IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH IN MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE . THE RECALL STATED THAT " THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AND UNINTENDED CHANGE IN IGNITION SWITCH POSITION WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKING ASSIST INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH AND DISABLING ONE OR MORE OF THE VEHICLES SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDING THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS."IT ALSO ADMITTED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
THIS DID ACTUALLY OCCUR WITH MY JEEP ONCE . LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, GOING SLOW AND THE LOT WAS MOSTLY EMPTY. THAT WAS IN FEBRUARY 2015. I CALLED MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL IN EARLY MARCH 2015 AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE TO BE DELIVERED IN MAY. IT IS NOW JUNE AND NO PARTS. THE JEEP WEBSITE BACK IN MARCH SAID THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER 2015 , MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE THEY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM IN JULY OF 2014.
THE JEEP WEBSITE TODAY DOES NOT SAY WHEN THE PARTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN . IN THE MEAN TIME, MY DASH LIGHTS SOMETIME COME ON AND OFF AND THE CAR ALMOST STALLS OUT (WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION) . JEEP IS NOT TAKING THIS RECALL SERIOUSLY ENOUGH BECAUSE NO DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM IT ? EVERY DAY I USE THAT DEATH TRAP TO GO TO WORK TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR IT AND THEY CAN'T EVEN GET THE PARTS? I HAVE TOLD MY FAMILY IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME IN THAT JEEP TO GO AFTER JEEP IN THE COURTS !!!! SHAME ON JEEP. THEY COULD AT LEAST OFFER RENTAL CARS FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE RECALL .
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 I GOT A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH IN MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE . THE RECALL STATED THAT " THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AND UNINTENDED CHANGE IN IGNITION SWITCH POSITION WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKING ASSIST INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH AND DISABLING ONE OR MORE OF THE VEHICLES SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDING THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS."IT ALSO ADMITTED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
THIS DID ACTUALLY OCCUR WITH MY JEEP ONCE . LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, GOING SLOW AND THE LOT WAS MOSTLY EMPTY. THAT WAS IN FEBRUARY 2015. I CALLED MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RECALL IN EARLY MARCH 2015 AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE TO BE DELIVERED IN MAY. IT IS NOW JUNE AND NO PARTS. THE JEEP WEBSITE BACK IN MARCH SAID THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER 2015 , MORE THAN A YEAR SINCE THEY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM IN JULY OF 2014.
THE JEEP WEBSITE TODAY DOES NOT SAY WHEN THE PARTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN . IN THE MEAN TIME, MY DASH LIGHTS SOMETIME COME ON AND OFF AND THE CAR ALMOST STALLS OUT (WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION) . JEEP IS NOT TAKING THIS RECALL SERIOUSLY ENOUGH BECAUSE NO DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM IT ? EVERY DAY I USE THAT DEATH TRAP TO GO TO WORK TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR IT AND THEY CAN'T EVEN GET THE PARTS? I HAVE TOLD MY FAMILY IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME IN THAT JEEP TO GO AFTER JEEP IN THE COURTS !!!! SHAME ON JEEP. THEY COULD AT LEAST OFFER RENTAL CARS FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE RECALL .
- Bonnie H., HAVRE DE GRACE, MD, US