NHTSA Complaint #10759748 — 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

WENT TO GET IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND IT WOULDN'T START. I ASSUMED IT WAS JUST A BATTERY. SO I CALLED AAA TO JUMP ME. HE ADVISED THAT YOUR KEY SHOULD NOT WIGGLE WHEN IN THE IGNITION. HE WAS 90% SURE THAT WAS THE CAUSE FOR MY BATTERY ISSUE. HE JUMPED ME SO I COULD GET TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE IT TESTED TO SEE IF IT WAS A BATTERY OR ANOTHER ISSUE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE BATTERY IF THAT IS THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT WOULD DRAIN IT AGAIN. I WENT .8 OF A MILE AND WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH AND IT WENT DEAD. CALLED AGAIN TO GET JUMPED. I WENT 5 FEET AND IT STALED OUT AGAIN. HE HAD ME TOWED TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE THINKS IT IS PART OF THE RECALL. WENT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME A LOANER AND TOLD ME IF PART OF RECALL IT WOULD TAKE 3-4 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER CAR. NEXT DAY CALLED ON IT AND EVENTUALLY WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION RECALL BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE BATTERY. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT BECAUSE IT WAS DRAINED BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCT RECALL. NEXT DAY- DROVE 15 MILES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT BACK AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. I DIDN'T GET THE NOTICE OF RECALL UNTIL 08/24/15 AT 3:00 IN THE MAIL. IT WAS RELEASED IN 2014, WHY AM I JUST GETTING IT NOW. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN IT BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT JUST STOPPED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE IS SOMETHING MAJORLY WRONG WITH THESE JEEPS AND THE WAY PEOPLE SEND OUT THESE RECALLS.