NHTSA Complaint #10246634 — 1999 DODGE DURANGO

THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE RECALLED!! DEATHS WILL OCCUR WITH THIS AND PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE. WILL START RESEARCHING THAT WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES! THE DURANGO SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO 0 AND THE TRUCK THEN ATTEMPTS TO STALL OR DOES STALL. IF THE TRUCK COOLS OR YOU BET COOL AIR ON THE PCM, THEN THE OIL GAUGE JUMPS BACK UP TO 40 AND THE TRUCK RUNS FINE. HAVE HAD THE OIL CHECKED AND THERE OIL IS RUNNING THOUGH THE ENGINE AS IT SHOULD BE ALTHOUGH THE GAUGE SAYS 0 AND THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS TRUCK A SAFETY HAZARD AND A LIABILITY TO WHOMEVER IS DRIVING. WE STILL OWE $3500 ON IT AND IT NOW MAKES A NICE YARD ORNAMENT. - THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL OF US DRIVERS. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BITE THE BULLET ON THIS ONE. DRIVING IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH WITHOUT DRIVING A DURANGO THAT SHUTS DOWN CONTINUALLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. YOU LOSE YOUR POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND IT'S HARD TO NAVIGATE OR EVEN GET A TRUCK THIS LARGE TO STOP. WE HAVE THE 4X4 WITH THE 5.9L ENGINE. IT'S A TANK THAT I USED TO LOVE UNTIL IT BECAME TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND EVERY DODGE DEALERSHIP YOU CALL ACTS LIKE IT'S THE 1ST TIME THEY HAVE HEARD OF IT. WITH THE THOUSANDS OF POSTS THAT ARE ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. BUY BACK OUR TRUCKS OR AT LEAST GIVE US A LARGE ENOUGH REBATE ON A NEW VEHICLE. BUT THEY DO NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE CONTACT ME. THESE TRUCKS ARE TOO DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROAD. WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM LISTS 62 COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE MANY MANY MORE. *TR