NHTSA Complaint #11266135 — 2012 DODGE JOURNEY

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR YESTERDAY WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET IT BACK HOME EVERYTHING IN THE CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF AND THEN THE CAR STARTED STALLING WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD I BARELY MADE IT INTO A GAS STATION BEFORE THE CAR DIED AND HAD IT TOWED TO TRIPLE A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTICS DONE ON THE CAR WHICH HAS NOW BEEN STATED TO ME THAT ITS THE ALTERNATOR AND IVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 3 MONTHS BOUGHT IT USED BUT THE BATTERY WENT BAD AND NOW THE ALTERNATOR IN LESS THEN 2 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER ALONG WITH THE ACTUATOR ALSO CLICKING WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. ALL OF THIS HAPPENING IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. WHEN THE CAR STARTED DYING ALL THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS WENT OFF THE BRAKES THE ABS THE AIR BAGS EVERYTHING AND THIS WAS ON A BUSY ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I BARELY GOT MY CAR TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THAT WAS ONLY BECAUSE MY HUSBAND WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND ME IN HIS CAR. THIS PROBLEM MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO BREAK AT RED LIGHTS AND GET MY CAR MOVING THRU THE INTERSECTION TO THE GAS STATION. AND THE CAR LIGHT WAS ON ABOUT 15 MINUTES MAYBE BEFORE IT FINALLY STALLED OUT THE CAR.