NHTSA Complaint #10224519 — 2003 DODGE DAKOTA

DURING OCTOBER OF 2007 THE CENTRAL TIMER MODULE ON MY 2003 DODGE DAKOTA WENT BAD. ALL LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WOULD GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A LOT OF ONLINE SEARCHING AND READING FORUMS IT SEEMED THAT A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CTM'S. MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND THE COST FOR A NEW CTM WAS $253.00 PLUS COST TO GET THE AUTO KEYS RESET. THE DEALER SAID NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, SO I HAD TO PAY. I PUT IT IN MYSELF. I CALLED CHRYSLER CORP. AND THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL. MY MAIN QUESTION WAS AND STILL IS, THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. TRAVELING AT NIGHT WITH ALL LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF COULD VERY WELL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE BY CHRYSLER. *TR