NHTSA Complaint #10508346 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

I'VE OWNED MY 2004 DURANGO 5.7 SINCE IT WAS NEW HAS HAD MOST SERVICE DONE AT DEALERSHIP A FEW AT SEARS. THE DURANGO WAS IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR ROUGH IDLE WHEN RAINING AND LOSS OF FUEL MILEAGE. THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM DROVE THE DURANGO ON A SATURDAY BEFORE WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AFTER RAIN STOPPED STARTED THE DURANGO ONLY TO HEAR A BANG THEN SOMETHING KNOCKING IN MOTOR TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD AFTER SPENDING ANOTHER 325 DOLLARS THAT THE MOTOR HYDRA LOCKED AND BROKE A ROD. NOW THE DEALERSHIP AND DODGE BOTH SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. SINCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT FIXING A PROBLEM THEY KNOW EXISTS. THEY NOW WANT TO CHARGE ME ANOTHER $8500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *TR