Consumer Complaint Detail

DODGE / DURANGO / 2005

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110346 Incident Date: Jun, 21 2007
Consumer's City: ROY Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: DURANGO Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1D4HB48D05F Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 28 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 14 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: As vehicle was put into drive to leave mostly empty new parking lot which was almost completed except landscaping by new major store chain, engine revved up and down on its own. about 5 to 10 seconds later, engine accelerated to full throttle on its own. pushing full down on brakes couldn't stop or even slow down vehicle. from start of incident, vehicle accelerated from 5 to about 30 mph before final impact. 2005 dodge durango struck/went over two 8" curbs of parking lot islands, went over pile of 75 20' pvc pipes and 15 pieces of 20' metal framing materials, hit and smashed through 2 pplates of 12"x12"x2" concrete paving blocks, causing 3 workers to dive out of path, and then finally smashed into l rear wheel of industrial size "cherry picker" smashing full front end, breaking l axle, bending frame of vehicle, and causing driver air bag to deploy, before it came to a complete stop. *ak