NHTSA Complaint #10177238 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

2004 DODGE DURANGO. INITIALLY INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY DIM AND TURN OFF UPON ENTERING THE CAR. LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF BY MANUALLY PUSHING BUTTON TWICE- ONCE TO DIM/ NEEDED TO WAIT A PERIOD OF TIME/ THEN AGAIN TO TURN OFF. THIS BEGAN 5 DAYS AGO. AFTER BACK HATCH WAS OPENED AND CLOSED, BACK HATCH LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY, THIS BEGAN 3 DAYS AGO. BOTTOM OF INSTRUMENT PANEL/ HEATER AREA FAILED TO ILLUMINATE ON OCCASION. THIS BEGAN ABOUT 3 DAYS AGO. DROVE YESTERDAY, DRIVING FINE OTHER THAN THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. ABOUT 1 HOUR AFTER DRIVING CAR, HORRIBLE SMELL OCCURED IN INTERIOR- SMELLED LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN SOMETHING BURNING/ MELTING AND PAINT FUMES. UPON STARTING THE CAR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED ON HIGH SPEED AND THE TOW LIGHT WAS FLASHING- COULD NOT TURN OFF WIPERS. MORE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE OUT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED CRAZY. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF CAR, AFRAID OF A FIRE. I'VE FOUND OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS OF 2004 DODGE DURANGOS AND HAVE HAD AUTO TOWED TO DEALER. INITALLY THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARD AS IT IS FRIED AND THEN LOOK AT THE TCM. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD . *NM