1999 Dodge Dodge Truck Owner Complaints

WE OWE A 1999 DODGE 1500 QUAD CAB RIGHT AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY WENT OUT THE DASH CAVED IN REALLY BAD. WE BOUGHT ONE FROM A JUNK YARD AND REPLACED IT HOWEVER IT IS CAVING IN NOW. THE GLOVE BOX JUST RECENTLY FELL OUT. THE OVERHEAD BOX THAT HOLDS YOUR GARAGE DOOR OPENER BROKE. I AM JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE DASH AND AIRBAGS. I THINK A FORMAL INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10355104

Incident

Aug 6, 2000

Mileage

36,000 mi

WHILE MY STEP DAD WAS DRIVING MY DODGE DURANGO UP A HILL, THE ENGINE REVVED UP, LOST POWER, AND QUIT. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. AFTER BLOGGING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THERE APPEARS TO BE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING AT ALL MILEAGE LEVELS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10298396

Incident

Dec 23, 2009

Mileage

243,000 mi

I HAVE A 1999 DODGE RAM TRUCK 2500 SERIES 4X4. THE DASH ON THIS VEHICLE HAS TOTALLY CAVED IN AND FALLEN ON THE CONTROLS, AIRBAG, FAN AND WIRING. I CAN'T EVEN GET TO SOME OF THE PIECES OF THE PLASTIC. I HAVE READ AND HEARD ON THE RADIO/TV THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF DODGE OWNERS ARE HAVING IT ISN'T JUST ME. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE MATERIALS THAT DODGE IS USING IN THEY'RE PLASTIC AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THEIR DASHBOARDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10244419

Incident

Apr 8, 2007

Mileage

45,000 mi

CORROSION OF BRAKE LINES CAUSED ONE TO RUPTURE. DEALER STATES THAT LINES WERE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND WERE NO LONGER MADE OR SUPPLIED FROM DODGE. THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SOME OTHER DODGE VEHICLES (NEON). *TR

NHTSA ID

10233316

Incident

Jul 2, 2008

Mileage

60,288 mi

RECENT PURCHASE OF 1999 DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT TRUCK. WITH NO FORCE OR ASSISTANCE THE DASH OF THE TRUCK CRACKED ONCE AND WITHIN SECONDS ANOTHER LARGER CRACK ENGULFED THE DASH. THE TRUCK WAS IN THE GARAGE WHEN THE INITIAL INCIDENT HAPPENED AND THE OTHER HAPPENED AS I STATED ABOVE SECONDS LATER AS I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10226846

Incident

May 4, 2008

Mileage

113,000 mi

I HAVE TWO 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUPS AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE CRACKED DASHES WHICH ARE ABOUT TO CAVE IN. I HAVE FRIEND WHO IS ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM BUT HIS DASH ALREADY CAVED IN AND NOW IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS , NEWER AND OLDER TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING IF DODGE IS WORKING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM? *TR

NHTSA ID

10215811

Incident

Apr 11, 2007

BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10210844

Incident

Jul 6, 2007

1999 DODGE DURANGO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. MOST OF THE TIME IT WAS WHEN VEHICLE WAS HOT, AND MULTIPLE STOPS WERE MADE. COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND GAUGES. MUST WAIT FOR VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN TRAFFIC, AND IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10196641

Incident

Jun 19, 2007

Mileage

138,250 mi

CRACKED DASHBOARD THAT MAY LEAD TO RIPPED AIR BAGS ON DEPLOYMENT, A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10195929

Incident

Jul 3, 2006

THE BRAKES IN THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO FAILED WHILE TRAILING A Y BOAT. I HAD THE TRUCK FLAT BED TO THE SERVICE STATION. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED AT THE BOAT RAMP SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES REPLACED. THEY WERE COMPLETELY ROTTED. I DON'T THINK THAT A TRUCK THAT IS 8 YEARS OLD SHOULD HAVE BRAKELINES ROTTED AS BAD AS THESE WERE. THE MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE THE WORST HE HAD EVER SEEN. I HAD HIM SAVE SOME OF THE OLD BRAKELINE FOR ME. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFTEY HAZARD, ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE SOMEONE IS BADLY INJURED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10195217

Incident

Jun 30, 2007

Mileage

116,238 mi

OIL LIGHT CAME ON, LIMPED HOME AND TOWED IT TO THE GARAGE. THEY DROPPED THE PAN AND SAID THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $4, LATER WE HAD A NEW ENGINE. WHEN I WENT INTO THE SHOP TO SEE THE ONE THEY REMOVED IT WAS COATED IN SLUDGE. NOW THAT I HAD SEEN ALL OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I WONDER IF DODGE WAS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT HE PROBLEM. WE ALL WANT OUR MONEY BACK. *AK

NHTSA ID

10194992

Incident

Dec 22, 2005

Mileage

86,000 mi

I'VE NOTICED RECENT NEW STORIES ABOUT DODGE TRUCK DASH BOARD COLLAPSE PROBLEMS. UNFORTUNATELY, DURING THE TIME MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, DODGE REFUSED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. THE DASH IS A TOTAL WRITE OFF NOW AND WE ARE BEGINNING TO NOTICE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10189438

Incident

Jan 6, 2003

Mileage

47,000 mi

1999 DODGE CUMMINS DIESEL ENGINE; POOR DESIGN OF LIFT PUMP AND INJECTION PUMP LEADS TO A VARIETY OF FAILURES ON 1998.5 THROUGH 2002 YEAR MODELS. ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PARTICULARLY WHEN COLD. WHEN LEAVING STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, ACCELERATOR CAN BE PUMPED, ETC. BUT ENGINE REMAINS AT IDLE. MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. INJECTION PUMP - VP44 MADE BY ROBERT BOSCH. ENGINE BY CUMMINS. TRUCK BY DODGE. WON'T LET MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR FEAR HE WILL DO A NORMAL TAKE OFF AND WILL BE BROADSIDED BY OTHER TRAFFIC WHEN ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND. EVENTUALLY, LIFT PUMP FAILS LEADING TO INJECTION PUMP FAILURE. NONE OF THE INVOLVED MANUFACTURES WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY JUST CONTINUE TO SELL YOU REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT FAIL IN A SIMILAR MANNER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10152798

Incident

Nov 20, 2005

Mileage

164,000 mi

1999 DURANGO V8 MAGNUM 4 WHEEL DRIVE BALL JOINTS: UPPER AND LOWER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE TIRES FALL OFF AND KILL ME OR MY PASSENGERS AT THE DEALERSHIPS ESTIMATE OF $1000.00. *AK

NHTSA ID

10148498

Incident

Jan 22, 2006

Mileage

93,000 mi

THE PREVIOUS RECALL FOR BALL JOINTS DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE WHICH IS A 1999 DURANGO, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THEM REPLACE BALL JOINTS IN NOVEMBER 2004. WHEN I RECENTLY HAD MY VEHICLE LOOKED OVER BY THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED NEW BALL JOINTS AGAIN. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE INITIAL BALL JOINT RECALL. OBVIOUSLY MY VEHICLE WAS SHOWING QUALIFICATIONS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10148452

Incident

Jan 20, 2006

SINCE JULY OF 2005, MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO HAS BEEN STALLING. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL. IN AUGUST OF 2005, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN A CRASH THAT LEFT MY FAMILY STRANDED AND THE VEHICLE IN A DITCH. ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT INTO A PARKING LOT, BUT I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NOW WHAT? THE DEALER LOOKED AT THE CAR, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME. DO I NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A DEATH? PLEASE HELP MY FAMILY.*JB

NHTSA ID

10138325

Incident

Sep 28, 2005

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE STEERING IS LOOSE. THE TRUCK WANDERS BACK AND FORTH IN THE LANE. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WEARS CONSIDERABLY FASTER THAN ANY OF THE OTHER TIRES DESPITE REGULAR ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED AT A DEALERSHIP. IT IS A 1999, DODGE RAM 4X4 1500 SPORT PICKUP. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AS WELL AS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND THEY STATED THERE ARE NO CURRENT ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10133260

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

Mileage

2,200 mi

MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WENT INTO THE DEALER WITH LESS THAN 100,000 KILOMETERS ON IT AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 3 BALL JOINTS SHOT AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE CHRYSLER WEB SITE HAS RECALLED 2000 DURANGOS, BUT WILL NOT CONSIDER MY VEHICLE FOR A SAFETY RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING COMPONENTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10132853

Incident

Jul 7, 2005

Mileage

99,000 mi

DURING ROUTINE TIRE REPLACEMENT, IT IS NOTED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE GOING BAD. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION OF A RECALL THAT AFFECTED 2000-2003 DURANGOS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10131858

Incident

Aug 4, 2005

Mileage

86,000 mi

I HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THE UPPER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. THINKING THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF ME, I DID NOT HAVE THE WORK DONE. I THEN HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL OF THE 2000--- AND THOUGHT MINE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. IT WASN'T AND I DID NOT GET A SUFFICIENT ANSWER FROM CHRYSLER AS TO WHY IT WASN'T. I WANTED DATA WHICH I FOUND HERE ON THIS SITE. BEFORE TAKING MY SMALL CHILDREN ON A VACATION IN THE TRUCK, I AM HAVING THE PARTS REPLACED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHOM I TRUST.

NHTSA ID

10127756

Incident

Jul 7, 2005

Mileage

116,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WHEN I NOTICED MY BRAND NEW FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING FUNNY. I THOUGHT THE ALIGNMENT WAS BAD, TOOK IT TO GET FIXED, AND FOUND OUT IT WAS ALL FOUR OF THE FRONT BALL JOINTS. NOW THERE IS A HORRIBLE SHAKING IN THE FRONT END, AND SQUEAK. I WAS QUOTED CLOSE TO $1000.00 TO FIX. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THE 1999 YEAR BUT THE RECALL IS ONLY GOOD FOR THE 2000-2002. I DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO PUT INTO SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALERS.

NHTSA ID

10124464

Incident

Mar 15, 2005

Mileage

79,000 mi

ALL 4 BALL JOINTS IN MY 1999 DODGE DURANGO WENT BAD AT 38,000 MILES. CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SO I CALLED MY DEALER. HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND NO RECALLS HAD BEEN ISSUED. I THEN TOOK MY 1999 DURANGO TO MY SERVICE REPAIR MAN AT WHICH TIME HE INFORMED ME THAT ALL BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT ME & MY FAMILY WERE IN DANGER OF AN ACCIDENT FROM THE WHEELS FALLING OFF. I HAD ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS AFTER BUYING IT NEW FROM THE DEALER AND ONLY USED IT FOR LOCAL DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10114160

Incident

Apr 28, 2004

Mileage

38,000 mi

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 12/20/2004 FOR FRONT END NOISE. DEALER STATEMENT ON RECEIPT "CHECKED STEERING COMPONENTS ALL OK AT THIS TIME TIRES CUPPED" . TOOK VEHICLE TO TIRE SHOP FOR ALIGNMENT & ROTATION ON 12/29/2004. TIRE SHOP FINDS "BOTH UPPER & LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD // OUTER TIE ROD ENDS HAS PLAY" DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER PRESENT RECALL ON VEHICLES MFR SHORTLY AFTER THIS VEHICLE DATE. VEHICLE IS 1999 DODGE DAKOTA 4X4. VEHICLE'S COVERED BY RECALL IS INADEQUATE TO RECTIFY ALL POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10104695

Incident

Dec 20, 2004

IN OCTOBER OF 2003 OUR 1999 DURANGO BEGAN MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. AT THE TIME WE ONLY HAD 56,442 MILES ON IT. WE HAD HEARD OF COMPLAINTS VIA TELEVISION WHERE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE THE CAUSE OF SOME OWNERS DURANGO'S WHEELS TO COMPLETELY DISENGAGE AND COME OFF. WE HAD BEEN HEARING THIS NOISE IN OUR "99 DURANGO FOR SOME TIME, SO THOUGHT IT BEST FOR SAFETY PURPOSES TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT OUR DEALERSHIP LITHIA DODGE IN EUGENE, ORE. THEY VERIFIED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN PREMATURELY AND WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THEY REPLACED THE UPPERCONTROL ARMS WITH BALL JOINT , BUT WERE UNABLE TO GUARANTEE WEAR AS THEY REPLACED THEM BASICALLY WITH THE PARTS THAT HAVE NOW BEEN DEEMED DEFECTIVE BY CHRYSLER CORP. WE FEEL THAT THIS RECALL IS NOT GOING BACK FAR ENOUGH. DAIMLER CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ALSO INCLUDE THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO.*AK

NHTSA ID

10104579

Incident

Oct 30, 2003

MY 1999 DURANGO HAS HAD SEVERAL COSTLY REPAIRS NONE OF WHICH SHOULD HAVE EVER HAD TO BE MADE TO A VEHICLE WITH SUCH FEW MILES ON IT. (1) THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS MOVING. DODGE TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN$$$$ AT LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD CARS AND TRUCKS WITH 200,000 MILES THAT NEVER HAD TO HAVE ANY SUCH THING DONE. (2) HEATER BOX DAMPER HAS APPARENTLY COME LOOSE AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. DODGE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $900.00 TO JUST TAKE THE DASHBOARD APART TO LOOK AT IT. I TOLD THEM FOR $900.00 I COULD LIVE WITH IT. AGAIN, LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. (3) POWER WINDOWS ARE SLOW AND SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK AT ALL. (4) UNEVEN TIRE WEAR AND NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END, AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I FEAR BALL JOINTS ARE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER HAS RECALLED THE 2000-2003 DURANGOS FOR BALL JOINTS, WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO RECALL THE 1998 AND 1999 DURANGOS. MY WIFE AND I ARE CONSTANTLY HAULING GIRL SCOUTS AND CUB SCOUTS TO VARIOUS EVENTS, I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE IT INTO CONSIDERATION WHY PEOPLE BUY SUVS AND THAT LIVES ARE AT RISK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10104325

Incident

Jul 9, 2001