NHTSA Complaint #10605803 — 2006 JEEP LIBERTY

WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BETWEEN THE 1 AND 2' O CLOCK DIRECTION THE ESP/BAS LIGHT COMES ON AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE PARKED AND IN MOTION AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT WAS REPORTED TO BE A FAULTY STEERING SENSOR/CLOCKSPRING. WHICH CONTROLS THE ESP/BAS PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG SHOULD THERE BE AN IMPACT. I TOOK MY JEEP IN EARLY FEBRUARY AND THE PART WAS PLACED ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE THERE WAS NONE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONWIDE INVENTORY WAS EXPECTED AT THE EARLIEST, MID-MAY. THE RECOMMENDATION IS NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I FOLLOWED UP IN EARLY MAY AND THAT DATE WAS SHIFTED TO AUGUST. I FOLLOWED UP IN THIS PAST WEEK AND THE DATE HAS BEEN SHIFTED YET AGAIN TO MID-SEPTEMBER. GOING ON 7 PLUS MONTHS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE DUE TO ONE PART THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SEEMINGLY A COMMON ONE LOOKING AT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS SITE IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE TRIED GETTING THIS PART THROUGH OTHER AFTER MARKET PLACES ONLINE AND IT CAN ONLY COME THROUGH JEEP/MOPAR PART AUTHORIZED SUPPLIER. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT OR RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED TO ESCALATED TO GIVE THIS PROBLEM MORE VISIBILITY IN ORDE FOR IT TO BE CORRECTED. *TR