1999 Dodge Durango Problems: Suspension (1,929 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 1999 Dodge Durango is Suspension (49% of 1,929 owner reports). There are 5 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Suspension — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 1,929 complaints · 5 recalls

What problems show up on the 1999 Dodge Durango?

936 of 1,929 filings named Suspension (49% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Engine (221 reports).

There are 5 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Seat belts, Suspension, and Fuel system. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 1998 has 944 reports on file; this year has 1,929. Older years collect more reports just by being on the road longer. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 1999 Dodge Durango

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 5 campaigns on file below.
  2. Suspension. Listen for clunks over bumps and look at tire wear for alignment issues.
  3. Engine. Have a shop check for oil consumption, coolant leaks, rough idle and unusual engine noise.
  4. Transmission / driveline. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Suspension. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Suspension 936 complaints · 48.5% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 103
  • Fires 20
  • Injuries 67
  • Deaths 1
Compare with 1998 →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Suspension (SUSPENSION) appears in 936 of 1,929 owner complaints (48.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. Suspension (SUSPENSION): 936 complaints, 48.5% of reports Suspension (SUSPENSION) 6 crash reports 1 fire reports 936 · 48.5% Engine (ENGINE): 221 complaints, 11.5% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 4 crash reports 4 fire reports 221 · 11.5% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 132 complaints, 6.8% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 13 crash reports 6 fire reports 132 · 6.8% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 127 complaints, 6.6% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 2 fire reports 127 · 6.6% Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES): 118 complaints, 6.1% of reports Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 28 crash reports 1 fire reports 118 · 6.1% Steering (STEERING): 109 complaints, 5.7% of reports Steering (STEERING) 5 crash reports 2 fire reports 109 · 5.7% Wheels (WHEELS): 43 complaints, 2.2% of reports Wheels (WHEELS) 2 crash reports 43 · 2.2% Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY): 41 complaints, 2.1% of reports Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 41 · 2.1% Airbags (AIR BAGS): 40 complaints, 2.1% of reports Airbags (AIR BAGS) 32 crash reports 1 fire reports 40 · 2.1% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 1,483 complaints, 76.9% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 89 crash reports 14 fire reports 1,483 · 76.9% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Suspension (SUSPENSION) 936 48.5% 6 crashes · 1 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 221 11.5% 4 crashes · 4 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 132 6.8% 13 crashes · 6 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 127 6.6% 0 crashes · 2 fires
Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) 118 6.1% 28 crashes · 1 fires
Steering (STEERING) 109 5.7% 5 crashes · 2 fires
Wheels (WHEELS) 43 2.2% 2 crashes · 0 fires
Glass / wipers / cameras (VISIBILITY) 41 2.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Airbags (AIR BAGS) 40 2.1% 32 crashes · 1 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 1,483 76.9% 89 crashes · 14 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 1998; the first recall shown was reported in Dec 1999. 1998-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 1999-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 1999-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 1999-Q3: 29 owner reports 29 1999-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2000-Q1: 22 owner reports 22 2000-Q2: 13 owner reports 13 2000-Q3: 31 owner reports 31 2000-Q4: 22 owner reports 22 2001-Q1: 20 owner reports 20 2001-Q2: 27 owner reports 27 2001-Q3: 44 owner reports 44 2001-Q4: 20 owner reports 20 2002-Q1: 28 owner reports 28 2002-Q2: 30 owner reports 30 2002-Q3: 23 owner reports 23 2002-Q4: 31 owner reports 31 2003-Q1: 37 owner reports 37 2003-Q2: 40 owner reports 40 2003-Q3: 191 owner reports 191 2003-Q4: 167 owner reports 167 2004-Q1: 215 owner reports 215 2004-Q2: 98 owner reports 98 2004-Q3: 51 owner reports 51 2004-Q4: 136 owner reports 136 2005-Q1: 145 owner reports 145 2005-Q2: 37 owner reports 37 2005-Q3: 27 owner reports 27 2005-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2006-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2006-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2006-Q3: 21 owner reports 21 2006-Q4: 19 owner reports 19 2007-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 2007-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2007-Q3: 17 owner reports 17 2007-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2008-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2008-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2008-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2008-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2009-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2009-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2009-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2009-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2010-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q2: 21 owner reports 21 2010-Q3: 31 owner reports 31 2010-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2011-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2011-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2012-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2012-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2012-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2012-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2013-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2017-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 1998 Apr 2022 Recall campaign 99V342000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V342000 Recall campaign 01V119000 ◆ Recall campaign 01V119000 Recall campaign 01V153000 ◆ Recall campaign 01V153000 Recall campaign 06E024000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E024000 Recall campaign 08E064000 ◆ Recall campaign 08E064000 Investigation PE02082 ● Investigation PE02082 Investigation PE03032 ● Investigation PE03032 Investigation EA03023 ● Investigation EA03023
  • Campaign 01V119000 was reported 716 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 08E064000 was reported 3,197 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
1998-Q4 Owner reports 3
1999-Q1 Owner reports 8
1999-Q2 Owner reports 12
1999-Q3 Owner reports 29
1999-Q4 Owner reports 13
2000-Q1 Owner reports 22
2000-Q2 Owner reports 13
2000-Q3 Owner reports 31
2000-Q4 Owner reports 22
2001-Q1 Owner reports 20
2001-Q2 Owner reports 27
2001-Q3 Owner reports 44
2001-Q4 Owner reports 20
2002-Q1 Owner reports 28
2002-Q2 Owner reports 30
2002-Q3 Owner reports 23
2002-Q4 Owner reports 31
2003-Q1 Owner reports 37
2003-Q2 Owner reports 40
2003-Q3 Owner reports 191
2003-Q4 Owner reports 167
2004-Q1 Owner reports 215
2004-Q2 Owner reports 98
2004-Q3 Owner reports 51
2004-Q4 Owner reports 136
2005-Q1 Owner reports 145
2005-Q2 Owner reports 37
2005-Q3 Owner reports 27
2005-Q4 Owner reports 19
2006-Q1 Owner reports 10
2006-Q2 Owner reports 11
2006-Q3 Owner reports 21
2006-Q4 Owner reports 19
2007-Q1 Owner reports 14
2007-Q2 Owner reports 12
2007-Q3 Owner reports 17
2007-Q4 Owner reports 6
2008-Q1 Owner reports 12
2008-Q2 Owner reports 11
2008-Q3 Owner reports 20
2008-Q4 Owner reports 10
2009-Q1 Owner reports 8
2009-Q2 Owner reports 11
2009-Q3 Owner reports 13
2009-Q4 Owner reports 10
2010-Q1 Owner reports 5
2010-Q2 Owner reports 21
2010-Q3 Owner reports 31
2010-Q4 Owner reports 2
2011-Q1 Owner reports 9
2011-Q2 Owner reports 3
2011-Q3 Owner reports 10
2011-Q4 Owner reports 7
2012-Q1 Owner reports 6
2012-Q2 Owner reports 11
2012-Q3 Owner reports 10
2012-Q4 Owner reports 3
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 3
2013-Q3 Owner reports 4
2013-Q4 Owner reports 3
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 3
2014-Q3 Owner reports 8
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 3
2015-Q2 Owner reports 5
2015-Q3 Owner reports 5
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 2
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 3
2017-Q2 Owner reports 4
2017-Q3 Owner reports 3
2017-Q4 Owner reports 2
2018-Q2 Owner reports 2
2018-Q3 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 2
2019-Q3 Owner reports 2
2019-Q4 Owner reports 2
2020-Q2 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 99V342000
Recall campaign 1 01V119000
Recall campaign 1 01V153000
Recall campaign 1 06E024000
Recall campaign 1 08E064000
Defect investigation 1 PE02082
Defect investigation 1 PE03032
Defect investigation 1 EA03023
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (5)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Seat belts, Suspension, and Fuel system.

  1. Recall campaign 01V119000

    Seat belts

    Report date
    Component:
    Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)
    Consequence:
    IF THE RETRACTOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, IT WILL NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECT OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 20, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  2. Recall campaign 01V153000

    Safety recall 01V153000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE MATERIAL COULD INTERFERE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING RIBBON AND CAUSE AN OPEN CIRCUIT. THE DRIVER AIR BAG SYSTEM WILL BECOME DISABLED, AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 18, 2001. ALSO SOME 1997-200 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES THAT, ACCORDING TO WARRANTY RECORDS, HAVE HAD A SUSPECT REPLACEMENT CLOCKSPRING INSTALLED, WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  3. Recall campaign 06E024000

    Safety recall 06E024000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    A JAMMED OPEN THROTTLE COULD CAUSE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH OR INCREASED STOPING DISTANCES WHEN BRAKING.
    Remedy:
    K&N WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH A FREE REPAIR KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2006.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  4. Recall campaign 08E064000

    Suspension

    Report date
    Component:
    Suspension (SUSPENSION)
    Consequence:
    IMPROPER SEATING OF THE WHEEL CAN RESULT IN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, BRAKE ROTOR NOISE, DIFFICULTY REMOVING THE WHEEL AFTER INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, AND POSSIBLY WHEEL-END SEPARATION DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. SHOULD WHEEL-END SEPARATION OCCUR, THE DRIVER COULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    SKF WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HUB UNITS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 5, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SKF VSM NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-644-8999.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →

  5. Recall campaign 99V342000

    Fuel system

    Report date
    Component:
    Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM)
    Consequence:
    FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DOUBLE TOGGLE LOCK FUEL TANK STRAPS WITH SINGLE TOGGLE LOCK DESIGN. NOTE: AFFECTED VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH MAY 21, 1998, ALSO REQUIRE THE REAR BRAKE TUBE INSPECTION/REPAIR. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL TANK STRAP AND BRAKE TUBE REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED ON THESE VHEICLES IN A SINGLE SERVICE PROCEDURE UNDER RECALL 99V-341/DAIMLERCHRYSLER #841. AFFECTED VEHICLES BUILT FROM MAY 22, 1998 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 25, 1999, ONLY REQUIRE THE FUEL TANK STRAP REPAIR, WHICH WILL BE PERFORMED UNDER RECALL 99V-342/DAIMLERCHRYSLER #842.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Safety incident filters
Showing 8 of 1,929 complaints · page 1 of 78
2022-05-03Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
NHTSA ODI 11463158
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Steel Brake lines burst. The Steel lines are all rusted and corroded. Even the factory replacement pieces corroded again. This happened 2 times and even when I replaced them with original factory pieces ,it happened again .this can't be a coincidence.
2020-10-05Engine (ENGINE)
NHTSA ODI 11362829
CrashFireInjuryDeath
PHANTOM MISFIRE CAN DROP ENGINE RPM AND STALL. EVERY POSSIBLE SENSOR REPLACED. FUEL PUMP, INJECTORS REPLACED. ENTIRE IGNITION SYSTEM REPLACED. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WHILE THE PHANTOM MISFIRE HAPPENS A PROFESSIONAL CODE READER SHOWS NO MISFIRE AND NO HISTORY OF EVENTS. CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, ANY SPEED. AT SLOWER SPEED THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE HYDRAULICS. CONDITION HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER FIVE YEARS AND I'M INTO THIS DEMON FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
2020-06-16Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)
NHTSA ODI 11329114
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER EITHER IN PARK OR NEUTRAL HOWEVER, ONCE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 249,000.
2019-12-04Steering (STEERING)
NHTSA ODI 11286786
CrashFireInjuryDeath
HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] I BROUGHT THIS SUV 12/3/2019 .THE GUY I BOUGHT THIS SUV FROM HE TOLD ME THERE'S AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY TO THE TRANSMISSION I FOUND THERE WAS SEVERAL THINGS WRONG WITH IT THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. NEED A TUNE-UP OH WHEN I GOT HOME THE CAR STARTS SMOKING INSIDE THEN THE OUTSIDE THAT'S HOW IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH TO THE FIREWALL I THINK NOT SURE PLEASE HELP INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2019-11-19Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
NHTSA ODI 11280967
CrashFireInjuryDeath
THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND WONT START AND ON THE ODOMETER IT SAY NO BUS BUT U WAIT A FEW MINUTES SOMETIMES UP TO FIFTEEN MINUTES IT WILL RESTART BUT NO CODES COME UP WITH THE ODB2
2019-09-27Engine (ENGINE)
NHTSA ODI 11258585
CrashFireInjuryDeath
WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GOES BEYOND 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WHILE IN MOTION, THE COMPUTER HAS SHUT OFF THE ENGINE MULTIPLE TIMES AND A CODE SAYING NO BUS IS DISPLAYED IN THE DASH FOR A FEW SECONDS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME GOING 70 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED GOING 45 MPH AND AS LOW AS 20 MPH. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS PULL OVER AND LET THE COMPUTER COOL OFF AND IT TURNS ON AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AND BRAKES BECOME VERY HARD. I HAVE A GREAT CAR IN THE WINTER. IN THE SUMMER IT'S A DEATH TRAP THAT CAN SHUT OFF ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. CHECK YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE FOR "DODGE DURANGO NO BUS" AND YOU WILL FIND THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER.
2019-07-28Wheels (WHEELS)
NHTSA ODI 11240197
CrashFireInjuryDeath
MAKONG TURNS, THE OIL PRESSURE PLUMMETS. WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ARE CAUSING THE DASH LIGHT TO STAY ON. BEEN THROUGH 2 NEW PCM COMPUTERS. SPARK PLUGS FOUL OUT TOO EASY. BATTERY TEMP SENSOR NEEDS TO BE BEEFED UP. FACTORY ANTI THEFT SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. THERE IS A SHORT SOMEWHERE. THIS DURANGO HAS DIED WHILE IN MOTION TOO. SCARY.
2019-05-15Steering (STEERING)
NHTSA ODI 11207843
CrashFireInjuryDeath
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO. VEHICLE LOST POWER. NEARLY STRANDED AND CONCERNED ABOUT BEING INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO VEHICLE LOSING ELECTRICAL POWER NO ELECTRICAL POWER IN VEHICLE; ENGINE CONTROL MODULE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE READER STATED NO BUSS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE OVERHEATED DUE TO ITS PLACEMENT IN PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NUT ON THE STEERING WHEEL KNUCKLE WAS STRIPPED WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING TO BE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND SEVERAL UNKNOWN DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THERE WOULD BE NO ASSISTANCE OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PIIR = Y. AH *BF CONSUMER STATED EMC BRAIN OVERHEATS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. STEERING KNUCKLE STRIPS OUT, TIE ROD ENDS, MANIFOLD BOLTS, AND BALL JOINTS. CHECK ATTACHMENT EXCEEDS 2000 CHARACTERS. *JB

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 1999 Dodge Durango?

Owners named Suspension most often — 936 of 1,929 reports (49%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 1999 Dodge Durango?

NHTSA lists 5 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Seat belts, Suspension, and Fuel system. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 1999 Dodge Durango?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Listen for clunks over bumps and look at tire wear for alignment issues. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

EPA Fuel Economy Database Snapshot 2026-08-21 Open source record

Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
Estimate unavailable

EPA fuel-economy data is unavailable for this vehicle.

No estimate is shown when required EPA values are unavailable.

 Open Ownership Cost Calculator →

Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Methodology & Data Integrity

Source: NHTSA ODI / recalls, snapshot 2026-09-07. YearTell is not a government agency.

Read our complete data methodology → Sources