Because of it's proximity to the steering wheel, the cruise control engaged inadvertently while maneuvering in icy conditions causing the vehicle to spin wildly out of control resulting in a collision.
1999 Dodge Durango: adaptive cruise control problems
10 of the 1,967 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Durango describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
While maneuvering in icy conditions the cruise control because of its design on the steering wheel, inadvertently engaged resulting in a crash. It seems that wearing gloves contributes to the problem.
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.
1999 dodge durango 5.2. Engine accelerated with throttle stuck full open I was unable to brake. I was traveling around a bend around 45mph downhill as I got to the turn in the bend my car accelerated tremendously I applied the brakes to slow down and was unable too. I checked the mat, it felt like the gas pedal was stuck to the floor the way the car sounded. I checked to see if anything else was in the way shoes, carpet. Nothing! They were no check engine light on nor the cruise control on. The car started to really race. I had a cliff on one side of me and an embankment on the other. I was catching up with the cars in front of me so I needed to stop immediately. I placed two feet forcebly on the brakes and didn't notice any slowing down at all and I was nearing the embankment. I steered out of traffic only to notice my car going faster as we are now coming to a level highway. I steered off to the side and put the gear in neutral and applied the brakes no luck! I stepped on the parking brake, placed the car in park and turned off the engine. This finally stopped the car. Towed the car to my mechanic couldn't find out anything because they could not duplicate the problem. 2 weeks ago this happened again, it went straight to the dealers and they can't find anything. They installed a co-pilot to pick up the error codes the next time this happens. Basically a black box. I am afraid to drive it. I was lucky I didn't get into 2 accidents, though I came really close. My car is still at the dealership. I want them to really diagnose every part of this car. They still cannot find anything wrong they wanted me to pick it up, knowing what had happened. This is not driver error. I regularly maintain my car. This is a defect, and places everyone in harms way. Car racing uncontrollably and unable to stop the acceleration with the brakes this is a real problem.
While I was driving down interstate 20 my durango began to accelerate on its own, and I could not get it to stop. Cruise controlwas not on. I had to ride brake hard to get off interstate, and I had to put on emergency brake to come to stop,. My rear wheels continued to spin, and only way I was able to stop vehicle was to shut engine off with keys. I had both my children (ages 2 and 4)with me at the time and we were lucky not to be injured or killed. We took durango in to dealership listed in this report, and they were not able to find anything wrong. I was told it was a fluke and t hat manufacturer had never heard of this problem with any other durango. Since then I have heard of this happening numerous times to other drivers. One instance made the news as the police thought the driver of rthe durango was trying to out run them. Please notify me if you have heard of this happening to anyone else and advise me of what my next step is.
When cruise control is on rpms fluctuate. Speed is not affected, it stays the same. Cruise control module was no good. Dealer didn't give an explaination.
After repair of cruise control brake switch the cruise control began to accelerate very quickly and would not disengage after hitting the brake pedal. Nlm
Vehicle experiencing problem with cold start. Dealer unable to correct problem, and vehicle experiencing problem with sudden acceleration while driving at 55 MPH. Cruise control was not engaged dealer notified, and informed consumer that they could not duplicate problem. Please feel free to provide further detailson this matter.
While using the A/C hot air will come out instead of cold air, and window had to be rolled down. *ak cruise control malfunctioned, suddenly jerked from 55mph to 85mph and then to 35mph.
While driving, ABS brake and air bag lights will come on unexpectedly. Also, cruise control will shift speed.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge Durango adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1999 Dodge Durango?
10 of 1,967 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge Durango (1%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Dodge Durango?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge Durango
Ball joint 1,027Stalling 139Grinding brakes 74ABS 71Engine failure 58Knocking 52Loss of power 45Pulling 39Check engine light 38Premature wear 38Power steering loss 32Brake failure 29Won't start 29No deployment 26Fuel pump 23Harsh shifting 21Overheating 21Oil consumption 17Transmission failure 15Fire or smoke 14Jerking 14Seat belt 13Headlights 12Steering noise 11Fuel gauge 10Slipping 9Tire blowout 9Door locks 6Hesitation 6Power windows 6Steering lock-up 6Won't shift 6Sudden acceleration 5
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