1999 Dodge Durango Other Problems

Your vehicle experienced a fire incident. This is a serious safety concern that requires immediate inspection by a qualified mechanic or dealership to identify the fire source and prevent future occurrences.

Your Durango stalls out while driving and won't restart until you wait several minutes. You've already replaced the cam sensor, crank sensor, throttle position sensor, transmission sensor, and the engine computer, but after 6 months the problem returned with rough idling and multiple sensor-related error codes appearing. The vehicle now won't run well enough to drive to a dealer for diagnosis. Fixing this may require extensive electrical system diagnostics, replacement of additional sensors, or a complete engine control computer replacement along with reprogramming.

Your ABS and brake warning lights turned on after you bought the vehicle, and your mechanic found a potential rear wheel sensor issue. However, multiple diagnostic scans haven't produced a clear error code, making it difficult to pinpoint the exact problem without replacing parts speculatively. The check engine light has also come on. The fix will likely involve diagnosing and replacing the faulty ABS wheel sensor or related brake system components once the problem is properly identified.

Your Durango is struggling to shift from first to second gear—the engine revs climb to 5,000-6,000 RPM before it finally shifts, and it feels like the car is running out of gas with a chugging sensation when you accelerate. You've already replaced sensors and done a transmission flush, but the problem persists. The transmission may need a more thorough diagnostic or internal repair to address the shifting delay.

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!

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.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTDOWN. I CHECK MY GAUGES, AND NOTICED THAT A "NO BUS" CODE WAS SHOWING, AND THAT THE FUEL TANK INDICATED THERE WAS NO FUEL. ANOTHER DRIVER BEHIND ME ASSISTED ME IN PUSHING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE ROAD, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER SITTING THERE FOR 20 -30 MINUTES, TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT FINALLY STARTED. THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED ALMOST A FULL TANK OF FUEL AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE. BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT HOME, IT SHUTDOWN ON ME AGAIN. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, MY VEHICLE HAS SHUTDOWN ON ME SIX MORE TIMES, AND NOW IT IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY, AND I AM NOT GOING TO PUSH MY LUCK BY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW FRONT SUSPENSION ON THIS MODEL DURANGO, AND YES, I REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS ON MY VEHICLE WHICH WOULD GIVE ME A COUPLE MORE YEARS BEFORE HAVING TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. IS TOYOTA THE ONLY AUTO MAKER STEPPING UP BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT? COMON MAN !!!!!!

WHEN DRIVING MY 99 DODGE DURANGO IT DIES WHEN IT'S HOT OUTSIDE WITHOUT WARNING AND WON'T START FOR 30 MINUTES OR SO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSSUE!!! NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO ME. IS THERE A RECALL IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE?? IF NOT THERE SHOULD BE!!

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

I JUST HAD $3000 IN TRANSMISSION WORK DONE ON MY 99 DODGE DURANGO. NOW YOU DON'T NEED TO DEPRESS BRAKE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR NEARLY 4 YEARS AND NEVER NOTICED THIS BEFORE SO I ASSUME SOMETHING WAS DISCONNECTED DURING REPAIR. WHEN WE CALL REPAIR SHOP THEY SAY BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK WAS NOT A FEATURE ON 99 DURANGO. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHAT CAN BE DONE?*AK

THE AXLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MAIN BOLT ATTACHMENT TO THE SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT SHEARED OFF. *NM

PLEASE INVESITGATE THE OIL PUMPS ON THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO. OURS HAS GONE OUT 2 TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 1/2 MONTHS. THE DEALER IS TRYING TO BLAME THIS ON SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE FROM NOT CHANGING THE OIL, BUT THAT IS NOT TRUE. WE DO HAVE OUR OIL CHANGED. THEY ALSO TRIED TO STATE THAT WE WERE REALLY LOW ON OIL. MY HUSBAND HAD JUST PUT A QUART OF OIL IN THE ENGINE THE DAY BEFORE. I WENT TO CARSURVEY.COM AND FOUND SEVERAL LISTINGS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO...THE OIL PRESSURE SUDDENLY DROPS TO ZERO. SOME REPORTS STATE THEY EVEN THREW THEIR RODS WHEN IT HAPPENED. OTHERS HAVE HAD BEARING WEAR. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN OUR OIL PRESSURE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO ZERO WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME. WE HAD TO STOP AND CONTINUE PUTTING OIL IN THE ENGINE ABOUT EVERY 100 MILES SO WE COULD MAKE IT HOME FROM VACTATION. IT'S LIKE THE OIL WAS DISAPPEARING, BUT THERE WAS NO VISIBLE LEAK. NO LEAK IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN WE GOT HOME EITHER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL PUMP AFTER WE GOT HOME IN OCTOBER. THREE WEEKS LATER THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD START AT ZERO WHEN I INITIALLY TURNED ON THE CAR IN THE MORNING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD DING, AND THEN THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD GO UP TO NORMAL. I THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO COLD WEATHER. LAST THURSDAY, I WENT TWO BLOCKS AND THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO 4 TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED THE CAR HOME AND MY HUSBAND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE PUMP AGAIN. I READ ON CARSURVEY.COM THAT SOMEONE WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH SOME GASKET BEING TOO SMALL FOR THE OIL PAN BY THE DEALER. THEY ASKED WHY THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS AND THERE WAS NO REASONABLE ANSWER GIVEN. PLEASE HELP. THERE APPEARS TO BE A BIGGER PROBLEM THAT IS BEING SHUFFLED UNDER THE TABLE.

OIL GAUGE WAS NOT OPERATING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND STILL UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. *AK PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *YH

I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL, CRYSTLER IS NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND I FEEL I NEED TO BE HEARD. I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL IN THAT VEHICLE. PLEASE RESPOND TO JOSH@BIBLIOSTAT.COM AND I WILL SEND YOU MY FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCIDENT AND PICTURES PROMPTLY. THANKS. NO,SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK