NHTSA Complaint #10871012 — 2008 DODGE CHARGER

WHILE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE COOLING SYSTEM FAN BLADES CAME APART AND THE SHROUDS OF THE FAN WENT THRU THE RADIATOR CAUSING IMMEDIATE LEAKAGE OF ALL COOLANT AND DESTROYING THE RADIATOR. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF RADIATOR COOLANT. FANS AND RADIATOR WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH COOLANT. ACCORDING TO DODGE, THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SOME SAME VEHICLES (2008 CHARGERS) BUT MINE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED OR NOTIFIED THAT THIS COULD OCCUR. THEY STATED IN THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE PART THAT CAN CAUSE FUTURE CAR DAMAGE, BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. I WAS REFUSED SINCE MY VIN IS NOT COVERED" BY THIS NOTIFICATION, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS IN A WARM CLIMATE STATE (FLORIDA) AND MY MAKE, MODEL, YEAR OF VEHICLE ARE EXACT TO THE DESCRIBED ISSUE IN THE NOTIFICATION