NHTSA Complaint #10704935 — 2008 JEEP PATRIOT

I PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP PATRIOT IN SUMMER 2010. IN SPRING 2011 (WHEN IT ACTUALLY RAINS IN TEXAS) I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF WATER INSIDE THE FLOORBOARD OF MY CAR. I IGNORED IT, BUT THE NEXT TIME IT RAINED AND I WAS IN MY CAR I LEARNED HOW THE MYSTERIOUS PUDDLE OF WATER GOT INTO MY CAR. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW THE WATER GOT IN. WHEN I TRIED EXPLAINING TO THEM MY WITNESS OF THE WATER LEAKING THROUGH THE DOME LIGHT, THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK ANYWHERE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE LEAKS IN MY CAR COMING FROM THE LIGHT INSIDE MY CAR AND THE PIECE TO THE LEFT OF MY STEERING WHEEL. ANYTIME I TRY TO EXPLAIN IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP/TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT, THEY "CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM". HONESTLY, AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR PEOPLE TO TELL ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING, I HAVE GIVEN UP. OVER TIME, LIGHTS IN THE BUTTONS OF MY RADIO HAVE BURNED OUT, LIGHTS IN MY AC HAVE BURNED OUT, BUT TODAY I AM LETTING MY VOICE BE HEARD... WE HAD A DOWNPOUR YESTERDAY IN TEXAS AND I TURNED MY CAR ON THIS MORNING TO ONCE AGAIN THE DOME LIGHT LEAKING WATER (NOT A SHOCKER FOR ME ANYMORE BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS THE NORM) AND MY RADIO COMPLETELY BURNED OUT. I CANNOT TURN IT ON, SEE THE TIME, NOTHING. IT'S GONE. I CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND HE MENTIONED HE JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH 2 OTHERS WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR JEEPS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. THERE IS NO REASON I SHOULD BE PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN THERE CLEARLY IS. *TR