1999 Dodge Durango cooling system problems

Owners reported cooling system problems in 17 complaints for the 1999 Dodge Durango, <1% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 17 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 53,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cooling system problems show up

Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 64% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	0
20k to 40k miles	4
40k to 60k miles	3
60k to 80k miles	2
80k to 100k miles	1
100k to 120k miles	0
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 11 cooling system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles, and 64% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Consumer was about to switch lanes and steering got stuck. Consumer slammed brakes and vehicle landed up on right side of road and went into bush. Dealer claimed that water pump/ serpentine belt failed.

September 2001 Crash

At 70MPH, on I-75 in michigan '99 durango transfer case blew apart causing vehicle to jump with smoke pouring out the back of the vehicle. Was barely able to get vehicle under control and off to side of road. Mechanic stated front driveshaft cracked thus maybe causing transfer case cv joint to go blowing apart transfer case. Another vehicle experienced a flat tire at high speed due to running over pieces of transfer case.

Reported at 77,100 miles, June 2003

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