1998 (1st Gen) Durango Problems
05-08-2020, 05:32 PM
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1998 (1st Gen) Durango Problems
Hi everyone,
I have a green 1st Gen 1998 Durango SLT 4x4 as a daily driver with 200,000 miles on the clock. It is a 318 and is a great "truck", however it has been giving me problems lately. I am not sure if anyone here can help me out, but if anyone can it would be much appreciated. The problems never happened before and they just recently happened on Monday of this week. The problems I am having with it is it stalled on me twice at a stoplight, it was jerking and/or bucking, was backfiring, and the idling/rpm's were all over the place too. It would not stay at a consistent idle. Interesting thing is, it is NOT throwing any codes. I hope the engine is not going on it. The throttle position sensor was already replaced.
If anyone can help me out it would be much appreciated, thanks everyone.
I have a green 1st Gen 1998 Durango SLT 4x4 as a daily driver with 200,000 miles on the clock. It is a 318 and is a great "truck", however it has been giving me problems lately. I am not sure if anyone here can help me out, but if anyone can it would be much appreciated. The problems never happened before and they just recently happened on Monday of this week. The problems I am having with it is it stalled on me twice at a stoplight, it was jerking and/or bucking, was backfiring, and the idling/rpm's were all over the place too. It would not stay at a consistent idle. Interesting thing is, it is NOT throwing any codes. I hope the engine is not going on it. The throttle position sensor was already replaced.
If anyone can help me out it would be much appreciated, thanks everyone.
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05-08-2020, 06:38 PM
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Sounds like fuel delivery problem, need to read the codes and diagnose the problem. No quick or easy answer here, these are the ones guys start throwing parts at to find out later it is something simple. Older vehicles could have a simple bad wire or connector.
05-18-2020, 06:07 PM
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Hi all,
Checked for codes and took the old Durango for a ride today. It did throw one code and it was for the charging system being low, but that was fixed already from a prior incident which was my fault. Otherwise it was fine with no other codes. I took it for a ride today and it ran great with no bucking/jerking/stumbling although the ride was very short, only down the street and back. However there was an incident today though, and thank God it was at my house and not elsewhere. I live on a main road so I pulled in my driveway, and I like my car backed in because it makes it easier to pull out and saves time in my opinion. Anyway I was at the end of the driveway and waiting for cars to pass, I was getting ready to back out in the street to turn the car around to back it in and the next thing I know it stalled. So I started it up and it was fine after that. WTF could be causing this?!
Checked for codes and took the old Durango for a ride today. It did throw one code and it was for the charging system being low, but that was fixed already from a prior incident which was my fault. Otherwise it was fine with no other codes. I took it for a ride today and it ran great with no bucking/jerking/stumbling although the ride was very short, only down the street and back. However there was an incident today though, and thank God it was at my house and not elsewhere. I live on a main road so I pulled in my driveway, and I like my car backed in because it makes it easier to pull out and saves time in my opinion. Anyway I was at the end of the driveway and waiting for cars to pass, I was getting ready to back out in the street to turn the car around to back it in and the next thing I know it stalled. So I started it up and it was fine after that. WTF could be causing this?!
05-18-2020, 08:25 PM
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It could be many things but how old is the gas in the vehicle?
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05-28-2020, 09:02 AM
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Hi All,
IT FINALLY HAPPENED! I took the big green beast out 2 days ago, and I was going to a friends house 2 towns over from where I live. I was in his town and I decided to stop at Dunkin Donuts, and boy was that a mistake. It was running great until I got in his town. I pull into Dunkin Donuts, I am waiting in line with the car in drive NOT neutral and all of a sudden it stalls. Here's the kicker, normally it starts right back up after it stalls and continues running. THIS TIME it does not want to restart......perfect. So what I did was pushed it out of the way and let it sit for a half hour with the hood open. I start it up and it was fine after that. THAT said I had to tell my friend sorry I am not coming with the car acting up, and I did indeed make it home and luckily did not have to have it towed. So that prompted and motivated me to order a crank sensor. Here is what I ordered.....
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...on+sensor,7196
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...314463&jsn=435
I also got some fuel additive from Walmart as well to put in the gas tank when it runs low on gas and I need to fill the car up again, just in case
IT FINALLY HAPPENED! I took the big green beast out 2 days ago, and I was going to a friends house 2 towns over from where I live. I was in his town and I decided to stop at Dunkin Donuts, and boy was that a mistake. It was running great until I got in his town. I pull into Dunkin Donuts, I am waiting in line with the car in drive NOT neutral and all of a sudden it stalls. Here's the kicker, normally it starts right back up after it stalls and continues running. THIS TIME it does not want to restart......perfect. So what I did was pushed it out of the way and let it sit for a half hour with the hood open. I start it up and it was fine after that. THAT said I had to tell my friend sorry I am not coming with the car acting up, and I did indeed make it home and luckily did not have to have it towed. So that prompted and motivated me to order a crank sensor. Here is what I ordered.....
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...on+sensor,7196
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...314463&jsn=435
I also got some fuel additive from Walmart as well to put in the gas tank when it runs low on gas and I need to fill the car up again, just in case
05-28-2020, 09:05 AM
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Hi All,
I been asking around about my Durango stalling problem, and someone suggested finding the computer and seeing if the connections are working like they should. That said we located it yesterday, took it apart and cleaned it. Like the rest of the truck the connections were a bit rusty which could of been my problem. While we were cleaning the connections we decided to reset the pcm by disconnecting the negative battery cable and letting it sit. After that was done I took it out for a 15-20 minute ride, and it ran great. However I did order a crank sensor and it shipped yesterday as well.
I been asking around about my Durango stalling problem, and someone suggested finding the computer and seeing if the connections are working like they should. That said we located it yesterday, took it apart and cleaned it. Like the rest of the truck the connections were a bit rusty which could of been my problem. While we were cleaning the connections we decided to reset the pcm by disconnecting the negative battery cable and letting it sit. After that was done I took it out for a 15-20 minute ride, and it ran great. However I did order a crank sensor and it shipped yesterday as well.
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