2016 Dodge Durango Complaints

SEATS — Filed 09/04/2026

On September 4, 2026, the front passenger Active Head Restraint (AHR/headrest) in my 2016 Dodge Durango unexpectedly deployed and struck my daughter in the back of the head. The vehicle was completely stationary and parked in a parking lot after leaving her doctor’s appointment. I had started the vehicle, but we remained parked talking for approximately 1–2 minutes. There was no collision, impact, sudden stop, or other event involving the vehicle. Without any warning, we heard a very loud popping/banging sound. I initially turned toward the rear of the vehicle because I thought the noise had come from behind us. My daughter, who was seated normally in the front passenger seat, then told me that something had hit her head. I saw that the passenger head restraint had suddenly sprung open/deployed. It struck the back of her head with enough force to push her head forward. There were no warning lights, messages, or other symptoms before the deployment. The vehicle had not been struck or moved when the deployment occurred. The head restraint remains in the deployed position and has not been reset or repaired. I photographed it immediately after the incident, and the vehicle/component is available for inspection upon request. The vehicle has not yet been inspected by a Dodge dealer, manufacturer, insurance representative, police, or independent repair facility. This unexpected deployment put my daughter’s safety at risk because a safety restraint designed to protect an occupant during a collision instead deployed without a collision and physically struck her head. I am concerned about the potential for head or neck injury and about this occurring unexpectedly to other occupants.

SEATS — Filed 08/06/2026

On August 6, 2026, at approximately 6:00 a.m., I was driving my 2016 Dodge Durango northbound to work at approximately 60 mph. It was dark and the roadway was slightly wet from overnight rain. While traveling in the left lane under normal driving conditions, I suddenly heard a loud pop and the driver’s Active Head Restraint/headrest sprung forward, striking me hard in the back of the head. The impact caused my head to be thrown forward and caused me to swerve. I immediately pulled over to determine what had happened. After exiting the vehicle, I discovered that the driver’s headrest had sprung open and forward. There had been no collision or other impact immediately before the headrest deployed. I continued to work after the incident and developed a mild headache. Later that day, I began experiencing soreness in my neck. The unexpected deployment occurred without warning while I was traveling approximately 60 mph and created a serious safety concern because the impact caused me to swerve while driving. I have photographs documenting the condition of the headrest immediately following the incident.

STRUCTURE — Filed 10/29/2022

The contact's daughter owns a 2016 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that while her daughter was taking out an item from the trunk, the rear liftgate inadvertently closed on her back. The contact stated that her daughter's back was badly injured. The contact stated that her daughter was taken to the hospital and was informed that she needed to see an orthopedic surgeon. The vehicle had not yet been taken to an independent mechanic or a local dealer for diagnosis or repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — Filed 07/27/2022

Vehicle was parked in a public parking area. Engine off. No one in vehicle. Vehicle had a combustible event occur under the hood. Fire Department came to extinguish. Vehicle was declared a total loss. Vehicle was in excellent condition and well maintained … no prior history of issues other than routine maintenance. No recent maintenance done under hood on vehicle. No body was hurt. Thankfully. One other vehicle was damaged … plastic melted due to heat of fire on the driver side.

AIR BAGS,WHEELS — Filed 05/31/2022

The back axel on the driver side snapped while going 75 down the highway. Causing major damage and totally the car.

POWER TRAIN — Filed 11/08/2021

The contact owns a 2016 Dodge Durango. The contact stated that his daughter was in the passenger seat when she activated the push start button and the vehicle rolled backward while in the park position. The contact's daughter got out of the vehicle midway while it was rolling backward and sustained scrapes to her knees and elbows. The vehicle crashed into the neighbor's garage door. The rear windshield was shattered, and the rear fender and liftgate were damaged. No medical attention was received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer informed the contact that they would reach out in 4 days. The failure mileage was 77,800.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE — Filed 07/23/2020

THE TRUCK EXCELS WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT WHERE YOU MUST BREAK AGAIN.THE TRUCK THE EMERGENCY BREAK FORWARD AND REAR HAS ACTIVATED WHILE IN MOTION. I TOOK THIS TRUCK TO MEINEKA CAR CARE IN JOLIET IL FOR A TIRE AND BREAKS TO BE LOOKED AT WHILE THEY TEST DROVE THE TRUCKTHEY INSTANTLY SAID THE TRUCK WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT TOOK OFF WHIE THE M ALSO DOING A TEST DRIVE . I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DODGE. I WAS PULLING IN THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO PULL INTO THE GARAGE AND IT JERKED HITTING TE GARAGE. TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR A WHEEL ALIGNEMENT AND COULDNT DRIVE BACK WAS TOLD TO SEND CAR TO DEALERSHIP

SUSPENSION — Filed 10/21/2020

WHILE REVERSING TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO COME OFF AND CAUSING A COLLISION.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER — Filed 06/30/2020

I CAME HOME AND PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. I PUT OUR DODGE DURANGO 2016 IN PARK POSITION AND I THEN OPENED OUR GARAGE DOOR HALFWAY OPEN. I WALKED UNDER THE DOOR AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE TO GET MY WALLET OUT OF MY PANTS WHICH I WAS WEARING EARLIER. IT WAS A COUPLE MINUTES LATER WHEN MY WIFE AND I HEARD A BIG BANG. WE BOTH RAN OUT TO THE GARAGE AND SAW THE 2016 DODGE DURANGO SUV HALFWAY INTO THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE DOOR WAS STOPPING THE SUV FROM GAINING SPEED AND COMING INTO THE HOUSE. IT DAMAGE OUR GARAGE DOOR SIGNIFICANTLY AND PUT SCRATCHES ON OUR SUV HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. LUCKILY THE GARAGE DOOR STOPPED IT OTHERWISE IT WOULD'VE BROKEN DOWN THE WALL AND COULD'VE RAN OVER ONE OF OUR CHILDREN OR US OR DONE SO MUCH DAMAGE. MY GARAGE DOOR IS DAMAGED IN OUR SUV IS SCRATCHED UP AND FORTUNATELY IT'S NOT OUR LIFE THAT WAS HURT. AS FAR AS THE ENGINE IS CONCERNED WE HEAR A KNOCKING WHEN WE PRESS THE GAS AT FIRST. BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AS WELL.. SOUNDS LIKE A LIFTER OR SIMILAR IS GOING OR ARE BAD

AIR BAGS — Filed 11/08/2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE VEHICLE NOSEDIVED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED BACK. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SUSTAINED THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND BACK. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH. EVERYONE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE POLICE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN UNKNOWN LOT. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED, SENT OUT AN ADJUSTER, AND DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.*DT*JB

STRUCTURE — Filed 05/22/2019

THE EDGE OF THE TAILLIGHTS WHEN THE BACK HATCH IS OPEN ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THEY ARE SHARP AND I HAVE SEVERELY CUT MYSELF MULTIPLE TIMES

POWER TRAIN — Filed 10/23/2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK, IT ROLLED BACK AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES WHILE RUNNING AFTER THE VEHICLE AND BRUISED BOTH KNEES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TRINITY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1550 W SPRINGFIELD RD, TAYLORVILLE, IL 62568, (217) 824-3377) WHERE THE SHIFT KNOB WAS UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER — Filed 09/24/2018

MY WIFE SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK. SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING WHILE SHE GOT OUT . WHEN SHE STEPPED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE TO GET SOMETHING SHE NOTICED THE VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS AND IT BACKED INTO A DUMPSTER. THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE LIFT GATE.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — Filed 04/26/2018

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ,WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED,TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN DUE TO ROAD REPAIR, I APPLIED MY BRAKES LIGHTLY TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN A FORWARD THRUST. I WAS FAST APPROACHING A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME, AND BEFORE I REALISED I WASNT GOING TO STOP WITH FURTHER APPLICATION OF MY BREAKS, I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME RESULTING IN A NEAR FATAL COLISION. I WAS SAVED BY MY SEAT BELT AND THE AIR BAGS. I CAN ONLY ESTIMATE MY SPEED AT THE TIME OF COLLISION TO BE BETWEEN 40 OR 50 MPH, AS MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 62 MPH *TT

POWER TRAIN — Filed 03/16/2018

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE A MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE CLUSTER "START/STOP SYSTEM DISABLED. SERVICE START/STOP SYSTEM". SHORTLY AFTER THERE WAS ANOTHER MESSAGE "LOW BATTERY MODE. SOME SYSTEMS FUNCTION REDUCED". I LOOKED AT THE SYSTEM HEALTH STATUS AND THE BATTERY VOLTAGE WAS AT 11.2 VOLTS. WHILE DRIVING THE VOLTAGE CONTINUED TO DROP. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY ASKED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO CHECK DIAGNOSTICS. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER THE VOLTAGE CONTINUED TO DROP AND THE RADIO TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP THE VOLTAGE WAS AT ~10.1 VOLTS. WHEN I PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE BAY THE SERVICE WRITER CAME OVER AND WE AGREED TO NOT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AS WE WEREN'T SURE WHETHER IT WOULD RESTART GIVEN THE BATTERY VOLTAGE. AS THE VEHICLE IDLED IN THE SERVICE BAY THE VOLTAGE CONTINUED TO DROP AND THE VOLTAGE WAS JUST OVER 9 VOLTS WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND WAS IN PARK. PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. A DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEE GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND WAS GOING TO MOVE IT BUT THE SERVICE WRITER ASKED HIM TO LEAVE IT WHERE IT WAS UNTIL THEY DETERMINED WHICH TECHNICIAN IT WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO. THE DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT TAKE IT OUT OF PARK. I WENT INTO THE WAITING ROOM INSIDE THE DEALERSHIP AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE SERVICE MANAGER CAME OUT TO TELL ME THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE AND THAT IT DROVE INTO A WALL IN THE SERVICE BAY WITH NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT OUT INTO THE BAY THE RH FRONT WHEEL HAD CLIMBED A CURB AND THE VEHICLE HAD HIT A WALL. FCA SPECIAL INVESTIGATION TEAM REVIEWED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL ISSUE WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. NO EXPLANATION WAS FOUND FOR LOW VOLTAGE CONDITION. DEALERSHIP HAS VIDEO OF INCIDENT.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER — Filed 01/22/2018

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED ROLLED BACKWARDS AND KNOCKED ME DOWN AND ROLLED OVER ME AND CAUSED A BROKEN ARM, 3 BROKEN RIBS AND A BAD BRUISE THAT NEEDED SURGERY AFTER IT DIDN'T DISSOLVE LIKE IT'S SUPPOSE TO.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER — Filed 02/10/2018

ON 2/10/18 I PARKED MY CAR ON A HILL ALONG A CURBED SIDEWALK I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF AND EXITED AND LOCKED THE DOORS. I WALKED TO A RESTAURANT AROUND THE CORNER FOR TAKE OUT WHEN I RETURNED 5 MINUTES LATER AND MY VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACK ABOUT TEN FEET INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED ON THE STREET CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO PRIOR EVENTS IN MY DRIVEWAY WHERE AFTER I PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IN THE MORNING I FOUND THE CAR BACKED ED OUT INTO THE ROAD WAY.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER — Filed 09/19/2017

HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY DURANGO FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. ON 9/19 I WAS ON MY WAY TO DROP MY KIDS AT SCHOOL AS I NORMALLY DO IN THE MORNING. TRAFFIC WAS EXTREMELY HEAVY LIKE USUAL, AND I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON 104 WESTBOUND. MY SON HAD UNDONE HIS CAR SEAT LATCH SO SINCE I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND I COULD EASILY REACH HIM. HIS SEAT IS TO THE BACK RIGHT OF ME IN THE MIDDLE ROW, AND ITS A MATTER OF JUST REACHING BACK WITH ONE ARM. AFTER SECURING HIM (PUSHED THE CLIP BACK TOGETHER), THE TRAFFIC HAD MOVED FORWARD SO I WAS GOING TO MOVE UP. I HIT THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE, IT JUST REVVED. I NOTICED THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL FOR SOME REASON, SO WITHOUT CONSIDERATION I MOVED IT TO DRIVE. SINCE THE CAR WAS REVVING IT JUMPED FORWARD HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT WAS A MINOR ACCIDENT, THAT DIDN'T DO MUCH DAMAGE TO MY DURANGO, BUT A SMALL PART OF THE GRILL BROKE AND PUNCTURED MY RADIATOR. MY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THAT THE CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN NEUTRAL. HAD THE CAR NOT BEEN IN NEUTRAL, I WOULDN'T HAVE HIT THE GAS MORE (AS I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT WASN'T MOVING AT FIRST) AND THEN IT WOULDN'T HAVE REVVED AND WOULDN'T HAVE JUMPED.

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — Filed 07/05/2017

WHILE REVERSING TO HOOK BOAT TRAILER UP TO VEHICLE, VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN REVERS. HITTING THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP. THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE TRAILER WITH BOAT SITTING ON IT AND PUSHED INTO A TREE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. FURTHERMORE, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER'S 5 TIMES FOR HEADLINER ISSUES WHICH INCLUDED INTERIOR LIGHTS NOT WORKING, REAR AC VENTS NOT WORKING, PINCHED WIRES IN THE WIRING HARNESS AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ON.

POWER TRAIN — Filed 05/10/2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE OWNER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND LEFT TWO OF THE OCCUPANTS INSIDE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S COLLISION CENTER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MECHANIC FURTHER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNTIL AFTER CHRYSLER CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT CALLED THE CONTACT BACK YET PER CASE NUMBER: 31602871. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,240.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER — Filed 03/01/2017

ROLLAWAY DANGER---WE HAVE AN ATTACHED THREE CAR GARAGE AND I WAS PARKED IN THE LARGER 2 CAR SECTION CLOSER TO THE HOUSE. IN EARLY AM ON A RECENT MORNING, WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE, I REALIZED I HAD LEFT SOMETHING IN THE HOUSE. AFTER BACKING OUT, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, UNBUCKLED MY SEATBELT AND OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR IN ORDER TO GO BACK INTO THE HOUSE. AS I WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD. I JUMPED BACK INTO THE CAR AND QUICKLY HIT THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP ITS ROLLING FORWARD. UNFORTUNATELY AS I HAD THROWN MYSELF BACK INTO THE SEAT! I WAS MISALIGNED TO THE CONTROLS AND I HIT THE GAS RATHER HARD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. AS SOON AS I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED, I SLAMMED ON THE BREAK BUT UNFORTUNATELY I STILL HIT THE GARAGE (THE SINGLE CAR GARAGE). I WAS AT AN ANGLE TO THE BUILDING WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LEFT OF THE VEHICLE BUT ALSO TO THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR AND ATTACHED MIRROR. AS WELL AS SOME DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE ALSO. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR ME BUT THERE'S MORE. MY HUSBAND WAS TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE THAT MORNING AND WAS WALKING ACROSSED THE GARAGE TOWARD THE GARBAGE CAN. HAD HE BEEN 10 PACES FURTHER IN HIS JOURNEY I VERY LIKELY WOULD HAVE HIT HIM OR EVEN PINNED HIM BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND THE GARAGE CAUSING UNKNOWN HARM TO HIM BUT PERHAPS VERY SERIOUS. TO BE HONEST, THIS VEHICLE SCARES THE CRAP OUTTA ME WHICH IS HORRIBLE CONSIDERING 6 MONTHS AGO I MADE A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN IT I HAVE A PRISTINE DRIVING RECORD. WE CONTACTED DODGE AND WE'VE HAD SOMEONE INSPECT THE VEHICLE WITH A LETTER RESPONSE OF "YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE". GIVEN MY DRIVING RECORD, I WOULD ARGUE THAT I DO AND GIVEN THE KNOWN ISSUES WITH POSSIBLE ROLL AWAYON THESE VEHICLES I WOULD ASK THAT A FIX BE BROUGHT TO MARKET TO MAKE THESE VEHICLES SAFER!

POWER TRAIN — Filed 02/06/2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 DODGE DURANGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND STILL IN THE PARK POSITION, IT ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

POWER TRAIN — Filed 12/31/2016

THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK, ROLLED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE ABOUT 5FT AWAY. DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES DUE TO IMPACT. SEEMS TO HAVE SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR ON ITS OWN.

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — Filed 08/05/2016

THE 2016 DURANGO RENTED FROM ENTERPRISE REPEATEDLY, INCREASINGLY BUT INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT, CHANGED GEAR, REVVED AND INDICATED ON THE SCREEN THAT THERE WERE ISSUES WITH "KEY FOB NOT IN VEHICLE AND "TIRES PRESSURE". AT FIRST THEIR WERE THREE VERY BRIEF INCIDENTS LASTING LESS THAN THREE SECONDS OVER A WEEK, OCCURRING AT IDLE AND WHEN ACCELERATING. LATER THE OCCURRENCES LASTED SOMETIMES OVER 20 SECONDS EACH AND HAPPENED SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES PER HOUR, INCREASINGLY WORSE. WHILE THERE WAS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THE SHIFTER, THERE APPEARED TO BE ADDITIONAL OR RELATED ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC BRAIN. RESETTING THE OPTIONS, LIKE SHUTTING OFF THE HILL CLIMB OPTION WHICH IT WAS SET ON BEFORE WE RENTED IT SEEMED TO HELP AT FIRST BUT DID NOT. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AND DISTURBING. FINALLY, THE CAR LURCHED OUT OF PARK AND HIT A WALL ON ITS OWN FROM A FEW FEET AWAY. I HAVE PHOTOS AND WILL GIVE MORE INFORMATION. THESE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT VARIOUS TIMES, AND SEEMINGLY MORE IN THE RAIN AND FOG, THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY. THEY OCCURRED ONCE WHEN LEAVING A STOPLIGHT AT A LOW SPEED TURNING LEFT, ON THE FREEWAY, ON STREETS AROUND 30/35 MPH AND AT IDLE AT FULL STOP. MOST OCCURRENCES WERE WHILE DRIVING ON REGULAR CITY STREETS WHERE WE DID MOST OF THE DRIVING ON THAT TRIP IN SAN JOSE, MONTEREY AND CARMEL. THE WORST WAS RIGHT BEFORE THE PEBBLE BEACH CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE, AFTER I HAD DRIVEN NORTH FROM SAN DIEGO ON A CONTINUOUS FREEWAY DRIVE IN THE RAIN. IT MAY JUST BE A COINCIDENCE, BUT ALL THREE OF THE FIRST INSTANCES IN THE FIRST WEEK OF RENTAL OCCURRED AFTER AT LEAST AN HOUR DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. IN SAN JOSE, I IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED A REPLACEMENT CAR BUT THEY HAD NONE.THE SECOND DRIVER IMMEDIATELY NOTICED ISSUES WITH THE CAR, BUT WE WERE TOLD THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AVAILABLE. I THINK EITHER THE COMPUTER CIRCUITS WERE CORRODED AND/OR DAMAGED OR DAMP. *TR

POWER TRAIN — Filed 12/10/2016

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, ENGINE RUNNING, WHILE OWNER WAS PUMPING GAS AT THE STATION. WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR, HE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND NOT MOVING FOR THE SEVERAL MINUTES WHILE PUMPING GAS. THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, DRAGGED OWNER BY THE OPEN DOOR UNDER THE VEHICLE AND RAN HIS LEG OVER. CONTINUED MOVING UNTIL IT HIT A POLE. OWNER WAS HOSPITALIZED. *TR