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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005029805 | Incident Date: Mar, 11 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ADELANTO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: DODGE | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2B3HD46RX2H | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 20 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 16 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 03/1205 driving on palmdale road my car stopped i was unable to get it started - had it towed to the dodge dealership on 03/14/05. they replaced the engine after having my vehicle for several weeks. i got my car back in may. on may 09 i returned my car back to the dealership due to the check engine light being on. they check the vehicle and said they fixed the problem. on may 13 2005 i drove my car down to la and the light came back on i contacted the service dept at dodge they told me to bring the vehicle back in. i returned the vehicle on may 15, 2005. they then installed remanvalve body as per ppc clear codes. on july 21, 2005 i was leaving the office when my check engine light came back on and my car would not change gears. i went into auto zone and they checked the code that came up which was p0700 - transmission code. we checked the fluid it was fine. i proceeded to drive home - approximately 8 - 10 miles my car over heated. i immediately pulled the car over turned off the car and placed the emergency flashers on. i contacted my son. he came out and brought with him some antifreeze and water. he checked the vehicle out and placed in the antifreeze and water - the vehicle started - there were no noises. we drove it the 2 miles home. by the time i got home it was over heating again. he opened the engine and he could hear a noise coming from the back of the engine - he told me that my head gaskets were most likely blown. i contacted the dealership. they blames the warranty company saying that it was ''their engine and they would not permit them to rebuild the transmission as they requested''. i contacted my insurance company this morning and advised them what happened. they told me to take it back to the dealership. i advised lazero at the warranty company i had done some research and i had found out last night that chrysler has had a lot of problems with my engine. |
