TL *- THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER (F23) FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE JEEP LIBERTY, IN QUESTION, CRASHED AND THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE RECALLED PART WAS THE REASON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY BUT COLD. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED DUE TO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE IT NOTED THE PREVIOUS OWNER KEPT VEHICLE IN GARAGE. HE BELIEVES THAT THE PART BECAME FROZEN, AS THIS IS ONE OF THE POSSIBILITIES DESCRIBED IN RECALL LETTER. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB
2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS STALLED. PRIOR TO IT STALLING IT WOULD HAVE POWER SURGES, BACKFIRE, THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD GO CRAZY, AND THEN JUST SHUT OFF LOOSING ALL POWER TO BRAKES AND STEERING. STALLING WOULD OCCUR MOSTLY AT LOWER RATES OF SPEEDS (UNDER 50MPH). IT WOULDN'T TURNOVER IMMEDIATELY. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 20 TO 25 SECONDS EACH TIME AND THEN IT WOULD START, ALMOST AS IF THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF. IT'S PRETTY SCARY WHEN YOU HAVE TO YOUNG CHILDREN AND YOUR ON A FREEWAY AND YOUR CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STALLS. THE SECOND PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END. I POINTED MY SIDE MIRROR DOWN TOWARDS MY BACKTIRE. I WATCHED AS THE REAREND MADE A LOAD CLUNCKING NOISE AND IT WAS AS IF THE BACK TIRE WAS BEING PUSHED OUTWARDS. THE THIRD PROBLEM IS MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW JUST DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. THE MOTOR STILL WORKS I CAN HEAR IT. AND LAST BUT NO LEAST MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL BLINKS EXTREMELY FAST AND THEN SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. I THINK IT'S KIND OF FUNNY THAT THE GUY WANTS TO CHARGE ME $200 TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS. THANKS TO EVERYONE'S COMPLAINTS I CAN CALL HIM AND TELL HIM THE PROBLEMS, AS IF HE DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW. GOODLUCK TO EVERYONE. *TR