general problems of the 2002 Dodge Durango

When driving to the store I shut vehicle off and went in . When I came out I cranked it over and it startered and then caught on fire by firewall and was ingolfed in flames.

When driving, the steering wheel locks and the car dies. It has happen several times while I'm on the road. Replaced camshaft sensor but it it is still dying. If you do a google search you will find that a lot of people are having the same issue. It is dangerous and my life and the life of others can be at risk.

Was driving down wayne road when suddenly my car started slowing down everything seem to be working except the gas paddle. I had my feet on gas but it was not responding I quickly pulled to the right as it was hard to turn steering wheel. It was cars behind me and it was scary knowing someone could hit me . I called my husband and he came thought he could just give me a jump but he said its nothing wrong with battery. It looks like im not getting any gas. It wont turn over so he pushed me in the mall. Until I get off from work. I was blessed that it happen to do that on the day he was off because I just started a new job and I didn't need to miss a day as soon as I start working. I also read many similar complaints on this is. This should be taken care of and fast. I thank the lord for watching over me in trial moments.

Vehicle looses oil pressure often and timing chains and gears from factoryare no good!.

I was coming down a driveway from a store and I attempted to stop behind another vehicle when I applied my brakes and my Durango lunged forward towards the other vehicle and it did it twice but the second time I had both my feet on the brakes and I hit the other vehicle. I have new tires and brakes and also the pavement was wet but it did not slide. It was like the accelerator stuck or something. My worry is that I could hit a pedestrian next time this happens. I had no damage to my Durango but there was damage to the other vehicle. This is the first accident I've had in years and I had a good driving record until now.

I purchase the vehicle new in Jan 2003. I first experienced the problem a few months later but it was very occasional and consequently couldn't be identified by the dealer. What happened was that (usually at highway speed), the engine would very briefly shut off and then resume normally. The best way I could describe it would be a slight 'stagger'. Over the years the problem has become more and more frequent and now occurs at all speeds in all driving conditions regardless of load, temperature, weather, etc. It now occurs at least daily and sometimes several times in less than one minute. Often the engine will die completely and needs to be restarted using the key. Today, the engine died (completely) as I was pulling out of a parking spot and attempting to merge with oncoming traffic. It died (completely) again as I was going about 25 mph on city streets under light load. It died again (completely) as I was pulling into the parking lot of a business. During my commute to work it 'staggered' at highway speed at three separate times at highway speed while under moderate load. Suffice to say this is quite dangerous as the power steering and power brakes become significantly more difficult to use following loss of power.

While dropping my children off at school the check gauges light lit up. Nothing on my gauges appeared to be wrong except for the fuel gauge being on 1/4 tank so I continued on my 1 mile trip to the school. When my children exited the vehicle the check gauges light lit again and the truck started to sputter. I then turned the truck off and turned it back on. The light came on again and then the engine stopped. I called for a tow. Several hours and at a cost the mechanic told me that my engine had seized and the problem was engine sludge.

I purchased a 2002 Dodge Durango used with 60k I have accumulated less than 3k from September until January and I've had to replace my entire engine. Reason mechanic states there is sludge throughout the engine.