1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. IT STARTED LAST SUMMER WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED DYING FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK TO MECHANIC SAID O2 SENSOR. REPLACED. THEN DOES IT A FEW DAYS LATER. TOOK BACK. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. REBUILT. THEN WINTER COMES RUNS GREAT. THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS FIXED. SO THIS SUMMER COMES, STARTS DYING AGAIN. SO TOOK TO A MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR. REPLACED. DID IT AS I LEFT HIS HOUSE. HE TOOK IT BACK SAID IT WAS THE PCM. AM STILL WAITING FOR ONE AFTER THE ONE I GOT WAS BAD. REPLACED ANOTHER O2 SENSOR AND IT DIES 5 TIMES ON MY WAY HOME YESTERDAY WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD AND MY 7 MONTH OLD IN MY VEHICLE. I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA SO TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN 92 DEGREE WEATHER IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS NOT FAIR, AND AFTER ONLY SEARCHING FOR 5 MINUTES I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IT IS DANGEROUS FOR A VEHICLE TO DIE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND IT JUST DIES LEAVING YOU WITH NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BARELY BEING ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY A SEMI THE OTHER DAY ON THE FREEWAY. SO SCARY. IF ANY THING HAPPENS TO MY CHILDREN I WILL SUE!! *TR

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO AND AS ALMOST EVERYONE ELSE MY PCM FAILED AND THE SECOND ONE IS FAILING NOW JUST ONE YEAR LATER! DODGE DEALERS HERE ALL KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM SO ONE WOULD ASSUME DODGE KNOWS. THE PLACEMENT OF THE PCM ON THE PASSENGER FRONT FENDER GATHERS EXES HEAT OFF THE MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSES IT TO FAIL. THIS PROBLEM NOT ONLY COST WAY TO MUCH TO REPAIR, IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE PCM FAILS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DEAD. A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BREAKS IS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE ON A VEHICLE THAT IS AS LARGE AS THIS ONE. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS FILLED ON THIS VEHICLE SOMETHING NEED DONE! *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

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

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 WILL BE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY UP TO 70MPH THEN THE CAR WILL TURN OFF, GOES DEAD EVERYTHING GETS LOCKED REALLY HARD TO KEEP IN CONTROL AFTER EVERYTHING LOCKS UP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT ON THE FREEWAYS DUE TO IT GOES DEAD AFTER A FEW MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL BE MY (CBM) OR THE MAIN COMPUTER IT GETS HOT AND IT RESET IT SELF AFTER 20MIN OF NO BUS WHICH WILL APPEAR ON THE MILEAGE READER AND I READ LOTS OF THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING . *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO. TRUCK HAS BEEN STALLING AND DYING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN CAUSING YOU TO LOSE POWER BRAKE + STEERING. I'VE CHANGED ALL SENSORS. PLUGS, WIRES ETC, AND STILL STALLS. NO MECHANIC OR DEALER CAN RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM AND DODGE HAS NO RECORD OF THIS PROBLEM BEING AN ISSUE, I'M THE FIRST! HA! *TR

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS A LEAKING GAS LINE HOSE THAT GOES TO THE FUEL TANK. THE COMPLAINT I HAVE IS THAT I CHECKED WITH 2 DODGE DEALERSHIPS AND BOTH TOLD ME THAT THE HOSES WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NOT MADE ANYMORE. THE ONE THAT IS LEAKING IS THE FILLER HOSE THAT IS 14" LONG AND HAS A 1" I.D. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING AND IS GETTING GOUGED UP AND NOW HAS A HOLE IN IT. I HAVE CHECK WITH AUTO PARTS PLACES AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A COMMON GAS LINE FILLER HOSE. I KNOW THE VEHICLE IS OVER 7 YRS OLD, BUT ONLY HAVE 76500 MILES ON IT. I ASK ONE DEALERSHIP WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO, JUNK MY VEHICLE, AND HE SAID YES THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. PLEASE HELP. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND ANY OTHER RECALLS. THIS SUV WAS BOUGHT BY MY SON, NEW IN 1999, AND I PURCHASED IT FROM HIM IN 12/2004 WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

DODGE DURANGO 1999 ENGINE JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING GAUGES DROP ENGINE STALLS, THEN HOLD ON AND PRAY THAT NOBODY HITS YOU, I HAVE HAD THE PCM REPLACED AT THE DEALER $850.00 ONLY FOR IT TO START THE SAME PROBLEM 5 WEEKS LATER, I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT SHOWS NO ERROR AND WITHOUT IT BEING DOWN THEY ARE UNABLE TO TEST ANY FURTHER. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1300.00 AND MANY HOURS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY DODGE! I HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO AVOID NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. *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