NHTSA Complaint #10060073 — 1999 DODGE DURANGO

PURCHSED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO IN FALL OF 1998. WHEN TRUCK WAS TWO YEARS OLD, OIL PRESSURE GUAGE WENT TO ZERO REPEATEDLY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THE OIL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE WORK DONE. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS THE GUAGE WOULD INTERMITTENLY GO TO ZERO. HAD OIL PUMP CHECKED. IT WAS DEEMED TO BE OKAY. SHOP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DURING THE LAST 6 MO.S PROBLEM CONTINUED MORE OFTEN. TOOK TO SHOP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PRESSURE GUAGE. ON ONE OCCASION, TRUCK ABRUPTLY QUIT WHILE I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL. KIND OF A SCARY EXPERIENCE! THE SHOP REPLACED A FUEL PUMP. ON FEB. 28.2004, TRUCK'S OIL PRESSURE GUAGE WENT TO ZERO, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD, AND TRUCK,S ENGINE QUIT.(WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH.) ENGINE IS HISTORY. MY TRUCK NOW HAS NO TRADE-IN VALUE. AFTER READING ABOUT IDENTICLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE, AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS' WEB SITE, IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT DODGE HAS A PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD EVEN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. I KNOW THAT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DODGE AND WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD FOR THREE YEARS WITH THIS TRUCK. THANK YOU.*AK