WITHOUT WARNING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE SHORTS OUT DRAINING THE BATTERY AND DAMAGING THE MULTI-CONTROL SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS, INTERIORLIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, FACTORY ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS, AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO FAIL. THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE RESULTING IN A TOTAL VEHICLE LOSS OR LOSS OF LIGHTING AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE SIGHT OF THE ROAD. IN RAIN CONDITIONS LOSS OF WIPERS DURING DRIVING WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF VISIBILITY CREATING A DANGEROUS DRIVER ON THE ROAD. *TR
2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
2010 JEEP LIBERTY WITH ONLY 1,939 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH THE AIR BAG. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BECOME DISORIENTED AND DRIVE 200 MILES WITH NO MEMORY OF THE DRIVE AND EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN A 4 HOUR TIME PERIOD. THE DRIVER REGAINED AWARENESS AFTER THE LOW FUEL WARNING CHIME STARTED TO RING. AT SOME POINT DURING THAT 4 HOUR DRIVE THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR TIRES WENT OFF OF THE ROAD CAUSING A PIECE PLASTIC IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL TO BREAK OFF. OTHER THAN THE BROKEN PIECE PLASTIC THE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BODY OR SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT BASED ON THE PIECE OF BROKEN PLASTIC IN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL. *TR
