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2007 JEEP LIBERTY — VISIBILITY

1 injured · 734421 · 2009-09-05

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VISIBILITY
Miles at failure
51,082
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

JEEP LIBERTY, 2007 - REAR WINDOWS FALL INTO DOOR PANEL WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. MY CHILDREN SIT IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY VEHICLE WHEN MOVING AND MY DAUGHTER HAD HER FINGERS PULLED INTO THE WINDOW POCKET. ANOTHER TIME THE WEATHER WAS COLD WITH HARD RAIN AND THE WINDOW JUST DROPPED, I'M IN TRAFFIC, I WAS DISTRACTED BY INCIDENT AND IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND COVER THE OPEN WINDOW AREA WITH A BLANKET AND AGAIN THERE WERE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. THE DEFECTIVE REGULATOR ON THE JEEP LIBERTY AND OTHER JEEPS HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES BY CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE EQUIPMENT IN THE SAME VEHICLE 4 OR MORE TIMES. CHRYSLER/JEEP REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHICH RESULTS IN THE WINDOW GLASS FALLING INTO THE DOOR, LEAVING WINDOWS OPEN WHILE CHILDREN OR ANIMALS ARE IN THE VEHICLE AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE VULNERABLE IF LOCKED AND PARKED ANYWHERE. THIS FAILURE ACCURS IN OVER 75 % OF THE JEEP VEHICLES AND ONCE THE PART IS REPLACED CAN FAIL AGAIN WITHIN A MONTH. THIS IS NOT JUST AN EXPENSIVE INCONVENIENCE IT DOES EFFECT THE SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN MOVING AND WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED AND LOCKED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10282966
Machine
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