NHTSA complaint: 2003 JEEP LIBERTY — AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER MAKING 2 IMPACTS, TOTALING VEHICLE DEAR CHRYSLER/JEEP MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I HAVE BEEN THE PROUD OWNER OF A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE. ON JUNE 3, 2016 I WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER MOTORIST ON MY HOME FROM WORK. I COMMUTE EVERY DAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST SUBURBS OF CHICAGO TO DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. I HAVE TAKEN THE UTMOST PRIDE IN MY JEEP, PROVIDING REGULAR MAINTENANCE. IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE SPENT OVER $1500 IN REPLACEMENTS. I RECENTLY PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES, A NEW ALTERNATOR, A NEW MUFFLER, OIL PRESSURE SWITCH AND AN EVAP SENSOR. I HAVE ALSO MADE PURCHASES TO CUSTOMIZE MY JEEP, BY ADDING NEON LIGHTS IN THE INSIDE, SEAT COVERS, AND A NEW STEREO SYSTEM. ASIDES FROM ALL THE LOVE AND ATTENTION I PUT INTO MY JEEP, THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT MY ACCIDENT THAT SCARED ME THE MOST. AFTER THE OTHER VEHICLE STRUCK ME, MY JEEP KEPT ON ROLLING, HOPPING A CURB, NARROWLY MISSING A TREE AND HOPPING ANOTHER CURB AND TOTALING MY JEEP. I SUFFERED A LEFT KNEE CONTUSION IN THE END. THE REAL HORROR IS THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FOR MY VEHICLE TO MAKE 2 LARGE IMPACTS AND NO AIR BAGS HAS LEFT ME WITH A COMPLETE DISTRUST IN THE BRAND. IF MY LIFE WAS AT A HIGHER RISK OR IF I HAD STRUCK THAT TREE OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, IT'S SAD TO THINK THAT THE ONE SAFETY FEATURE THAT COULD HAVE SAVED MY LIFE, TOOK NO ACTION. YES, A PRODUCT LIABILITY LAWSUIT IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT I WANT TO ENSURE 100% THAT THEY?RE MAY BE THOUSANDS OUT THERE THAT PUT
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation