NHTSA Complaint #10543505 — 2011 DODGE DURANGO

ON 08/31/2013 I WAS LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE AND MY CAR WHICH HAS PUSH BUTTON START KEPT TRYING TO START BUT WOULDN'T CATCH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND SAT A FEW MIN THEN WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED I STOPPED AT WALGREENS AND THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING BUT THIS TIME I HAD TO PULL THE PUSH START BUTTON OFF TO GET IT TO STOP TRYING TO START ITSELF AND MANUALLY SHUT IT OFF. AFTER ABOUT 30 MIN OF SITTING WITH MY GROCERIES AND MY DAUGHTER IN MY HOT CAR ON MY BIRTHDAY OF ALL DAYS I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED MOVING AND IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC LEAVING THE PARKING LOT. I WAS PANICKING CAN YOU IMAGINE IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY??? I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET ASSISTANCE TO GET INTO A PARKING SPACE AND OUT OF THE TRAFFIC AREA. I HAD A TOW TRUCK TOW MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE WHEN WE COULD GET IT TO START IT WOULD START AND DIE IMMEDIATELY. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THANKFULLY SINCE I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER OF 2012 IT HAS BEEN ONLY 8 MONTHS AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS. I WAS GIVEN A COURTESY CAR HOWEVER WHEN I GOT A CALL THE FOLLOWING WEEK CONCERNING MY VEHICLE THEY SAID IT WAS THE ( TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE ) THIS IS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY IF I PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE AND THAT RIGHT NOW I WOULD BE LUCKY TO SEE MY VEHICLE IN A MONTH SINCE THERE ARE MORE THAN 1840 ON BACK ORDER!!!!! I IMMEDIATELY SAID THEN THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PART SINCE YOUR VEHICLE CAN DIE EVEN IN MOTION. I CAME UPON THIS WEBSITE AND NOW I KNOW IM NOT ALONE AND THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR