NHTSA Complaint #11256839 — 2010 RAM 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR DOOR ACTUATOR DID NOT CLOSE. AS A RESULT, HOT AIR ENTERED DURING THE SUMMER AND COLD AIR WAS PRESENT DURING THE WINTER. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE WINDOWS FROM DEFROSTING, WHICH CAUSED VISIBILITY ISSUES. ROSEVILLE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2805 LONG LAKE RD, ROSEVILLE, MN 55113, (651) 968-1199) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST LESS THAN $3,000. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN CANADA FOR THE FAILURE, BUT NOT IN THE UNITED STATES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE SAME FAILURE REPAIRED BACK IN 2011 AT THE COST OF $2,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.