NHTSA Complaint #10402774 — 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4

2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4 WITH APPROX. 41,0000 MILES NEEDS TIE RODS LOWER BALL JOINT/ARM. BALL JOINTS ALSO CAUSES OWNER TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ALIGNMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF TIRES SINCE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT CAUSES TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. I JUST PAID $2,000 TO HAVE MY COMPASS FIXED. I CHECK WITH JEEP BEFORE IT WAS FIXED THE 800 NUMBER SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE 5 YR POWERTRAIN, I CALLED THE GARAGE WERE MY CAR WAS THEY SAID THEY DID NOT THINK SO THEN I CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. AFTER MY CAR WAS IN PIECES MY DEALER TOLD ME I SHOULD OF BROUGHT THE CAR THERE THEY MAY OF BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME HELP FOR ME. NICE TIME TO TELL ME WHEN IT WAS IN PIECES. I FILED A COMPLIANT WITH JEEP BUT SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. IF I HIT A POT HOLE I WOULD OF LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. WHAT DOES IS TAKE FOR THE NHTSA TO MAKE JEEP RECALL THE 2007 COMPASS TO FIX THIS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. ARE WE GOING TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE TO ISSUE A RECALL. HOW PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. . *TR