2003 Jeep Liberty: steering wheel locks up

Filed Sep 12, 2014 · Steering · 70,000 miles · IL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the steering wheel seized causing the vehicle to spin and the rear of the vehicle crashed into a median. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Aug 18, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 141,000 miles · VA · crash · 1 injury

When attempting to switch lanes, it felt as if the steering wheel locked and the vehicle began to swerve between lanes. I had no control over the steering, therefore the vehicle continued to swerve and eventually slid off road into a median full of trees. Once in the median, the vehicle began to roll over. The vehicle rolled 3 or 4 times, eventually coming to a stop passenger-side down. There was damage all over the body of the vehicle, including the front and sides. Airbags did not deploy. Vehicle was taken in less than a year ago to get fixed due to a recall on the air bag system, but airbags did not deploy during crash. I was taken via ambulance to a local trauma unit. Vehicle was totaled.

Filed Oct 18, 2005 · Suspension · 25,000 miles · CO

Dt: on august 13, 2005 the consumer's son was involved in an accident. While turning right and pressing on the brakes ,which acted like a sponge, the steering wheel locked, causing consumer's vehicle to slide into the curb. The vehicle is currently at the dealership. The dealership was unsure of what the problem was. They said that it was due to a driver error. Someone came out from the manufacturer and did a report on the vehicle. They would not release the information to the consumer. However, the consumer found out that there was recall 03v460000 concerning lower ball joint. When the consumer contacted the manufacturer, they told him that this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN. On september 22, 2004 the dealership performed recall repairs by only replacing the heat shield and not the ball joint. The contact was concerned that both parts of the recall were not performed. The manufacturer refused to repair the vehicle. *ak

Filed Mar 3, 2005 · Steering · 28,000 miles · NY · crash

Consumer was making a right hand turn and steering locked. Consumer was unable to contol the vehicle and it struck a tree. No injuries sustained.

Filed Oct 5, 2004 · Steering · LA · crash

The steering locked, causing the vehicle to strike a barrier and roll over. Recall 03v460000 was issued on the steering, however, manufacturer did not find fault for the crash.