NHTSA complaint: 2003 JEEP LIBERTY — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD A REPAIR SHOP REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THEN THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT ABE TO BE COMPLETED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS), 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) AND 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WENT TO A SECOND DEALER AND THEY ALSO WERE NOT ABLE TO SUPPLY THE PART FOR THE THREE RECALL REPAIRS. WHILE PARKING IN THE GARAGE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING BEFORE THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PUT BOTH ARMS UP AND THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG IMPACTED THE CONTACT'S ARMS WITH BURNS AND PAINS IN THE SHOULDERS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION DUE TO THE MINOR INJURIES FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A WHITE SMOKE SUBSTANCE THAT EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT TO INVESTIGATE THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR LONGER THAN A MONTH DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE MANUFACTURER ON A REMEDY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAG
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation