NHTSA Complaint #10585096 — 2006 JEEP COMMANDER

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY, WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED AND TRUCK STARTED DYING, AND I ALMOST HIT A GUARD RAIL . TURNED THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF AND TRIED TO TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON, BUT MY TRUCK WOULD NOT START. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT DAY 04/25/2014. RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER ON TODAY'S DATE 04/26/2014; TRUCK NEEDS A NEW TIPM MODULE. A NEW TIPM MODULE WAS JUST PUT IN MY TRUCK AT THE SAME DEALER A FEW DAYS SHORT OF A YEAR AGO (04/27/2013). PROBLEM IS SO COMMON WITH CHRYSLER THAT THE MODULE IS ON BACK ORDER (NATIONALLY). THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS! I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE TIPM MODULE (LAWSUITS AS WELL). DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE CHRYSLER DOES SOMETHING? I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AFTER THE NEW TIPM MODULE IS PUT IN (WHENEVER THAT WILL BE) OR TO HAVE PASSENGERS RIDE IN MY VEHICLE. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'LL DO TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK BECAUSE MODULE IS ON BACK ORDER AND THE DEALER DOES NOT DO LOANERS. *TR