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2012 DODGE DURANGO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1679652 · 2020-07-25

Vehicle

Make
DODGE
Model
DURANGO
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
178,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 55 BRAKING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ALTERNATOR FAILURE, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME UP ON DASH FOLLOWED BY RADIO SHUTTING OFF THEN ALL THE LIGHT CAME ON AS A LOSS OF POWER AND VECHILE STALLING, WASN'T ABLE TO START THE CAR OR JUMP IT OFF DRAINED MY BATTERY, WITH SMOKE AND A SMELL AS IF WIRE WAS BURNING HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED CAUSE WASN'T DRIVABLE AND WOULDN'T GO IN GEAR, CONTACTED FCA WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS UNDER T36 RECALL ONCE REPAIRS WERE DONEWAS TOLD THAT MY VIN ISNT IN THE RECALL BUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME AS T36 RECALL ALTERNATOR SHORTING OUT AND FAILURE NOW STUCK WITH REPAIR BILLS AS WELL AS 2 TOWE BILLS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11341404
Machine
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