1999 Dodge Durango Heating & air conditioning Problems

OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE (2005-2007): 1. FIRE IN THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE - 1100$ REPLACE 2. SPEED SENSOR FAILURE ($500 WORK) 3. ENGINE FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY @80 MPH - $7000 REPLACE AND OTHER COSTS, LUCKY SURVIVED 4. JOINT BALLS REPLACE (ABOUT 400$) 5. AC FAILURE ($960 REPAIR) 6. NOW PARKED - TRANSMISSION/ENGINE JOINT OIL LEAK, ESTIMATED $1200 REPAIR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10182059

Incident

Dec 10, 2006

Mileage

60,000 mi

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT EXPERIENCED AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. THE OIL WAS DISAPPEARING NEARLY EVERY 500 MILES. THERE WAS NO SMOKING OR ANY TYPE OF LEAKS. THE CONTACT FELT THIS WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS USING FOUR OR FIVE QUARTS OF OIL RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE UPPER PLENUM AND THROTTLE BODY WAS REMOVED TO DETERMINE THE LEAK SITE. THE GASKET THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SEAL THE INTAKE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD APPARENTLY NOT ADHERED TO THE BOTTOM ON THE INTAKE AND ALONG THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT CHRYSLER MADE SOME DESIGN CORRECTIONS, BUT THE CYLINDER HEADS WILL COLLECT AND BLOW OVER INTO THE ENGINE, AND EVENTUALLY WILL BE EXPELLED FROM THE VEHICLE ON THE GROUND OR BURNED OUT. IT COULD COLLECT EIGHT TO TEN QUARTS BEFORE EXPELLING. THE REPAIR WAS MADE , AND A GASKET WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IT WAS REPLACED. THE GASKET DID NOT NECESSARILY FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE GASKET DID NOT PERMANENTLY ADHERED TO THAT AREA. THEY RETRACTED IT DUE TO HOT AND COLD TEMPERATURES, AND COULD NOT ADHERE AS NEEDED. THE CONTACT HAS ANOTHER 1999 DODGE DURANGO THAT EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS A PINHOLE ON THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR THAT ALLOWED THE FREON TO ESCAPE AND ENTER IN TO OTHER DURANGOS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10140206

Incident

Aug 1, 2001

Mileage

90,000 mi

DODGE DURANGO 1999 BALL JOINTS FAILURE. IT HAS SAME PROBLEM AS 2000 AND UP MODELS. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY THE MANUFACTURER EXCLUDED THE 1999 MODEL. *BF *NM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD GONE BAD AND WAS REPLACED, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE AND WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, AND THE A/C HAD GONE OUT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC THE ENGINE HAD A PING SOUND AND WAS REPAIRED 4 TIMES BUT STILL PINGING. *TC

NHTSA ID

10108605

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN WHICH THEY FOUND THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. *AK THE COVER UNDER THE HOOD WAS RIPENED, THE BLACK GUARD UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS HANGING, THE COOLANT RESEVOIR WAS LEAKING, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED, THE A/C WAS NOT COOLING DUE TO AN OPEN WIRE FROM THE LOW PUSH SWITCH, AND THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ PROPERLY. *SC

NHTSA ID

10094818

Incident

Sep 7, 2004

SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES. PROBLEMS ALSO WITH THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR. *MR THE BALL JOINTS, AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SENSORS WHICH WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE A/C, ALTERNATOR AND THE WATER PUMP FAILED PREMATURELY. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10038475

1. BALL JOINTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY AT LESS THAN 30K000MILES. 2. AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED AT LESS THAN 30000 MILES AND DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX OVER THE COURSE OF 1+ YEAR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10028790

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

Mileage

29,000 mi

THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL HAD COME ON. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAD BECOME SLUGGISH AND THEN HAD GONE BACK TO NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY. THE OIL WAS BURNING EVERY 200 MILES. THE OVT VALLEY PAN GASKET WAS CHANGED, AND THE INTAKE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A LOUD KNOCKING AND OR CLICKING IN THE MOTOR. THE DEALER FOUND SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR, AND FOUND THAT IT WAS BLOWN. THE SEAT WOULDN'T SLIDE/HARD TO LIFT, AND THE A/C COMPRESSOR WAS FOUND LOOSE. TS SCC

NHTSA ID

8023922

Incident

Aug 3, 2000

Mileage

16,854 mi

MY ENGINE DIED WITH 44,000 MILES DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD-UP DEALERSHIP SAYS I DID'NT CHANGE MY OIL BUT I DID AND I HAVE RECIEPTS. I HAVE ALL MY PAPER WORK WHERE I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIRS FOR THE GUAGES GOING OFF AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPING, HAVING TO PUT 2 QTS OF OIL EVERY 200 MILES, KNOCKING IN MOTOR, AND NOW MY WARRANTY IS OUT I HAVE A BLOWN ENGINE. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. MY POWER WINDOWS AND QUIT WORKING IN THE SUMMER COULD NOT ROLL DOWN WINDOWS AND THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT BLOWING OUT COLD AIR . GAS TANK STRAP BROKE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS & WAS BEING HELD ON WITH ONLY 1 STRAP, GAS TANK WAS HANGING DOWN. I HAVE SEVERAL MORE MINOR GRIPES BUT THE MAIN THING NOW IS THE ENGINE. I HAVE READ OVER SOME CONSUMER COMPLAINTS WEB SITES AND IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DT

NHTSA ID

770633

Incident

Dec 2, 2002

THE A/C WORKS BUT WILL NOT BLOW OUT AND SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT, IT IS USUALLY WARM AIR THAT BLOWS OUT.*AK

NHTSA ID

752653

Incident

Sep 1, 2001

ENGINE- LOUD NOISE, OIL GAUGE GOES TO ZERO THEN ENGINE STALLS OCCURS 30-55MPH. A/C DOES NOT COOL UNLESS ON HIGH

NHTSA ID

743041

Incident

Mar 25, 2001

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. *YH

NHTSA ID

866180

Incident

Jul 25, 2000

A/C UNIT IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

849514

Incident

Apr 12, 1999

AIR CONDITIONING DOESN'T WORK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER SHOP FOR TWO WEEKS. AIR CONDITIONER MAKES A NOISE, AND IT HAS A ODOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

849258

Incident

Sep 7, 1999

AIR CONDITIONER UNIT ISN'T WORKING WHEN SET AT LOW, AND THE A/C UNIT IS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. ALSO, VEHICLE IS IDLING AT HIGH SPEED. *AK

NHTSA ID

848378

Incident

Aug 3, 1999