1999 Dodge Durango Transmission Problems

Your Durango stalled without warning while slowly approaching a stop sign at about 5 mph. The engine would restart when you put the shifter in Park or Neutral, but stalled again as soon as you shifted into Drive. This suggests a problem with the transmission, idle control, or fuel delivery when the vehicle is under load.

ABS PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ON. NO CODE COMES THROUGH SCANNER. TRANSMISSION DRAGS AND SHIFTS IMPROPERLY THROUGHOUT. DURING SLIPPERY SNOW CONDITIONS NOT ABLE TO BRAKE WITH ABS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THERE ARE MANY REVIEWS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THE DODGE DURANGO AND THIS SHOULD BE A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER DUE TO ALL THE DODGE DURANGOSO ON THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN TO A COUPLE MECHANICS THAT DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS AND THAT IS NOT OK. SAFETY FIRST!

I WAS DRIVING 60 MILES A HOUR ON MONTAUK HIGHWAY IN NY, VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF, NO CODES OR LIGHTS, AND THEN AFTER PULLING OVER, AND ALMOST GETTING KILLED, LOSING ENGINE POWER AND POWER STEERING. IT THEN SHOWS NO BUS ERROR ON DASH, AFTER IT COOLS DOWN, IT RESTARTS. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES, AND IT WAS THE PCM. APPARENTLY, THIS IS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF DURANGO'S, RAMS, AND OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH. THIS IS A SUPER UNSAFE PROBLEM, AND I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THERE ARE THOUSANDS BEING REPLACED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SUPER DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE SHUTDOWN, OUT OF THE BLUE. NOBUS APPEARED ON ODOMETER. ALL GAUGES WERE ON 0, BUT ALL OTHER ELECTRONICS WORKED. STARTER WOULD CRANK, BUT IGNITION WOULD NOT IGNITE. I'M NOT SURE IF FUEL PUMP WENT ON OR NOT. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BACK UP FOR APX 20 MINUTES. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THEN TWICE IN ONE DAY. THE QUICKEST, BUT TEMPORARY, SOLUTION IS TO COOL DOWN PCM. AN ICE PACK WORKS GREAT! BUT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS CONVENIENT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, PROBLEM IS WORSE ON HOT DAYS. ONCE THIS HAPPENS, YOU NEED TO REPLACE PCM BECAUSE SOLDER JOINTS ARE BROKEN WITHIN. WHEN UNIT COOLS, METAL CONTRACTS, AND CONTACT IS MADE AGAIN, AND TRUCK WILL START. BUT KEEP IN MIND-THE SOLDER JOINTS ARE STILL BROKEN. WHEN UNIT HEATS BACK UP, METAL WILL EXPAND, AND CONNECTION WILL BE LOST AGAIN, CAUSING ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND NO BUS TO ELECTRICAL IGNITION SYSTEM. THE VERY FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I HAD GONE OVER A BUMP, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHAT INITIALLY "BROKE" THE SOLDER JOINT. A NEW PCM CAN RUN $400. ONE FROM A JUNK YARD COULD WORK, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THE RISK THAT, IT TOO, HAS THE SAME PROBLEM-MAYBE THAT'S WHY THE TRUCK IS IN THE JUNKYARD TO BEGIN WITH! AND IF IT WAS IN FRONT END COLLISION, GOOD CHANCE IT WON'T BE ANY GOOD EITHER! I'VE OWNED MY DURANGO FOR 13 YEARS, AND IT HAS NEVER REALLY LEFT ME STRANDED. BUT NOW THAT IT HAS THIS PROBLEM, COMBINED WITH BAD DESIGN OF FRONT HUB ASSY, VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE AND IT'S TIME TO RETIRE IT - EVEN THOUGH MOTOR STILL RUNS STRONG. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED AT 60MPH. SPEED AND TACH WENT TO ZERO. VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. WOULD START AFTER COOLING DOWN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. WOULD STALL AGAIN. SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. FINALLY IT STALLED FOR GOOD. HAD IT TOWED TO DODGE DEALER. DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE PCM. PAID $2000 TO HAVE PCM INSTALLED WITH A NEW IGNITION COIL. IT LASTED ABOUT 4 HOURS AND 200 MILES AND IT STALLED AGAIN. SAMETHING OVER AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER DODGE DEALER PAID AN ADDITIONAL $260 HAD ANOTHER IGNITION COIL INSTALLED AND IT STILL DOESN'T RUN RIGHT. THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, THE SECURITY SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO REASON AND CONTINUES TO STALL. DODGE CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, OR SIMPLY DOESN'T CARE. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY WON'T START AND IS GROUNDED. ALL THIS AFTER ALMOST $2500 REPAIRS FROM DODGE THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALL THE REPAIR INVOICES FROM THE DEALERS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.2 LTR ENGINE AS OF 3 TO 4 YRS AGO, AND IN SOME CASES LIKE MINE, IT ABSOLUTELY DOES MEAN IT CAN BE AN ABSOLUTELY UNRELIABLE & ABSOLUTE DANGEROUS VEHICLE!!!!! ..EVERYTHING THAT CAN HAPPEN, HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. ENGINE STALLS OUT, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED ON THE HIGHWAY 4 MILES AFTER I HAD TO PUT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE & ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK,I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AXLES.. THE BACK (REAR) BREAKS HAVE NEVER WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT THE THING, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS GOT SO HOT THAT THE BOLTS THAT CONNECT IT TO THE MANIFOLD PIPES BURNED OFF AND IS NOW, AND HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A MONTH SINCE I CAN'T KEEP IT TOGETHER. RIGHT NOW ALL THREE OF MY FRONT BRAKE LINES HAVE ROTTED INTO, AT THE CONNECTOR FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT SENDS THE FLUID TO THE FRONT 2 WHEELS!!.. THAT'S JUST THE START OF ALL OF THE TERRIBLE DANGER THAT IT POSES TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A COMPLETE RECALL OF THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT. THE DODGE MANUFACTURE SHOULD NOT GET BY WITH THIS. ITS ALMOST LIKE SELLING A DEVICE TO GET HURT IN. I PAID OVER 4,000.00 FOR THIS DURANGO, JUST TO SPEND THAT MUCH MORE MONEY AND THE CHANCE OF GETTING HURT OR WORSE WHILE HAVING IT REBUILT WHERE IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE SAFE. ....OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALSO.. MOTOR OIL & TRANSMISSION LEAKS & SLIPS, WINDOWS (2 OF THEM) HAVE STOPPED WORKING UP & DOWN, GLOVE BOX LATCH BROKE, ASH TRAY BROKE OFF, REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN, HATCH WIPER SHORTED OUT, FRONT END TIRES SPRADDLE OUT LIKE THEY ARE GOING 2 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, THE PAINT FINISH HAS COMPLETELY FADED FROM THE HOOD & STARTING IN OTHER PLACES, STARTER SOLENOID CLICKS 10 TO 30 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL CRANK THE ENGINE...THERE IS MORE ALSO!.. THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE!! I HAVE NEVER HAD TROUBLE LIKE THIS WITH ANY OTHER AUTOMOBILE IN ALL OF MY 45 DRIVING YEARS. *TR

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

VEHICLE DIES WITH NO NOTICE, PROBLEM IS PCM. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF THE DODGE PRODUCTS. THE PCM FAILS AND THE CAR CAN LOSE POWER WHILE IN OPERATION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE CAR CAN LOSE POWER WHILE OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT ANY SPEED! DODGE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. A REPLACEMENT PCM IS REPORTED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. SOME COMPLAINTS INDICATE THAT IT'S AN OVERHEATING ISSUE, HOWEVER MINE STALLS AND DIES IN VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. USUALLY, I CAN UNPLUG THE CONNECTORS TO THE PCM AND PLUG THEM BACK IN TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND THE VEHICLE WILL START AND RUN AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS SO UNPREDICTABLE, THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPONTANEOUSLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VHICLE AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY FORTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE PCM MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,305.

WARM WEATHER THE ENGINE QUITS. 3 TIME WITHIN TWO WEEKS DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHILE PULLING A BOAT ALL 3 TIMES. THE PROBLEM IS THE PCM ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. GETS TO HOT AND SHUTS THE ENGINE DOWN. NO BRAKES, NO STEERING! THIS PROBLEM IS DOCUMENTED IN DODGE FORUMS THOUSANDS OF TIMES WITH EVERYONE QUOTING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES WITH NOTHING BEING DONE NOR ANY FIXES THAT WILL WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, AND ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT WITH VERY LIMITED POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION YET THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE BRAKE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

4 YEAR OLD CHILD IN CAR RAN TO GET KEYS DIDN'T KNOW WAS IN SWITCH. CHILD TURNED KEY ON DID NOT START. BUMPED SHIFTER RAN OVER BANK IN TO HIGHWAY OVER ANOTHER BANK. CHILD WAS VERY LUCKY HAD MASHED THUMB. CAR WAS NOT FIXABLE. OWNER MANUAL STATES YOU MOST APPLY BRAKE BEFORE PUTTING IN GEAR. THIS NEEDS FIX BEFORE MORE HAPPEN THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

1999 DODGE DURANGO, HEARD A NOISE UNDER VEHICLE AND STOPPED ON BERM WHERE VEHICLE FIRE OBSERVED. *BF ACCORDING TO FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS, IT APPEARED THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN TRANSMISSION PARTS. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0244-91)*JB UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF

BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2008 I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO SHUTTING OFF FOR NO REASON. I DID SOME ONLINE SEARCHING AND FOUND THE PCM,ECM UNIT WAS OVER HEATING, AFTER COOLING IT WITH AN ICE PACK FOR 5 MINUTES THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN. AFTER 3 MONTHS I FINALLY BOUGHT I REBUILT PCM ON EBAY, THEY PROGRAMMED THE UNIT FOR MY CAR AND IT RAN BETTER THEN EVER. WELL TODAY 6/4/2010 DON'T YOU KNOW IT DID IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE UNIT IS COMPLETELY DEAD, I STILL HAVE THE OLD UNIT AND POPPED THAT IN AND WOW IT STARTED. WE NEED TO FIGHT DODGE ON THIS TO RELOCATE THE PCM ON THE FIREWALL NEAR THE BATTERY WHERE IT STAYS COOL. ALL THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE IS BLOWN TO THAT SIDE OF THE CAR CAUSING THIS ISSUE. HOW TO DO WE GET DODGE TO FIX THIS LIKE OTHERS HAVE SAID SOMEONE WILL GET HURT AND I HATE TO TRASH A CAR WITH ONLY 74,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEGUN TO SLIP AND ITS PULLING HARD. IT WON'T GO INTO 2ND OR 3RD WITHOUT ME DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL. I'VE TRIED TRANSMISSION FIX LUBRICANT, CHANGED THE FLUID AND FILTER, AND TUNEUP. I'VE BEEN READING FROM SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND DODGE WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PEOPLE WORK TOO HARD TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES MAINTAINED AND GETTING A REBUILT OR BRAND NEW ONE WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT NORMAL PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF DON'T HAVE. IS IT ANYTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THIS SO THAT PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF CAN HAVE A PEACE OF MIND KNOWING THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS IN WORKING CONDITION AND ITS SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY GIVEN NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE COST OF $1,000. THE VEHICLE FAILED AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE COST OF $150. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO FAIL AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BATTERY AND BATTERY CABLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY STATED THAT THE PCM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD ANY FAILURES BESIDES THE BATTERY CABLES, BATTERY, AND PCM BEING REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER BACK FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE IF THE FAILURE RECURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT A BOAT DOCK, IT SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE LANDED IN THE WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TO BE DESTROYED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 01V077000 AND 07V555000 FOR THE 2001 DODGE DURANGO FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COLUMN SHIFT COMPONENT. THE DEALER DID NOT ASSIST AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD PROVIDE THE POLICE REPORT AND ORIGINAL PRODUCTION STICKER, IF NECESSARY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000. UPDATED 11/25/08. *LJ UPDATED 1125/08. *JB

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

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE SUV WITH LOSS OF SPEED. PULLED OVER AND SAW A FIRE. I PUT IT OUR AND HAD THE TRUCK TOWED. UPON RETURNING HOME AND INSPECTING THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS SPLIT ALL THE WAY AROUND AND WAS SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE EXHAUST. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND NEW DODGE TRANSMISSION LASTED 7 MONTHS AND LOST REVERSE. *TR

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

FIRST THE CAR WOULD DIE OUT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WOULD BE DRIVING AROUND WITH CHILDREN AND WIFE ON FREEWAY OR BUSY STREET AND ALL POWER WOULD JUST GO OUT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF THE ODOMETER WOULD SAY NO BUS AND CHECKED ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOOK DODGE DURAGO TO LOCAL DEALER SHIP TO GET CHECKED OUT AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WOULDN'T SHOW UP ON THERE COMPUTERS. ITS CONSEQUENCES COULD BE THAT A LADY OR ELDER PERSON COULD BE DRIVING A DODGE DURANGO AND THIS HAPPENS TO THEM WELL YOU LOSE ALL POWER OF THE VEHICLE AND POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. WHAT IF THEY CANT CONTROL THIS THEY COULD GET INTO A WRECK AND DIE OR HURT OTHER PEOPLE.WHEN THIS HAPPEND TO MY WIFE SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR.I HAVE READ MULTIPLE FORUMS WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT WITH THE 99 DODGE DURANGO AND DODGE ACTS LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG I GUESS ITS GOING TO TAKE A MAJOR LAWSUIT FOR THEM TO OPEN THERE EYES. (3)WELL I PURCHASED A REBUILT POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM)OR(ECM)AND FIXED THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY.YOU JUST GOT TO FIND A BUISNESS TO REBUILD IT FOR YOU AND THEN HAVE IT FLASHED.IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY EASILY TO BE REPLACED AND COULD SAVE A BUNCH OF LIVES.THANK YOU

1.ENGINE INCREASED IN RPMS WITHOUT PROPERLY SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, HAVE TO LET OFF THROTTLE ENTIRELY TO ALLOW TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT 2. TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL 3. TBD WHETHER OR NOT TO SELL OR SALVAGE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. AT 30 MPH THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. ONCE THE CONTACT'S FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129000.*AK

1999 DODGE DURANGO SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AT DEALERSHIP, REPLACED NON-DEFECTIVE PARTS, NOW ABOUT TO REPLACE THE PCM TO SEE IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT IN THIS CAR, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BY A SEMI AS WELL AS ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE IT STOPS IN MID-TRAFFIC AND CAUSES NEAR-MISSES. I HAVE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME ONLINE AND SEE THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND DODGE HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL. I AM LOOKING INTO STARTING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST DODGE HERE OUT OF DENVER. MY LIFE IS TOO IMPORTANT, AND AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS THERE HAVE BEEN, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF A LONG TIME AGO! THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL WHEN IT IS HOT OUT, I JUST REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR...DON'T BOTHER...IT DIDN'T WORK! LAST BREAK DOWN WAS YESTERDAY. CALLED DODGE AND THEY CAN'T HELP ME UNLESS THEY HAVE DODGE PEOPLE DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM...PROBLEM IS YOU CAN'T DUPLICATE IT IN THE SHOP!*AK

GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND OCCASIONALLY AT 50 MPH THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF NO POWER ANYWHERE. REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, FINALLY AFTER 2 WEEKS AT THE SHOP THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE COMPUTER NUMBER THEY GAVE ME IS A RE-MANUFACTURED NUMBER. SO THE POWER TRAIN HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH 24,000 MILES IN 2001. NOW THE COST JUST FOR THE PART IS $535.60. THAT MAKES 2 POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULES FOR 1 VEHICLE. *JB

IF YOUR DODGE DURANGO SHUTS DOWN FOR NO REAL REASON IT IS YOUR PCM, DON'T LET THE DEALER TELL YOU DIFFERENT. THIS IS COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY UP TO 80,000 OR AT LEAST IT WAS FOR ME, AND THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT, HE HAD ME REPLACE THE ECM AND IT DID NOTHING FOR THE PROBLEM, SO I DEMANDED THEY REPLACE THE PCM, I DID MY OWN RESEARCH ON DODGE FORUM. THEY DON'T WANT TO REPLACE THE PCM FIRST BECAUSE IT COSTS THEM NOT YOU, LIKE IT SHOULD COST THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE A FAULTY PCM PROBLEM THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO ADMIT TO......GOOD LUCK BUT KEEP FIGHTING TO THE PCM. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE FROM ME MY EMAIL IS WKFRIMODIG@HOTMAIL.COM *JB

TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING RIGHT, ENGINE REVING TO HIGH. TRANSMISSION HAD TO B TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 2ND GEAR BAD NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT, THIS CAR HAD ONLY 67000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AT 35000 MILES NEVER HAD TROUBLE BEFORE.I THINK TRANSMISSION SHOULD HOLDUP LONGER THAN THIS. ALSO CAR HAR IDLE PROBLEM WHEN ENGINE IS WARM AFTER RESTART, WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT REDLIGHT CAR IDLES RUFF ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO DIE. WHEN DRIVING MORE SMOOTHS OUT, RUNS FINE THEN? THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED ON TIME! LAST YEAR WAS IN TO DEALER TWICE FOR HARD START & IDLE PROBLEMS! SPENT OVER $500.00 FOR AIR IDLE SPEED PART & R THROTTLE POSLOCH! SEEMS TO ME COMPUTOR PARTS SHOULD HOLDUP LONGER! T

AT CHRISTMASTIME OUR TRANSMISSION BEGAN ACTING UP. WE BELIEVED THE HARSH WINTER WEATHER WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM BC ONCE THE ENGINE HEATED UP, THE VEHICLE DROVE JUST FINE. AT ANY RATE, WE TOOK IN TO BE SERVICED IN MARCH AND HAD THE 4X4 REAR DIFFERENTIALS FLUSHED AND SERVICED AND THE FLUID CHANGED. WHILE IT WAS IN FOR THAT REPAIR (AT A DEALERSHIP) THEY CALLED AND SAID THE 2 FRONT BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL, SO ASKED THEM ABOUT IT, BUT IT JUST FIGURES OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. SO, $1600 LATER, WE WENT AND PICKED IT UP AND SEEMED TO DRIVE JUST FINE. WELL, THEN 3 WKS. LATER I WAS DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE. I WAS STOPPED A RED LIGHT, AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I WENT TO GO AND IT JUST BARELY ACCELERATED. LUCKILY, THE RED LIGHT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE WE NORMALLY USE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE AROUND AND GET IT TO WHERE I WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE. I WENT IN AND TOLD THE MECHANIC WHAT HAPPENED. THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WKS. IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER HAVING JUST BEEN SERVICED! IT COST $3300! OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS WE HAVE SPENT $4600 IN REPAIRS ON A VEHICLE THAT WE ARE STILL PAYING FOR! I AM IRRATE! WE EVEN BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 5 YRS. AGO, BUT NOW WITH 108,000 MILES IT'S NOT COVERED ANY LONGER (WARRANTY ONLY WENT TO 100,000). 2 YRS. AGO I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH DURANGO WHERE THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL POPPED OFF AFTER ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT IT. WE DON'T BELIEVE HE COULD HAVE HIT IT WITH ENOUGH FORCE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN IF IT HAD NOT BEEN DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. HIS WIFE EVEN SPOKE TO ME ABOUT THIS LAST CHRISTMAS AFTER THE RECALL CAME OUT. I AM FED UP WITH THIS TRUCK AND I WANT DODGE TO KNOW IT.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION. OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED AS IF THE DRIVER HAD BEEN GOING 80 MPH, THEN SUDDENLY SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THEN, OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CLAIMED THAT VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES ON IT, AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO. *AK

WE WERE DRIVING EAST ON I-90, JUST EAST OF GARY, IN. OUR SUV CAUGHT FIRE, WE COULD SMELL SMOKE, AND WE MADE AN EMERGENCY STOP AT EXIT 17. ANOTHER CAR PULLED UP BEHIND US, AND THE DRIVER SAID HE SAW FLAMES UNDER THE CAR. MY WIFE AND I RAN FROM THE CAR IN FEAR. THE CAR HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS, AND WE FELT OUR LIVES WERE IN JEOPARDY. I TOLD THE TOLL BOOTH ATTENDANT THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE, GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM HER, AND SHE VOLUNTEERED TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I PUT OUT THE FIRE THAT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRONT AXLE. WE CALLED OUR STATE FARM AGENT TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE SUV WAS TOWED TO GREGORY DODGE IN HIGHLAND PARK, IL TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE, WHERE IT IS STILL BEING EVALUATED. AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE, THE FRONT AXLE AND DRIVE SHAFT DISINTEGRATED. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT OUT, WHILE OUT OF TOWN, AT 60,500 MILES. DEALER AND COMPANY REFUSED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY SINCE 500 OUT OF WARRANTY. VEHICLE WAS NOT ABUSED OR USED FOR TOWING HEAVY EQUIPMENT. MAINTAINED REGULARLY, BUT NO ASSISTANCE EVEN AFTER CONTACTING CHRYSLER/DAHMLER. COST $1,600 TO REPLACE AT A TRANSMISSION CENTER.*AK

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCK AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, 75,000 MILES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED, I HAD A MECHANIC DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID THERE WASN'T ONE AND THAT SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS JUST COME ON AND RESET THEMSELVES. AT 83,000 MILES MY TRANSIMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. THE MACHNIC STATED THAT THE LOUD KNOCK THAT I EXPERIENCED EARLIER WAS A ROD THE CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION THE THE ENGINE BREAKING AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH ONLY 83,000 MILES ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS RUN OVER BY HER OWN VEHICLE WHILE STANDING BEHIND IT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. THIS WAS DUE TO THE INTER-LOCKING BRAKE TRANSMISSION. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE BY ITSELF. TRANSMISSION EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. AAMCO HAS CAR NO PARTS AVAILABLE DUE TO HIGH DEMAND DODGE SENT PRODUCT UPDATE TO ADDRESS ISSUE, NEVER NOTIFIED DURANGO OWNERS. *AK

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO, ON TUESDAY 11-2-04 THE FRONT AXLE FELL A PART. THIS REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED, I HAD TO RENT A CAR AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP AT THIS POINT 11-9-04. THERE ARE ONLY 80, 177 MILES ON THE DURANGO. *AK

10/29/04 DROVE CAR FROM JAX, FL TO SAV. GA. APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY THERE, CHECK GAUGE AND NO OIL PRESSURE. HAD CAR TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. SAID THAT THE SCREEN IN THE OIL FILTER OR PUMP WAS CLOGGED AND TONS OF SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THEY FLUSHED THE SCREEN AND THE ENGINE OUT AND CHANGED THE OIL. CAR RAN NORMAL FROM THERE AND DROVE BACK TO JACKSONVILLE FINE. ONCE BACK ON JACKSONVILLE, THE CHECK GAUGE AND NO OIL PRESSURE IS BACK. CAR SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, AFRAID TO DRIVE TO WORK AND NO MONEY TO REPLACE WHAT IS WRONG THIS TIME. SECOND CHRYLSER VEHICLE OWED AND SHOULD OF LEARNED THE FIRST TIME WHEN I HAD A DODGE CARAVAN THAT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES AND OTHER NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. APPARANTLY, THIS IS A MANUFACTUER DEFECT IN NUMEROUS PRODUCTS AND THEY NEED TO OWN UP TO THE MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD PROBLEMS LIKE THESE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ALSO SLIP GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB *NM

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. IN 2/04 I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION (45.000) MILES. IN 9/04 (47,000 MILES) I NOW HAVE TO REPALCE MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARK, THE DRIVER'S CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO AN APARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *LA

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION WAS HARD TO SHIFT AND IT SLIPPED GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

1999 DODGE DURANGO TRANSFER CASE FLEW APART WHILE DRIVING ON TURNPIKE. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PART.*AK

PCM WAS FOUND TO BE BAD. THIS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING W/O WARNING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES OVER THE PAST 6+ MONTHS. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. ON THE LAST STALL OCASSION 3/24/04, A MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM A BAD PCM, THIS WAS FURTHER CONFIRMED BY ME VISITING DODGETALK.COM, OTHERS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. CURRENTLY THE PCM IS ON BACKORDER IT SEEMS THERE IS A HUGE DEMAND FOR THIS PART. I KNOW DODGE SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. THIS WAS JUST DANGEROUS, IT WAS THROUGH THE GRAVE OF GOD THAT ON THE 7 SEPARATE OCCASSIONS THAT THE STALLING OCCURRED THAT I NOR ANYONE ELSE WAS INJURED. STALLING IS NOT AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION, MORE LIKE JUST STOPPED WHILE DRIVING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH REAR AXLE SHAFT BROKE. AS A RESULT, REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED. *AK

REAR DIFFERENTIAL PINION GEAR SHAFT BROKE TWICE. *PH THE METAL SEPARATED AT THE SHOULDER ON THE PINION SHAFT. THE CONSUMER HAS THE SECOND DEFECTIVE PINION SHAFT IN HIS POSSESSION. *NM

HUB FAILURE 1999 DODGE DURANGO. *AK

DURANGO HAS GIVEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING HIGH REV BEFORE SHIFTING, AND ROUGH SHIFTING IN GENERAL.PROBLEM WILL ALWAYS OCCUR IF ALLOWED TO IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RESUMING MOVEMENT. HAS APPEARED TO SLIP ON OCCASIONS. PINION BROKE WITH VEHICLE IN NO APPARENT STRAIN WITH VERY SLIGHT ACCELERATION ON TAKE-OFF- CAUSED MAJOR REAR END DAMAGE AS WELL AS RUINING ONE REAR AXLE. CONTACTED DODGE CONCERING PROBLEM SINCE PART BROKE WAS 1.5 INCH THICK STEEL WHICH BROKE SO SMOOTHLY, IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CUT. PART SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITH VEHICLE 50 YEARS FROM NOW WHEN IT IS IN A JUNK-YARD! WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THAT NOTHING COULD BE COMPENSATED FOR. FORTUNATELY, THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE OPEN ROAD, OR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. I FEEL DODGE SHOULD AT THE VERY LEAST REIMBURSE US FOR THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION WOES!

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SUDDENLY. WE NOTICED IT MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THIS STOPPED WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. AFTER APPROX. TWO DAYS THE NOISE STAYED IN DRIVE. CHANGED THE FAN BELT AND CHECKED OTHER MINOR THINGS. READ MANUALS AND SUSPECTED TRANS TROUBLE, TOOK IT IN AND IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE PAN WAS FILLED WITH PIECES OF METAL. WE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE LEFT UPPER BALL JOINT REPLACED AT 55,548 MILES, THIS WAS GOING ON A LONG TIME AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT TIRE WEAR.

65,000 MILES TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. DEALER WOULD NOT HELP. $2300 TO FIX.*AK

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. A MECHANIC STATED,"IT'S A SENSOR RETURN PROBLEM". *PH AN OUTPUT SENSOR WAS INSTALLED ON 08/28/03 AT 55,765 MILES AND ON 11/02/03, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AT 57,020 MILES. *SC

1999 DODGE DURANGO (PURCHASED FROM FAMILY FORD, WATERBURY CONNECTICUT) FRONT END COMPLETLY WORN OUT. 89,000 MILES. I REALIZE THIS IS A VEHICLE WITH MANY MILES ON IT BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD A WHOLE FRONT END WORN OUT UNDER 100,000 MILES, EVER! MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THEY SAY IT NEEDS TO BREAK FIRST???? WHY DIDNT THE FORD DEALER TELL ME THAT??? OH! I FORGOT, THE REAR DRIVESHAFT UV JOINT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED WEEK OF 10/20/03.*AK

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL THE TORQUE CONVERTER BURNED OUT. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED THEN SIX MONTHS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. *AK *NLM

HAVE HAD CAR IN DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES FOR VARIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. FINALLY ON THE 7TH TRIP, THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM NOW, IS EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY DOES NOT WANT TO REPAIR PROBLEM BECAUSE CAR IS 3000 MILES SHORT OF WARRANTY EXPIRATION. CAR APPEARS TO SHIFT BACK AND FORTH FROM 1ST TO 2ND RAPIDLY (OSCILLATES), WHEN DOWNSHIFTED AND THROTTLE HELD OPEN. CAR BUCKS LIKE A BRONCO. VERY DANGEROUS.

VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM AXLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD GONE AROUND A SMALL BEND AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. AS THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STEER BACK INTO THE LANE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE RIGHT LANE. THE CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN, INSTEAD IT WENT OUT CONTROL AND TRAVELED BACKWARDS FACING TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE HIT A BARRIER WALL OF THE BRIDGE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, BOUNCED OFF THE WALL, SPUN AROUND AGAIN, AND HIT THE BARRIER WALL AGAIN IN THE REAR LEFT SIDE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AGAIN AND ENDED BACK ON THE INTERSTATE. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS FOUND ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. A WITNESS STATED THAT IT APPEARED AS IF THE REAR AXLE CRACKED AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WENT AT AN OPPOSITE ANGLE OF THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, CONSUMER SUDDENLY HEARD A BIG BOOM, THEN SMOKE STARTED TO POUR OUT OF THE REAR OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER STATES THAT TRANSFER CASE BLEW UP. *AK

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VIOLENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE'S TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. ONLY 35K MILES ON VEHICLE. DEALER CHARGED $750 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION STALLED AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR. *TT

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND RAN OVER THE CONSUMER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

TRANSFER CASE IN DODGE DURANGO SLT 4WD(1999) CRACKED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL TRANSMISSION PLACE AND AFTER FURTHER REVIEW, HE FOUND THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT HAD WEAKENED(BROKE) WHICH DESTROYED THE U-JOINT WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSFER CASE TO CRACK. WHEN HE CALLED DODGE TO ORDER A NEW FRONT DRIVE SHAFT, THEY SAID THEY WERE BACK ORDERED 2-3 WEEKS. WHEN ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART, HE WAS TOLD NO. BUT THE DRIVE SHAFT IS BACK ORDERED. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN AND NOT HAVE A PROBLEM? *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 90MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THEN THE TRANSFER CASE FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOCK OUT SWITCH HAS TO BE REPLACE ON TWO OCCASION. AND NOW THE PROBLEM IS REOCURRING DEALER AND MANAUFACTUER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. TS

PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITONAL INFORMATION. TS

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF CAUSING THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKES TO FAIL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCM. *YH

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS LEAKING UNKNOWN FLUID WHENEVER 4-WHEEL DRIVE IS ENGAGED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER 5X WHO HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OR FLUID. ON 10/16/02 VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. TS

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, AND CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING, AND VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS LURCHED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE. TACHOMETER WILL "REV" UP, BUT SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT FUNCTION. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES FROM A STOP WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WINDS OUT A LONG TIME BEFORE THE SHIFT OCCURS, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS. *SLC *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER VEHICLE, AND IT HAD A HOLE IN TRANSFER CASE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND/ THIRD GEARS. HOWEVER, TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 41,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

A VENT HOSE/TUBE THAT COMES FROM THE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING FLUID, AND HAS AFFECTED BRAKES AND OTHER PARTS OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

PROBLEM: REAR AXLE PINION BEARING FAILS, CAUSING DAMAGE TO PINION GEAR AND RING GEAR. AT EACH REPAIR ATTEMPT, BEARINGS, CUPS AND SEALS ARE REPLACED, REPAIRS HAVE LASTED ABOUT 2000 MILES, 500MILES AND TWICE AT UNDER 100 MILES. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED 4 TIMES, ONCE AT A DODGE DEARLERSHIP OTHER THAN THE ONE WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND 3 TIMES AT THE PURCHASING DEALERSHIP. THE LAST REPAIRS INCLUDED REPLACING THE REAREND HOUSING, NOW THOUGH, WITHIN 100 MILES, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. AT LAST TEAR DOWN OF THE REAREND, THE PINION GEAR'S TEETH WERE CHIPPED. THIS FACT IS WHAT SCARES MYSELF AND MY WIFE, A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE PINION GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS COULD BE DISASTROUS. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE ABOUT THE NUMEROUS REPAIRS AND FAILURES THROUGH CERTIFIED MAIL, MY ONLY CONTACT WITH THEM IS TO SAY THEY RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND THEN THE PURCHASING DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE MANAGER CALLED TO VOICE HIS HOSTILITIES TO US AS TO WHY WE WENT OVER HIS HEAD WITH THIS! I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, WE ARE HAVING TO DRIVE THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE BECAUSE WE HAVE NO OTHER AVAILABLE VEHICLE.....IT IS SCARY.

PINION SHAFT SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP AND CAUSE A SKID. ALSO DRIVE SHAFT SEPERATED FROM THE REAR END AND SLAMMED ON THE GROUND. THE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. IF WE WERE GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN UNCONTROLLABLE AS THE REAR TIRES WERE INSTANTLY LOCKED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION..

PINION SHAFT SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP AND CAUSE A SKID. ALSO DRIVE SHAFT SEPERATED FROM THE REAR END AND SLAMMED ON THE GROUND. THE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. IF WE WERE GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN UNCONTROLLABLE AS THE REAR TIRES WERE INSTANTLY LOCKED. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION..

VEHICLE IS VIBRATING. IT MAKES A NOISE WHEN CHANGING GEARS GOING INTO REVERSE. ALSO, GEARS ARE NOT CATCHING WHEN ACCELERATING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAD NO RESPONSE.*AK

CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY AT APPROX. 65 MPH. I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO PASS AND ALL OF A SUDDENT THERE WAS A LOUD "BANG" AND THE TRUCK "BUCKED" AND THAN THERE WAS VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION. I HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE PARKWAY AND INTO A LOT. I NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID MY TRANSMISSION IS "SHOT". I ONLY HAVE 16,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS 2 YEARS OLD!! THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T KNOW IF I'LL GET A NEW TRANSMISSION OR A REBUILT ONE......IT DEPENDS ON WHAT CHRYSLER SENDS THEM.*AK

TRUCK PARK IN GEAR ON FLAT SPOT TRUCK ROLLED 50 FT DOWN HILL AND HIT TREE DEAD CENTER OF TRUCK. TRUCK WAS IN PARK 4+4WAS IN TWO WHEEL DRIVE BUT DIAMLER CHESLER IS GOING TO LOOK AT IT BUT I KNOW TEY GOING TO SAY ITS MY FAULT BUT I DID NOTHING WRONG BUT PARK AND WALK AWAY.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE OR 4 LOW. IT STAYS IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. DELAER PUT A BRAND NEW TRANSFER CASE, AND IT STILL WOULD NOT WORK. FRONT TIRE TO REAR TIRE IS 5/8 OF A INCH DIFFERENCE, CAUSING IT NOT TO ENGAGE. DEALER IS NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM WILL WORK UNLESS NEW TIRES ARE PUT ON. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO BUY TIRES TO SEE IF REMEDY WILL WORK.*AK

CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE AND HER COAT SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT ON GEAR SHIFT. VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO DRIVE, AND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HOUSE. MANUFACTURER HAD NO PLANS TO ADD THE FEATURE WHICH WAS NOT OFFERED EVEN FOR NEW VEHICLES. *AK *SLC

TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED. *SLC

CONSUMER CAN BE GOING UP TO 50MPH OR MORE AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER. IT CUTS OFF AND DIES ANYWHERE WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAPPENED TO DO IT THIS TIME AT DEALER. CONSUMERS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COST OF $281 FOR PART. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2YEARS OLD. PART THAT FAILED WAS PCM (POWER CONTROL MODULE).*AK

TRANSMISSION WILL RED LINE IN 1&2 GEAR (AUTO TRANSMISSION) UNTIL THE COMPUTER SHUTS IT DOWN. WE HAVE BEEN TO ARBITATION BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. DALMER CHRYSLER WILL NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION THIS CAR IS A LEMON . THANK YOU.*AK

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING BUT IN PARK, PARENT WAS WATCHING VEHICLE WITH 7 YEAR OLD INSIDE. CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT GEAR INTO REVERSE WITHOUT EVEN APPLYING BRAKES.*AK *JB

SELF LUBRICATED CV JOINTS WHICH CAUSED TRANSFER CASE TO MALFUNCTION AND TRANSMISSION TO FALL OUT OF PLACE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

TIRE DEFLATED, NO VISIBLE DAMAGE BUT CAUSE SPIN OUT AND LOSS OF TRACTION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P235/75R)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R )

OCCASIONALLY, WHEN GOING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR WHILE ENGAGED IN A TURN, THE VEHICLE GIVES A VIOLENT JERK FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. IT SEEMS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS STUCK, UNTIL THE VEHICLE JOLTS FORWARD. THE MANUFACTURER STATES THE PROBLEM DOESN'T EXIST. *AK

IN THE PROCESS OF A TURN AND GOING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE EMITS A VIOLENT JERK AS IT STRUGGLES TO SWITCH GEARS. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO. THE DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CONTENDS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SHAFT FELL OUT OF THE CAR. CONSUMER LOST ALL GEARS, BUT WAS ABLE TO KEEP CAR UNDER CONTROL.*AK

SAFETY LOCKOUT USED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN PARK (UNTIL BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED) FAILED. GEAR LEVER WAS ACCIDENTLY ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A STRUCTURE. MINOR DAMAGE OCCURED - BUT IT JUST MISSED 2 KIDS AND A WOMAN.*AK

TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND SLIPPING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT WHEELS ARE SHAKING DUE TO FRONT WHEEL BEARING WHICH HAS POPPED OUT OF PLACE, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE AXLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS WAS THE THIRD REPLACEMENT. *AK

REAR END LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. DEALER IS INSPECTING VEHICLE.*AK THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOCKED UP. *YH

TRANSMISSION HESITATES, THEN JERKS WHILE GETTING INTO SECOND GEAR. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZZARD WHILE MAKING TURNS. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

WHILE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND KEY WAS OUT OF IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WARDS AND AN OPEN DOOR STRUCK A TREE. *YH

CAR WAS RUNNING WITH NO EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, ALSO, SMALL CHILD WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKES, AND CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

4- WHEEL DRIVE UNIT REMAINS IN 4W AFTER RETURNING TO 2 W DRIVE. DASH LIGHT GOES OUT.BUT IN ORDER TO RETURN TO 2W DRIVE VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED AND IGNITION TURNED OFF. THIS OPERATION IS UNSAFE AND CONTRARY TO MANUAL INFORMATION. VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND IN THIS MANNER WHEN NEW. *AK

DEALER STATED THAR YEAR MODEL 1998 AND 1999 WERE NOT ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THEREFORE DEALER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. *ET

DEALER STATED THAR YEAR MODEL 1998 AND 1999 WERE NOT ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH GEAR SHIFT INTERLOCK MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THEREFORE DEALER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM. *ET

WHILE ENGINE WAS ON AND IN PARK POSITION TRANSMISSION GEAR SLIPPED INTO REVERSE AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER, RESULTING IN A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE SHIFT LEVER CAN BE DISENGAGED FROM THE PARK POSITION WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. THE 2- YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE LEVER. THE VEHICLE HAD HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK OUT. *AK

THE CHILD WHICH WAS STRAPPED IN THE CSS AND LEFT ALONE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ENGINE RUNNING, CHILD CLIMBED OUT OF THE CSS AND PUSHED TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER AND VEHICLE ROLL FORWARD, CAUSING A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ON FIRST ONE HOUR OF OWNERSHIP 30 MILES DRIVEN THE DRIVE LINE SEPERATED FROM THE REAR END CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE OR SPEAK WITH FACTORY REPS DUE TO THE DIFFICULT PROCESS OF CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE. AT THIS POINT WE HAVE BEEN SHUFFLED BETWEEN DEALERSHIPS AND WE ARE AT WITTS ENDS TRYING TO FIND LISTENING EARS. THE NEW VEHICLE HAS NOT YET MADE THE JOURNEY TO OUR HOME AS WE ARE WAITING FOR REPAIRS. WE ARE NOW FOUR DAYS IN WAITING FOR OUR 34 THOUSAND DOLLAR NEW VEHICLE WITH 30 MILES AND ONE HOUR OF OWNERSHIP. CAN YOU HELP????

THE DRIVESHAFT FELL FROM THE VEHICLE AT 45-50MPH. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WENT TO PUT IT INTO REVERSE HEARD A LOUD NOISE.TOOK VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED. WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM ,AND DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER.

POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. NLM

POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. NLM

GEAR SHIFT CAN BE ENGAGED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT APPEARS THAT THIS CAN BE AN ISSUE FOR SAFETY. THE REAR WINDOWS WHEN OPEN AT A SPEED OF 50MPH CREATE A WOBBLING IN THE STEERING ABILITY AS WELL AS DISCOMFORT TO THE EARS. ALSO, THE REAR WINDOWS RETRACT ALL THE WAY INTO THE DOOR WHICH APPEARS TO CREATE A POSSIBLE HAZARD. THE THIRD SEAT DOES NOT APPEAR TO LOCK IN PLACE IS THERE ANY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEAT COLLAPSING IN A FRONT END OR REAR END COLLISION?

TRANSMISSION OVER-REVS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, MAKES LOUD NOISES

VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE AN INTERLOCK SYSTEM, AND UNABLE TO HAVE ONE INSTALLED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA HELP ON THIS MATTER. *AK