NHTSA Complaint #10694730 — 2010 DODGE CARAVAN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10694730 |
| Vehicle | 2010 DODGE CARAVAN |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 81,146 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NC |
Consumer Description
I TOOK MY VAN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE WINDOWS WOULD EITHER ROLL DOWN ON THEIR OWN AND THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR WORKED SOMETIMES. I PURCHASED A BATTERY FOR MY KEY FOB BECAUSE THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ALL THE TIME. THE DEALER FIXED THE RECALL SWITCH FOR THE VENT WINDOWS, AND I WAS CHARGED $4.03, $400.00, LABOR AND TOTAL OF $179.56 IN PARTS. THEY DID NOT OFFER A LOANER CAR WHILE MY VAN WAS BEING WORKED ON. I HAD TO PAY 82.00 FOR A RENTAL. I HAD 3 QUARTERS OF A TANK OF GAS WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF, AND WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK IT WAS A LITTLE UNDER THE 1/2 MARK AND NO ONE OFFERED TO REPLACE IT. THE DEALER DID TAKE $200.00 OFF, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID IT BECAUSE I WAS A GOOD CUSTOMER. WELL, I DON'T THINK GOOD CUSTOMERS SHOULD BE TREATED THIS WAY. THE WINDOWS AND MIRRORS DO WORK NOW, HOWEVER; THEY MUST HAVE BROKE SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE MY SIDE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK, THEY CHANGED THE BATTERY IN THE KEY FOB AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WHERE AS THE FRONT WINDOWS WOULD GO DOWN 1/2 WAY ON THEIR OWN. I HAVE READ WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT THE WINDOWS GOING DOWN ON THEIR OWN AND IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THIS IS WERE THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM. THE WINDOWS GO DOWN WHENEVER THEY WANT TO AND MOISTURE GETS IN SIDE THE VEHICLE AND CAUSES THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK ON 3/13/2015 AND NO ONE ANSWERED AND I COULD NOT LEAVE A MESSAGE. I CALLED BACK ON 3/15/2015 AND SPOKE WITH A VERY NICE YOUNG LADY NAMED [XXX] AND SHE SAYS THEY WOULD NOT HAVE A LOANER UNTIL THURSDAY, 3/18/2015 EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR COMPANY. WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR?? I AM EXPECTING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE $381.55. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY ISSUE AND THE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CHARGES, INCLUDING THE MONEY SPENT ON A RENTAL CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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