NHTSA Complaint #11012197 — 2010 DODGE CHARGER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 DODGE CHARGER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED AND CORRODED UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL PANEL, WHICH CREATED AN UNBEARABLE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR CREATED A BREATHING ISSUE FOR THE CONTACT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. JEEP, DODGE, RAM OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE MOTOR AND ALTERNATOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY COVERAGE AND THE RUST ODOR WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A THREE YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY FROM A THIRD PARTY, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS NOT HONORED BY THE DEALER DUE TO A 7 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRATION DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.