NHTSA complaint: 2015 DODGE CHALLENGER — SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 DODGE CHALLENGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR WHEEL SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SLIDE INTO A DITCH. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ABS, THE ENGINE, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE FRONT COLLISION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER BRACKET, THE DRIVER SIDE BUMPER BRACKET, THE DRIVER SIDE SUPPORT BRACKET, THE DRIVER SIDE SUPPORT BRACKET, LOWER DRILL FENDER, OEM PASSENGER SIDE FENDER, PILLARS, ROCKER, AND FLOOR , CARPET, RIGHT AND QUARTER PANEL WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE LUBRICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V749000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ *CN
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation