Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Dodge Durango submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 176 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 176, in the owner's own words
Steel Brake lines burst. The Steel lines are all rusted and corroded. Even the factory replacement pieces corroded again. This happened 2 times and even when I replaced them with original factory pieces ,it happened again .this can't be a coincidence.
JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT IS ON, CONTACTED SELLER AND HE STATED IT WAS NOT ON WHEN HE SOLD IT TO ME. I TOOK TO AUTO ZONE FOR THEM TO RUN THE NEEDED SCAN ON IT. IT SHOWED REAR WHEEL SENSOR. SO, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE THEN RAN 3 DIFFERENT CODE SCANS ON IT AND IT CAME UP WITH NOTHING. SO, UNFORTUNATELY HE CAN'T FIX IT WITHOUT A CODE. UNLESS I WANT TO THRO MORE MONEY INTO IT JUST TO START REPLACE IKNG THINGS THAT MAYBE MAY NOT BE THE PROBLEM. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. UPON READING OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I FEEL THERE IS A FAULTY SOMETHING IN THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIGURED OUT AND RECALLED. I PRAY TO GOD, MY BRAKES DONT GO OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN THE VEHICLE. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND CANNOT AFFORD TO JUST GO OUT AND BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND GET IT RECALLED AND FIXED, PLEASE!
4 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES, CA AREA THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, WITHOUT WARNING, WARNING LIGHTS, OR WARNING SOUNDS. ALL GUAGES WENT TO ZERO. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE EACH INCIDENT. POWER ASSIST TO STEERING AND BRAKES WERE ALSO LOST. EACH TIME IT WAS IN DRY, SUNNY WEATHER WITH THE TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 60 AND 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A CURB OR PHYSICALLY PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. EACH TIME, EXCEPT ONE, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BRISKLY BUT WOULD NOT START. AFTER 4 TO 6 ATTEMPTS THE CAR WOULD START NORMALLY AND THEN RUN NORMALLY AS IF NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. EACH TIME THE GASOLINE TANK WAS AT LEAST ONE QUARTER FULL. TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REBUILT 5 MONTHS AGO. THIS HAD THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A CRASH BUT DID NOT IN EACH OF THE INSTANCES.
ABS PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ON. NO CODE COMES THROUGH SCANNER. TRANSMISSION DRAGS AND SHIFTS IMPROPERLY THROUGHOUT. DURING SLIPPERY SNOW CONDITIONS NOT ABLE TO BRAKE WITH ABS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THERE ARE MANY REVIEWS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THE DODGE DURANGO AND THIS SHOULD BE A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER DUE TO ALL THE DODGE DURANGOSO ON THE ROAD. I HAVE BEEN TO A COUPLE MECHANICS THAT DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS AND THAT IS NOT OK. SAFETY FIRST!
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.
ABS LIGHT AND BREAK LIGHT COME ON AFTER ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS THIS COULD BE A RECALL ON THIS
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS TIMES ON THE HIGHWAYS MY CAR SHUTS DOWN AND I LOSE STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER 10 TO 15 MIN L CAN RESTART MY CAR.
ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND SPEEDOMETER WORKS SPORADICALLY - I JUST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BUT WAS TOLD BY PREVIOUS OWNER THAT THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR SOME TIME AND A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. BOTH THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS SPORADICALLY. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR REPAIR OPTIONS, I HAVE FOUND THAT SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I AM TOLD IT IS ONE OF TWO ISSUES: WHEEL AND/OR TRANSMISSION SENSORS AND/OR ABS CONTROL MODULE. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY DAIMLER CHRYSLER AS THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS & ISSUES WITH THE SAME THING.
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. *TR
THE BRAKE CALIPER BOLTS PULL OUT OF THE SPINDLE. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL, UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE PINS HOLDING THE CALIPER ON THE SPINDLE HAS PULLED THE THREADS OUT. AFTER REPLACING IT WITH AN OVERSIZE CALIPER PIN THE THREADS PULLED AGAIN. *TR
ELECTRICAL PROBLEM JUST SHUTS THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOWN "WHILE I'M DRIVING", AT ANY SPEED...DOESN'T MATTER THE TEMPERATURE, IT HAPPENS ON ANY DAY, AND AT RANDOM. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, BRAKES AND STEERING BECOME UNUSABLE. JUST MISSED REAR ENDING A VEHICLE THE OTHER DAY WHICH GOT ME TO HAVE TO WRITE THIS. I HAVE TO REMOVE ELECTRICAL TERMINAL FROM POST FOR 30 SECONDS, PUT BACK ON TERMINAL POST, THEN HOPEFULLY IT STARTS. I CANT EVEN DRIVE MY FAMILY ANYMORE DUE TO SAFETY HAZARD.IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THIRTY TIMES NOW. LOCAL DODGE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHATS THE MATTER, YET HUNDREDS OF OWNERS ONLINE POSTINGS PROVE WHAT I AM SAYING. PLEASE RESOLVE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE, PERHAPS MYSELF, DIES..... *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 3 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BEGINNING TWO MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE (USED), ENGINE WOULD DIE FOR NO REASON. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. WOULD TURN OVER, BUT NOT RESTART. AFTER WAITING BETWEEN 10-30 MINUTES, VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS, MEDIUM SPEEDS AND EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS. INCONVENIENT AT SLOW SPEEDS, VERY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOUNDS SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING CPU/CPM OVERHEATING. DODGE NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR
I BOUGHT A 1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT 5.2 LTR ENGINE AS OF 3 TO 4 YRS AGO, AND IN SOME CASES LIKE MINE, IT ABSOLUTELY DOES MEAN IT CAN BE AN ABSOLUTELY UNRELIABLE & ABSOLUTE DANGEROUS VEHICLE!!!!! ..EVERYTHING THAT CAN HAPPEN, HAS HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. ENGINE STALLS OUT, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED ON THE HIGHWAY 4 MILES AFTER I HAD TO PUT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE & ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK,I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AXLES.. THE BACK (REAR) BREAKS HAVE NEVER WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT THE THING, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS GOT SO HOT THAT THE BOLTS THAT CONNECT IT TO THE MANIFOLD PIPES BURNED OFF AND IS NOW, AND HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A MONTH SINCE I CAN'T KEEP IT TOGETHER. RIGHT NOW ALL THREE OF MY FRONT BRAKE LINES HAVE ROTTED INTO, AT THE CONNECTOR FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT SENDS THE FLUID TO THE FRONT 2 WHEELS!!.. THAT'S JUST THE START OF ALL OF THE TERRIBLE DANGER THAT IT POSES TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A COMPLETE RECALL OF THE 1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT. THE DODGE MANUFACTURE SHOULD NOT GET BY WITH THIS. ITS ALMOST LIKE SELLING A DEVICE TO GET HURT IN. I PAID OVER 4,000.00 FOR THIS DURANGO, JUST TO SPEND THAT MUCH MORE MONEY AND THE CHANCE OF GETTING HURT OR WORSE WHILE HAVING IT REBUILT WHERE IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE SAFE. ....OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALSO.. MOTOR OIL & TRANSMISSION LEAKS & SLIPS, WINDOWS (2 OF THEM) HAVE STOPPED WORKING UP & DOWN, GLOVE BOX LATCH BROKE, ASH TRAY BROKE OFF, REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN, HATCH WIPER SHORTED OUT, FRONT END TIRES SPRADDLE OUT LIKE THEY ARE GOING 2 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, THE PAINT FINISH HAS COMPLETELY FADED FROM THE HOOD & STARTING IN OTHER PLACES, STARTER SOLENOID CLICKS 10 TO 30 TIMES BEFORE IT WILL CRANK THE ENGINE...THERE IS MORE ALSO!.. THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE!! I HAVE NEVER HAD TROUBLE LIKE THIS WITH ANY OTHER AUTOMOBILE IN ALL OF MY 45 DRIVING YEARS. *TR
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF LOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AFTER SITTING FOR 10 TO 30 MINUTES IT WILL RESTART AND RUN FOR AN ADDITIONAL DISTANCE UNTIL SHUTTING OFF AND REPEATING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN. IT WILL SOMETIMES PERFORM NORMALLY FOR DAYS UNTIL ONCE AGAIN QUITTING FOR NO REASON. MULTIPLE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHOUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. DODGE DENIES THERE BEING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THERE ARE MANY INSTANCES OF THE SAME CONDITION BEING REPORTED ON INTERNET SITES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. *TR
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. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH,THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AND NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY . THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,000.
I BOUGHT MY 99 DURANGO 3 MONTHS AGO & THE BALL JOINTS ARE POPPING & SOMETHING IN THE REAR IS SQUEAKING LIKE AN OLD MATTRESS & THE BRAKES ALREADY NEED REPLACED & THE AC DOESN'T WORK. MY CONCERN IS THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN REGARDING ACCIDENTS FROM THE BALL JOINTS BREAKING & NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER. IF THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH VEHICLES THAT HAVE LOW MILEAGE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL & DODGE PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHEN PEOPLES LIVES ARE IN DANGER. DO YOU REALLY WANT ANOTHER TOYOTA ISSUE? *TR
1999 DODGE DURANGO REAR WHEEL LOCK ON FREEWAY 5 SOUTH OF SAN DIEGO CLOSE TO PALM AVE NO ACCIDENT BUT REALLY CLOSE TO BE ONE THE ABS LIGHT ON MY TRUCK CAME ON COUPLE TIMES CHANGE COUPLE THING LIKE SENSORS AND PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR
EARLY GENERATION DODGE DURANGO (98-01) HAS ABS PROBLEMS, CAUSING ABS TO SHUT DOWN, LEAVING THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY LOW. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER RECALLED ON THIS. FIX TO PROBLEM SEEMS TO ONLY BE A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM REBUILD, WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOT HAVE IT RETURN AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED EVEN THOUGH THESE VEHICLES ARE OLD, THEY ARE NOT SAFE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR THE OWNERS AND EVERYONE SAFETY AROUND THEM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPING ISSUES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, POWER STEERING, AND ABS. SHE HAD TO POUR COLD WATER ON THE COMPUTER IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESTART AND WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY A SEMI-TRUCK IN THE PROCESS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY AND HER LIFE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURES. A DODGE SPECIALIST STATED THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 170,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT AND EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V342000; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSIST WITH ANY REPAIRS SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 45,000.
WE HAVE HAD A LITANY OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM, THE LAST ONE BEING IN OCTOBER 2008. THE MECHANIC REPLACED A SENSOR AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL 1/8/2009. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE ABS MOTOR SWITCHED ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF, EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF. DOBBS AUTO HAD TO DISCONNECT THE UNIT AND TRIED TO ORDER THE NEW MODULE, BUT IT BACKORDERED UNTIL JANUARY 30,2009. I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT ANY ABS BRAKES AND IT WILL COST OVER $900 TO REPLACE MODULE. SINCE IT IS BACKORDERED THE MECHANIC BELIEVES THAT IS AN INDICATION OF A DEFECT WITH MODULE AND THUS I THINK IT SHOULD BE REPLACES BY DODGE, NO COST TO ME. WHEN I NOTIFIED DODGE THEY TOLD ME ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. *TR
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. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND HE CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT REPEATEDLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. HE STATED THAT IF THE BRAKING UNIT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY HE WOULD HAVE HAD AMPLE TIME TO AVOID A CRASH. AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY PIN THAT CONNECTS THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKING UNIT HAD SEVERE CORROSION ON THE INSIDE, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE FAILED AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THAT COMPONENT; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 106,599. UPDATED 11/12/08 *BF THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER FOUND A HALF INCH THICK PIECE OF STEEL ON THE FLOOR BELOW THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS IT TURNED OUT, A HALF INCH THICK PIECE OF STEEL PIN THAT CONNECTED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD SHEARED OFF. UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB
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