The rear passenger side window does not work, and the front passengers window motor is weak. Neither of the rear windows worked when I bought the truck, but after toggling the window switches in the drivers seat, the rear drivers side window started working again. No luck with the rear passengers side, still.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM
The engine cuts out at random times, but only in stop and go traffic during hot weather. After sitting for about 20 minutes, the truck starts right up, only to stall out later. When traveling 50mph or above for long distances, the engine doesn't cut out.
A friend told me that it sounded like "vapor lock", which is a problem that is inherent in certain vehicles, such as Volkswagens. When researching "vapor lock", I found the description of the issue to describe my problem exactly. When I took it to be fixed, the mechanics couldn't fix it after running 2 diagnostics, and, I told them what my friend had told me. They replaced the fuel pump, but that didn't fix it. After trying a few other spark, fuel, and cooling solutions, nothing solved the problem. The truck was returned, unfixed. I don't drive it now, in fear of stalling in a tunnel or, on a bridge.
Besides the bad windows and unpredictable running time, I enjoy driving this truck.
We are experiencing the same problem with the engine just cutting off and then starting back up in hot weather. We were told by the dealer that the power train module needs to be replaced. I'm hoping they are correct. Any advice you have found out would be greatly appreciated.
5.9 running bad misses at idle or with a load on the Eng. Or dies when hot do's check eng light on?
You may have a cracked head leaking coolant in to Eng. and making it miss fire,get hot, run bad, and then shut off computer. Have a shop check this out with a leak test or a radiator exhaust test. This is what was wrong with ours, the dealer was no help in finding this problem.{ Cracked head} any head shop will tell you the heads are junk.
1998 Dodge Durango. Recently, tendancy for intermittent stalling, usually at low rpm, or low cruise. Not the fuel pump, coil, plugs, cap, wires, rotor (all changed per dealer). Any ideas? (I've seen similar posts for the durango)
If your mechanics can't fix this problem, try fixing it yourself. Vapor lock is caused by the fuel vaporizing while it is still in the fuel line. The reasons for this are as follows...
1. Sharp rises or turns in the fuel line
2. Fuel line too long and there is an "up and the down" in the line, making a "peak" in the fuel line.
3. Running the fuel line too close to hot temperatures.
Fixes, re-route the fuel line with the above in mind.
This problem is more apparent in hot climates or in any running condition that over heats the engine.
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