Consumer Complaint Detail

JEEP / LIBERTY / 2005

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007122912 Incident Date: Jan, 03 2007
Consumer's City: SYLVA Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: LIBERTY Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Steering
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1J4GL48K45W Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 15 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 05 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving down my 3/10 mile private road, approximately a 12% grade with brake pedal engaged when suddenly the pedal went to the floor and the steering wheel locked. the car went 150' & down a 12' embankment head first onto a gravel drive and landed upside down. i was conscious at all times and crawled out the passenger side window. it was an hour before i was found. i had 2 broken legs & cracked 2nd vertebra. i spent 5 months in hospitals & a nursing home with a halo on my head & fixators on my legs. the car was totaled. *jb