Dodge Durango Complaints (1999)

1,967 consumer complaints on file.

#10247259October 30, 2008
SEATS
MY 1999 DURANGO SLIDES IN THE RAIL UNLESS THE SEAT IS POSITIONED AT THE EXTREME FORWARD OR REARWARD POSITIONS. I CAN'T TELL IF IT IS A CRACKED RAIL. . IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN BRAKING AND THE SEAT MOVES FORWARD. HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BACK IN 2003 BUT SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT HAS SEEM TO BE WORSE OVER TIME. DANGEROUS TO THE POINT I AM RELUCTANT TO LET OTHERS DRIVE IT UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246634October 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS TRUCK SHOULD BE RECALLED!! DEATHS WILL OCCUR WITH THIS AND PROBABLY ALREADY HAVE. WILL START RESEARCHING THAT WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES! THE DURANGO SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO 0 AND THE TRUCK THEN ATTEMPTS TO STALL OR DOES STALL. IF THE TRUCK COOLS OR YOU BET COOL AIR ON THE PCM, THEN THE OIL GAUGE JUMPS BACK UP TO 40 AND THE TRUCK RUNS FINE. HAVE HAD THE OIL CHECKED AND THERE OIL IS RUNNING THOUGH THE ENGINE AS IT SHOULD BE ALTHOUGH THE GAUGE SAYS 0 AND THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS TRUCK A SAFETY HAZARD AND A LIABILITY TO WHOMEVER IS DRIVING. WE STILL OWE $3500 ON IT AND IT NOW MAKES A NICE YARD ORNAMENT. - THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL OF US DRIVERS. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BITE THE BULLET ON THIS ONE. DRIVING IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH WITHOUT DRIVING A DURANGO THAT SHUTS DOWN CONTINUALLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. YOU LOSE YOUR POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND IT'S HARD TO NAVIGATE OR EVEN GET A TRUCK THIS LARGE TO STOP. WE HAVE THE 4X4 WITH THE 5.9L ENGINE. IT'S A TANK THAT I USED TO LOVE UNTIL IT BECAME TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. DODGE DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND EVERY DODGE DEALERSHIP YOU CALL ACTS LIKE IT'S THE 1ST TIME THEY HAVE HEARD OF IT. WITH THE THOUSANDS OF POSTS THAT ARE ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. BUY BACK OUR TRUCKS OR AT LEAST GIVE US A LARGE ENOUGH REBATE ON A NEW VEHICLE. BUT THEY DO NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE CONTACT ME. THESE TRUCKS ARE TOO DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROAD. WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM LISTS 62 COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE MANY MANY MORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246162October 20, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND HE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. HE STATED THAT IF THE BRAKING UNIT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY HE WOULD HAVE HAD AMPLE TIME TO AVOID A CRASH. AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY PIN THAT CONNECTS THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKING UNIT HAD SEVERE CORROSION ON THE INSIDE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE FAILED AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THAT COMPONENT; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,599. UPDATED 11/12/08 *BF THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER FOUND A HALF INCH THICK PIECE OF STEEL ON THE FLOOR BELOW THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS IT TURNED OUT, A HALF INCH THICK PIECE OF STEEL PIN THAT CONNECTED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD SHEARED OFF. UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243367September 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHEN ITS REALLY HOT WEATHER, THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN WHEN I TURN A CORNER AND WOULD START BACK HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BOTH TIMES. THE AIR CONDITION KEEP GOING OUT. IT OCCUR 3 TIMES AND THE LAST TIME IT WOULDN'T START BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243181September 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
99 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.2 318 MOTOR BLEW. ONLY HAD 105,000 MILES ON IT CHANGED OIL AND DID UPKEEP RIGHT ON SCHEDULE. THIS PILE CRAP HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A LEMON SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. FIRST IT STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAD TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO GET DODGE TO REPLACE PCM, I DID THE INVESTIGATION TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DID NOT WANT TO PAY FOR IT AND TRIED REALLY HARD TO STRETCH THIS OUT TO WHERE I WOULD NOT HAVE WARRANTY ANYMORE. THEY WANTED TO SEND US OFF WITH A BLACK BOX AFTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T. NOW MY MOTOR BLEW! WE HAVE TAKEN MOTOR OUT AND IT LOOKS ALL BURNED UP...WHAT A COMPLETE PIECE OF CRAP..SO ANGRY THAT DODGE REFUSES TO STEP UP ON THESE OBVIOUS DEFECTS THAT ARE THEIR FAULT NOT THE POOR CONSUMER WHO PAID WAY TO MUCH FOR THIS LEMON OF A VEHICLE. ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL BALL JOINTS, BECAUSE THE 99 SHOULD OF BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!!!! THANKS FOR NOTHING DODGE!!! I WILL NEVER BUY AMERICAN AGAIN, THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME OF STRAYING FROM NISSANS AND TOYOTAS,,,NEVER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10242416September 16, 2008
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE POWER ASSIST PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY AND THE BRAKES OVERHEATED WITH A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SEVERE TIRE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON OVER 20 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242079September 13, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 99 DURANGO WHILE DRIVING JUST LOOSES ALL POWER AND SHUTS DOWN I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, AIR IDLE PROCESSOR. THE STEPPER MOTOR AND A NEW ALTERNATOR. MY VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT STAY RUNNING, I HAVE CHILDREN AND NEED TO GET THEN TO AND FROM SCHOOL, I FEEL VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO SHUT DOWN. I HAVE READ ALOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR VEHICLE ON AUTO BEEF.COM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND DODGE NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE THIS ENDS UP IN VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS POSSIBLE DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241055September 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY WIFE HAS A 99 DURANGO 5.9L 4X4 WITH 175,000 MILES. ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO IMMEDIATELY AFTER A STANDARD TUNE-UP THE VEHICLE BEGAN READING MULTIPLE MISFIRES AND A "P1391" ERROR CODE. I RECHECK EVERYTHING AND USE THE SCANNER TO RESET ALL OF THE TROUBLE CODES ON THE TRUCK. NEXT THING YOU KNOW - EVERYTHING IS RUNNING FINE AND THERE WEREN'T ANY ERROR CODES REGISTERING. NEXT DAY MY WIFE DRIVES THE TRUCK AND CALLS ME LATER IN THE DAY AND SAYS JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD ' NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NOTHING. SHE WAS ' FORTUNATELY ' ABLE TO COAST IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START IT WERE IT FIRED RIGHT BACK UP AND WAS DRIVING FINE. THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN THE NEXT DAY ' AGAIN WHILE SHE'S DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC AND WITH NO WARNING. SO, I HOOKUP THE HANDHELD AGAIN AND THIS TIME I ONLY READ THE P1391 ERROR CODE. SO I REPLACE THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. SO NOW I'M SEARCHING THE INTERNET FORUMS AND FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN BUT UNACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BY DODGE. NO RHYME OR REASON ' IT APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED ACROSS ALL MILEAGE RANGES AND IN ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND IN PARTICULAR WITH THE 1998 ' 2003 DODGE DURANGOS. SO KNOW WE'RE FACED WITH THE PROSPECT THAT A NEW VEHICLE COMPUTER ($690.00 DEALER INSTALLED) MIGHT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THAT WE MAY (BECAUSE NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW FOR SURE) HAVE TO ADDITIONALLY REPLACE SEVERAL OTHER SENSORS THAT, IF NOT REPLACED, MAY BLOW OUT THE NEW VEHICLE COMPUTER. OBVIOUSLY, IF THIS A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW (PLACEMENT OF VEHICLE COMPUTER ' PCM ' IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNNECESSARILY EXPOSES THE UNIT TO HIGH TEMPERATURES THEREBY CAUSING THE UNIT TO FAIL) WITH POTENTIALLY FATAL RESULTS (SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR WHILE ROUNDING A CORNER, ETC.) THEN DODGE NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND/OR BY SOME OTHER MEANS REPLACE THOSE UNITS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE AS A RESULT AND REDESIGN THE PLACEMENT OF THE UNIT IN ANOTHER AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240257August 29, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
UPPER BALL JOINTS HAVE TOO MUCH PLAY AND NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240032August 28, 2008
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1999 DODGE DURANGO,DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH,CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE ,HAD CHILDREN IN CAR WITH ME AND HAD TO STOP WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE,CONTACTED BBB NO HELP,ALL MY BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO EACH WHEEL NEED REPLACEMENT ,ALL ARE RUSTING,# ,THANK YOU DAN SPINA *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239463August 23, 2008
SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WELL I LIKE THE VEHICLE BUT IT IS JUST NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE.. I WOULD NOT EVEN WANT TO BE ON THE ROAD WITH SOMEONE DRIVING A DURANGO LET ALONE DRIVE MY OWN. I CAN NOT EVEN TELL YOU ALL THE PROB I HAVE HAD WITH MINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239417August 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
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 FIXED BY DODGE AS A RECALL, NOT BY THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238914August 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CAR CUTS OFF WHILE IT IS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, INCLUDING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WILL USUALLY START BACK UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT IF IT WAS TO CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND GOING AROUND A CORNER IT COULD EASILY RUN OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE READ ABOUT LOTS OF OTHER DRIVERS OR THIS SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238620August 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE FOR MANY WEEKS WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS WITH NO WARNING. GAUGES WOULD FREEZE. I WOULD STOP MY VEHICLE AND EITHER HAVE TO WAIT 20 MINS. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO TILL DIED AGAIN, OFTEN THE NEXT STOP, OR BRAKING DURING A TURN. ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BRAKE OR STEER EVEN DRIVING 55MPH. ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE COMPUTER, THE COMPUTER HAD NO HISTORY, TAKE IT TO A DEALER. DURING THAT WEEKEND WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES DIED 5 TIMES IN 100+ TEMP POLICE STOPPED TO HELP. SENT ME TO HOSPITAL WITH HEAT EXHAUSTION AND TEMP OF 102.9. NEXT MORNING DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FUEL PUMP. I PAID FOR REPAIR AND DROVE OFF WITH VEHICLE. I DROVE LESS THAN 3 MILES AND 2 MORE TIMES THE VEHICLE DIED. DEALER SENT TOW TRUCK. NEXT MOURNING DEALER CLAIM CAR IS FINE RUNNING 5 HOURS IN SHOP. I INSISTED TAKE ON ROAD IN HEAT. WHEN SHUT HOOD DIED. DEALER NPW CALLING PCM BAD NOT COMPUTER. I WAS TOLD HAD TO PAY FOR PCM AS WELL THAT FUEL PUMP WAS BAD ANYWAY. I ASKED FOR OLD PARTS WAS TOLD DO NOT RETURN CORE PARTS? I HAD ASKED FOR REPLACED PART RETURN. I PAID AND LEFT. AFTER CONTACTING OWNER OF DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. ONE WEEK LATER REFUNDED FOR FUEL PUMP NOT PCM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10238645August 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. ON EIGHT OR NINE OCCASIONS, WHILE EITHER IDLING OR DRIVING BETWEEN 25-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES, THE VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND OTHER TIMES, IT TAKES A HALF AN HOUR BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238489August 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAULTY PCM PART (COMPUTER), WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER, OVER 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIES. THE ENGINE DIES & THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ARE SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, AND CAUSED SOME NEAR-CRASH SITUATIONS WHILE MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR! AFTER SCOURING THE INTERNET & TALKING WITH MECHANICS, I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT. I REPLACED THE FAULTY PCM & THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235933July 27, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM A FAMILY VACATION, MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO LOST COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF TRYING TO START THE CAR IT STARTED UP. A FEW MINUTES LATER IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. AGAIN, AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE LAST 20 MILES TO GET HOME. AFTER UNLOADING THE CAR, I TRIED TO START THE CAR WITH NO LUCK. I NOTICED THE ODOMETER DISPLAY READ " NO BUS ". I TOLD THIS TO THE MECHANIC AND HE THOUGHT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS THE PROBLEM. IT STILL SHUTS DOWN AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES AND I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND THE REPAIR SOLUTION. I THINK IT IS THE COMPUTER. IT GETS TOO HOT AND SHUTS THE CAR DOWN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T BELIEVE DODGE HASN'T DONE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234785July 18, 2008
SEATS
1999 DURANGO, MY POWER DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK JUST MESSED UP AND THE SEAT JUST SLIDES BACK AND FORTH FREELY. WHEN I LOOKED FOR A SOLUTION ON THE NET, I NOTICED THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM! IF THE SEAT SLIDES BACK, MY WIFE CAN'T REACH THE BRAKE, IF IT SLIDES FORWARD IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE WOULD BE AIRBAG INJURIES. ON AT LEAST 1999 DODGE DURANGOS THE SEAT TRACK MOTOR ASSEMBLY IF DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234680July 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 15-70 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. A CODE THAT READS "NO BUS" APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO WEEKS AGO AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234496July 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
I PURCHASED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO FROM A PRIVATE DEALER LAST YEAR. NOT LONG AFTER THE PURCHASE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF...BARELY ANY BRAKES, UNABLE TO STEER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO ME NOT DRIVING IT ANYMORE. WHILE RESEARCHING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, I CAME ACROSS MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, SAME MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. MANY WERE REPORTING THEIR "CLOSE CALLS" WITH MVA'S DUE TO THE ENGINE JUST SHUTTING OFF AND THEM LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A WIDE SPREAD AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM, THAT THUS FAR, DODGE HAS FAILED TO RECALL. I, AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS, DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PUT IN TO THE VEHICLE FOR COMPUTER CHANGES AND UNCERTAIN MECHANICAL WORK TO GET OUR VEHICLES IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION. I BELIEVE IT'S TIME THAT DODGE DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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