Alternator/generator/regulator Problems of Dodge Durango - part 2

"takata recall". Vehicle shut down while in motion locking the steering wheel. Dash and wipers started going crazy then a sudden smell of burnt wires/electric burn. This resulted on completely dead battery due to alternator fail.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while driving at a slow speed, there was an abnormal pop coming from the engine and smoke billowed from under the hood. The contact opened the hood and noticed that there was smoke coming from the alternator. The vehicle was towed to larry h. Miller Dodge ram tucson located at 4220 e 22nd st, tucson, az 85711, (520) 395-9311, to be repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). The vehicle was currently being repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000. Ah.

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While driving on highway there was a whining noise coming from the engine. Then dashboard lights started turning on an off randomly, the touchscreen went out. Less than a minute later the entire electrical system shut down and the car completely stopped working. Traveling 45 mph on a busy highway when this happened. Steered the car to the shoulder. There was a burning smell and smoke coming from the engine. Under the hood, it looked like the alternator and/or battery were smoking. Had the car towed to the dealer. I found that there is a recall on 2011 Dodge Durango for a faulty alternator but my dealer told me that my VIN is not part of the current recall.

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Driving, suddenly charging station light flashed on screen and vehicle was making reving engine sound. Pulled over and smoke was exiting front grill. All electrical died and couldn't get key out of ignition. Called towing to auto shop that was available immediately. Diagnosis was alternator had ignited computer system therefore all electrical power outage.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Dodge Durango. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle caught on fire. The contact stated that the cabin of the vehicle filled with smoke and the contact smelled a burnt electrical odor. All of the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The brakes failed and the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to coast the vehicle into a nearby parking lot. The contact exited the vehicle, opened the hood, and noticed that the alternator was surrounded by flames. Upon a second examination of the vehicle, the contact removed the battery cover underneath the front passenger seat to ensure that the fire was contained within the alternator and had not spread elsewhere. The contact stated that the fire extinguished itself (fizzled out). A police report was not filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to crossroads Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram (4510 whitehill blvd, prince george, virginia 23875, (877) 360-5755) and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with reference number: 352-462-90. The contact was informed that the vehicle was subject to NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was approximately 97,500.

2013 Dodge Durango. Consumer writes in regards to alternator diode thermal fatigue safety recall.

I bought my vehicle brand new. On several occasions it refused to crank. I completed the recall on the fuel pump & alternator. However, this weekend it began having the same problem. Then Sunday it completed stop. I was told my tow company, this an ongoing problem with Dodge. Why have them been made to fix this issue.

I had just started driving on the freeway when my dash started dinging and my temp went from cold to extremely hot so I pulled over. There was plenty of oil and water in it(I double checked). I started it up again and it went cold again,as I started driving to the nearest exit off the freeway a few noments later to have it looked at,it all of the sudden it woundnt let me give it gas. It slowed way down in the middle of the freeway. I got it off the freeway eventually it went back to normal then quickly started to make an awful sound. I stopped the car again for the fourth time and opened the hood and hot smoke vame out. After I let it cool for 2 hours on the side of the road it woundnt start. It wanted to but no fuel was getting to where it was suppose too. I had it looked at and no blown rod. They said ot looked like something to do with the fuel something or other. I had it tolled to my home 335 miles away where it sits broke and it cost me 300. 00 thu aaa. Two days later on 8/17/18 I get a recall notice on the brake booster and alternator diode thermal fatigue. The problem I have is my car almost caused a huge multi car collision on I 30 in TX. And it stranded me in a bad neighborhood. .

I was never sent a recall notice for my vehicle to start, my wife was driving the vehicle when it lost all power and the alternator caught fire. My vehicle is currently at pelligreno Jeep in woodbury heights, NJ. I have been in constant back and forth with fca the agency that is handling the recall they are refusing to give me a loaner and are pushing back on covering some of the repairs. This happened over 5 weeks ago and it is effecting our home and professional lives. I have been routinely lied too and hung up on, we are asking for assistance, my contact number is (xxxxx). The vehicle was in motion traveling on state road. Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The alternator causes my truck to stall at times, and not start at other times, I have gone through two batteries as a result of this. It happened last night while driving, I could tell that it was sluggish, and this morning wouldn't start, then, next thing you know, it starts.

For months now, I have had to complain to my Dodge dealer where I purchased my 2013 Dodge Durango and get it serviced about how it suddenly stalls while driving. I have associated it with hitting a bump such as a pothole or going over railroad tracks and it will die out and I have to put it in park. It will then start right back up. It has happened on city streets as well as highways. No codes are showing up and battery and alternator check out fine. Cables all have a good connection and fuses are said to be good. I get told "have to wait until it gets worse" or "you'll have to leave it with us so we can drive it and wait for it to do it" but this is my only vehicle and it may do it numerous times one day and will never do it again over the next month. It's random. I have noticed there was an alternator recall on 2011-14 yr makes of the Durangos but my VIN shows mine is clear and the fuel pump relay recall has been fixed. Something is definitely not right.

While driving on the freeway with my son, the electrical system shut down causing the vehicle to lose all power. Without touching the keys or anything, the vehicle seemed to "reboot" and started operating normal again as I pulled over. This seems to be the exact problem outlined by the multiple recalls issued by fca on the alternator (recall 17v435000 and recall 14v634000) however, they refuse to service my alternator or even check the part number of the alternator to confirm if it is an affected part!!! I do not have another car and live in constant fear that this issue is putting myself and my children in danger every day!!!.

Ok, so while I'm driving to work on a busy highway go to get off my exit like always my truck automatically shuts off this has been a recurring problem. I take my truck to the dealership and they can't find anything wrong with it, then I read about a recall on the alternator and the problem it is causing which sounds like what I am experiencing at the moment. I am afraid that this is going to happen while I have my family in the truck with me and get rear ended. So I pray that you guys can come up with the right solution for my truck. Hopefully we can take care of this problem before it kills me and my family, thank you for taking the time to read my situation.

There is a recall on 2012 Dodge Durango alternator but I have not received any information on this recall. As I'm driving my truck shuts off while driving, I'm afraid that if my wife drives my truck and this happens to her or myself with our kids in the vehicle and someone slams in the back of us I don't know what I'll do. So I took it to lia Dodge where I purchased it but they say it's nothing coming up when they scan it. But once again like I stated it keeps shutting off at least 2_3times pure month. So I would like to know if this problem can be taken care of fast. Thank you in advanced.

Alternator recall was not completed by Dodge service but was documented that it was changed and later gave issues that could have been very dangerous. Details are in file attached.

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Stopped at a light and vehicle started to smoke. No other indicators that anything was wrong. Opened hood and the alternator was smoking. Closed the hood pushed out of the way of traffic and walked away. Car caught fire and burned. Total loss. There is a recall on the alternator for my vehicle and Dodge is claiming no fault. Recall # p60 / NHTSA 14v-634.

Alternator smoking and winding noise and battery light and all dash lights on loss of all power and drained battery while driving.

I've been having issues with my vehicle stalling at random times where I'm stuck stranded for about 2 to 5 minutes before the vehicle will start again within the last year. I've had multiple cases open with Chrysler and the local dealership in hampon virginia. My current case number with Chrysler is 34055781. I'm now getting the run around and Chrysler seems unwilling to help me. This vehicle is unsafe and unreliable and I fear my family or myself will end up in an accident due to the lack of steering when it shuts off without warning. I've look on the internet and it's littered with this very issue that Chrysler will not acknowledge as a issue. I don't know where else to turn and I hope that someone can provide me some guidance and let me know what options if any I have to either get out of this vehicle through Chrysler or make them fix the issue permanently. It stalls at random, sitting at a red light, driving down the highway at any given speed. Chrysler claims that they've replaced alternators, fuel pump relay and tipm, but it's still doing it and it started out of nowhere. I've reported this issue about 6 times to pomoco Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram of hampton and 4 times now to Chrysler.

There was a burning smell & smoke coming from my car. After I turned the car off it went completely dead. I had the alternator and battery replaced by a local mechanic for $640. The next day the car died on me again in the turning lane of a busy street at 4pm. It would not take a boost. I had to wait 2 hours to have my car towed to a Dodge dealer. The alternator was replaced again with a recall alternator but it was found the alternator also burned out the pcm. I had to pay $700 to have the pcm replaced. Dodge/Chrysler recall dept assured me I would be reimbursed for the alternator, battery & pcm. It has been 2. 5 months & no reimbursement. I have submitted receipts 3 times by email & fax. This is the 2nd recall issue I have had with this car. In 2015 the tpm & battery were replaced. I was notified by phone of a sun visor light recall by a local Dodge service center in March but I was not notified of any of the major recalls with the tpm, alternator or brake booster.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving 20 mph there was an odor that came from the vehicle and the battery warning light illuminated and then the vehicle became inoperable. The contact stated that her vehicle has the same symptoms at campaign number: 17v435000 ( electrical system ). The contact stated that when her husband lifted the hud the alternator as on fire. The vehicle was towed by reliable towing to the contacts home. No police report was filed. The contacts husband extinguished the fire. The manufacturer was not notified. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 115,000 . Jc.

On 4/16/18 I brought my vehicle to phillips cjdr to take care of a manufacturer recall. The recall is for the alternator diode thermal fatigue (t36/NHTSA 17v-435. ) when I picked up my vehicle I was informed that no safety inspection was performed on my vehicle prior to it being released back to me. I drove the vehicle home and it didn't seem as if it was driving right, but we thought that maybe it just needed to be driven. The next time we drove the vehicle was 4/25/18, I was able to drive it to drop my children off at school which is only 7 miles away from my home. When I went to start my vehicle, it would not start. It appeared to be that the vehicle was getting no power. After 3 attempts to start the vehicle it started we were able to drive the vehicle back home. At this point the vehicle had no electrical functions and would not start. 5/5/18 my mechanic inspected the vehicle and asked what had been going on. I informed him the vehicle was just at the Dodge dealership for an alternator recall. When he saw melted wiring and electrical components he told me to get my vehicle back to Dodge. 5/11/18 I contacted phillips Dodge and made them aware of the problem at hand. The service department manager gary informed me to get the vehicle back there ASAP. 5/14/2018 I was informed that the issue was the tipm and provided me with a quote to replace the part. I asked him what went wrong with it and he notified me that they could not conclusively determine what would have caused a fire in the tipm. But they could come to the conclusion that it was a repair I was responsible for and not linked to the fact that my vehicle was in their service department for a recall on a part directly related to the same problem I am experiencing.

We purchased a car in March 2018, came to find out it had an open recall on the alternator. The dealership said they fixed it but they installed an alternator that also has an open recall so we assume they took the part from another vehicle instead of replacing it with a new one.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Dodge Durango. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle decelerated and then stalled. The contact was able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle, but was unsuccessful. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called south county Dodge Chrysler Jeep ram at (314) 487-1010 (7127 s lindbergh blvd, st. Louis, mo 63125) and was informed that they were not accepting recalls. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 109,850.

T36 alternator. I got a recall in the mail for me to take my car to a dealership to diagnose my alternator. The dealership said that my alternator was not listed as affected from my VIN. A while afterwards, I was driving with my friend in the car and my car systems slowly began to shut down and my vehicle began to smoke from under the hood. After having my vehicle towed by triple a to a local mechanic, the mechanic told me that my car's alternator had failed. I paid $638. 60 out of pocket for a replacement alternator. My car experienced the exact reasons for the t36 recall. Luckily I was pulling over from a city street as my vehicle lost power and caught on fire. But had I been going 60-70mph on the highway, I could've easily lost control of the failing vehicle and personally died. I have talked with Chrysler about this issue several times and they insist that my VIN does not show a faulty alternator. After having my car dangerously shut down on me and catch fire, Chrysler phone operators don't seemed bothered with my situation because the t36 recall is "VIN specific and doesn't apply to my vehicle. " I'm wondering if I need to have a lawyer look into this to save other drivers from dangerous driving situations like the one I was put in.

I was driving home from work at night. My battery light came on. Just got a new battery a few months ago when wiring harness was replaced, because of headliner fire, due to sun visor recall. So, I pull into a parking lot, all kinds of strange lights started flashing car completely lost all power, no lights no emergency lights, nothing! looked under hood and the alternator was smoking. Called corporate said it was a recall but they do not have a fix for it. I have to come out of pocket and pay for repairs and be reimbursed by Dodge. It also ruined my battery. Car is still being serviced so don't know if anything else was damaged as of yet. I will update.

The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. While driving 45 mph, the accelerator pedal was applied but failed to respond. The vehicle stalled and the abs warning indicator and traction control indicator illuminated. Additionally, the power steering became inoperable. The vehicle was towed to rockwall Chrysler Jeep Dodge (970 I-30 e, rockwall, TX 75087) where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact to pay for the repairs. The contact was informed that he would be reimbursed when the parts become available. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Takata recall. Recall for the alternator. I was driving on a very busy high way 77south speed limit 65 mph with my family n the vehicle when my vehicle suddenly started slowing down and I was unable to steer . My car had completely shut off nothing electrical worked. It put my family and I in a very dangerous situation with out any warning. And now I had to buy a brand new battery.

(ec - duplicate to odi #11062229 and 11062230?) tl the contact owns a 2011 Dodge Durango. While driving 50 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was pulled over to a shoulder lane and was unable to restart. The vehicle was towed to a lakeland Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (2875 mall hill drive, lakeland, FL, 33810) where it was diagnosed that the alternator, battery, and power control module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because parts were not available. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system), but the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

(ec - duplicate to odi #11062230 and 11062221?) tl the contact owns a 2011 Dodge Durango. While driving 50 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was pulled over to a shoulder lane and was unable to restart. The vehicle was towed to a lakeland Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (2875 mall hill drive, lakeland, FL, 33810) where it was diagnosed that the alternator, battery, and power control module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because parts were not available. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system), but the parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Durango. While driving 50 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was pulled over to a shoulder lane and was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to local dealer (lakeland Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram, 2875 mall hill drive, lakeland, FL, 33810) where it was diagnosed that the alternator, battery, and power control module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because the parts were not available. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v435000 (electrical system), but the parts were unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

T38 recall: I've taken my vehicle into prestige Chrysler Dodge, las vegas on three separate occasions concerned about loss of power and stalling while turning and have been informed that no parts are available to fix the problem for the t38 recall. Yesterday I was almost rear-ended because my vehicle lost power during a turn off the interstate. They have however, charged me for other issues like an oil pressure sensor (see attached) that has not fixed my loss of power. I called fca recall and they have sent me to an alternative dealership for a replacement alternator. Prestige Chrysler Dodge of las vegas is refusing to fix known safety issues and advised me that they had tested my alternator and knew it was faulty, yet could not repair it without the recall parts. Their dealership is placing people's lives at risk because they do not want to do the temporary fix and then have to complete the recall again when the replacement alternators are issued. This is unethical, irresponsible, and negligent. The recall was issued in July--they have had my Durango 3 times, known about the stall and refused to assist me. I also have an extended warranty and asked to have the alternator replaced with that--they refused again saying the warranty wouldn't touch a known defect. Please take action before this dealership places another family in danger for refusing to comply with NHTSA safety regulations.

In December 2017 said vehicle was towed to the shop for a no start condition. After bringing it in we determined a severe short in the electrical system, traced to alternator. We also found melted battery. Found this vehicle fell under the t36 recall from fca. We got approval at that time to repair the vehicle and received a case number for reimbursement. We had to call back multiple times to continue authorization, and was told as long as the problems were related to the alternator then they would be reimbursed from 30-60 days from the time of submission. After submitting needed paper work and documentation we waited. The customer stopped in in may and asked us to check on it since he had not heard anything yet. Called fca and found out that nothing had been done with the claim because of an internal error that sent the paper work to the wrong department. After calling again on 6/13/18 we found out that again, it had not been filed or sent to the right people. Today (6/13/18) I sent the information again and was promised it would be taken care of. It has now been 6 months from the date of the repair and no effort has been made to reimburse the customer for anything. Fca said it would be handled in 30-60 days. I feel that this is unreasonable. This customer has been very understanding but is running out of patience. We now have 3 different case numbers and I have documentation of talking to 4 different people to resolve the matter. The case numbers that have been assigned are as follows: 1) leunora, # 33018264, 2) contact: barbara, # 34112492, 3) matt, #345530486. I feel that as it is a recall and Chrysler did not have a solution for the problem at the time, and authorized us to repair, they have handled the situation very poorly. Please look into the matter or at least please let me know who I can contact to make a proper complaint. Thank you, eric.

My alternator short circuited and smoldered in the middle of a busy street with my 3 yr old in the car. I was able to get my son and I out of the car luckily. After getting it towed to a mechanic it was replaced for over $1100! however, my on-board computer may have potentially fried as well so it is currently at a Chrysler/Dodge dealer. After researching I found the alternator was recalled. I spoke with the dealer's service and they stated that I should receive something in the mail about the recall "any day" since I never did. I was told I would have to pay upfront for the repairs as well and would be reimbursed "in about a month or so. " this recall was on 6/9/17. It is December! there is still no remedy for this as stated by my dealer as they said "parts for this recall won't be available until after the 1st of the year. " this is neglect and laziness on the part of either the deal or Chrysler as a whole! if my son and I were on the highway we could have been seriously hurt or even worse! how, after 6 months, is there not parts available for this major recall?!?!?!?!.

Follow up to previous complaint, running out of characters and files not uploading. The vehicle has slowly but increasingly becoming harder to slow down. Day by by, the vehicle requires more and more brake pressure. Not a single dealership has parts for both outstanding recalls on my vehicle (t59- brake booster water shield and t-36 - alternator at exceptional risk of catching fire. ) mopar has no idea when the parts will be available either. According to the NHTSA policy for automobile manufacturers who issue recalls, they must do so in a timely manner. For t59, the water shield affecting braking ability being issues in November of 2017, coming into January of 2018 still with no parts is absurd even more absurd than that is the t36 recall of several different models, stating that the alternator can potentially catch fire which could also lead to a very devastating situation. That recall was issued in June of 2017 and it is January of 2018 and those replacement alternators are still not available. My car has become a ticking time bomb just waiting to go off and I do not feel like Dodge is taking these recalls seriously enough. I do feel like the braking issue recall has contributed to my accident in November, creating a point on my driving record, and now a dmv hearing for driving competency. The safety of my vehicle has been compromised severely, which compromises my safety, my passengers safety, and all of the other drivers on the road as well. Dodge/mopar seems to not care very much about these issues and keep referring me to the dealerships. Ive been trying to get in since November before my accident to have the water shield evaluated and brakes as well for damage. And given the history of recalls for my vehicle alone, the other 2 recalls for vanity mirror wiring potentially catching fire and also fuel pump failure, my Dodge met the criteria for both.

The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that the battery indicator illuminated. Upon turning the vehicle off and on, the indicator did not illuminate again. The day after the warning indicator flashed, while the contact was reversing the vehicle out of the driveway, the instrument panel warning indicators flashed, the lights flashed, and there was a loss of power. The vehicle was parked near the contact's residence. Upon turning the vehicle off, it failed to restart. The contact was not notified, but the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 17v572000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic) and 17v435000 (electrical system). The dealer (all american Chrysler Jeep Dodge fiat of san angelo, 4310 sherwood way, san angelo, TX 76901, (325) 284-3032) indicated that they would schedule an appointment on 11/27/17. The dealer stated that they would replace the alternator assembly with the same part, but the part was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect. VIN tool confirms parts not available.