NHTSA Complaint #10234496 — 1999 DODGE DURANGO

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