re: School me on a 98 Durango (things to watch for)
[Re: DaveKanofsky]
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12/15/08 05:35 PM
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340dart4spd
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My '99 that I bought new and took pretty good care of is getting pretty rusty in the quarters above the rear wheels. I have noticed that the tailgates tend to go around the bottom as well.
It's been good to us for 85K and counting miles.
Wow rust that soon.. I have 235,000 and no rust so far...
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Re: School me on a 98 Durango (things to watch for)
[Re: sch1966]
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12/15/08 09:49 PM
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69L78Nova
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The only problem Ive had with my 01 4.7 was the crank sensor. Other than that, I beat the hell out of it and it only has 91K on it. Drives like a dream....for a truck anyway
1969 Nova 454/M21/3.31 Mild mid-11 second weekend cruiser
1994 F150 XLT Super Cab 2WD 5.0/4R70W/3.55 (Daily driver)
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Re: School me on a 98 Durango (things to watch for)
[Re: 69L78Nova]
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12/16/08 05:40 PM
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We had a 98 for almost ten years. They were not the ones recalled for the front end, that came on later models. I think the only real issue we had, not induced by my mods, was the A/C evaporator. I just performed regular maintenance, the driveline was awesome. Towed heavy boats, car trailers etc, no problems. Oh, I did have the darndest time finding a tail gate leak that was filling the jack compartment every time it rained. I fought that a long time, it turned out to be the tailgate washer res hose had come off of the bottle inside. Good luck!
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Re: School me on a 98 Durango (things to watch for)
[Re: FFwithRT]
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12/17/08 11:30 AM
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JOES4FORTY
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I think Chrysler had a recall on the upper ball joints on the early Durangos and Dakotas. There were several front end failures that made the national news. Those were Durangos still under warranty that had failures. My 01 Dakota had a recall on the upper ball joints. Chrysler replaced the entire upper control arm when I took it in.
The GTS Registry!MOPARTS MEMBER IN PRINT 1969 Dart GTS LS23P9B (First day of production car money pit)
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Re: School me on a 98 Durango (things to watch for)
[Re: GTXKen]
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12/17/08 02:36 PM
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GregGarner
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My 01 durango has had these two problems:
1) heater resistor went out (Every dodge I have has had this stupid resistor fail!)
2) Transmission sensor went out, wouldn't downshift to 1st anymore.
GregGarner www.rt-eng.com Home of the mopar solid state limiter adn tach repair kit
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