NHTSA Complaint #11362048 — 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

IN AUGUST 2017 I PURCHASED THE 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM MOSSY MOTORS. A RECALL 17V-435 WAS ISSUED AND AN UNKNOWN DEALERSHIP INSPECTED, NOT REPRISED, THE ALTERNATOR AND MARKED 'COMPLETE' TO THE RECALL. IN MAY 2019, THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH WAS IN RECALL 17V-436 QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND SURGED THE PCM ON MY CAR. CAUSING ALL STEERING, LIGHTS, ETC TO QUIT WORKING AND THANKFUL DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS STRANDED OK THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED. UPON REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR (WE PAID FOR BECAUSE WE THOUGHT ALL RECALLS WERE COMPLETE AS STATED - UNTIL FURTHER INVESTIGATION), IT WAS FOUND THE PCM ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SURGING FROM THE ALTERNATOR THAT WAS INSPECTED, INSTEAD OF REPLACED. FCA IS REIMBURSING FOR THE ALTERNATOR BUT SAID THEY WILL NOT FOR THE PCM, ALTHOUGH I WAS TOLD FROM AN FCA CUSTOMER CARE SPECIALIST, FCA WAS AWARE THAT IF THE ALTERNATOR WAS NOT REPLACED IT WOULD INDEED CAUSE THE PCM TO FAIL. I HAVE ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO DISPUTE THE NON-REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PCM REPLACEMENT, BUT NO ONE AT FCA COULD GET A CASE MANAGER TO CALL ME BACK AND JUST INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WHO COMPLETED THE 'INSPECTION' IS UNKNOWN TO MYSELF, AND STATED UNKNOWN FROM THE CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVE AT FCA.