1998 Dodge Durango No Start or No Bus or Randomly Stalls  

To any of yall dealing with this start at the ignition module and work back to the pcm had a dakota that threw 2 pcm in a year and had a no bus issue after 30 min of running with new pcm grabbed volt meter and tested at the fuse box and they were all dying off traced wiring back to ignition module changed and runs like a dream now and even picked up 2.5 miles to the gallon hope this helps some of ya

Dude you have no idea how much your video just helped me out bro many thanks

Anyone with a Chrysler/Dodge/Ram/Jeep etc from 1996 1997 1998 1999 etc with the jtec style computer (the same ones in the '98 Dodge Dakota with two torx screws in the front), there is a simple solution to the random rough idle and stalling issues. Remove the left torx screw on the PCM computer, add two washers and then replace the screw. Can do the same with the other side, but do them one at a time. The screw seems to be just long enough to eventually ground out a component inside the computer and cause the engine to stall out. Didn't believe it myself, but when I pressed on the screw there in the front the engine died and backing the screw out fixed the issue. On warm days or once the engine was warmed up, the thermal expansion must have been just enough to momentarily ground the component.

Hi. Just wanted to say thanks for the info. My dads 2001 ram has been having random stall issues. Reading no bus also. I was lucky and found a ecu for 36 dollars. Waiting for it to be shipped and i will cross my fingers and hope i saved my dad from heading out to a shop and getting conned for excessive "testing" cost and overcharged parts

This is very true, I ahd the same issue with my 99 dodge Durango 5.9L 360. It was reading no bus and I changed the computer, it ran perfectly!!!

I had this problem on my 99 5.2 4wd. Went to the junkyard and got 2 ecms. Could only find one identical truck and the second one was from a 99 5.2 2wd. Put the 4wd one in and have been driving almost a year no problems.

Lovely location where it gets engin heat 😂🤍💕

I had the same problem, and I can only say that I am happy that I am in the habit of questioning everything. I already know there's so many dishonest and greedy shops out there, but what makes me so furious, is that I knew this guy and did business with him several times years ago, when I had a transmission shop. He owns a local auto electric shop and he tried to rob me by saying that my 2001 Dodge Ram 1500's computer was "rare" and that it was going to cost $1200 to get a factory rebuilt. I immediately knew that the guy was up to something, because how can a truck like mine have such a rare computer? So, I called a car computer exchange site and they asked me for the VIN#. It turned out, they knew exactly what version of ECM I needed, and was certainly not rare. I ended up paying $350 for a swap and they gave me instructions on how to install/start the truck. The truck ran just fine!

thank you. i had started by replacing the iac valve. then noticed the no bus. b gettin my hands dirty tomorrow.

Symptom: Engine will not start. Gauges are inoperative. nO buS message displayed on odometer. Problem 1 of 6: The 5v power supply from the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) is shorted due to a shorted Crankshaft Position (CKP) Sensor. Problem 2 of 6: The 5v power supply from the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) is shorted due to a shorted Camshaft Position (CMP) Sensor Problem 3 of 6: The 5v power supply from the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) is shorted due to a shorted Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP) Sensor Problem 4 of 6: The 5v power supply from the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) is shorted due to a shorted Throttle Position Sensor (TPS). Problem 5 of 6: The 5v power supply from the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) is shorted due to a shorted wire.. Problem 6 of 6: The 5v power supply from the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) is shorted due to a shorted Governor Pressure Sensor. Also check your grounds on the heads/firewall and fenders. And lastly as mentioned by the video the PCM may have broken solder joints due to heating and cooling of the main PCB. Not to blame Dodge/Chrysler, this is a pretty common problem with many electronic devices. Any electronics that gets hot then cools is going to flex the main PCB and break the non lead solder that is used in electronics.

Make sure that you match security settings on donor vehicle and on the vehicle its going into other wise an ECU with immobilizer or factory anti theft installed in a vehicle with none of these options will result in all the computers in the vehicle having to be reset. Ask me how I know. Also for vehicle inspection your VIN number will not match and fail. So if the ECU does work you will have to have some one with Dodge DRB scan tool do it for you if your state requires this.

You're right happened today...saw the no.bus msg. Called to see what that meant...jiggled the connectors and smacked the sci with my hand and it started

Thank you so much, you just saved me so much money, love the video

I had an issues with the plug by the single screw press on it works so I think it’s a solder issue ordered a computer and it worked after I got the ecu from junk yard it didn’t work I tryed to tune it myself and it was locked lol

I have a 2000 Dodge Ram with 5.2....I have had the no bus three times...and every time it was a bad computer...symptoms were truck would stall and not restart, fuel gauge would not operate, after a long cool down truck would start but only run for a few minutes before stalling again, eventually dead forever...In my most recent no bus I purchased a Cardone remanufactured unit from Autozone..truck is running great now.I hope it lasts a long time

After much investigation the jackass I got it from put the wrong sn pcm in causing it to shift bad and stall. Works now!

Whatever you do , do not take that plug apart you will regret every minute of it!!!!

you are correct, kinda. computers are plug and play but... you must macth a Durango that has or doesnt have an alarm system. computers from alarmed durangos do not interchange with ones that do and vice versa .you MUST match the part number on the computer. just because its from a 318 going in a 318 it might not work. the P# on the computer label must match. last 2 letters of the # don't matter but #s do. the tag on hood will tell you if computer is California emissions ok also.

great video

Wow I Did not know Sheldon did Dakota videos

Just got me a new truck 98 dodge Dakota 112k. Almost new... Warmed up and stalled. Weak fuel pump, bad PVC. a couple vacuum lines to canister replaced. Cleaned connections to battery. Still stalled immediately. Removed battery connections over night. Started right up in morning... Board may have to take longer to bleed down settings is all i can figure... Radio still retained all programmed stations to. Usually those get wiped after battery disconnect.... Running most of day started 15 times and let warm up.... Going to get tags and plates in morning

I added a new video of what's going on I put some new coil packs on all 8 cylinders I figured out where it was a bad ground and I still have no spark

my 01 durango sputtered and wanted to die when accelerating onto the highway. it died while warming it up after about 10mins and also after pulling into a gas station and putting it in park. I do not get the No bus code tho. ive also changed cam and crank shaft sensors. what else could be the problem? could it still be pcm/ecm without the no bus code? Please help, i have to drive my kids around in this truck!! :/

Jason I am going to record the problem. I have a 1999 Durango. Is this a easy problem for a Lamen to fix?

I just bought a 98 v8 4x4 Durango and it only has 64,000 miles on it no joke. The only problem it is is the gas gauge is a little off. It’s at the first line when it’s empty.

I have a 1994 dodge dakota 5.2 liter, having issues with it shutting off going down the road. I replaced the computer,throttle positioning sensor, map sensor. It is showing a code 12 which states loss of power to the ecm. What could the issue be??

Helped alot

I had intermittent stalling and got po135 code which is ignition code. I changed almost every part in the ignition circuit except the pcm. do you think it may be a pad pcm? I hae a 2001 dodge ram van 1500 5.2 but pcm looks just like yours. do you think I can go to a junk yard and just swap it?

What about a 2003 Durango 5.9 2wd

Was also tryna find a wiring issue by juggling wires. I smacked the pcm and my rpms drop. Smacked it again did the same thing then smacked it again and nothing happened. But my truck dies and stalls and splutters out on me randomly. Some days can't start it and have to wait a while some days starts and runs down the road plus more and then splutters or just shuts off. Whilst driving. I've replaced most sensors including ignition coil. And not sure what else it could be.

I have a 2006 durango 3.7 2wheel drive. I recently had a new PCM installed I ordered online. Supposedly the manufacturers were suppose to already have the codes installed per my vehicle VIN info. But that didn't correct it. It still wouldn't crank nor turn. It was making this electrical popping noise when attempting to start. I took it to a chrysler dealer who claimed to have installed the codes, but again, no success. Then they changed the plugs no success, Then they finally told me I had compression issues. I DONT BELEIVE THEM. I still think its my PCM

99 dodge ram 1500 has the same one i give it a little tap and starts right up idk why ?

I have a dodge 1500 5.9 that is having the same issues. Changed the crankshaft and cam sensor to no avail, Im hoping the PCM will cure it.

My 99 ram 5.2L 4WD needed the engine replaced, it started the day we finished hooking it up, now i have a no bus code. One of the head grounds was spliced. Do you have any tips for me?

i just swapped the PCM on my 99 Durango with a 5.9 and now it runs great but i do not have any instruments. Will this correct if driven?

I have the 99 5.9. I found the exact truck at the junkyard and took the PCM. Upon install it didn't start, not at all, and still getting the "no bus" . The old PCM would at least start and run till it got hot. Are you sure that it doesn't need to be flashed over?

Working on a 2000 Dakota 4.7L 4x4. Would any happen to know what year rang I could pull an ECM from? Or would a Durango of same drivetrain work? Thanks in advance.

Lose connection on those 3 connectors next time ur car die live the ignition oon position and push the 3 connectors then u will hear the fuel pump kick on and then all ur gauges back to normal thenn everything will work fine until one of those 3 connectors get lose again

Excatly whats wrong with my 02 durango 4wd 4.7 v8. I ordered a computer $200 online

A clip broke on the wire harness where it plugs into the computer, I put a hose clamp around the clip but the hose clamp loosens up and the engine dies and backfires and plugs the catalytic converter, can I cut off the damaged clip from the wiring harness and wire in one not broken?

With mine when it shuts down and throws the no bus if I push the middle of the computer it instantly turns right back on. It's almost like it's a little loose. I was hoping I wasn't going to have to replace this but it looks like I'm going to have to anyways.

Hey so what kind of computer can I use for my 2001 Dodge Durango 5.9 R/T ? Lmk asap thanks

Jason Fellon you never mentioned the fact that the Durango R/T is AWD full time. Will a ECU for a 5.9L 4wd interchange?

it was my crankshaft sensor,,

What if I don't get a no bus. I have a 97 dodge Dakota v6 not sure if my gauge is even able to show that. But if I do the three key thing on off on off on it says 12 but other than that it won't throw a code

Can you wrap some type of insulation around it?, or does it have to have some air?

If I jiggle the middle connector at the pcm the relays and fuel pump come on and the truck starts back up. So don't just change your computer before trying that.

I changed the PCM on my 2003 Dakota the other day. So far no stalling and starts runs fine. BUT I am still getting the no bus error and the gauges are all going crazy. What can be the issue?

I found a used ECU but wrong part number for my 02 dakota. $100 cheaper than the one with the right part number. Ordering the cheaper wrong part number is ok?

i have the same problem with my 2003 dodge dakota 5.9L RT but when i leave it for 5 minutes it says “p done” and it starts again. could it be the pcm? or something else?

I have a 99 Durango with the no bus problem also won't shift out of low range pulling 2200 to 2500 rpms. could some one have put the wrong ECM in? also oil pressure gauge not working.

on my 99 Dodge Durango it would randomly die and sometimes wouldn't stay back up for a day or 2 someone's a week thought it was fuel pump but figured it wouldn't start if it was that it ended up being one of the clips running to the computer I had to keep messing with still haven't fixed it completely but does run now

I put a brand new supossably and install ed it and cranks but dosnt start and i heard idk about this whole computer thing but i know the mph needle should at least rise showing that the engin is sending signals to the computer so any help or video on it is perfect by the way i have a 2001 dadge ram 1500

this happens to mine do I need the same one does it have to have the same code ?

97 Dodge Dakota V6 magnum manual transmission ran fine. Battery died truck will not start after battery has been charged. No crank no start. What do I do?

i have an 02 durango 4.7 and i was idling at a red light when i heard the fan relay click, fan started, and two cylinders started misfiring. i changed the coils to no avail. i redid a ground from the pcm to the engine, nothing. i believe its the pcm. but im wondering if i get one at a scrapyard, will i have problems with it if i have grey key? i need to get the truck running soon. thanks for any advise

I have a 1998 Dakota rt with the black key can I just put a 98 ram 1500 pcm in if it has the same drive train

Hey man I have the no bus code as well and just purchased an ecu at a local junkyard. Except for the one i just bought says MOTOROLA S/N..... is this an aftermarket ecu or stock. Considering its a diff looking ecu that i origanlly had in my durango. Thank you for your input

I have a 03 Dodge ram 1500 Hemi , I am having the same issue of cutting off and stalling. Can you point me to the right direction. I have replace the computer

I have a dodge durango 5.2 magnum 2000 I m gonna buy a pcm at ebay which is the one I need to buy? 4x4 SLT

I have a 2000 dakota Rt 5.9 it has no bus on the dash I just got a transmission rebuilt for it I read the crank sensor it’s only reading 4 volts with the original ecu I went to the junkyard and grabbed a ecu out of a 5.9 Durango and a 5.9 ram both were 2wd now I read the crank sensor and the other 5 volt sensors it reads 5 volts out of every sensor with both junkyard ecu but it still won’t start the only thing I’m thinking is they must of messed something up on the transmission I checked the governor pressure sensor and it’s good can anyone give me another idea as to what it can be I changed the distributor wires spark plugs and main ignition it does crank but won’t start fuel pump comes on

I've been searching everywhere on how to remove those connectors. I've been trying to disconnect them for two days. So far, a screwdriver was stabbed through the thumb, wires almost stripped, but the connectors remain, LOL. Excuse me, watch out idiot coming through LOL.

Hey Buddy so i have a 98 3.9 V6 5 speed and i have power going to fuel pump relay but i have to manually jump it with a wire. Do you know what would cause that?

All Computer Resources they're in Florida mine has lasted nine years $260. Go ahead by 50 $100 wrecking yard. In a year from now by another one from the side of the road. And you think you know what it is. Do not get one from Cardone I went through three at least. And that's out of the box.

Grandfather's 2000 5.9 4x4 died when driving. Tried unplugging a couple sensors to see if it was a sensor shorting out and nothing. He brought it to the shop he always goes to and they told him it can't be fixed. Now i know that's bullshit. So the easiest way is getting a junkyard computer and putting it or keep chasing a sensor shorting out. He recently almost overheated so I'm thinking the heat did something and now a couple weeks later it craps out.

Jason would the same apply to a 1999 dodge ram 5.9l 2 wheel drive

hi Jason wondering if you could help me out I'm having issues with my 2010 dodge journey the middle connector is leaking a from some type of fluid and causing it to stop while driving my husband has changed the camshaft and crankshaft sensors and still the same problem he cleans the middle connection with some cleaner and last about half a day then again the same problem just that middle connector has some fluid. do u think my PCM is bad and needs replacement?

What about 2002 4 wheel drive 4.7 engine

I have a 1998 Durango SLT. That won't start. we scanned it looking at the codes to see if it show anything. no codes were bad. we changed plugs rotor distribriter. we have spark to all plugs. we are getting fuel to plugs and it still won't start? any ideas please!

so my 1999 v8 5.9 dodge durango has recently started this random stalling issue. Car will start and drive them it'll stall and, odometer will blink 4 times and display no bus,followed by check engine light then secuirty then gauges will drop and gas light comes on. I've tried running the car waiting for it to stall listening for noises and nothing has stood out, I've tried wiggling wires to see if there loose or triggering it no luck. I've replaced tps,map sensor,crankshaft sensor. I've tried moving around the auto shutdown relay and fuel pump relay. I even bought a brand new ecm with no luck. the car turns on and runs fine but after x amount of mins of running/driving it will stall and repeat this. I'm guessing when it gets to a certain temp . Any ideas or opinions I would appreciate.

Having an o2 Heater circuit problem with my pickup, replaced sensors and checked connections, worried they’re phantom codes. P0138 p0141

i got a 98 dodge Dakota 2wd 5 speed , it doesn't have power anymore it won't rev to the rev limiter . and is very weak but still drives any thoughts ?

ive watched almost everything on Durango and Dakota here my problem it idles high plus check gauages and a no bus but hear this ive replaced everythin g new ecm crank sensor coil piuck up coil here is the only sensor I haven't and that's the map ssensor any help would be helpful and appericated thanks alldon b

I been having the no bus issue my truck will run perfect then randomly shut off after idling/driving for a while then it takes a while to start back up any ideas should I try to go pick up a used pcm or buy a refurbished one?

Would this be the same cause for the 99 Dodge ram 2500 no bus code. I have replaced the instrument cluster and still get stalled out and no bus code.

I'm having the same issue, though my truck died in the middle of Austin rush hour and hasn't started since. I've determined it was either the ECM or the main wiring harness. Can I use a 5.2 ecm on a 5.9 to test comms? I plan on buying a new ECM anyway, if that's the case

do you know if the Dodge Ram ( 1996 ) has a CAMshaft sensor?

Im having new troubles with my 99 duurango 5.9L 360. Its idling high(2500 rpm) while in park. Ive changed tps and the iac, no change. PLEASE HELP

i have a 2001 durango 5.9 i had no bus message got the vehicle to start by wiggling the black connector on the pcm itself it lets the fuel pump prime the line and it starts for a minute and shuts off ,i unplugged the crankshaft sensor connector and it didnt remove the no bus, so is it the pcm ?

I have a 2001 dodge intrepid doing this exact thing, should i try to change the computer? And if so what year would work with it?

i have a dodge dakot the engine cut off and wont start and found oil all over the white plug?

What about 2002 3.9 v6 can I swap pcm ?

What happens is you have a chipped key will it work.

You do have to get it flashed because the one I bought today came out the exact same and will not work

hopefully it works with the v8 ram 1500

I changed the ECM out in my Ram 1996 and it ran fine until I stopped at a train track, and then it died, and wouldn’t start.

5.2L computer ECM and put it in a 5.9 liter everything works but the oil gauge

Hi Jason, I appreciate your video. I am having trouble with a wiring harness and PCM do not or are not compatible. I swapped a 2002 Durango Engine into a 1998 Dakota 4x4 Sport, both are 5.9L engines. The PCM in the Dakota does not like Connector #1 of a 3 Connector PCM. any thoughts? Here is a video showing the issue...>>> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HQ87-1xYXu8.html

We have a 2002 Durango, AWD, Auto, 5.9. It ran like a top for the 100,000 miles we've put on it with regular basic maintenance. My wife drove it to the store last week, came out about an hour later, no start. Had it hauled home on a rollback. I plugged in my scan tool, no PCM detected or something along that line. No bus in the odometer, no start, primed it with ether and then tried gasoline, no bueno. Is there a diagnosis trouble tree for this? I'm befuddled. Thank you, Chip.

www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchSa... If you have ever had a problem with your 1999 Dodge Durango stalling either while driving down the roadway, at a stop-light or anywhere, use the above link above for the NHTSA department of the federal government for recalls, even if you don't own your vehicle anymore. I have a family member who has one & has owned it since it was purchased brand-new, it began stalling since it was new, first time in traffic on a very busy multi-laned street in Dayton, OH. It was a very scary & dangerous situation, that luckily turned out okay due to my sister's quick-thinking, but could have been death for 2 adult women & 4 children. They have spent a fortune on their Durango trying to find & fix the problem over & over. If you do research on this problem on the net, you will find hundreds, maybe thousands of people's posts reporting history of this problem, but ironically there are NO TSB's out there for that particular problem for 1999 Dodge Durangos which can not be if these vehicles have been looked at for a stalling problems, which indicates to me that the dealerships or someone above them were not reporting this problem in the system like they were supposed to be doing all along all of these years (perhaps the vehicles appeared in the systems when they were checked out but were listed in the system under an irrelevant problem, so that they could avoid listing the real problem. I believe that Dodge has been hiding this major possibly life-threatening problem for years & have hidden it so well & so far no one has contacted the federal government direct. If all of you contact them & report your stalling problem with your present or former 1999 Dodge Durango, Dodge will have to come clean & own up to their problem that they have managed to sweep under the rug & keep hidden for years from the federal government, as well as their customers! You don't have to continue to fight with this possibly life-threatening problem on your own any longer!

hi tris is carlos i have dodge dakota 2001 i have the compiuter Still no bus

Can you swap durango with same year and drive train dakota?

so i have a 00 durango 5.9 twd with code p0601 its saying its my pcm so can i just go to the junk yard and get one as long its the same as mine

I have 99 dodge ram and I rebuilt the engine replaced the fuel pump and the ASD relay but my truck still won't start. I even swapped out the pcm still nothing. help please..

I had the same problem. I ended up changing my pcm. Check out my video.

any tips to get it started when stalls on road?

about the damn part numbers I've tried them they don't work

Hey also I want to add to this video recently I worked on my friends 98 Dakota 2wd it was stalling with no bus it ended up being the fuel pump n the ASD relay n the fuel pump relay having issues

hey so i just replaced my computer in my 1999 dodge durango with a 5.9 (360) from nappa new. the last computer was shot. it was in need of a new one hints me replacing it. after replacing my computer with the brand new one i started driving back to the autoparts store for my core charge money back. as i aproched my exit it killed everything gave me the no bus code. this happened 4 times. once to the store and 3 tim es coming home. it triped my brake and abs light after i replaced the computer. any ideas as to why this would happen?