1999 DODGE DURANGO Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER EITHER IN PARK OR NEUTRAL HOWEVER, ONCE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 249,000.

ABS PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ON. NO CODE COMES THROUGH SCANNER. TRANSMISSION DRAGS AND SHIFTS IMPROPERLY THROUGHOUT. DURING SLIPPERY SNOW CONDITIONS NOT ABLE TO BRAKE WITH ABS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THERE ARE MANY REVIEWS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THE DODGE DURANGO AND THIS SHOULD BE A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER DUE TO ALL THE DODGE DURANGOSO ON THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN TO A COUPLE MECHANICS THAT DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS AND THAT IS NOT OK. SAFETY FIRST!

I WAS DRIVING 60 MILES A HOUR ON MONTAUK HIGHWAY IN NY, VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF, NO CODES OR LIGHTS, AND THEN AFTER PULLING OVER, AND ALMOST GETTING KILLED, LOSING ENGINE POWER AND POWER STEERING. IT THEN SHOWS NO BUS ERROR ON DASH, AFTER IT COOLS DOWN, IT RESTARTS. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES, AND IT WAS THE PCM. APPARENTLY, THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF DURANGO'S, RAMS, AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH. THIS IS A SUPER UNSAFE PROBLEM, AND I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS BEING REPLACED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SUPER DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE SHUTDOWN, OUT OF THE BLUE. NOBUS APPEARED ON ODOMETER. ALL GAUGES WERE ON 0, BUT ALL OTHER ELECTRONICS WORKED. STARTER WOULD CRANK, BUT IGNITION WOULD NOT IGNITE. I'M NOT SURE IF FUEL PUMP WENT ON OR NOT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK UP FOR APX 20 MINUTES. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THEN TWICE IN ONE DAY. THE QUICKEST, BUT TEMPORARY, SOLUTION IS TO COOL DOWN PCM. AN ICE PACK WORKS GREAT! BUT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS CONVENIENT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, PROBLEM IS WORSE ON HOT DAYS. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, YOU NEED TO REPLACE PCM BECAUSE SOLDER JOINTS ARE BROKEN WITHIN. WHEN UNIT COOLS, METAL CONTRACTS, AND CONTACT IS MADE AGAIN, AND TRUCK WILL START. BUT KEEP IN MIND-THE SOLDER JOINTS ARE STILL BROKEN. WHEN UNIT HEATS BACK UP, METAL WILL EXPAND, AND CONNECTION WILL BE LOST AGAIN, CAUSING ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND NO BUS TO ELECTRICAL IGNITION...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY WANDERED OUT OF THE LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 01/09/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PCM WAS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. DRIVING IN THE RAIN PROVED TO HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING. UPDATED 6/2/2015 *JS

VEHICLE STALLED AT 60MPH. SPEED AND TACH WENT TO ZERO. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. WOULD START AFTER COOLING DOWN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. WOULD STALL AGAIN. SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. FINALLY IT STALLED FOR GOOD. HAD IT TOWED TO DODGE DEALER. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE PCM. PAID $2000 TO HAVE PCM INSTALLED WITH A NEW IGNITION COIL. IT LASTED ABOUT 4 HOURS AND 200 MILES AND IT STALLED AGAIN. SAMETHING OVER AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER DODGE DEALER PAID AN ADDITIONAL $260 HAD ANOTHER IGNITION COIL INSTALLED AND IT STILL DOESN'T RUN RIGHT. THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, THE SECURITY SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO REASON AND CONTINUES TO STALL. DODGE CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, OR SIMPLY DOESN'T CARE. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY WON'T START AND IS GROUNDED. ALL THIS AFTER ALMOST $2500 REPAIRS FROM DODGE THAT DIDN'T...

I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.2 LTR ENGINE AS OF 3 TO 4 YRS AGO, AND IN SOME CASES LIKE MINE, IT ABSOLUTELY DOES MEAN IT CAN BE AN ABSOLUTELY UNRELIABLE & ABSOLUTE DANGEROUS VEHICLE!!!!! ..EVERYTHING THAT CAN HAPPEN, HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. ENGINE STALLS OUT, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED ON THE HIGHWAY 4 MILES AFTER I HAD TO PUT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE & ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK,I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AXLES.. THE BACK (REAR) BREAKS HAVE NEVER WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT THE THING, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS GOT SO HOT THAT THE BOLTS THAT CONNECT IT TO THE MANIFOLD PIPES BURNED OFF AND IS NOW, AND HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A MONTH SINCE I CAN'T KEEP IT TOGETHER. RIGHT NOW ALL THREE OF MY FRONT BRAKE LINES HAVE ROTTED INTO, AT THE CONNECTOR FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT SENDS THE FLUID...

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. WAS TRAVELING 55MPH DOWN A CROWDED TWO LANE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN. NO STEERING NO BRAKES. FEARED FOR MY LIFE. *TR

JUST STARTED SHUTTING OF AFTER IT RUNS ABOUT 5 MIN OR IT IS OVER 75 DEGREES MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE DID NOT NO WHAT TO DO I TOLD HER TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED TO GET TOWED IN GOT IT HOME AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP BUT DIED A FEW MIN AFTER THAT AGAIN STILL DON'T HAVE IT FIXED , WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY IT COST FOR THE PARTS NEED SOMETHING DONE THERE IS A LOT OF PROBLEMS FROM WHAT I RED ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS ON THE DODGE DURANGOS HAVE 2 DODGE TRUCKS AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS SO THEY REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPONTANEOUSLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

WARM WEATHER THE ENGINE QUITS. 3 TIME WITHIN TWO WEEKS DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHILE PULLING A BOAT ALL 3 TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS THE PCM ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. GETS TO HOT AND SHUTS THE ENGINE DOWN. NO BRAKES, NO STEERING! THIS PROBLEM IS DOCUMENTED IN DODGE FORUMS THOUSANDS OF TIMES WITH EVERYONE QUOTING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES WITH NOTHING BEING DONE NOR ANY FIXES THAT WILL WORK. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO, HEARD A NOISE UNDER VEHICLE AND STOPPED ON BERM WHERE VEHICLE FIRE OBSERVED. *BF ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, IT APPEARED THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN TRANSMISSION PARTS. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0244-91)*JB UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF

BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO SHUTTING OFF FOR NO REASON. I DID SOME ONLINE SEARCHING AND FOUND THE PCM,ECM UNIT WAS OVER HEATING, AFTER COOLING IT WITH AN ICE PACK FOR 5 MINUTES THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. AFTER 3 MONTHS I FINALLY BOUGHT I REBUILT PCM ON EBAY, THEY PROGRAMMED THE UNIT FOR MY CAR AND IT RAN BETTER THEN EVER. WELL TODAY 6/4/2010 DON'T YOU KNOW IT DID IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE UNIT IS COMPLETELY DEAD, I STILL HAVE THE OLD UNIT AND POPPED THAT IN AND WOW IT STARTED. WE NEED TO FIGHT DODGE ON THIS TO RELOCATE THE PCM ON THE FIREWALL NEAR THE BATTERY WHERE IT STAYS COOL. ALL THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE IS BLOWN TO THAT SIDE OF THE CAR CAUSING THIS ISSUE. HOW TO DO WE GET DODGE TO FIX...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY GIVEN NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE COST OF $1,000. THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE COST OF $150. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO FAIL AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BATTERY AND BATTERY CABLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT THE PCM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD ANY FAILURES BESIDES THE BATTERY CABLES, BATTERY,...

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WOULD SHUT DOWN AND ALL THE GAUGES WOULD GO TO "0." LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. MY WIFE ALMOST HAD A T-BONE CRASH WITH A SEMI TRUCK IN OREM, UT. AFTER DOING MY RESEARCH, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT DODGE FAILED IN THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CONSUMER. THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) GOES BAD IN SPECIFICALLY THE 1999 DURANGO'S AND BELOW ARE A BUNCH OF TESTIMONIES THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE COULD END UP DEAD. - HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEHELPER.COM/TOPIC91464.HTM - HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/VIEWMORECOMMENTS_REVIEW_41149_4.HTML - HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/1999/ELECTRICAL/VEHICLE_SHUTS_DOWN_WITHOUT_WARNING.SHTML THE BELOW WEBSITE WILL SHOW THAT THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/1999/ELECTRICAL/INDEX.SHTML I JUST SPENT OVER $1,000 REPLACING MY PCM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MOR IMPORTANTLY, MY WIFE AND KIDS ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS RECALLED, AS IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE...

MY DODGE DURANGO (1999) STARTED STALLING AT RANDOM TIMES TWO SUMMERS AGO. IT TOOK ME MANY TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND ALOT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND A YELL FEST WITH THE DODGE FIELD REP. BUT I GOT IT FIXED. THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, IT IS THE PCM(POWER CONTROL MODULE).....FINALLY CONVINCED THEM THEY DIDN'T WANT A LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS IF MY FAMILY WAS KILLED DUE TO THIS MAJOR DEFECT IN DURANGOS, MAINLY 1999 FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. PCM REPLACED, NO PROBLEMS WITH STALLING SINCE. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO SPEED SENSOR FAILED AS WELL AS THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR AT 49,000 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME. *JB

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

WHILE TURNING CORNERS, THE CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING AND GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DURANGO HAS GIVEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING HIGH REV BEFORE SHIFTING, AND ROUGH SHIFTING IN GENERAL.PROBLEM WILL ALWAYS OCCUR IF ALLOWED TO IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RESUMING MOVEMENT. HAS APPEARED TO SLIP ON OCCASIONS. PINION BROKE WITH VEHICLE IN NO APPARENT STRAIN WITH VERY SLIGHT ACCELERATION ON TAKE-OFF- CAUSED MAJOR REAR END DAMAGE AS WELL AS RUINING ONE REAR AXLE. CONTACTED DODGE CONCERING PROBLEM SINCE PART BROKE WAS 1.5 INCH THICK STEEL WHICH BROKE SO SMOOTHLY, IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CUT. PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITH VEHICLE 50 YEARS FROM NOW WHEN IT IS IN A JUNK-YARD! WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THAT NOTHING COULD BE COMPENSATED FOR. FORTUNATELY, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE OPEN ROAD, OR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. I FEEL DODGE SHOULD AT THE VERY LEAST REIMBURSE US FOR THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS...

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SUDDENLY. WE NOTICED IT MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THIS STOPPED WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. AFTER APPROX. TWO DAYS THE NOISE STAYED IN DRIVE. CHANGED THE FAN BELT AND CHECKED OTHER MINOR THINGS. READ MANUALS AND SUSPECTED TRANS TROUBLE, TOOK IT IN AND IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE PAN WAS FILLED WITH PIECES OF METAL. WE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT REPLACED AT 55,548 MILES, THIS WAS GOING ON A LONG TIME AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT TIRE WEAR.

ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE FIRST AT 39933 MILES WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE OIL PUMP AND ADVISED US OF SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. THE SAME PROBLEM AT 63025 MILES ALONG WITH A TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL. THE DEALERSHIP AT WHICH WE PURCHASED THE TRUCK REPLACED THE OIL PUMP AGAIN, ADVISED OF SLUDGE BUILD UP AND OVERHAULED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ALSO CHECKED ON THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE BUT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER IT, SO THEY SIMPLY REPLACED THE OIL PUMP. SAME PROBLEM FOR THE 3RD TIME AT 73825 MILES, LESS THAN 12 MONTHS AND 12000 MILES LATER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITS THAT REPLACING THE OIL PUMP WILL NOT HELP. THEY NEED TO CLEAN THE SLUDGE OUT FOR IT TO RUN BETTER BUT EVEN THIS WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. UNLESS THE ENTIRE ENGINE IS TAKEN APART AND SOAKED...

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. A MECHANIC STATED,"IT'S A SENSOR RETURN PROBLEM". *PH AN OUTPUT SENSOR WAS INSTALLED ON 08/28/03 AT 55,765 MILES AND ON 11/02/03, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT 57,020 MILES. *SC

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

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, AND CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING, AND VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS LURCHED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE. TACHOMETER WILL "REV" UP, BUT SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT FUNCTION. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK