NHTSA Complaint #10342659 — 1999 DODGE DURANGO

RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO LOSING ALL POWER. THE ODOMETER READY "NO BUS" AND NOTHING IN THE TRUCK WORKS, NOT EVEN THE BRAKES. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE DURANGO. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT IT'S DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE TRUCK'S COMPUTER. IT IS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE ENGINE AND WITH THE INCREASED HEAT DURING THE SUMMER, THE COMBINATION IS TOO MUCH FOR THE COMPUTER TO HANDLE SO IT SHUTS DOWN. THE BEST REFERENCE OF THIS I READ WAS "THE BRAIN STOP TALKING TO THE BODY" THAT INDICATES HOW SERIOUS THIS IS. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED THIS WAY AND I'M UNSURE IF THE COMPUTER CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 10 TIMES. ALL OCCURRENCES WERE DAYS IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE. AT LEAST 90 DEGREES. THIS PROBLEM IS SO DANGEROUS. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, AND HAD NO CLUE WHAT TO DO. I KNOW NOW TO LET IT COOL OFF, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY TRUCK WHEN I NEED TO! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I'M SURE THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN KILLED OR INJURED AS A RESULT OF THIS. *TR