NHTSA Complaint #10649332 — 2012 DODGE DURANGO

FAILURE OF TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) ON 2012 DODGE DURANGO. STARTED WITH HARD STARTING (LONG TIME TO START ENGINE), THEN LED TO VEHICLE STARTING AND IMMEDIATELY SHUTTING OFF. FINALLY, WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, VEHICLE STALLED ON ME WHILE I WAS PULLING ONTO A 6 LANE ROADWAY WITH OTHER VEHICLES APPROACHING. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS, YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF ALL POWER FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND (FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD) AIRBAGS. CHRYSLER HAS DONE A RECALL ON THE 2011 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, BUT NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH THE 2012 MODELS AS WELL. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WEREN'T SURPRISED WHEN THEY FOUND THAT IT WAS THE TIPM, EXPLAINING TO ME THAT THEY WERE GETTING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. OF COURSE, THIS ALL HAPPENED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, COSTING ME JUST OVER $1100.00 OUT OF POCKET. *TR