NHTSA Complaint #10547388 — 2011 DODGE DURANGO

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, IT CRANKS FOR A LONG TIME, THEN NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED 5 TIMES PLUS BEFORE IT STARTS, OCCASIONALLY STALLING OUT, BEFORE FINALLY STARTING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 9/18/13. AT TIMES IT LEAVES SOMETHING RUNNING IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE BY THE FUEL PUMP, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON 9/23/13 AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE), WHICH IS ON A RESTRICTED BACKORDER WITH NO ETA. WE WERE TOLD TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AND BRING IT BACK WHEN THE PART COMES IN. MY WIFE IS 9 MONTHS PREGNANT AND THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE, WHICH IS UNRELIABLE. TO MAKE IT WORSE THE VEHICLE STALLED GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE OTHER DAY, WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD IN THE BACKSEAT, AND WE WERE ALMOST HIT, LUCKILY THERE WAS AN ANGEL LOOKING OVER US, AND THE OTHER VEHICLE STOPPED JUST IN TIME. I HAVE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO DODGE CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THIS, AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR A LOANER/RENTAL AND THEY CAN GIVE NO ETA ON THE PART, AS THERE IS A COUPLE THOUSAND ON BACKORDER. MY FAMILY AND DODGE GOT LUCKY IN THIS SITUATION, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE THIS OCCURS AGAIN TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR