I was coming off the freeway and had come to an intersection and the car started shutting down as I was accelerating after having taken my turn at the stop sign. I ended up in the middle on the street and of course other drivers around me were getting pissed off. Does anyone out there in the Dodge Corporation realize when your car shuts down "YOU HAVE NO BRAKES"!!! Pulled the emergency brake slowly as the car was finally getting out of the intersection and managed to verred it ever so slightly to the right has shoulder. It would not start again. Called the Triple A's emergency towing and when they finally arrived (about 40 minutes) he tried troubleshooting the truck. It finally cranked up and kept idling. He drove it forward, backward, checked the lights & AC. Didn't charge me for the call and the truck worked fine again. It wasn't hot outside, I hadn't been driving for hours, the car wasn't hauling a heavy load, I wasn't out of gas and the oil changes and maintenance on the truck have been done routinely. I have however replaced alot of stuff on this truck over the years that others have been quite surprised about such as, the transmission in 2007, ALL the window motors, the rear hatch shocks, 4 freeze plugs (very expensive) back & front suspensions (expensive), main engine computer chip (extremely expensive) and have been through 5 batteries in 10 years. I'm writing about this latest engine shut down incident, but it has happened twice before and the Dodge dealership has not dixed the problem even after all the money they have received from me!!!

Recently I have been having issues with my 1999 Dodge Durango losing ALL power. The odometer ready "no bus" and nothing in the truck works, not even the brakes. I did some research online and found out that this is a common problem with the Durango. I also found out that it's due to the location of the truck's computer. It is EXTREMELY close to the engine and with the increased heat during the summer, the combination is too much for the computer to handle so it shuts down. The best reference of this I read was "the brain stop talking to the body" that indicates how serious this is. I haven't done anything to fix the issue because it was manufactured this way and I'm unsure if the computer can be moved without causing other problems. This has happened to me at least 10 times. All occurrences were days it was hot outside. At least 90 degrees. This problem is SO dangerous. I was on the highway when it happened the first time, and had no clue what to do. I know now to let it cool off, but I would like to be able to drive my truck when I need to! This is a VERY serious problem. I'm sure that someone has been killed or injured as a result of this.

It's EXTREMELY disturbing to read SO MANY complaints about the same issue and Dodge has done NOTHING to help! You can't convince me that no one has been injured or killed as a result of this! Everytime I drive in the summer I'm rolling the dice of life and death....that doesn't seem to bother Dodge as long as people keep buying vehicles! I think that site "truth.com" needs to lay off the cigarettes for a little while....there a new killer in town!

Man I am tired of this truck every time i turn around i am standing under the hood of my truck i have replaced the fuel pump ($300) i had a major tune up ($200) within the last 2 weeks i have five children and we have been stuck in the middle of nowhere in 110 degree weather due to this damn truck shutting off without warning its a major safety issue what if i was in an emergency situation? this truck is not reliable AT ALL!! i want my money back but seriously my wife has had to put in about a thousand dollars in repairs since the year began not including what i just put into it DON'T BUY A DURANGO! I repeat DON'T BUY A DURANGO! and if you work for dodge tell them I said they suck thank you very much now i have to go pick up my truck from the last place it stalled

i have a stupid durango and i hate it i have that same problem as everyone else and something really needs to be done about it it randomly shuts off in the middle of the road this is very very dangerous and needs to be delt with i advise anyone and everyone to avoid this type of vehicle i have heard and seen people pay hundreds of dollors to try to fix this problem and nothing is getting done all the big companies want is money and i think its a scam to try to make people pay out more and more with no consern about the peoples safty even if that what they tell you i would really like to know who i need to talk to about this because i have had my dodge over a year and its done this ever since then i have worked on it and ran alot of tests and i couldnt find anything and iv had years of automotive exp. and i think its bullcrap and someone in a position that knows whats up if anyone can contact me please do so and if so and i can get mine fixed ill post a new complaint thing and let others know whats goin on contact me at (john_poe@live.com) or hell if you cant get me there please feel free to call me at 1 606 862 1252 thanks

Car just shuts off while driving pull over 10-15 minutes it starts back up .so far i changed the sensor inside the distributor coil $60. changed the thermostat $15 changed the thermostat censor $25 had the truck at the mechanic so he caan find the problem he said it was the ecm. he charged me $200 to diagose the problem. i send ecm to a guy he rebuild it i installed it i drove 80 miles no problem and it started again now i cant drive more than 5 miles without it happening.

i know dodge is aware of this problem its dangerous. why cant we file a class action suot against them?

I was driving with my son on the way to pick up my daughters from school. the truck stalls out and looses power as i was in heavy city traffic. i barely get to the side of the road almost getting hit from the rear. i tried to start it but it wouldn't turn over. i waited for 30 min in 98 degree weather on the side of the road. then it finally started. got 2 miles down the road and it did it again. i scared the crap out of me. finally got it put on diagnostics and no codes were displayed. the engine light never came on and the odometer read NO BUS. i had a new battery put on ($120), battery cables ($100),a new coil ($40). i don't know what the problem is. reading the complaints here i don't know where to start. this truck is our family main mode of transportation. not being able to drive it is causing a lot of hardship considering every solution on here is costly.dodge needs a foot in the butt. there ain't no way, that with all the complaints on this truck and every complaint being identical' that they don't know this is a serious problem. when will they take responsibility for whatever the problem is , when a family gets cleared off the road?...............PLEASE HELP

dodge has got to answer for this. go to this website and file a complaint. maybe if they get enough complaints dodge will do the recall.

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/Consumer.cfm

this truck has put me through the ringer from blowing tranny lines to sensors,

shutting down while driving no for -warning when it shuts down mind you no power steering no anti lock brakes this suv is likely to be the heaviest on the road and ur left to fend for yourself hit your hazzards and not rear end someone or drive off a cliff or into a ditch yes very dangerous im 5 ft tall 110 lbs and stomping on the breaks and trying 2 maneuver this tank is hard enough imagine a disabled person or grand parent

Spent over 700 in December for repairs including new serpentine belt, battery cables, and such, drove to Savannah, went to get in it wouldn't start. Me being me and thinking I can fix anything jiggled the battery cables and it started right up. Died 3 more times on the way home...once in traffic while I'm in the far left lane..VERY scary for me and my 2 kids. Got it home safe...needed to go buy lawn mower. Get to the store again with no problems...go to leave and the effin thing won't start. I again jiggle the wires and it starts. Took it in today, and they tell me I am in need of a new computer...we will see hopefully this fixes it!!!!

Wow.... I was thinking I would try to get my Durango back on the road, and stumbled onto this site. I can't believe that so many people are having the same problems with this car that I had. I would actually like some advice on the situation. I found my Durango at a used car dealer. I loved the car, and decided it would work great with my family. 3 days after I bought it, it would not start. I was advised to put a new Air Intake Control Valve in. I live on an island, and I have to ship my car over to the mainland to fix it. I called the dealer I got it from, and he told me to bring it back and they would fix it. I spent the money to send it over on the ferry just to get it back with more problems. It started to shut off at random times, leaving me scrambling for a place to glide to. I was pregnant with 2 small kids in the backseat. It scared me.

Update from Apr 8, 2010: So needless to say... I sent it back again to get fixed... They claimed it was part of the engine that was bad.. fixed it and tacked on another $1000.00 to my payment balance. I shipped it back to the island, and the second I drove off the ferry, the check engine was back on. It seemed to drive fine, but started shutting off again. We have rotarys instead of stop lights over here, and my truck would shut off in the middle of the rotary. Also when I was pulling into a road or parking lot... it would just go dead. I called the dealership to report the problem once again, and they basically told me I would have to send it back. I am so fed up with sending it back and forth, and not having a car when it is over there for two weeks. So I refused to send it back. They got pissy with me, so I pulled the car off of the road and drove my back up. I stopped payments and told them to come and get it. It is still sitting there. They called and said something about taking me to court, but I know they knowingly sold me a bad car. I had SUCKER written all over my face. But now what do I do. I know if it goes to court, I have good reason to not make payment, but at the same time, I spent over $1000.00 sending the truck back and forth on the ferry. I would like to get some of that back. Then I was thinking now that my back up car is broken down, I could try to fix the durango and get it back on the road, but this website scared the hell out of me.

I HATE MY DODGE DURANGO!!! When I first bought the Durango last March I was very happy with it. We had bought it because my family and I were moving to the mountains and needed a four wheel drive that we could depend on to get in and out of the mountains during the winter months. But shortly after we bought the Durango it stated leaving us at random times of the day. We would be driving at it will just shut off. I have almost been in some awful accidents, traveling the highways and it just shut off with no warning!! I am scared to drive this Durango especially with my children, but with these hard times I have no choice but to put myself and my children in harm's way to pay the bills. And the sad part about it all is I work to pay on this note that I don't have anymore money to put into this Durango. We have replaced the fuel pump and 3 different sensors but still no luck on finding the solution.. GET OFF YOUR ASS DODGE AND RECALL THE DURANGO BEFORE YOU KILL SOMEONE!!!!

I hate Dodge. I hate the Durango. It can kiss my ASS!

This car has broken down so many times it's unbelievable. The worst time would probably be in the far left lane on the highway. Yeah, that wasn't fun. Or, maybe it was the time it broke down and swerved into the other lane, causing a car to rear-end me (breaking my back rear-light). Oh joy! Then again, who knows? My car has broken down too many times for me to even count.

Dodge needs to hurry up and get this model recalled before someone gets seriously injured, and before they get seriously sued.