NHTSA Complaint #10577213 — 2006 JEEP COMMANDER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROADWAY AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND A REAR PASSENGER WERE AIR LIFTED FROM THE SCENE FOR TREATMENT OF SEVERE INJURIES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT BOTH PASSENGERS HAD TO UNDERGO SEVERAL SURGERIES TO RECONSTRUCT THE MUSCLED IN THEIR LEGS WHICH WERE DAMAGED IN THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.