NHTSA Complaint #10147661 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE STALLING OCCURRED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER FLASHED THE COMPUTER, AND DETERMINED THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR ONE AND HALF MONTHS. THE STALLING RETURNED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING , AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE COMPUTER WAS BAD , AND IT WAS REPLACED. AGAIN THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR TWO TO THREE MONTHS, THEN THE STALLING RETURNED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME. THIS TIME THE DEALER DETERMINED THE EGR VALVE WAS STUCK . ALSO, THERE WAS A SHORT TO THE GROUND ON THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME TYPE PROBLEMS ONCE AGAIN. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE. *AK