Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / LIBERTY / 2002

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005089776 Incident Date: Nov, 25 2005
Consumer's City: BOWIE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: LIBERTY Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4GL48K02W Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 26 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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.*ak