I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT DURING RUSH HOUR AT ~4:20PM WAITING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY (SAN FELIPE AND FEEDER ROAD OF 610 / HOUSTON, TX). MY A/C WAS RUNNING BUT THE RADIO WAS OFF. I HEARD THE WARNING CHIME FROM THE DASH BOARD AND NOTICED MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON. ROUGHLY 5 SECONDS LATER WHILE STILL STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. AFTER THE SHOCK, I NOTICED MY HAZARD LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY HAD COME ON AND I THINK THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. SINCE MY HANDS WERE ON STEERING WHEEL DURING DEPLOYMENT THEY RECEIVED THE MOST DIRECT BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA ALONG WITH CHEMICAL BURNS (I LATER WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM THAT EVENING). THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING 70MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR
2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE FELT FELT ABNORMAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGIN JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL ARM AND THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER BOLT JOINT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
