Dodgen Born Free

Model Born Free made by Dodgen got 5 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system and engine and engine cooling. There was one recall concerning equipment .

Born free year 1999

Recalls
Consumer Complaints

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Model 1999

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
01V091006	DODGEN INDUSTRIES, INC.	from 03/01/1999 to 08/31/2000	V (Vehicle)	240	ODI	DODGEN INDUSTRIES, INC.	03/30/2001	05/17/2001
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers n841, n821, n641, and n621. these refrigerators can experience a cooling system leak caused by operation in the ac electric mode. if a leak occurs, the cooling performance of the refrigerator will deteriorate, requiring immediate replacement of the cooling unit.
Consequence Summary	Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit in the ac electric mode can result in a fire.
Corrective Summary	Norcold will inspect and replace the refrigerator cooling units. norcold will conduct the owner notification. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact norcold service center at 1-800-767-9101 or dodgen at 1-800-247-1835.
Notes	Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH
11/28/2004	82000	10
	The key cylinder on the steering column of our 1999 dodge grand caravan froze and the key would not move. the vehicle had to be towed. had this happened in a bad neighborhood or in traffic, it could have been life-threatening. we are afraid to use the vehicle until we are able to have it repaired because we may get stuck somewhere. we have spoken with chrysler customer service, and they refuse to acknowledge any responsibility for the problem. ironically, our 1997 chrysler sebring, which never experienced this problem, was recalled for this reason a couple of months ago; yet chrysler refuses to admit that another of its vehicles could have the same problem. the cost of repair is $300-$400. the vehicle is a 1999 dodge grand caravan, but your website is not working properly and won't afford me that choice.*ak
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE
09/11/2007	144420	4	03/29/2006
	The engine control unit installed on the dodge ram dakota 1999, engine 3.9 manual transmission has a manufacturer defect that the dealers keep hiding about, every 15k or 20k miles the computer lost its program and need to be updated, that means that the owner of the truck has to pay every year $99.99 for what the dealer call a electronic diagnosis, but in fact what they do is to re-program the ecu and update the software to the actual mileage resetting all the sensors that control the engine operation, the dealers refuse to admit the fact,what is well known for those who rebuild failed computer engines in different locations through out the country. (2) the failure of the ecu is critical because it may happen in the middle of an intersection, in any high way, and can cause serious accident with lost of lives, and or property damages to others, and the driver of the truck it self. (3) it is impossible to correct the failure with out being bleed every year at the dealers, or to pay more than $600.00 for another computer that eventually will fail after a couple of month after the warranty has expired, any way replacement is hard to get anyway.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
10/19/2007	78898	1
	My wife 1999 dodge durango engine failed at 78,000 plus miles. our extended warranty covered was of no use since oil sludge on the engine was identified by warranty company (national auto care corporation). company car mechanic stated on report that the oil sludge was the reason for engine failure, therefore this void the warranty. called the company (mr. beyer) and noted the fact that the engine failed due to mechanical failure that resulted in oil sludge on the engine. my records reflect the fact that oil was changed more than required. as a professional mechanical engineer i noted he oil sludge identified was not contribute to lack of oil changes but the failure of the mechanical system that pump/send oil through out the engine. i offered to provide proof to the warranty company that lack of maintenance (oil changes) was not the main reason the engine failed. i'm still waiting on warranty company to provide warranty data that was not provided 2 year ago. i also notified dodge, but they were not willing to help even thought repair records on same models clearly indicates this was a common problem for this model vehicle. further research on this matter shed more light on this matter. if dodge review history of repairs and replacement of the 1999 durango, 5.9 liter engine then this matter can be resolved. *tr
TIRES
05/28/2003	22000	1	03/04/1999
	While driving, the left rear inside tire blew out. dealer notified. size lt22575r16 dot#vdil-1xd-448. ph *jb
TIRES - TREAD/BELT
09/17/2006	20000	2	07/18/2002
	Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodgen born free motorhome. while driving 60 mph, the rear tire blew out, causing damage to the mudflap and the vehicle's body. this failure has occurred twice. the tires were kuhmo, size t155/90r16. the dot number is h21lyd1p. the engine size was unknown. the current mileage is 78,000 and failure mileage was 20,000.

Car dealers selling

State	City	Zip	Name	Phone
IA	HUMBOLDT	50548	DODGEN INDUSTRIES	515-332-3955