NHTSA Complaint #11266900 — 2017 DODGE JOURNEY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH BUTTON START FEATURE HESITATED UPON PUSHING THE BUTTON. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME DRIVING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE AS IT SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE STARTER, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.