Consumer Complaint Detail
CHRYSLER / RUNNING BOARD KIT / 9999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007096320 | Incident Date: Feb, 17 2007 |
| Consumer's City: CANYON LAKE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: RUNNING BOARD KIT | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment:electrical |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5ASAG47422F | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 23 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 21 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a gem car made by dailmer/chrisler. the batteries do not charge fully. they come with 130 amp batteries and the charger only puts out 105 amps causing a constant undercharging of the batteries. i've just about used up my second set of oem batteries and only have 4,000 miles on the car. i take great care of these batteries as they are expensive. they advertised 30 miles per charge. i realize this would be a max, but on both sets after about 6 months of use i'm down to about 5 miles per charge. just on battery cost i have spent about $0.42 per mile. i was never told the batteries would only last 2,000 miles or less. one problem i have learned is the charging curve on the onboard charger is not strong enough for the batteries. the charger charges the batteries to a max of 105 amps and the batteries are rated at 130 amps causing a constant undercharging of the batteries resulting in stratification and shortened life. not sure what kind of a safty issue is involved besides the car having dead batteries in lanes of traffic. at the cost of a minimum of $850 for a set of batteries this breaks down to $0.45 per mile just on batteries. i have no idea as to the cost of charging the batteries each time. at the least i was lied to by omission as to the life of the battery pack and the cost per mile to operate. if you aren't the agency to coomplain to can you inform me where to go as i can't afford to keep buying batteries. besides that, the car is fun to drive. i did try a slightly set of smaller batteries from walmart and they only lasted 6 months, now i'm about ready to buy my fourth set of batteries in four years. this will be reflected in the # of failulres below indicating each set of batteries. safety issue would be related to unexpected dead batteries at anytime before the 30 mile range as advertised. *nm |