NHTSA Complaint #10734810 — 2011 DODGE DURANGO

SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS STARTING. IT WOULD TRY TO START AND NEVER TURN OVER AND WOULD TAKE ME SEVERAL TRIES TO FINALLY GET IT STARTED. I DISCOVERED ONLINE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TIPM FUEL PUMP RELAY AND THAT THIS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STARTING OR EVEN STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK MY DODGE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL AND INFORMED ME THAT IN DOING SO THE VEHICLE NOW STARTED FINE LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THE TIPM WAS THE PROBLEM AND WAS NOW FIXED. I DROVE FOR TWO DAYS WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. THEN LAST NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME, WITH ALL MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RODE. MY LIGHTS AND DASH DISOLAY WERE STILL WORKING BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ON. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SWITCHED THE IGNITION BACK TO START MODE AND ATTEMPTED TO START IT. AFTER SEVERAL TRY'S OF IT ATTEMPTING TO START IT JUST WOULDN'T TURN OVER. I THEN TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS UNABLE TO EVEN DO THAT. MY VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO WAY TO MOVE IT!!! AFTER 30 MINUTES AND SEVERAL MORE ATTEMPTS IT FINALLY TURNED OVER AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME.