1999 DODGE DURANGO Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4 5.2 L. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT NO TIME OF THE STALLS WAS MY FAMILY SAFE. NO INDICATION OR WARNING SIGNS. CHRYSLER CORPORATION CANNOT OR WILL NOT PROPERLY TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, EACH PART THEY REPLACE I AM PAYING FOR AND ITS NOT THE ISSUE BUT THEY DO NOT REFUND MY MONEY, IT TIME FOR THE FEDS TO GOVERN AUTO REPAIR DEALERSHIPS. MY VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER START AND IS USELESS. I AM INFORMING AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER IS HAVING AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE TALKED 8 PEOPLE INTO PURCHASING OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLES AND RESEARCHING ALL POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES BEFORE PURCHASE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THEY REPLACED IT ON TWO OCCASIONS. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SENSOR FAILED. THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE REVERSE LIGHT AND REAR POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,840 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SPOKE WITH MECHANIC AT SUPERSTITION THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE EMISSION COIL WHICH CONTROLS THE SPARK PLUGS. UPDATED 10/24/07 *TR UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH MY '99 DODGE DURANGO THAT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON IN SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 AND IS NOW THE NEED FOR A NEW CPM. THE CAR INTERMITTENT STALLS WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH OR AFTER IDLING AT STOP LIGHT & TURNING LEFT (POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND CAR BLOCKS INTERSECTION/TRAFFIC) - "NO BUS" APPEARS ON MILEAGE, EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. SEEMS TO HAPPENS ON DAYS WHEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 75 DEGREES AND DISAPPEARS ONCE CAR HAS SAT (WHEREVER IT STALLED) FOR 20-30MINUTES. NO DIAGNOSTIC CODE APPEARS WHEN PUT THE CAR IS PUT ON THE COMPUTER AND I WAS ADVISED BY MORE THEN ONE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PROBLEM HAD TO GET WORSE AND PRODUCE A CODE BEFORE DEALERSHIP OR ANYONE ELSE COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NOW THAT THE 8 YR FEDERAL POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED FOR ME, IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS...

I AM A 99 DURANGO 5.9 OWNER, EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE STALLING/NO BUS SIGNAL. SO FAR WE HAVE REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR, THE ENGINE AUTO-SHUTDOWN RELAY AND THE FRONT OXYGEN SENSOR WITH OUT ANY SUCCESS. SPOKEN TO TWO DEALERS, THEY PLAY STUPID, BRING IT IN NEXT WEEK AND WE MAY HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT. (NICE CUSTOMER SERVICE). AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES OR THE TEMP GAUGE REACHES 210 DEGREES IT DIES. IF I SIT FOR 10 MINUTES WITH THE HOOD OPEN IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. SO SAD WHEN THE MANUFACTURES PLAY SO STUPID, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. MAYBE THEY SHOULD READ THIS WEB PAGE. I WAS THINKING ABOUT TRADING IT IN ON A NEW DODGE, LET THEM DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM BUT AFTER READING THESE COMMENTS I AM THINKING TWICE ABOUT THAT. *JB

CAR STALLS. MY CAR STALLS WHILE I AM DRIVING OR AT A STOP LIGHT, JUST IDLING. IT HAS STALLED ON THE FREEWAY, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. BEFORE THE CAR STALLS THE BATTERY VOLTAGE SENSOR AND THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN. THEN THE ODOMETER STARTS BLINKING AND SAYING "NO BUS". THE AUTOSHOPS I HAVE BEEN TO DO NOT KNOW WHAT "NO BUS" MEANS. I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE BATTERY VOLTAGE AND FUEL INDICATOR GO BACK UP. IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM A COUPLE SECONDS TO 20+ MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO FINALLY START. SOMETIMES IT WON'T START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, WHEN THE CAR STALLS. BUT ONCE THE CAR STARTS, THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. I HAVE TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS. THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON IT. THE OBD FOUND NO PROBLEMS. MY INJECTORS AND EVERYTHING ARE...

ENGINE DIES SUDDENLY AT RANDOM TIMES INCLUDING IN TRAFFIC. ODOMETER SHOWS NO BUS. ANY SPEED, WEATHER, ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER NO HELP - NO CODES - COULD NOT REPLICATE. EVENTUALLY BECAME FREQUENT ENOUGH THAT I TRACED PROBLEM TO PCM WITH USE OF HEAT GUN. SEE INTERNET BLOGS. SEEMS TO BE FREQUENT PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A LARGE BUMP ON HIS HEAD AND A CUT ON HIS UPPER LIP. THE CONTACT HAS A POLICE REPORT AND THE REPORT OF THE DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 167,883 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1676,833. THE CONSUMER STATED HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALOT WITH THIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT HE HAS HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED TWICE IN THE CAR AND REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE CAR HAVING 38000 MILES ON IT AND NOW HE HAS A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO PAY THE REMAINING BALANCE ON THE CAR. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE...

OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE (2005-2007): 1. FIRE IN THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE - 1100$ REPLACE 2. SPEED SENSOR FAILURE ($500 WORK) 3. ENGINE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY @80 MPH - $7000 REPLACE AND OTHER COSTS, LUCKY SURVIVED 4. JOINT BALLS REPLACE (ABOUT 400$) 5. AC FAILURE ($960 REPAIR) 6. NOW PARKED - TRANSMISSION/ENGINE JOINT OIL LEAK, ESTIMATED $1200 REPAIR. *JB

I PURCHASED A 1999 DURANGO IN JAN OF 2000. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS INCLUDING REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THE ENGINE SLUDGE AND SPARK KNOCK. I HAVE HAD THE OIL PUMP AND SCREEN REPLACED TWICE AS WELL AS THE UPPER INTAKE GASKETS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE UPPER INTAKE GASKETS LEAK INTERNALLY CAUSING OIL CONSUMPTION, SPARK KNOCK, AND EVENTUALLY OIL SLUDGE AND ENGINE FAILURE. CHRYSLER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, ACCOMPANIED BY A WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH READ "NO BUS". THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT SAT TO COOL DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

CAR STALLS, IDLES ERRATICALLY AND STALLS WHEN FALLS BELOW 500 RPMS. A/C BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN IDLES FALLS BELOW 1000 RPMS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS, NO RHYME OR REASON, NO CODES. SOMETIMES SO BAD THAT CAR STALLS AS SOON AS YOU LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR TO GO AROUND A CURVE. WHEN WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED? THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. DODGE NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE ITS FIXED? DO A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET. COMPLAINT ARE EVERYWHERE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS CONSISTENTLY, SOMETIMES TAKING UP TO 4 HOURS TO RESTART. ACCORDING TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE POWER CONTROL MODULE HAS BECOME DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE STALLING OCCURS 3 TO 4 TIMES A WEEK IN THE SUMMER. IN THE WINTER, IT STALLED TWICE A MONTH.

1999 DURANGO STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATION. DODGE DEALER UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND RETURNED CAR WITHOUT REPAIR. PROBLEM CONTINUES. DEALERSHIP UNRESPONSIVE TO REPEATED TELEPHONE CALLS ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED IN THE VEHICLE AS EARLY AS JUNE FIRST OF 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS AND LEFT WITH THEM FOR ONE WEEK TO UNDER-GO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THROUGH THE TESTING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PERTAINING TO THE FUEL PUMP AND REPLACED THE PART. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MORE PROBLEMS CONCERNING STALLING AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERS WHO REPLACED THE WATER PUMP. ONE WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS INCLUDING WATER DRIPPING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED GASKET OF THE WATER PUMP. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE #3 CYLINDER HAD NO COMPRESSION, THE COOLANT WAS COMING OUT...

TRUCK STALLED AS I WAS DOING 60 MPH, THE BRAKES WENT AS WELL. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED INTO A GAS STATION. TRIED TURNING IT ON AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME IN TWO WEEKS. *JB

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. THIS IS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE AND HAS NO HISTORY OF PROBLEMS. WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF HAVING THIS VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO STALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS WOULD BE AT 65 MPH OR STOPPED. IF YOU WAIT 5-20 MIN IT WILL RESTART. WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR LOOKED AT AND HAVE REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR TO NO AVAIL. WHILE DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM AND MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING IT AS WELL. THE MECHANICS GET NO CODE FROM THE STALL AND NO ONE CAN PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. WE ARE FRUSTRATED AND PRETTY UNHAPPY TO FIND OUT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS EVERYTHING LOCKS UP WHEN IT STALLS. *JB

ENGINE FAILED AT 60,400 MILES. VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY MAINATINED ALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH 73,000 MILES. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND OTHER MAJOR REPAIRS DONE TO IT LAST YEAR. SINCE THEN IT HAS GIVEN US NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. THIS CAR IS OUR FAMILY CAR SO WE TRAVEL EVERYWHERE WITH THE KIDS IN THE BACK. IT HAS STALLED AND DIED ON US OFTEN. AT TIMES ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND OTHER TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. THE POWER STEERING GOES AND SO DO THE BRAKES. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR IN AVOIDING ACCIDENTS. THE MECHANICS CAN NOT FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT SO NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT. THE FUEL LINES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND REPLACED AND SO HAS THE FUEL PUMP AND THE SAME PROBLEM CONTINUES. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THE OIL WAS DISAPPEARING NEARLY EVERY 500 MILES. THERE WAS NO SMOKING OR ANY TYPE OF LEAKS. THE CONTACT FELT THIS WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS USING FOUR OR FIVE QUARTS OF OIL RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE UPPER PLENUM AND THROTTLE BODY WAS REMOVED TO DETERMINE THE LEAK SITE. THE GASKET THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SEAL THE INTAKE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD APPARENTLY NOT ADHERED TO THE BOTTOM ON THE INTAKE AND ALONG THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT CHRYSLER MADE SOME DESIGN CORRECTIONS, BUT THE CYLINDER HEADS WILL COLLECT AND BLOW OVER INTO THE ENGINE, AND EVENTUALLY WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE VEHICLE ON THE GROUND OR BURNED OUT. IT COULD COLLECT EIGHT TO TEN QUARTS...

BALL JOINTS. ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY 3 TIMES. *JB

DT: ON JULY 31, 2005 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD IT FIXED. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. CURRENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND A BRAKE LIGHT WERE ON. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND STILL COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED . SHE HAS PAID FOR ALL THE TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVEN'T FIXED IT YET. SHE COULD NOT AFFORD TO CONTINUE PAYING FOR ALL REPAIRS. *AK

DT: CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TODAY AND HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS, IT APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES START IMMEDIATELY, BUT SOMETIMES THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO RESTART IT. *JB

STARTED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION, THEN SLUDGED IN MOTOR. HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR WITH ONLY 120,000 MILES MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION 5,000. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BALL JOINTS, TIE RODS AND BEARINGS COST $1,000*AK

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 21, 1999. THE BALL JOINTS WERE SAME TYPE AS THOSE ON RECALL FOR YEAR BEGINNING 2000. *BF TWO YEARS AND FOUR MONTHS LATER THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAD BROKEN ALONG WITH THE TWO BACK POWER WINDOWS. THERE WAS ALSO A CRACKED SERPENTINE BELT, THE TENSIONER HAD FROZEN, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY AND THE GASKET WAS LEAKING. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF LEAVING THE CONSUMER WITH NO POWER, NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES. *NM THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SC *JB

LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE. *BF THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO WORN FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE AS THE LATER YEAR MODEL LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILED BALL JOINTS HAS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR , BRAKE PROBLEMS , OIL PRESSURE PROBLEMS, SLUDGE BUILD UP, AND SPEED SENSOR ISSUES. *TC

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO, BRAKES REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, RADIATOR, AIR COMPRESSOR AND MORE PROBLEMS. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE GONE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STICKING. *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL TIRES DUE TO WORN UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME RECALL PROBLEM AS THE 1998-1999 MODELS. THE RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS NOISES COMING FROM THE SERPENTINE BELT, THE VEHICLE HAD TAKEN TOO LONG TO CRANK AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED OIL. *SC *JB

WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT FAILS OR IT STARTS AND DIES. IT HAS ALSO STALLED WHEN DRIVING SEVERAL TIMES, LOCKING UP THE POWER STEERING, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY ENGINE'S OIL PRESSURE METER DROPPED TO ZERO. THEN, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO GET SERVICED, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STILL CAME ON. ALSO, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD WORN OUT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT.*AK

THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT THE OIL READING STICK WAS SHOWING I QUART SHORT. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER REACHED THE NEXT CITY HE CHECKED THE OIL AGAIN AND THE SAME READING APPEARED, ADD 1 QUART. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SC

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO DIE WHILE IN MOTION. *SC

TRUCK STALLS OFTEN, WHILE DRIVING OR WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. BRAKES GO OUT, POWER STEERING GOES OUT, ALL GAUGES GO OUT. VERY DANGEROUS ON FREEWAY. WAIT 5 TO 45 MIN AND CARS STARTS AND RUNS FINE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING ENGINE SLOWED DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WERE THEY REPLACED ENGINE SENSOR.*AK

BALL JOINTS ARE ALL DEFECTIVE AND THE FREEZE-OUT PLUG RUSTED CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE.

I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE SINCE JULY 28, 2003. IT WILL WORK FOR A COUPLE DAYS THEN SOMETHING ELSE GOES WRONG. I AM PUTTING IT BACK IN THE GARAGE ON FRIDAY DUE TO MORE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAVE PUT WAY TOO MUCH MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED SINCE IT ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. BUT THE REAL PROBLEMS ARE WITH THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN DYING WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE ROAD, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES TO FAIL MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OUT OF HARMS WAY IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ADMIST A LOT OF TRAFFIC. ONCE THE CAR DIES IT USUALLY STARTS RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES, BUT IT HAS BECOME SO UNPREDICTABLE THAT I'M AFRAID TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK OUT ON THE STREET! THE MILAGE NOW IS AT 48000 AND THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURING AT AROUND 40000 FIRST RARELY BUT NOW MORE FREQUENTLY.

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AND ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY 1999 DODGE 4X4, DURANGO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, W/THE ABS AND ENGINE LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DODGE DEALER FOR SERVICE. IT WAS FOUND THAT A SPEED SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING, THIS WAS DONE. APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON NEW YORK AVE. IN WASHINGTON DC, THE DURANGO AGAIN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, ON THIS OCCASION AND SUBSEQUENT ONES, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE SHOWN, NO EVIDENCE WAS GIVEN THAT VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN. ON THE LAST OCCASION SEPT 17, 2003 IT AGAIN SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON LEESBURG PIKE IN FALLS CHURCH VA. UNLIKE THE OTHER 2 OCCASIONS THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT RESTART, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE ATTEMPTED TO TURNOVER. IT HAD TO BE TOWED, WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING ANOTHER DIAGNOSIC, CURRENTLY I AM AWAITING A CALL FROM THE SERVICE...

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH 44,490 MI, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE DEALERS LOT. IT WAS FIXED AT NO COST TO ME, BUT IT CAME ON THREE MORE TIMES ON DIFFERENT DAYS. NOW THERE IS SOME KIND OF NOISE IN THE REAR END OR BRAKES, NOT ALL THE TIME THOUGH. THE FRONT TIRES WERE BAD, BUT HAD GOOD TREAD, THOSE ARE MY EXPENSE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. I HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT, BUT I MADE A BAD MISTAKE BUYING THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT TELL ME THAT THESE VEHICLES WERE UNDER INVESTGATION BY NHTSA

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ENGINE REVVED UP BUT VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND LET VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE IDLING. THEN, PULLED BACK ONTO THE ROAD. CONSUMER DROVE HOME AT 15 MPH. THE CAUSE OF VEHICLE'S FAILURE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

OUR ENGINE CEASED AFTER HAVING REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL PUMP, WE WERE CALLED LIARS BY THE DEALERSHIP AND DIAMLER CHRYSLER. THEY DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING. WHEN I TOOK OUR DURANGO IN BECAUSE THE FRONT END KEPT PULLING TO THE RIGHT AFTER WE PAID $5200. FOR OUR MOTOR TO BE REPLACED, I WAS TOLD WE NEEDED NEW TIRES AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PLACE TO HAVE THE WORK DONE, SINCE MY CONFIDENCE IN THE DEALERSHIP WAS GONE. ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK OUT ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, DO TO THE BALL JOINT. HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE ONE POTHOLE AND I'D PROBABLY ROLL MY CAR, ANOTHER $1200. LATER AND I COULD HAVE MY CAR BACK. WHAT IS UP WITH THIS? THEY ALLOWED US TO RISK...

SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES. PROBLEMS ALSO WITH THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. *MR THE BALL JOINTS, AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS WHICH WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE A/C, ALTERNATOR AND THE WATER PUMP FAILED PREMATURELY. *SCC *JB

OIL PRESSURE GUAGE WOULD READ NORMAL THEN DROP TO 0 AND BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH,SOMETIMES NOT COMING BACK UP FOR AWHILE, HAD CHECKED OUT AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS,ABOUT 4 MONTHS AND ONLY 4000 MILES LATER I HAVE A 57,000 MILE BLOWN ENGINE...*AK

OUR VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 45000 MILES ON IT AT AROUND 36000 MILES THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE FAILURE. WE WERE TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE, UNTRUE. WE HAD CHANGED OIL PROPERLY. WE REPLACED THE OIL PUMP NOT A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAD TO HAVE A OVERHAUL OF THE ENGINE BUT WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WOULD PROBABLY STILL EXIST AND TO GET RID OF THE VEHICLE AROUND 4000.00 LATER WE ARE LOOKING AT A WHOLE NEW ENGINE AND POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION AT AROUND 4000. PLUS LABOR. THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHILCE AND IT'S ENGINE TO IGNORE. WHAT WRONG WITH DODGE? SOMEONE MUST NEED TO DIE IN A ACCIDENT FOR THIS TO BE RECALLED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING BOTH THE ENGINE COOLING AND OIL PRESSURE. UPON BRAKING, THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SERVICE. ON ONE OCCASION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAD VERY LITTLE OIL. THIS WAS ONLY ONE WEEK AFTER AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED. NO OIL LEAK WAS FOUND. IN SUBSEQUENT WEEKS THE GAUGES STARTING DROPPING TO ZERO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED INCLUDING THE WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, ETC. I AM STILL NOT CONVINCED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE. I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE RESOLVED PRIOR TO MY ENGINE BLOWING LIKE MANY OF THE OTHERS THAT I'VE SEEN ON THIS COMPLAINT DATABASE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATED DROP OF OIL PRESSURE AND LOSS POWER IN THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH *TR

CHECK GUAGES LIGHT COMES ON, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE GOES TO ZERO THEN BACK. HAD FUEL GAUGE DO THE SAME. TOOK INTO DEALER AND DEALER ATTRIBUTED TO WIRES AND DID A "WIGGLE"TEST. VEHICLE HAD NO MORE PROBLEM WITH FUEL GAUGE. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE CHECK GAUGES AND THE OIL GAUGES DID SAME THING. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED IT MAY BE OIL PUMP. AFTER REMOVING OIL PAN, DEALER STATED TO MUCH SLUDGE IN PAN AND HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY SEND AN ADJUSTER TO CHECK OUT. DEALER THEN TOOK ENGINE APART TO FIND THAT SLUDGE WAS THROUGH OUT THE ENGINE BUT NO DAMAGE TO BEARINGS OR VITAL PARTS. WARRANTY COMPANY "WESTERN DIVERSIFIED" DECLINED REPAIR STATING THAT TO INFREQUENT OIL CHANGES. WARRANTY STATED THAT EVEN WITH PROOF OF OIL CHANGES THAT THIS IS AN OIL BREAKDOWN PROBLEM AND NOT THEIR PROBLEM. DEALER STATED NOW THAT IT WAS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND WANTED US TO...

THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL HAD COME ON. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME SLUGGISH AND THEN HAD GONE BACK TO NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY. THE OIL WAS BURNING EVERY 200 MILES. THE OVT VALLEY PAN GASKET WAS CHANGED, AND THE INTAKE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING AND OR CLICKING IN THE MOTOR. THE DEALER FOUND SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR, AND FOUND THAT IT WAS BLOWN. THE SEAT WOULDN'T SLIDE/HARD TO LIFT, AND THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS FOUND LOOSE. TS SCC