Gas Recirculation Valve (egr Valve) Problems of Dodge Durango - part 2

We experienced within 1 week of purchase (March 2011) the frequent stalling out, along with total loss of power brakes and power steering that has been reported by hundreds of 1999 owners. The problem occurs in primarily hot summer weather, but has also occurred in spring and fall weather with any temps over 70 degrees, although less frequently. The actions required are to raise the hood, wait for the unit to cool (or cool it artificially with cold water or ice pack) until the vehicle will restart. Over a year period of experimenting, I have lessened but not cured the problem. All the solutions are related to increasing the airflow to the cpu/pcm area, which chronically overheats due to its location. If Dodge would recall the 1999 model, I can imagine either of two solutions at minimal cost. (photos of my solutions are available. ) if the air guard to the passenger side of the radiator has the top half removed, then it is simple to install an intake tube or shaft to direct air thru the grille to the pcm. A plastic, easy installed unit would be the lowest cost solution. Failing this, the relocation of the pcm with a mounting bracket kit and a harness extension would allow placement of the unit in a cooler location (like right behind the new grille opening). My wife loses all braking and steering power assist when the engine stalls, sometimes when turning across oncoming traffic. This is a severe safety issue. It has occurred at least twice a week in hot weather for a year now, and on may 28th, 2012, it occurred 6 times within 40 miles during a 120 mile trip.

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The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the pistons on the vehicle have started to disintegrate. The failure caused the vehicle to stutter and then stall. The check engine light illuminated prior to the failure. The dealer performed a diagnostic test which indicated that the number six cylinder misfired. The dealership took the vehicle to a regional test site, dismantled the engine and found that the number six cylinder was disintegrated. The dealer stated that the engine had to be replaced. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 92,000 and the current mileage was 92,600.

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2005 Dodge Durango stalling while slowing down or accelerating from a stop. January 2010 dealer said they could not find anything wrong. Happened again 4/8/2010. Dealer replaced egr valve but could not guarantee that would fix the problem and to come back if it happens again. Hopefully it does not happen again in traffic and I get killed or kill someone. I am afraid to drive this car.

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I have had my car stall/die on me numerous times over the past few years. I have had the egr valve replaced, the transmission fluid and filters changed and they did not resolve the problem. While I am driving and slow down to turn or slow down to turn into a parking spot, the engine will die/stall. I have to turn the car off and then restart it. It is very dangerous. I have had to prevent a few accidents from happening. It happened one time I was turning onto another street into oncoming traffic. I am frightened for my children's safety. I have read so many of the exact same complaints by other owners and wonder why nothing has been done about this yet?? are we waiting until people die in car accidents due to the lack of concern? thank you.

My wife was driving alone to work. Suddenly and without warning, the engine stopped, lights went off and power steering went off. She managed to use the car momentum to direct the car into a side road, without hitting any other cars. She was 30 secs. From the freeway entrance). She managed to get out of the car ( all other doors to the car were locked except the driver door - what do you do when you are in the back seat ?)) and noticed blue smoke coming from under the hood. She tried to restart the vehicle but without success. She called aaa and was eventually towed to stateline Dodge in fort mill. The battery and connections were so hot the tow truck driver could not touch them. . And still smoking. The garage examined the battery cables and verified they were melted together(see invoice). We would need a new battery and cable. I called the garage to inform them that a NHTSA safety recall d40 was issued in 2004, concerning re-routing the battery cable as it could lead to an underhood fire. I was expecting not to be charged with the battery and replacement cable. However the recall notice talks about cable contact with the upper control arm of the suspension and in my case the contact was with the exhaust gas recycle tube, which is 1" away from the control arm. I was charged $460 for the work and am now writing to Chrysler for recompense. This is a potential serious issue for Durango owners, especially if you are on a freeway and the engine cuts out or your car is parked in your garage at night and the battery is red hot. This safety recall campaign should be extended to cables contacting the egr tube.

The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Durango. While driving approximately 55 mph, the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken into the dealer where the technicians replaced the egr valve. The check engine light continued to illuminate intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer a second time where the technicians were unable to diagnose the failure. The contact took the vehicle to a different dealer where there were several repairs made. The vehicle continued to experience the failure. While driving approximately 55 mph, the contact noticed the interior of the vehicle felt hot and there was smoke inside the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The contact waited for the vehicle to cool down and drove to the dealer. The technicians noticed the wiring harness and the intake manifold had melted. The technicians replaced the lifters, wiring harness, intake manifold and the oxygen sensor. After the repairs were made, the check engine light continued to illuminate. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.

I have had numerous engine stalling/loss of steering problems with my vehicle once the mileage exceeded 70,000 miles. It has stalled while stopping at a stop sign, upon accelerating into a turn, and many others. After diagnostic testing, we replaced 2 O2 sensors and the stalling still occurs. After a second diagnostic testing, we replaced all the spark plugs and ignition coils and the stalling still occurs. After a third diagnostic testing, we replaced the fuel pump and the stalling still occurs. Now the diagnostic testing indicated we need to replace the egr flow sensor. I currently have 74,836 miles. I have spent approx $1000 in parts alone to repair these items and the problem is still not fixed.

I am a 99 Durango 5. 9 owner, experiencing the same problems with the stalling/no bus signal. So far we have replaced the crank sensor, the engine auto-shutdown relay and the front oxygen sensor with out any success. Spoken to two dealers, they play stupid, bring it in next week and we may have time to look at it. (nice customer service). After about 20 miles or the temp gauge reaches 210 degrees it dies. If I sit for 10 minutes with the hood open it will start right back up. So sad when the manufactures play so stupid, we don't know what the problem is. Maybe they should read this web page. I was thinking about trading it in on a new Dodge, let them deal with the problem but after reading these comments I am thinking twice about that.

: the contact stated while driving 30 mph in 80 degree weather, the vehicle completely shut off, accompanied by a warning light on the instrument panel which read "no bus". The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road, where it sat to cool down. The vehicle had previously been taken to a service dealer for the same issue. The dealer was unable to determine the problem.

I have had to have the vacuum hoses replaced in my 2002 Dodge Durango 4 times since buying it in July of 2003. The check engine light comes on every time. I have complained to the dealership that has worked on it, but they don't seem to care. I had one of the mechanics say they have seen the problem before when I had him show me where the hoses were located. The hoses were cracked and looked like they had been on the car for 10 years or more, but in actuallity it had only been months. Everytime, I have had to pay $75 to have the hose replaced even though I had the extended warranty. My Durango is now out of warranty and the check engine light came on again. I went to a parts store to have them hook up to the computer to get the error code--vacuum leak again. When the parts store guy looked under the hood to get the right length of hose to give me(going to change it myself and not pay to have it fixed), he said it had not even been replaced with vacuum hose. Instead, one was replaced with fuel line hose and the other replaced with tranmission hose. This is an ongoing problem that I have had and it doesn't seem to matter to them. It isn't a serious problem, but is still a problem. If the hose is degrading that quickly, it must be submitted to high temperatures which could lead to a big problem.

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I have had repeated problems with my '99 Dodge Durango that started with the engine light going on in September 27, 2005 and is now the need for a new cpm. The car intermittent stalls while riding down the road at 55mph or after idling at stop light & turning left (power steering goes out and car blocks intersection/traffic) - "no bus" appears on mileage, everything shuts off. Seems to happens on days when the environmental temperature exceeds 75 degrees and disappears once car has sat (wherever it stalled) for 20-30minutes. No diagnostic code appears when put the car is put on the computer and I was advised by more then one dealership that the problem had to get worse and produce a code before dealership or anyone else could diagnose the problem. Now that the 8 yr federal powertrain warranty has expired for me, it seems the problem is &always was that the powertrain control module (pcm) is malfunctioning &needs to be replaced. This major component is covered thru 8yrs/80,000 mi by federal law but even though problem began prior to 8th year, because this problem was not diagnosed until after my 8 yrs had been exceeded, it is now my $800-$1200 bill to pay (since sept '05, have replaced most components of coolant system, intake manifold pan gasket, head gasket &still have problem with alignment/ball joints& repeated window modulator problems).

As a follow up to odi # 10100538, since my initial complaint filed on on November 25, 2004 sheehy replaced the evaporation canister on my vehicle. On January 5, 2005 the check engine light came on once again. My vehicle is currently back in sheehy's shop. They now tell me that the gas tank needs to be replaced and that the vehicle is not safe to drive as the evaporation leak is excessive coming from the gas tank. They have put me in a rent a car until the new gas tank comes in. I haven't put 5,000 miles on it yet, it has less than 26, 000 miles on it and has been in the shop 6 times since I purchased it in March 2004 (purchased as a used vehicle). I want to know what recourse I have as everything done to this point has failed and I am afraid that once the gas tank is replaced that I may be in danger of something else failing in which case I may not be so lucky to live to tell or report it to anyone.

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(1) events leading up to the failure, while driving on a 20 mile dirt mountain road with very little grade at a slow speed of 10 to 20 miles an hour. Ac was not on!. 2) failure and its consequences, overheating for unknown reason. The engine would not stay cool and ended up using our 4 gallons drinking water to keep it cool. Consequence, the heads on the truck warped due to failure of the head gasket. (3) what was done to correct the failure; I. E, parts repaired or replaced (and if old part is available) a dealer service mechanic inspected the vehicle the next day. Exhaust gases were detected in the coolant water. This was due to a head gasket failure. After the heads were removed and sent to a head shop for inspection and removal of components it was discovered the heads were warped. The mechanic contacted a Dodge dealer and he was advised the head part numbers were changed due to a known issue with the current heads. New heads are on order at this time and other components will be inspected over the next 2 days. The expense and inconvenience of this failure is costing me approximately $5000. 00 over the next 7 days of not having a vehicle. The vehicle was never driven to excusive heating. The temperature was only running . 25% hotter than normal with loss of power and water over flowing from over flow bottle. The temperature gage was only showing just below â¾ scale and normal operating temperature is just below â½ of the gage. The vehicle overheated approximately 32 times before I could get help on the other end of the dirt road. Out side temp in the canyon was no more than 85 degrees.

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We have a 2001 Dodge Durango slt plus with the v-8 4. 7 engine that has had a stalling or stuttering problem with the engine ever since we bought. Several dealerships have looked at it and none of them have been able to fix the problem. I even brought it to the attention of the regional mgr at Chrysler -mike oliver 443-745-8496. My wife is scared to death one day she is going to pull out into traffic with our children in the car and the vehicle will stall causing an accident.

Oil pressure dropped and the car started making a loud noise. Had the car towed to our mechanic. Chrysler would not release oil pump so we had to have the car towed to a dealer (the vehicle was no longer covered under warranty, but we had to have it repaired by the dealer??????). The told us that there was sludge in the engine. It cost $6000. 00 to have it replace. Now the engine overheats when the temperature goes above 90 degrees outside. One dealer says I need a new radiator (530. 00) and the other dealer (the one who did the engine work) can't find anything wrong.

I purchased a 1998 Dodge Durango in March of 1998. The car was brand new with 3 miles on it. The car was excellent until about 52,000 miles. 1st repair, water pump. At about 56,000 transmission rebuild. At about 61,000 heater core, and power steering fluid leaking. At 77,000 transmission rebuild again. At about 80,000 miles, steering wheel started to stiffen up and very difficult to turn wheel they told me I needed a new rack and pinion. Durangos do not have rack and pinions, they have gear boxes. At about 94,000 transmission rebuild. At 106,000 trasnmission rebuild and installed a transmission cooler this time around along with an aftermarket transmission gauge which tells me the temp of the trans(price was $125. 00 for gauge and wiring). Called Dodge was like talking to my dog, they said that it wasn't their problem. I swore to all my friends and relatives that the day I buy another Chrysler is the day I eat s**t!!! Dodge cars and trucks suck, their customer service is crap and I had to spend money $$$ out of my own pocket for repairs alone almost $9,500. 00, out of which Chrysler kept saying its not our problem. You know when its their problem, when they screw with someone who isn't just joe schmoe walking in to buy a car. Someone with a degree in law so that they can royally ge smacked in the face and help all the other unfortunate ones who are stuck with Dodge sucks (trucks). Whoever wants to buy a Dodge, be prepared for a rude awakening. They are going to rape you!.

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