1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND SPEEDOMETER WORKS SPORADICALLY - I JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BUT WAS TOLD BY PREVIOUS OWNER THAT THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME AND A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. BOTH THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS SPORADICALLY. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR REPAIR OPTIONS, I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I AM TOLD IT IS ONE OF TWO ISSUES: WHEEL AND/OR TRANSMISSION SENSORS AND/OR ABS CONTROL MODULE. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER AS THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS & ISSUES WITH THE SAME THING.

I AM MY DAUGHTER WERE DOING 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET. WHEN WE APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT THE 99 DURANGO JUST DIED. TRIED TO START IT AGAIN ON IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO GET OFF OF ONE OF THE BUSIEST STREETS IN OUR TOWN, AND BLOCKED TRAFFIC FOR A LONG TIME. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON MAY 5TH, 2015, I CAN ONLY DRIVE IT ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND IT WILL JUST DIE WHERE EVER I MAY BE. I UNPLUG THE WHITE PCM PLUG TO THE PCM (COMPUTER) AND IT WILL THEN START AGAIN, BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. I HAVE READ COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO DYING ON THE FREEWAY WHILE SOMEONE WAS DOING 75 EVEN ON-LINE. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING. I HAVE REPLACED THE PCM AND OTHER NUMEROUS PARTS AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY. I HAVE TO GO TO MANY DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND AM ALSO A CAREGIVER. THIS PROBLEM MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I AM VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NOT HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AS I HAVE HAD (5) MECHANICS TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE? MY DAUGHTER AND I EVEN DIED IN THE VEHICLE WHILE IN A CAR WASH OF ALL PLACES!

USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS HOT OUT BUT THE TRUCK JUST SHUTS OFF WITH OUT NOTICE ALL POWER TOO ALL GAUGES GO TO 0 POWER STEERING. DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. I HAVE TO PARK IT AND LET IT SIT ANYWHERE FROM 5 MINUTES UP TO TWO HOURS. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE AN ANSWER. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT ALSO ALL OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIGURED OUT SOON I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS, THE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTONS FAILED. THE CONTACT USED A SCREWDRIVER TO PUSH THE RELEASE BUTTON IN ORDER FOR THE SEAT BELTS TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

NUT CAME OFF LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING CAUSING WHEEL TO COME OFF VEHICLE. WHEN PICKING UP PIECES, I NOTICED THAT THERE IS NO COTTER KEY TO KEEP THE NUT FROM BACKING OFF. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS.

THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STEER IT ALSO HAS A PROBLEM DISENGAGING THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE THE VEHICLE'S TIRES IN THE FRONT RUB AGAINST THE WHEEL WELLS CAUSING UNEVEN TREAD WEAR THE VEHICLE IS DEEMED UNSAFE ALSO DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT IN THE TIE RODS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ARE LOOSE CAUSING A OVER COMPENSATION AND UNDER COMPENSATION FOR STEERING POSSIBLY RESULTING IN FATALITY ULTIMATELY DUE TO A BAD LANE CHANGE FORCING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ENDING UP ULTIMATELY IN FATALITY.

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A STOP LIGHT PROB AROUND 15 MPH SPEEDING UP TO 30 WHEN A VAN GOING 30 RAN THE RED LIGHT, STRUCK ME ON THE SIDE OF MY DURANGO, SPUN US AROUND AND WE WERE HIT HEAD ON BY THE VAN WHICH PUSHED US BACK INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY I HAVE A PERMANANT DENT IN MY HEAD FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL

THE PASSENGER SIDE STEERING KNUCKLE IN MY 99 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.9L V8 MAGNUM FAILED AT THE STEERING KNUCKLE CALIPER PIN HOLES POSSIBLY DUE THE THREADS IN THE OVERLY SOFT METAL BEING EASILY OVER TORQUED. ONCE ONE PIN FAILED THE OTHER FAILED SHORTLY AFTER RESULTING IN A CALIPER FREELY MOVING ALONG THE ROTOR DAMAGING THE WHEEL AND POSSIBLE WARPING THE ROTOR. APPARENTLY THERE IS A "KNOWN" ISSUE WITH THESE STEERING KNUCKLES I BELIEVE THEY WERE ALSO PUT IN DODGE DAKOTAS. I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE OF THE YEAR SPAN THEY WERE MANUFACTURED AND INSTALLED. I'VE BEEN ASKING AROUND ONLINE, CHRYSLER, AND MY LOCAL DEALER AND I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND OUT OF THESE PARTS ARE S TILL BEING MANUFACTURED THE SAME. THE WEBSITE I DID FIND THAT HAD THEM SENT ME THIS "THE REPLACEMENT THAT WE SELL WILL BE EXACTLY LIKE THE ONE FROM FACTORY" WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CORRECTIONS MADE AND THAT THE NEW PARTS COULD FAIL JUST LIKE THE OLD ONES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THE FUEL TANK STRAPS RUSTED, FRACTURED, AND SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V342000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. ..UPDATED 06-08-15 *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/9/2015*JS