NHTSA Complaint #10639880 — 2011 DODGE DURANGO

THE RECALL FOR THE EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS ANNOUNCED AROUND 09/20/14. ON 09/23/14 MY DURANGO STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. IT WOULD TAKE 2 OR 3 TRIES TO START BUT IT EVENTUALLY STARTED. ON 09/26/2014 IT TOOK MORE THAN 2 HOURS TO GET MY CAR TO START. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO PROMPTLY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL. I HAD ALREADY SPOKEN TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE WHO SAID THAT SINCE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE LIST OF VIN NUMBERS YET THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I JUST SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO CONFIRMED THAT IT IS INDEED THE PART UNDER RECALL BUT THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY $530 TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED AND THEN ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT WHEN CHRYSLER GETS AROUND TO SENDING OUT THOSE LETTERS AT THE END OF OCTOBER. I CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE AGAIN TO ASK HOW THE REIMBURSEMENTS WORK. SHE SAID ONCE THEY RECEIVE MY CLAIM IT WILL TAKE SIXTY DAYS TO PROCESS. SO, I AM GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY I HAD SAVED IN ORDER TO BUY CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MY 3 KIDS ON REPAIRING A PART THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. I WON'T GET THAT MONEY BACK UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS, IF I EVER GET IT BACK. I'M A SINGLE MOM OF 3 KIDS AND I LIVE ON A TEACHER'S SALARY. THIS IS GOING TO HURT MY FAMILY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT AGAIN. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE SUCKS. *TR