1999 Dodge Durango Problems

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STALLS OUT, I KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS, MY SWAY BAR OR CHAIN HAS BUSTED, SEAT BELT FOR DRIVER WILL NOT RETRACT, RUST AND EROSION HAS BEEN SO BAD THAT I ACTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY, AND I HAVE NO HEAT.

NUT CAME OFF LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING CAUSING WHEEL TO COME OFF VEHICLE. WHEN PICKING UP PIECES, I NOTICED THAT THERE IS NO COTTER KEY TO KEEP THE NUT FROM BACKING OFF. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS.

PHANTOM MISFIRE CAN DROP ENGINE RPM AND STALL. EVERY POSSIBLE SENSOR REPLACED. FUEL PUMP, INJECTORS REPLACED. ENTIRE IGNITION SYSTEM REPLACED. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WHILE THE PHANTOM MISFIRE HAPPENS A PROFESSIONAL CODE READER SHOWS NO MISFIRE AND NO HISTORY OF EVENTS. CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, ANY SPEED. AT SLOWER SPEED THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE HYDRAULICS. CONDITION HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER FIVE YEARS AND I'M INTO THIS DEMON FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GOES BEYOND 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WHILE IN MOTION, THE COMPUTER HAS SHUT OFF THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES AND A CODE SAYING NO BUS IS DISPLAYED IN THE DASH FOR A FEW SECONDS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME GOING 70 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED GOING 45 MPH AND AS LOW AS 20 MPH. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PULL OVER AND LET THE COMPUTER COOL OFF AND IT TURNS ON AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AND BRAKES BECOME VERY HARD. I HAVE A GREAT CAR IN THE WINTER. IN THE SUMMER IT'S A DEATH TRAP THAT CAN SHUT OFF ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. CHECK YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE FOR "DODGE DURANGO NO BUS" AND YOU WILL FIND THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER.

PHANTOM MISFIRE CAN DROP ENGINE RPM AND STALL. EVERY POSSIBLE SENSOR REPLACED. FUEL PUMP, INJECTORS REPLACED. ENTIRE IGNITION SYSTEM REPLACED. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WHILE THE PHANTOM MISFIRE HAPPENS A PROFESSIONAL CODE READER SHOWS NO MISFIRE AND NO HISTORY OF EVENTS. CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, ANY SPEED. AT SLOWER SPEED THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE HYDRAULICS. CONDITION HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER FIVE YEARS AND I'M INTO THIS DEMON FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] I BROUGHT THIS SUV 12/3/2019 .THE GUY I BOUGHT THIS SUV FROM HE TOLD ME THERE'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY TO THE TRANSMISSION I FOUND THERE WAS SEVERAL THINGS WRONG WITH IT THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. NEED A TUNE-UP OH WHEN I GOT HOME THE CAR STARTS SMOKING INSIDE THEN THE OUTSIDE THAT'S HOW IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH TO THE FIREWALL I THINK NOT SURE PLEASE HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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!

HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] I BROUGHT THIS SUV 12/3/2019 .THE GUY I BOUGHT THIS SUV FROM HE TOLD ME THERE'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY TO THE TRANSMISSION I FOUND THERE WAS SEVERAL THINGS WRONG WITH IT THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. NEED A TUNE-UP OH WHEN I GOT HOME THE CAR STARTS SMOKING INSIDE THEN THE OUTSIDE THAT'S HOW IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH TO THE FIREWALL I THINK NOT SURE PLEASE HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MAKONG TURNS, THE OIL PRESSURE PLUMMETS. WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ARE CAUSING THE DASH LIGHT TO STAY ON. BEEN THROUGH 2 NEW PCM COMPUTERS. SPARK PLUGS FOUL OUT TOO EASY. BATTERY TEMP SENSOR NEEDS TO BE BEEFED UP. FACTORY ANTI THEFT SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE. THIS DURANGO HAS DIED WHILE IN MOTION TOO. SCARY.

VEHICLE DIES WITH NO NOTICE, PROBLEM IS PCM. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF THE DODGE PRODUCTS. THE PCM FAILS AND THE CAR CAN LOSE POWER WHILE IN OPERATION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE CAR CAN LOSE POWER WHILE OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT ANY SPEED! DODGE REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. A REPLACEMENT PCM IS REPORTED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. SOME COMPLAINTS INDICATE THAT IT'S AN OVERHEATING ISSUE, HOWEVER MINE STALLS AND DIES IN VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. USUALLY, I CAN UNPLUG THE CONNECTORS TO THE PCM AND PLUG THEM BACK IN TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND THE VEHICLE WILL START AND RUN AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS SO UNPREDICTABLE, THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VHICLE AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY FORTY MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE PCM MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,305.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER EITHER IN PARK OR NEUTRAL HOWEVER, ONCE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 249,000.

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!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS WOULD JUST FALL DOWN ON THEIR OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE ACTUATORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

THE ELECTRONIC DRIVER SEAT STOP WORKING AND THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A STOP LIGHT PROB AROUND 15 MPH SPEEDING UP TO 30 WHEN A VAN GOING 30 RAN THE RED LIGHT, STRUCK ME ON THE SIDE OF MY DURANGO, SPUN US AROUND AND WE WERE HIT HEAD ON BY THE VAN WHICH PUSHED US BACK INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY I HAVE A PERMANANT DENT IN MY HEAD FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL

ONCE I WAS DRIVING FOR 5-10 MINS THE CAR WOULD SHUT DOWN. ALSO THE FRONT SUSPENSION MAKES NOISE. WHEN IM STOPPING IN A RED LIGHT MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORWARD. *TR

MY STEERING IS BAD I HAVE LITTLE CONTROL OVER VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS I THINK IT'S IN THE WHEEL ITSELF OR MAYBE AIRBAGS?. REPLACED BRAKE PARTS FRONT AND BACK AND STILL PROBLEMS WITH TRYING TO STOP BUT SKID .HUB REPLACED AND ITS BETTER. HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE DEER AND SWERVED HIS VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. HE SIDESWIPED TREES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A TREE. THE RADIATOR WAS FORCED INTO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES TO HIS LOWER BODY, INCLUDING A BROKEN KNEE CAP. SMOKE EXPELLED FROM THE ENGINE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 117,000.

MAKONG TURNS, THE OIL PRESSURE PLUMMETS. WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ARE CAUSING THE DASH LIGHT TO STAY ON. BEEN THROUGH 2 NEW PCM COMPUTERS. SPARK PLUGS FOUL OUT TOO EASY. BATTERY TEMP SENSOR NEEDS TO BE BEEFED UP. FACTORY ANTI THEFT SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE. THIS DURANGO HAS DIED WHILE IN MOTION TOO. SCARY.

NUT CAME OFF LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING CAUSING WHEEL TO COME OFF VEHICLE. WHEN PICKING UP PIECES, I NOTICED THAT THERE IS NO COTTER KEY TO KEEP THE NUT FROM BACKING OFF. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE RESULT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS.

HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] I BROUGHT THIS SUV 12/3/2019 .THE GUY I BOUGHT THIS SUV FROM HE TOLD ME THERE'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY TO THE TRANSMISSION I FOUND THERE WAS SEVERAL THINGS WRONG WITH IT THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. NEED A TUNE-UP OH WHEN I GOT HOME THE CAR STARTS SMOKING INSIDE THEN THE OUTSIDE THAT'S HOW IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH TO THE FIREWALL I THINK NOT SURE PLEASE HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ACCELERATION AND STALLING ISSUES WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, ON BOTH STREET AND HIGHWAY. REPLACED IAC, MAP SENSOR, TPS SENSOR AND STILL DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE.

WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GOES BEYOND 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WHILE IN MOTION, THE COMPUTER HAS SHUT OFF THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES AND A CODE SAYING NO BUS IS DISPLAYED IN THE DASH FOR A FEW SECONDS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME GOING 70 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED GOING 45 MPH AND AS LOW AS 20 MPH. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PULL OVER AND LET THE COMPUTER COOL OFF AND IT TURNS ON AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AND BRAKES BECOME VERY HARD. I HAVE A GREAT CAR IN THE WINTER. IN THE SUMMER IT'S A DEATH TRAP THAT CAN SHUT OFF ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. CHECK YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE FOR "DODGE DURANGO NO BUS" AND YOU WILL FIND THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER.

THE PCM HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND IT RAN PERFECTLY FINE FOR 2 MONTHS AND THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING HAPPENING SHUTTING OFF WHILE IM DRIVING IVE ALMOST BEEN IN 3 CAR ACCIDENTS WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSE THE VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A 45 MPH ROAD AN TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 65MPH SOMETHING NEEDS TO BEEN DOWN SO ONCE ON CITY STREETS AND 2 TIMES ON STATE ROUTE 75 HIGHWAY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE POWER ASSIST PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY AND THE BRAKES OVERHEATED WITH A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SEVERE TIRE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON OVER 20 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES STILL PERSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING AND CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IN 2002, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SPECIALTY ALIGNMENT SHOP AND THEY REFUSED TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE UPPER AND LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARMS WERE WORN OUT. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUES TO HEAR THE CLUNKING AND CREAKING SOUND. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114. THE UPPER BALL JOINT WAS BAD AND THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE STAYED ENGAGED. THE ENGINE PINGED A LOT. UPDATED 11/06/07.

ACCELERATION AND STALLING ISSUES WHILE IN MOTION. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, ON BOTH STREET AND HIGHWAY. REPLACED IAC, MAP SENSOR, TPS SENSOR AND STILL DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE.

THE PCM HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND IT RAN PERFECTLY FINE FOR 2 MONTHS AND THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING HAPPENING SHUTTING OFF WHILE IM DRIVING IVE ALMOST BEEN IN 3 CAR ACCIDENTS WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSE THE VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A 45 MPH ROAD AN TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 65MPH SOMETHING NEEDS TO BEEN DOWN SO ONCE ON CITY STREETS AND 2 TIMES ON STATE ROUTE 75 HIGHWAY

MY STEERING IS BAD I HAVE LITTLE CONTROL OVER VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS I THINK IT'S IN THE WHEEL ITSELF OR MAYBE AIRBAGS?. REPLACED BRAKE PARTS FRONT AND BACK AND STILL PROBLEMS WITH TRYING TO STOP BUT SKID .HUB REPLACED AND ITS BETTER. HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY

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

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A STOP LIGHT PROB AROUND 15 MPH SPEEDING UP TO 30 WHEN A VAN GOING 30 RAN THE RED LIGHT, STRUCK ME ON THE SIDE OF MY DURANGO, SPUN US AROUND AND WE WERE HIT HEAD ON BY THE VAN WHICH PUSHED US BACK INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY I HAVE A PERMANANT DENT IN MY HEAD FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, A LOUD TICKING NOISE WAS HEARD OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE AIR VENTS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND DETECTED THAT THE TICKING NOISE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST SPOTS AND SUBSTANTIAL CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

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

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