NHTSA Complaint #10653210 — 2011 DODGE CHALLENGER

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR TRAFFIC. AS I DID, MANY OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDE ELECTRONIC STABILITY AND BRAKE. THEY WENT ON AND OFF AS A I SLOWED AND THEN SPEEDED UP SO THAT I COULD PULL OF THE ROAD. AS I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE CAR JUST DIED AND I LOST STEERING CONTROL. I COASTED INTO A SIDE PARKING LOT AND COULDN'T GO ANY FURTHER. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT'S THE ALTERNATOR. SO THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR COMING IN THREE WEEKS. BUT IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE TO SHELL OUT $1,200 FOR AN ALTERNATOR AND NEW BATTERY AND HOPE THAT CHRYSLER FIXES THIS [XXX] UP AND DECIDES TO BOTHER ISSUING ME A REFUND. AND THEN ONCE THE RECALL - THAT EVERYONE HAS KNOWN IS COMING FOR TWO MONTHS - FINALLY DOES COME OUT, I HAVE TO HAVE THE [XXX] THING REPLACED AGAIN. AND HOPE THAT IN THE MEANTIME, CHRYSLER ACTUALLY FIGURES OUT HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM - WHICH IT SAYS IT DOESN'T CURRENTLY KNOW HOW TO DO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR