NHTSA Complaint #10573456 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A LOUD BANG EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR AND LIGHT BULB WARNING ICON WERE ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A BLOWN ENGINE ROD AND PISTON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,833. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.