NHTSA Complaint #10513944 — 2003 JEEP LIBERTY

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR 15 SECONDS, THEN WENT OFF FOR 15 SECONDS, THEN FLASHED BACK ON AND OFF FOLLOWING THAT TIMING SEQUENCE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE LIGHT STAYED OFF. I CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY 2013 ABOUT FAULTY AIR BAGS IN THIS MODEL, WHICH COULD INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE PART NEEDED IS A HARNESS, HOWEVER, THE PART IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. SHE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE PART IS CREATED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO INCIDENTS OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYING INADVERTENTLY, BUT THERE IS A RISK IT CAN HAPPEN, THEREFORE THE RECALL. HOWEVER THIS IS EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS AND THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER HAS NO DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR