NHTSA Complaint #10919335 — 2011 DODGE DURANGO

UPON STARTING MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO I NOTICED A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM MY ENGINE. DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT FOR ANOTHER FOR A MINUTE TO SEE IF THE NOISE WOULD STOP, I PARKED THE CAR TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. I DROVE THE CAR TOWARDS MY HOME, THE NOISE STOPPED ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST AUTO STORE FOR THEM TO TEST THE BATTERY. UPON OPENING THE HOOD OF MY CAR SMOKE CAME POURING OUT WITH AN AWFUL BURNING SMELL. I WAS ADVISED THAT I WAS NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR THAT IT WAS CAUSE MORE DAMAGE DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR BEING VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH AND SMOKING. MY VEHICLE WAS FIXED, THE PROBLEM WAS THE ALTERNATOR, MY VEHICLE HAS 72,000 MILES. THIS IS THE 4TH MAJOR ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE.