NHTSA Complaint #10492084 — 2009 DODGE CHARGER

WHILE TRAVELING ON RT 95 IN CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS AT 55MPH IN 2009 DODGE CHARGER, WITH WIFE AND CHILD ABOARD VEHICLE THE LEFT FRONT TIRE, A TIRE LESS THAN 9 MONTHS OLD AND LESS THAN 8,000 MILES SUFFERED A FLAT. UPON RETURNING TO SERVICE PROVIDER, WAS INFORMED THAT THE ORIGINAL FAILURE WAS NOT IN THE TIRE, AS IT WAS LEAKING AIR THROUGH THE TIRE SENSOR. UPON FURTHER INQUIRY, WAS FURTHER INFORMED THAT THE 2009 MODEL DODGE CHARGER'S TIRE SENSORS WERE FOUND TO BE LESS THAN ADEQUATE AND HAVE SENSE BEEN UPGRADED BY DODGE TO A MORE DURABLE MODEL. DODGE FAILURE TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS OF THIS INADEQUACY RESULTED IN VEHICLE BEING UNKNOWINGLY DRIVEN IN UNSAFE CONDITION PUTTING OPERATOR AS WELL AS WIFE AND CHILD OPERATOR IN JEOPARDY. *TR