NHTSA Complaint #11120197 — 2011 DODGE NITRO

I BOUGHT MY NITRO ON DEC 29, 2017 FROM HADDAD TOYOTA IN PITTSFIELD MA I HAVE PUT 4648 MILES ON SINCE DRIVING IT OFF THE LOT. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPT ABOUT THE TEMP. GAUGE WHEN I WENT THERE FOR AN AUTO START AND THEY STATED IT WAS FINE. THURSDAY THE TEMP LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH WHEN I WAS ALMOST 2 MILES HOME, SO I CAME HOME, PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE AS USUAL BUT HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD BECAUSE OF THE SMELL, HEAT AND WHAT ALMOST LOOKED LIKE SMOKE. I CALLED HADDADS AND LEFT A MESSAGE WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. ON MONDAY, WHICH IS THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 10 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. I DECIDED TO PULL INTO MY HUSBANDS WORK 8 MILES AWAY, BUT BEFORE I REACHED THE DRIVEWAY, THE TEMP LIGHT CAME BACK ON. WE LEFT THE DOGE THERE OVERNIGHT, AS I WAS TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT HOME. TUESDAY I CALLED HADDADS SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SERVICE MAN THAT HELPED ME WHEN I WAS THERE LAST.HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. WE HAVE A READER AND AT WORK MY HUSBAND PLUGGED IT IN AND GOT THESE CODES 1- P0740 ' TORQ CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT/OPEN 2- P0732 - GEAR2 INCORRECT RATIO 3- P0868 - TRANSMISSION FLUID PRESSURE LOW SO I IMMEDIATE CALLED AGAIN AND THE SERVICE DEPT. TOLD ME I CAN DRIVE IT THERE 30 MILES AS LONG AS EITHER LIGHT WASN'T BLINKING. SO THIS AFTERNOON, NEEDLESS TO SAY, I MADE IT 3 HOUSES DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN MOTION! I CALLED AAA AND I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO HADDAD TOYOTA. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MAN PAT AND HE IS AWARE OF MY SITUATION AND IS EXPECTING THE DODGE TOMORROW. HE STATED THAT IT MUST BE SOMETHING WITH THE CAR, DEFINITELY NOT ME. I NOW HAVE NO VEHICLE. I LEFT MY CAR SAFELY WHERE IT STOPPED MOVING. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS CAR FALLS UNDER THE LEMON LAW OR VEHICLE RECALL. I AN LOOKING TO RESOLVE THIS CAR ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS I HAVE HEALTH ISSUES AND SHOULDN'T BE WITHOUT TRANSPORTAT ANDRE' D'ANDREA