NHTSA Complaint #11351451 — 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE

WHILE FLAT TOWING MY JEEP BEHIND MY MOTOR HOME FROM ANTIOCH,TO CRESCENT CITY CA ON JULY 1, 2020, I WAS THIRTY FIVE MILES FROM ANTIOCH, WHEN MY JEEP STARTED SWAYING SEVERELY LEFT AND RIGHT AND BOUNCING.I THOUGHT THAT I HAD TWO BLOWOUTS ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO TWO MILES PER HOUR UNTIL I COULD PULL OFF THE HIWAY. I HAD TO DIS-CONNECT MY JEEP FROM THE MOTOR HOME AND PUT IT IN DRIVE MODE. WHEN I DID THIS MY LIGHT ON THE DASH SAID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP IN PETALUMA AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN T THEY SAID THE BRAIN IN THE COMPUTER WENT DEAD AND THEY HAD TO RE PROGRAM IT. I THEN HAD MY WIFE DRIVE THE JEEP AND FOLLOW ME BEHIND THE MOTOR HOME 315 MILES TO CRESCENT CITY CA. IT TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS AND I DROVE 21 MILES INTO BROOKINGS OR I TOLD THE JEEP DEALER ABOUT THE SEVER SWAYING AND BOUNCING AND THE SERVICE TECH GAVE ME A COPY OF A STAR ONLINE PUBLIATION CASE #S1823000010. THE RELEASE DATE OF 03-09-2018. VEHICLE ISSUE EXPLAINS ABOUT MY JEEP. IT EXPLAINS THAT I NEED A KL-FLAT TOW KIT P/N68321424AA TSB08-022-16. THIS KIT ALLOWS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING TO ACTIVE AND SEPARATE FROM OTHER SYSTEMS DURING FLAT TOW. THIS KIT COSTS $132.00 PLUS LABOR OF $390.00. I BOUGHT MY JEEP IN FEBRUARY 2017. THE STAR ONLINE PUBLICATION IS DATED ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT MY JEEP. THERE NEVER WAS A RECALL ON MY JEEP AND I AM WONDERING WHY. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PAY TO INSTALL THE KIT. I PLAN ON LEAVING 10-01-2020 MY WIFE WILL HAVE TO DRIVE THE JEEP 375 MILES BEHIND MY MOTOR HOME. I WILL BE DEALING WITH THEM WHEN I GET HOME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW AFTER YOU INVESTIGATE THIS IF IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM MY VEHICLE IS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE WITH ACTIVE DRIVE II