Dodge Durango Complaints (1999)

1,967 consumer complaints on file.

#10218910February 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE GETS ABOVE 65 DEGREES, THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITHOUT REGARD TO MOVING FAST OR BEING STOPPED. A SIGNAL SHOWS IN THE DASH THAT READS "NO BUS". CAR WILL NOT START AGAIN UNTIL IT HAS SAT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND COOLS DOWN A LITTLE. THERE ARE MANY STRINGS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH DODGE DURANGOS. MINE IS A 1999 MODEL WITH 5.9L ENGINE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES, AND MOSTLY WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IT HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY DANGEROUS ON THE BUSY ROADS OF LAS VEGAS. MANY ONLINE FORUMS INDICATE THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR AT THE ECM. IF THAT IS TRULY THE PROBLEM, IT IS A MFR DEFECT THAT IS ENDANGERING LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF U.S. CITIZENS AND SHOULD BE FIXED WITHOUT GUESSWORK AND WITHOUT DELAY BY THE MFR. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10218922February 22, 2008
STEERING
I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND WHEN I USED THE BRAKES MY VEHICLE WENT OVER INTO THE RIGHT LANE, WITHOUT WARNING. IT DIDN'T SWERVE OR PULL, IT WENT!!! THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND IF THE DRIVER HAD NOT PAID ATTENTION, I WOULD HAVE HIT THAT VEHICLE. I HAD TO QUICKLY TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CONSEQUENTLY ENDED UP RUNNING THE RED LIGHT. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT KILLED AT THAT INTERSECTION AND THE DRIVER IN THE RIGHT LANE WAS NOT HURT, TRYING TO SWERVE AND GET OUT OF MY WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218142February 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
PCM FAILURE. WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75MPH WHEN I LOST ALL POWER( I.E. STEERING, BRAKES, ETC.) AND THE ENGINE DIED. TRIED RESTARTING AND THE ODOMETER FLASHED A WARNING CODE. 30 MINUTES LATER IT STARTED. I ONLY GOT ABOUT TWO MILES AWAY AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CONTACTED LOCAL DODGE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A FAIRLY COMMON THING BUT SINCE MY WARRANTY WAS OVER THAT I WAS ON MY OWN. A WEEK LATER I WAS DRIVING IT AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. THIS TIME I ENDED UP IN A DITCH BECAUSE I LOST THE ABILITY TO STOP AND STEER. I REPLACED THE PCM AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY DODGE SEEING THAT THERE ARE OVER 300 CASES ALONE THAT PEOPLE HAVE PUT ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE OR SOMETHING FOR DODGE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR THEIR MISTAKE? 4 MONTHS AGO THE ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT AS WELL. AGAIN, FOUND THAT 100'S HAVE REPORTED THIS SAME ISSUE TO DODGE. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10217108February 6, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH TO KIDS, I AM GOING TO COLLEGE FULL-TIME AND WORKING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. I RECENTLY ACQUIRED A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT I NOW HAVE TO EITHER SELL, SCRAP, OR SOMETHING . DUE TO THE NEED TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS IN THE TRUCK, ALSO EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE BREAK MY DASH LIGHTS TURN OFF!!!! WHY IS IT THAT THE 1999 NWAS NOT RECALLED ALONG WITH THE OTHERS? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215487January 20, 2008
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DRIVER'S SEAT TRACK HAS FORWARD TO REARWARD MOVEMENT. BETTER CALLED "PLAY" IN TRACK ASSEMBLY. TRACK ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE. SEAT IS A POWER ELECTRIC SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215076January 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY DODGE DURANGO BEGAN TO STALL. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY. CARS BEGAN TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME. I TRIED TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BUT THE ENGINE CUT OFF AND THEN THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK UNTIL I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR FOR 20 MINUTES. WHEN THE CAR DID START I PROCEEDED HOME. THE CAR STALLED THREE MORE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212962December 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE POWER WINDOWS AND THE TURN SIGNALS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MAIN CIRCUITS IN THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THERE WAS NO COMPLAINT FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213010December 27, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 DODGE DURANGO 4X4 BOUGHT IN SEPT. 07, WITHIN TWO WEEKS LOST OF OIL PRESSURE DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING JUST OVER 150 MILES, OIL PRESSURE GOES TO ZERO AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAD TO PUT 4.5 QTS OF OIL. LATER ON DURING THE TRIP THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING UNLESS GOING ABOVE 50 MPH. ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYS ON. GOING TO START WITH REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE TRANSMISSION. HOPEFULLY THIS SOLVES THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212450December 20, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE FACT THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING WITH MY 5 CHILDREN AND MY DODGE DURANGO SHUTS OFF AND YOU LOOSE ALL POWER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211192December 8, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
WE BOUGHT OUR DURANGO USED IN FEB 06. FEB 20TH TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE FRONT BRAKES WERE LOCKING UP ( REPLACED PADS AND HAD ROTORS RESURFACED - $381.00). ON SEP. 9,06 TOOK IT IN BECAUSE THE FRONT END WAS VIBRATING TERRIBLY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD 95,328 MI. WE HAD OVER $891.83 IN REPAIRS AND ALIGNMENT AND HAD TO TURN AROUND AND HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS ( ANOTHER $800+). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207833November 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 4X4 5.2 L. VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT NO TIME OF THE STALLS WAS MY FAMILY SAFE. NO INDICATION OR WARNING SIGNS. CHRYSLER CORPORATION CANNOT OR WILL NOT PROPERLY TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, EACH PART THEY REPLACE I AM PAYING FOR AND ITS NOT THE ISSUE BUT THEY DO NOT REFUND MY MONEY, IT TIME FOR THE FEDS TO GOVERN AUTO REPAIR DEALERSHIPS. MY VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER START AND IS USELESS. I AM INFORMING AS MANY PEOPLE AS I CAN ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE THAT CHRYSLER IS HAVING AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE TALKED 8 PEOPLE INTO PURCHASING OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLES AND RESEARCHING ALL POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES BEFORE PURCHASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206138October 17, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING AND CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IN 2002, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SPECIALTY ALIGNMENT SHOP AND THEY REFUSED TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE UPPER AND LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARMS WERE WORN OUT. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUES TO HEAR THE CLUNKING AND CREAKING SOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114. THE UPPER BALL JOINT WAS BAD AND THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE STAYED ENGAGED. THE ENGINE PINGED A LOT. UPDATED 11/06/07.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10204017September 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF THE ROAD, BUT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE BURNED OUT AND A NEW ONE WAS NEEDED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203061September 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
'99 DODGE DURANGO SHUTS DOWN WHILE TRAVELING WITHOUT WARNING. SEVERAL TIMES IN LAST 2 WEEKS TRAVELING APPROX 60 KMH WE LOST ALL POWER. DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. UNABLE TO START AGAIN UP TO AN HOUR LATER. IF WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY OR TOWING OUR HORSE TRAILER IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202932September 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
1999 5.2L 2WHEEL DRIVE DODGE DURANGO. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED. A "NOBUS" INDICATOR CAME ON THE ODOMETER AND THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING OF COURSE FAILED TO WORK SINCE THE ENGINE HAD QUIT. THIS VERY NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND FORCED HER TO SIT DEAD IN TRAFFIC FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART. IT HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE SHE COULD GET HOME, BUT FORTUNATLEY AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202486September 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO WITH PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS OF ALL GAUGES GOING DEAD. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH MIS-DIAGNOSIS AT OUR EXPENSE TOTALING $730.00 WITH NO RESULTS. THE DEALERSHIP ASKED US TO BRING IT BACK FOR THEM TO DO MORE REPAIRS. OBVIOUSLY THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY.*JB UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202157September 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THEY REPLACED IT ON TWO OCCASIONS. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SENSOR FAILED. THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE REVERSE LIGHT AND REAR POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,840 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SPOKE WITH MECHANIC AT SUPERSTITION THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE EMISSION COIL WHICH CONTROLS THE SPARK PLUGS. UPDATED 10/24/07 *TR UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200952August 27, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPAIRED TWICE, TWO SETS OF FRONT TIRES BECAUSE OF UNEVEN WEAR DUE TO BALL JOINTS, IN TWO YEARS TIME. TRUCK ISN'T DRIVEN ANY LONGER, FIRST TIME BALL JOINTS WENT OUT LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HIT A DITCH, THESE TRUCKS ARE DANGEROUS AND NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF ROAD PERIOD. CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR AN ATTORNEY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200695August 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200413August 22, 2007
SUSPENSION, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH MY '99 DODGE DURANGO THAT STARTED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON IN SEPTEMBER 27, 2005 AND IS NOW THE NEED FOR A NEW CPM. THE CAR INTERMITTENT STALLS WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH OR AFTER IDLING AT STOP LIGHT & TURNING LEFT (POWER STEERING GOES OUT AND CAR BLOCKS INTERSECTION/TRAFFIC) - "NO BUS" APPEARS ON MILEAGE, EVERYTHING SHUTS OFF. SEEMS TO HAPPENS ON DAYS WHEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 75 DEGREES AND DISAPPEARS ONCE CAR HAS SAT (WHEREVER IT STALLED) FOR 20-30MINUTES. NO DIAGNOSTIC CODE APPEARS WHEN PUT THE CAR IS PUT ON THE COMPUTER AND I WAS ADVISED BY MORE THEN ONE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PROBLEM HAD TO GET WORSE AND PRODUCE A CODE BEFORE DEALERSHIP OR ANYONE ELSE COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. NOW THAT THE 8 YR FEDERAL POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED FOR ME, IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM IS &ALWAYS WAS THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) IS MALFUNCTIONING &NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS MAJOR COMPONENT IS COVERED THRU 8YRS/80,000 MI BY FEDERAL LAW BUT EVEN THOUGH PROBLEM BEGAN PRIOR TO 8TH YEAR, BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL AFTER MY 8 YRS HAD BEEN EXCEEDED, IT IS NOW MY $800-$1200 BILL TO PAY (SINCE SEPT '05, HAVE REPLACED MOST COMPONENTS OF COOLANT SYSTEM, INTAKE MANIFOLD PAN GASKET, HEAD GASKET &STILL HAVE PROBLEM WITH ALIGNMENT/BALL JOINTS& REPEATED WINDOW MODULATOR PROBLEMS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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