Wiring problems of the 1999 Dodge Durango

I drove to town, stopped and turned off my engine for an 30 minute wait with construction. It started and I drove to visit my son. I turn off the engine, stayed a bit to visit, went to go home and it wouldn't start. Finally got it to start and drove it home and parked it. Drove to town a couple of days later and it died while driving, barely made it to town. Looked for information on the net only to find this is a very common problem and a major safety issue. This vehicle dies while driving and control of the vehicle at highway speeds is highly dangerous. Why hasn't Chrysler issued a recall? are they waiting for someone (or an entire family) to die? is that really what it takes, a loss of life before anything will be done? I've read that it could be the pcm, the pcm wiring harness, or a computer chip/sensor/relay something or other under the air cleaner. No real, permanent, fix at this point, a lot of people are struggling to determine the cause and a fix for this problem. Why isn't Chrysler helping? Chrysler doesn't back their product? no wonder american people opt for imports, they are reliable and built to last. How about doing the right thing Chrysler and step up!.

The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Durango. While driving at night between 45-50 mph the headlights failed without warning. He activated the high beam headlights and continued operation. No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 100,000. Updated 01/15/10. The consumer stated the headlights would not work unless he moved the tilt steering when first starting the vehicle. The dealer found a wire burnt at the multi-function switch connector. Updated 01/19/10.

The contact owns a 1999 Dodge Durango. The contact has experienced multiple failures with the vehicle shutting off without warning. While driving at any speed, the vehicle shuts off and the power steering and brakes fail. Upon further investigation, the contact determined that the wiring harness connection to the computer was failing. The vehicle has not been inspected by a dealer. The manufacturer stated that they were aware of the issue, but there was no recall. The contact would not be provided any compensation. The failure mileage was 100,000 and current mileage was 120,000.

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. 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.