NHTSA Complaint #10286155 — 1999 DODGE DURANGO

DURANGO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING, MULTIPLE TIMES. ONCE SHUT OFF ON FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. COULD NOT TURN AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES. ONLY THING THAT WORKED WAS THE BRAKES. SHUT OFF AT LEAST 4 OR 5 OTHER TIMES IN PARKING LOTS, USUALLY AFTER INITIAL START. SOMETIMES STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, SOMETIMES TOOK UP TO 30 MINUTES TO START AGAIN. BATTERY HAD GOOD CHARGE. NO DELAY TO START, JUST SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. WE DO NOT DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY ANYMORE FOR FEAR IT WILL SHUT OFF AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TIMING FOR THE FAILURE IS UNPREDICTABLE. HUSBAND TRIED TO REPLAY THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND MAKE IT SHUT OFF, DIDN'T SHUT OFF. BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. HAVE NOT TRIED REPAIRING IT YET. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, SEEMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE USUAL REMEDIES WORK. I AM PLANNING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT AM HESITANT TO WASTE MONEY ON SOMETHING THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX. DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR OTHERS HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND BEGAN ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. FREEWAY INCIDENT WAS AROUND MAY THIS YEAR. *TR