Jeep owners fed up with in-car pop-up ads

Hi, it’s Jeep again, texting about your car’s extended warranty… Jeep owners took to social media this week with a new complaint: many are receiving repeated pop-up ads on their cars’ infotainment screens asking them to sign up for an extended warranty. The ad, some say, appears every time their car rolls to a stop. “Purchase Peace of Mind,” the ad reads, encouraging owners to click a button to call about a FlexCare Extended Care Premium Plan. The ad notes that cars must have less than 36,000 miles on the odometer to qualify, but owners whose cars are over that limit say they’re getting the intrusive ads, too. Clicking X to close the screen just brings it back at the next stop. Jeep parent company Stellantis has acknowledged the issue. MSN reports, “They attributed the persistent nature of the ad to a temporary software glitch that affected the opt-out functionality in certain cases. The company assured that the glitch had been identified and corrected, and they are reaching out to ... Read full article.