NHTSA Complaint #10648432 — 2011 DODGE DURANGO

I BELIEVE THERE IS ACTUALLY 3 INCIDENTS THAT ARE ALL CONNECTED. FIRST WAS AUGUST 2014 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND CAR WAS LOSING POWER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK ALTERNATOR BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE. OCT 4, 2014 WE WHERE DRIVING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR WAS HAVING POWER LOSS AND ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A BAD WATERPUMP. THEY ALSO DID RECALL WORK ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. TWO DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN AND THE BATTERY LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR POWER SYSTEM JUST SHUT DOWN. THEY HAD NO CONTROL OVER ANYTHING AT ALL IN THE VEHICLE. TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY CLAIM IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTER. I AM SORRY BUT A VEHICLE WITH 31,000 MILES WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND AROUND 10,000 MILES A YEAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ALL OF THESE PROBLEM. *TR