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4 out of 5 stars

THROWN ROD!

inhawaii, 05/26/2013
2004 Dodge Durango Limited Rwd 4dr SUV (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
48 of 49 people found this review helpful

2004 Dodge Durango Limited 5.7 Hemi with under 80,000 miles. I am the original owner. Car has been well maintained. Oil changes every 3000 miles. Never had any overheating problems. This vehicle has served me well for the past 9 years until about a month ago. Without warning, while going down the freeway, it made a terrible noise. I knew it was something major. The oil light came on. There was a bunch of smoke. I shut the engine off and pulled off the freeway. I could see oil dripping from the engine. After having to towed, i learned there was a hole in the engine block from a thrown rod. After doing some research on the web, i found 100s if not 1000s of cases just like mine.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

One great car :-)

scooi29, 04/13/2013
2004 Dodge Durango SLT 4WD 4dr SUV (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
22 of 24 people found this review helpful

I owned my 2004 dodge durango SLT 5.7 Hemi for almost 9 years. I've owned over ten cars in my life and never had a better car than my durango. Only had to replace the battery, and the brakes but that's it. I just hit 100 thousand today and still drives like when I bought it with 8 miles. This car could go for another 100 thousand without a problem!! My sister just got a 2009 ford explorer and that has had more problems than my Durango.

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5 out of 5 stars

Just bought 14 yr old Durango

Preston, 05/27/2018
2004 Dodge Durango SLT 4WD 4dr SUV (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
15 of 16 people found this review helpful

Just purchased after looking for several monthes. Found a clean used 04 Durango SLT for a great price. Has 156k miles but ran a Carfax on it and it had the best Service record I had ever seen for a used vehicle. Drives and handles like a new vehicle considering it’s age and miles. Gas mileage is not great but I bought for comfort and it fits that bill perfectly.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Best vehicle I've ever owned

cglietz, 03/04/2013
2004 Dodge Durango SLT 4WD 4dr SUV (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
13 of 14 people found this review helpful

I own an SLT 5.7L HEMI V8 4X4. Absolutely LOVE IT!! I bought mine in 2008 with 76,000 miles on it. It looked and ran like brand new. In my 5 years of ownership all I've had to replace is routine stuff. Battery, tires, brakes, serpentine belt, trans pan gasket at 110,000 due to small leak ($75). I have 151,000 miles on it and it runs the same as the day I purchased it. Only complaints: CD player stopped working and rust on rear tailgate by handle. I pull a large boat every summer with it also. I had a severe 50mph accident couple years ago in snow which smashed the entire passenger side. Not a scratch on me and drove the vehicle to repair shop. Extremely safe and reliable vehicle!!!

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2.25 out of 5 stars

Ticking Time Bomb

danfrommass, 12/03/2012
2004 Dodge Durango Limited 4WD 4dr SUV (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful

Stay away crom this vehicle. After 70,000 miles, engines will throw a rod and destroy the engine block. The Hemi 5.7 are notorious for this. You have been warned!!!! Google "hemi engine failure". A new engine + installation will run over $7,000.

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