NHTSA Complaint #10694876 — 2007 DODGE CHARGER

WHILE MY CAR WAS IDLING THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN CAME APART AND THE FAN BLADES IMPALED INTO MY RADIATOR. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I CRANKED THE CAR AND BEFORE I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE. I LEARNED THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND WILL PAY FOR SOME CARS TO BE REPAIRED. THIS IS IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTICE L-08 FROM CHRYSLER. I WAS TOLD MY CAR FIT THE CRITERIA OF THIS NOTICE, YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, ETC. EXCEPT THE NOTICE SAYS "SEVERE DUTY" FAN MODULE AND ACCORDING TO THE MAN ON THE PHONE MY CAR HAS A "HEAVY DUTY" MODULE. MY CAR DID EXACTLY WHAT THE OTHER CARS THAT WERE COVERED DID. SO BASICALLY CHRYSLER IS SAYING IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR MY FAN TO COME APART AND SLING PIECES INTO MY RADIATOR AND NO TELLING WHAT ELSE BECAUSE MY HEMI 5.7 HAS A HEAVY DUTY PIECE ON THE FAN BUT IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR THE SEVERE DUTY PIECE ON THE SAME CAR TO DO IT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT 70 MPH AND FOR THE NOTICE TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN IN THE FIRST PLACE SOMEONE WAS AWARE OF THAT. THIS NOTICE OR RECALL MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR