1999 Dodge Durango complaints

HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T91464.HTML I HAVE A '99 DURANGO WITH ~45000 MILES. RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN BREAKING DOWN ON ME. I FEEL IT LOSE POWER UNTIL IT DIES ALL TOGETHER. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES IT WILL START AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. WHEN IT HAPPENED TODAY, I WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH, WHEN I FELT IT LOSE POWER. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO '0" - THE 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON', THE 'FUEL PUMP' LIGHT CAME ON (LIKE IT DOES WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF GAS), THEN I HAD THIS ODD MESSAGE ON THE ODOMETER THAT SAID "NO BUS". THIS TIME I HAD IT TOWED TO PEP BOYS W/O TRYING TO CRANK IT WITH THE HOPES THEY CAN GET A CODE. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE "NO BUS" MESSAGE BUT THEY DID NOT SEEM TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE FOUND THIS MENTIONED ON A FEW BULLETINS BOARDS BUT NOT WITH MUCH INFO. I THINK PERHAPS A SERVICE BULLETIN FROM DODGE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS AS TO WHAT "NO BUS' MEANS AND PERHAPS IF THIS IS THE CAUSE OF ME BREAKING DOWN. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET IT FIXED ? PLEASE HELP. .THANKS! *TR

COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DETAILS: I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO IT HAS 130000 MILES ON FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS IT JUST SHUTS OFF NO POWER TO GAUGES AND ENGINE DIES JUST LIKE I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU ARE JUST HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 30 MIN AND WILL START BACK UP THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB FOR THIS PROBLEM I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THIS HAPPENS DAILY SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED FOR THE PROBLEM BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN FOUND DODGE NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REPAIR THERE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. LAST YEAR I HAD TO REPLACED THE MASTER BRAIN WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. NOW ONE YEAR LATER AFTER THE WARRANTY IS OUT IT IS DOING IT AGAIN, NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHY IT IS CUTTING OUT AGAIN, BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIME WITH TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. I HAVE HAD THIS 1999 DODGE DURANGO SINCE 1999 AND ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF IT AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE GOES. SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT WANT ANOTHER SUV TO ROLL OVER BECAUSE OF CUTTING OUT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE SUV. I BOUGHT A DODGE BECAUSE THIS HAPPEN ONCE TO MY FORD AND I ALMOST LOST MY FAMILY (3 CHILDREN AND HUSBAND) THAT TIME. I DID LOSE THE FULL USE OF MY LEFT HAND. THIS PROBLEM NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF PLEASE HELP I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO 2/8/09. THE TRUCK RAN GOOD FOR ONE WEEK. THEN IT WOULD JUST STALL WITH NO WARNING AND A "NO BUS ERROR" WOULD FLASH ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES THE TRUCK WOULD START BACK UP. BUT THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT HAS BEEN STALLING EVERY WEEK SINCE MAY 12, 2009. IT QUIT 8/11/09 AND IT WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC WITH NO WHERE TO GO. IT TOOK ONE HOUR AND 15 MINUTES FOR THE TRUCK TO START BACK UP. DODGE NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS ISSUE. IF YOU JUST TAKE 3 MINUTES AND GOOGLE "NO BUS SIGNAL ON ODOMETER OF 1999 DODGE DURANGO" YOU'LL SPEND THE NEXT 3 DAYS READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS WITH NO SOLUTION TO FIXING THE PROBLEM. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND I DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND THE DOCTORS. I HAVE HAD THE DIAGNOSTICS RUN ON THE TRUCK AND IT DOESN'T EVEN READ. THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNLESS THEY'RE IN THE TRUCK WITH YOU WHEN IT HAPPENS OR THERE WITHIN 15 MINS OF THE TRUCK STOPPING. ALL THIS MONEY FOR CASH FOR CLUNKERS AND COULDN'T EVEN DRIVE IT TO A CAR LOT IF I WANTED TO. IT WOULDN'T START. I AM VERY UPSET AND ANGRY AND FEEL THAT DODGE HAS DODGED ANOTHER BULLET. NEVER WILL I BUY A CAR FROM DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE. BELIEVE ME, THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. JUST DON'T GIVE A *^$! *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO FAULTY ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER OPERATIONS. VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP (0-5MPH), AT CRUISING SPEEDS (55MPH) OR RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY (25-3MPH). REPLACED PCM AND ISSUE SUBSIDED FOR 2 YEARS ONLY TO BEGIN AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATED THE RECURRENCE WAS DUE TO FAULTY ABS CONTROL UNIT, REPLACED IN AUG '09, ONLY TO HAVE SAME ISSUE OCCUR AGAIN 2 DAYS AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE. PREVIOUSLY CAR WOULD RESTART AFTER ENGINE HAD TIME TO COOL DOWN. SINCE PCM WAS REPLACED, ISSUE HAS BECOME TWOFOLD - INTERMITTENT STALLING AND INTERMITTENT NOT STARTING. DROVE THE CAR TO SCHOOL, RETURNED HOME, CAR SAT FOR 1 HR, GO TO LEAVE, CAR WONT START. ENGINE CRANKS, PLENTY OF BATTERY (ALL ELECTRICAL WORKS) BUT ENGINE WONT TURN OVER. SINCE APRIL, THIS EXACT SAME SCENARIO HAS OCCURRED HALF DOZEN TIMES - AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN LETTING IT SIT, ONLY TO LEAVE AND IT WILL NOT START - WAIT FOR 30MIN-90MIN, AND CAR STARTS. THE LAST TWO TIMES THIS OCCURRED, WAITED FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS AND CAR WOULDN'T START SO HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL AND YET MANUFACTURER CONTINUES TO TURN A BLIND EYE TO CONSUMERS AS WELL AS TURNING THEIR BACKS ON THE DEALERSHIPS. I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND PURCHASED IT NEW TO MY SPECIFICATIONS (INTERNET ORDER) AND HAVE FOLLOWED THE SCHEDULED SERVICE/MAINTENANCE TO THE LETTER. 11 YEAR OLD

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO JUST STOPS RUNNING BUT USUALLY STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. MY WIFE USUALLY DRIVES THIS CAR WITH OUR 3 CHILDREN AND PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IF IT STOPS RUNNING AT THE WRONG TIME. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I FEEL THAT DODGE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND FIND A SOLUTION FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. MECHANICS FAIL TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM THAT WOULD INCLUDE DEALERS AND PRIVATE SHOPS. DODGE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS CONTINUOUSLY STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN WITH NO NOTICE. NO CODES APPEAR. WE HAVE REPLACED CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS, REPLACED AND REWIRED STARTER BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE AND WE HAVE MISSED NEAR (POSSIBLY FATAL) ACCIDENTS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP IN AND ASSIST OWNERS BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. THANK GOODNESS THE SEMI TRUCK DRIVER WHO WAS TRAVELING AT 45+ MPH SAW OUR STALLED VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE. IMAGINE THE SCENE IF IT HAD STALLED ON A RAILROAD CROSSING! *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO CONSTANTLY STALLING OUT. MY WIFE WAS STUCK SIDEWAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION TODAY AFTER PULLING OUT AND THE VEHICLE DIED DURING ACCELERATION. HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES AND APPARENTLY IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THE SAME YEAR DURANGOS. SIMPLY GO TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND REVIEW THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. THERE IS LITTLE TO NO WARNING. WE HAVE SEEN A DIFFERENCE IN THE FREQUENCY OF THE OCCURRENCE WHEN IT IS RAINING OR HAS RAINED. IT DOES IT MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN IT HAS. IT IS VERY SPORADIC, SO WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE OR NOT. IF THERE ARE ANY WARNING SIGNS, WE WOULD KNOW TO USE EXTRA CAUTION PRIOR TO DRIVING IT THAT DAY OR TAKE OTHER FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION. I CERTAINLY HOPE NO ONE GETS KILLED WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING AND I HOPE IT IS NOT ONE OF MY FAMILY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPING ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, POWER STEERING, AND ABS. SHE HAD TO POUR COLD WATER ON THE COMPUTER IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY A SEMI-TRUCK IN THE PROCESS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY AND HER LIFE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURES. A DODGE SPECIALIST STATED THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 170,000.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V342000; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH ANY REPAIRS SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 45,000.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING STALLING IN TRAFFIC. ENGINES SHUTS OFF BECAUSE OF SHORT SOMEWHERE OR COMPUTER FAILURE. REPLACED IGNITION COIL AND HAVE CHECKED WIRING AND BATTERY CONNECTIONS BUT SOMETHING IN THE PCM OR SENSORS KEEPS FAILING ON AND OFF. *TR

I OWN A 1999 DOGE DURANGO IT HAS 145000 MILES ON FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS IT JUST SHUTS OFF NO POWER TO GAUGES AND ENGINE DIES JUST LIKE I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF DOESENT MATTER WHERE YOU ARE JSUT HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 30 MIN AND WILL START BACK UP THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AFTER SERCHING THE WEB FOR THIS PROBLEM I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THIS HAPPENS DAILY SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED FOR THE PROBLE BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN FOUND DODGE NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND REPAIR THERE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. *TR

VEHICLE DIES SPORADICALLY, HAS THE "NO BUS" INDICATION ON THE ODOMETER. IT IS A COMMON ANOMALY CAUSING $800 TO $1500 IN REPAIRS ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO. *TR

I BOUGHT MY DURANGO LAST YEAR AND IT HAS LEFT ME AND MY KIDS STRANDED ON ROAD MANY TIMES IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS BECAUSE OF NO SHOULDER TO PULL OUT OF WAY OF OTHER DRIVERS, IT SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, LOSES ALL POWER, RESTARTS IN 1-30 MINUTES BUT WILL SHUT DOWN AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MILES ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS. FIRST REPLACED FUEL PUMP THEN RELAY SWITCHES AND PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES, NOTHING EVER SHOWS ON THE DIAGNOSTICS. THREE MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THEIR TIME SO HERE I AM WITH ONLY ONE VEHICLE THAT I STILL OWE MONEY FOR AND CAN'T DEPEND ON IT TO GET ME ANYWHERE. I DRIVE EVERYDAY IN FEAR THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO STALL AND GET ME OR MY KIDS KILLED. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGINE WILL STALL AND WILL NOT START FOR 10 TO 20 MINUTES. GAUGES ARE INOPERATIVE. NO BUS MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON ODOMETER. STALLS IN TRAFFIC. FREEWAYS ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED A BUNCH OF TIMES ...PLEASE HELP BEFORE WE GET KILLED. *TR

SUSPENSION:FRONT HUB. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. OCCURRENCE NOT CLEAR AT THIS TIME BUT IT'S FREQUENT. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AND CHECKED FOR LOOSE WIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTION TO THE COMPUTER WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED ANY COMPENSATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE DURANGO WHICH IS A 1999 MODEL RECENTLY BROKE 100,000 MILES, AFTER IT HIT THAT 100.00 MILE MARK I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING HAD AT LEAST 1/2 IN. OF PLAY. I TOOK THE DURANGO IN TO A TIRE PLACE TO HAVE MY TIRES REPLACED AND THEY TOLD MY THAT THE TIE RODS WERE BAD. THAT WAS AROUND CHRISTMAS. NOT TOO LONG AGO I REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE ON THE TRUCK COSTING ME ALMOST $400.00!! THE MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT I WAS ABOUT A WEEKS WORTH OF DRIVING AWAY FROM BEING PUT IN A DITCH BECAUSE MY TIE RODS WERE IN SUCH BAD CONDITION. I HAVE TO GO TO WORK SO THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I CAME ACROSS A BLOG TALKING ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE 2000-2003 MODEL DURANGOS THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT MY DURANGO THAT I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX A PROBLEM ON MY ONLY VEHICLE THAT IS NOT MY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED UNSAFE. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS DOING 65 M.P.H. AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND BRAKING WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH MY TODDLER IN THE VEHICLE. I FINALLY GOT SOME HELP FROM A PASSER BY TO GET IT OFF OF THE ROAD AND LET THE PCM COOL DOWN AND IT STARTED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER IT IS ABOVE 70 DEGREES OUT SIDE. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY WILL NOT WARRANTY THIS PROBLEM NOR RECALL IT. WE NEED HELP. I HAVE FOUND OVER ONE HUNDRED CASES OF THIS HAPPENING AND DODGE WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOME ONE GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY THIS IS SERIOUS. A NEW P.C.M. COST BETWEEN 800.00 AND 1200.00 DOLLARS AND THE SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING. THE OTHER THING ON THE 1998 AND 1999 DURANGO IS THE OIL PUMP SCREENS ARE TO SMALL AND KEEPS CA]USING ENGINE FAILURE IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE PROBLEM ABOVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE YOU ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN SAVE A LIFE. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE 99 DODGE DURANGO I HAVE HAD IT SINCE 2004 THEN I HAVE HAD TO PUT OVER 3,000 INTO THE FRONT END. I HAVE HAD THE BALL JOINTS (UPPER AND LOWER) REPLACED. MY BALL JOINTS BROKE THE FIRST TIME AND MY CAR ALMOST CRASHED INTO A TREE. I WAS JUST DOING 60 DOWN A HIGHWAY. I TURNED AND GOT ABOUT 200 FEET INTO A DRIVEWAY AND MY TIRE JUST FELL OFF AND MY WHOLE CAR HIT THE GROUND. I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN CHECKED. EVERYONE I KNOW WHO HAS 99-2002 DURANGO HAS THIS PROBLEM. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING 60 AND THIS HAPPENED THEN... I WOULD NOT BE HERE TYPING THIS. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL, IT MAKES THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE. I JUST HAD MY BALL JOINT REPLACED AGAIN, NOT TO MENTION I HAD TO BUY BRAND NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE BAD BALL JOINT RUBBED MY BRAND NEW TIRES DOWN. THIS IS A MANUFACTURES MESS UP. THERE IS NO WAY THIS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

1999 DURANGO STALLS RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING. RECENTLY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS IT STALLED AT 60 MPH ON ROUTE 15 IN CONNECTICUT. IT WAS EVERYTHING I COULD DO TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD AND GET IT RESTARTED. THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I WILL NO LONGER LET MY FAMILY RIDE WITH ME IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE SOME SEARCHES ON-LINE AND AM SHOCKED TO SEE HUNDREDS OF POST ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RESOLUTION OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM DODGE. I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. OF COURSE IF DODGE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO A RECALL. THEY SHOULD THEREFORE BUY THE VEHICLES BACK FROM THE CURRENT OWNERS. *TR

HERE IS A COPY OF MY COMPLAINT THAT I EMAILED DIRECTLY TO DODGE: I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THE DEALERS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEB SITES WITH FELLOW 1999 DODGE DURANGO OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR RECALL TO PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE MATTER. YOUR DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT ANY PRICE. WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OF WHERE EVER YOU LIVE GETS WARM, THE VEHICLE WILL STOP WITH NO WARNING AND YOU LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. THE DASH SAYS "NO BUS" WHERE THE MILEAGE USUALLY IS. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ALTHOUGH I LOVE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. I AM SAD TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL YEARS OF CONSUMERS ASKING DODGE FOR HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM AND YET THERE IS NO ANSWER FROM YOU. PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT THIS. I DO NOT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC ABOUT DRIVING A 1999 DODGE DURANGO AND DYING FROM IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. I CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE SPRING OR SUMMER BUT DON'T FEEL RIGHT ABOUT TRYING TO SELL IT AND PASS IT ON TO SOMEONE ELSE WHO DOESN'T KNOW ANY BETTER. I AM SURE THAT YOU ARE VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND CAN FIND SEVERAL WEB SITES WITH CONSUMERS ASKING FOR HELP AND REPORTING SIMILAR PROBLEMS JUST BY GOOGLING 1999 DODGE DURANGO BUT HERE ARE A FEW LINKS FOR YOU TO VISIT TOO. HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/COMPLAINTS/RESULTS.CFM HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/1999/ELECTRICAL/VEHICLE_SHUTS_DOW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE DEER AND SWERVED HIS VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. HE SIDESWIPED TREES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A TREE. THE RADIATOR WAS FORCED INTO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES TO HIS LOWER BODY, INCLUDING A BROKEN KNEE CAP. SMOKE EXPELLED FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 117,000.

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT MOVES 1- 2 IN. THIS IS SLACK IN SEAT RAIL. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO-SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER DUE TO OVERHEATING-COMMON PROBLEM I HEAR. NOW THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACED OR MY TIRES COULD FALL OFF? LOTS OF INFORMATION THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM AND VERY VERY DANGEROUS. OTHER YEARS OF DERANGE HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF BALL JOINTS BEING BAD. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET AND AM HOPING NOT TO. CAN'T AFFORD ALL THESE REPAIRS FOR THINGS THAT SEEM TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO STALLS AND READS NO BUS ON DASH. I HAVE REPLACE THE PCM AND IT WORKED FOR A WHILE NOW PROBLEM BACK. STALLED IN BUSY INTERSECTION. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO 5.9 V8 STALLS FOR NO REASON WITH NO BUS DISPLAYED WHERE THE MILEAGE WOULD NORMALLY BE. I HAVE HAD DIFFERENT SENSORS REPLACED. AND UNIT STILL SHUTS DOWN AND IS VERY HARD TO STEER OR STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER THE LOSS OF POWER. NO ONE HURT OR KILLED, BUT VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AS FAR AS INCIDENT DATE. IT HAPPENS JUST ABOUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE DURANGO AND SOMETIMES A 30 MINUTE RIDE THE VEHICLE CAN STALL AS MANY AS 2-3 TIMES. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO. BOUGHT USED IN 2003 W/70K MILES. BEFORE IT HIT 80K THE MOTOR HAD BLOWN AND LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-95. NO WARNINGS. TOWED TO GARAGE AND NEEDED TOP END REBUILT DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICANT IN THE TOP END. PRIVATE WARRANTY COMPANY COVERED HALF THE COST CLAIMING MY LACK OF MAINTANACE. JUST BEFORE 100K IT WOULD LOSE OIL PRESSURE WHEN WARMED UP AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. TOOK IT TO GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT CLAIMING IT WAS BLOCKED WITH SLUDGE. WITHIN 500 MILES THE MOTOR BLEW AGAIN. HAD ENTIRE MOTOR REBUILT WITH NEW TOP END AND BOTTOM END, NEW BEARINGS ETC. FLUSHED AND CHANGED OIL EVERY 3K MILES FROM THEN TILL IT REACHED 125K MILES. ONCE AGAIN WHILE STOP AT TOLL BOOTH VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE BUT WOULD COME BACK UP WHEN I APPLIED A LITTLE THROTTLE. TRIED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BUT WITHIN 100 FEET THE MOTOR STARTED BANGING AND THEN LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN. TOWED IT BACK HOME AND CHECKED OIL. DIPSTICK SHOWED NOTHING. 2 DAYS LATER WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL THE LEVEL WAS GOOD. OIL MUST HAVE GOTTEN TRAPPED IN THE TOP END AND CAUSED THE BOTTOM END TO BE UNLUBRICATED AND FAIL. WHAT A POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE. VEHICLE SITS IN MY BACKYARD WITH ANOTHER BLOWN MOTOR. THANKS CHRYSLER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY GIVEN NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE COST OF $1,000. THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE COST OF $150. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO FAIL AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BATTERY AND BATTERY CABLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT THE PCM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD ANY FAILURES BESIDES THE BATTERY CABLES, BATTERY, AND PCM BEING REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER BACK FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE IF THE FAILURE RECURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WE HAVE HAD A LITANY OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, THE LAST ONE BEING IN OCTOBER 2008. THE MECHANIC REPLACED A SENSOR AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL 1/8/2009. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ABS MOTOR SWITCHED ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF, EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF. DOBBS AUTO HAD TO DISCONNECT THE UNIT AND TRIED TO ORDER THE NEW MODULE, BUT IT BACKORDERED UNTIL JANUARY 30,2009. I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT ANY ABS BRAKES AND IT WILL COST OVER $900 TO REPLACE MODULE. SINCE IT IS BACKORDERED THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT IS AN INDICATION OF A DEFECT WITH MODULE AND THUS I THINK IT SHOULD BE REPLACES BY DODGE, NO COST TO ME. WHEN I NOTIFIED DODGE THEY TOLD ME ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE CHANGING THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V596000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/21/09. *JB

MY 99 DODGE DURANGO 5.9 WILL JUST SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS SEEING I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN THE HEAT MANY TIMES WITH YOUNG KIDS. *TR

THE BALL JOINTS FAILED ON MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE THAT THE BALL JOINTS FAILED ON THE 2000 - 2003 DODGE DURANGO'S. YOUR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V596000 CLEARLY STATES THIS PROBLEM. SINCE YOU DIDN'T INCLUDE THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO'S IN THE RECALL I REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS MYSELF. USING THE APPROPRIATE STEPS I REPLACED THE BAD SQUEAKY, CLUNKING BALL JOINTS WITH NEW MOOG BALL JOINTS. AFTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS THE FRONT END OF MY DURANGO SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO FALL OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO MIENEKE IN SPRING , TEXAS TO GET IT EVALUATED. THE MANAGER AT THIS OUTLET INFORMED ME THAT THE BALL JOINTS HAD WALLOWED OUT THE HOLES ON THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WHERE THE BOLTS GO THROUGH BALL JOINT AND THE UPPER CONTROL ARM. HE THEN CHARGED ME $1400.00 TO REPLACE THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE AND INSTALL NEW BALL JOINTS. MY DODGE DURANGO BEGAN MAKING NOISE AGAIN ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED HIM BACK AND LET HIM KNOW THE PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING AGAIN. HE SAID HE WOULD DO SOME RESEARCH AND GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME. A DAY OR TWO LATER HE CALLED ME AND INFORMED ME THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT THAT SAID YOU SHOULD NOT REPLACE JUST THE BALL JOINT BUT YOU SHOULD REPLACE THE WHOLE UPPER CONTROL ARM THAT HAS A NEW BALL JOINT RIVETED ON TO IT. HE SAID THE METAL ON THE CONTROL ARM IS TO WEAK AN MALLEABLE. HOW IN THE WORLD CAN DODGE GET AWAY WITH USING SUCH CHEAP METAL AND PARTS AND WHY DON'T ALL OF THE PARTS HOUSES AND REPAIR SHOPS

AFTER REPLACING HUB ASSEMBLY AT LES SCHWAB BRAKES DIDN'T WORK RIGHT WHEN STEPPING DOWN ON BRAKE IT WOULD MAKE A SOUND AS IF THEY WERE NOT CATCHING PULLING CAR FORWARD BRAKING ONLY DEPRESSED HALF WAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS BRAKE WOULD LET GO ALL THE DOWN AND THEN WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL I RETORTED TO LES SCHWAB THEY CHECKED BRAKES AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG THE SAID MAY BE SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING TO SUSPENSION BUT IT SHOULD BE OK TO DRIVE IT WOULD CONTINUE OFF AND ON FOR A FEW WEEKS TWO DAYS AFTER THANKSGIVING RETURNING FROM SHOPPING SUN WAS JUST GOING DOWN WHEN BRAKING FOR A CAR I FRONT MY BRAKES GAVE OUT CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DEPLOYING AIR BAGS TO BOTH SIDES AS WE WERE PUSHING CAR OUT OF ROAD THERE WAS O SKID MARKS AT ALL. *TR

I OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO, AND LIKE MANY, ALMOST SCARY AMOUNTS OF OTHER DODGE CUSTOMERS, AM HAVING NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH PROVIDE EXTREME SAFETY HAZARDS TO THE DRIVERS AND OCCUPANTS. ONE OF WHICH IS AN UPPER BALL JOINT ISSUE, WHICH WAS RECALLED ON THE 2000 MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT OTHER YEARS WITH THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. ANOTHER OF WHICH IS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, OR AT ALL RENDERING THE VEHICLE 'IN NEUTRAL' AT TIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, A PROBLEM, WHICH IS STARTING TO OCCUR INVOLVES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN OUT OF NOWHERE IN TRAFFIC, LEAVING THE DRIVER TO TRY TO NAVIGATE THIS BEAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER BRAKESW/STEERING ETC. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET, YOU WILL FIND LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THESE PROBLEMS, SEVERELY ENDANGERING EVERY MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD WHO OCCUPY THESE TRUCKS. DODGE DEALERS CONSTANTLY GIVE OWNERS A RUNAROUND AND DENY THEY HAVE HEARD ANY OTHER CLAIMS OF THESE PROBLEMS. THESE TRUCKS ARE UNSAFE! CHRYSLER NEEDS TO KNOW THAT, AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! *TR

BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY, PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I INSPECTED FOR CAUSE & DISCOVERED THAT METAL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES HAD MASSIVE LEAKS JUST BELOW POWER STEERING PUMP & JUST FORWARD OF REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. FAILURE APPEARS TO BE DUE TO CORROSION. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE PARKING CAR, NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE INVOLVED. I AM DISCARDING VEHICLE BUT FEEL OBLIGED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT SINCE I CANNOT IMAGINE A MORE SERIOUS SAFETY FAILURE AND HOPE APPROPRIATE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN TO SAVE LIVES AND PREVENT INJURIES & DAMAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A BOAT DOCK, IT SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE LANDED IN THE WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TO BE DESTROYED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 01V077000 AND 07V555000 FOR THE 2001 DODGE DURANGO FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COLUMN SHIFT COMPONENT. THE DEALER DID NOT ASSIST AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD PROVIDE THE POLICE REPORT AND ORIGINAL PRODUCTION STICKER, IF NECESSARY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000. UPDATED 11/25/08. *LJ UPDATED 1125/08. *JB

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. IN MARCH 2007 THE DURANGO STARTED TO LOOSE ALL POWER AND JUST SHUT DOWN. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP, AND HAD NEW PCM INSTALLED. A FEW MONTHS AGO, PROBLEM STARTED TO RE-OCCUR AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED A FEW MORE TIMES, BACK IN THE SHOP TO HAVE NEW STARTER. DIES 2 DAYS LATER, PUT IN NEW BATTERY AND CABLES. DURANGO SHUT DOWN IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION, AND HAS NOW BEEN TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP. MECHANIC SUGGESTS A NEW ALTERNATOR, BUT WEBSITES SHOW OTHER HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/1999/ELECTRICAL/VEHICLE_SHUTS_DOWN_WITHOUT_WARNING.SHTML *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

THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE RECALLED!! DEATHS WILL OCCUR WITH THIS AND PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE. WILL START RESEARCHING THAT WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES! THE DURANGO SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO 0 AND THE TRUCK THEN ATTEMPTS TO STALL OR DOES STALL. IF THE TRUCK COOLS OR YOU BET COOL AIR ON THE PCM, THEN THE OIL GAUGE JUMPS BACK UP TO 40 AND THE TRUCK RUNS FINE. HAVE HAD THE OIL CHECKED AND THERE OIL IS RUNNING THOUGH THE ENGINE AS IT SHOULD BE ALTHOUGH THE GAUGE SAYS 0 AND THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS TRUCK A SAFETY HAZARD AND A LIABILITY TO WHOMEVER IS DRIVING. WE STILL OWE $3500 ON IT AND IT NOW MAKES A NICE YARD ORNAMENT. - THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL OF US DRIVERS. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BITE THE BULLET ON THIS ONE. DRIVING IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH WITHOUT DRIVING A DURANGO THAT SHUTS DOWN CONTINUALLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. YOU LOSE YOUR POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND IT'S HARD TO NAVIGATE OR EVEN GET A TRUCK THIS LARGE TO STOP. WE HAVE THE 4X4 WITH THE 5.9L ENGINE. IT'S A TANK THAT I USED TO LOVE UNTIL IT BECAME TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND EVERY DODGE DEALERSHIP YOU CALL ACTS LIKE IT'S THE 1ST TIME THEY HAVE HEARD OF IT. WITH THE THOUSANDS OF POSTS THAT ARE ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. BUY BACK OUR TRUCKS OR AT LEAST GIVE US A LARGE ENOUGH REBATE ON A NEW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND HE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. HE STATED THAT IF THE BRAKING UNIT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY HE WOULD HAVE HAD AMPLE TIME TO AVOID A CRASH. AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY PIN THAT CONNECTS THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKING UNIT HAD SEVERE CORROSION ON THE INSIDE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE FAILED AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THAT COMPONENT; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,599. UPDATED 11/12/08 *BF THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER FOUND A HALF INCH THICK PIECE OF STEEL ON THE FLOOR BELOW THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS IT TURNED OUT, A HALF INCH THICK PIECE OF STEEL PIN THAT CONNECTED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD SHEARED OFF. UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB

MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN ITS REALLY HOT WEATHER, THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN WHEN I TURN A CORNER AND WOULD START BACK HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BOTH TIMES. THE AIR CONDITION KEEP GOING OUT. IT OCCUR 3 TIMES AND THE LAST TIME IT WOULDN'T START BACK. *TR

99 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.2 318 MOTOR BLEW. ONLY HAD 105,000 MILES ON IT CHANGED OIL AND DID UPKEEP RIGHT ON SCHEDULE. THIS PILE CRAP HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A LEMON SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. FIRST IT STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAD TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO GET DODGE TO REPLACE PCM, I DID THE INVESTIGATION TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR IT AND TRIED REALLY HARD TO STRETCH THIS OUT TO WHERE I WOULD NOT HAVE WARRANTY ANYMORE. THEY WANTED TO SEND US OFF WITH A BLACK BOX AFTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T. NOW MY MOTOR BLEW! WE HAVE TAKEN MOTOR OUT AND IT LOOKS ALL BURNED UP...WHAT A COMPLETE PIECE OF CRAP..SO ANGRY THAT DODGE REFUSES TO STEP UP ON THESE OBVIOUS DEFECTS THAT ARE THEIR FAULT NOT THE POOR CONSUMER WHO PAID WAY TO MUCH FOR THIS LEMON OF A VEHICLE. ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL BALL JOINTS, BECAUSE THE 99 SHOULD OF BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!!!! THANKS FOR NOTHING DODGE!!! I WILL NEVER BUY AMERICAN AGAIN, THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME OF STRAYING FROM NISSANS AND TOYOTAS,,,NEVER AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE POWER ASSIST PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY AND THE BRAKES OVERHEATED WITH A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SEVERE TIRE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON OVER 20 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

MY 99 DURANGO WHILE DRIVING JUST LOOSES ALL POWER AND SHUTS DOWN I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, AIR IDLE PROCESSOR. THE STEPPER MOTOR AND A NEW ALTERNATOR. MY VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT STAY RUNNING, I HAVE CHILDREN AND NEED TO GET THEN TO AND FROM SCHOOL, I FEEL VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO SHUT DOWN. I HAVE READ ALOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE ON AUTO BEEF.COM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE THIS ENDS UP IN VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS POSSIBLE DEATH. *TR

MY WIFE HAS A 99 DURANGO 5.9L 4X4 WITH 175,000 MILES. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO IMMEDIATELY AFTER A STANDARD TUNE-UP THE VEHICLE BEGAN READING MULTIPLE MISFIRES AND A "P1391" ERROR CODE. I RECHECK EVERYTHING AND USE THE SCANNER TO RESET ALL OF THE TROUBLE CODES ON THE TRUCK. NEXT THING YOU KNOW - EVERYTHING IS RUNNING FINE AND THERE WEREN'T ANY ERROR CODES REGISTERING. NEXT DAY MY WIFE DRIVES THE TRUCK AND CALLS ME LATER IN THE DAY AND SAYS JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD ' NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NOTHING. SHE WAS ' FORTUNATELY ' ABLE TO COAST IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START IT WERE IT FIRED RIGHT BACK UP AND WAS DRIVING FINE. THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN THE NEXT DAY ' AGAIN WHILE SHE'S DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC AND WITH NO WARNING. SO, I HOOKUP THE HANDHELD AGAIN AND THIS TIME I ONLY READ THE P1391 ERROR CODE. SO I REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. SO NOW I'M SEARCHING THE INTERNET FORUMS AND FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN BUT UNACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BY DODGE. NO RHYME OR REASON ' IT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED ACROSS ALL MILEAGE RANGES AND IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND IN PARTICULAR WITH THE 1998 ' 2003 DODGE DURANGOS. SO KNOW WE'RE FACED WITH THE PROSPECT THAT A NEW VEHICLE COMPUTER ($690.00 DEALER INSTALLED) MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THAT WE MAY (BECAUSE NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW FOR SURE) HAVE TO ADDITIONALLY REPLACE SEVERAL OTHER SENSORS THAT, IF NOT REPLACED, MAY BLOW OUT THE NEW VEHICLE CO

UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE TOO MUCH PLAY AND NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO,DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH,CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE ,HAD CHILDREN IN CAR WITH ME AND HAD TO STOP WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE,CONTACTED BBB NO HELP,ALL MY BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO EACH WHEEL NEED REPLACEMENT ,ALL ARE RUSTING,# ,THANK YOU DAN SPINA *TR