2011 Dodge Durango complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WESTBURY JEEP, CHRYSLER, DODGE, RAM (100 JERICHO TURNPIKE JERICHO, LONG ISLAND,11753 (888) 571-6211) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND AN UPCOMING RECALL TO BE ISSUED ON AUGUST 24, 2017, BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS AWAITING A CALLBACK TO VERIFY IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE UPCOMING RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,300.

DRIVING HOME FROM A FAMILY TRIP 220 MILES AWAY MY 2011 DURANGO DASH LIGHTS AND GAGES WENT HAYWIRE FLICKERING ON AND OFF, WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN, AC WENT OUT BUT HEAT WAS BLOWING, LOUD HIGH PITCH SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE, RADIO WENT OUT, WIPERS GOING ON FULL SPEED AND COULD NOT TURN THEM OFF. FINALLY WE LOST POWER STEERING, PARKED AND THE CAR SHOOK BAD AS WE TURNED IT OFF. WENT TO TURN ON AND NOTHING IT WOULDN'T START. AAA CAME OUT SAID ALTERNATOR WAS TOAST, REPLACED THAT THEN IT SAID BATTERY WAS DEAD,( COULDNT EVEN GET THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO TOW), SO REPLACED THAT. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT 3 MILES AND IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN BUT THIS TIME A BAD SMELL (BURNING SMELL) CAME FROM UNDER THE PASSENGERS SEAT, BATTERY WAS MAKING A SOUND AND WAS EXTREMELY HOT! I HAD MY 3 LITTLE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THIS THING COULD HAVE BLOWN SO WE HAD IT TOWED! IT HAS 79000 MILES ON IT, NEVER HAD AN ISSUE, AND JUST HAD THE RECALL DONE ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR THAT SUPPOSEDLY PREVENTS THIS! THE DEALERSHIP HAS IT NOW. IVE JUST DUMPED $700+ AND IT DIDNT EVEN FIX IT! THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS OR WORSE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH US IN IT! THIS WAS MY FIRST DODGE AND WILL BE MY LAST ESPECIALLY IF DODGE DOES NOTHING TO FIX THIS!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE A/C FAILED THEN THE RADIO AND THEN THE VEHICLE LOSS ALL POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. AN EYEWITNESS (FAMILY MEMBER) WAS CONTACTED AND ABLE TO ASSIST AND NOTICE THE BATTERY WAS EXTREMELY HOT AND THE POWER CABLE TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE EYEWITNESS DISCONNECTED THE ALTERNATOR, REPLACED THE BATTERY, AND DROVE TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER (RAM COUNTRY CHRYSLER, PLYMOUTH, DODGE, JEEP, LOCATED AT 36111 US -90, DEL RIO,TX, 78840) WAS CONTACTED AT 888-636-1505 WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL), HOWEVER THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE SCHEDULE TO BE BROUGHT IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THAT SHE WOULD ESCALATE THE FAILURE BUT NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND STARTED SMOKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COST TO SAFELY AND GET OFF THE ROAD. MY PROBLEM IS I SEEN A RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE BUT MY VIN WAS NOT IN THE RECALL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AS MY FAILURE WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL IS FOR. NOT ONLY DID MY ALTERNATOR SHORT OUT AND ALMOST CATCH FIRE IT FRIED MY PCM. NOW IT SITS IN THE SHOP AND IS COSTING ME ALMOST $1500 TO FIX. HOW IS IT OK FOR THEM TO ONLY RECALL SOME CARS AND MINE HAS THE EXACT SAME SAFETY RECALL BUT MY VIN IS NOT COVERED

ELECTRICAL CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND I NOTICED THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY AND OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING. I TOOK PICTURES OF THIS WHICH ARE ON MY PHONE IF NEEDED. IT TOOK OUT THE BATTERY AS WELL RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE THERE BECAUSE ALL SYSTEMS WERE OUT.

I HAVE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS, THE AIRBAG WARNING SOMETIME COMES ON, THE CAR DOESN'T START SOMETIMES AND STALL TOO. THE BACK DOOR OPEN WHEN NOBODY IS IN THE CAR. BACKUP CAMERA DOESN'T TURN ON SOMETIMES. THE LEATHER CRACKED IN ALL SEATS. LAST SUNDAY JULY, 23 2017 @ 2:00PM GOT ON FIRE. TOTAL LOSS OF MY VEHICLE.

WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT MY WIFE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WHEN SHE PULLED OVER SHE FOUND THE ALTERNATOR SMOKING. SHE IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE CAR OFF , BUT PARTS OF THE ALTERNATOR ARE BURNT. THE BATTERY WAS EXTREMELY HOT AS WELL TELLING ME IT WAS OVERCHARGING.

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2011 DODGE DURANGO TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BATTERY LIGHT HAD COME ON. WHILE WAITING IN THE LEFT TURN LANE, EVERYTHING WENT HAYWIRE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED, LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF, ETC. THERE WAS A FAINT BURNING ODOR AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. COULDN'T REMOVE KEY AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS WOULDN'T EVEN WORK! HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. ALSO BLEW BATTERY, ENGINE COMPONENT AND OTHER THINGS. SO FAR, IT IS NOT SHOWING UP UNDER ANY RECALL BUT HOPING .., I HAVE CALLED FAC AND GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT WORK. I GOT OFF WORK CAME TO VEHICLE ENTERED AND STARTED ENGINE AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE, A BUZZING SOUND CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH, THEN I BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE LIKE BURNING WIRES OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL UNDER THE DASH. THEN I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (UNDER THE VEHICLES FRONT HOOD). BY THIS TIME ABOUT 1 MINUTE HAD PASSED WITH THE ENGINE IDLING IN PARK. I OPENED THE HOOD AND LOOKED IN TO SEE THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING AND RED HOT INSIDE. I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, BUT NO RESPONSE FROM THE IGNITION BUTTON, THEN CRAZY ELECTRICAL THINGS HAPPENED WITH LIGHTS DASH WIPERS AND ETC., THEN THE ENGINE DIED, AND THERE WAS NOT ANY POWER OR BATTERY EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. I AM GLAD I WAS NOT OUT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, OR HAD THE FAMILY WITH ME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUBURN TRANSMISSION AND AUTO REPAIR. PH. (253)737-5913 IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE ALTERNATOR WENT TO A DEAD SHORT AND KILLED THE BATTERY SO FAST, IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE. I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE SOME KIND OF FUSEABLE LINK TO PREVENT SUCH A THING FROM OCCURRING. THAT IS A MOST DANGEROUS DESIGN, FIRE PRONE.

FACTORY WIRED TOW PACKAGE NOT SETUP CORRECTLY. BUILT-IN BRAKE CONTROL WIRING HARNESS NOT RECEIVING VOLTAGE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED/NO VOLTAGE RECEIVED FROM STOP LIGHT SWITCH TO PORT/WIRING HARNESS.

ON JULY 3 I WAS DRIVING OUR VEHICLE ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. WE HAD BEEN ON VACATION AND FIGURED THE CAR HAD SAT FOR 10 DAYS WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN AND JUST NEEDED A CHARGE. THE LIGHT INDICATOR CAME AND WENT BEFORE THE CAR STARTED DOING WEIRD THINGS: HAZARD LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SEATBELT LIGHT, ETC. THE CAR QUICKLY LOST POWER AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP LEAVING US STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A GRAVEL ROAD. WE COULDN'T EVEN RELEASE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT, IN TURN BURNING UP THE EMS SYSTEM. THIS PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR OVER TWO WEEKS NOW. THE RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR WAS FOR A SMALLER AMP. OURS IS A 220AMP. THEY ARE TELLING US PRODUCTION OF THE PART MAY TAKE UP TO 10-12 MORE DAYS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE HIGHWAY. UPON DOING SO, I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I PULLED INTO AN AUTO ZONE IN SALLISAW, OK. I ASKED AN EMPLOYEE TO TEST MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. WHEN THE HOOD OF MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO CITADEL WAS LIFTED, IT APPEARS MY 220 AMP ALTERNATOR WAS BURNING. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM IT AND IT HAD THE SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. MY CAR SHUT OFF. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY ALTERNATOR DID BURN AND IT ALSO FRIED MY BATTERY AND THE PCM MODULE. ALL 3 REPAIRS AND LABOR COST ME $1,600, NOT INCLUDING THE TOWING OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT I'M NOT HE ONLY CUSTOMER WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE RECALL IS ONLY ON THE 160 AMP. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED. THE SERVICE GUYS STATED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION AND THAT MY CAR COULD'VE EASILY CAUGHT FIRE TRAPPING US IN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE AND THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTO-EXCEL IN AKRON, OHIO WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

ALL GAUGES RADIO AND LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND ENGINE ACTED LIKE IT WAS OFF WHILE ACCELERATING TO SPEED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (DAVE GRIMMS) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE AMP BEING A 180 NOT A 160. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

ON JUNE 14, 2017 I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO HOME FROM WORK AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED INTO A MALL PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY THE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF THE CAR BECAME EXTREMELY HOT, SO HOT, I COULD NOT STAY INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I STARTED TO SEE AND SMELL SMOKE, SO I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD; AS I IT OPENED THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND I CLOSED IT TO SNUFF OUT ANY FIRES. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD MY ALTERNATOR HAD GONE BAD. THE EXPLANATION I WAS GIVING WAS: THE SILICONE DIODES IN THE ALTERNATOR RECTIFIER BRIDGE MAY EXPERIENCE THERMAL FATIGUE DUE TO CYCLIC LOADING FROM THE ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING (EHPS) SYSTEM, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN NO OUTPUT, REDUCED OUTPUT, OR A FULLY SHORTED TO GROUND CONDITION. THESE FAILURE MODES VARY IN THEIR TIME TO FAILURE AND WARNING TO THE DRIVER. DEPENDING ON THE FAILURE MODE AND TIMING, SYSTEM VOLTAGE MAY DROP TO CRITICALLY LOW LEVELS, DISABLING SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM/ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE/CENTRAL BODY CONTROLLER, OR A TOTAL VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN (IN THE EVENT OF A SHORT TO GROUND FAILURE MODE). I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE ALTERNATOR NOT ONLY FAILED BUT SHORTED OUT MY BATTERY, FUSES AND COMPUTER MODULE. I CALLED DODGE CORPORATE AND ONLY RECEIVED AN APOLOGY.... DODGE HAS A RECALL P60 RECALL WHICH APPLIES TO 160AMP ALTERNATOR. THIS RE

MY CAR HAS BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY BEEN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF ROADS FOR AT LEAST THE PAST TWO YEARS. MAYBE ABOUT FIVE TIMES NOW. AND NOW HAT I THINK OF IT, AT LEAST TWO OF THOSE TIMES I WAS TURNING OR ATTEMPTING TO.TOOK IT IN WHILE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS VALID AND THEY SAID IT ISN'T COVERED. EVEN IF NOT, THIS IS SO DANGEROUS! IF I HADN'T OF RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM THIS MORNING, I WOULD HAVE BEEN CREAMED BY ABOUT TEN CARS COMING MY WAY. THE FCW LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. I HAVE DONE THE CLEANING THING AND OBVIOUSLY THEY KNOW AT THE DEALERSHIP THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE BEING PLOWED INTO IN ORDER FOR THEM TO HAVE TO FIX IT?

BURNING SMELL COMING FROM FRONT VENT AREA.NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING. CAR IS NOT HEATING UP..THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A POOF OF WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT FROM FRONT DASH SOMEWHERE? DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHERE AS I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT THE TIME. IT STOPPED WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. GOT HOME AND BUTTON TO OPEN GARAGE NOT WORKING.ALSO BLUETOOTH STOPPED WORKING. DON'T KNOW WHATS GOING ON BUT SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL AND UNSAFE.SMELLS LIKE WIRES BURNING

MAY 2017 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2011 DODGE DURANGO WITH 68K WITH TWO KIDS IN THE CAR, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT COMPLETELY DEAD SHORTLY AFTER. WE GOT IT TO AN ELECTRICAL SHOP TO FIND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR HAD STOPPED OPERATING. AFTER SOME RESEARCHING I FOUND A RECALL (P60) AND IT ONLY APPLIED TO 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. I CALLED CHRYSLER (CASE #31556595) TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP AND WAS DENIED. WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHICH COST ME $400.44. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK WITH NO SPECIFIC TIME OF DAY, HEAT OUTSIDE, DRIVE TIME ETC., MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO WILL ACT LIKE IT WILL START AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO TURN OVER AND OVER UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPS. EVENTUALLY AFTER A FEW TRIES, IT WILL START. WE CHANGED THE BATTERY THINKING MAYBE IT WAS THAT, BUT NOTHING...I HAVE READ A FEW "COMPLAINTS" THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME THING AND THEY ARE SAYING IT IS A TIPM PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER THE RECALL LIST, BUT IT IS WITHIN THE YEAR THEY ARE RECALLING IT.

ON 06/23/17 WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 DODGE DURANGO MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WITH IN THE NEXT MILE I TURNED TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD TO ENSURE EVERYTHING WAS OK MY DASH LIGHTS WENT HAYWIRE AND EXCESSIVE HEAT STARTED COMING OUT OF MY VENTS AND A BURNING SMELL STARTED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING OR RESTART. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY IS DEAD, THE ALTERNATOR IS DEAD AND THE PCM IS FRIED..... WHILE DO SOME RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS A RECALL THE P60 RECALL FOR THE ALTERNATOR FIR THE DODGE DURANGO YEARS 2011-2014 WHICH WOULD BE THE SAME VEHICLE I HAVE OTHER THAN THE ALTERNATOR IS 160 AMPS AND MY DURANGO HAS A 220 AMP ALTERNATOR. I BELIEVE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO INCLUDE THE 220 AMP ALTERNATOR UNDER THE SAME RECALL AS THE P60, BECAUSE THE VEHICLES ARE THE SAME AND IT APPEARS THAT THE ISSUE I HAD IS THE SAME AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR.......

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHATSOEVER. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER, BRAKE, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, ROLL DOWN WINDOWS, UNLOCK DOORS, OR HAVE MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND HAD NO WAY TO SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT, WHICH IN TURN FRIED THE BATTERY AND POWERTRAIN MODULE. THE DEALER AGREED TO PAY TO REPLACE THE POWERTRAIN MODULE AT NO COST TO ME BUT THE REMAINING REPAIRS COST ME $1300. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT AS OF OCTOBER 2014 MORE THAN 435,000 VEHICLES WERE EFFECTED BY AN ALTERNATOR RECALL, INCLUDING CARS THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AS MY OWN. I FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE OF CAR WHO EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR BREAKDOWN WHILE DRIVING AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I CALLED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE BUT REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE WORK. HAVING A CAR STOP DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN TRAFFIC IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. KNOWING THERE ARE OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE INDICATES TO ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL CARS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY EXPENSES AND TO BE SURE THAT OTHER DRIVERS DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD EASILY RESULT IN

2011 DODGE DURANGO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE NOT BEING REPAIRED PROPERLY BY DEALERSHIP. *LD UPDATED 06/21/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN THE RAIN, WATER WAS NOTICED ENTERING THROUGH THE OVERHEAD MAP LIGHT UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V879000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING) AT DRIVER'S VILLAGE (5885 EAST CIRCLE DRIVE CICERO, NY 13039 (855) 254-5196). THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SUN ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE LEAKAGE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,326.

TAKATA RECALL. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MARCH, THE ALARM OF BATTERY APPEARS AND IN SOME SECONDS THERE STARTED APPEARING SYSTEM ALARMS OF ASSISTANCE OF PARKING, AIRBAG, BRAKE, ETC. WHAT FORCED ME TO STOP ME TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE ALTERNATOR FAILED SUDDENLY, WITHOUT GIVING ANY PREVIOUS INDICATION OF THE FAULT. ON HAVING CHECKED YOUR PAGE THE FAULT THAT HAPPENED IS THE SAME OF THE RECALL P60. NEVERTHELESS THE HAPPENED ON HAVING CHECKED SAFETY CAMPAIGNS OF MY VEHICLE FOR NUMBER OF VIN DOES NOT APPEAR ANY SLOPE.

ON THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2017 I HAD JUST EXITED A MAJOR FREEWAY AND WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. AS I MADE MY LEFT TURN TO HEAD HOME ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH CAME ON (SAYING SERVICE PARK ASSIST, DRIVER SEATBELT UNBUCKLED, ABS, AND MANY OTHERS) AS I CROSSED 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND IN TO A PARKING LOT I LOST ALL POWER TO MY VEHICLE. I PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, OPENED MY HOOD AND IT WAS FULL OF SMOKE AND YOU COULD SMELL THE ELECTRICAL BURN FROM A FIRE. MY VEHICLE WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET LOADED ON TO A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT INTO NEUTRAL TO LOAD, THE WIPERS BEGAN GOING OFF, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS AND THE SMOKE BEGAN AGAIN AND STARTED TO FILL THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. BY THE TIME WE GOT IT HOME TO DROP IT OFF THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE AT ALL.

STARTED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND THAT'S WHEN MY TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAD ZERO PRESSURE. PULLED OVER, CHECKED IT, AND IT WAS STILL FULL. SO THEN I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A BAD TIRE SENSOR. A FEW DAYS LATER MY PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED TO SHORT CIRCUIT WHEN TRYING TO ROLL IT UP OR DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THEN YESTERDAY MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. ALL OF THIS WOULD COME AND GO INTERMEDIATELY WHILE DRIVING. NOW TODAY, AFTER PARKING AND TURNING IT OFF, I CAME OUT TO A COMPLETELY DEAD CAR THAT BURNS UP BATTERY JUMPER CABLES WHEN TRYING TO JUMP IT OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR IN MY CAR TWICE AND I'M NOW AT A REPAIR SHOP PREPARING TO REPLACE IT A THIRD TIME. THERE IS A RECALL ISSUED THAT I'VE BEEN TOLD MY CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR - RC-P60-14. I'VE READ THE DESCRIPTION ON THE RECALL BULLETIN AND DISCUSSED WITH SERVICE PERSONNEL AT THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE SHOP I'M AT NOW. THEY BELIEVE MY ISSUE IS THE SAME YET CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MY VEHICLE QUALIFIES. CHRYSLER RECALL ASSISTANCE HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND TO KEEP MY RECEIPTS. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER.

FAULTY VEHICLE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ME AND MY PASSENGER AND OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING BEHIND ME THAT REQUIRED A SHERIFF TO KEEP OTHER VEHICLES FROM WRECKING WHILE TRYING CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE DASHBOARD AND ALL ELETRICAL FUNCTIONS STARTED GOING HAYWIRE ALL AT THE SAME TIME WHEN DRIVING ON A VERY WINDING CURVY BUSY BACK ROAD, LOST STEERING CONTROLL, ALL MESSAGE CENTER LIGHTS FLASHING AND WIPERS GOING ALL AT THE SAME TIME HOT AIR BLOWING THROUGH AC VENTS, THEN VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPS WHILE SMOKING ACTING AS IT SEEMED TO BE OVER HEATED OR SOMETHING BURNING. HAD TO MANUALLY GET DOORS UNLOCKED TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE QUICKLY BEFORE ANOTHER VEHICLE WOULD HIT US. VEHICLE KEY STAYED STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED OR PLACED IN REVERSE OR NEUTRAL TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY TO MAKE SURE OTHER DRIVERS WOULD NOT CRASH WHERE THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED, THIS HAPPEND WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITH NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO HAPPENING. HOW CAN DODGE ONLY RECALL 2011 160 AMP ALTERNATORS AND NOT THE 2011 180 AMP ALTERNATORS THAT ARE CLEARLY PUTTING THE CUSTOMERS AND OTHERS LIVES IN DANGER FOR THE SAME ISSUES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED. THIS FAULTY ALTERNATOR ISSUE IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO ALL 2011 DODGE DURANGO AND COSTING DRIVERS TO ALMOST BE IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS AND LOTS OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS. WHEN PURCHASING VEHICLES WE ARE TRUSTING THAT THEY ARE SAFE

TAMARA RECALL VEHICLE WON'T START WIPER KEEP GOING ON AND THEY ARE OFF IT HAS A BAD TIPM THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A LOT OF NOISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, BLACK SMOKE APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT OBSERVED FLAMES; HOWEVER, AFTER THE LOSS OF POWER, THE FLAMES EXTINGUISHED ON THEIR OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THEM TO NHTSA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH DOWN RT 18 NORTH IN THE COLTS NECK AREA OF NJ. WITHIN 10 MINUTES AFTER THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR ACTED POSSESSED. THE STEERING LOCKED, BRAKES LOCKED, WIPERS CAME ON MOVING SLOWLY, THE HEAT CAME ON, ABS BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE PARK ASSIST CAME ON. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS DIRECTLY AROUND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR WENT AND ALSO FRIED MY PCM. I AM CURRENTLY PAYING OVER $200 TO RENT A CAR. I AM BEING TOLD MY BILL WILL BE ABOUT $2000 TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND PCM. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE AND A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR IS ALREADY RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUES. DRIVING AT A HIGHWAY SPEED AND YOUR CAR SUDDENLY COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH. THIS IS THE 3RD MAJOR ISSUE I'VE RAN INTO AS I ALSO HAD MY BATTERY DYING MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP RELAY RECALL. ALSO, I LOST MY BRAKES SUDDENLY AND HAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE RECALL. I DO NOT THINK I WILL EVER BUY A DODGE AGAIN AS THEY DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ISSUES. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS VEHICLE ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE.

PASSENGER SIDE CONTINUES TO BLOW HOT AIR NO MATER WHAT THE SETTING IS ON. NO COLD AIR WILL COME OUT WHEN IT IS SWITCHED TO AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT TEMP CANNOT BE REGULATED.

MY GPS/RADIO GOES IN AND OUT AND NOW MY HEADLIGHTS ARE HAVING TO BE CONSTANTLY REPLACED. MY TAIL LIGHTS I HAVE TO HIT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FOR THEM TO COME BACK ON. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STATIONARY, IN MOTION AND WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED TEN TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED BUT THE SOFTWARE RELATED TO THE RADIO AND THE HANDS FREE MODULE WERE UPDATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER TO DETERMINE A REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE PAID OVER $3500 IN REPAIRS ON THE DODGE DURANGO. I WAS TOLD AND HAD TO REPLACE BOTH CATALYST CONVERTERS AND ALL 4 O2 SENSORS. THEN THE STARTER WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO REPLACE IT. NOW FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 3 WEEKS, I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED AND NOW IT APPEARS THE ISSUE MAY BE THE ALTERNATOR. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2011 DODGE DURANGO 3.6L, 160 AMP ALTERNATORS AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT AMP MY ALTERNATOR IS BUT MY VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS THE VEHICLES THAT WERE UNDER THE RECALL, YET MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I HAVE BEEN INCONVENIENCED FOR 3 WEEKS NOW HAVING TO GET RIDES TO AND FROM WORK AND HAVE HAD TO CANCEL DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND SCHOOL MEETINGS DUE TO THE FACT THAT BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I NEED A VEHICLE AND ARE HAVING TO SHARE 1 VEHICLE WITH 5 KIDS. OUR MOST RECENT ISSUE OCCURRED ON EASTER SUNDAY WHILE TRAVELING WITH ALL OUR CHILDREN, THE BATTERY SIGNAL APPEARED ON OUR VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TO AVOID INJURY, WE HAVE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR REVIEW. WE HAVE HAD 2 DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS GOING ON A 3RD AND NO ONE IS CATCHING ALL THE REPEATED ISSUES. WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE CATALYST CONVERTER 2 TIMES (NOVEMBER 2016 AND APRIL 2017), O2 SENSORS (NOVEMBER 2016), BATTERY (JANUARY 2017), STARTER (APRIL 2017) AND NOW OUR NEWEST ISSUE HAS YET TO BE REVEALED BUT IT APPEARS IT WILL BE THE ALTERNATOR (APRIL 2017). AT WHAT POINT WILL CHRYSLER TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE ISSU

WHILE DRIVING, ALL WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE THEN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. SOMETHING OVERHEATED, BECAUSE I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO START AGAIN OR EVEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. THERE IS A P60 RECALL FOR THIS TYPE VEHICLE THAT DESCRIBES EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MINE. THE RECALL AS OF NOW IS FOR ALTERNATOR WITH 160 AMPS AND I HAVE 180 AMPS. THIS TOO NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES.

DODGE DURANGO WAS STARTING WITH ISSUES 1 MONTH AGO WITH TURNING ON. WHEN PUSHING THE START BUTTON IT WOULD MAKE THE SOUND AS IF TRYING TO TURN ON BUT COULD NOT TURN ON COMPLETELY. AFTER 4 TO 5 TIMES OF CONTINUOUS PUSHING THE START BUTTON, IT WOULD FINALLY TURN ON, BUT THAN AT TIMES IT WOULD SHAKE AND SHUT OFF RIGHT AWAY. WHILE DRIVING THE DURANGO SUNDAY, I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, MADE A COMPLETE STOP, THAN PUSHED THE GAS TO GO, BUT THE DURANGO WOULD MOVE. I PUSHED THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I TURNED THE DURANGO OFF AND IT WOULD NOT TURN ON ANYMORE. VERY UNSAFE. THE MECHANIC SAID HE BELIEVES IT IS THE TIPM BUT WILL BE RUNNING MORE TEST. I'VE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 DODGE DURANGO. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 15V879000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VEHICLE FAILS TO START AND STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER TO ISSUE SAFETY RECALL TO INSTALL EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT ISSUE AND VEHICLE STILL FAILS TO START AND STALLS WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING.

I HAVE HAD A RECALL SINCE THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR, EACH TIME I CONTACT A DEALER THEY ARE STATING THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY ON A VERY BUSY STREET WHEN THE CAR MADE A WEIRD SIREN NOISE; THEN MY SEATBELT LIGHTS WENT OFF, MY PARK ASSIST STARTED FLASHING, MY TRACTION CONTROL OTHER LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE RADIO FLASHED OFF AND ON, THEN WENT OUT. THEN MY WIPERS WENT ON, AND THEN I LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, AND THE CAR SLOWLY DIED. MY HAZARDS DIDN'T EVEN WORK, SO I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY STREET AND I HAD NO HAZARDS TO WARN ANYONE! A VERY SCARY SITUATION TO HAVE ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR 12-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR.

THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT A GROCERY STORE AND IT JUST DIED LIKE TURNING OFF THE KEY. I TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD DO NOTHING. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WHAT THEY FOUND WAS A SHORTED ALTERNATOR. THE SHOP CHECKED FOR TSB'S AND RECALLS AND FOUND A RECALL FOR LIKE CONDITIONS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND ISN'T COVERED. MY QUESTION IN THIS MATTER IS. DID THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR USE THE SAME RECTIFIER ASSEMBLY AS THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR?

SUDDEN AND COMPLETE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WITH ENGINE FAILURE DURING OPERATION. FOR THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL, AUTO HEADLIGHTS AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD FLASHING AND FAILING WITH LOSS OF POWER.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON, THE WIPERS CAME ON, AND THE CAR SHUT OFF. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THE CAR WAS LOCKED, AND NOTHING WORKED. I TRIED TO JUMP START THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND DROVE IT HOME 3 MINUTES AWAY, AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I COULD SMELL A BURNING WIRE SMELL, AND THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE VERY HOT. I READ ONLINE ABOUT NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR, AND THAT MANY HAD BEEN RECALLED. I CALLED THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ANY OPEN RECALLS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR MYSELF AND THE NEXT DAY THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AT THIS POINT I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG, BUT HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD THIS ISSUE AND IT BLEW EITHER THE FUSE PANEL, OR A PCM. THIS IS THE 3RD ELECTRICAL ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE BETWEEN 0 AND 57,000 MILES.

TIPM PROBLEM. ALL SORTS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ESPECIALLY THE CAR ALARM GOING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I'VE READ COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ONLINE AND NOTHING SEEMS TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO REMEDY THIS. THE REPAIR FOR THIS IS AT LEAST $1,000. WHICH IS AN OUTRAGE SINCE CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 33,OOO MILES. PLEASE DO SOMETHING!THIS HAS GONE ON EVER SINCE A SUN VISOR RECALL REPAIR.

VERY UNCLEAR HOW MY DURANGO WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MASS RECALL OF ALTERNATORS THAT IMMEDIATELY STOP WORKING AND START TO BURN. MINE DID JUST THIS, STOPPING MY VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I ALSO SMELLED BURNING AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IT WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY AUTO SHOP WHEREUPON THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT OPERATE. IT WAS THEN TOWED TO GANLEY CHRYSLER DODGE AND THAT ALTERNATOR REMOVED AND ANOTHER PUT IN. THE VEHICLE ALSO INCURRED COSTLY REPAIRS TO THE COMPUTER (PCM) SYSTEM FAILING DUE TO THE ALTERNATOR. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE AT 85K MILES. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST, CLAIMING I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED BEFORE CALLING THEM. THE DEALERSHIP NEVER GAVE ME AN INDICATION THAT I SHOULD PROCEED THIS WAY.

2011 DODGE DURANGO CITADEL (63,365 MILES) JUST LIKE MANY OTHERS I'M HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE . MY WIFE HAD JUST PICKED MY CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL AND JUST AS SHE STARTS TO PULL OFF THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED GOING HAYWIRE AND SHUT DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY SHOWED UP TO EVALUATE THE SITUATION, OPEN THE HOOD OF THE CAR TO A SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. I THEN CALLED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOME. I GOT ON THE LINE (INTERNET) AND SEARCH AROUND ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME YEAR/MODEL CAR . THIS VEHICLE IS PUTTING FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH BEING DONE ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

DODGE/CHRYSLER/JEEP SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT INCLUDE MY CAR IN THE P60 RECALL BECAUSE MY CAR'S ALTERNATOR WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE APART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS THE RECALL IN WHICH SOME OF THE DODGE DURANGOS HAVE A FAULTY ALTERNATOR THAT EVENTUALLY FAILS, UNEXPECTEDLY AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS OF YOUR ABS, ECM, PCM, BATTERY OR OTHER PARTS OF YOUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ON DEC. 26TH, 2016, I WAS DRIVING WHEN I BEGAN TO SMELL AN ELECTRICAL-LIKE, SMELL. WE FOUND OUT THAT MY ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THE NEXT DAY, IT BEGAN SMOKING AND SHOOTING SPARKS WHILE AT THE MECHANIC'S SHOP. I CALL DODGE, ASKING ABOUT THE RECALL (AFTER THE MECHANIC THAT WE HIRED DISCOVERED THAT MANY OTHER DURANGO OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES) AND DODGE SAID THAT MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT AMPHERAGE OF ALTERNATOR TO BE INCLUDED (THE RECALL INCLUDES 2011 DODGE DURANGOS WITH A 3.6 L ENGINE AND 160 AMP ALTERNATORS ONLY). HOWEVER, THE ALTERNATOR THAT THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED WAS THE CORRECT # OF AMPS FOR THE RECALL (160 AMPS), EVEN THOUGH THE FACTORY SPEC SHEET FOR MY TRUCK (WHICH WAS READ TO ME BY A STAFF MEMBER AT DODGE CORPORATE'S RECALL LINE) SAYS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT # OF AMPS (MY TRUCK IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A 220 AMP ALTERNATOR ON IT, BUT WHEN THE ALTERNATOR FAILED, THE MECHANIC REMOVED A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR OFF OF IT). NOW I HAVE ABOUT $1500 WORTH OF REPAIRS FOR THIS TRUCK AND NO ONE IS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. MY TRUCK EITHER HAS A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR THAT THE PRIOR OWNER OF MY TRUCK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN CUSTOMER WENT TO START VEHICLE MADE A TIPPING NOISE WHEN WIPERS TURNED ON THEMSELVES. DRAINED FIRST BATTERY (INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS CONCERN). TIPM SHORTED INTERNAL TO ASD RELAY POWER PCM SHORTED ON GROUNDED SIDE TO TIPM.