NHTSA Complaint #10991329 — 2012 JEEP WRANGLER

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2011. BY APRIL MY WIFE STARTED TO HAVE CONTINUOUS VISITS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR RESPIRATORY ISSUES. EVENTUALLY I TOOK OUT THE CARPETS AND FOUND IT THERE WAS WATER LEAKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON SOME OCCASIONS AFTER IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS ALLEGEDLY FIXED, THERE WAS STANDING WATER ABOUT THREE INCHES IN THE FOOTWELL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAD TO TAKE OUT THE DRAIN PLUGS AND DRAIN THE WATER THE CARPET IS INFESTED WITH MOLD AND MILDEW. MY FAMILY CANNOT MAKE EXTENDED TRIPS IN THE VEHICLE UNLESS I THOROUGHLY VACUUMED DRY AND WIPE EVERY CREVICE OF THE VEHICLE DOWN. I HAVE SEEN THE LEAKING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY I'VE ALSO SEEN THE VEHICLE LEAKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED FCA (FIAT CHRYSLER OF AMERICA) ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHICH I'VE ALREADY DONE SO I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE JEEP COMMUNITY AND I'VE TALKED TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND THEY STATED SINCE THE VEHICLES OUT OF WARRANTY THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN AND PAY NUMEROUS FEES IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FIX THE VEHICLE FROM LEAKING WHICH THEY HAVE REPLACE THE SEALS ON THE DOOR ONCE AND THAT HAS NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT THE OWNER WHO HAS REALLY TAKEN THE VEHICLE OUT OFFROAD THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY TOUCHED SAND AND GRAVEL ROADS AND HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING EXTREME. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW FROM FCA DEALERSHIPS ARE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF FAMILY'S HEALTH AND SAFETY BY NOT FIXING THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW. THE MOLD AND MILDEW CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER AND THEIR PASSENGERS DO YOU HAVE ASTHMA ATTACKS AND OTHER HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES.