Man who destroyed Jeep Cherokee helps dissatisfied new-car owners to tune of $2m

A Sunshine Coast man who blew up his Jeep Cherokee three years ago continues his push for lemon laws.

In 2014, Ashton Wood and members of his family dismantled their vehicle after it suffered 22 faults in four years.

They decided to wreck the car supplied by Fiat Chrysler to highlight the need for laws forcing car companies to refund or replace problem vehicles.

Now Mr Ashton has helped new-car owners to get replacements or repairs worth millions.

Ironically, Mr Ashton said he was still waiting to resolve his own matter, but in the meantime he had become a champion for hundreds of unhappy customers.

“There’s been over 100 cases I’ve handed to them [Fiat Chrysler Australia]. I’m tracking results and they’ve handed out over $1.1 million in refunds or replacements to people,” he said.

“I’m also being approached by people with other cars, so if I see patterns forming then I’ll approach that car manufacturer and just have a chat to them about what happened with Jeep and why they probably wouldn’t want to go there.”

Source: Man who destroyed Jeep Cherokee helps dissatisfied new-car owners to tune of $2m – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)