NHTSA Complaint #10208430 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE CABIN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT DIM. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT. THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. IN JUNE OF 2007, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V092000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL). AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK, THE DOOR OPEN CHIME WOULD NOT SOUND, AND THE KEY WOULD NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,397 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.