← NHTSA complaints

2006 DODGE DURANGO — POWER TRAIN

crash1 injured · 1408918 · 2017-09-19

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DURANGO
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
150,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

MY 2006 DODGE DURANGO STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND CAUSED ME TO BE INJURED IN A REAR END COLLISION BECAUSE MY PCM SHUT MY ENGINE DOWN PER DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE MY OIL SENDING UNIT HAD A FAULTY WIRE AND MY PCM THOUGHT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OIL IN MY CAR WHICH DISABLED MY CAR COMPLETELY BY DESIGN OF THE MANUFACTURER TO KEEP MY ENGINE FROM DAMAGE BECAUSE IT THOUGHT I HAD. O OIL. I HAVE A FAULTY DESIGN PRODUCT AND NOT ENOUGH WARNING. I HAVE BEEN OFF WORK FOR A YEAR WITH THE INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT AND LUCKILY I WASN'T HURT WORSE. MY CAR SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT PROPER WARNING SOMEONE COULD BE KILLED I HAVE PHOTOS AND A SERVICE REPAIR DOCUMENTS STATING THE FAULTY OIL SENDING UNIT DISABLED MY VEHICLE..UPDATED 09/21/17 *BF UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF...UPDATED 11/13/2017 *BF *JS UPDATED 7/18/18*JB *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11024241
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown