2002 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BALL JOINTS 2X WITH IN 40,000 MILES, EVEN AFTER A RECALL WHICH REPLACED THEM IN THEIR ENTIRETY. *JB

I OWN A JEEP LIBERTY 2002 AND IT HAS 54600 MILES, LAST WEEK I HEARD A NOISE IN THE STEERING, I TOOK TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER HERE IN VENEZUELA CLOSEST TO MY HOME AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM THE CHECK THE CAR AND CALL ME BACK THAT THE ONLY THING NEEDED WAS AN OIL CHANGE, SATISFIED I TOOK MY CAR AND PLANNED A WEEKEND FAMILY TRIP OUT OF TOWN AND DROVE ANOTHER 200 MILES AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS WHEN RETURNING HOME AT VERY LOW SPEED PASSES A SPEED REDUCER BUMP ON THE STREET BY MY HOME AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELT OFF, THE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE!, I WAS ON SHOCK IF THIS WOULD HAPPENED FEW MILES BEFORE ALL OF MY FAMILY INCLUDING ME COULD BE KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND THE WORSE PART IS THAT I TOOK TO THE DEALER JUST BEFORE TO PREVENT THIS KIND OF ISSUES AND THEY JUST DIDN'T CARE ABOUT I FOUND OUT TODAY AT SOME OF THE JEEP CHAT ROOMS THAT IT IS A PROVEN PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR THIS MODELS, WE WERE VERY CLOSE OF BEEN HARMED OR MAY BEEN KILLED, MY REPORT IS TO MAKE SURE YOU CORRECT THIS ON YOUR COUNTRY AT LEAST AND YOU MAY SAFE SOME OTHER FAMILY LIVES I KNOW THAT THE REGULATIONS ON VENEZUELA FALL WAY BEHIND IN ORDER TO INTRODUCE A LEGAL COMPLAINT AGAINST DAIMLER CHRYSLER HERE AND I WONT GET ANY PROGRESS OVER HERE BUT AT LEAST I PUT A LITTLE SAND GRAIN TO AVOID ANY INCIDENTS WERE I KNOW THAT CAN BE AVOIDED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH A TELEPHONE POLE AND THEN ROLLING OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. ALTHOUGH, THE DRIVER WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT ARM. NO AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES TAKEN OF THE VEHICLE. WERE TAKEN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. AFTER SEARCHING ON-LINE THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL 01V373000 CONCERNING THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS. THE MANUFACTURER SAID THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. *AK

SPEEDOMETER SENSOR WIRING WAS FOUND RUBBED INTO BY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THIS WAS FIRST INDICATED BY AN ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER INDICATION AND THEN TOTAL LOSS OF INDICATION. PROBLEM REPAIRED BY OWNER INCLUDING RELOCATION OF CABLE RELATIVE TO BRAKE CABLE LOCATION. *NM

VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE BROKE CAUSING 2002 LIBERTY JEEP TO ROLL OVER. *TS THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWO OR THREE TIMES. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER AND HER PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS AND THEIR INJURIES WERE NOT LIFE THREATENING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT. *NM

I STRUCK A CONCRETE BASE SUPPORTING A LIGHT POST IN THE DRUG STORE PARKING LOT. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON AND MY HEAD STILL STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CAR WRECK ON JULY 10, 2005, AND THE AIR BAGS ON MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED FAIL TO GO OFF, NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AS THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. *NM

MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE HALFWAY INTO THE DRIVE WAY. GOT OUT AND RAN INSIDE TO GET ME AND I WENT AND LOOKED AT THE CAR AND THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE SO I GOT IN AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT DIDN'T MOVE AND THEN IN REVERSE AND THE SAME THING, SO I PUT IN DRIVE AGAIN AND THATS WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT END OF THE CAR DROPPED TO THE GROUND. AFTER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT WASN'T IN THE BALL JOINT KNUCKLE ANYMORE. THE WHEEL WAS BENT OUTWARD. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR ON AUG. 29, 2005 JUST 3 MONTHS PRIOR. I HAVE ONLY PUT 3,000 MILES ON THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE INPECTED THE BALL JOINTS PRIOR TO SELLING IT TO ME SEEING HOW THERE IS A PRIOR RECALL ON THAT PART. LUCKILY I HAVE IT ON WARRANTY SO HOPEFULLY THERE WON'T BE ANY PROBLEMS WITH GETTING IT REPAIRED. REPAIRS STILL PENDING. *NM

I HAVE TWO SEAT BELT CLIPS THAT HAVE DEPRESSED AND WILL NOT ACCEPT THE SAFETY CLIP. THE FIRST IS IN THE BACKSEAT, ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER ONLY A FEW USES (MAYBE 10), HOWEVER I DIDN'T REPORT IT BECAUSE I RARELY HAVE MORE THAN 4 PEOPLE IN MY CAR. THE SECOND CLIP IS AT THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *NM

FAILURE OF LOWER BALL JOINTS AT 40,100 MILES IN MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY, BUILD DATE AUGUST 2001. *NM