NHTSA Complaint #10785230 — 2012 JEEP WRANGLER ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10785230
Vehicle	2012 JEEP WRANGLER
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 28, 2015
Date Filed	October 21, 2015
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED WRONG... MY ENGINE BLOCK IS CASTING SAND INTO MY COOLANT SYSTEM WHICH THEN BLOWS OUT MY HEATER CORE AND RADIATOR. I HAVE SPENT 5 MONTHS UNDER WARRENTY TRYING TO FIX WITH ISSUE BUT THE JEEP DEALER AND CHRYSLER GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND. I WAS TRYING TO GET THIS FIX UNDER WARRENTY BUT ALL THE RUN AROUND I GOT FROM THE DEALERS HAS CAUSED MY WARRANTY TO EXPIRE WITH NO FIX. I THINK I HAVE BOUGHT A LAMON OF A CAR I ONLY HAVE 14K MILES , MY ISSUE STARTED AT 7K MILES. NOW IT IS WINTER TIME AND IN DRIVING MY CAR WITH NO HEAT. I HAVE A NEW BORN BABY ON THE WAY WHO WILL GET SICK INSIDE MY CAR. JEEP DOES NOT WANT TO COVER THE COST OF MY REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE AND RADIATOR ALSO A COMPLETE FLUSH OF THIS SAND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THIS IS A HAZARD FOR ME AND MY BABY TO DRIVE AROUND IN THIS COLD VEHICLE . THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT JEEP\CHRYSLER IS TRYING THEIR BEST TO KEEP THIS QUIET. ILL BE TRYING TO CONTACT A LAWYER SOON OR MAYBE A NEWS STATION.

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