1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

1999 DODGE DURANGO COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. WE REPLACED THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR, STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTICS POINT TO THE PCM MODULE. THERE ARE 94 OTHER COMPLAINS AT THE FOLLOWING SITE: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/DODGE/DURANGO/1999/ELECTRICAL/VEHICLE_SHUTS_DOWN_WITHOUT_WARNING.SHTML THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, THE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED, I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE NOW. ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, AT 55 ON THE HIGHWAY IT COULD BE A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION. PLEASE DO THE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT, JUST FROM THE BRIEF AMOUNT OF TIME I HAVE RESEARCHED I HAVE FOUND AN ABUNDANCE OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS ON FRONT PASSANGER SIDE DO NOT WORK, AND SOMETIMES YOU CANT EVEN GET THE DOOR OPEN..NOW ITS BEGINNING TO HAPPEN TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FROM 5 MPH OR MORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM); TO NO AVAIL. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE THE VEHICLE STALLED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 128,227. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

1999 DODGE DURANGO REAR WHEEL LOCK ON FREEWAY 5 SOUTH OF SAN DIEGO CLOSE TO PALM AVE NO ACCIDENT BUT REALLY CLOSE TO BE ONE THE ABS LIGHT ON MY TRUCK CAME ON COUPLE TIMES CHANGE COUPLE THING LIKE SENSORS AND PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR

HAD UNEVEN WEAR AFTER I HAD PUT NEW TIRES ON WITH A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. BOTH FRONT WHEELS ARE WEARING ON THE INSIDE SO I HAD IT EVALUATED BY A DEALERSHIP WHICH I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD NEED NEW BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS AT A PRICE OF $2,200.00. AFTER HAVING THIS FIXED I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD NEED NEW A ARMS FOR ANOTHER $1,800.00. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN WORTH FIXING. *TR

EARLY GENERATION DODGE DURANGO (98-01) HAS ABS PROBLEMS, CAUSING ABS TO SHUT DOWN, LEAVING THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY LOW. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER RECALLED ON THIS. FIX TO PROBLEM SEEMS TO ONLY BE A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM REBUILD, WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOT HAVE IT RETURN AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED EVEN THOUGH THESE VEHICLES ARE OLD, THEY ARE NOT SAFE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR THE OWNERS AND EVERYONE SAFETY AROUND THEM. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BETWEEN 45-50 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. HE ACTIVATED THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND CONTINUED OPERATION. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. UPDATED 01/15/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS HE MOVED THE TILT STEERING WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER FOUND A WIRE BURNT AT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CONNECTOR. UPDATED 01/19/10

1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 8CYL 5.9L AUTOMATIC- VEHICLE DIED WITHOUT WARNING -REPLACED BATTERY - DIED AGAIN -REPLACED BATTERY - CHECKED ALTERNATOR - CHECKED PCM - CHECK GAUGES LIGHT COMING ON AS BATTERY VOLTAGE TOO LOW - AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON WHILE DRIVING, CYCLING THE BEEPING ON AND OFF, RANDOMLY. FRUSTRATED AS HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THESE ISSUES. WANT TO BE SURE AIRBAG ISN'T GOING TO RANDOMLY ACTIVATE. CONCERNED WITH VEHICLE SUDDENLY TURNING OFF WHILE ON HIGHWAY. *TR

SAME PROBLEM AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS, 1999 DURANGO SHUTS OFF, HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH NOW. NO PARTICULAR RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, AS IT WILL DO IT WHILE SITTING STILL OR GOING 55 MPH. GETTING THE NO BUS READING IN ODOMETER, USUALLY RESTARTS WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES. I CAN NOT LET MY WIFE OR TEENAGE SON DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. HAVE REPLACED BATTERY CABLES,DISCONNECTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS GOING INTO ECM AND CLEANED, AND MADE SURE SAME CONNECTIONS ARE TIGHT. WILL PROBABLY END UP REPLACING ECM, BUT NOT TOO CONFIDENT ABOUT THE OUTCOME. NOW THAT WINTER IS COMING, THIS MAY GET SCARY !!! *TR