1999 DODGE DURANGO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 60 MPH, OUT OF NOWHERE THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN AND A SEMI TRUCK WAS AN INCH FROM STRIKING MY VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. THE SEMI LEFT SKID MARKS THAT WHERE 25 FEET LONG. I HAVE REPLACED THE PCM, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE IGNITION COIL AND STILL NO FIX. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND I HAVE TO GET TO WORK EVERYDAY, I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR. I FEEL THAT MY LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES SUCH AS THIS ONE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE A SOLUTION IS FOUND? *TR

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...

MY DODGE DURANGO SHUT OFF WITH ANY WARNIG AND WAS VERY SCARY .. *TR

WE EXPERIENCED WITHIN 1 WEEK OF PURCHASE (MARCH 2011) THE FREQUENT STALLING OUT, ALONG WITH TOTAL LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF 1999 OWNERS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN PRIMARILY HOT SUMMER WEATHER, BUT HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN SPRING AND FALL WEATHER WITH ANY TEMPS OVER 70 DEGREES, ALTHOUGH LESS FREQUENTLY.THE ACTIONS REQUIRED ARE TO RAISE THE HOOD, WAIT FOR THE UNIT TO COOL (OR COOL IT ARTIFICIALLY WITH COLD WATER OR ICE PACK) UNTIL THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. OVER A YEAR PERIOD OF EXPERIMENTING, I HAVE LESSENED BUT NOT CURED THE PROBLEM. ALL THE SOLUTIONS ARE RELATED TO INCREASING THE AIRFLOW TO THE CPU/PCM AREA, WHICH CHRONICALLY OVERHEATS DUE TO ITS LOCATION. IF DODGE WOULD RECALL THE 1999 MODEL, I CAN IMAGINE EITHER OF TWO SOLUTIONS AT MINIMAL COST. (PHOTOS OF MY SOLUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.) IF THE AIR GUARD TO THE PASSENGER...

VEHICLE DIES AT STOP LIGHT. I PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE. VEHICLE ENGINE CRANKS BUT DOESN'T FIRE. ON ODOMETER DISPLAY IT SAYS NO BUS. FUEL PUMP NOT COMING ON WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED ON . I WALK TO PARTS STORE AND BUY FUEL PUMP RELAY ,OR CIRCUIT BREAKER. PUT IT IN , FUEL PUMP COMES ON ENGINE STARTS . WIFE IS DRIVING IT TWO DAYS LATER . VEHICLE DIES IN BUSY INTERSECTION . NICE PEOPLE PUSH HER OFF THE ROAD WAY. SHE CALLS ME , I TELL HER TO TAKE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PARTS STORE AND GET NEW ONE. SHE REPLACES BREAKER ,SHE'S ON THE ROAD AGAIN. SO NOW I DO SOME READING FIND OUT CIRCUIT BREAKERS JUST GET HOT STOP WORKING , COOL DOWN AND WORK AGAIN. SO SOME THING IS DRAWING TOO MUCH CURRENT. REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER , BIG PAIN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120000. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ UPDATED 06/07/12 *JS

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF LOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AFTER SITTING FOR 10 TO 30 MINUTES IT WILL RESTART AND RUN FOR AN ADDITIONAL DISTANCE UNTIL SHUTTING OFF AND REPEATING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN. IT WILL SOMETIMES PERFORM NORMALLY FOR DAYS UNTIL ONCE AGAIN QUITTING FOR NO REASON. MULTIPLE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHOUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. DODGE DENIES THERE BEING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THE SAME CONDITION BEING REPORTED ON INTERNET SITES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN EXTREMELY HOT OR EXTREMELY COOL SITUATIONS, THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. FIRST SYMPTOM - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SECOND SYMPTOM (3 SECONDS LATER) - FUEL GAUGE FROM HALF FULL TO EMPTY. THIRD SYMPTOM (IMMEDIATE) - LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT. FOURTH SYMPTOM (2 SECONDS LATER) - LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT. FIFTH SYMPTOM - ENGINE SHUT DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. COMPLETELY LOST VEHICLE CONTROL. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES. MUSCLED CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY KILLED. PROBLEM APPEARS PCM-RELATED, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE READ, NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE PAID $1,000 FOR A NEW PCM ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME RESULTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN REPORTED THOUSANDS OF TIMES ON THE INTERNET. I HOPE SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING WITH DODGE ON THIS BEFORE A CHILD IS KILLED WHEN THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT DID NOT GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM, PCM, CRANK SENSOR AND THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE CORRECTED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL TWO MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE DISTRIBUTOR CAMP, WIRES, FUSES AND THE CRANK SENSOR YET THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE COMPUTERS WERE FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR ISNPECTION AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

1999 DODGE DURANGO 5.9L:, VEHICLE DIES WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR. HAVE REPLACED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE, CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS, COMPUTER CONTROL RELAY FUEL PUMP RELAY AND THE CAP AND ROTOR ALONG WITH THE DISTRUBUTOR. STILL STALLS MOSTLEY IN THE AFTERNOONS TEMPUTRE MAKES NO DIFFERIENCE. LAST TIME STALLED IN BUSY INTERSECTION ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SPEEDING CAR. *TR

1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE? NONE. ENGINE FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. 2) THE ENGINE FAILURE OCCURS TOTALLY RANDOMLY, WITH NO PERCEIVABLE INDICATION PRIOR. IT HAS HAPPENED AT STOP SIGNS, IN PARKING LOTS, AND ON ROADWAYS. WERE THIS TO HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY OR A BRIDGE OR A STEEP HILL, THE OUTCOME COULD VERY EASILY BE FATAL! 3) FAILURE DOES NOT GET RECORDED BY ONBOARD COMPUTER; HENCE, MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO TROUBLESHOOT THE ERROR AND FIX IT. TO DATE, I HAVE READ THAT THE CAR'S PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE) IS AT FAULT. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO. STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON! LOOK AT SOME OF THESE WEBSITES.... HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/1999/ELECTRICAL/VEHICLE_SHUTS_DOWN_WITHOUT_WARNING.SHTML 120 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE! DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!! *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT / 4WD / 8 CYL 5.9L - VEHICLE MILEAGE 53,712 AS OF 08/31/10; THE FOLLOWING OEM COMPONENTS / PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE / BROKEN / WORN PREMATURELY CAUSING OTHER PARTS / COMPONENTS / SYSTEMS TO FAIL, BREAK & SHOULD BE RECALLED, SERVICED, REPLACED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER, LLC AT THEIR EXPENSE (NO WONDER THEY NEEDED BAILOUT $): 1) INTAKE PLENUM GASKET HAS FAILED CAUSED EXCESSIVE DEBRIS, SLUDGE TO ENTER ENGINE CAUSING - 2) OIL PUMP & OIL PUMP PICKUP SCREEN CLOGGING LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE; 3) DRIVERS POWER SEAT TRACK HAS EXCESSIVE MOTION WHEN ACCELERATING & STOPPING CAUSING SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD / BACKWARD - POSSIBLY CAUSING ACCIDENT; 4) UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS UNDERSIZED IN MFG. CAUSING EARLY FAILURE & POSSIBLE ACCIDENT; 5) ABS & BRAKE DASH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES DUE TO FAULTY SENSORS LOCATED ON TRANSMISSION TUNNEL & NEAR DRIVE SHAFT; 6) FRONT BRAKE ROTORS UNDERSIZED...

1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT / 4WD / 8 CYL 5.9L - VEHICLE MILEAGE 53,712 AS OF 08/31/10; THE FOLLOWING OEM COMPONENTS / PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE / BROKEN / WORN PREMATURELY CAUSING OTHER PARTS / COMPONENTS / SYSTEMS TO FAIL, BREAK & SHOULD BE RECALLED, SERVICED, REPLACED BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER, LLC AT THEIR EXPENSE (NO WONDER THEY NEEDED BAILOUT $): 1) INTAKE PLENUM GASKET HAS FAILED CAUSED EXCESSIVE DEBRIS, SLUDGE TO ENTER ENGINE CAUSING - 2) OIL PUMP & OIL PUMP PICKUP SCREEN CLOGGING LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE; 3) DRIVERS POWER SEAT TRACK HAS EXCESSIVE MOTION WHEN ACCELERATING & STOPPING CAUSING SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD / BACKWARD - POSSIBLY CAUSING ACCIDENT; 4) UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS UNDERSIZED IN MFG. CAUSING EARLY FAILURE & POSSIBLE ACCIDENT; 5) ABS & BRAKE DASH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES DUE TO FAULTY SENSORS LOCATED ON TRANSMISSION TUNNEL & NEAR DRIVE SHAFT; 6) FRONT BRAKE ROTORS UNDERSIZED...

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO - ENGINE STALLS DURING DRIVING, RELATES TO COMPUTER OVERHEATING. I HAD THE COMPUTER REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNS. VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP OR TURN D/T POWER LOSS. LAST OCCURRED IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE WHILE TURNING. COMPUTER RETURNS NO CODES BUT ODOMETER DISPLAYS NO BUS. ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS WAY TOO HOT FOR THIS COMPONENT SO I DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING TO WORK EXCEPT RE-ROUTING THE WIRING AND MOUNTING THE COMPUTER OUTSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE TRIED IMPROVED AIR FLOW AND INSULATION BUT IT SIMPLY GETS TOO HOT. I CANNOT STRESS THE LEVEL OF RISK THIS PROBLEM PRESENTS. HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS PULLING A TRAILER OVER ONE OF MY USUAL CAMPING ROUTES I WOULD NOT BE REPORTING THIS NOR WOULD ANYONE ELSE IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE LOSING THE ENGINE ON A CANYON EDGE WOULD MAKE THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE...

I CURRENTLY OWN A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. IN THE LAST MONTH I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I AM STILL DRIVING,ON THE FREEWAY, OR ON A MAIN STREET. TWO TIMES THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN I HAD MY SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY CAR BACK ON, AND IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET MY CAR PULLED OVER TO A SAFE PLACE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THE PROBLEM FOR SOME REASON UNDETECTABLE. I REALIZE NOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS YEAR AND MODEL DURANGO. I REALLY THINK THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO A LITTLE FURTHER BECAUSE SOMEONE EVENTUALLY MAY GET HURT BECAUSE OF THE NEGLIGENCE FROM THE DURANGO DISTRIBUTORS. *TR

99 DODGE DURANGO STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND BRAKE LOCK UP. CAR WILL READ NO BUS ON TACHOMETER. IT WOULD RESTART AFTER 10-15 MIN BUT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AT ANY TIME. *TR

1. NO EVENTS 2. CAR SHUTS OFF IN HOT WEATHER AND CANNOT START FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. NO BUS LIGHT SHOWS UP 3. NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS IN, ITS NOT FIXED. *TR

I OWN A 99 DODGE DURANGO . WHILE DRIVING CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF !!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. ON JUNE 8, 2010 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT PRODUCE A FAILURE CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 157,121.

99 DODGE DURANGO V8. THIS VEHICLE IS A PIECE OF CRAP. THE CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING WHENEVER IT WANTS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY TO RIDE IN ANYWHERE ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. DODGE NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS HARD TO TELL HOW MANY FATALITIES HAVE OCCURRED FROM THIS REASON. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL RUN FOR 25-30 MINUTES BEFORE IT SHUTS OFF AND SEEMS THE CAR HAS TO COOL BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. THE CODE SHOWS NO BU5 BUT IT WILL NOT RUN A CODE. *TR

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO BEGAN JOLTING WHILE DRIVING WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, INCLUDING STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AS THE WEATHER IS WARMER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, BUT BEING AS THERE WAS NO SHOULDER, I ENDED UP IN A DITCH. IF THIS WERE A FREEWAY AND I WERE IN THE LEFT LANE, I AM NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE MADE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. THEY SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO DIE. I AM IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND AM ON CALL FOR EMERGENCIES. IF THE CAR WERE TO DIE WHILE RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY CALL, IMAGINE THE IMPACT ON OTHER LIVES. ALSO, IF THE CAR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE WOULD CONTINUE TO RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

YES I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 99 DODGE DURANGO,,,,,,,IT SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ,WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING ,NO SPUTTERING,NO JERKING ,,,JUST SHUTS OFF ,,,,MY MOTHER IS 56 YEARS OLD AND FOR HER TO HAVE TO BE DRIVING HER CAR AND BEING IN DANGER OF IT SHUTTING OFF ANYWHERE,ANYTIME,RESIDENTIAL STREET ,FREEWAY THE STEERING LOCKS UP THE BRAKES DON'T WORK ,,,THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM NOT ONLY FOR HER AND THE PASSENGERS IN HER CAR LIKE HER GRAND DAUGHTER,FRIENDS,FAMILY BUT FOR THE PERSON DRIVING BEHIND HER THAT HAS TO STOP VERY QUICKLY,,,,,THIS CAN LEAD TO PEOPLE GETTING SERIOUSLY HURT,,,,,SHE HAS TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ,THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM,,,,,SO AFTER MUCH TIME AND MONEY WASTED I GOT ON THE INTERNET TO SEE WHAT I COULD FIND ,AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM,,,AND WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE IS THE...

PCM IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT FENDER WELL. THE RADIATOR FAN ALSO BLOWS ONTO THE RIGHT FENDER. THE EXTREME HEAT CAUSES THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INSIDE THE PCM TO WARP WHEN IT GETS HOT AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TOO STALL. ONCE THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD COOLS AND FLATTEN OUTS IT RUNS FINE UNTIL IT GETS SO HOT THAT IT WARPS AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM BY USING A BLOW DRYER ON THE PCM. WHEN IT GOT HOT THE ENGINE STALLED. AS SOON AS IT COOLED IT RESTARTED. I RESOLVED THE ISSUE BY COVERING THE PCM WITH A HEAT DEFLECTING INSULATION WRAP AND BY ALSO RUNNING AN AIR DUCT FROM THE GRILL DIRECTLY TO THE PCM. THE PROBLEM COULD BE SOLVED BY CREATING SOME ELECTRICAL PIGTAILS THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO RELOCATE THE PCM TO THE LEFT FENDER AWAY FROM THE DIRECTION OF THE RADIATOR FAN HEAT. *TR

DURANGO JUST DIES IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND IT WILL NOT START. ODOMETER SAYS NO BUS AND DODGE CANT TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT!!!!!!! *TR

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO JUST STOPS RUNNING BUT USUALLY STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. MY WIFE USUALLY DRIVES THIS CAR WITH OUR 3 CHILDREN AND PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IF IT STOPS RUNNING AT THE WRONG TIME. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I FEEL THAT DODGE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND FIND A SOLUTION FOR ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS CONTINUOUSLY STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN WITH NO NOTICE. NO CODES APPEAR. WE HAVE REPLACED CAMSHAFT AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS, REPLACED AND REWIRED STARTER BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE AND WE HAVE MISSED NEAR (POSSIBLY FATAL) ACCIDENTS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP IN AND ASSIST OWNERS BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. THANK GOODNESS THE SEMI TRUCK DRIVER WHO WAS TRAVELING AT 45+ MPH SAW OUR STALLED VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO MOVE. IMAGINE THE SCENE IF IT HAD STALLED ON A RAILROAD CROSSING! *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO CONSTANTLY STALLING OUT. MY WIFE WAS STUCK SIDEWAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION TODAY AFTER PULLING OUT AND THE VEHICLE DIED DURING ACCELERATION. HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES AND APPARENTLY IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THE SAME YEAR DURANGOS. SIMPLY GO TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND REVIEW THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. THERE IS LITTLE TO NO WARNING. WE HAVE SEEN A DIFFERENCE IN THE FREQUENCY OF THE OCCURRENCE WHEN IT IS RAINING OR HAS RAINED. IT DOES IT MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN IT HAS. IT IS VERY SPORADIC, SO WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE OR NOT. IF THERE ARE ANY WARNING SIGNS, WE WOULD KNOW TO USE EXTRA CAUTION PRIOR TO DRIVING IT THAT DAY OR TAKE OTHER FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION. I CERTAINLY HOPE NO ONE GETS KILLED WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING AND I HOPE IT IS NOT ONE OF MY...

1999 DODGE DURANGO 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGINE WILL STALL AND WILL NOT START FOR 10 TO 20 MINUTES. GAUGES ARE INOPERATIVE. NO BUS MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON ODOMETER. STALLS IN TRAFFIC. FREEWAYS ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED A BUNCH OF TIMES ...PLEASE HELP BEFORE WE GET KILLED. *TR

1999 DURANGO STALLS RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING. RECENTLY WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS IT STALLED AT 60 MPH ON ROUTE 15 IN CONNECTICUT. IT WAS EVERYTHING I COULD DO TO KEEP THE TRUCK ON THE ROAD AND GET IT RESTARTED. THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I WILL NO LONGER LET MY FAMILY RIDE WITH ME IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE SOME SEARCHES ON-LINE AND AM SHOCKED TO SEE HUNDREDS OF POST ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND NO RESOLUTION OR ACKNOWLEDGMENT FROM DODGE. I FEEL THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. OF COURSE IF DODGE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO A RECALL. THEY SHOULD THEREFORE BUY THE VEHICLES BACK FROM THE CURRENT OWNERS. *TR

HERE IS A COPY OF MY COMPLAINT THAT I EMAILED DIRECTLY TO DODGE: I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT THE DEALERS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEB SITES WITH FELLOW 1999 DODGE DURANGO OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOUR RECALL TO PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE MATTER. YOUR DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT ANY PRICE. WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OF WHERE EVER YOU LIVE GETS WARM, THE VEHICLE WILL STOP WITH NO WARNING AND YOU LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. THE DASH SAYS "NO BUS" WHERE THE MILEAGE USUALLY IS. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ALTHOUGH I LOVE EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. I AM SAD TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL YEARS OF CONSUMERS ASKING DODGE FOR HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM AND YET THERE IS...

1999 DODGE DURANGO. BOUGHT USED IN 2003 W/70K MILES. BEFORE IT HIT 80K THE MOTOR HAD BLOWN AND LOST ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN I-95. NO WARNINGS. TOWED TO GARAGE AND NEEDED TOP END REBUILT DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICANT IN THE TOP END. PRIVATE WARRANTY COMPANY COVERED HALF THE COST CLAIMING MY LACK OF MAINTANACE. JUST BEFORE 100K IT WOULD LOSE OIL PRESSURE WHEN WARMED UP AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. TOOK IT TO GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT CLAIMING IT WAS BLOCKED WITH SLUDGE. WITHIN 500 MILES THE MOTOR BLEW AGAIN. HAD ENTIRE MOTOR REBUILT WITH NEW TOP END AND BOTTOM END, NEW BEARINGS ETC. FLUSHED AND CHANGED OIL EVERY 3K MILES FROM THEN TILL IT REACHED 125K MILES. ONCE AGAIN WHILE STOP AT TOLL BOOTH VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE BUT WOULD COME BACK UP WHEN I APPLIED A LITTLE THROTTLE. TRIED...

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....

MY WIFE HAS A 99 DURANGO 5.9L 4X4 WITH 175,000 MILES. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO IMMEDIATELY AFTER A STANDARD TUNE-UP THE VEHICLE BEGAN READING MULTIPLE MISFIRES AND A "P1391" ERROR CODE. I RECHECK EVERYTHING AND USE THE SCANNER TO RESET ALL OF THE TROUBLE CODES ON THE TRUCK. NEXT THING YOU KNOW - EVERYTHING IS RUNNING FINE AND THERE WEREN'T ANY ERROR CODES REGISTERING. NEXT DAY MY WIFE DRIVES THE TRUCK AND CALLS ME LATER IN THE DAY AND SAYS JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD ' NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NOTHING. SHE WAS ' FORTUNATELY ' ABLE TO COAST IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START IT WERE IT FIRED RIGHT BACK UP AND WAS DRIVING FINE. THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN THE NEXT DAY ' AGAIN WHILE SHE'S DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC AND WITH NO WARNING. SO, I...

THE CAR CUTS OFF WHILE IT IS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, INCLUDING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL USUALLY START BACK UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT IF IT WAS TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND GOING AROUND A CORNER IT COULD EASILY RUN OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ ABOUT LOTS OF OTHER DRIVERS OR THIS SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. ON EIGHT OR NINE OCCASIONS, WHILE EITHER IDLING OR DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES, THE VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND OTHER TIMES, IT TAKES A HALF AN HOUR BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 15-70 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. A CODE THAT READS "NO BUS" APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO FROM A PRIVATE DEALER LAST YEAR. NOT LONG AFTER THE PURCHASE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF...BARELY ANY BRAKES, UNABLE TO STEER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO ME NOT DRIVING IT ANYMORE. WHILE RESEARCHING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. MANY WERE REPORTING THEIR "CLOSE CALLS" WITH MVA'S DUE TO THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING OFF AND THEM LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDE SPREAD AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THAT THUS FAR, DODGE HAS FAILED TO RECALL. I, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS, DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PUT IN TO THE VEHICLE FOR COMPUTER CHANGES AND UNCERTAIN MECHANICAL WORK TO GET OUR VEHICLES IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION. I BELIEVE IT'S TIME...

I AM THE OWNER OF A 99 DODGE DURANGO SLT SINCE 12/31/98. ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED DYING ON ME WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED 7 TIMES AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. ALL WITH THE SAME RESULT, TEMPORARILY FIXED. THE LAST 2 TIMES BEING THE WORST. EACH FROM A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH AND HAD IT DIE. THIS SHUTS ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING DOWN. LUCKILY, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID BEING REARENDED OR HIT AS I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I STOPPED DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE TRUCK, IN CASE OF BEING HIT. THE SERVICE DEPTS HAVE: CHECKED CONNECTIONS, REPLACED SPEED SENSOR UNIT, CENTRAL TIMER MODULE, CRANKSHAFT MODULE AND ARE NOW TELLING ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE PCM. HAVE SEEN ON THE WEB THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT....

INTAKE PLENUM GASKET FAILED. OVER A 1 MONTH TIME AND ONLY 60K IN MILEAGE. OIL IS SUCKED OUT OF THE ENGINE LIKE A STRAW. I SEE DODGE HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT THIS REALLY IS A DEFECT SINCE IT HAS HAPPENED TO A WHOLE HELL OF ALOT OF PEOPLE. NEXT IS THESE CRAPPY BALLJOINTS. I HAD ONE FAIL 2 JEARS AGO WITH ONLY 49K IN MILEAGE. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND THAT THEY ONLY HAVE A RECALL ON 2001-2003 WHICH IS ASSANINE SINCE THE SAME CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS ARE USED IN THE 1998 AND 1999 MODELS TOO. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE INVOLVED IS THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE FROM A DEFECTIVE GASKET OR ENGINE DESIGN.

1999 DODGE DURANGO STALLS OUT ON THE ROAD/HIGHWAY WITH A NO BUS WARNING IN THE ODOMETER WINDOW NO POWER STEERING NO ABS BRAKES JUST A DEAD STICK TO CONTROL AT HIGHWAY OR CITY SPEEDS. *TR

DURING ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE LAST 6 YEARS AND WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE ROAD MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO PERIODICALLY SHUTS DOWN. THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BREAKS FAIL AND THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS A "NO BUS" IN ITS ODOMETER. AFTER STALLING THIS WAY IT WILL RESTART AFTER 10 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE SHUTTING DOWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IS DANGEROUS; HOWEVER, AFTER REPEATEDLY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DIFFERENT DODGE DEALERS THEY CAN NOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE OR SOLVE THIS LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ,YOU CAN'T STEER AND THE BRAKES DONT WORK . SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY DODGE DURANGO BEGAN TO STALL. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY. CARS BEGAN TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME. I TRIED TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BUT THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND THEN THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK UNTIL I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR FOR 20 MINUTES. WHEN THE CAR DID START I PROCEEDED HOME. THE CAR STALLED THREE MORE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 BOUGHT IN SEPT. 07, WITHIN TWO WEEKS LOST OF OIL PRESSURE DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING JUST OVER 150 MILES, OIL PRESSURE GOES TO ZERO AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAD TO PUT 4.5 QTS OF OIL. LATER ON DURING THE TRIP THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING UNLESS GOING ABOVE 50 MPH. ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYS ON. GOING TO START WITH REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE TRANSMISSION. HOPEFULLY THIS SOLVES THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. *TR

THE FACT THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING WITH MY 5 CHILDREN AND MY DODGE DURANGO SHUTS OFF AND YOU LOOSE ALL POWER! *TR