1999 Dodge Durango: brake failure

Filed Aug 19, 2014 · Brakes, Engine · 165,000 miles · OH

I was driving about 25 miles per hour and everything on the system stopped. The steering stopped working, the brakes stopped working and the car turned off. It tends to happen on bumpy roads. This has happened multiple times in my 1999 dodge durango during the past year. I think it might be related to the ignition problem affecting other chrysler products. The durango was not involved in that recall, but it seems as though this is exactly what happens with my truck.

Filed Jul 1, 2012 · Transmission · 124,182 miles · OR

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.

Filed Aug 13, 2011 · Electrical, Transmission · 108,000 miles · MI

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.

Filed Aug 1, 2011 · Engine, Transmission · 151,000 miles · GA · crash

1999 dodge durango---while out driving during the hotter months, the truck would just shut down while I was driving. The brakes stopped working, the steering wheel stopped working and the odometer read "no bus". When I finally stopped the car by running into a curb, it would not start for another 30 minutes. Finally got it started and two miles down the road, it happened again. After talking to other durango owners, I was directed to change the PCM. Well that is a $1000.00 job. It was explained to me that the PCM box over heats because of where it is placed under the hood. That section where the PCM box is is not receiving any air flow to keep it cool. The cooling fins are nested too close to the body of the truck. This is a manufacturing problem and should be recalled . This is a safety issue, because you cannot control the car when it shuts down. You also have no warning that the car is getting ready to shut down. The first time it shut down my kids where in the car with me and we were on a very busy expressway. We were almost rear-ended. And we almost rear ended the car in front of us. Please, please I beg dodge to check into this. I know that there have been several complaints on this truck because of this issue. I hope it does not take someone's death before the company steps up and takes responsibility for the manufacturing of this vehicle.

Filed Sep 1, 2010 · Engine · 52,000 miles · GA

1999 dodge durango slt / 4wd / 8 cyl 5.9l - vehicle mileage 53,712 as of 08/31/10; the following oem components / parts are defective / broken / worn prematurely causing other parts / components / systems to fail, break & should be recalled, serviced, replaced by daimler chrysler, llc at their expense (no wonder they needed bailout $): 1) intake plenum gasket has failed caused excessive debris, sludge to enter engine causing - 2) oil pump & oil pump pickup screen clogging leading to engine failure; 3) drivers power seat track has excessive motion when accelerating & stopping causing seat to slide forward / backward - possibly causing accident; 4) upper & lower ball joints undersized in mfg. Causing early failure & possible accident; 5) ABS & brake dash warning light illuminates due to faulty sensors located on transmission tunnel & near drive shaft; 6) front brake rotors undersized for gvw causing premature brake failure / replacement & possible accident. Vehicle has been maintained w/ all scheduled factory services & oil changes.

Filed Sep 1, 2010 · Engine · 52,000 miles · GA

1999 dodge durango slt / 4wd / 8 cyl 5.9l - vehicle mileage 53,712 as of 08/31/10; the following oem components / parts are defective / broken / worn prematurely causing other parts / components / systems to fail, break & should be recalled, serviced, replaced by daimler chrysler, llc at their expense (no wonder they needed bailout $): 1) intake plenum gasket has failed caused excessive debris, sludge to enter engine causing - 2) oil pump & oil pump pickup screen clogging leading to engine failure; 3) drivers power seat track has excessive motion when accelerating & stopping causing seat to slide forward / backward - possibly causing accident; 4) upper & lower ball joints undersized in mfg. Causing early failure & possible accident; 5) ABS & brake dash warning light illuminates due to faulty sensors located on transmission tunnel & near drive shaft; 6) front brake rotors undersized for gvw causing premature brake failure / replacement & possible accident. Vehicle has been maintained w/ all scheduled factory services & oil changes.

Filed Sep 1, 2010 · Brakes · 45,000 miles · GA

1999 dodge durango slt / 4wd / 8 cyl 5.9l - vehicle mileage 53,712 as of 08/31/10; the following oem components / parts are defective / broken / worn prematurely causing other parts / components / systems to fail, brake & should be recalled, serviced, replaced by daimler chrysler, llc at their expense (no wonder they needed bailout $): 6) front brake rotors undersized for gvw causing premature brake failure / replacement & possible accident. Vehicle has been maintained w/ all scheduled factory services & oil changes.

Filed Dec 6, 2008 · Airbags, Suspension · 121,000 miles · CA · crash · 3 injuries

After replacing hub assembly at les schwab brakes didn't work right when stepping down on brake it would make a sound as if they were not catching pulling car forward braking only depressed half way after a few seconds brake would let go all the down and then would return to normal I retorted to les schwab they checked brakes and found nothing wrong the said may be something was happening to suspension but it should be ok to drive it would continue off and on for a few weeks two days after thanksgiving returning from shopping sun was just going down when braking for a car I front my brakes gave out causing me to hit the car in front of me deploying air bags to both sides as we were pushing car out of road there was o skid marks at all.

Filed Nov 16, 2008 · Brakes · 106,000 miles · CT

Brakes failed completely, petal went to the floor. I inspected for cause & discovered that metal hydraulic brake lines had massive leaks just below power steering pump & just forward of rear drivers side wheel. Failure appears to be due to corrosion. Problem occurred while parking car, no injuries or damage involved. I am discarding vehicle but feel obliged to report this incident since I cannot imagine a more serious safety failure and hope appropriate action will be taken to save lives and prevent injuries & damage.

Filed Sep 5, 2008 · Engine · 175,000 miles · SC

My wife has a 99 durango 5.9l 4x4 with 175,000 miles. About three weeks ago immediately after a standard tune-up the vehicle began reading multiple misfires and a "p1391" error code. I recheck everything and use the scanner to reset all of the trouble codes on the truck. Next thing you know - everything is running fine and there weren't any error codes registering. Next day my wife drives the truck and calls me later in the day and says just suddenly stopped working while she was driving the truck down the road ' no steering, no brakes, nothing. She was ' fortunately ' able to coast it to the side of the road and re-start it were it fired right back up and was driving fine. Then it happens again the next day ' again while she's driving down the road in traffic and with no warning. So, I hookup the handheld again and this time I only read the p1391 error code. So I replace the camshaft position sensor and the crankshaft position sensor. So now I'm searching the internet forums and find out that this is a known but unacknowledged problem by dodge. No rhyme or reason ' it appears to have happened across all mileage ranges and in all parts of the country and in particular with the 1998 ' 2003 dodge durangos. So know we're faced with the prospect that a new vehicle computer ($690.00 dealer installed) might fix the problem but that we may (because no one seems to know for sure) have to additionally replace several other sensors that, if not replaced, may blow out the new vehicle computer. Obviously, if this a known design flaw (placement of vehicle computer ' PCM ' in engine compartment unnecessarily exposes the unit to high temperatures thereby causing the unit to fail) with potentially fatal results (sudden and complete loss of power in the middle of traffic or while rounding a corner, etc.) then dodge needs to issue a recall and/or by some other means replace those units that are defective as a result and redesign the placement of the unit in another area.

Filed Aug 28, 2008 · Brakes · 96,500 miles · NJ

1999 dodge durango,driver side brake line rusted completely through,causing brake failure ,had children in car with me and had to stop with emergency brake,contacted bbb no help,all my brake line running from engine compartment to each wheel need replacement ,all are rusting,# ,thank you dan spina

Filed Aug 24, 2007 · Engine · 59,000 miles · CO

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodge durango. While driving between 10-20 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the power steering and brakes failed. The vehicle was able to be restarted after two attempts. The road conditions were wet. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer. The failure mileage was 59,000 and current mileage was 59,700.