1999 Dodge Durango power train problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER EITHER IN PARK OR NEUTRAL HOWEVER, ONCE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 249,000.”

“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…”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY WANDERED OUT OF THE LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 01/09/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PCM WAS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. DRIVING IN THE RAIN PROVED TO HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING. UPDATED 6/2/2015 *JS”

“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”