NHTSA Complaint #10494911 — 2002 JEEP LIBERTY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO DISENGAGE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE LOCK TO FAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 2/21/13 WE PURCHASED THE 2002 JEEP LIBERTY BRAND NEW AS A SPECIAL ORDER IN OCTOBER 2001 AS A 2002 MODEL YEAR. THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR POWER WINDOW MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THIS INHIBITED THE DOOR FROM BEING OPENED FROM WITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. AT THE TIME, WE DID NOT HAVE A CHILD, NOW WE DO, WHEN CARRYING PASSENGERS, THEY HAD TO ENTER AND EXIT THROUGH THE DRIVERS REAR DOOR. HAD THERE BEEN ACCIDENT WHICH BLOCKED THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE REAR PASSENGERS WOULD BE TRAPPED. I HAD THE DOOR FIXED AT THE DEALER IN APRIL 2011. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAD OUR FIRST CHILD AND AS LAW REQUIRES HE IS IN THE BACK SEAT. AGAIN, THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL A DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER MOTOR CORP AND THEY DO NOT CARE. THE DEALER WASHED THEIR HANDS OF ANY CULPABILITY IN THE MATTER AS WELL. I KNOW I CAN NOT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUED WITH THE DOOR FAILING TO OPEN WHEN THE WINDOW MOTOR BREAKS. UPDATED 02/25/13