1998 Dodge Durango Cruise Control Problems
8 owner-reported cruise control complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (8)
IDLE SPPED CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING CRUISE CONTROL UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATED WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, AND THEY FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, DRIVER ALSO TURNED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH OFF AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THROTTLE WAS STUCK IN OPEN POSTION. TO GAIN TEMPORARY CONTROL OF VEHICLE THROTTLE WAS RELEASED, AND CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS DISCONNECTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. NOTICED ROUGH IDLE . DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM EIGHT TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL. YH
STARTED VEHICLE & SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKES & VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, BACKWARDS. HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE, BUT WEATHER WAS WET. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AT TIME. *AK
WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE GAS PEDAL DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. APPLYING THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD ACCELERATED TO OVER 85 MPH WHEN I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER LANE. I THEN STOOD UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO 35 MPH AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE CAR EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. AN AAA TOW TRUCK CAME OUT TO HELP. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR CONFIRMS THAT WHEN HE TOWED THE TRUCK THAT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL ON THE FLOOR. WHEN THE CAR WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALER, THE PEDAL WAS BACK IN A MORE NORMAL POSITION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.
AS MY WIFE, STARLA LEE CITARELLA ,WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE BRAKE PEDAL PAD SLIPPED OFF AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. HER FOOT THEN HIT THE GAS PEDAL , CAUSING VCEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO DIRECT THE CAR AWAY FROM THE PARKED CARS AROUND HER AND WENT UP A SMALL EM BANKEMENT, STRIKING A LIGHT POST AND A SMALL TREE. SHE PROCEDED OVER THE SMALL HILL AND CAME TO REST ON THE DOWNWARD SLOPE. *AK