THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON LEFT FRONT DOOR AND FRONT QUARTER PANEL PROPELLING IT INTO A PARKING LOT OVER A CURB. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW UPON IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED SEVERAL PEOPLE GOT SICK IN THE CAR OR JUST AFTER EXITING THE CAR. THIS LASTED FOR SIX THOUSAND MILES OVER THREE MONTHS PERIOD OF TIME. I PURCHASED A CARBON MONOXIDE TESTER BECAUSE HOW MANY PEOPLE GOT SICK. IT WENT OFF ON THE THIRD DAY OF IT BEING IN THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT WAS OVER LOOKED BY THE FIRST DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CAME AND RE-INSPECTED THE CAR AND PAID FOR THE OVERLOOKED EXHAUST LEAK DAMAGE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ESTIMATOR SAID THE FRONT LEFT DOOR WAS NOT CLOSING PROPERLY AND NEEDED ADJUSTING. THE LEFT DOOR ALONG WITH BOTH UPPER AND LOWER HINGES WERE REPLACED RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP THAT ORIGINALLY REPAIRED THE CAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE DOOR NEEDED MORE THAN ADJUSTING. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER LOWER HINGE AS THEY SAID IT WAS A "DEFECTIVE". THEY SAID IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE "WARRANTY". THE DOOR WAS MAKING POPPING SOUNDS. THE WHOLE DOOR WOULD DROP DOWN UPON OPENING IT. THE DEFECTIVE HINGE TWEAKED THE DOOR SO THAT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR THERE WAS A GAP. THE RUBBER WEATHER SEAL ALSO CAME LOOSE AS WELL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER STRIP CLIPS WOULD NOT HOLD IT AROUND THE DOOR PROPERLY. AT THE TOP OF THE DOOR WITH THE DEFECTIVE HINGE IT LOOKED AS THOUGH IT WAS CLOSED. THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WAS NOT CLOSED ALL THE WAY. I BELIEVE THIS GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WAS THE ENTRY POINT FOR THE CARBON MONOXIDE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE CAUSING MULTIPLE PERSONS TO BECOME ILL THAT WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE. *TR
2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS LOADING MY TEN MONTH OLD SON INTO THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ON A HOT DAY. THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE SUN AND IT WAS 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE. I PUSHED THE REMOTE START ON MY KEY FOB TO GET THE CAR COOLING OFF WHILE I FINISHED FASTENING MY SON'S HARNESS AND TOSSED THE KEYS ONTO THE PASSENGER SEAT TO FREE MY HANDS. THE CAR DID NOT START BECAUSE I HAD THE DOOR OPEN, HOWEVER THE DOORS DID ALL LOCK. I REALIZED THE DOORS WERE ALL LOCKED WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. IMMEDIATELY I RAN BACK INSIDE AND HAD MY MOM CALL 911 WHILE I SPRAYED COLD WATER ON THE CAR WITH A HOSE. EMERGENCY VEHICLES SHOWED UP AND HAD TO BREAK THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IN ORDER TO GET MY SON OUT OF THE CAR. IF THE CAR IS INTUITIVE ENOUGH NOT TO START THE ENGINE WITH A DOOR OPEN IT SHOULD KNOW NOT TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS! *TR
