2002 JEEP LIBERTY Power Trainaxle Assembly Problems

11 NHTSA complaints on file

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Power Trainaxle Assembly Issues in the 2002 JEEP LIBERTY

11 power trainaxle assembly complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. Of these, 7 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 10 resulted in injury.

Complaints

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Power Trainaxle Assembly Complaints

#10145395 | December 15, 2005 Crash

VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE BROKE CAUSING 2002 LIBERTY JEEP TO ROLL OVER. *TS THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWO OR THREE TIMES. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER AND HER PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS AND THEIR INJURIES WERE NOT LIFE THREATENING. THE MANUFACTURER HAS REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ACCIDENT. *NM

#10140000 | October 17, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT 10 MPH, WHEN THE UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE AXLE TO BREAK. THE LOCATION WAS THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE HAPPENED ON 10-16-05. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP WAS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE COST WOULD B E $2,000.00, THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE EXPIRED IN MAY 2005. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

#10127063 | June 29, 2005

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY HAD THE BALL JOINT RECALL REPAIRED. ON SUNDAY THE BALL JOINTS BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE WHEEL. THEY COULDN?T STEER THE VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL TILTED OUTWARD. CONSUMER COMPLAINED APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR S BECAUSE SHE HEARD FUNNY NOISES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE LOOKED AT, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WHEN SHE HAD THE VEHICLE AT DEALER FOR THE 60,000 MILE CHECK UP SHE WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER AND NEITHER OF THEM WERE WILLING TO HELP HER. THE AXLE CAME OUT, AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER IT WAS $800 WORTH OF DAMAGE.*AK

#10103223 | December 7, 2004

THE REAR CONTROL ARM COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM WELD SITE WITH THE REAR AXLE. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THIS IS WHAT SHE WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC. *AK REAR AXLE HOUSING BROKE AWAY FROM CONTROL ARM BRACKET AND FACTORY WELD SITE. CONTROL ARM AND REAR AXLE HOUSING WAS REPLACED. MANUFACTURER DENIED CLAIM. *TT

#10041888 | September 29, 2003

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE REAR AXLE WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED DEPENDING ON THE DAMAGE THAT HAD BEEN DONE.*AK *JB *NM

#10008098 | February 25, 2003 Crash

UPON MAKING A SLIGHT LANE CORRECTION AT APPROX. 60 MPH, MY DAUGHTER'S 2002 JEEP LIBETY BEGAN SWERVING UNCONTROLLABLY. SHE FELT NO RESISTANCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL AS SHE TRIED TO STOP THE SWERVING. AT NO TIME DID SHE APPLY THE BRAKES. WITNESSES SAID IT APPEARED SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE ENTERED THE GRASS MEDIAN AND ROLLED 2.5 OR 3.5 TIMES COMING TO REST ON THE ROOF FACING ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE COMPLETE REAR END(TIRES AND DIFFERENTIAL) SEPARATED AND ENDED UP APPROX. 75 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE OR CV JOINT WAS BROKEN. NEITHER HER PASSENGER OR HER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS BROKEN AT THE END OF THE MOTION OF THE ROLLING. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE BRUISED AND CUT. WE BELIEVE THE AXLE FAILED AND CAUSED THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 3000 MILES ON IT. AT 1800 MILES THE ENGINE...

#10002636 | January 13, 2003 Crash Fire

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2002 JEEP LIBERTY IN MARCH, 2002. AT 8K, WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, REAR END BEGAN FISHTAILING CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURED ON DEC. 16TH, 2002. WE STILL DO NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM JEEP INSPECTED VEHICLE AND STATED THAT "REAR AXLE WAS NEVER PROPERLY WELDED TO VEHICLE." THIS OCCURED ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE AT THE FACTORY. WE DO NOT FEEL VEHICLE IS SAFE AT THIS POINT.THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY IS SERIOUS COMPROMISED. WE'RE CONCERNED OTHER 2002 JEEP LIBERTY'S MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

#8022328 | November 7, 2002 Crash

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE PULLED DRAMATICALLY TO THE LEFT. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER. DEALER INFOMRED CONSUMER THE FRONT AXLE HAD BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.TS THERE WERE 2 INJURIES. *JB..*AK

#8022063 | November 1, 2002 Crash

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FRONT AXLE BROKE AND CAUSED THE RIGHT TIRE TO BLOW. CONSUMER LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MR UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIE ROD WAS ALSO CUT IN HALF. *JG...*AK

#765533 | August 13, 2002 Crash

JEEP WAS STRUCK BY A FORD ESCORT ON L SIDE, REAR DOOR & WHEEL WELL. REAR AXLE WAS KNOCKED COMPLETELY OFF JEEP, LANDING BESIDE JEEP. MECHANICS STATED THAT AXLE WAS NOT BOLTED ON, BUT ATTACHED WITH TWO METAL STRIPS, WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE SNAPPED ON IMPACT. OUR ACCIDENT WAS IN A VERY CONFINED SPACE (NEXT TO A CANYON WALL), BUT IN A CROWDED TRAFFIC SITUATION THIS COULD BE INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO ADJACENT TRAFFIC. THIS ALSO CAUSED ENORMOUS REPAIR COSTS & WAIT TIME (COMING ON TWO MONTHS AND WAITING).*AK

#9005935 | April 17, 2002 Crash

WHEEL OR AXLE ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE BROKE AND CAUSED THE CAR TO SWERVE AND ULTIMATELY ROLL OVER TWO OR THREE TIMES. THIS TYPE OF BREAKAGE DOES EVEN HAPPEN IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. *AK

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