2013 DODGE DURANGO — Complaint #1997350
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NHTSA Complaint about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:BLINDSPOT:WARNING:LAMP filed June 6, 2024
NHTSA complaint #1997350 (ODI reference 11592831) concerns a 2013 DODGE DURANGO and was filed on June 6, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on June 1, 2024. The vehicle had 140,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Colorado based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as electrical system:adas:blindspot:warning:lamp, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same DODGE DURANGO cohort independently describe similar electrical system:adas:blindspot:warning:lamp failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2013 DODGE DURANGO shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2013 Dodge Durango. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel flickered. The Blind Spot Detection and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The display screen showed a distorted image while the radio malfunctioned. The contact then detected a burning odor and noticed smoke coming from the air vents and underneath the hood. The contact pulled over, and the vehicle inadvertently turned off. The vehicle was unable to restart and was towed to the residence. An independent mechanic diagnosed the vehicle at the residence and replaced the alternator and battery. The vehicle was turned on, but the engine failed to start. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V435000 (Electrical System). The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1997350 |
| ODI Number | 11592831 |
| Date Filed | June 6, 2024 |
| Failure Date | June 1, 2024 |
| VIN | 1C4SDJDT2DC |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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