NHTSA Complaint #10140417 — 2001 DODGE DURANGO

I HAVE BEEN WITH THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP EVERY TIME YOU TURN AROUND. CURRENTLY WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE VENTS. IT WAS A FIRE WHICH THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND WHERE THE SHORT IS. ALSO THE CONVERTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER IS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE OF THE SHORT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES BECAUSE OF THE BURNING IT UP, THE SPRING BROKE WHEN I HIT A BUMP AND MY DAUGHTERS NECK WAS WRENCHED. EVERY OTHER DAY THE VEHICLE WON'T START, THE LOCKS WON'T WORK AFTER HAVING THEM REDONE BY CLIO CHRYSLER, THE WINDOWS WON'T GO UP AND DOWN, THE CAR HAS A BAD STEERING RACK WHICH WE REPORTED TO YOU QUITE SOME TIME AGO (2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS EVALUATED AND REPORTED THIS), THE BALL JOINTS WERE BAD, THE CAR CREAKS CURRENTLY UNDERNEATH AS THOUGH IT IS GOING TO FALL IN TO PIECES. THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE SENSORS ALL WERE GOING BAD AT DIFFERENT TIMES, SO EVERY OTHER DAY THE CAR WON'T RUN. THE ONE COST US A MINT IN GASOLINE BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD JUST DRINK THE GAS AND SHOOT OUT BLACK SMOKE. THIS IS A 2000 VEHICLE FROM PROBLEMS DATING FROM DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE. *NM