Steering Column problems of the 2005 Dodge Durango

The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that whenever it would rain or snow, water would enter the steering column and cause the steering wheel to seize sporadically. The contact was able to regain steering control after several minutes. In addition, the failure would cause the vehicle to stall without warning. The failure would also occur when the contact was driving in reverse however, the vehicle would independently restart. The vehicle was taken to several mechanics but none were able to diagnose the failure. The manufacture was not notified of the issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 150,000.

2005 Durango 4. 7 v8 hemi my vehicle randomly shuts down on its own, locking the steering column, when slowing down and turning at the same time as when coasting into a parking space or coming to a stop. Also, on some of these occasions, all interior electrical components seem to go out, inst panel, radio, fan/blower, etc. Brought in multiple times for inspection, they say they find nothing. In last 6 months, 4wd light blinks as if its changing from awd to 4wd on its own, sometimes can hear it engaging under car when using key fob locking or unlocking, and when turning into a parking spot it feels like it changed to 4lo as its almost skipping/hopping like trying to take a turn with 4wd and rpms go way up like I'm in a low gear. Many, many of the same complaints on Dodge forums with many people just throwing money at it and having multiple things replaced etc, just to find out its not fixed. Needs to be recalled soon.

Whenever the contact drives the vehicle at low speeds and begins to make a turn the steering column will suddenly lock up. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and the contact did not notice any differences beforehand. The current mileage is 92000, failure mileage was at 57000. Bml.