2003 JEEP LIBERTY Air Bags Problems

364 NHTSA complaints on file

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Air Bags Issues in the 2003 JEEP LIBERTY

364 air bags complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. Of these, 54 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 105 resulted in injury.

364
Complaints
54
Crashes
1
Fires
105
Injuries
2
Deaths

All Air Bags Complaints

#11585794 |
The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V046000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that while parked in a structure, the air bags inadvertently deployed. The vehicle was not occupied at the time. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.
#11546091 | Crash
9/18/2023 I had an incident I thought something got behind brake pedal and kept me from pushing the brakes. When I drove it home. Going down the interstate I hit the gas get to speed limit. 3 times the vehicle kept speeding up hitting 80 and still wanting to climb.when I hit breaks hit was hard to press worse then hitting non power breaks and then I forced on the brakes and the vehicle started shaking. And took lot of effort to slow down. This vehicle doesn't have cruise control. Have had cliche with lights radio tac speed air while driving. Non of the air bags went off I checked recall was January to March this jeep was manufactured 12 2
#11533322 |
The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving 30–35 MPH, the driver's and passenger's side air bags inadvertently deployed but then immediately deflated. No warning light was illuminated. There was no impact to the vehicle that could have caused the air bags to deploy. The air bags deployment caused damage to the dashboard. There was dust coming from the air bags which got into the contact and his passenger's eyes; however, no medical attention was received. The contact restarted the vehicle and drove to his residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance due to the age of the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.
#11506193 | Crash 1 Death
The contact owned a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that his mother-in-law was exiting the highway when she struck a curb causing the front passenger side tire to blow out. The contact lost control, the vehicle was spinning, struck two utility poles where the vehicle came to a stop. The driver was declared deceased on the scene. The front passenger sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital for medical attention. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
#11496516 |
Air Bag Warning Light comes on from time to time. I wonder if the Air Bag System is working properly. Almost every other Jeep Liberty before and after my VIN number was recalled, just not a very small group of vehicles my Jeep is in.
#11490841 | Crash
The air bags didn't deploy at all. I slide on an icy bridge at 35 mph and slammed into the concrete bridge barrier. None of the airbags deployed. The Jeep was put on a scope 2 1/2 weeks before the accident with no codes read. I have severe whip lash and muscle strains in my back, neck, shoulders, and arms from the impact. I could have died. No, the problem wasn't reproduced or confirmed. The police have looked at and insurance company will be looking at the vehicle. There were no warnings at any kind prior to the failure.
#11489758 |
The airbag deployed while driving down the road. Was unaware of the recall. Dealer said they can not fix because the airbag already deployed. Had minor physical injury to the left arm but definitely mental distress. Air bag light came on which it had before then 30-60 seconds later airbag deployed without warning.
#11489115 |
The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while his girlfriend was driving at approximately 40 MPH, the driver's side air bag was deployed inadvertently without incident. The contact stated that the air bag warning light had been illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact's girlfriend was able to drive to her residence. The contact's girlfriend sustained pain in her left forearm and was transported to the hospital with the assistance of a friend. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact became aware that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V046000(Air Bags), which he associated with the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired and remained in the contact's possession. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.
#11465077 |
The airbag deployed on my wife that was in her third trimester pregnancy while driving on the highway, which left the baby and my wife at risk. She was sent to the emergency for abdominal trauma. Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, or RAM dealer were unable to locate a recall number for the Jeep Airbag System Occupant Restraint Control (ORC) module. It was a very long process and Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, or Ram dealership located on I-10 kept giving us different responses about our airbag being at the dealership and then later finding out that they did not have the airbag in stock. The dealership offered $500 to keep the vehicle, but I refused and just wanted them to repair the airbag. The dealership kept calling us to pick up the vehicle and in order to do that, we would have to get it towed to where we lived. Luckily, a staff...
#11403946 |
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY DAD, WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WE CHECKED THE SEATBELTS AND OTHER FACTORS, BUT IT DIDN'T TURN OFF
#11395023 | Crash
I WAS PUSHED OFF THE HWY AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. I RECEIVED INJURIES AS WELL AS MY SON. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.
#11377709 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO JEEP OF FT. WALTON (541 MARY ESTHER CUT OFF NW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548, (888) 717-7554) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORC MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 184,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *LN*JB
#11373420 |
WHILE TURNING FROM A GREEN LIGHT I WAS PROBABLY GOING MAYBE 5-10 MPH BOTH MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS BOTH WENT OFF AND MAN THOSE THINGS HURT BADLY BUT THERE WAS NO CAR COLLISION OR ANYTHING THEY JUST WENT OFF OUT OF THE BLUE AND THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE AND LEFT MY EARS RINGING AND PARTS OF THE DASH CAME APART
#11360080 |
DRIVING 25 MPH ON MY WAY HOME AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT COLLISION JUT DEPLOYED WITH NO REASON!!
#11339719 |
MY AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY. IT THEN REMAINED ON. I AM AN ENGINEER AND CHECK THE CODES. A CODE 0066 WAS PRESENTED. I CHANGED THE LEFT FRONT IMPACT MODULE, BUT SAME CODE AND WARNING LIGHT WERE PRESENT. I DID OBSERVE A STRANGE THINGS WHILE DIAGNOSING. STARTING THE ENGINE WILL ALLOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, SYSTEM CHECK, THEN EXTINGUISH BUT A FEW SECONDS LATER, LIGHT RETURNS. THE CODE CANNOT BE ERASED. IF I STOP ENGINE AND IMMEDIATELY RESTART, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL CYCLE AS NORMAL BUT THEN REMAIN OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CODE CAN BE CLEARED, BUT IF I STOP THE ENGINE, REMOVE THE KEY THEN REINSERT THE KEY AND START THE ENGINE THE AIRBAG LIGHT CYCLES THEN REMAINS ON WITH THE CODE PRESENT. IF I DO THE RESTART PROCEDURE, IT WILL AGAIN CYCLE AND REMAIN OFF. THE OCM WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL, I DID BRING TO...
#11302602 |
ON 12/05/15 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE CALLED BACK SEVERAL TIMES AND GOT NO RESPONSE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A WIDE SPRED CRISIS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED RIGHT AWAY.MY NEIGHBOR RECENTLY HAD A CRASH AND LOST SEVERAL FRONT TEETH BECAUSE THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.
#11286912 | Crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE SLID ACROSS THE INTERSTATE AND CRASHED INTO THE DIVIDER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE MOUTH AREA, BACK, AND LEGS. THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED SHOULDER INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.*DT*JB
#11282074 |
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED BUT WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT
#11281571 | Crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 45 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, HE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND CUTS TO THE LIP AND NOSE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND CAME TO THE RESIDENCE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. AFFORDABLE AUTO CREDIT INC (4568 GRAVOIS AVE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63116, (314) 353-6000) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*DT*JB*DT*DT*TP
#11258185 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. JIMMY BRITT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2054 US-441, DUBLIN, GA 31021, (478) 200-3780) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
#11255072 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG EXPLODED WITH A LOUD NOISE AND FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH SMOKE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND SUSTAINED SOME BURNS ON HIS LEFT ARM AND LEFT HAND. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RAY BRANDT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (504-363-1999, LOCATED AT 1660 WESTBANK EXPY, HARVEY, LA 70058) WHERE A NHTSA INSPECTOR CAME TO THE FACILITY TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ASKED IF THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE CONTACT REPLIED WITH 'NO'. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED A REPORT OF THE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AFTER THE INSPECTION. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHETHER THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED....
#11241764 | Crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MANEUVERING ON ITS OWN AND THE VEHICLE ULTIMATELY CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SEVERE INJURIES INCLUDING A CONCUSSION AND BRUISING TO HIS RIB CAGE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON THE SCENE AND WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. A POLICE WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD. THE DEALER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 03V460000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. VIN-(XXXX) REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
#11218711 |
AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. IT CAME ON AS SOON AS THE CAR STARTED AFTER BEING PARKED.
#11210422 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR AN IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT NO COLLISION OCCURRED TO CAUSE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. ZELLAR JEEP (3021 N. SUMMIT ST, ARKANSAS CITY, KANSAS) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
#11195190 |
2003 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SYSTEM OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL, FUEL TANK, FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS AND LOWER BALL JOINTS SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF ALL THE RECALLS BEFORE BEING SOLD THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS.*JS
#11182889 |
RECALL R06: THE AIR BAG ON MY 2003 JEEP DEPLOYED ON MY DAUGHTER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAG HIT HER IN THE CHEST AND FACE. I CALLED THE JEEP CUSTOMER LINE TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG. I INFORMED THEM THAT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG. THEY TOLD ME THE RECALL WAS FROM 1/2015. IN 2015 I TOOK MY JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR RECALLS I HAD RECEIVED. JULY 2015 AND SEPTEMBER 2015. SO EVEN IF I DIDN'T GET A RECALL NOTICE THE DEALERSHIP STILL SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE AIRBAG RECALL WASN'T DONE. I HAVE BEEN GOING THREW HELL TRYING TO GET THE FCA GROUP TO FIX THE AIRBAG AND DO THE RECALL. THIS IS THE RESPONSE THEY EMAILED MY AFTER I TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED (THIS WILL FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE...
#11175905 |
TAKATA INDLATORS: THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND NOW IT WILL NOT GO OFF IN MOTION
#11173354 | Crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND CRASHED AFTER THE CONTACT OVER CORRECTED THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND BECAME TRAPPED UNDERNEATH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, EYES, FACE, AND SKULL. THE CONTACT WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR TWO MONTHS AND IN A COMA FOR THREE WEEKS. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRASH OCCURRED DUE TO AN UNKNOWN RECALL PERTAINING TO THE AXLE BEING MANUFACTURED TOO SHORT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
#11166361 |
THE "AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY STAY ON AFTER A KEY ON AND START. IT DOES NOT TURN OFF FOR THAT DURATION OF THE VEHICLE BEING TURNED ON. THE SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS IN FRONT ARE FAILING AGAIN SINCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ONLY 20K MILES AGO. WITH ONLY STREET DRIVING INVOLVED.
#11123632 |
ON MAY 28TH, 2018, I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY TO SEE A FRIEND. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED SPONTANEOUSLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY GOING 10 MPH AND DID NOT SUFFER MAJOR INJURIES, BUT I WAS CUT UP AND CONCUSSED FROM THE FORCE OF THE AIRBAG. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO ATLANTIC JEEP CHRYSLER IN EGG HARBOR TWP NJ. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD BE GIVEN A RENTAL CAR AND AN INVESTIGATION WOULD NEED TO BE DONE. I WAITED 6 WEEKS TO GET MY CAR BACK, AS THEY KEPT PUSHING ME WHEN THE INVESTIGATION WOULD FINISH. DURING THIS TIME I WAS UBERING TO MY TWO JOBS, AS THEY NEED PROVIDED A RENTAL CAR. THEY SAID CHRYSLER WOULD COVER THE RENTAL ONCE I GOT MY CAR BACK AND TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS. SEEING HOW THIS COMPANY OPERATES, I KNEW THIS WOULD NOT...
#11120114 | Crash
ON 8-15-2018, I (DRIVER/OWNER OF A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT) WAS LEAVING MY PARKING SPOT AT A CONVENIENCE STORE. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED SPEEDING BACKWARDS. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH ALL THE FORCE I COULD MUSTER, IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE SQUEALING & BLACK TIRE MARKS WERE LEFT ON THE PAVEMENT. MY VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN I SLAMMED INTO THE FRONT END OF A PARKED CAR WHICH WAS NEXT TO A GAS PUMP WITH THE DRIVER INSIDE. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS HURT. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT MY INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CALLED IMMEDIATELY TO REPORT IT. "TAKATA RECALL" I WENT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP (BLUEBONNET JEEP IN NEW BRAUNFELS,TX.) WITH THE RECALL NOTICE IN HAND. THE EMPLOYEE IN THE DRIVE-UP SERVICE LANE CALLED THE OFFICE TO VERIFY IF PART WAS IN STOCK. IT WAS NOT. SHE MADE AN APPOINTMENT...
#11119871 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT TUTTLE-CLICK FORD LINCOLN (40 AUTO CENTER DR., IRVINE, CA 92618, (949) 472-7400) PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,149.
#11099227 |
AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING ON AND OFF WHILE STANDING AND DRIVING
#11082635 |
CAR WAS RECALLED FOR AIR BAG COMPUTER. I TOOK THE CAR IN THEY REPLACED THE PART THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN I WENT BACK IN THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ONLY REPLACE THE PART AND DON'T TEST IT WHEN DONE BECAUSE CHRYSLER DOES NOT PAY FOR IT. I VERIFIED THIS WITH CRYSLER THIS IS TRUE. MY SAFTY CONCERN IS THAT THEY PUT CARS BACK ON THE ROAD WHERE THEY MAY NOT BE SAFE. DON'T KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS COULD GO OFF ACCIDENTALLY OR IF THEY WORK AT ALL.
#10854712 |
2003 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD NEVER ILLUMINATED UNTIL DEALERSHIP COMPLETED AIR BAG RECALL SERVICE AND THEIR REFUSAL TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *M *TR
#11066090 | Crash
I HAVE FILLED A REPORT ON MY VEHICLE NOT DEPLOYING AIR BAGS THREE WEEKS AGO. I WAS TO RECIEVE AN EMAIL ASKING FOR PICTURES FROM AN AGENT. HAVE NOT RECIEVED AN EMAIL FROM ANY OF YOUR AGENTS. I HAVE CHECKED ALL MY FOLDRES ON MY COMPUTER FOR AN EMAIL FROM YOU, WITHOUT ANY FINDINGS. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THE CASE NUMBER AND AGENT EMAIL, SO I CAN SEND THE PICTURES OF MY VEHICAL. THE ACCIDENT WAS 12/20/2017 AT ABOUT 1500 HRS, HEADING EAST ON HWY 10 AND ACCIDENT ON FERRY STREET. THE VEHICAL IS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE AIR BAGE DID NOT DEPLOY ON INPACT. YOUR SERVICE IS TRULY NEEDED WITH THIS INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU.
#11065746 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HAND INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SUSTAINED FACE INJURIES. NEITHER OCCUPANT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
#11064996 |
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ALUMINATING AND CAN HEAR AIR CRACKLING FROM WHICH APPEARS TO BE INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING
#10898856 |
2003 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP WITH OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD *JS
#11061888 | Crash
2003 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAGS NOT BEING DEPLOYED DURING AN AUTO ACCIDENT AFTER AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL REPAIR. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE GRANDCHILD HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *JS
#11061272 | Crash
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20 2017, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING EAST ON HWY 10 DURING SNOWY CONDITIONS, WHEN WE HIT BLACK ICE AT 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE SPUN 360 AND HIT A GUARD RAIL AT 40-45 MPH. THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING MAJOR INJURIES TO MY WIFE (PASSENGER) BROKEN STERNUM AND RIGHT BROKEN TIBIA, WHICH WAS CORRECTED WITH MAJOR SURGERY AND REHABILITATION. THE ROADS WERE SNOWY, TRAFFIC WAS AT 45-50MPH IN A 60 MPH SPEED LIMIT ZONE. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON HWY10 E AND FERRY ST IN ANOKA MINNESOTA. THE JEEP LIBERTY IS TOTALED AND MY WIFE IS SUFFERING FROM INJURIES WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE, WOULD THE SAFETY AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED AND KEPT MY WIFE FROM MOVING FORWARD INTO THE DASH. *BF *TR
#11058194 |
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE ORC MODULE REPLACED AS PART OF RECALL CAMPAING R06. THE SERVICE WRITER INFORMED ME THAT AFTER R/R OF ORC, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT IMPACT SENSORS, WHICH WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND AFTERWARDS THEY COULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE ORC AND IT WOULD COST ME $100.00 OR SO TO HAVE ISSUE DIAGNOSED. I COULDN'T AFFORD IT AND NOW HAVE NO AIR BAGS. ALSO AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I NOTICED THE PASS. SEATBELT IS IN A CONSTANT LOCKED POSITION WHILE THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT NEVER LOCKS EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. FCA SAID I WLD NEED TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS & IF FOUND TO BE RELATED TO THE ORC RECALL FCA WOULD REIMBURSE ME BUT I CAN'T AFFORD THE DIAGNOSIS FEE. SO NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH NO AIR BAGS AND NO SEAT...
#11031349 |
2003 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE WHICH MODULE WAS NEEDED FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER CHARGED A FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER DECLINED. UPDATED 10/03/2017*JS
#11014617 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS. PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE REPAIR, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE DEPLOYMENT, THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR WAS CURRENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE ED VOYLES CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER IN MARIETTA, GA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000.
#11013720 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CHEMICAL BURN AND AN ABRASION TO THE LEFT ARM, FROM THE WRIST DOWN TO THE ELBOW. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) BY MEDICAL STAFF. AN UNKNOWN CHRYSLER DEALER LOCATED IN MICHIGAN (RECALL DEPARTMENT) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS, AND THAT ONLY THE ROC MODULE SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
#11006788 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SWELLING ON THE RIGHT HAND FROM THE WRIST TO THE FINGERS, AND THE LEFT HAND PINKY FINGER WAS SWOLLEN AND HAD BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-992-1997 AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN OPEN RECALL SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2015 AND...
#10994669 | Crash
CPSC: 2003 JEEP LIBERTY STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND HAD A CLEAN AND CLEAR CAR FAX OF NO PRIOR DAMAGE HISTORY. *BF UPDATED 06/13/2017*JS
#10993395 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILLION AUTO (5910 S LOUISE AVE, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57108) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED WHILE THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
#10993047 |
WE KEEP GETTING RECALL NOTICES ON THE AIR BAGS ON OUR JEEP. HOWEVER, EVERY TIME WE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR WE ARE TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT. THEY TELL US THEY WILL CALL WHEN PARTS AND SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE. WE HAVE TAKEN NOTICES IN TO THEM 3 TIMES AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED AS THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS. ARE WE BEING PLAYED BY A DEALER WHO DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THIS? OR ARE THERE REALLY NO PARTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE?
#10979219 | Crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED AND COLLIDED WITH THE MEDIAN, ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES, SPUN OUT, AND LANDED ON ITS ROOF. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND OTHER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED TWO BROKEN FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND, CONTUSIONS, LEFT BODY SIDE MUSCLE SORENESS, AND A CONCUSSION. THE REAR PASSENGER OCCUPANT SUSTAINED A CUT TO THE RIGHT ARM AND LEFT LEG AND BRUISING. THE MIDDLE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING, AND THE DRIVER SIDE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. ALL OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND...

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