NHTSA Complaint #11413259 — 2019 DODGE DURANGO

ON MY WAY TO LABOR & DELIVERY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, A LIGHT AND MESSAGE CAME ON THAT SAID, "POWER STEERING UNAVAILABLE". I COULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AND SINCE I WAS ALREADY TURNING LEFT WHEN IT LOCKED UP AND WENT STRAIGHT, I NEARLY HIT ALL THE CARS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. WHEN I LEFT THE HOSPITAL, THE LIGHT WAS OFF. A WEEK LATER, THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AGAIN AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD AND WE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO US BECAUSE WHEN IT LOCKED UP, IT SNATCHES THE WHEEL FROM WHEREVER WE HAVE IT TO A LOCKED STRAIGHT POSITION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE WHEN YOU ARE PREGNANT WITH 3 CHILDREN IN THE BACK. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CRASHING INTO PEOPLE WITHOUT NOTICE. WE GOT IT CHECKED OUT AND THEY SAID THE ELECTRIC STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A WHOPPING $4500. ON A 2019 VEHICLE, THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND NOW I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS NOW BECAUSE EVERYONE KEEPS TELLING US THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER.