NHTSA Complaint #10289483 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

2004 DODGE DURANGO LIMITED HEMI ENGINE. FOR NO REASON DRIVING DOWN ROAD THE SUV WILL STOP RUNNING AT ANY SPEED, YOU LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, AND ARE JUST COASTING. HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS, "NO ONE AT DODGE KNOWS WHY" EVEN THOUGH EVERY SITE ON THE INTERNET, SHOWS THIS TO BE A PROBLEM ON ALL THE 2004'S WITH NO ANSWERS FROM DODGE. THEN AFTER 4TH TIME WENT TO RESTART ENGINE AND ENGINE BLEW, A CONNECTING ROD SNAPPED IN HALF, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A FORGERY/METALIGY ISSUE. EVERYONE ONE WHO HAS LOOKED AT THIS SAYS SO AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL THE 2004'S. THIS WAS A $49,000 SUV, AND THIS IS TERRIBLE, DODGE JUST SAYS $9,000. NO COMMENT. I'M SURE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE FIRST ISSUE, LOSS OF POWER, WITHOUT STEERING OR BRAKES, BUT DOES THE ENGINE FREEZING LIKE THAT, INSTANTLY, CAUSE THE WEAK CONNECTING ROD TO SNAP. IF SOMEONE THERE IS DOING THERE JOB, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP. I'M SURE PEOPLE ARE DIEING OVER THIS AND DODGE DOES NOT CARE, WILL NOT FIX,AND WILL NOT EVEN COMMENT ON. I HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE JULY. PLEASE HELP IS THERE ANY WAY TO SEE THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED ABOUT THIS. I HAVE TALKED TO 14 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME HEMI ENGINE, SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, BUT HAD TO FIND THEM MYSELF SEARCHING THE INTERNET. IT'S AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM, THAT'S BEEN PROVEN, REPEATEDLY, WHAT CAN WE DO TO CHANGE FIX/THIS. THANK YOU, TOM *TR