Dec 4, 2019Body & structureSpeed controlBrakesCrash
I JUST BECAME AWARE THAT A RECALL WAS MADE FOR MY VEHICLE, A 2017 DODGE JOURNEY. LAST YEAR I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN NORRISTOWN, PA AFTER MY CAR FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED ON A CITY STREET. MY VEHICLE WENT UP A HILL, OVER A COUPLE OF FENCES, BEFORE STOPPING AGAINST A TREE. A FEW INCHES FURTHER RIGHT AND MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MIGHT HAVE BEEN BADLY HURT OR KILLED. MY CAR HAD BODY DAMAGE, THE BUMPER TORN OFF, THE PASSENGER DOORS DAMAGED, THE RADIATOR AND AC DAMAGED (AC STILL DOESN'T WORK), AND I NEEDED TO HAVE THE CONDENSER REPLACED. I KNEW THE CAR HAD MALFUNCTIONED, BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANY CALLS OR LETTERS ABOUT ANY RECALLS DESPITE BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW.
NHTSA ODI 11286949
Jul 26, 2019SteeringBrakes1 injury
ON JULY 17TH 2019. I WAS GAINING SPEED ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO HIGHWAY 95N IN STAFFORD, VA. AS I APPROACHED 60 MPH THE SUV'S STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AND I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. I TRIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK THEY WERE HARD AND WOULD NOT PUSH DOWN. I LET IT SLOW ITSELF DOWN AND MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF 95N. I THEN PUT THE SUV IN PARK WITH HAZARDS ON. I EXITED THE SUV TO CHECK FOR ANY DAMAGE AND OR INDICATIONS OF WHAT CAUSED THE SVU TO LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANYTHING THAT I COULD SEE. I RETURNED TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT RESTARTED THE SUV. AFTER NOTICING THAT THE RADIO WAS ON BUT NOT SURE IF THE TRUCK WAS ON. SO I RESTARTED IT TO BE SURE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I DROVE IT HOME, 10 MINUTES DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH AND CALLED THE LUSTINE DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT TOWED TO THEM. I CAN SAY THAT THE WEATHER WAS 98 DEGREES REAL FEEL AT 110. THIS WAS AROUND 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. THE LUSTINE DEALERSHIP HAD MY SUV FROM THEN UNTIL JULY 22ND. THEY PUT OVER 100 MILES ON MY SUV AND SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME TO JUST WAIT AND SEE IF IT DOES IT AGAIN. AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM AND GIVING THEM THE SUV I LOOKED ON HERE AND SAW A SUV WITH THE SAME EXACT EXPERIENCE. I TOLD THE LUSTINE DEALERSHIP AND GAVE THEM AN EMAIL WITH THIS INFORMATION AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO CONTACT THE OTHER DEALERSHIP LISTED IN THE COMPLAINT ON HERE. WHICH DID FIND OUT THE CAUSE. LUSTINE HAD MY SUV WHEN I GAVE THEM THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTHER SUV. ALSO MY SUV HAD ABOUT 26485 WHEN IS HAPPENED. THE LUSTINE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T EVEN PUT ON MY PAPER WORK THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR WHERE IN TOOK PLACE.
NHTSA ODI 11234985
Oct 11, 2018Body & structureBrakesCrash
I WAS IN PARK WAITING FOR A SPOT TO OPEN UP IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT, TOOK MY VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND PROCEEDED TO PUT IN DRIVE AND MOVE 20 FEET OR SO TO THE PARKING SPOT, AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE SPOT I ENGAGED THE BRAKE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT MY PEDAL DID NOT WORK, IT DID NOT SPRING BACK LIKE IT IS SUPPOSE TO AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND A CONCRETE PARKING PILLAR STOPPED MY VEHICLE FOR ME. I THREW IT INTO PARK AND JUMPED OUT BECAUSE SMOKE WAS POURING FROM MY HOOD TO SEE THE DAMAGE AND WHEN I JUMPED BACK IN TO THE CAR TO SHUT IT OFF I REALIZED MY CAR WASN'T RUNNING AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ACROSS THE DASH. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PUMPED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. $6,000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE LATER AND STILL BEING WORKED ON AND NO ANSWERS TO WHY MY BRAKES FAILED ME.
NHTSA ODI 11139890