1999 Dodge Durango complaints

THE PCM/ECU FAILS GIVING THE NO BUS SIGNAL ON ODOMETER WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK SHUTS DOWN AND LOSING POWER STEERING MAKING IT HARD TO STEER AND LOSS OF VACUUM MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO 5.9L V8 WITH 173,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT FROM A PRIVATE SELLER AND TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR JUST STALLS AND READS NO BUS ON SPEED ODOMETER , THEN I FOUND OUT IF I WIGGLE THE LEFT BLACK COMPUTER PLUG FOR A FEW MIN IT STARTS BACK UP LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN I SEARCHED GOOGLE AND FOUND PAGES AND PAGES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM STALLING. I HAD THE CAR FOR TWO MONTHS NOW AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND NO ONE CAN FIND HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO AND AS ALMOST EVERYONE ELSE MY PCM FAILED AND THE SECOND ONE IS FAILING NOW JUST ONE YEAR LATER! DODGE DEALERS HERE ALL KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM SO ONE WOULD ASSUME DODGE KNOWS. THE PLACEMENT OF THE PCM ON THE PASSENGER FRONT FENDER GATHERS EXES HEAT OFF THE MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSES IT TO FAIL. THIS PROBLEM NOT ONLY COST WAY TO MUCH TO REPAIR, IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE PCM FAILS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DEAD. A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BREAKS IS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE ON A VEHICLE THAT IS AS LARGE AS THIS ONE. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS FILLED ON THIS VEHICLE SOMETHING NEED DONE! *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. IT STARTED LAST SUMMER WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED DYING FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK TO MECHANIC SAID O2 SENSOR. REPLACED. THEN DOES IT A FEW DAYS LATER. TOOK BACK. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. REBUILT. THEN WINTER COMES RUNS GREAT. THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS FIXED. SO THIS SUMMER COMES, STARTS DYING AGAIN. SO TOOK TO A MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. REPLACED. DID IT AS I LEFT HIS HOUSE. HE TOOK IT BACK SAID IT WAS THE PCM. AM STILL WAITING FOR ONE AFTER THE ONE I GOT WAS BAD. REPLACED ANOTHER O2 SENSOR AND IT DIES 5 TIMES ON MY WAY HOME YESTERDAY WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD AND MY 7 MONTH OLD IN MY VEHICLE. I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA SO TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN 92 DEGREE WEATHER IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS NOT FAIR, AND AFTER ONLY SEARCHING FOR 5 MINUTES I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IT IS DANGEROUS FOR A VEHICLE TO DIE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND IT JUST DIES LEAVING YOU WITH NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BARELY BEING ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A SEMI THE OTHER DAY ON THE FREEWAY. SO SCARY. IF ANY THING HAPPENS TO MY CHILDREN I WILL SUE!! *TR

RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO LOSING ALL POWER. THE ODOMETER READY "NO BUS" AND NOTHING IN THE TRUCK WORKS, NOT EVEN THE BRAKES. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DURANGO. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT IT'S DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER. IT IS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE ENGINE AND WITH THE INCREASED HEAT DURING THE SUMMER, THE COMBINATION IS TOO MUCH FOR THE COMPUTER TO HANDLE SO IT SHUTS DOWN. THE BEST REFERENCE OF THIS I READ WAS "THE BRAIN STOP TALKING TO THE BODY" THAT INDICATES HOW SERIOUS THIS IS. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED THIS WAY AND I'M UNSURE IF THE COMPUTER CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 10 TIMES. ALL OCCURRENCES WERE DAYS IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE. AT LEAST 90 DEGREES. THIS PROBLEM IS SO DANGEROUS. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, AND HAD NO CLUE WHAT TO DO. I KNOW NOW TO LET IT COOL OFF, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK WHEN I NEED TO! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I'M SURE THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN KILLED OR INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS. *TR

99 DODGE DURANGO STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND BRAKE LOCK UP. CAR WILL READ NO BUS ON TACHOMETER. IT WOULD RESTART AFTER 10-15 MIN BUT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME. *TR

1. NO EVENTS 2. CAR SHUTS OFF IN HOT WEATHER AND CANNOT START FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. NO BUS LIGHT SHOWS UP 3. NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS IN, ITS NOT FIXED. *TR

I WILL BE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY UP TO 70MPH THEN THE CAR WILL TURN OFF, GOES DEAD EVERYTHING GETS LOCKED REALLY HARD TO KEEP IN CONTROL AFTER EVERYTHING LOCKS UP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT ON THE FREEWAYS DUE TO IT GOES DEAD AFTER A FEW MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL BE MY (CBM) OR THE MAIN COMPUTER IT GETS HOT AND IT RESET IT SELF AFTER 20MIN OF NO BUS WHICH WILL APPEAR ON THE MILEAGE READER AND I READ LOTS OF THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING . *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO. TRUCK HAS BEEN STALLING AND DYING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN CAUSING YOU TO LOSE POWER BRAKE + STEERING. I'VE CHANGED ALL SENSORS. PLUGS, WIRES ETC, AND STILL STALLS. NO MECHANIC OR DEALER CAN RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM AND DODGE HAS NO RECORD OF THIS PROBLEM BEING AN ISSUE, I'M THE FIRST! HA! *TR

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS A LEAKING GAS LINE HOSE THAT GOES TO THE FUEL TANK. THE COMPLAINT I HAVE IS THAT I CHECKED WITH 2 DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH TOLD ME THAT THE HOSES WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NOT MADE ANYMORE. THE ONE THAT IS LEAKING IS THE FILLER HOSE THAT IS 14" LONG AND HAS A 1" I.D. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING AND IS GETTING GOUGED UP AND NOW HAS A HOLE IN IT. I HAVE CHECK WITH AUTO PARTS PLACES AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON GAS LINE FILLER HOSE. I KNOW THE VEHICLE IS OVER 7 YRS OLD, BUT ONLY HAVE 76500 MILES ON IT. I ASK ONE DEALERSHIP WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO, JUNK MY VEHICLE, AND HE SAID YES THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. PLEASE HELP. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND ANY OTHER RECALLS. THIS SUV WAS BOUGHT BY MY SON, NEW IN 1999, AND I PURCHASED IT FROM HIM IN 12/2004 WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

DODGE DURANGO 1999 ENGINE JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING GAUGES DROP ENGINE STALLS, THEN HOLD ON AND PRAY THAT NOBODY HITS YOU, I HAVE HAD THE PCM REPLACED AT THE DEALER $850.00 ONLY FOR IT TO START THE SAME PROBLEM 5 WEEKS LATER, I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT SHOWS NO ERROR AND WITHOUT IT BEING DOWN THEY ARE UNABLE TO TEST ANY FURTHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1300.00 AND MANY HOURS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE! I HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO AVOID NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO, HEARD A NOISE UNDER VEHICLE AND STOPPED ON BERM WHERE VEHICLE FIRE OBSERVED. *BF ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, IT APPEARED THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN TRANSMISSION PARTS. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0244-91)*JB UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE ABS LIGHTS TURN ON CHECK ENGINE AND BREAK. THE SUV TURNS OFF ALSO KILLS MY BATTERY CHECKED ALTERNATOR CHECKED ELECTRICAL TERMINALS, CHANGED SPEED SENSORS. I SPENT THOUSANDS ON THE TRUCK AND IT IS PISSING ME OFF. *TR

I OWN A 99 DODGE DURANGO . WHILE DRIVING CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF !!!!!

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO TURNS OFF ANYTIME THE TEMPERATURE GETS ABOVE 85F. THIS HAPPENS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND EVEN DRIVING AT 70 MPH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU LOOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE PCM BUT IT STILL KEEPS HAPPENING. ONE DAY SOMEONE WILL REAR END ME AND MY CHILDREN. *TR

THE DODGE DURANGO 1999, STALLS COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING OR REASON. AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME (5 MINUTES) IT RUNS AGAIN. THERE IS NO APPARENT PROBLEM WHEN SCANNED OR IS SERVICED. THE IMMINENT DANGER IS THAT WHEN IT STALLS EVERYTHING LOCKS AND IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IT IS POTENTIAL RISK TO THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGERS. *TR

OWNER OF DODGE DURANGO 2 WEEKS AGO MY CAR STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAITED AT LEAST 15 MINUTES THEREAFTER CAR STARTED AGAIN. TRUCK ALLOWED ME TO MAKE CLOSE TO MY HOME,BEFORE STOPPING AGAIN. ALTHOUGH THIS TIME I WAITED 30 MINUTES BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD STARTED AGAIN. I FINALLY ARRIVED HOME PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. NEXT MORNING TRUCK STARTED BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, IT CONTINUE TO SHUT DOWN. I DECIDED TO HAVE IT TOWED. REPAIR STATION INSTALLED FUEL PUMP, PARTIAL INJECTION CLEANING AND IDLE, I DROVE THE TRUCK FOR 1 HOUR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, WOKE UP NEXT MORNING TRUCK WOULD NOT START, FEW MINUTES LATER STARTED UP AGAIN, I TOOK TRUCK TO REPAIR SHOP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ID ANY PROBLEMS.THEREAFTER, TRUCK STOPPED AGAIN, I DECIDED TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP WHOM REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, TUNE UP AND FULL INJECTION CLEANING FOR 950.00 BUT TRUCK STILL CONTINUES TO STOP, NOW DEALER TECH HAS STATED PCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL COST 800.00 THIS IS TOTALLY INSANE, BASED ON ALL THE $ SPEND, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DOWN PAYMENT ON ANOTHER TRUCK. DODGE DAIMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS AND THROUGH INVESTIGATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE NO ONE CAN IDENTIFY ROOT CAUSE, ALSO NOT TO MENTION OCCURRENCES ARE JEOPARDIZING PEOPLE LIVES DUE TO THE VEHICLES CONTINUES TO CEASE WORKING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. ON JUNE 8, 2010 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT PRODUCE A FAILURE CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,121.

99 DODGE DURANGO V8. THIS VEHICLE IS A PIECE OF CRAP. THE CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHENEVER IT WANTS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY TO RIDE IN ANYWHERE ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. DODGE NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS HARD TO TELL HOW MANY FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED FROM THIS REASON. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL RUN FOR 25-30 MINUTES BEFORE IT SHUTS OFF AND SEEMS THE CAR HAS TO COOL BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. THE CODE SHOWS NO BU5 BUT IT WILL NOT RUN A CODE. *TR

BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO SHUTTING OFF FOR NO REASON. I DID SOME ONLINE SEARCHING AND FOUND THE PCM,ECM UNIT WAS OVER HEATING, AFTER COOLING IT WITH AN ICE PACK FOR 5 MINUTES THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. AFTER 3 MONTHS I FINALLY BOUGHT I REBUILT PCM ON EBAY, THEY PROGRAMMED THE UNIT FOR MY CAR AND IT RAN BETTER THEN EVER. WELL TODAY 6/4/2010 DON'T YOU KNOW IT DID IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE UNIT IS COMPLETELY DEAD, I STILL HAVE THE OLD UNIT AND POPPED THAT IN AND WOW IT STARTED. WE NEED TO FIGHT DODGE ON THIS TO RELOCATE THE PCM ON THE FIREWALL NEAR THE BATTERY WHERE IT STAYS COOL. ALL THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE IS BLOWN TO THAT SIDE OF THE CAR CAUSING THIS ISSUE. HOW TO DO WE GET DODGE TO FIX THIS LIKE OTHERS HAVE SAID SOMEONE WILL GET HURT AND I HATE TO TRASH A CAR WITH ONLY 74,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT NOTICE. IT IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I HAVE INVESTED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX AND NOT EVEN THE DEALER CAN FIX. I HAVE REPLACED THE PCM, SENSORS, FUEL PUMP TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE IS JUST SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, I CANT DO ANYTHING WITH IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND ONCE RESTARTED AND IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AGAIN. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE HOW TO REPAIR THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED 9 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO BEGAN JOLTING WHILE DRIVING WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, INCLUDING STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AS THE WEATHER IS WARMER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, BUT BEING AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER, I ENDED UP IN A DITCH. IF THIS WERE A FREEWAY AND I WERE IN THE LEFT LANE, I AM NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE MADE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. THEY SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO DIE. I AM IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND AM ON CALL FOR EMERGENCIES. IF THE CAR WERE TO DIE WHILE RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY CALL, IMAGINE THE IMPACT ON OTHER LIVES. ALSO, IF THE CAR WERE TO DIE ON A FREEWAY, THE RESULT COULD BE FATAL. THE CAR IS AT A MECHANIC CURRENTLY AND THEY HAVE 'NO IDEA' WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE SINCE BEEN AVOIDING FREEWAYS AND TAKING SIDE ROADS WITH REDUCED SPEED LIMITS OUT OF FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL QUIT ON A FREEWAY. THE ODOMETER READS 'NO BUS' DURING THE INCIDENTS AND WILL START UP AGAIN AFTER IT 'COOLS' FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS NOW HAPPENS 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK AND, QUITE FRANKLY, THE NEXT TIME IT DOES, I MAY JUST LEAVE THE CAR WHERE IT DIES. *TR

TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEGUN TO SLIP AND ITS PULLING HARD. IT WON'T GO INTO 2ND OR 3RD WITHOUT ME DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL. I'VE TRIED TRANSMISSION FIX LUBRICANT, CHANGED THE FLUID AND FILTER, AND TUNEUP. I'VE BEEN READING FROM SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND DODGE WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PEOPLE WORK TOO HARD TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES MAINTAINED AND GETTING A REBUILT OR BRAND NEW ONE WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT NORMAL PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF DON'T HAVE. IS IT ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THIS SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF CAN HAVE A PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN WORKING CONDITION AND ITS SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH,THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY . THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE WOULD CONTINUE TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT MY 99 DURANGO 3 MONTHS AGO & THE BALL JOINTS ARE POPPING & SOMETHING IN THE REAR IS SQUEAKING LIKE AN OLD MATTRESS & THE BRAKES ALREADY NEED REPLACED & THE AC DOESN'T WORK. MY CONCERN IS THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN REGARDING ACCIDENTS FROM THE BALL JOINTS BREAKING & NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER. IF THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH VEHICLES THAT HAVE LOW MILEAGE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL & DODGE PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHEN PEOPLES LIVES ARE IN DANGER. DO YOU REALLY WANT ANOTHER TOYOTA ISSUE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGHLY. THE WARNING GAUGES BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE SPORADICALLY AND THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE MALFUNCTION MAY HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN CAUSED BY A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 167,000.

SIGNAL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I SWITCH MY SIGNAL LIGHTS ON TO MAKE A TURN THEY DO NOT WORK. SOMETIMES IF I PLAY WITH THE ARM OF THE SWITCH BY WIGGLING IT I CAN GET THE TURN SIGNAL TO WORK FOR A MOMENT OR TWO. BUT OTHERWISE IT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT STOPPED FUNCTIONING ABOUT A WEEK AGO. THE SWITCH WORKED FINE UP TIL THEN. *TR

YES I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 99 DODGE DURANGO,,,,,,,IT SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ,WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING ,NO SPUTTERING,NO JERKING ,,,JUST SHUTS OFF ,,,,MY MOTHER IS 56 YEARS OLD AND FOR HER TO HAVE TO BE DRIVING HER CAR AND BEING IN DANGER OF IT SHUTTING OFF ANYWHERE,ANYTIME,RESIDENTIAL STREET ,FREEWAY THE STEERING LOCKS UP THE BRAKES DON'T WORK ,,,THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM NOT ONLY FOR HER AND THE PASSENGERS IN HER CAR LIKE HER GRAND DAUGHTER,FRIENDS,FAMILY BUT FOR THE PERSON DRIVING BEHIND HER THAT HAS TO STOP VERY QUICKLY,,,,,THIS CAN LEAD TO PEOPLE GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT,,,,,SHE HAS TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ,THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM,,,,,SO AFTER MUCH TIME AND MONEY WASTED I GOT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND ,AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM,,,AND WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE IS THE PCM OVERHEATING AND SHUTTING ITSELF OFF,AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES OF IT COOLING DOWN IT TURNS RIGHT BACK ON ,,,,,,,THEN OVER HEATS AGAIN AND SHUTS ITSELF OFF AGAIN ,,I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

CONTROL ARMS UPPER DEFECTIVE ON DODGE DURANGO 4X4 MAKES LOUD POPPING SOUND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, HAD TO REPLACE BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS LEFT AND RIGHT AND REPLACE ALL BALL JOINTS DUE TO WHAT LOOKS LIKE SHREDDING AND SHEARING. *TR

PCM IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT FENDER WELL. THE RADIATOR FAN ALSO BLOWS ONTO THE RIGHT FENDER. THE EXTREME HEAT CAUSES THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE THE PCM TO WARP WHEN IT GETS HOT AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TOO STALL. ONCE THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD COOLS AND FLATTEN OUTS IT RUNS FINE UNTIL IT GETS SO HOT THAT IT WARPS AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM BY USING A BLOW DRYER ON THE PCM. WHEN IT GOT HOT THE ENGINE STALLED. AS SOON AS IT COOLED IT RESTARTED. I RESOLVED THE ISSUE BY COVERING THE PCM WITH A HEAT DEFLECTING INSULATION WRAP AND BY ALSO RUNNING AN AIR DUCT FROM THE GRILL DIRECTLY TO THE PCM. THE PROBLEM COULD BE SOLVED BY CREATING SOME ELECTRICAL PIGTAILS THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO RELOCATE THE PCM TO THE LEFT FENDER AWAY FROM THE DIRECTION OF THE RADIATOR FAN HEAT. *TR

STEERING PROBLEMS RELATED TO LINKAGE AFFECTED BY BRAKE RESIVOIR LEAKAGE ONTO LINKAGE TO THE GEAR BOX. FLUID ATE RUBBER OFF OF THE "JOINTS" THAT LOOK TO BE LIKE THAT OF A "U-JOINT." THE FIRST TIME WAS A SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVING AN "OVERSTEER" SITUATION AND THE UNDERLYING CONDITION WAS NOT EXPLAINED OR REPAIRED. THE LINKAGE WAS REPLACED. ONE YEAR OR SO LATER THE DURANGO BEGAN TO REPEAT THE ABOVE SITUATION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF OVER 65 MILES PER HOUR. AGAIN THE LINKAGE WAS REPLACED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER {NOT INCLUDING THE RESIVOIR} WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE DUE TO THE AGE OF MY VEHICLE {OR LACK OF WARRANTY}. THE PROBLEM STILL EXSISTS BECAUSE I HAVE NO JOB TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED LINKAGE X2 AND MASTER CYLINDER FOR THIS SITUATION, ALSO HAD AXEL HUBS {SEALED UNITS} FAIL DUE TO DRY BEARING, BOTH SIDES FRONT. OEM REPLACEMENT PARTS BOTH FAILED DUE TO DRY BEARINGS IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS. THIS ALSO CAUSED A DANGEROUS CONDITION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WOBBLE AND OVERSTEERING CONDITIONS. PRIOR TO THESE PROBLEMS THE REAR SWAY BAR LINKS HAD DISINTEGRATED AND WERE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE NO OFF ROAD 4X4 ACTION FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED IT. THANK YOU !!

1999 DODGE DURANGO COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. WE REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTICS POINT TO THE PCM MODULE. THERE ARE 94 OTHER COMPLAINS AT THE FOLLOWING SITE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/1999/ELECTRICAL/VEHICLE_SHUTS_DOWN_WITHOUT_WARNING.SHTML THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED, I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE NOW. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, AT 55 ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD BE A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION. PLEASE DO THE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT, JUST FROM THE BRIEF AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE RESEARCHED I HAVE FOUND AN ABUNDANCE OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON FRONT PASSANGER SIDE DO NOT WORK, AND SOMETIMES YOU CANT EVEN GET THE DOOR OPEN..NOW ITS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FROM 5 MPH OR MORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM); TO NO AVAIL. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE VEHICLE STALLED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 128,227. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

1999 DODGE DURANGO REAR WHEEL LOCK ON FREEWAY 5 SOUTH OF SAN DIEGO CLOSE TO PALM AVE NO ACCIDENT BUT REALLY CLOSE TO BE ONE THE ABS LIGHT ON MY TRUCK CAME ON COUPLE TIMES CHANGE COUPLE THING LIKE SENSORS AND PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR

HAD UNEVEN WEAR AFTER I HAD PUT NEW TIRES ON WITH A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. BOTH FRONT WHEELS ARE WEARING ON THE INSIDE SO I HAD IT EVALUATED BY A DEALERSHIP WHICH I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD NEED NEW BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS AT A PRICE OF $2,200.00. AFTER HAVING THIS FIXED I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD NEED NEW A ARMS FOR ANOTHER $1,800.00. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN WORTH FIXING. *TR

EARLY GENERATION DODGE DURANGO (98-01) HAS ABS PROBLEMS, CAUSING ABS TO SHUT DOWN, LEAVING THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY LOW. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER RECALLED ON THIS. FIX TO PROBLEM SEEMS TO ONLY BE A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM REBUILD, WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOT HAVE IT RETURN AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED EVEN THOUGH THESE VEHICLES ARE OLD, THEY ARE NOT SAFE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR THE OWNERS AND EVERYONE SAFETY AROUND THEM. *TR

DURANGO JUST DIES IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND IT WILL NOT START. ODOMETER SAYS NO BUS AND DODGE CANT TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BETWEEN 45-50 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. HE ACTIVATED THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND CONTINUED OPERATION. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 01/15/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS HE MOVED THE TILT STEERING WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER FOUND A WIRE BURNT AT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CONNECTOR. UPDATED 01/19/10

1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 8CYL 5.9L AUTOMATIC- VEHICLE DIED WITHOUT WARNING -REPLACED BATTERY - DIED AGAIN -REPLACED BATTERY - CHECKED ALTERNATOR - CHECKED PCM - CHECK GAUGES LIGHT COMING ON AS BATTERY VOLTAGE TOO LOW - AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON WHILE DRIVING, CYCLING THE BEEPING ON AND OFF, RANDOMLY. FRUSTRATED AS HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THESE ISSUES. WANT TO BE SURE AIRBAG ISN'T GOING TO RANDOMLY ACTIVATE. CONCERNED WITH VEHICLE SUDDENLY TURNING OFF WHILE ON HIGHWAY. *TR

SAME PROBLEM AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS, 1999 DURANGO SHUTS OFF, HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH NOW. NO PARTICULAR RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, AS IT WILL DO IT WHILE SITTING STILL OR GOING 55 MPH. GETTING THE NO BUS READING IN ODOMETER, USUALLY RESTARTS WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES. I CAN NOT LET MY WIFE OR TEENAGE SON DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY CABLES,DISCONNECTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS GOING INTO ECM AND CLEANED, AND MADE SURE SAME CONNECTIONS ARE TIGHT. WILL PROBABLY END UP REPLACING ECM, BUT NOT TOO CONFIDENT ABOUT THE OUTCOME. NOW THAT WINTER IS COMING, THIS MAY GET SCARY !!! *TR

MY '99 DODGE DURANGO IS SITTING ON IT'S 3RD SET OF BALL JOINTS, AND I AM TOLD IT NEEDS ANOTHER. I'VE REPEATED BEEN TOLD "YOU'RE LUCKY YOUR WHOLE WHEEL DIDN'T COME OFF WHILE YOU WERE DRIVING". THIS IS RIDICULOUS! I AM TIRED OF FIXING THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER! I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AT VARIOUS SITES FROM OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM! WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE? HOW MANY PEOPLE/FAMILIES/CHILDREN WILL HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS AUTO GIANT IS FORCED TO DO THE ETHICAL AND HONORABLE ACTION OF PROPERLY REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM? I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH IT COSTS THEM; THEY CREATED THE PROBLEM. ALMOST ALL AUTO GIANTS ARE RECEIVING BAIL OUT MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT...MILLION...THEY NEED TO USE SOME OF IT FOR A GOOD PURPOSE. *TR

CAR AUTO-STOPPED WHILE CONDUCTING DRIVING LESSON FOR MY 15-YEAR-OLD STEPDAUGHTER. WE WERE TRAVELING 40MPH ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT THE TIME. SHE DRIFTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SAID THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK. I TOLD HER TO APPLY THE BRAKES. SHE SAID SHE WAS AND THEY WEREN'T WORKING EITHER. WE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND WERE VERY NEARLY T-BONED BY CARS FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS. MY STEPDAUGHTER SENSIBLY DID AS I INSTRUCTED AND PUSHED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ON THE BRAKE, MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE PLUNGING INTO THE RIVER IN FRONT OF US. I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FOR SIX MONTHS PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT. TWO DIAGNOSTICS REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AUTO-STOPPING BUT NOT WHY THIS WAS OCCURRING. A LOCAL MECHANIC SUGGESTED IT WAS PROBABLY THE GAS GAUGE SENSOR IN THE FUEL PUMP WHICH MADE SENSE TO ME BECAUSE EVERYTHING BUT THE GAS GAUGE WORKED WHENEVER THE CAR AUTO-STOPPED. IT WOULD TYPICALLY RESTART WITHIN 15 MINUTES OR SO. I ASSUMED WE HAD SOLVED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. I KNOW NOW THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT THE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE SAME DIFFICULTIES WITH 1999 DODGE DURANGOS. MY WIFE, STEPDAUGHTER AND I WERE VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED DURING THE DRIVING LESSON. THIS SITUATION NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT (IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ALREADY). *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT ( 5.9 ) REPLACING UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS FOR THE 2ND TIME. 70,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR

99 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.9L ENGINE. AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR IN FEB. 2008, WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT JUST SHUT DOWN. NO WARNING WAS GIVEN. THIS STARTED HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHILE I DROVE IT. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED IN BY THE MAN WHO I WAS BUYING IT FROM TO GO TO THE MECHANICS. THEY TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO FIND THE ISSUE. FINALLY AFTER DEALING WITH NOT HAVING THE CAR ON & OFF FOR THREE MONTHS, I FOUND OUT THAT OTHERS GOT THE SAME ERROR CODE I DID IN THE ODOMETER WINDOW WHICH SAID, "NO BUS." IT WAS THEN TOWED AGAIN, AND I WROTE THE MECHANIC A NOTE TELLING THEM THAT I FOUND OUT THAT OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THOUSANDS & THOUSANDS. THEIR CAR SHUT DOWN AT ANY MOMENT. THE LAST TIME MY CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME WAS WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH. IT JUST SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, NO WARNING. WE WERE ALMOST IN A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT. THANKFULLY THE CAR SWERVED AND SOME PEOPLE STOPPED AND HELPED ME PUSH IT OFF TO THE MEDIAN. ONCE AT THE MECHANICS, I RECEIVED A CALL STATING IT WAS IN FACT THE PCM, IT WAS REPLACED AND THEN THE CAR DID NOT DO THIS ANY LONGER. THAT IS A EXPENSIVE PART TO REPLACE. NOW AGAIN ONE YEAR LATER THIS SAME CAR IS AT THE MECHANICS AGAIN FOR THE PCM BEING REPLACED. I JUST HANDED THEM $450 ( TOTAL $800) TO GET IT. HE HAD MY CAR FOR 6 WEEKS BEFORE DETERMINING THAT THE PCM HAD FAILED ONCE AGAIN ON THIS CAR. DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD DISMISS SUCH A ROAD HAZARD. WHILE A GREAT CAR IN LOOKS, IT IS NOT SAFE ON THE

DURANGO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE TIMES. ONCE SHUT OFF ON FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. COULD NOT TURN AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES. ONLY THING THAT WORKED WAS THE BRAKES. SHUT OFF AT LEAST 4 OR 5 OTHER TIMES IN PARKING LOTS, USUALLY AFTER INITIAL START. SOMETIMES STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, SOMETIMES TOOK UP TO 30 MINUTES TO START AGAIN. BATTERY HAD GOOD CHARGE. NO DELAY TO START, JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WE DO NOT DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY ANYMORE FOR FEAR IT WILL SHUT OFF AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TIMING FOR THE FAILURE IS UNPREDICTABLE. HUSBAND TRIED TO REPLAY THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND MAKE IT SHUT OFF, DIDN'T SHUT OFF. BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE NOT TRIED REPAIRING IT YET. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, SEEMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE USUAL REMEDIES WORK. I AM PLANNING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT AM HESITANT TO WASTE MONEY ON SOMETHING THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX. DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR OTHERS HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND BEGAN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. FREEWAY INCIDENT WAS AROUND MAY THIS YEAR. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WHICH HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING NUMEROUS TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND IT DIED. 3 MINUTES LATER IT STARTED BACK UP AND RAN FINE. THEN, A MONTH LATER WHILE TRAVELING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY IT DIED AGAIN. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER LANE. AFTER 10 MINUTES IT STARTED UP AGAIN AND RAN FINE. A WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING IT AND IT SUDDENLY DIED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT TOOK OVER 2 HOURS TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. IT DIED AGAIN 10 MINUTES LATER. ANOTHER 15 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND IT DIED PULLING IN TO MY DRIVEWAY. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE, AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT. I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC IT MIGHT BE THE FUEL FILTER, AND WHEN I LOOKED FOR THE PART ONLINE, I CAME ACROSS A WEBSITE WITH HUNDREDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IT WILL JUST DIE UNEXPECTEDLY IRREGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU ARE DRIVING IT OR HOW FAST OR SLOW IT'S GOING. DIAGNOSTIC TESTS REVEAL NO ERROR CODES, PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD TO TRY CHANGING OUT SEVERAL DIFFERENT PARTS ON THE VEHICLE, AT GREAT COST, WITH NO CONSISTENT SUCCESS AT SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO SPEND MONEY GUESSING WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE, AND IT SEEMS DODGE IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH 1998-99 DODGE DURANGOS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ALL SEEM TO THINK IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN DESIGN OF THIS VEHICLE, AS THE PCM IS LOCATED IN A VERY HIGH HEAT LO

I OWN A 1999 DURANGO AND A 2001 DAKOTA BOTH HAVE LOOSE INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS. THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE IN BOTH TRUCKS. I SPOKE WITH MANY OWNERS OF THESE TYPES OF TRUCKS AND ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHEN SOMEONE LOOSES STEERING GOING 55 MPH I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE THIS PROBLEM KNOWN BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS IN AN ACCIDENT AND GETS SOMEONE KILLED. *TR