2003 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE INSTEAD ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO STOP, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED REV. THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ

I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE M35/NHTSA 12V-527 IN JANUARY 2013, BUT WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER, THEY SAID PARTS WON'T BE IN UNTIL 2ND Q 2013. SO I CALLED IN APRIL. NO PARTS. I CALLED IN MAY, JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST AND STILL NO PARTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE...WHY ARE THERE NO PARTS? *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER SHE WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO TIME FRAME GIVEN FOR PART DELIVERY. SHE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.- LL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

IN JANUARY 2013, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE. I CALLED THE DEALER IN BOISE, ID ON JULY 13, 2013, AND THEY SAID THE PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM SO THEY TOOK MY NAME & NUMBER AND SAID THEY'D CALL WHEN THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. I CALLED AGAIN ON JULY 10, 2013 AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BE. IF THIS PROBLEM WAS URGENT ENOUGH TO SEND OUT A RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY, WHY IS IT THAT IN JULY THEY STILL CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND, IN FACT, DON'T HAVE ANY AVAILABLE PARTS TO DO SO? IF THE AIRBAG GOES OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING 50+ MPH, I CAN ONLY GUESS AT WHAT INJURIES WILL BE SUSTAINED BY ANY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN SH 75 WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. IT HIT ME IN THE CHEST AND STARTLED ME. I HAD BURNS ON MY ARMS AND IT RIPPED A FINGERNAIL BACK. I THOUGHT I BROKE MY THUMB, THE IMPACT WAS SO HARD. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY JEEP ON THE ROAD. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DEPLOYED AND NOW THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY EITHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SECONDS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HER HOME AND PARKED. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A BURN ON HIS THUMB. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) EIGHT MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES BUT THE DEALER HAD REPEATEDLY INFORMED HER THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,500.

WONDERING WHY FLORIDA IS NOT IN THE GROUP SINCE IT IS SURROUNDED BY SALT WATER ON 3 SIDES: THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE BAD: 2003 JEEP LIBERTY FRONT CONTROL ARM RECALLS RECALL NUMBER: 09V119000 OWNER NOTIFICATION DATE: APRIL 12, 2010 RECORD CREATION DATE: APRIL 9, 2009 DEFECT DESCRIPTION: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 42,469 MY 2002-2003 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN SALT BELT STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, MARYLAND, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA , WISCONSIN AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT MAY EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF LUBRICATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO CORROSION, ACCELERATED WEAR, AND POSSIBLE SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING. DEFECT CONSEQUENCE: FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINT COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT APRIL 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE LEFT HAND, FACE, AND CHEST. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO FILED A COMPLAINT AND SENT A SPECIALIST TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.