NHTSA Complaint #10524046 — 1999 DODGE DURANGO

ABOUT A MONTH AFTER BUYING MY 5.9 SLT DURANGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 75MPH AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND I LOST POWER STEERING AS WELL AS POWER BRAKES AND THE ODOMETER READ NO BUS. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES IT TURNED BACK ON AND DROVE JUST FINE THE REST OF THE DAY. IT WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES OUT AT THEN TIME OF THE FAILURE. WE TOOK IT TO SEVERAL SHOPS AND FINALLY FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM (PCM/ MAIN COMPUTER) AND WE WERE SHOCKED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AFTER HEARING HOW OFTEN THIS OCCURRED. $1200 DOLLARS LATER IT RUNS AMAZING. THE PROBLEM DID GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIXIT. THE LONGEST WE HAD TO WAIT WAS 45 MINUTES BETWEEN STALL AND START UP. WE ALSO INSTALLED A K&N COLD AIR INTAKE SYSTEM THAT HAS A HEAT SHIELD AROUND THE COMPUTER. I LOVE DODGE AND AM SAD THEY HAVE NOT YET MADE A RECALL ON THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM. *TR