2007 Jeep Liberty

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH FORCE. A CLOUDY, SMOKE RESIDUE EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHICH BURNED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED PAIN TO THE SHOULDERS, LEFT ANKLE, AND ARM. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK PAINS. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND DEEMED DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,260.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MERGE OFF THE HIGHWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES, WHIPLASH, AND OTHER UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND WHIPLASH. BOTH OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, A FIRE ERUPTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. YEARS AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 10/20/15 *BF *CN

ON 9-21-2010 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE JEEP WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER PASSENGER VEHICLE AND THE FUEL TANK IGNITED. JEEP WAS A TOTAL LOSS AFTER FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. *TR SEE ALSO 10357195. *DSY ..UPDATED 04/18/13 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT INVESTIGATED A FIRE INVOLVING A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND THE FUEL IGNITED. THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH. THE BULLET VEHICLE NOSED UNDER THE REAR OF THE TARGET VEHCLE. THE FIRE DESTROYED BOTH VEHICLES AND DAMAGED ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED NEARBY. THE LIBERTY'S FUEL TANK WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE LEAVING THE TANK SUPPORT STRAPS HANGING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47000. INVESTIGATION INDICATED THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH WAS ROAD RAGE. UPDATED 12/10/10 *BF SEE ALSO 10366653. *DSY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THEY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE CAUSED A MOMENTARY LOCK UP OF THE DRIVE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED MORE THAN 5 TIMES THROWING THE CONTACT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE AND WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE DUE TO BEING UNCONSCIOUS DURING THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT DUE TO HEAD AND BODILY INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM THE CRASH. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A YARD BUT HAD NOT INSPECTED THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN A SCHOOL LANE, ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OUT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED WHIPLASH AND A MINOR CONCUSSION, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DOOR AND CORNER PANEL OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (SAHARA MOTORS INC, 597 N HIGHWAY 6 DELTA, UT 84624, 435-864-4456) AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 233,002.

I AND MY SON WERE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF US. MY SON APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT HIT THE CAR IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO OUR JEEP - AND NON OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HAVE PICTURES I'D LIKE TO SEND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND UPON IMPACT THE SEAT BELT ERRONEOUSLY BECAME UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 09/24/13*LJ UPDATED 09/27/2013*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VEHICLE COMING AT HER HEAD ON AND STEERED INTO A DITCH TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND NECK. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THE 2007 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT MY PARENTS AND 3 YEAR OLD CHILD WERE IN WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 45 MPH UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN THE JEEP ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE OTHER CAR STRUCK THE JEEP DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE, CAUSING THE MIDDLE SECTION TO CAVE IN, FORCING THE PASSENGER SEAT INTO THE DASH/GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE REAR AXLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME, THE DRIVE-TRAIN SEPARATED, THE GAS TANK RUPTURED, AND THE REAR SHOCK SPRINGS CAME OFF. THE PERSON SEATED IN THE FRONT PASS. SEAT SUSTAINED A SPINAL FRACTURE AND BRAIN HEMORRHAGING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INTERNAL BRUISING/DAMAGE FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL, ULTIMATELY BREAKING THE STEERING COLUMN. ALL OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. *TR

MY 3 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS RESTRAINED IN AN EVENFLO "BIG KID BOOSTER SEAT" IN THE REAR-MIDDLE SEAT POSITION OF A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THEY WERE T-BONED BY A DRUNK DRIVER RUNNING A RED LIGHT, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED-OVER SEVERAL TIMES, ULTIMATELY LANDING ON THE ROOF. THE EMS PERSONNEL AND THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS BOTH DEEMED THE CHILD BOOSTER SEAT TO BE "INADEQUATE" AND A "VERY POOR RESTRAINT," (AS WRITTEN IN MY DAUGHTER'S MEDICAL RECORDS). EVERY INTERCONNECTING COMPONENT BECAME LOOSE, ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN MY DAUGHTER HITTING HER HEAD & RECEIVING A DEEP CUT, WHICH HAS LEFT HER WITH A PERMANENT SCAR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT BECAME OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE SEAT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BURN INJURY TO THE BACK DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 10/8/14*CN UPDATED 3/23/2015 *JS

FRONT BALL JOINTS/CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY BROKE ON PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH UPHILL, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER AND VEHICLE CONTROL. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SUSPENSION FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER, HEADLIGHT, AND REAR QUARTER PANEL WERE DAMAGED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED; HOWEVER, A HIGHWAY PATROL AGENT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS LATER NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V278000 (SUSPENSION). AUTOSTAR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF WAYNESVILLE (280 HYATT CREEK RD, WAYNESVILLE, NC 28786, (828) 452-2841) WAS CONTACTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT YET INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,523. DYD

I DRIVE A STICK.EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND IN 2ND GEAR. PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINE. AFTER A HOUR OF BEING PARKED CAR ROLLED INTO A PIZZA HUT. POLICE REPORTS AND INSURANCE CLAIM MADE. MY CAR WAS IN A PARKING LOT PARKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CROSSED OVER TWO LANES AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 4/15/15*CN

I MANAGE AN EMISSIONS TESTING BUSINESS A WOMAN CAME IN WITH A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY FOR A SMOG CHECK. DURING THE ASM TEST, WHERE I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE DYNAMOMETER, IT HOPS OFF THE DYNO, GOING THROUGH THE PRECAUTIONS I TAKE FOR A REAR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE(PLACING A SHOCK IN FRONT OF THE FRONT WHEELS), AND CRASHES INTO THE WALL, DAMAGING MYSELF AND $5,000 WORTH OF EQUIPMENT. ALSO, THE CAR KEPT ON ACCELERATING INTO THE WALL, EVEN WHEN PUSHING ON THE BRAKES AS HARD I COULD SO THAT'S WHEN I SHIFTED IT INTO PARK AND ENGAGED THE HANDBRAKE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS CAR HAS SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT. AT FIRST, I LOOKED ONLINE AND THE YEAR AND MODEL HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS ON IT, INCLUDING THE REAR SUSPENSION, AND BRAKES LOCKING UP, WHICH I BELIEVED HAD HAPPENED IN MY CASE. (HTTP://WWW.MOTORTREND.COM/CARS/2007/JEEP/LIBERTY/RECALLS/), BUT AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T ANY MAJOR RECALLS ISSUED ON IT, WHICH IS WHY IM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AFTER SMOGGING HUNDREDS OF CARS, THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME UNTIL THAT DAY. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 92,000. RK..UPDATED 10/06/14 *BF