NHTSA Complaint #10557649 — 2002 JEEP LIBERTY

THIS IS MY WIFE'S 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WE MAINTAIN IT REGULARLY, OIL CHANGE EVERY 3000 . DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER UNTIL BAM ! SHE LOVED HER JEEP DEARLY. WOULDN'T HAD TAKEN ANYTHING FOR IT. GOING TO CHURCH, 6 MILES FROM THE HOUSE. WHEN SHE GOT THERE SHE STATED " MY JEEP IS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE". AFTER CHURCH SERVICE SHE CRANKED IT FOR ME. I TOLD HER TO SHUT IT DOWN. CHECKED OIL, " WHERE DID IT GO " . HAD TO PUT IN 3 QUARTS JUST TO GET IT HOME. SOUNDS LIKE A THRASHING MACHINE. BAD KNOCK. I COULD EXCEPT IT IF THE JEEP HAD BEEN ROUGHED OR FAST DRIVEN BUT THE JEEP IS ONLY DRIVEN TO HER WORK AND CHURCH WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55 MPH TOPS. I'M RETIRED AND SHE'S READY TO AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO A NEW ENGINE. HEARD JEEP HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS ENGINE. ESPECIALLY THE 2002-2003 MODEL. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR