Issue ID | 1604527 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11258202 |
Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
Brand | DODGE |
Model | CHALLENGER |
Model Year | 2018 |
File date | 19/09/19 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | We towed our vehicle off at oursman dodge in md last thursday as appears there was a loud clanking sound and unsafe to drive. The service department stated that the sway bar had broken, but there was no visible signs of a collision. We purchased the vehicle roughly 5 months ago and to our knowledge, we never had a collision in the vehicle. The part is under warranty and should be able to be repaired. The dealership refused to pay it under the warranty as they couldn't determine how the part broke. The vehicle has less than 18,000 miles and again, purchased over the past 5 months. They said to call the warranty company to see if they would send a 3rd party vendor. I called them and the person in the customer service department stated that they did speak to the dealership and stated maybe the prior owner was in a collision but there was no visible damage and they really couldn't tell how the sway bar broke. He said he would send an inspector out and sometimes its unfortunate that people who had the car prior don't report things. He said he would get out there within a day and let us know how dodge would like to proceed. He gave us a case number. We called in today to find out what the status is of the inspector as the vehicle is still at the dealership. Someone stated there were no notes of an inspector and stated the dealership denied the warrant? Not sure what is going on, this is very frustrating, we are waiting on the first customer service rep to call us back to find out if an inspection was indeed set up as that was what was supposed to happen. Again, this is ridiculous. There is no damage to show a collision, we don't know how it broke and the part is covered under warranty. We work hard to pay our bills and pay our car payments. Take care of the part. If you can't tell me how it broke, then you should be able to take care of it under the warranty. |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | ELLICOTT CITY, MD |
VIN pattern | 2C3CDZFJXJHXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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