1999 Dodge Durango complaints

WELL I LIKE THE VEHICLE BUT IT IS JUST NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE.. I WOULD NOT EVEN WANT TO BE ON THE ROAD WITH SOMEONE DRIVING A DURANGO LET ALONE DRIVE MY OWN. I CAN NOT EVEN TELL YOU ALL THE PROB I HAVE HAD WITH MINE. *TR

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WOULD SHUT DOWN AND ALL THE GAUGES WOULD GO TO "0." LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. MY WIFE ALMOST HAD A T-BONE CRASH WITH A SEMI TRUCK IN OREM, UT. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT DODGE FAILED IN THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CONSUMER. THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) GOES BAD IN SPECIFICALLY THE 1999 DURANGO'S AND BELOW ARE A BUNCH OF TESTIMONIES THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE COULD END UP DEAD. - HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEHELPER.COM/TOPIC91464.HTM - HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_41149_4.HTML - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/1999/ELECTRICAL/VEHICLE_SHUTS_DOWN_WITHOUT_WARNING.SHTML THE BELOW WEBSITE WILL SHOW THAT THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/1999/ELECTRICAL/INDEX.SHTML I JUST SPENT OVER $1,000 REPLACING MY PCM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MOR IMPORTANTLY, MY WIFE AND KIDS ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS RECALLED, AS IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED BY DODGE AS A RECALL, NOT BY THE CONSUMER. *TR

THE CAR CUTS OFF WHILE IT IS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, INCLUDING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL USUALLY START BACK UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT IF IT WAS TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND GOING AROUND A CORNER IT COULD EASILY RUN OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ ABOUT LOTS OF OTHER DRIVERS OR THIS SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE FOR MANY WEEKS WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS WITH NO WARNING. GAUGES WOULD FREEZE. I WOULD STOP MY VEHICLE AND EITHER HAVE TO WAIT 20 MINS. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO TILL DIED AGAIN, OFTEN THE NEXT STOP, OR BRAKING DURING A TURN. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BRAKE OR STEER EVEN DRIVING 55MPH. ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER, THE COMPUTER HAD NO HISTORY, TAKE IT TO A DEALER. DURING THAT WEEKEND WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES DIED 5 TIMES IN 100+ TEMP POLICE STOPPED TO HELP. SENT ME TO HOSPITAL WITH HEAT EXHAUSTION AND TEMP OF 102.9. NEXT MORNING DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FUEL PUMP. I PAID FOR REPAIR AND DROVE OFF WITH VEHICLE. I DROVE LESS THAN 3 MILES AND 2 MORE TIMES THE VEHICLE DIED. DEALER SENT TOW TRUCK. NEXT MOURNING DEALER CLAIM CAR IS FINE RUNNING 5 HOURS IN SHOP. I INSISTED TAKE ON ROAD IN HEAT. WHEN SHUT HOOD DIED. DEALER NPW CALLING PCM BAD NOT COMPUTER. I WAS TOLD HAD TO PAY FOR PCM AS WELL THAT FUEL PUMP WAS BAD ANYWAY. I ASKED FOR OLD PARTS WAS TOLD DO NOT RETURN CORE PARTS? I HAD ASKED FOR REPLACED PART RETURN. I PAID AND LEFT. AFTER CONTACTING OWNER OF DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. ONE WEEK LATER REFUNDED FOR FUEL PUMP NOT PCM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. ON EIGHT OR NINE OCCASIONS, WHILE EITHER IDLING OR DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES, THE VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND OTHER TIMES, IT TAKES A HALF AN HOUR BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

FAULTY PCM PART (COMPUTER), WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER, OVER 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIES. THE ENGINE DIES & THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, AND CAUSED SOME NEAR-CRASH SITUATIONS WHILE MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR! AFTER SCOURING THE INTERNET & TALKING WITH MECHANICS, I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT. I REPLACED THE FAULTY PCM & THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. *TR

WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM A FAMILY VACATION, MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO LOST COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF TRYING TO START THE CAR IT STARTED UP. A FEW MINUTES LATER IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. AGAIN, AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE LAST 20 MILES TO GET HOME. AFTER UNLOADING THE CAR, I TRIED TO START THE CAR WITH NO LUCK. I NOTICED THE ODOMETER DISPLAY READ " NO BUS ". I TOLD THIS TO THE MECHANIC AND HE THOUGHT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM. IT STILL SHUTS DOWN AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES AND I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND THE REPAIR SOLUTION. I THINK IT IS THE COMPUTER. IT GETS TOO HOT AND SHUTS THE CAR DOWN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T BELIEVE DODGE HASN'T DONE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE NOW. *TR

1999 DURANGO, MY POWER DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK JUST MESSED UP AND THE SEAT JUST SLIDES BACK AND FORTH FREELY. WHEN I LOOKED FOR A SOLUTION ON THE NET, I NOTICED THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM! IF THE SEAT SLIDES BACK, MY WIFE CAN'T REACH THE BRAKE, IF IT SLIDES FORWARD IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE WOULD BE AIRBAG INJURIES. ON AT LEAST 1999 DODGE DURANGOS THE SEAT TRACK MOTOR ASSEMBLY IF DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 15-70 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. A CODE THAT READS "NO BUS" APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO FROM A PRIVATE DEALER LAST YEAR. NOT LONG AFTER THE PURCHASE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF...BARELY ANY BRAKES, UNABLE TO STEER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO ME NOT DRIVING IT ANYMORE. WHILE RESEARCHING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. MANY WERE REPORTING THEIR "CLOSE CALLS" WITH MVA'S DUE TO THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING OFF AND THEM LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDE SPREAD AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THAT THUS FAR, DODGE HAS FAILED TO RECALL. I, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS, DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PUT IN TO THE VEHICLE FOR COMPUTER CHANGES AND UNCERTAIN MECHANICAL WORK TO GET OUR VEHICLES IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION. I BELIEVE IT'S TIME THAT DODGE DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO AND THE "BRAKES" DOESN'T WORK. WHEN I WAS DRIVING I WOULD HEAR A RUMBLE SOUND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE THE "BRAKES" WOULDN'T WORK OR IT WOULD TAKE A SEC TO KICK IN. I HAVE READ A COUPLE OF CONSUMERS ISSUES WITH THIS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT ALL LEAD BACK TO THE ABS SYSTEM. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL NOT JUST A SERVICE BULLETIN? *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO - APPROX 80,000 MILES - 1 OWNER. ON HOT DAYS, WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS IN MID-80S OR ABOVE, VEHICLE STALLS AND NOBUS LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AS CHYRSLER DEALER FOR REPAIRS, ALTHOUGH THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I'VE FOUND ATLEAST 80 PAGES OF THE SAME COMPLAINT WITH THE SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL. PEOPLE ARE BEGGING FOR A RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE CONTACTED CHRYLER TWICE AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN-A-ROUND. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO REPORT THE SAME "DANGEROUS" PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. ACCORDING TO OTHERS, IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A DEFECTIVE PCM. PLEASE, I'M BEGGING YOU TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE POSTING THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO A RECALL. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 99 DODGE DURANGO SLT SINCE 12/31/98. ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED DYING ON ME WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED 7 TIMES AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. ALL WITH THE SAME RESULT, TEMPORARILY FIXED. THE LAST 2 TIMES BEING THE WORST. EACH FROM A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH AND HAD IT DIE. THIS SHUTS ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING DOWN. LUCKILY, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID BEING REARENDED OR HIT AS I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I STOPPED DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE TRUCK, IN CASE OF BEING HIT. THE SERVICE DEPTS HAVE: CHECKED CONNECTIONS, REPLACED SPEED SENSOR UNIT, CENTRAL TIMER MODULE, CRANKSHAFT MODULE AND ARE NOW TELLING ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE PCM. HAVE SEEN ON THE WEB THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I LOVE THE TRUCK, BUT IT'S INOPERABLE BY MOST STANDARDS. *TR

INTAKE PLENUM GASKET FAILED. OVER A 1 MONTH TIME AND ONLY 60K IN MILEAGE. OIL IS SUCKED OUT OF THE ENGINE LIKE A STRAW. I SEE DODGE HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT THIS REALLY IS A DEFECT SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED TO A WHOLE HELL OF ALOT OF PEOPLE. NEXT IS THESE CRAPPY BALLJOINTS. I HAD ONE FAIL 2 JEARS AGO WITH ONLY 49K IN MILEAGE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND THAT THEY ONLY HAVE A RECALL ON 2001-2003 WHICH IS ASSANINE SINCE THE SAME CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ARE USED IN THE 1998 AND 1999 MODELS TOO. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE INVOLVED IS THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE FROM A DEFECTIVE GASKET OR ENGINE DESIGN.

MY DODGE DURANGO (1999) STARTED STALLING AT RANDOM TIMES TWO SUMMERS AGO. IT TOOK ME MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND ALOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND A YELL FEST WITH THE DODGE FIELD REP. BUT I GOT IT FIXED. THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, IT IS THE PCM(POWER CONTROL MODULE).....FINALLY CONVINCED THEM THEY DIDN'T WANT A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS IF MY FAMILY WAS KILLED DUE TO THIS MAJOR DEFECT IN DURANGOS, MAINLY 1999 FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. PCM REPLACED, NO PROBLEMS WITH STALLING SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. ON APPROXIMATELY 24 OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONCE AND THEY CLEANED AND TIGHTENED THE CONNECTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT STALLED FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS, BUT NOW THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,088 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

1999 DODGE DURANGO. I HAD THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT REPLACED IN 2004 AND NOW IT IS BAD AGAIN (SAME ONE), WHICH INDICATES THAT THESE WEAR IMPROPERLY AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IF I CONTINUE TO DIVE MY VEHICLE, I COULD GET IN A SERIES ACCIDENT OR I HAVE TO COME UP WITH AROUND 800.00 FOR A SECOND TIME ON THE SAME PART.. *TR

BALL JOINTS, BUSHINGS, CONTROL ARM, WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. FRONT WHEELS HAD THREE-FOUR INCHES OF PLAY. WHEN THEY JACKED UP VEHICLE TO CHANGE TIRES THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY TIRES HAD NOT ALREADY FALLEN OFF. I COMMUTE ON HIGHWAY EVERY DAY AND OFTEN HAVE MY CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK. IT IS ONLY LUCK OR PROVIDENCE THAT I HAVE NOT HAD A FRONT END FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS IS POTENTIALLY FATAL AND DODGE SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR FAULTY PRODUCTS AND MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO STALLS OUT ON THE ROAD/HIGHWAY WITH A NO BUS WARNING IN THE ODOMETER WINDOW NO POWER STEERING NO ABS BRAKES JUST A DEAD STICK TO CONTROL AT HIGHWAY OR CITY SPEEDS. *TR

99 DODGE DURANGO / TRUCK KEEPS SHUTTING OFF WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE,OR I DRIVE MORE THEN 10 MILES IF IT OVER 90 DEGREASE AND 40 MILES IF IT UNDER THE MOTOR RUNS AT NORMAL TEMP HAD IT CHECKED AND NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG NOTHING COME UP ON THE COMP. PLEASE HELP I'M AT THE POINT IF I CAN'T FIX IT THE TRUCK IS GOING IN TO LAKE MEAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL DIE AND AFTER U PLAY WITH WIRES AND RELAYS OR THE PICKUP COIL IT WILL START THE PROBLEM IS IT WILL DIE AT RANDOM THE OTHER DAY MINE DIED ON ME TWICE WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE IT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE ONE OF THESE DAYS WHEN IT DIES U LOOSE ALL POWER I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT KNOW BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF ENDANGERING MY KIDS. *TR

DURING ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE LAST 6 YEARS AND WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE ROAD MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO PERIODICALLY SHUTS DOWN. THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BREAKS FAIL AND THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS A "NO BUS" IN ITS ODOMETER. AFTER STALLING THIS WAY IT WILL RESTART AFTER 10 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE SHUTTING DOWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IS DANGEROUS; HOWEVER, AFTER REPEATEDLY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS THEY CAN NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE OR SOLVE THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ,YOU CAN'T STEER AND THE BRAKES DONT WORK . SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED. *TR

ABS CONTROLLER MODULE ON VEHICLE IS FAULTY. THIS CAUSES RANDOM FAILURE OF ABS SYSTEM RESULTING IN UNSAFE BRAKING CONDITIONS. IT ALSO CAUSES BACK BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND NOT RELEASE CAUSING UNSTABLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER INDICATED THAT DESIGN IS FAULTY AND THAT DODGE DOES NOT MAKE PARTS, BUT CAN REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT WITH A NEW DESIGN FOR $2,000.00. IF THE DESIGN IS FAULTY THEN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL IN MY OPINION. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS ZERO OIL PRESSURE. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF A DANGEROUS HIGHWAY HOPING THE PROBLEM MIGHT REMEDY AFTER SOME COOLING DOWN. I WENT TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT MADE LOUD KNOCKING SOUNDS. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT IT OFF AND HAD IT TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT (NOW UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP). THEY HAD REPLACED MY OIL PUMP WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THEIR WARRANTY BUT HADN'T TOLD ME THAT THESE ENGINES HAVE OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP PROBLEMS THAT CAUSE THE OIL PUMPS TO FAIL. NOW MY WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED LAST YEAR AND THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAVE A SEIZED ENGINE. *TR

FOR MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO THE BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED COSTING $800. I SEE THAT DODGE RECALLED THE 2000 - 2003 DURANGO'S FOR THIS ISSUE, OR AT LEAST THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY 1998 AND 1999 WERE NOT RECALLED AS WELL. ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

I HAVE AN ENGINE PROBLEM THAT I THOUGHT WAS AN OIL PUMP THAT WAS BAD BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC HE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MOTOR. I CAME BACK HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE 1999-2001 SERIES OF THE DODGE DURANGO AND CAME ACROSS A STAGGERING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS TO THE SAME EFFECT OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING ON MY CAR. THE WEBSITE THAT I FOUND THESE ON IS HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/DODGE_DUR_OIL.HTML PLEASE GO ON THIS WEBSITE AND READ THESE COMPLAINTS! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN THESE MOTORS AND THIS IS A HAZARD TO PEOPLE DRIVING ON THE ROAD! ONE COMPLAINT ON THERE WAS FROM A MAN WHO WAS DRIVING HIS WIFE TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE SHE WAS IN LABOR WHEN HIS ENGINE QUIT ON THE FREEWAY! THAT IS DANGEROUS! I WOULD TRULY APPRECIATE ANY FORM OF INVESTIGATION INTO THIS CONTINUING PROBLEM! THANK YOU DEEPLY FOR YOUR TIME! SINCERELY, A CONCERNED DRIVER. *TR

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN MAKING STRANGE CREAKING NOISES FOR SOME TIME. EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE, I'VE BEEN TOLD EVERYTHING IS OKAY. JUST RECENTLY THOSE CREAKING NOISES BECAME WORSE. THIS TIME WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE I FOUND OUT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BALL JOINT. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE IT FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT COST $635 TO FIX. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE SUV WITH LOSS OF SPEED. PULLED OVER AND SAW A FIRE. I PUT IT OUR AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED. UPON RETURNING HOME AND INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS SPLIT ALL THE WAY AROUND AND WAS SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE EXHAUST. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND NEW DODGE TRANSMISSION LASTED 7 MONTHS AND LOST REVERSE. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC DRIVER SEAT STOP WORKING AND THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *TR

WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE GETS ABOVE 65 DEGREES, THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT REGARD TO MOVING FAST OR BEING STOPPED. A SIGNAL SHOWS IN THE DASH THAT READS "NO BUS". CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN UNTIL IT HAS SAT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND COOLS DOWN A LITTLE. THERE ARE MANY STRINGS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH DODGE DURANGOS. MINE IS A 1999 MODEL WITH 5.9L ENGINE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES, AND MOSTLY WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IT HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY DANGEROUS ON THE BUSY ROADS OF LAS VEGAS. MANY ONLINE FORUMS INDICATE THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR AT THE ECM. IF THAT IS TRULY THE PROBLEM, IT IS A MFR DEFECT THAT IS ENDANGERING LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF U.S. CITIZENS AND SHOULD BE FIXED WITHOUT GUESSWORK AND WITHOUT DELAY BY THE MFR. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I USED THE BRAKES MY VEHICLE WENT OVER INTO THE RIGHT LANE, WITHOUT WARNING. IT DIDN'T SWERVE OR PULL, IT WENT!!! THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND IF THE DRIVER HAD NOT PAID ATTENTION, I WOULD HAVE HIT THAT VEHICLE. I HAD TO QUICKLY TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY ENDED UP RUNNING THE RED LIGHT. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT KILLED AT THAT INTERSECTION AND THE DRIVER IN THE RIGHT LANE WAS NOT HURT, TRYING TO SWERVE AND GET OUT OF MY WAY. *TR

PCM FAILURE. WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75MPH WHEN I LOST ALL POWER( I.E. STEERING, BRAKES, ETC.) AND THE ENGINE DIED. TRIED RESTARTING AND THE ODOMETER FLASHED A WARNING CODE. 30 MINUTES LATER IT STARTED. I ONLY GOT ABOUT TWO MILES AWAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CONTACTED LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A FAIRLY COMMON THING BUT SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS OVER THAT I WAS ON MY OWN. A WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING IT AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. THIS TIME I ENDED UP IN A DITCH BECAUSE I LOST THE ABILITY TO STOP AND STEER. I REPLACED THE PCM AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY DODGE SEEING THAT THERE ARE OVER 300 CASES ALONE THAT PEOPLE HAVE PUT ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE OR SOMETHING FOR DODGE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THEIR MISTAKE? 4 MONTHS AGO THE ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT AS WELL. AGAIN, FOUND THAT 100'S HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE TO DODGE. *TR

I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH TO KIDS, I AM GOING TO COLLEGE FULL-TIME AND WORKING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. I RECENTLY ACQUIRED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT I NOW HAVE TO EITHER SELL, SCRAP, OR SOMETHING . DUE TO THE NEED TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS IN THE TRUCK, ALSO EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BREAK MY DASH LIGHTS TURN OFF!!!! WHY IS IT THAT THE 1999 NWAS NOT RECALLED ALONG WITH THE OTHERS? *TR

DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK HAS FORWARD TO REARWARD MOVEMENT. BETTER CALLED "PLAY" IN TRACK ASSEMBLY. TRACK ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE. SEAT IS A POWER ELECTRIC SEAT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY DODGE DURANGO BEGAN TO STALL. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY. CARS BEGAN TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME. I TRIED TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BUT THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND THEN THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK UNTIL I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR FOR 20 MINUTES. WHEN THE CAR DID START I PROCEEDED HOME. THE CAR STALLED THREE MORE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE POWER WINDOWS AND THE TURN SIGNALS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MAIN CIRCUITS IN THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THERE WAS NO COMPLAINT FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

1999 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 BOUGHT IN SEPT. 07, WITHIN TWO WEEKS LOST OF OIL PRESSURE DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING JUST OVER 150 MILES, OIL PRESSURE GOES TO ZERO AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAD TO PUT 4.5 QTS OF OIL. LATER ON DURING THE TRIP THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING UNLESS GOING ABOVE 50 MPH. ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYS ON. GOING TO START WITH REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE TRANSMISSION. HOPEFULLY THIS SOLVES THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. *TR

THE FACT THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING WITH MY 5 CHILDREN AND MY DODGE DURANGO SHUTS OFF AND YOU LOOSE ALL POWER! *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR DURANGO USED IN FEB 06. FEB 20TH TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE FRONT BRAKES WERE LOCKING UP ( REPLACED PADS AND HAD ROTORS RESURFACED - $381.00). ON SEP. 9,06 TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THE FRONT END WAS VIBRATING TERRIBLY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD 95,328 MI. WE HAD OVER $891.83 IN REPAIRS AND ALIGNMENT AND HAD TO TURN AROUND AND HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS ( ANOTHER $800+). *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4 5.2 L. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT NO TIME OF THE STALLS WAS MY FAMILY SAFE. NO INDICATION OR WARNING SIGNS. CHRYSLER CORPORATION CANNOT OR WILL NOT PROPERLY TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, EACH PART THEY REPLACE I AM PAYING FOR AND ITS NOT THE ISSUE BUT THEY DO NOT REFUND MY MONEY, IT TIME FOR THE FEDS TO GOVERN AUTO REPAIR DEALERSHIPS. MY VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER START AND IS USELESS. I AM INFORMING AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER IS HAVING AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE TALKED 8 PEOPLE INTO PURCHASING OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLES AND RESEARCHING ALL POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES BEFORE PURCHASE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING AND CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IN 2002, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SPECIALTY ALIGNMENT SHOP AND THEY REFUSED TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE UPPER AND LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARMS WERE WORN OUT. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUES TO HEAR THE CLUNKING AND CREAKING SOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114. THE UPPER BALL JOINT WAS BAD AND THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE STAYED ENGAGED. THE ENGINE PINGED A LOT. UPDATED 11/06/07.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF THE ROAD, BUT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE BURNED OUT AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

'99 DODGE DURANGO SHUTS DOWN WHILE TRAVELING WITHOUT WARNING. SEVERAL TIMES IN LAST 2 WEEKS TRAVELING APPROX 60 KMH WE LOST ALL POWER. DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. UNABLE TO START AGAIN UP TO AN HOUR LATER. IF WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY OR TOWING OUR HORSE TRAILER IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. *JB

1999 5.2L 2WHEEL DRIVE DODGE DURANGO. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED. A "NOBUS" INDICATOR CAME ON THE ODOMETER AND THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING OF COURSE FAILED TO WORK SINCE THE ENGINE HAD QUIT. THIS VERY NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND FORCED HER TO SIT DEAD IN TRAFFIC FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART. IT HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE SHE COULD GET HOME, BUT FORTUNATLEY AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS.

WE HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS OF ALL GAUGES GOING DEAD. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH MIS-DIAGNOSIS AT OUR EXPENSE TOTALING $730.00 WITH NO RESULTS. THE DEALERSHIP ASKED US TO BRING IT BACK FOR THEM TO DO MORE REPAIRS. OBVIOUSLY THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY.*JB UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THEY REPLACED IT ON TWO OCCASIONS. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SENSOR FAILED. THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE REVERSE LIGHT AND REAR POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,840 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SPOKE WITH MECHANIC AT SUPERSTITION THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE EMISSION COIL WHICH CONTROLS THE SPARK PLUGS. UPDATED 10/24/07 *TR UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPAIRED TWICE, TWO SETS OF FRONT TIRES BECAUSE OF UNEVEN WEAR DUE TO BALL JOINTS, IN TWO YEARS TIME. TRUCK ISN'T DRIVEN ANY LONGER, FIRST TIME BALL JOINTS WENT OUT LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HIT A DITCH, THESE TRUCKS ARE DANGEROUS AND NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF ROAD PERIOD. CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR AN ATTORNEY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,700.

I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH MY '99 DODGE DURANGO THAT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON IN SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 AND IS NOW THE NEED FOR A NEW CPM. THE CAR INTERMITTENT STALLS WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH OR AFTER IDLING AT STOP LIGHT & TURNING LEFT (POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND CAR BLOCKS INTERSECTION/TRAFFIC) - "NO BUS" APPEARS ON MILEAGE, EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. SEEMS TO HAPPENS ON DAYS WHEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 75 DEGREES AND DISAPPEARS ONCE CAR HAS SAT (WHEREVER IT STALLED) FOR 20-30MINUTES. NO DIAGNOSTIC CODE APPEARS WHEN PUT THE CAR IS PUT ON THE COMPUTER AND I WAS ADVISED BY MORE THEN ONE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PROBLEM HAD TO GET WORSE AND PRODUCE A CODE BEFORE DEALERSHIP OR ANYONE ELSE COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NOW THAT THE 8 YR FEDERAL POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED FOR ME, IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS &ALWAYS WAS THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) IS MALFUNCTIONING &NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS MAJOR COMPONENT IS COVERED THRU 8YRS/80,000 MI BY FEDERAL LAW BUT EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM BEGAN PRIOR TO 8TH YEAR, BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL AFTER MY 8 YRS HAD BEEN EXCEEDED, IT IS NOW MY $800-$1200 BILL TO PAY (SINCE SEPT '05, HAVE REPLACED MOST COMPONENTS OF COOLANT SYSTEM, INTAKE MANIFOLD PAN GASKET, HEAD GASKET &STILL HAVE PROBLEM WITH ALIGNMENT/BALL JOINTS& REPEATED WINDOW MODULATOR PROBLEMS). *TR