NHTSA Complaint #10268240 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

I BOUGHT MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO IN 2005 JANUARY WITH 666 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THE FIRST YEAR I HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL UNTIL ABOUT MARCH 2006 I WAS DRIVING FROM WASHINGTON STATE TO CALIFORNIA WHEN I NOTICE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT CUT OFF IN CALIFORNIA. WELL, ON MY WAY BACK TO WASHINGTON STATE AFTER A WEEK I NOTICE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE DEALERSHIP CUT OFF THE LIGHT AND TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL OUT ON THE 2004 DODGE DURANGO TO FIX THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SO I TOOK THE 2004 DODGE DURANGO BACK IN TO FIX THE RECALL PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. WELL, IN THE SUMMER OF 2006 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO WHEN THE LIGHTS STARTS TO GO OFF AND ON WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS RAINING HARD AND THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN, SO I JUST LEFT THE LIGHT ON. NOW I'M DRIVING AROUND IN MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO IN THE RAIN WHEN I GO TO PUT GAS IN IT WHEN I STOP. ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL MY INTERIOR LIGHTS STARTS TO GO ON AND OFF WITH MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK SO I CUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A MINUTE. WHEN I TURN ON THE VEHICLE I COULD NOT MOVE IT OUT OF PARK AND ALL THE LIGHTS WAS ON. SO, I LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE IN A PARKING SPOT AND WALK BACK TO WORK. I LATER CAME BACK TO THE VEHICLE ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER AND I STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE GEAR SHIFT WORKED. SO I DROVE BACK TO MY OFFICE AND USE THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP LIKE I WAS TOLD BY HEADQUARTERS AND THEY GAVE ME SOME PAPERWORK TO GO TO ME LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP MADE ME PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC ON MY VEHICLE AND SAID IT WAS FROM WATER INTRUSION IN THE JUNCTION BLOCK AND MY WARRANT DOES NOT COVER IT. HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME TO OPEN A BLOG AND TRY TO GET A RECALL STARTED. BUT IN THE MEAN TIME CALL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY. LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR