NHTSA Complaint #10619191 — 2002 JEEP LIBERTY

I WAS DRIVING TO UNLOCK MY OTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MY HUSBAND LOCKED THE KEYS IN THE CAR. I HAD MY TWO YOUNG BOYS, 2 AND 3 YEARS OLD WITH ME. I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AND I SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. BLEW THE ENGINE!!!! I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, NO CELL PHONE, THE NIGHT BEFORE A TERRIBLE ICE STORM THAT WAS HEADED MY WAY. VERY SCARY SITUATION. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS HAPPENING TO ME. NOW IT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $5000 TO FIX IT, I THINK NOT. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SITTING AROUND. I HAVE TWO LITTLE ONES IN DIAPERS AND ANOTHER IN COLLEGE. SO DISAPPOINTED IN THE MANUFACTURER FOR NOT WARNING THE PUBLIC. AND TO BOOT, I ONLY PAID IT OFF LAST SUMMER. $18,000 DOWN THE TUBE. IT WAS MY FIRST VEHICLE I EVER PAID OFF. SO VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR