NHTSA Complaint #10297549 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO STALLS FREQUENTLY...ALMOST DAILY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE TECHNICIANS WERE STUMPED AND SEEMED UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE, WHICH I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IS NOT UNCOMMON. THE STALLS FREQUENTLY OCCUR AT PARKING LOT SPEEDS, BUT HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DOING 50 KM/HR AND WHILE UNDER POWER. THE HIGHER SPEED STALLS ARE A CONCERN AS THE STALL ALSO KILLS POWER BRAKING AND STEERING. TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN N AND TURN IGNITION. SO FAR, THAT HAS WORKED EACH TIME, BUT AT SPEED THIS CAN BE A LITTLE UNNERVING TO SAY THE LEAST. DODGE STATED THAT A EEC FLASH WAS AVAILABLE, BUT THAT IT DID NOT ADDRESS STALLING, ONLY SHIFTING ISSUES AND THEREFORE IT WAS NOT REQUIRED. DODGE HAS SO FAR INDICATED THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I AM DATING THE INFORMATION BELOW WITH THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS OCCURRED AT HIGHER SPEED, BUT IT HAS BEEN STALLING WITHOUT WARNING AT LEAST ONCE A DAY FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. *TR