NHTSA Complaint #11110287 — 2007 JEEP COMPASS 4X4

I EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT ON I-70 WHILE TRAVELING AT 60MPH. FORTUNATELY, NO CARS WERE AROUND AT THE TIME OR IT COULD HAVE KILLED ME OR CAUSED SERIOUS HARM TO MY CAR OR ANOTHER. I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH TIRE ISSUES FOR SOME TIME, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY. I HAVE HAD A PREVIOUS BLOWOUT AS A RESULT OF THE INSIDE EDGES OF THE TIRES WEARING OUT TOO QUICKLY. AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO A TIRE SHOP DURING THIS INCIDENT, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGES. THEY STATED THE FRAME WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED BEFORE AN ALIGNMENT CAN EVEN BE MADE. THEY RECOMMENDED I GET IT REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SINCE IT IS UNSAFE. . THEY ALSO TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH JEEP ON RECALLS. I HAVE CALLED JEEP THREE TIMES NOW. THEY STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF AN ISSUE AND THEY HAD EXTENDED A WARRANTY ON IT BUT I WAS OUT OF THAT WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED LAST YEAR. THEY ORIGINALLY SAID THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THEY WOULD FIX IT OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I WOULD NEED TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AND FOLLOW UP WITH THEM. I CALLED THEM BACK AFTER THE LOCAL SHOP REFUSED TO HELP ME. THEY STATED THAT I HAD TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE. I TOLD THEM I WAS UNHAPPY WITH THIS SINCE I DIDN'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS AND DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO ME. THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY NOT GOING TO HELP ME AT ALL BECAUSE THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE FOUND DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. PLEASE TELL ME WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED BY THIS ISSUE. I HAVE HAD NEAR MISSED FROM BLOWOUTS TWICE NOW, WHICH I NOW KNOW WERE A RESULT OF THIS. FURTHERMORE, THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR AND BUYERS DJOUKD BE MADE AWARE BEFORE PURCHASE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH ALL EXPENSES COVERED. I AM REALLY UPSET THAT IT IS NOT.