1999 Dodge Durango problems
NHTSA has received 3,172 complaints about the 1999 Dodge Durango, and 52% of them involve suspension. After that come engine (10%) and brakes (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 3,172 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 52% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 153 and 36
- Injuries and deaths
- 212 and 100
- Typical mileage
- 69,000 miles 1,935 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 60 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 181 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 472 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 512 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 277 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 144 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 116 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 76 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 49 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 27 |
| 200k+ miles | 21 |
What the data shows
Among the 1,935 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 69,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 63,000 miles (1,089 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 153 complaints mention a crash; 36 complaints mention a fire; 212 injuries reported; 100 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 25 model years of the Dodge Durango with enough data (2,078 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
Truck park in gear on flat spot truck rolled 50 ft down hill and hit tree dead center of truck. Truck was in park 4+4was in two wheel drive but diamler chesler is going to look at it but I know tey going to say its my fault but I did nothing wrong but park and walk away.
Vehicle accelerated uncontrollably after the vehicle was backed out of a parking space and placed into drive. The vehicle's engine raced and the accelerator suddenly took off when touched taking the vehicle and driver 10 feet into a brick wall. The vehicle was uncontrollable and we suspect a defect in the accelerator, engine's fuel injection and computer. This accident would have been a fatality without the use of safety belts and air bags! Please help me make sure this doesn't happen to others!
1.engine increased in rpms without properly shifting into 3rd gear, have to let off throttle entirely to allow transmission to shift 2. Transmission is starting to fail 3. Tbd whether or not to sell or salvage
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 dodge durango. On june 8, 2010 while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle shut off without warning. The contact experienced the failure several times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership, but the dealer could not produce a failure code or duplicate the failure. The contact called the manufacturer who stated they were unaware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000. The current mileage was 157,121.