NHTSA Complaint #10515759 — 2002 JEEP LIBERTY

I OWN A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LTD EDITION AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE #2 CYLINDER VALVE COMING OFF WHICH IN TURN BEAT THE #2 PISTON. I DROVE MY JEEP HOME FROM WORK AND PARKED IN THE GARAGE. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I STARTED THE JEEP TO LEAVE AND LOW AND BEHOLD THE #2 CYLINDER BLEW AND CREATED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PISTON. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTS OF A SLUDGE ISSUE ON THE 3.7L ENGINES. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH A MAN THAT WORKED FOR DODGE HE CONFIRMED THAT THEY DID A SILENT RECALL ON THESE ISSUES FOR THE 3.7L ENGINE. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY LAUGHED AT MY ISSUE SAYING IT WAS CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR SINCE MY MILES ARE AT 138,000. I DON'T THINK THIS ISSUE IS VERY FUNNY AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO CRASH IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING WHEN THE CYLINDER BLEW. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD TO PAY OVER $3000 TO GET MY REPAIRS DONE AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO HELP WITH THE ISSUE. HAD I OF KNOWN ABOUT THE ENGINE ISSUES AND ALL OF THE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THE JEEP. I AM ONLY ASKING FOR CHRYSLER TO HELP WITH AT LEAST HALF OF THE REPAIR BILL IF NOT ALL OF IT. THIS IS A DEFECT AND IF THE ENGINE WAS CORRECT IT WOULD HAVE NEVER BLOWN. THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED ME 6 WEEKS OF TRYING TO FIND A RIDE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AS WELL AS TWO ABSENT DAYS AT WORK. THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. I ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE AIR BAG AND HAVE YET BEEN ABLE TO GET MY JEEP IN FOR THAT RECALL AS THE DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET. *TR