NHTSA Complaint #10494586 — 2002 JEEP LIBERTY

I HAVE HAD MY JEEP LIBERTY FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL THIS PAST AUGUST. I'VE CHANGED THE OIL IN IT EVERY 3,000 MILES, AND MAINTAINED MY JEEP VERY, VERY WELL. ONE DAY I STARTED THE CAR, WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AND I HEARD A LOUD "KNOCKING" SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WHEN I CHECKED THE CODE IT READ AS THE KNOCK SENSOR. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS DONE, THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ENGINE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH LIBERTY'S SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE! I'VE CHECKED NUMEROUS HELP WEBSITES AND JEEP FORUMS AND IT CONFIRMED THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY LIBERTY OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT YET CHRYSLER HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT! BUYING A NEW ENGINE FOR A CAR IS NOT CHEAP, AND IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD PAY OUT OF POCKET WHEN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER REPORTS OF BAD LIBERTY ENGINES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED AND TAKEN CARE OF PROMPTLY! *TR