NHTSA Complaint #11091408 — 2017 DODGE JOURNEY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE'S BLUETOOTH FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. UPON REACHING HIS DESTINATION, THE CONTACT PARKED, TURNED OFF, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE SEVERAL HOURS LATER, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED USING BATTERY BOOSTER CABLES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STERLING HEIGHTS DODGE (40111 VAN DYKE AVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, WHICH WAS DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER RECEIVING DEFECTIVE BATTERIES FROM CHINA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.