I'll apologize for my lack of mechanical experience now; I'm in the AF and have worked on computers for the last sixteen years. My situation is strange so please be patient. Shortly after I was deployed to the gulf, from the UK, my wife ran into a problem with our '98 Durango. There does not seem to be readily available help in the UK for dodge vehicles. The Ministry of Transportation inspector didn't even know what a Dodge was when I first had him inspect it for compliance. I have been trying to troubleshoot with a friend and pictures sent, via email from my wife. I have sent them to dealerships and mechanics via my brother and sister in-law in California to get help. I think I have the biggest problem addressed but have a remaining one that I would like to get some idea on where to begin troubleshooting.

Some background on what initially happened. My wife was driving when she heard a clunk from the rear of the vehicle. Immediately the emergency brake light and ABS light cam on and the speedometer no longer worked. Everything else seemed to be fine. She drove home less than a mile. When she pulled into the street the Durango just died and coasted. She was able to restart it about three times and get it into the driveway.

She did some searching on the internet and we decided to try to replace the wheel speed sensor on the differential. After replacing the speed sensor my buddy opened the differential up and discovered multiple broken retainers and two half sleeves in the pumpkin. I have since ordered a new differential clutch pack/case, not sure of the correct term and my wife should receive it in the mail soon. With broken parts removed and all buttoned back he was able to drive it home carefully. All lights are again out and the speedometer works again. We have replaced the battery since the old one apparently was bad. Everything seems to work again but it still dies. It can immediately be restarted and driven. It does not die all the time, but intermittently. Four the last few months it has not been driven more than a mile or two at any time. We live on a very small base. I have told my wife to drive it on base only, and only if absolutely necessary. Since I don't have a readily available mechanic and no local store to get parts my buddy has to work on it for me. I purchased a MOPAR manual before moving to England.

I hope someone can give me an idea on where to begin looking for the stalling problem. I don't know of any way to get the codes out of the computer, unless someone can give me a simple solution to that as well. My wife called a Chrysler dealer in a village near us and they do not have the tools to get any codes out either. They are supposed to get it eventually.

Thanks for any assistance you can provide.

 

Try the TBS sensor (throttle Body Sensor) first. If that doesn’t work I would lean toward the fuel pump or filter. The only problem is they are in the fuel tank.