NHTSA Complaint #10920563 — 2011 DODGE DURANGO

MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO, 3.6L/V6 WITH 180AMP ALTERNATOR - ALTERNATOR RAPIDLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING ("IN MOTION"), CAUSING COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF THE VEHICLE AND DISABLING BOTH THE BATTERY AND THE CONTROL MODULE REQUIRING THEM BOTH TO BE REPLACED. THIS COMPLETE SHUT DOWN CAUSED THE ABS AND STEERING TO LOCK UP AND ALL MY ELECTRICAL INCLUDING MY FLASHERS TO NOT WORK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND IS IDENTICAL TO THE P60 RECALL OF THIS SAME VEHICLE BUILT WITH THE 160AMP ALTERNATOR WHICH IS VIRTUALLY THE SAME AS MY VEHICLE. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THE P60 RECALL AND BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE AND ALL OTHERS LIKE IT SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL! FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT DRIVING IN A LOCATION WITH HIGH SPEEDS OR HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THAT MOMENT BUT HAD IT FAILED ONLY MINUTES LATER SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. CLEARLY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND JUST BECAUSE THE ALTERNATORS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT AMP THEN THAT OF THE CURRENT RECALL THOSE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE 180AMP ALTERNATOR. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ANY FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING MY RECEIPTS FOR REPAIRS. *TR