Ecm shuts my durango off while driving due to heat from engine. Very scary and dangerous. I was driving on the highway from my sons football game when out of nowhere I lose all power and my steering wheel locks up, just barely was I able to avoid causing a multiple vehicle pileup also ABS pops up for most of the time.
1999 Dodge Durango: steering wheel locks up
6 of the 1,967 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Durango describe steering wheel locks up.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Steering wheel locks up by model year
What owners say
99 dodge durango stalls while driving with no warning. Steering wheel locks up and brake lock up. Car will read no bus on tachometer. It would restart after 10-15 min but would happen again at any time.
Yes I would like to make a complaint about the 99 dodge durango,,,,,,,it shuts off while driving ,without any kind of warning ,no sputtering,no jerking ,,,just shuts off ,,,,my mother is 56 years old and for her to have to be driving her car and being in danger of it shutting off anywhere,anytime,residential street ,freeway the steering locks up the brakes don't work ,,,this is a very dangerous problem not only for her and the passengers in her car like her grand daughter,friends,family but for the person driving behind her that has to stop very quickly,,,,,this can lead to people getting seriously hurt,,,,,she has taken it to several mechanics ,the dealership and they cannot diagnose the problem,,,,,so after much time and money wasted I got on the internet to see what I could find ,and found hundreds of people with the same problem,,,and what it seems to be is the PCM overheating and shutting itself off,after about ten minutes of it cooling down it turns right back on ,,,,,,,then over heats again and shuts itself off again ,,I think this needs to be addressed by dodge before someone gets in a serious accident.
Steering wheel locked up, it was impossible to steer the vehicle. It skidded and crashed. Driver sustained minor injurues. Vehicle was totaled, no defects were found.
Front ball joints/steering arm failure, brake failure, causing loss of steering and brakes to lock up, steering arms replaced three times, on both sides. Rear leaf spring snapped when vehicle was 3 months old. Steering wheel locks up when vehicle is shut off, and cannot be unlocked in certain positions with key.
When making a right hand turn steering wheel locked up, causing loss of control, and resulting in an crash. Consumer has contacted dealer, but they could not fin dthe problem. *ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge Durango steering lock-up
Is steering wheel locks up a common problem on the 1999 Dodge Durango?
6 of 1,967 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge Durango (0%) mention steering wheel locks up. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
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 11Adaptive cruise 10Fuel gauge 10Slipping 9Tire blowout 9Door locks 6Hesitation 6Power windows 6Won't shift 6Sudden acceleration 5
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