NHTSA Complaint #10582925 — 2004 DODGE DURANGO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE EXTERIOR BODY AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A ROD HAD PENETRATED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE, WHICH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90000.