Dodge Halts Sales of Durangos

[Reynoma]

From Automotive News:Dodge halts new Durango salesThrottle problem on 21,000 vehicles citedBy Mary ConnellyAutomotive News / January 13, 2004--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dodge is telling dealers to stop selling the redesigned 2004 Dodge Durango because the throttle is liable to stick in the open position, resulting in a "crash without warning." An estimated 21,000 vehicles are affected, the company said in a written communication to dealers. The vehicles affected are equipped with a 3.7-liter V-6 or 4.7-liter V-8. The stop order does not include Durangos equipped with Dodge's 5.7-liter V-8 Hemi engine. The company began building the redesigned 2004 model in September 2003. "Water may enter into the throttle cable housing on about 21,000 of the vehicles," the written notice said. "If the vehicle is subjected to freezing temperatures, this could cause the throttle to stick in the open position and result in a crash without warning." The stop sale order requires dealers to install a revised throttle control cable. Most of the affected vehicles remain in dealer inventory, the company's notice said. Dealers are contacting any customers who have taken delivery of an affected vehicle

[Fun Bobby]

Surprise surprise. I like the new Durango, but man has the quality of Chrysler/Dodge gone downhill.

[stkos79]

ah i remeber when the envoy (2002)we recalled gm told customer to do not drivecall the dealer for a tow truck,,i guess the lower control arm brackets were breaking offthen they had no parts ready to fix themso we had a sh** load in the service parking lot

[Sputnik]

They just gave a 2004 Dodge Durango to the family that Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie lived with on the Simple Life.

[ragingfish]

Heard about that on the radio tonight.Couldn't help but laugh.

[Stang2Vibe]

Too bad they didn't give it to them sooner. Maybe they would have let the girls take it out for a spin and ....zooooom~~smash! Yay!

[drunkenmaxx]

show: 1 out of 10scenery on the show: off the chart!-addition: nicole ritchie is ugly and chunky

[joatmon]

It's good that they caught that Durango problem early, hopefully few people were affected.When the Vibe first came out, there was a recall because the rear brake assembly could fall off.

[drunkenmaxx]

Quote, originally posted by joatmon »When the Vibe first came out, there was a recall because the rear brake assembly could fall off. Really? I never heard of this! I hope mine isn't one of them! (made Jan. '02)

[drunkenmaxx]

The dodge dart was an excellent example of fine american craftmanship... -edit- upon google image searching, i found that the dart used to be a pretty cool muscle car prior to the '80s 4cyl hatchback mock mustang style i am familiar with! (kind of ruined my sarcasm)

[joatmon]

The fix was to torque some bolts, probably done on your vehicle before you bought it, since you bought it in April. Check out http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=58and maybe also http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=647.if you're still worried, call a dealer and ask them to check your VIN to see if it was affected/corrected.