The Lemon Index$606 middle bill · most between $474 and $800
Lower than the $700 middle bill owners of all 33 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 52,000 miles (16 reports).
Dodge Durango owners reported paying a median of $606 for a ball joint replacement, with the middle half of bills between $474 and $800. That's from 22 owner reports (22 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50032%
- $500–$1,00050%
- $1,000–$2,50018%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 22 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2000 Dodge Durango13$500 middle bill
- 2001 Dodge Durango5$700 middle bill
- 2002 Dodge Durango2too few for a middle
- 2003 Dodge Durango1too few for a middle
- 2004 Dodge Durango1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2000 Dodge Durango414 complaints name it39% of that year's complaints
- 2001 Dodge Durango220 complaints name it33% of that year's complaints
- 2002 Dodge Durango113 complaints name it27% of that year's complaints
- 2003 Dodge Durango64 complaints name it19% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a ball joint / control arm. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Dodge Durango reliability by year
- Ball joint replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Dodge Durango owners reported
Engine replacement (33) · TIPM replacement (26) · Alternator replacement (12) · Brake repair (8) · Fuel pump replacement (6) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10237419, 10104672, 10096391, 10093414, 10090909, 10081204, 10075410, 10067824, 10062208, 10060811, 10060346, 10053124 and more.
Quick answers
How much does ball joint replacement cost on a Dodge Durango?
Dodge Durango owners reported a median of $606, and the middle half paid $474 to $800, from 22 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Dodge Durango ball joint replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Dodge Durango middle bill of $606 is lower than the $700 owners of all 33 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Dodge Durango repair costs come from?
From 22 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Dodge Durango years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2000 (414), 2001 (220), 2002 (113) Dodge Durango named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.