NHTSA Complaint #11189824 — 2011 JEEP PATRIOT SUSPENSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11189824
Vehicle	2011 JEEP PATRIOT
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	March 12, 2019
Date Filed	March 18, 2019
Mileage	100,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IA

Consumer Description

THE REAR SUSPENSION IS RUSTED OUT SO BAD IT STARTED TO BREAK AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM DEALERSHIP 4 YEARS AGO AND A 2011 SHOULDNT RUST THAT BAD AND I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEY HAD TO REPLACE REAR SUSPENSION CROSSBAR DUE TO FULL RUST AND BREAKING AND IF IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE HOW MANY OTHER CARS SAME MAKE AND MODEL ARE EFFECTED BY THIS CAN WE PLEASE RECALL THIS ASAP SO WE CAN MAKE SURE NO OTHER CARS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS THE DATE IT WAS NOTICED IS THE DATE I PUT WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN THE CAR AUTO SHOP WOULDNT EVEN TOUCH MY ALIGNMENT CAUSE HE WAS SO SCARED MY REAR SUPSENSION CROSSBAR WOULD SHATTER WHEN HE TOOK IT OFF CAUSE ITS THAT RUSTED PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS ISSUE FIX

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