NHTSA Complaint #10245870 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

IN JUNE I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE MY ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AND AT THAT SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND OFF. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, BUT OF COURSE THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT AND THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND OFF OVER THESE FEW MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE PAST MONTH OR TWO THAT ON OCCASION, WHEN I AM DRIVING ANYWHERE BELOW 50 MPH, THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD DROP. SOMETIMES IT WAS A SMALL DROP BUT YOU COULD STILL FEEL THE LOSS OF SPEED. AT OTHER TIMES IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT DROP AND YOU WOULD FEEL THE CAR JERK AS IT RESOLVED ITSELF. ON 3 OCCASIONS THE ENGINE DID STALL COMPLETELY LIKE IN JUNE. LAST NIGHT IT BECOME MORE PROBLEMATIC. IT CONT TO DO THE ABOVE BUT VERY FREQUENTLY AND NOW IF I STOP AT A LIGHT OR TO MAKE A TURN, WHEN I PUSH THE PEDDLE THE CAR GOES VERY SLOWLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO NOT STALL IS TO GIVE IT MORE GAS AND THIS MAKES THE CAR SPRINT FORWARD. I HAD TO TURN INTO TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN MY OPINION AND IT LOOKS LIKE MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. I AGREE WITH SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR