NHTSA Complaint #10428159 — 2002 JEEP LIBERTY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10428159
Vehicle	2002 JEEP LIBERTY
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	September 29, 2011
Date Filed	October 1, 2011
Mileage	98,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

CAUSE: SEAT GOT LOOSE GOT JAMMED IN THE VALVE AND BUSTED THE PISTON, EFFECT: ENGINE CHOKES OUT. WONT IDLE. MISFIRES. PULLED NO CODES. I HAVE FOUND THIS AND BROKEN VALVE SPRINGS ARE AN EXTREMELY COMMON FLAW IN JEEPS 2002-5. IN 2006 CHRYSLER CHANGED THE INTAKE PARTS FOR IT AND NEVER NOTIFIED THE PUBLIC AS TO THE REASON. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE LISTED AS BEING ABLE TO BE BOUGHT REBUILT OR NEW, HOWEVER YOU CANNOT FIND ANY REBUILT ONES. REASON BEING YOU WOULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BECAUSE ITS DEFECTIVE. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. NO DEATHS=NO RECALL -[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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