2000 Dodge Durango from North America - Comments

Help!!ANYONE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE 2000 DODGE DURANGO?DRIVE IT FOR 10 MINUTE'S AND IT SHUT'S DOWN. IN THE ODOMETER FIELD IT SAY'S (NO BUS).TRUCK WILL TURN OVER, BUT WON'T START. WAIT 2 HOURS AND STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. MAYBE ECM?

ANY HELP EMAIL ME gpwhls@inreach.com.

Had a lot of problems with this 2000 dodge durango. this is the latest. shutting down problem.

I just ran into the same problem about 2 hours ago. If anybody knows how to fix it please let us know.

I just had the same problem with my 1999 Durango SLT with ~54K miles on it. Doing 65+ MPH coming down a hill and poof, the engine stops. After 5-10 minutes it started up, ran for 10 minutes and stopped again. This was after numerous occurrences where the truck died while parked or barely moving. Decided best choice was to have the truck towed 110 miles to the dealership. The dealership is telling me the computer is fried. It has nothing in it. Luckily, according to the rep this computer along with the cat converter is one of the few things that carries a federal mandated 8 yr 80K mile warranty (emissions deal I guess).

They installed a new one, took it for a test drive and 4 miles out it died on them. That's got to be a first! Anyway, something seems to be shorting out the computer module so waiting for another 'new' computer module and will go from there. Don't be fooled if the vehicle starts up again and seems to run fine. My Durango has done this several times in the past and since it started up again I ignored it. Doing 65+ MPH and having it go out coming down a hill is NOT much fun. Luckily the road was straight and had a wide shoulder. Could have been a different story had the road been windy as you lose power steering and brakes.

I started having the same problem last week, with my 1999 Durango 4x4 SLT. I was leaving town for the long weekend, pulling a boat, and the engine stalled. I thought it was a fuel filter problem, except there is no fuel filter. The "no bus" message suggested something more ominous.

The dealer couldn't get a diagnostic, and blamed it on a loose battery connection, although that didn't explain how the motor could turn over. I promptly proceeded to stall numerous times, including in the entry way to the dealership.

Further complaints and the dealer claims these things are hard to diagnose, as some connection is making the bus fail - the consensus from other websites is the PCM is possibly failing due to higher temperatures. This should be under warranty, but the dealer claims they will have to check various circuits and sensors to see what the problem is, and they can't tell unless it fails in front of them.

I hope they have some kind of database that tracks failures, and gives the technicians clues on what the problem could be, as opposed to them just spending lots of time trying to run up a large bill, before deciding to change the PCM under warranty.

2000 Dodge Durango, problems with stalling until finally it quit and we had it towed, mechanic says relay and disconnects the fan temporarily, okay so now there no heat or A/C, but at least it drives with check engine light on, now it is time for inspection renewal and I fail because of the light, brought in Mechanic shook his head charged me a bundle and said to take it to dealer, dealer says a bunch of stuff, speed sensor and PCM and that's it going to cost me a small fortune, great, now if warranty of PCM is 8yr or 80,000 Miles, Why wouldn't dealer know it's covered? Last Dodge I buy I'll tell you.

I had a 88 Dodge Dakota that would stall or loose power at any given time. The first time being on the interstate running 70 mph about 400 miles from home. I broke down 3 times on that trip with 3 different shops telling me 3 different things. It turns out that my catalytic converter stopped up and sent my sensors into a frenzy. I got tuns of different codes. After spending almost 2 grand trying to get me & my kids back home, my shade tree mechanic dad solved the problem for me. It ran great until my little brother totalled it out five years later.

I now have a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 and a 2000 Durango. The Ram never gives any trouble (knock on wood) but the Durango does strange things. Just yesterday on my way to the grocery store, the check engine light came on and it stalled and wouldn't start back up. I took the positive post off the battery and waited about 30 seconds to let it reset and it started. Since then it has happened five times. I think it is the Cam shaft sensor. It turns over fine with no dragging and shows a good charge. I checked the injectors and it is getting fuel and the wiring on the ignition is good. If you have an opinion, please let me know.

Last week while at a band drive-thru, my 99 Dodge Durango slt just stalled. In the odometer it read NOBUS. I put it in neutral and someone helped me push it out. About 10 minutes later it started right up.

Today while doing 25 mph the truck just stalled. I was able to pull over. An officer stopped by and told me to turn the headlights on to try turning on the truck, officer said they had the same problem with their cruisers. The Dodge turned on with no problem, but it did it again on the way home.

If anyone has had this problem and had it fixed, please tell us how.

2000 Dodge Ram Van 1500 318 84000 miles has same problem. Seems to be heat related and also running the A/C causes the engine to stall and the "no bus" to illuminate in the odometer. We've taken it to several mechanics and they cannot isolate the problem. The van will restart every time and run fine unless turning on the A/C. If anyone can isolate this... post a reply. Thanks.

I have a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT that just stops at any given time. Most times the NO BUS message comes on and the truck will not fire up. Then it will start up after 5 min or 1-2 hours. I have owned the truck since last Feb and it has never done this in the winter or cold temps (Manitoba). I recently was told it it the ECM or the wires to the ECM, the connections may be bad. Another mechanic friend has just disabled the after market immobilizer and I just brought it home to test out... so far so good, but just not 100% reliable. Not convinced that was the problem yet.

I have a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT that just stops at any given time. Most times the NO BUS message comes on and the truck will not fire up. Then it will start up after 5 minutes or 1-2 hours. I have owned the truck since last Feb and it has never done this in the winter or cold temps (Manitoba). I recently was told it it the ECM or the wires to the ECM, the connections may be bad. Another mechanic friend has just disabled the after market imobilizer and I just brought it home to test out... so far so good, but just not 100% reliable.

2000 Dodge Durango, surging and stalling, all speeds and at a stop. After this intermittently continuing for a few weeks, began stalling at speed (going 45mph down a windy road for instance). Obviously a frightening problem... diagnosed as Cam sensor and crank sensor - but this is the second time in 4 months that those will have been replaced.

We think the PCM is the next logical thing to try - but have also heard the Ignition module could be at fault. I still have 15 mos left to pay, and have thrown more money at problems than at the loan! Frankly, have thought about just giving them the keys.

I have a 2000 Durango 5.9 4x4 that stalls out while driving. The no bus comes on and nothing reads on the gauge cluster. I have to wait like 10 to 30 minutes before it starts up again. I have replaced the crank sensor 3 times in 1 month and it is not that. If anyone has any ideas, please email me at rhuerta11@yahoo.com. I would really like to get this problem fixed thanks.

NO BUS.

See http://www.fixya.com/cars/t2215841-need_know_no_bus_indicator_light

I'm experiencing the same problem. 2000 5.9L Durango.

Plan to take it to the dealer for a good check of the wiring (grounding).