Air Bags Problem on the 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
Car problem(s) with the 2002 JEEP LIBERTY.
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May 21, 2013 - Port Jeff Station, NY - Air Bags
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER FRONT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. WHILE, THE CONTACT PROCEEDED THROUGH TRAFFIC A VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER AREA. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO STATE THAT IF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAG) WAS PERFORMED ON A TIMELY MANNER THE AIR BAG FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000. LI
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May 20, 2013 - Roanoke, VA - Air Bags
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) THE CONTACT CALLED A DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE PARTS STILL HAD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. KMJ
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May 17, 2013 - Kissimmee, FL - Air Bags
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO ADVISED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIRS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PART REMAINED UNAVAILABLE AND THEY WERE UNCERTAIN OF THE RELEASE DATE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. KMJ
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May 16, 2013 - Raporte , PA - Air Bags
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. MAH
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May 05, 2013 - Galion, OH - Air Bags
SAFETY RECALL M35/NHTSA 12V-527 WE ARE THE OWNER OF A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY EFFECTED BY THE ABOVE RECALL. THOUGH THIS MAY NOT BE THE PROPER REPORTING MECHANISM, WE HAVE FOUND NO OTHER MORE APPROPRIATE TO REPORT THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER APPEARS NOT TO BE PROVIDING PARTS NECESSARY TO THIS SAFETY DEFECT IN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER AND NOW EVEN CHRYSLER. OUR DEALER TELLS US THAT THEY CANNOT ACT UNTIL CHRYSLER PROVIDES PARTS. THIS TO ME SEEMS MORALLY REPREHENSIBLE IF NOT CRIMINALLY. WHAT RECOURSE DO WE HAVE TO LEGALLY PURSUE CHRYSLER FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE?
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May 01, 2013 - Gouldsboro, PA - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS: INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT) AND WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR HAD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED AND THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE BUT WAS CONCERNED TO POSSIBLY EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR AN ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL FOR THE NECESSARY PARTS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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May 01, 2013 - Phoenix, AZ - Air Bags
2002 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG SYSTEM OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER WAS DOING LITTLE TO PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH RELIEF FROM THE POTENTIAL OF UN-INTENDED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN VEHICLES DETERMINED TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL OVER-STRESS CONDITION. AS OF TODAY, NO SERVICE, AS PROMISED, HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND APPARENTLY PARTS FOR REPAIR WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO GIVE HIM AN ANTICIPATED PARTS SUPPLY DATE.
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Apr 29, 2013 - Hato Rey, PR - Air Bags
SUBMISSION FROM LCDO. RE SAFETY RECALL M35/NHTSA 12 V-527 AIRBAG SYSTEM OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. HOWEVER, THE NOTICE STATED THE PARTS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY, WERE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. THE NOTICE STATED, THE CONSUMER WOULD BE CONTACTED BY MAIL, WITH A FOLLOW-UP NOTICE, WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO CONTACT THE DEALER, AFTER NOT RECEIVING A FOLLOW-UP NOTICE, TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED ANYWAY. THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 4, 2013. HOWEVER, ON MARCH 1, 2013, WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITH A VERY LOUD NOISE, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONSUMER STATED NO ON CAME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, AND HE STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED THE FOLLOW-UP NOTICE.
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Apr 24, 2013 - Gibsonia, PA - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS), WHICH ADVISED THAT A SECOND LETTER WOULD BE GENERATED TO ADVISE CONSUMERS OF WHEN THE NECESSARY PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PARTS AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE AS TO A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER WITH THE INQUIRY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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Apr 22, 2013 - Dallas , PA - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL SERVICE HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED PER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
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Apr 18, 2013 - Phoenix, AZ - Air Bags
CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A NOTICE OF RECALL MAILED IN JAN 2013. CHRYSLER RECALL #: M35 NHTSA RECALL REFERENCE #: 12V527000 SO FAR NO PARTS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE BY CHRYSLER, AND CALLERS TO THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER ARE NOT BEING PROVIDED WITH ANY ESTIMATED DATE FOR ANY PARTS AND REPAIRS. FOR A SAFETY RECALL, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. CHRYSLER SEEMS TO BE STALLING, OR NOT HAVE ANY INTENTION OF FULFILLING THEIR COMMITMENT. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO PROMPTLY COMPLY, AND COMMUNICATE COMPLETELY WITH THEIR OWNERS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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Apr 07, 2013 - Yountville, CA - Air Bags
OUR 2002 JEEP LIBERTY HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS. WE RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL M35/NHTSA 12V-527 FOR THIS PROBLEM FEB.2, 2013. THIS RECALL PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
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Mar 30, 2013 - Clearfield, UT - Air Bags
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. I AM AWARE OF AN INVESTIGATION THAT IS UNDERWAY CONCERNING RANDOM AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AFTER A THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. I FELT I NEEDED TO REPORT THIS.
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Mar 07, 2013 - Rock Island, IL - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS), IN WHICH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
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Feb 05, 2013 - Lauderhill, FL - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PARTS HAD WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE PART WOULD POSSIBLY BECOME AVAILABLE WITHIN THREE MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LAPSE BETWEEN RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION AND THE TIME OF EXPECTANCY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED FOR THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 03/20/13
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Feb 03, 2013 - League City, TX - Air Bags
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY DAUGHTERS JEEP LIBERTY REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES.
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Jan 31, 2013 - St Joseph, MO - Air Bags
WHERE TO BEGIN? MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR MONTHS WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP 6 MONTHS AGO & WAS CHARGED $100 FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, CAME BACK ON, WENT OUT AGAIN, AND FINALLY I HIT MY HIGH BEAMS AND THEY STAYED ON. MY ENGINE USES ABOUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL PER WEEK. I HAVE PARKED ON CLEAN SURFACES & THERE IS NO OIL LEAKING, BUT IT IS GOING SOMEWHERE. I CAN HEAR A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I CALLED CHRYSLER'S TOLL-FREE NUMBER TODAY AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN, AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY JEEP IS UNDER RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG MODULE, AND MAYBE THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME THAT ONE WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY'VE HAD NO COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED FRONT TIRES THREE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR FOR WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE. I'VE HAD THE JEEP ALIGNED, TIRES ROTATED AS THEY SHOULD BE, AND THEY JUST KEEP BALDING ON THE OUTER EDGE. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT JEEPS EAT THROUGH TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL BASE? THIS CAR HAS ALL BUT EATEN UP MOST OF MY INCOME. IT IS CONSTANTLY HAVING ISSUES, AND I GET NOWHERE WITH CHRYSLER.
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Jan 28, 2013 - Baton Rouge, LA - Air Bags
MY FRIEND AND I WERE DRIVING TO THE MOVIE THEATER IN HER 2004 JEEP LIBERTY, WHEN WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. HER CAR MADE A BEEPING NOISE, WHICH WAS VERY UNUSUAL BECAUSE IT HAS NEVER EVER DONE THAT IN THE 5 YEARS SHE HAS DRIVEN IT, AND THEN THE WORD "AIR BAG" POPPED UP ON HER CAR'S DASHBOARD. WE BOTH LOOKED AT EACH OTHER WITH VERY CONFUSED EXPRESSIONS AND THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG EXPLODED IN BOTH OUR FACES. WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND NEITHER OF OUR FACES WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT THIS WAS EXTREMELY ALARMING AND SHOCKING FOR BOTH OF US. MY FRIEND, THE DRIVER, HAS RED MARKS FROM IMPACT ON HER LEFT THIGH AND UPPER CHEST. I AM COMPLETELY OUTRAGED BY THIS! I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH IN THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT HAPPENING IN OTHER 2001-2004 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES, AND APPARENTLY THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF AFFECTING AS MANY AS 386,873 PEOPLE. SO THE REAL QUESTION IS: WHY HAVE THEY NOT BEEN RECALLED?!?!?!?!? WHAT IF MY FRIEND AND I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT 70+ MPH ON THE HIGHWAY?!?!? WHAT IF WE HAD BEEN ON A CROWDED, BUSY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED?!?! PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED - OR EVEN WORSE, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!! THIS IS NOT OKAY FOR A CAR TO DO THIS!!!!
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Jan 23, 2013 - Catawba, SC - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS WITH HIS FOOT REMAINING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS THROWN FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE LACERATIONS AND BRUISING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE). THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
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Jan 18, 2013 - Mechanicsville, VA - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE), THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PARTS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS POSSIBLY WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 2013. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED FOR TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
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Jan 18, 2013 - Cambridge Springs , PA - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DOG AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, ANKLE AND RIB CAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR CONTROL MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 3/20/13
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Jan 18, 2013 - Cambridge Springs , PA - Frontal, Sensor/Control Module
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A DOG AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, ANKLE AND RIB CAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR CONTROL MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 3/20/13
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Jan 16, 2013 - Sewickley , PA - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY REPAIRS HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE BY MARCH 2013. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
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Dec 27, 2012 - Arlington, TX - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/12/13 UPDATED 03/13/13
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Nov 15, 2012 - Oak Park , IL - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
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Nov 13, 2012 - Rhino, NE - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY AT 65 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. UPDATED 12/14/12 THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE IS AWAITING RECALL (2013). UPDATED 12/19/2012
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Nov 12, 2012 - Orchard Park, NY - Air Bags
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AFTER 2ND START UP OF THE DAY.
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Nov 12, 2012 - Wading River, NY - Air Bags
AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYS ON. CALLED JEEP MAIN CORPORATE OFFICES AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ISSUED YET TILL JANUARY 2013.THEY SAID I SHOULD WAIT TILL JANUARY FOR RECALL. THEY SAY IF I CHOOSE TO TAKE IT TO DEALER BEFORE JANUARY I WOULD HAVE TO OUTLAY THE MONEY AND THAT THEY WOULD REIMBURSE US LATER IF IT WAS DEEMED A RECALL. CALLED LOCAL DEALER TODAY 11/12 AND THEY SAID MY DAUGHTERS CAR IS NOT PART OF THE VEHICLES BEING CONSIDERED. I AM GETTING CONFLICTING DATA FROM CORPORATE VERSUS THE LOCAL DEALERS. COULD YOU PLEASE HELP ?............[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
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Nov 08, 2012 - Sanford, ME - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A DEER CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, IT LIT THE CONTACT'S RIGHT ARM ON FIRE. THE CONTACT+S ARM WAS SEVERELY BURNED AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN TWO DAYS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
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Nov 02, 2012 - Toa Alta, PR - Air Bags
ON OCTOBER 31, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM (LOCAL EASTERN TIME), THE 2002 JEEP LIBERTY, SUPPLEMENTARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED WHILE WAITING ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOVEMENT, AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF COLLISION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO BODILY INJURIES REPORTED DURING THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE SUPPLEMENTARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE 2002 JEEP LIBERTY, SUPPLEMENTARY RESTRAINT SYSTEM AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED.
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Nov 01, 2012 - Salem, VA - Air Bags
LEAVING A PARKING PLACE, TURNING RIGHT AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. NO REASON FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON.
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Oct 25, 2012 - Gibsonton, FL - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
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Oct 19, 2012 - Honolulu, HI - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR LACERATIONS TO THE FACE AND RIGHT HAND. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,061.
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Oct 04, 2012 - Lakeway, TX - Air Bags
AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR NO REASON. I'VE READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS IN 2002 JEEP LIBERTIES DEPLOYING PREMATURELY AND THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON IN SOME CASES.
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Sep 30, 2012 - Brooklyn, NY - Air Bags
AIRBAG LIGHT TURNS AND DOES NOT DISAPPEAR UNLESS I TURN THE ENGINE OFF, WAIT A MINUTE, AND TURN BACK ON THEN AIRBAG LIGHT DISAPPEARS.
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Sep 27, 2012 - Dolan Springs, AZ - Air Bags
JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE, TOLD BY LOCAL DEALER IN EARLY JULY THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON LOWER BALL JOINTS, WITH A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON PARTS, AFTER COMPLETING REPAIR 9/24, THEY STATED IT NEEDS NEW STEERING KNUCKLES AT $1094.00. ON TUESDAY 9/25 SAID IT WAS READY TO PICK UP, I ASKED IF THEY SOLVED THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT BEING ON, THEY SAID IT WOULD BE A FEW MORE DAYS. THEY CALLED THIS MORNING (9/28) AND SAID THEY CAN NOT GIVE ME THE VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS ARE NOW FALLING OUT. I ASKED "SINCE I DROVE IT IN, WHY AFTER YOU RECALL REPAIR IS IT NOT DRIVE ABLE? THEY SAID SAFETY REASONS. SO NOW I HAVE A JEEP BEING HELD HOSTAGE, WITH STILL NO ANSWER FOR THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT TO BE ON. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THESE MODELS.
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Sep 18, 2012 - Sugar Notch, PA - Air Bags
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF TWICE WITHIN TWO MINUTES.
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Sep 06, 2012 - Pemberton, NJ - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENTS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMPACT ANY OTHER OBJECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
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Aug 24, 2012 - Fort Worth , TX - Air Bags
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING, IT STARTED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO. THIS JUST HAPPENS AT RANDOM ITS ON FOR 50 SECONDS THEN GOES OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND THEN OFF AND SOMETIMES IT DOES THIS FOR AWHILE AND SOME TIMES JUST A FEW TIMES AND THEN DOESN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED THE CAR IS GOING. IT'S JUST TOTALLY RANDOM.
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Aug 16, 2012 - Franklin, NC - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A MILD CONCUSSION AND THREE FRACTURED RIBS. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIP LASH, A BRUISED NECK AND BRUISED SPINAL CORD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
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Aug 04, 2012 - Olathe, KS - Air Bags
UPON STARTING THE JEEP, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT OFF THEN CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL THE JEEP WAS TURNED OFF. THIS WAS A SHORT 10 MINUTE TRIP - MAYBE 5 MILES. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY (TODAY). I MADE ONE OTHER TRIP IN BETWEEN WHERE THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. OCCASIONALLY THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS WILL FLASH ON/OFF AS WELL. I HAD THE BATTERY HARNESS REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. NOT SURE IF THAT IS RELATED OR NOT.
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Jul 26, 2012 - Ewing, NJ - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED WHO FILED A CASE ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF (CASE NUMBER: 22462754) AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,840.
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Jul 18, 2012 - Fayetteville, AR - Air Bags
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH REGULARITY RIGHT AFTER THE 2002 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT 4WD WAS PURCHASED USED IN APRIL 2007. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR REPAIR ONLY TO COME BACK ON SOON THEREAFTER. IT IS NOW ON CONTINUALLY.
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Jul 17, 2012 - Surtrise, AZ - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVERY TIME THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
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Jul 16, 2012 - Portland, OR - Air Bags
FAST TRAVELING TRUCK PASSED ME AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. NOW IT KEEPS ON GOING ON FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN SHUTS OFF. IT DOES THIS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY.
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Jun 18, 2012 - Garden City, NY - Air Bags
ABS LIGHT COMES ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY. NO DEPLOYMENT & CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. TIME FOR A RECALL BASED ON ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE.
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Jun 16, 2012 - Parker, CO - Air Bags
AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
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Jun 13, 2012 - Spearfish, SD - Air Bags
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CRASH CAUSED HEAD, NECK AND BACK INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, THE FRONT AND THE REAR PASSENGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. KMJ
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Jun 11, 2012 - Greenville, SC - Air Bags
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
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Jun 06, 2012 - Chicago , IL - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
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Jun 04, 2012 - Guntersville, AL - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE AND SEVERAL BRUISES, AS WELL AS CONTUSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT KNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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May 31, 2012 - Phoenix, AZ - Air Bags
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE ON AND OFF. AIR BAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED, BUT CONTINUES TO COME AND STAY ON FOR SEVERAL DAYS AT A TIME. UPDATED0 06/26/12
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May 23, 2012 - Wilmington, NC - Air Bags
MY AIRBAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON AND OFF AND AFTER READING SOME STUFF ONLINE THEY HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED EVEN WHEN THERE'S BEEN NO ACCIDENT SO I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS MATTER ALSO MY OVERHEADS LIGHTS PERIODICALLY HAVE BEEN COMING ON AND OFF FOR YEARS.
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May 14, 2012 - Farmington, NM - Air Bags
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. CHECKED INTERNET FOR POSSIBLE CAUSES, AND SAW NHTSA INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY DUE TO RANDOM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS ON 2002-2003 JEEP LIBERTY DUE TO POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT. INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT IS ASSOCIATED WITH RANDOM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN SOME CASES. INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH HEAT, AS LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ONLY AFTER WARM UP ON WARM (ABOVE 70) DAYS, AND DOES NOT ILLUMINATE IF IT IS COOL (60 OR BELOW) OR IF IT RAINS. CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATE, THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIPS WANTS $100 JUST TO ATTEMPT DIAGNOSIS OF ISSUE, AND NEITHER JEEP CORPORATE NOR TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRODUCT. ONE DEALERSHIP VERY VOCAL ABOUT BEING CONCERNED WITH GETTING PAID DIAGNOSIS FEE, EITHER BY ME OR BY CHRYSLER CORPORATE IF RECALL INITIATED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN VERY TROUBLE-PRONE, WITH SEVERAL RECALLS TO DATE, ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF OWNER PAID-FOR REPAIRS IN ADDITION TO RECALLS, WITH BOTH REPAIRS AND RECALLS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. I WOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED/INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA.
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May 06, 2012 - Cordova, TN - Air Bags
HAD JUST COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER RECEIVED EXTENSIVE BRUISES AND CUTS ON STOMACH BOTH HANDS AND ARMS AS WELL AS BURNS ON FACE AND ARMS. ADDED 1 INJURY.PCO.
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Apr 30, 2012 - St Joseph, MO - Air Bags
WITHIN THE LAST MONTH UPON STARTING MY JEEP & SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING IT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON. THE AIRBAG HAS NOT DEPLOYED, BUT THE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. THERE HAS BEEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE AIRBAGS ON JEEP LIBERTIES, BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET, SO MY ONLY OPTION IS TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED & REPAIRED. IF THE BAG DEPLOYS IT SURELY WOULD CAUSE INJURY OR EVEN WRECKS IF IT'S UNEXPECTED!
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Apr 23, 2012 - Acworth , GA - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURES TO THE HIP, FACE AND NECK. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
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Mar 22, 2012 - North Olmsted, OH - Air Bags
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY AIR BAG EXPLODED AND MY SEAT BELT LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND GET OUT OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, BUT I EXPERIENCED BURNS AND CONTUSIONS ON MY ARMS AND CHEST WHEN THE BAG DEPLOYED. BEING 3 MONTHS PREGNANT I'M THANKFUL MY INJURIES WERE NOT WORSE. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR PIECE OF MIND BUT NOW I'M STRESSED ABOUT THE PENDING BILLS AND FEAR DRIVING MY CAR. ADDED VIN.PCO.
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Mar 20, 2012 - Wyandanch, NY - Air Bags
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE IS ON AND I AM UNABLE TO CLEAR THE CODE. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVEN'T HIT ANYTHING WHILE DRIVING TO CAUSE THE LIGHT ERROR TO BE ACTIVATED. I AM REPORTING THIS DUE TO THE PRIOR REPORTS OF AIR BAGS BEING TRIGGERED AND EXPLODING IN 2002 JEEP LIBERTY WITHOUT PROVOCATION. I AM ADVOCATING AN AIR BAG PRODUCT RECALL FOR THE 2002 JEEP LIBERTY.
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Mar 18, 2012 - Green Bay, WI - Air Bags
THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IN OUR 2002 JEEP LIBERTY COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED RECURRING INCIDENTS OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE EARLY 2011. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRELATE ANY PARTICULAR CONDITIONS OR SITUATIONS THAT MAY TRIGGER THESE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT EVENTS. WE HAVE HAD AN AUTO MAINTENANCE FACILITY LOOK FOR ANY DIAGNOSTIC ALARMS OR ALERTS VIA DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER EVALUATION AND THEIR FEEDBACK WAS THAT THERE IS NO APPARENT OR OBVIOUS REASON FOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO TURN ON. OUR CONCERN WITH THIS SITUATION IS THAT IT MAY BE AN INDICATION OF A POTENTIAL AIRBAG DEFECT SUCH AS THE ONE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA RELATED TO RANDOM DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS IN 2002 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU.
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Feb 28, 2012 - Hampton, VA - Frontal, Sensor/Control Module
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.....UPDATED 04/09/12 . THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/05/12
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Feb 28, 2012 - Hampton, VA - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.....UPDATED 04/09/12 . THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/05/12
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Feb 22, 2012 - Marysville, MI - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,900.
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Feb 15, 2012 - Sugar Hill, GA - Air Bags
AIR BAG LIGHT IS COMING ON RANDOMLY. NO PATTERN OF ANY KIND.
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Feb 07, 2012 - Sarasota, FL - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE DRIVER+S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DECIDED TO SEND AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER+S DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,698.
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Feb 02, 2012 - Ewa Beach, HI - Air Bags
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. THE AIR BAG CAUTION LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS ONLY A FAULT OF THE MONITOR AND WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. ONCE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, JEEP REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OR REIMBURSE FOR REPAIRS, SAYING THAT THIS HAD NOT EVER HAPPENED BEFORE, THEREFORE, THE DRIVER MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING.
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Jan 30, 2012 - Toledo , OH - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BENT FROM THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
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Jan 05, 2012 - Winston Salem , NC - Air Bags
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE UNINTENDED MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER PERTAINING TO THE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. VEH IS CURRENTLY AT NORTH POINT JEEP IN WINSTON SALEM, NC FOR REPAIR. RAINING ON EVENT DATE, BUT NO PRIOR WATER/LEAKAGE ISSUE. NO PRIOR ABL ISSUE. NO OFF-ROAD/OFF HIGHWAY USAGE. PCO
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Nov 03, 2011 - Tenino, WA - Air Bags
AUGUST 08, BOUGHT MY 02 LIBERTY. TOOK ABOUT 1.5 YEARS TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT - THAT'S WHY I BOUGHT THE LIBERTY. ABOUT 1 YEAR LATER THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE WENT OUT, HAD TO REPLACE IT. THERE'S BEEN OTHER, MINOR THINGS, LIKE WHEN ACCELERATING, FEELS LIKE SOMEONE BUMPED INTO ME. SOMETIMES ARE WORSE THAN OTHERS. OFTEN FEEL A "VIBRATION." WITHIN MONTHS OF BEING 1 YEAR OF REPLACING THE IAV, BEGAN TO GET EXTREMELY BAD GAS MILEAGE - ABOUT 187M TO A TANK. NOT SURE WHY. REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS, DID A LOF, INSPECTION, ETC.. ALMOST EXACTLY 1 YEAR FROM REPLACING THE IAV, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ON FOR 1-1.5 DAYS. I DECIDED NOT USE IT UNTIL I COULD GET IT TO THE MECHANIC. NEXT MORNING, WAS GOING TO THE STORE & THE LIGHT WAS OFF! BUT WHEN I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, IT DIED. THIS SORT OF THINGS HAPPENED BEFORE, DB CLUSTER BEING "FAULTY." OTHER THINGS [VACUUM SEAL LEAK, ETC] NEVER PROMPTED THE LIGHTS ON. HAD TO REPLACE THE IAV AGAIN & IT RAN FINE. RECENTLY, BEEN GETTING THAT "KICKING" FEELING & LIKE MY CAR IS RUNNING "ROUGH". TODAY, I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STUCK ON. CHECKED THE MANUAL, IT SAID TO HAVE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM CHECKED. I WAS NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING - HAD AN ODD FEELING THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY - MOVED MY SEAT BACK JUST IN CASE. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, I GET ANXIETY OVER THESE THINGS. LUCKILY, NO DEPLOYMENT. GOT IT HOME, TURNED IT OFF, WAITED, TURNED IT ON, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND THE LIGHT TURNED OFF THIS TIME. WENT STRAIGHT TO MY COMPUTER ONLY TO FIND THESE RECALLS AND INVESTIGATIONS - ONE BEING THE STEERING - LAST WEEK HAD A NERVE-WRACKING EXPERIENCE, MY CAR BEGAN TO SWERVE TURNING LEFT ONTO THE FREEWAY, IT WAS RAINING, SO, I SLOWLY MERGED. WASN'T UNTIL IT STRAIGHTENED OUT THAT IT BEGAN TO SWERVE, ALMOST LIKE LOSING CONTROL, DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A "SLIP." BUT I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS. ALSO, THE SEAT BELTS DON'T SEEM TO STAY CLICK IN AT TIMES.
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Oct 08, 2011 - Oxford, PA - Air Bags
AFTER SEEING MULTIPLE STORIES REGARDING THE AIRBAGS IN JEEP LIBERTIES RANDOMLY GOING OFF, I NOTICED THAT MOST OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER THE OWNERS MENTIONED SEEING THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD GOING ON OFF PERIODICALLY. ALTHOUGH THE AIRBAGS IN OUR JEEP LIBERTY HAVE NOT GONE OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF FOR AT LEAST A YEAR. WHEN BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY LIGHT WAS GOING ON AND OFF. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS JEEP LIBERTY WITH THE POTENTIAL THAT IT COULD GO OFF. I FIGURED NOTIFYING THE SAFETY COMMISSION WAS THE BEST THING TO DO.
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Aug 25, 2011 - Cincinnati, OH - Air Bags
AIR BAGS DIDNT WORK ,REAR TIRE DRIVER SIDE BLEW QUESTION STEERING?
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Jul 03, 2010 - Albany, OR - Air Bags
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY STARTED GETTING STUCK IN THE UNLATCH POSITION ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO WHICH MEANS I HAVE TO DIG IT OUT IN ORDER TO BELT MYSELF IN, AND IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. DUE TO MY UNEMPLOYMENT, WE TRIED TAKING A BELT FROM THE BACK SEAT AND USING IT IN FRONT BUT NOW MY AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. THIS SEEMS VERY UNSAFE TO ME.
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Mar 08, 2010 - Marshfield, MA - Air Bags
DRIVING SOUTH ON RT 3 ON THE ROCKLAND/NORWELL LIN IN MA. A DEER RAN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY - WE HIT IT HEAD ON AND ROLLED THE 2002 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY - MAJOR INJURIES.
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Mar 08, 2010 - Marshfield, MA - Air Bags
DRIVING SOUTH ON RT 3 ON THE ROCKLAND/NORWELL LIN IN MA. A DEER RAN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY - WE HIT IT HEAD ON AND ROLLED THE 2002 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY - MAJOR INJURIES.
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Feb 18, 2010 - Orem, UT - Frontal
I HAD A FRONT END IMPACT WITH A GUARD RAIL IN MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY AT A SPEED BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO AN ALMOST INSTANT STOP. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS SLAMMED AGAINST THE DASHBOARD INJURING MY KNEES AND MY WIFE IS RECEIVING CONTINUING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE NECK AND BACK INJURIES SHE SUSTAINED. I CONTACTED JEEP IN DECEMBER 2009 ABOUT THE ISSUE, A SPOKESPERSON FOR JEEP CALLED ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT, "IF THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF THEN THEY MUST NOT HAVE NEEDED TO."
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Jan 25, 2010 - Albany, OR - Frontal
AT APPROXIMATELY 8 P.M. MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH WHEN THE FRONT OF MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY STRUCK THE FRONT WHEEL OF ANOTHER DRIVERS VEHICLE AS THEY PULLED OUT AND NEGLECTED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES WHICH NEEDED TO BE TOWED AWAY. WE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH WHIPLASH, KNEE, CHEST, SHOULDER, AND BACK INJURIES. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE. MANY PEOPLE WERE CURIOUS AS TO WHY OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I THINK IF THEY HAD DEPLOYED IT MAY HAVE PREVENTED SOME OF THE INJURIES THAT WERE CAUSED DO TO THIS ACCIDENT.
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Jun 03, 2009 - Poulsbo, WA - Air Bags
I WAS TRAVELING OFF NAVAL BAE KITSAP ON MY WAY HOME WHEN I REACHED A GREEN LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION A GENTLEMAN WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, HE HAD A YIELD SIGN BUT NO TURN SIGNAL, I WAS TRAVELING 40 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I IMPACTED HIS PASSENGER DOOR. HIS AIR BAG DEPLOYED, MINE DID NOT. I WAS DRIVING A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE NEXT DAY I WAS READING ON A WEBSITE SAYING CHRYSLER WAS SUPPOSE TO IMPLEMENT A RECALL ON SEVERAL 2002 JEEP LIBERTY'S DUE TO WIRING ISSUES. I NEVER SAW A RECALL. I HAD SEVERAL BRUISES AND BUMPS.
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Nov 13, 2008 - Waterbury, CT - Air Bags
2002 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO HIS ARM.
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Oct 14, 2008 - Durham, NC - Air Bags
2002 JEEP LIBERTY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AT 40 MPH. CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE RIGHT INTO A DITCH AND RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. NOT DRIVABLE TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. INJURY TO DRIVER.
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Sep 16, 2008 - Wartburg, TN - Frontal
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE TURNING ONTO A STREET, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 UPDATED 10/20/08.
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Aug 05, 2008 - Melboune, FL - Air Bags
TL CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED INTO THE CONTACT'S BLIND SPOT. THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE AND HER VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND ROCK. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE OFF THE ROAD, AND CRASHED INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT AND ANOTHER PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THEY WERE BOTH TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VARNADORES TOW LOT. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.
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Jun 06, 2007 - Tulsa, OK - Frontal, Sensor/Control Module
I HAVE HAD TWO (2) MAJOR ACCIDENTS IN MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED, BOTH OF WHICH RESULTED IN PHYSICAL INJURY TO MYSELF THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF MY AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED PROPERLY. IN BOTH ACCIDENTS THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WHATSOEVER.
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Mar 15, 2007 - Bend, OR - Air Bags
OREGON POLICE TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. JEEP LIBERTY. DRIVER SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD VEHICLE RAN ON THE SHOULDER FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A UTILITY POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
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Dec 27, 2006 - Bowie, MD - Air Bags
TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING RECALL LETTER 06V288000 THAT HE RECEIVED ON 09/27/06. THE CONTACT STATED THAT LAST YEAR ON 11/26/05 HE HAD A CRASH WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENING. IT WAS ON A CLEAR NIGHT AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. HE STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULDN'T GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, BUT THE SEAT BELT DID RESTRAIN HIM. THE CONTACT SAID THAT IN BOTH THE POLICE REPORT AND THE INSURANCE REPORT STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ADMITTED FOR INTERNAL BLEEDING. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE, AND THE CONTACT WAS OBLIGED TO PAY THE STATE OF MARYLAND FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHT $1,075.26. THE CONTACT WAS INTERESTED IN SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WROTE TO CHRYSLER LAST YEAR INFORMING THEM OF THE VEHICLE'S MALFUCTION, BUT STILL HAD NO RESPONSE FROM THEM.
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Oct 17, 2006 - San Ramon, CA - Frontal
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A TREE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HER SEAT BELT AND ONLY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP. THE CAR INSURANCE COMPANY SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION THE VEHICLE MUST BE RELEASED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. NO FURTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE AUTO SHOP AWAITING FURTHER EXAMINATION BY THE MECHANIC. THE RECALL # 01V373000 RELATED TO THE SAME PROBLEM THE CONTACT HAD. UPDATED 12/26/06.
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Oct 05, 2006 - Guayama, PR - Air Bags
MY SON WAS DRIVING A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL JAMMED ON HIM APPROACHING A CURVE HE SLAMMED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT SKIDDING UNTIL IT INVADED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD HIT A TREE(IF NOT FOR THE TREE HE WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF THE MOUNTAIN SIDE!!). IN NO MOMENT DID THE AIR BAGS ACTIVATE. ABOUT 3 OR 4 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE F23 - LOWER BALL JOINTS THAT INDICATED THE BALL JOINTS COULD CORRODE & SEPARATE RESULTING IN A LOSS OF THE STEERING CONTROL. I GOT IN CONTACT WITH THE COMPANY WHERE THEY ASK FOR PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT (WHICH I E-MAILED TO THEM) BUT CANNOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE (OR WILL FORFEIT ANY CLAIMS THEY SAY)THEREFORE LEAVING ME WITH NO TRANSPORTATION AND STILL HAVING TO PAY THE BANK THE CAR LOAN. I ASKED THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER REP IF THERE WAS SOME KIND OF CAR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS AND HAVE RECEIVED NO REPLY PLUS I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT AN APPRAISAL WILL BE DONE IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS FROM NOW. IS THERE ANYWAY THIS PROCESS CAN BE SPED UP OR AREN'T THEY SUPPOSE TO LEND ME A VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS RESOLVED?
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Sep 22, 2006 - Bethlehem, PA - Air Bags
WENT AROUND A CURVE AND HIT A TREE WITH THE JEEP. IT COST THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND ME $9,000.00. IS THAT THE CAST OF THE BALL JOINTS?
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Mar 16, 2006 - Cumming, GA - Frontal, Driver Side Inflator Module
FRONT END COLLISION ~35 TO 40 MPH NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FRONT OR SIDE THIS WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER ~ 3 MONTHS AGO WHEN LIGHT CAME ON. ACTUAL RESULT DURING ACCIDENT WAS A FAILED AIR BAG SYSTEM.
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Dec 20, 2005 - Harrisville, NY - Frontal
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.
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Dec 13, 2005 - Newton, IA - Frontal
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.
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Dec 13, 2005 - Cherry Valley, CA - Air Bags
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.
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Oct 17, 2005 - North Bergen, NJ - Frontal
DT: 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED ON OCTOBER 14, 2005 TWHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH JEEP AT THIS TIME ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THIS GARAGE HAS NOT LOOKED INTO WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.
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Aug 19, 2005 - Salt Lake City, UT - Frontal
ON FEBRUARY 16, 2005 WHILE TRAVELING EASTBOUND I-80 IN SALT LAKE CITY I HIT SOME BLACK ICE AND LOST CONTROL OF MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. I WAS TRAVELING FREEWAY SPEEDS AND HAD A FRONT IMPACT ALONG WITH A DRIVER SIDE ROLLOVER AND A SLIDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS. ALL OF THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL THAT RESPONDED TO MY ACCIDENT VOICED SHOCK AND CONCERN THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FURTHER, I HAVE HEARD THAT IF THE G-FORCE WAS NOT GREAT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE SIDE AIRBAGS, THE JEEP SHOULD NOT HAVE ROLLED (I HAVE NO IDEA IF THAT IS TRUE). I HAD, AND STILL HAVE, SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND DO NOT TRUST THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANOTHER ACCIDENT THEY WOULD DEPLOY, REGARDLESS OF THE SEVERITY. I CONTACTED JEEP AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK INTO IT. THEY DID DO SOME INVESTIGATION. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY JEEP WAS NOT PRESERVED FOR THEIR INSPECTION THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAVE SENT THEM SEVERAL E-MAILS EXPLAINING THAT I DO HAVE PHOTO THAT DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE AND SHOW THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY HAVE JUST DISREGARDED MY COMPLAINTS. I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE EASE IN WHICH MY JEEP ROLLED OVER. THIS CONCERN HAS ALSO BEEN DISMISSED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT MY FAMILY IS GOING TO BE SAFE IF ANTHER UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT OCCURS.
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Aug 19, 2005 - Salt Lake City, UT - Side/Window
ON FEBRUARY 16, 2005 WHILE TRAVELING EASTBOUND I-80 IN SALT LAKE CITY I HIT SOME BLACK ICE AND LOST CONTROL OF MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. I WAS TRAVELING FREEWAY SPEEDS AND HAD A FRONT IMPACT ALONG WITH A DRIVER SIDE ROLLOVER AND A SLIDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS. ALL OF THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL THAT RESPONDED TO MY ACCIDENT VOICED SHOCK AND CONCERN THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FURTHER, I HAVE HEARD THAT IF THE G-FORCE WAS NOT GREAT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE SIDE AIRBAGS, THE JEEP SHOULD NOT HAVE ROLLED (I HAVE NO IDEA IF THAT IS TRUE). I HAD, AND STILL HAVE, SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND DO NOT TRUST THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANOTHER ACCIDENT THEY WOULD DEPLOY, REGARDLESS OF THE SEVERITY. I CONTACTED JEEP AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK INTO IT. THEY DID DO SOME INVESTIGATION. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY JEEP WAS NOT PRESERVED FOR THEIR INSPECTION THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I HAVE SENT THEM SEVERAL E-MAILS EXPLAINING THAT I DO HAVE PHOTO THAT DOCUMENT THE DAMAGE AND SHOW THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THEY HAVE JUST DISREGARDED MY COMPLAINTS. I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE EASE IN WHICH MY JEEP ROLLED OVER. THIS CONCERN HAS ALSO BEEN DISMISSED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT MY FAMILY IS GOING TO BE SAFE IF ANTHER UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT OCCURS.
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May 08, 2005 - Stonington, CT - Frontal
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, CAME UPON AN INTERSECTION THAT A TRUCK WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN. HE STOPPED AND THAN PROCEDED TO PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD NO TIME TO REACT AND NOT HIT THE TRUCK. I BASICALLY T-BONED IT. IT WAS BARELY MOVING AND I WAS DOING ABOUT 45 MPH. AT IMPACT. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I ENDED UP HITTING MY HEAD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND 19 STITCHES INTO MY HEAD AND SLID DOWN INTO MY SEAT ENOUGH TO RAM BOTH OF MY KNEE'S INTO THE DASHBOARD. MY JEEP LIBERTY WAS A TOTAL LOSS, $8500 IN DAMAGES TO IT. I CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY RESPONDED WITH THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT A CRASH WITH THIS MUCH IMPACT THAT WERE WASN'T A PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM.
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Apr 07, 2005 - Mobile, AL - Frontal
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
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Mar 28, 2005 - Bardstown, KY - Air Bags
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING A VEHICLE COLLISION. UPON IMPACT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
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Mar 14, 2005 - Slinger, WI - Frontal
THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE IMPACT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED ,AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE BODY WORK. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER.
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Mar 14, 2005 - Slinger, WI - Frontal, Sensor/Control Module
THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE IMPACT SENSOR WAS REPLACED. AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED ,AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THE BODY WORK. CONSUMER CONTACTED CHRYSLER. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER.
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Jan 25, 2005 - Barboursville, WV - Frontal
THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND HIT A METAL POLE. THE CONSUMER REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT, BUT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.
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Jan 19, 2005 - Unknown, DC - Frontal
2002 JEEP LIBERTY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.** ANSWER REQUIRED***. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE CONSUMERS CLAIM STATING THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH FORCE WITH THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE.
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Nov 08, 2004 - Prattville, AL - Frontal
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY . NO MAJOR INJURIES REPORTED. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
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Nov 08, 2004 - Fayetteville, GA - Frontal
A TRACTOR TRAILER REAR ENDED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE TWICE. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK, SPINE AND HIP INJURIES. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT, AIR BAG RECALL 01V373000 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED.
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Jul 12, 2004 - Macungie, PA - Frontal
I ORDERED MY JEEP LIBERTY 7/01 AND PICKED IT UP 9/01. THE MORNING OF 4/4/04 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND STARTED CRASHING INTO TREES. THE CAR WAS SPINNING, BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE ROAD - HIT 3 TREES, MAILBOXES AND A TELEPHONE POLE (HARD ENOUGH THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS THE LAST THING THAT I HIT, IT MOVED ENOUGH THAT IT TORE THE CABLES OUT OF SOMEONE'S HOUSE). ABOUT 50 FEET BEFORE THE 1ST TREE, WAS MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AND ABOUT 2 FEET OF THE AXLE (OR WHATEVER HOLDS THE RIM AND TIRE ON THE TRUCK). THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK FROM THE RIGHT FRONT QUARTER PANEL TO 1/3 ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK IS UP INSIDE THE DASHBOARD, THE BACK DRIVER'S TIRE IS BLOWN OUT, THE SPARE TIRE ON THE BACK IS SMASHED, THE 2 PASSENGER SIDE DOORS ARE SMASHED AND THE ENTIRE TRUCK IS OFF THE FRAME. I TOLD THE TOW DRIVER AND POLICE ABOUT THE RECALL THAT I'D JUST GOTTEN THAT STATED THAT THE "A BALL JOINT THAT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH." I HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT FIXED 4/6/04...THE ACCIDENT WAS 4/4/04. MY INJURIES: AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF BUT I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT. I BROKE MY ARM (8 WEEKS IN CAST, 6 WEEKS IN A BRACE AND I'M STILL IN PHYSICAL THERAPY. STANDARD SEATBELT BRUISE THAT LASTED MORE THAN 3 WEEKS, AND THE ASSOCIATED PAIN. MY INSURANCE IS COVERING MY MEDICAL AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CAR (WITH FINANCING, IT PAID EXACTLY WHAT I OWED). SO, EVEN THOUGH JEEP KNEW ABOUT THE NEED FOR A RECALL IN OCTOBER 2003, I WASN'T NOTIFIED UNTIL MARCH 2004. IT WAS A CLEAR DRY NIGHT. I WAS AWAKE AND COHERENT, NOT SPEEDING OR DRINKING, AND PAYING ATTENTION WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL. IN FACT, IT'S DAMN LUCKY THAT I WAS ONLY GOING 35-40. JEEP CLAIMS THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE. ALL I WANT IS FOR THEM TO ADMIT THAT THEY WERE AT FAULT. IF THEY'D SENT THE RECALL NOTICE IN A TIMELY MANNER, BACK IN 10-11/03, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED PRIOR TO ANOTHER WINTER OF SNOW AND SLEET AND CRAP GETTING INTO THAT JOINT TO CORRODE IT!
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Apr 21, 2004 - West Des Moines, IA - Frontal
DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS ON 2 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES. BOTH 2002 MODELS. THE FIRST ACCIDENT WAS IN FEBRUARY OF 2002. BOTH ACCIDENTS WERE HEAD ON. AIRBAGS FAILED TO RELEASE ON BOTH OCCASIONS. COMPLAINTANT WAS WEARING SEAT BELT ON BOTH OCCASIONS.
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Mar 17, 2004 - Auberry, CA - Frontal
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE ON FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE CAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
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Mar 08, 2004 - Garrison, IA - Side/Window
A JEEP LIBERTY WITH "SIDE IMPACT" AIR BAGS WAS IN A COLLISION. THE COLLISION WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO "TOTAL" THE CAR AND THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR FOR "CHRYSLER" PERFORMED AN INSPECTION, CHRYSLER STATED TO MYSELF IN A LETTER TO ANSWER MY CONCERNS THAT THE AIR BAG WAS OPERATIONAL. HOWEVER, WHEN MY BODY SHOP GUY HAD TO TEAR DOWN THE CAR FURTHER FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES HE NOTICED THAT IT WASN'T EVEN ATTACHED.
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Mar 05, 2004 - Pasadena, MD - Frontal
CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES. 1. NHTSA RECALL# 01V373000 CONCERNING AIR BAG FAILURE IN DECEMBER 2003. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT THE CONSUMER WHEN THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. 2. NHTSA RECALL 03V460000 SUBJECT CONCERNING LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILURE ON 3/2/2004. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE SAME DEALER, WHO DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. NO REASON WAS GIVEN AS TO WHY THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
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Jan 23, 2004 - Baltimore, MD - Frontal
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS NOT HURT. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.
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Jan 16, 2004 - Estero, FL - Frontal
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN WAS HIT IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. THE VEHICLE WASN'T ABLE TO BE STOPPED AND WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, THEN STRUCK IN THE BACK. ALL THREE VEHICLE'S IN THE ACCIDENT WERE A TOTAL LOSS.
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Dec 03, 2003 - Waco, TX - Frontal
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. DURING THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, THE DRIVER'S SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER REPORTED TO BE A NON SMOKER.
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Sep 30, 2003 - Ranger, GA - Frontal
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.
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Sep 09, 2003 - Oakland, CA - Air Bags
WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
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Aug 29, 2003 - Oakland, CA - Frontal
WE WERE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH AND VEHICLE THAT HIT US WAS GOING 35-40. IT RAN A RED LIGHT AND WE T-BONED THE OTHE RVEHICLE, SMASHING THE FRONT OF MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WE WERE BOTH TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ,AND SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES, INCLUDING HAIRLINE FRACTURES TO THE COLLARBONE AND RIB/BONE CHIP AND HEMATOMA TO THE SHIN/ NECK AND BACK PAIN/BUMPS AND BRUISES. I JUST SENT CHRYSLER A LETTER WITH PICTURES OF THE CAR AND POLICE REPORT, ASKING THEM TO COMPENSATE US FOR THEIR FAULTY EQUIPMENT.
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Aug 18, 2003 - Stockbridge, GA - Frontal
WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH AND AS A RESULT OF A FRONTAL IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME.
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Aug 14, 2003 - San Diego, CA - Frontal
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 35MPH THE VEHICLE REAR ENED ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
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Aug 05, 2003 - Laurel, MS - Frontal
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
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Jul 10, 2003 - Mesquite, TX - Frontal
CONSUMER'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ALSO, NEITHER SEAT BELT HELD THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IN THEIR SEATS. DEALER NOTIFIED.
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Jun 11, 2003 - Kalamazoo, MI - Frontal
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A LARGE PATCH OF DEEP SLUSH WHICH PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON THE DASH AND EXPERIENCED SWELLING IN HER LEFT KNEE, A STIFF NECK, HEADACHES AND BRUISING OF THE LEFT LEG AND FOREARM. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THE AIR BAGS PERFORMED AS DESIGNED SINCE THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS CENTERED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
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May 19, 2003 - Stockton, CA - Frontal
I HAD A HEAD ON CRASH WITH A CEMENT DIVIDER ON DEC 24TH 2002. THE LIBERTY WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND I RECEIVED A HEAD, NECK AND BACK INJURY. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE CRASH ACCORDED. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AIRBAGS. THEY STATED THE THRESHOLD FOR THE SENSORS WERE NOT MET AND IF THEY HAD, I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT WORSE. THEY SAID AIRBAGS DEPLOY AT 200 MPH AND CAN CAUSE INJURIES WORSE THAN THE CRASH.
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Apr 11, 2003 - Uknown, DC - Frontal
THE CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL FOR A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. MR.
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Apr 09, 2003 - Hanceville, AL - Air Bags
ACCIDENT ON MARCH 25TH, 2002. THE OTHER DRIVER RAN A STOP SIGN GOING 10-15 MPH. I WAS GOING 45 MPH. HIS TOYOTA CAMRY STRUCK MY JEEP LIBERTY ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE IMPACT TORE THE FRONT TIRE OFF AND RIPPED OUT THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I SLAMMED INTO THE DASH AND HAD SEVERE BRUISES ON MY KNEES.
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Mar 20, 2003 - Sewaren, NJ - Frontal
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.
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Mar 07, 2003 - Kalamazoo, MI - Frontal
SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG FAILURE DURING HEAD-ON COLLISION.
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Mar 02, 2003 - Red Bud, IL - Frontal
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#01V311000 ID#01V373000 HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER OF THESE. HAD 2002 JEEP LIBERTY SINCE DEC 2001 VIN#1J4GL58K22W216824
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Feb 25, 2003 - Tallapoosa, GA - Frontal
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. SEE ANNOTATIONS FOR ADDITION FOLLOW UP INFORMATION.CW
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Feb 25, 2003 - Wadesville, IN - Frontal
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...
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Feb 11, 2003 - Landenberg, PA - Frontal
FAILURE OF AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT TO LOCK.
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Jan 28, 2003 - West Bloomfield, MI - Air Bags
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.
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Jan 20, 2003 - Germantown, MD - Air Bags
I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE IN THE RAIN WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, UP AND OVER THE CURB AND INTO SOMEONES FRONT YARD. REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TWO MONTHS LATER I HAD MY SECOND EXPERIENCE THAT ALSO HAPPENED IN THE RAIN. I WAS TRYING TO COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. AT THIS TIME I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AT THE TIME REFERRED TO IT AS OPERATOR ERROR AND THOUGHT THAT I WOULD GET USED TO THE VEHICLE. THEN SEVEN MONTHS LATER ON JANUARY 1, 2003, I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THE BELTWAY TRYING TO AVOID SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. IT WAS RAINING. I WAS GOING THE SPEED LIMIT (55 MPH) AND MY CAR STARTED TO SPIN AND ENDED UP GOING SOUTHBOUND IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES AND FINALLY CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDING WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE AND THAT NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE DEFECTS. I FEEL THAT I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO PULL TO THE RIGHT.
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Jan 17, 2003 - Grovespring, MO - Air Bags
THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HIM FROM BEHIND. THE DUAL AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
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Jan 17, 2003 - Waverly, OH - Air Bags
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL OFF-SET COLLISION, ONLY PASS. SIDE DID. FAULTS WERE FOUND IN DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT TENSIONER AND OPEN CIRCUIT FAULTS ALSO FOUND. CHRYSLER IS NOT COOPERATING WITH OUR SAFETY FAILURE AND IS MAINTAINING THAT ONLY 1 AIRBAG WAS SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY, THIS WAS STATED IN A LETTER WHICH ALSO DENIED THE FAULTS THAT HAD BEEN ALREADY FOUND. CHRYSLER WILL NOT RETURN OUR PHONE CALLS AT THIS TIME AND THE LETTER SOUNDS LIKE A COVER-UP. THE ONLY ASSISTANCE WE ARE RECEIVING ABOUT THIS MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT HAS BEEN FROM OUR DEALERSHIP WHO IS ALSO TRYING TO CONTACT THE CHRYSLER REP FOR US.
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Jan 09, 2003 - Waverly Oh, OH - Air Bags
DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY HOWEVER THE PASSENGERSIDE DID. COLLISION OCCURED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CAUSING ABOUT $9500 IN DAMAGE. SCAN TEST COMPLETED AND THE INVESTIGATOR FOR CHRYSLER FOUND 3 FAULTS IN THE SQUIB 1 AND SQUIB 2 MODULES, ALSO SAID THAT THE SEATBELT TENSIONER SENSOR CREATED A FAULT WHICH TO THE COMPUTER NOT TO DEPLOY THE BAG. THE BELT WAS FASTENED AT TIME OF CRASH.
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Jan 02, 2003 - Dayton, OH - Air Bags
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THEY WAS HIT AT 40MPH IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER.
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Jan 02, 2003 - Waverly, OH - Frontal
MY WIFE LOST CONTROL OF OUR 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED EDITION WHILE DRIVING IN A DOWNPOUR IN THE LATE AFTERNOON ON 12/19/02. SHE CROSSED THE MEDIAN COLLIDING WITH A CAR AND A TRUCK AND CONTINUED INTO A MUDDY FIELD WHERE THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY EITHER DURING OR AFTER THE CRASH, HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT. THIS ACCIDENT IS, I BELIEVE, A DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL OFFSET COLLISION TYPE. DEALER CONTACTED INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR FOR CHRYSLER WHO OBTAINED CODES FROM THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED. WE HAVE NO RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION AS YET. LUCKILY, MY WIFE DID HAVE HER SEAT BELT FASTENED OR HER INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. SHE DOES HAVE BRUISING AND SORENESS AND BACKPAIN AND ALSO HAS NO MEMORY OF ACTUAL CRASH. NUMEROUS MEDICAL TESTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED WHILE SHE WAS A PATIENT IN THE HOSPITAL AND AFTER HER RELEASE BUT NO MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AS YET.
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Sep 27, 2002 - Pueblo, CO - Frontal
CONSUMERS SON WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE COLLISION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER FOUR TIMES, COMING TO A REST ON THE VEHICLES TOP. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER RETURNING FROM THE HOSPITAL WHERE THE SON WAS BEING TREATED FOR CONTUSIONS, THE RECALL NOTICE HAD BEEN DELIVERED, 01V37.
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Sep 05, 2002 - Birmimgham, AL - Frontal
JEEP WAS HIT BY VEHICLE RUNNING RED LIGHT AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.
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Aug 25, 2002 - Valley Ford, CA - Frontal
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE A VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AND I T-BONED THEM AT APPROX. 50-55 MPH. NEITHER THE FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SAID VEHICLE NOW TOTALLED. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, FILED A CLAIM. THEY SENT A "SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR" THAT TRIED TO TELL BOTH THE BODY SHOP OWNER (WHO WAS ON SCENE OF ACCIDENT) AND MY HUSBAND THAT THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED DIFFERENTLY THAN IT ACTUALLY DID. THE INVESTIGATORS CONTACT AT CHRYSLER, ROY PORTERFIELD, THEN EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE THOUGHT THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED DIFFERENTLY THAN IT DID. HE TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAGS WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO GO OFF UNLESS IT IS A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT. THIS ACCIDENT WAS A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT. I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL IN SAID ACCIDENT AND AFTER THREE WEEKS AM STILL IN PAIN AND NOT FULLY ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK.
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Aug 23, 2002 - Salida, CA - Frontal
WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEED A TRACTOR TRAILER MADE A SUDDEN STOP AND AJEEP REARENDED THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISED ARM. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN.
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Aug 08, 2002 - Monongahela, PA - Frontal
WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS ONE INJURY.
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Jul 11, 2002 - Round Lake, IL - Frontal
AT 45MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.
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Jul 10, 2002 - Salida, CA - Side/Window
DRIVER REARENDED A TRACTOR TRAILER THAT SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF IT,AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED A BRUISED ARMS. INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTING VEHICLE.
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Jun 28, 2002 - Lee's Summit, MO - Air Bags
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
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Jun 19, 2002 - Greensboro, NC - Side/Window
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.
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May 23, 2002 - Thompson, PA - Frontal
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 50 MPH, HOWEVER ONLY THE PASSGENER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY IN THIS ACCIDENT.
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Mar 20, 2002 - Colchester, CT - Air Bags
RECALL 01V373000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL A07; GOT RECALL ABOUT 3 OR 4 WEEKS AGO. WHEN CALLED FOR AN APPOINTMENT DEALER INDICATED HAD NO PARTS. CALLED MANUFACTURER, AND WHICH MANUFACTURER CALLED DEALER. DEALER STATED TO MANUFACTURER HAD PARTS, BUT WHEN CONSUMER CALLED BACK DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS.
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Mar 20, 2002 - Tampa, FL - Frontal
CONSUMER READ ABOUT A RECALL OF AN AIRBAG DEFECT, CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP BUT WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
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Mar 15, 2002 - Harrod, OH - Frontal
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING AT THE SAME SPEED CAME ACROSS IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S LANE AND STRUCK FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.
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Feb 28, 2002 - Stateville, NC - Frontal
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, SPEED WAS NOT DETERMINED, BUT BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
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Feb 27, 2002 - Mt.Clare, NJ - Frontal
THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED DUE TO RECALL NOTICE.
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Feb 19, 2002 - Laguna Hills, CA - Air Bags
CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON IMPROPER DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS. THERE NO INFORMATION IN THE DEALERS COMPUTER INFORMING THEM THAY THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY WILL NOT FORMALLY ISSUE A RECALL. DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NO INFO IN COMPUTERS, THEREFORE CANNOT DO REPAIRS.
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Jan 22, 2002 - Roseville, MI - Frontal
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY AN INVESTIGATOR FROM CHRYSLER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IMPACT WAS NOT HARD ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, OWNERS NOTIFICATION HAS NOT BEEN SENT.
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Dec 14, 2001 - Hyde Park, PA - Frontal
WHILE INVOLVED IN A SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN THEY SHOULD HAVE. THE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED DID DEPLOY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY PROBLEM.
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Dec 10, 2001 - Pineville, KY - Air Bags
A BOLT WITH A BUILT ON WASHER DROPPED FROM DASH BETWEEN WINDSHIELD AND STEERING COLUMN. IT WAS A LARGE BOLT, AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS FOR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED TO BRING IN VEHICLE. &
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Aug 23, 2001 - Ballwin, MO - Frontal
MY SON HIT A 50FT TREE HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE BOTH INJURED AND CHRYSLER IS TELLING ME THAT HE WASN'T GOING FAST ENOUGH OR HIT HARD ENOUGH TO DEPLOY AIR BAGS. PASSENGER'S HEAD BROKE WINDSHIELD AND MY SON'S TOOTH IS LOOSENED BY HITTING STEERING WHEEL. THE FRONT END FRAME OF JEEP IS BENT. NOT HARD ENOUGH?
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