1999 DODGE DURANGO Complaints

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

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE POWERED DOWN WITHOUT NOTICE. I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND THE POWERED BRAKES. IT WOULD RANDOMLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE COMPUTER, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT DODGE IS NOTORIOUS FOR THE COMPUTER FAILING. THE COMPUTER IS VERY CLOSE TO THE ENGINE, AND THIS CAUSES THE BOARD TO WARP AND CONNECTIONS TO BREAK. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED, AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, OR IT WILL GET SOMEONE KILLED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER DISPLAYED A NO BUS READING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH TO MERGE IN WITH TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN STOPPED AND TOWED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60-65 MPH, WITH MY CHILD, MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING, WITHOUT INDICATIONS OF IMMINENT FAILURE, NO SYMPTOMS OR SIGNS OF STRESS. THE DASH LIGHTS AND ALARMS DID NOT SEND NOTIFICATION UNTIL I WAS ALREADY COASTING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE EMERGENCY LANE. WHILE TRYING TO STEER THE SUDDENLY NONPOWERED STEERING WHEEL THRU TRAFFIC I BEGAN TO WORRY IF WE WERE GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE OR DAMAGING ANY VEHICLES. AT THE TIME I WAS JUST THANKFUL TO HAVE MADE IT HOME WITH MY CHILD IN ONE PIECE BUT SOON I REALIZED THIS STORY COULD HAVE HAD A MUCH WORSE OUTCOME. THE VEHICLE'S ECM WAS FAULTY AND RESULTED IN AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE ENTIRE SYSTEM TO TEMPORARILY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT NOTICE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, EVERYTHING. HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND HAD TO WITH ALL MY POWER (I AM 5'9" 235 LBS) NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE FOUND THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. MANY OF THE POSTS STATE IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW OF WHERE THE PCM IS PLACED IN THE ENGINE. *TR

WE EXPERIENCED WITHIN 1 WEEK OF PURCHASE (MARCH 2011) THE FREQUENT STALLING OUT, ALONG WITH TOTAL LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF 1999 OWNERS. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IN PRIMARILY HOT SUMMER WEATHER, BUT HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN SPRING AND FALL WEATHER WITH ANY TEMPS OVER 70 DEGREES, ALTHOUGH LESS FREQUENTLY.THE ACTIONS REQUIRED ARE TO RAISE THE HOOD, WAIT FOR THE UNIT TO COOL (OR COOL IT ARTIFICIALLY WITH COLD WATER OR ICE PACK) UNTIL THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. OVER A YEAR PERIOD OF EXPERIMENTING, I HAVE LESSENED BUT NOT CURED THE PROBLEM. ALL THE SOLUTIONS ARE RELATED TO INCREASING THE AIRFLOW TO THE CPU/PCM AREA, WHICH CHRONICALLY OVERHEATS DUE TO ITS LOCATION. IF DODGE WOULD RECALL THE 1999 MODEL, I CAN IMAGINE EITHER OF TWO SOLUTIONS AT MINIMAL COST. (PHOTOS OF MY SOLUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.) IF THE AIR GUARD TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE RADIATOR HAS THE TOP HALF REMOVED, THEN IT IS SIMPLE TO INSTALL AN INTAKE TUBE OR SHAFT TO DIRECT AIR THRU THE GRILLE TO THE PCM. A PLASTIC, EASY INSTALLED UNIT WOULD BE THE LOWEST COST SOLUTION. FAILING THIS, THE RELOCATION OF THE PCM WITH A MOUNTING BRACKET KIT AND A HARNESS EXTENSION WOULD ALLOW PLACEMENT OF THE UNIT IN A COOLER LOCATION (LIKE RIGHT BEHIND THE NEW GRILLE OPENING). MY WIFE LOSES ALL BRAKING AND STEERING POWER ASSIST WHEN THE ENGINE STALLS, SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK IN HOT WEATHER FOR A YEAR NOW, AND ON MAY 28TH, 2012, IT OCCURRED 6 TIMES WITHIN 40 MILES DURING A 120 MILE TRIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PERSISTENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN DRIVING OVER 40 MPH AND UNDER 75 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THAT FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 164,394. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN. NO STEERING OR BRAKES. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 15 MINUTES IT FIRES RIGHT BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN WHEN TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE GET ABOVE 78 DEGREES. TODAY IT STALLED AS I WAS WAITING TO TURN LEFT AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AND HAD TO BE PUSHED WHILE CARS ARE STILL TRYING TO PASS AND GO AROUND ME. I HAD MY SISTER AND OUR 5 KIDS IN THE CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE READ ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME THING HAPPENING. SOMEBODY COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN YOU LOSE BRAKES AND STEERING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED.