i bought a dodge durango and 3 weeks later it stalled on the freeway 2x. The engine just shut off without warning. So far it happened 5x in 3 months.

The dealers can't find any codes or problems. I notified dodge corporate office and they did nothing. but I also notified dodge corporate so they have copy of report ( 18007638422 dodge). They will open a case as well. I also notify the NHTSA (national highway transportation safety administration) they opened a case and encourage other people that are having similar issues to report it so they can investigate and see if they can get the truck recalled Email NHTSA.GOV Call NHTSA Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236 Hearing Impaired (TTY): 1-800-424-9153 Mail NHTSA NHTSA Headquarters 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE West Building Washington, DC 20590

This car was great for the first couple of months after we bought it in 2010. It's a 2000 and we have had more problems than is possible to imagine because of the engine stalling while driving. We have a 1 yr. old that is always with us in the car and it is a dangerous situation when we are on the freeway or busy highway and the car just stops running. #1: The cars behind us do not know what has happened and they barely miss us as they slam on their brakes to avoid us. # 2: We cannot steer the car without power, so getting to the slow lane becomes extremely dangerous! # 3: There is not always a place to pull over, so traffic must quickly come to a halt to avoid hitting us or try to maneuver around us. We let it sit for about ten min. and it will usually start again and we try to find some way to get it home or off the busiest streets. I finally bought another computer that was on-line and re-furbished. DID NOT HELP!! still stalls! We are now going to hire a very good mechanic that has worked with Dodge Durangos before. I agree with some of the others about getting a lawyer and suing Dodge for knowing they have created this dangerous problem and for not even making an attempt to resolve it. As usual, some people will probably have to die in a terrible accident before they will step in and investigate. The car is indeed a beautiful car, but it has lost its beauty with this dangerous problem!! I will never own another Dodge as long as I live, American made vehicles are not as dependable as foreign cars today.

Update from Feb 6, 2012: We have done all the suggestions given on this site. Our next step is to bring it to the best electrial men here in Santa Cruz. After all we did last, it shut down while in the worst traffic in town one evening when it was actually cool outside. Waited about 5 minutes and it started back up and we drove it back home on side streets, just in case it happened again. It has been seting in the front yard now 2 months. If they find the ACTUAL PROBLEM I will post it for everyone to see. This shop is the best and charges $115 per hr. Their rep is very good for troubleshooting.

This is what I reported to the NHTSA website. Took awhile to trace, but with the help of the complaints on this site, I was able to trace it down to the module, the exact harness clip and the best way to reset the system until Dodge (or we) find a way to cool this thing down and/or replace the harness connector (let's just hope nobody dies from a rear-end accident or an intersection side-swipe until then):

I own a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT 4WD. The vehicle shuts off when the outdoor temperature exceeds 75 degrees. I have traced the issue to the PCM of the vehicle, which becomes so hot that you cannot touch its metal housing with your hands. The PCM is located in the engine compartment, bolted above the passenger front tire. The PCM has three wire harnesses attached to it, and once the PCM heats up, a "kill" switch is triggered and the vehicle shuts off. Shortly after, the odometer reads "NO BUS" and the only way to reset the PCM is to leave the ignition key in the "ON" position, pull the PCM wire harness that is closest to the passenger compartment, re-seat the harness and hope that you hear a "clicking" sound. The vehicle normally re-starts, but will again turn off at intermittent times. On a typical day of 80*, I will perform this process several times in my 22-mile round-trip to work. Many people have been experiencing the same events, thus causing nightmares for those that do not have a safe pull-off from roads, or those that are in intersections or near crosswalks, since the engine shuts down sporadically.

Complaint Number:10336683 PLEASE make sure you add your complaints to the NHTSA website...it only takes a couple of minutes: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/confirm.cfm?

I'm off to Lowe's to buy some 1" tubing, similar to 'Nathan S's" post (#59), but using smaller tubing to avoid the cuts and crimps. We have to find a way to cool this thing down and keep the harness attaced to the PCM, too! Remeber the reset needs to be done with the ignition key in the "ON" position until you hear the click coming from the motor. Good luck!

Update from Jul 28, 2010: I installed a cooling vent, similar to the pics in Nathans post, where he has three pictures of a tube that he put in place to cool the PCM. I cut a 25" piece of 4" corrugated drain pipe, similar to what people use to drain water away from their gutters. I then stood on the pipe to make it oval in shape. I fished the pipe in from the front of the vehicle on the left side of the radiator (be careful, since compression tubes are everywhere in this vacinity), and then upwards towards the left of the air filter and bent the end down towards the PCM. I did not have to make a single cut in the pipe, nor modify anything under the hood, but it did take a whole lot of patience. When done, I used cable ties to hold it in place. The new vent is solid as a rock, rain doesn't affect the PCM whatsoever (because of the turns in the pipe), and it is cooling the PCM so well that I have only had one shut down since my last post during an unusually hot day here. I do recommend parking your vehicle in the shade, where possible, since it takes a bit of time for the vent pipe to cool the PCM down with outside air. I wish all of you luck!

I bought my beautiful durango on May 4 2010. I knew that since it was older it would have some issues, but this one could have never have been expected. On May 17, I was on my way to pick up my kids from school and everything was running fine. Out of nowhere and with no prior symptoms, it just stopped running. I was on a country road (at least 15 miles from anywhere) in between 2 hills. In the milage window of the dashboard read No Bus. I called the closest Dodge dealer and spoke with a mechanic who was nice enough to give me suggestions on what to try to get it to restart. Nothing worked. 2 hours later my husband showed up and still the vehicle wouldnt start.

The dealership I purchased it from had it towed back to their place at their expense. They are currently going through the vehicle in an attempt to find the problem. They have replaced the PCM and that did not solve the problem. They are fixing and covering the cost. I am frustrated at the fact that no one has a definiate fix for this problem and the Dodge dealerships act clueless. Why is Dodge doing nothing about the problem. Seems to be a big issue in the 1999, 2000 and 2001 models. Anyone have any suggestions?

My Durango has frequently endangered the life of myself and my children. I am so scared to drive it. I am currently driving my 19 year old daughter's car to avoid getting into this DEAD MAN DRIVING automobile. It started in the summer of 2009. I was driving on a local road, when all of a sudden I noticed all the gauges on the dash board were not registering and the odometer read BUS. The truck suddenly and without warning died on me WHILE I was driving. I thought this was a one time occurance. After a couple of minutes the engine would start again. But it happend again while I was in the middle lane of the interstate. OMG, how can I glide this piece of sh*t over to the side of the highway without putting my life and the lives of other drivers in danger. It was so frightening. My husband said it was the computer because when he tinkered with the computer, the engine would start again. It has done this consistently and I refuse to drive it any longer.

I am so disappointed that Dodge has not taken the initative to recall this obviously defective and life-threatening vehicle for part replacement. If anyone decides to place a class action suit against the car company because of gross neligence, please contact me via email, phone, letter, whatever. I thought I was buying a safe SUV in 2001 but it turned out to be a dangerous POS (Piece of Sh**).

Durango completely shut down without warning when my 15 year old was driving today; this is the fifth time this has happened in the last six weeks. Thankfully, this has only happened while driving around town versus on the interstate. Regardless, this is an extremely dangerous problem.

I noted all the great info others have shared about this problem and relayed it to my local shop. I also called the dealer in Boulder that I purchased the vehicle from and they "have no knowledge" of a pattern of this being reported to them.

I have an appointment with the local shop and will share any relevant information, if any surfaces.

I would appreciate finding out from others if the distributor cap module or stepper motor have been positively correlated to this failure in their vehicles.

2nd incident:Once again the surangop stalled out with no warning, no check engine light, nothing. Just took my foot off the accelerator to slow down for a car in front of me and no steering. This is very dangerous I keep waiting for someone to rear-end me, I have 2 children with me always, this is not safe for them, me or anyone. No one can say why it happens, of course it doesn't happen when the mechanic looks at it. And what are codes for when none come up? Very disturbing that dodge has done nothing with this knowing all the complaints.

My Durango randomly stalls, with 2 kids in the car very dangerous and nerve racking. One day it seems fine then all of a sudden my foot comes off the gas pedal and it stalls, no warning, just dead. Trying to steer off to the side of the road with no power, not quite. No-one can say what the problem is, just, try to replace this sensor, replace that. I've read alot of complaints for this happening why is there no recall on it? Some say it's the pcm, some fuel pump, come on dodge you know about this already, DO SOMETHING!