NHTSA Complaint #10380792 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

MY 2004 DODGE DURANGO 5.7 L HEMI V8 HAD 134,000 MILES. OIL CHANGES WERE DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES, FLUIDS ALWAYS CHECKED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR MOST OF THE DAY AND THEN PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO START IT AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD BUT MADE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND. I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP THE BATTERY AND WITHOUT SUCCESS I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE MOTOR SEIZED AND WOULD REQUIRE A REBUILT. THE COST WOULD BE $6300 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT EVEN PAID OFF YET. AFTER READING SEVERAL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS, I FIND THIS TO BE A DEFECT. CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING A FAULTY PRODUCT TO CONSUMERS. *TR