2002 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

MY DAUGHTER'S JEEP LIBERTY ROLLED. DURING THE ROLL, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASED HER. THERE WAS AN EVENTUAL FRONTAL IMPACT BUT NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY DAUGHTER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE AND KILLED. *JB SEE ANNOTATIONS FOR ADDITION FOLLOW UP INFORMATION.CW

UPON MAKING A SLIGHT LANE CORRECTION AT APPROX. 60 MPH, MY DAUGHTER'S 2002 JEEP LIBETY BEGAN SWERVING UNCONTROLLABLY. SHE FELT NO RESISTANCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL AS SHE TRIED TO STOP THE SWERVING. AT NO TIME DID SHE APPLY THE BRAKES. WITNESSES SAID IT APPEARED SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE ENTERED THE GRASS MEDIAN AND ROLLED 2.5 OR 3.5 TIMES COMING TO REST ON THE ROOF FACING ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE COMPLETE REAR END(TIRES AND DIFFERENTIAL) SEPARATED AND ENDED UP APPROX. 75 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE OR CV JOINT WAS BROKEN. NEITHER HER PASSENGER OR HER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS BROKEN AT THE END OF THE MOTION OF THE ROLLING. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE BRUISED AND CUT. WE BELIEVE THE AXLE FAILED AND CAUSED THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 3000 MILES ON IT. AT 1800 MILES THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED COMPLETELY. THE JEEP LIBERTY IS STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND AND OF POOR DESIGN PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF THE REAR SUSPENSION. DAIMLER-CHYSLER HAS LOWERED THE SUSPENSION IN OBVIOUS RESPONSE TO ROLL OVER INCIDENTS.*JB..*AK

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MILES AN HOUR ON DRY PAVEMENT ON A CLEAR DAY. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BREAKED, I PRESSED ON MY BREAK AND MY JEEP LIBERTY DID NOT SLOW AT ALL. I CONTINUED TO PRESS HARDER ON THE BREAK INJURING MY RIGHT FOOT AND THEN SLAMMED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. SIDEWALL DESTROYED. NO PUNCTURE MARKS/ROAD HAZARDS FOUND. 6700MI ON TIRE. INFLATED TO MANF. RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE (WAS JUST SERVICED THAT MORNING- TIRES DID NOT NEED AIR.) TRAVELING AT 35-40MPH. GOODYEAR WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY ON TIRE.

MY DAUGHTER'S 2002 JEEP LIBERTY'S DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY SHEERED IN HALF CAUSING MY DAUGHTER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. MY DAUGHTER ALSO SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT OCCURED THUSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2003. HER LEASED 2002 LIBERTY WILL BE 1 YEAR OLD MAY 2003.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY HAD A DRIVERS REAR TIRE BLOW-OUT ON THE INTERIOR SIDEWALL. ALL TIRES WERE INFLATED TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED AIR PRESSURE. THE TIRE HAD 7,500 MILES ON IT! GOODYEAR WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THE TIRE. NO FOREIGN OBJECT WAS FOUND, THE SIDE WALL RUBBER IS PROTRUDING. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A P235/70R16

PURCHASED 4/02 AND BY 7/02 WITH APPROX. 6,000K EXPERIENCED HARD DOWNSHIFTING WHEN STOPPING AS WELL AS BETWEEN GEARS. DEALER SERVICE "REMOVED BURRS FROM DRIVESHAFT". RETURNED FOR SERVICE 8/02 WITH SAME PROBLEM. AGAIN "REMOVED BURRS FROM DRIVESHAFT". ON 3RD VISIT IN 9/02 I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T REPAIR ANYTHING AND THAT" THE VEHICLE HAD A PROGRAMMABLE TRANSMISSION AND IT'S MEMORY WAS LIKELY RESPONDING TO A PREVIOUS SIMILAR DRIVING SESSION"...HENCE THE GEAR SLAMMING! RETURNED 4TH TIME 2 WEEKS LATER AND THIS TIME WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE COMPLAINT AND THE DEALER WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT ON MY BEHALF TO DAIMLER/CHRYSLER AND I'D BE CONTACTED WHEN THEY HEARD SOMETHING. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE EVEN AFTER SENDING MY OWN COMPLAINT LETTER TO D/C IN 11/02. HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED MANY INCIDENTS OF REAR TIRES SLIPPING AND FISHTAILING IN VARIOUS ROAD/WEATHER CONDITIONS AS WELL AS CONSTANT RIGHT PULL AND HAVE TO FIGHT STEERING WHEEL TO DRIVE STRAIGHT.

A HEAD ON COLLISION INVOLVING A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY (VEHICLE IN QUESTION) AND A LATE MODEL HONDA CIVIC, BOTH VEHICLES MOVING AT APPROX. 20 MPH. COLLISION RESULTED IN FRONT END DAMAGE OF BOTH VEHICLES. JEEP LIBERTY FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN STEEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND SAID SPEED SENSOR NEEDS REPLACING. TS. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE 18K MILES , FRONT END JUMPING ,SHAKING WHEN GOING 50MPH AND OVER, CAR SLIDES, FISH TALES EXCESSIVELY IN WET WEATHER, HAD 1 SPIN OUT NO ONE HURT, TIRES BALD 19K MILES.