1999 Dodge Durango seats problems

“I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A STOP LIGHT PROB AROUND 15 MPH SPEEDING UP TO 30 WHEN A VAN GOING 30 RAN THE RED LIGHT, STRUCK ME ON THE SIDE OF MY DURANGO, SPUN US AROUND AND WE WERE HIT HEAD ON BY THE VAN WHICH PUSHED US BACK INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY I HAVE A PERMANANT DENT IN MY HEAD FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL”

“ONCE I WAS DRIVING FOR 5-10 MINS THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN. ALSO THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES NOISE. WHEN IM STOPPING IN A RED LIGHT MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORWARD. *TR”

“I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY GOING IN REVERSE AND WHEN I BRAKE TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND START DOWN THE STREET MY DRIVER SEAT ROCKED BACK ALMOST HITTING THE HEADREST ON THE BACK SEAT. IF I HAD BEEN IN TOWN AND TOOK OFF WHEN A LIGHT TURNED GREEN I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND SERIOUSLY INJURED SOMEONE. MY VEHICLE IS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT GOLD EDITION 4WD 5.2L . THE END OF THE ADJUSTER BAR UNDER THE SEAT SNAPPED RIGHT OFF. BEFORE THAT THE SEAT SHIFTED FORWARD ALMOST AN INCH EACH TIME I STOPPED MY VEHICLE. NOT SURE IF THAT WAS RELATED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON 20 PLUS WEBSITES AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH BOTH OF THESE ISSUES. I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE GET HURT BY THIS OBVIOUS LACK OF ATTENTION IN DESIGN. *TR”

“1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT / 4WD / 8 CYL 5.9L - VEHICLE MILEAGE 53,712 AS OF 08/31/10; THE FOLLOWING OEM COMPONENTS / PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE / BROKEN / WORN PREMATURELY CAUSING OTHER PARTS / COMPONENTS / SYSTEMS TO FAIL, BRAKE & SHOULD BE RECALLED, SERVICED, REPLACED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER, LLC AT THEIR EXPENSE (NO WONDER THEY NEEDED BAILOUT $): 3) DRIVERS POWER SEAT TRACK HAS EXCESSIVE MOTION WHEN ACCELERATING & STOPPING CAUSING SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD / BACKWARD - POSSIBLY CAUSING ACCIDENT; *TR”

“DRIVERS SEAT WHICH IS ELECTRICAL IS LOOSE FROM THE TRACK. IT MOVES ON THE TRACK WHEN YOU BRAKE OR MOVE SUDDENLY. THE ONLY WAY IT DOES NOT MOVE IS WHEN IT IS ALL THE WAY FORWARD OR BACK. IT APPARENTLY IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS TRYING TO FIND SOLUTIONS WHEN I CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/DODGE/DURANGO/R33777/COMMENTS/ . I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND IT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. I DID NOT REALIZE AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO DO IT. *TR”

“MY 1999 DURANGO SLIDES IN THE RAIL UNLESS THE SEAT IS POSITIONED AT THE EXTREME FORWARD OR REARWARD POSITIONS. I CAN'T TELL IF IT IS A CRACKED RAIL. . IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN BRAKING AND THE SEAT MOVES FORWARD. HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BACK IN 2003 BUT SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT HAS SEEM TO BE WORSE OVER TIME. DANGEROUS TO THE POINT I AM RELUCTANT TO LET OTHERS DRIVE IT UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. *TR”