NHTSA Complaint #10701674 — 2003 JEEP LIBERTY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT HAD NOT RESTRAINED THE CONTACT. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.