The Challenger is my teenage child's vehicle, and this was a scary drive to work for her. The gas pedal was not responsive and luckily a gas station was close and she coasted in the parking lot. This could have ended badly, being there was no throttle response. After sitting for 15 minutes with car shut off, it started up and she was able to drive the last 1/2 mile to work, and I followed her to work. When she pulled in parking spot she had to reverse to align properly and when doing so the throttle went out again and the horn was going off, along with the windows going up and down.
We are paying a local mechanic who has worked for Dodge dealer for 14 years fix the issue. He stated the TIPM (totally integrated power module) that needed replacing and this is a common issue on Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep vehicles. The solder connections are burnt on the board of the TIPM. Being this has happened to many vehicles, I think its time Dodge pays the bill of $750 bucks. How do I trust that this TIPM doesn't burn up and the gas pedal doesn't go out? This is my child, do I put her back behind the wheel of this car? Yeah, this is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed by mother mopar. I propose to ask the ceo to put his child behind the wheel of this car?
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The Challenger is my teenage child's vehicle, and this was a scary drive to work for her. The gas pedal was not responsive and luckily a gas station was close and she coasted in the parking lot. This could have ended badly, being there was no throttle response. After sitting for 15 minutes with car shut off, it started up and she was able to drive the last 1/2 mile to work, and I followed her to work. When she pulled in parking spot she had to reverse to align properly and when doing so the throttle went out again and the horn was going off, along with the windows going up and down.
We are paying a local mechanic who has worked for Dodge dealer for 14 years fix the issue. He stated the TIPM (totally integrated power module) that needed replacing and this is a common issue on Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep vehicles. The solder connections are burnt on the board of the TIPM. Being this has happened to many vehicles, I think its time Dodge pays the bill of $750 bucks. How do I trust that this TIPM doesn't burn up and the gas pedal doesn't go out? This is my child, do I put her back behind the wheel of this car? Yeah, this is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed by mother mopar. I propose to ask the ceo to put his child behind the wheel of this car?
- Jimmy I., Willis, US