2003 Jeep Liberty complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE OPENED ON THE VEHICLE YET SHE HAD NOT ENGAGED THEM. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS AS THEY EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL SQUEALING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,075.

MY POWER WINDOWS BROKE IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V119000 ( SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM). SHE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED 6 MONTHS AGO THAT THE PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. TB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A PIECE OF THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE AND WAS PREVENTING THE KEY FROM TURNING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE UNLESS SOMETHING LONG WAS STUCK INTO THE IGNITION LIKE A SCREWDRIVER, THE IGNITION COULD NOT BE TURNED OVER. THE MECHANIC CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER MAKING THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIR AND THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,400. UPDATED 03/22/11*LJ UPDATED 05/05/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER A SPAN OF SEVEN YEARS, EACH OF THE WINDOWS FAILED AND DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A PLASTIC PART WITHIN THE WINDOW MECHANISM HAD MELTED, CAUSING THE GLASS TO DROP DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CONTROL MECHANISM FOR THE RIGHT REAR ELECTRIC WINDOW BROKE AND WINDOW FELL DOWN. WOULD NOT ROLL UP. MECHANIC SAID CONTROL WAS BROKEN AND THAT WHOLE CONTROL MECHANISM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THAT JEEP SELL PART EVEN THOUGH ONLY PART OF MECHANISM WAS BROKEN AND ELECTRIC MOTOR STILL WORKED. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A PART THAT SHOULD BE SOLD SEPARATELY. I HAVE SEEN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A FAULTY PART ON THE JEEP LIBERTY. CAR ONLY HAD 68,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2003. *TR

ON MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE WHILE DRIVING HOME ON I-15 THE DOOR LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH IT WAS OBVIOUS A WINDOW WAS ALSO OPEN AS THE ON RUSH OF WIND, I PULLED OVER TO FIND THE BACK DOOR WAS AJAR AND THE WINDOW WAS DOWN, I PULLED ON THE HANDLE TO CHECK IT OUT AND CLOSE THE DOOR, AND A RED LOOKING TYPE OF COIL APPROX 10 INCHES LONG WAS STICKING OUT AND LAYING ACROSS THE DOOR LOCK AND JAMMING THE DOOR LOCKING DEVICE INSIDE THE DOOR, I HAD TO SHOVE IT BACK INTO THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY TO GET THE DOOR SHUT. THIS RED COIL IS THE MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS THE WINDOW AS MY LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED AND THE WINDOW STAYS ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL FOUR WINDOWS, THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN FOR REPAIR WAS 4 MONTHS AGO AND IT COST ME MONEY EACH TIME, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS CAUSED THE DOOR TO POP OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR WINDOW REGULATOR PROBLEMS APPROX 12 TIMES. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ME AS THE DODGE REPS JUST SHRUG THEIR SHOULDERS LIKE THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT OR JUST DON'T CARE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS HAZARD, LEMON LAW, NATIONAL NEWS, CLASS ACTION , SOMETHING. NEXT TIME I WILL TAKE A PHOTO , AND CALL WITNESSES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT, I HEARD A LOUD AND DISTRACTING THUD, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE BACK WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. THE DOOR ALSO BECAME JAMMED AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN IT FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED TO THE OTHER BACK WIDOW JUST 9 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. AT THAT TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP, AND PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED.I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING IN THE JEEP LIBERTY. THE ISSUE IS A CHEAP, PLASTIC PART USED IN THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND CHRYSLER WILL ONLY REPLACE THIS PART WITH ANOTHER CHEAP PLASTIC PART, RATHER THAN USING A STURDIER METAL PART. THIS IS AN EXPENSE ISSUE AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE NOISE THE WINDOW MAKES WHEN IT FALLS IS VERY DISTRACTING. ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS SHOULD BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES, AND THE DRIVER SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE WINDOWS, IN ORDER TO AVOID DANGEROUS DEBRIS FLYING INTO THE CAR, NOT TO MENTION HAVING SOME CONTROL OVER OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. (WEATHER) CHRYSLER REALLY SHOULD DO A RECALL, AND STOP CHARGING JEEP OWNERS TO FIX WHAT IS THEIR FAULT IN THE FIRST PLACE-IT IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE JEEP LIBERTY. MANY REPORTS FROM JEEP OWNERS MENTION THIS HAPPENING TO THE SAME WINDOW, OR MULTIPLE WINDOWS OVER AND OVER. THERE OUGHT TO BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (RT17) HEADING NORTH, DOING ABOUT 55 AND GOT OFF AT EXIT 120 OR 121 AND AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RAMP AT ABOUT 35 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR MY CAR JUST CAME TO A HALT. I HEARD A DING DING, NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE RAMP. IT WENT FROM RIDING WITH NO PROBLEMS TO JUST DEAD. I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS RIDING IN THE PASSING LANE OR THE MIDDLE LANE OF RT. 17 IN MIDDLETOWN, NY. I PROBABLY WOULD BE DEAD. MY SON WAS WITH ME ALSO. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME AND MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND COME OFF AND THE ROCKER ARM AND TWO CLIPS. WE STILL DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE ENGINE. APPARENTLY, AND THIS IS FROM A JEEP MECHANIC. IN BOTH THE 3.7 AND 4.7 ENGINES, THE VALVE SEATS ARE STEEL AND THE CYLINDER HEADS ARE ALUMINUM AND THE TWO METALS CONTRACT DIFFERENTLY AND WHEN THEY DO THE VALVE SEATS FALL OUT OF THE HEAD. I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM LISTED ON THE INTERNET BY SO MANY PEOPLE THAT IT'S UNFAIR THAT JEEP CAN DO THIS TO PEOPLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH AN INHERITANCE , I DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I HAVE BOUGHT THE ROCKER ARM, THE SPRING AND THE CLIPS BUT STILL AT THIS TIME NEED A ROCKER ARM INSTALLER. THIS CAR HAS BEEN KEPT UP ON ALL FLUIDS AND CHANGES.

AFTER BUYING THE CAR AS JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE 2003 USED AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME I DROVE THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I LIMPED IN FOR ABOUT 15 MILES TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR. THAT WAS REPLACED AND CAR RAN FINE FOR 4 YEARS. NOW WITH 66000 MILES THE CAR STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. RESTARTED AND TOOK CAR IN AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR AGAIN, BUT PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE CAR WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART AND NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED CAR STATED FINE BUT HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE SHOP STILL WAS HAVING PERIODIC STALLING PROBLEM. IT WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CAM SHAFT SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE. LOOKS LIKE JEEP HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSORS IN THE JEEP RENEGADE MODEL. *TR

I'VE REPLACED THREE FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS ON MY LIBERTY SPORT WITHIN A YEARS TIME. THIS JEEP ISN'T ABUSED AND IS DRIVEN IN THE CORRECT MODE FOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS. THE BELIEF IS THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT DISENGAGE PROPERLY BUT NO ONE SEEMS ABLE TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS. I BASICALLY HAVE NO "SHIFT ON THE FLY", AND MUST BE STOPPED WITH THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHEN ENGAGING OR DISENGAGING ANY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MODE. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES MANY ATTEMPTS TO FULLY DISENGAGE! IF UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, EVEN FULL TIME MODE, THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT COMES "UNGLUED" WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSFER CASE AND BASICALLY MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND UNABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT IS REMOVED, WHICH IN TURN NULLIFIES THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY ULTD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD RUMBLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER BALL JOINT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 257,000.

IN OCTOBER OF 2010 PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. DISCOVERED A RECALL WAS ORDERED ON VEHICLE BUT NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE. ON 10/26/2010 DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY DID REPLACE BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HOWEVER ON 11/11/2010 DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING A SERIOUS AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS ALSO SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE AND AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V119000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARMS) IN NOVEMBER 2010. ON NOVEMBER 18, 2010, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED APRIL 2010. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

WINDOW REGULATOR INSIDE THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BROKE AND CAUSED THE WORM CORD TO SHOOT OUT OF THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. THEREFORE THE WINDOW FELL INSIDE OF DOOR AND DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT OR LOCK AND THE WINDOW WILL NO LONGER MECHANICALLY MOVE UP OR DOWN. *TR

REAR BRACKETS HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE POWER ADJUSTER HAS FAILED. YOU CAN TIP SEAT FORWARD AND WHEN EMERGENCY BREAKING IS NEEDED SEAT SHIFTS MODERATELY FORWARD. THIS IS A HAZARD TO ME AS THE DRIVER. *TR

JEEP LIBERTY WINDOW FALLING INSIDE DOOR -- EIGHTH (8TH) TIME ON THIS VEHICLE. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF CHILDREN RIDING IN THE REAR SEAT AND WINDOW IS UNABLE TO BE BROUGHT TO A CLOSE. I BOUGHT THIS LIBERTY NEW AND HAVE GARAGED IT THE ENTIRE TIME BUT THE REPAIR PARTS ARE WORTHLESS. WHY WON'T CHRYSLER BE FORCED TO REPAIR THESE WINDOWS WITH PARTS THAT DO NOT BREAK? *TR

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING. 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT/FREEDOM. WHEN DRIVING, CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS TIGHTENING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, RPM DIAL STARTED SPINNING LIKE CRAZY, AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. TOWED TO MECHANIC, TOLD CODE REGISTERED CAM SHAFT SENSOR. REPLACED! PICKED UP VEHICLE, DROVE 4 MILES, SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IF VEHICLE SITS AND COOLS OFF, IT WILL RESTART. DROVE BACK TO MECHANIC, HE REPLACED CAM SHAFT SENSOR - THINKING IT WAS DEFECTIVE. NEXT MORNING, ON WAY TO WORK, STALLED WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. SO, THREE DAYS IN A ROW, SAME PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS!!!!!!. THIS TIME CODE REGISTERED COMPUTER PROBLEMS, AND HE SUGGESTED I TAKE TO DEALER, AS CODE PART WAS COVERED UNDER FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. TOOK TO DEALER ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 - 8 DAYS NOW (ALSO NEED TO DO RECALL WORK, APPARENTLY THAT'S NOT HIGH ON A DEALER'S LIST) AND HE SAID HE CAN'T GET IT TO STALL, AND HIS CODE IS REGISTERING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I KNOW I'M A 'GIRL', BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GEAR PROBLEMS. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN! WONDERING WHY NO RECALL - SEEMS LIKE OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS (READING THREADS ON INTERNET). I THINK DEALER MAY BE TRYING TO SAVE COSTS, BECAUSE I TOLD HIM I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE AND MAY TRADE OR SELL. HE SAID PART IS $875, BUT CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT IS PROBLEM, HE HAS TO CLEAR ALL THE CODES 1ST. HOW DOES HE KNOW THE COMPUTER ISN'T KICKING OUT FAULTY CODES AT THIS POINT? I SAY THIS

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS TURN ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY ACTION FROM THE DRIVER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENS, FREQUENCY VARIES FROM DAILY TO ONCE A WEEK. ANOTHER (RELATED?) ACTION STARTED HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME, ALSO INTERMITTENT ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WILL USUALLY RESTART BUT NOT IDLE WITHOUT HOLDING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. AFTER TURNING OFF AND WAITING A SHORT TIME THE ENGINE WILL START AND IDLE FINE FOR A MATTER OF MINUTES OR DAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AS THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN IN THE DOOR FRAME. THE CONTACT HAD TO COVER ALL REPAIR EXPENSES AS THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

RECALL J17 FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINTS 2003 JEEP LIBERTY MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHRYSLER DEALER THAT DIDN'T ORDER THE PARTS FOR MY APPOINTMENT THAT WAS SET TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. THEY ENTERED MY PROBLEM IN THEIR SYSTEM MY THIS RECALL J17. THE DEALER COULDN'T PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER CAR OR RENTAL? I THAN CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICES AND THEY COULDN'T ASSIST ME EITHER. THE DEALER IS SAID MY VEHICLE PARTS WAS ON A BACK ORDER AND NOW I AM WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR 3-5 DAYS. I WORK AND HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD THAT NEEDS OUR CAR. WHAT REMEDY IS THERE TO MY PROBLEM? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED INSIDE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE BRAKES. THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATED 03/30/11

WELD OF DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT BROKE. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT FAILED. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER REAR WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. I HAD THEM FIXED AND NOW JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IN THE REAR HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP LIBERTY. THE FAULTY PART(S) NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

WINDOWS FALL OUT OF TRACK, DOWN INTO DOOR. 2003 JEEP LIBERTY THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 1 YEAR. *TR

ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO DOOR. 2 OF WHICH WERE REPLACED A MONTH AGO. THE OTHER 2 FELL TWO WEEKS AFTER TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. I WAS CHARGES $100 FOR FIRST TIME. THEY SAID THEY LOOKED AT THE OTHER TWO AND THEY WERE OK. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $100 FOR THE OTHER TWO. *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY JEEP DURING WARRANTY, THEN BY ME POST WARRANTY A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. EACH REGULATOR ASSEMBLY COSTS ME $172 AND THEY ONLY APPEAR TO LAST 1-2 YEARS, EVEN WITH MINIMAL USAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. SIX MONTHS AGO HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS, BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THEY WILL CONTACT HIM WHENEVER THE PARTS ARRIVE. THE DEALER CONTINUES TO STATE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIRS. HE CONTINUES TO CONTACT THE DEALER BUT HAD NOT TRIED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 10/15/10 BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. UPDATED 10/21/10*JB

WHEN I WAS SOLD MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY WITHOUT A WORKING A/C, I WAS FORCED TO USE MY WINDOWS AS A MEANS OF VENTILATION AND COOLING THESE PAST ALMOST FOUR YEARS. (THE A/C IS ANOTHER STORY.) MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED TO MAKE GARGLING TYPE NOISES AS I ROLLED IT DOWN AND UP ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. THEN MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW BEGAN TO MAKE A SIMILAR SOUND. HOWEVER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ROLL IT BACK UP 2 WEEKS AGO IT WOULD NOT COME ALL THE WAY UP. AS I PRESSED ON THE WINDOW BUTTON FOR A FEW SECONDS THIS COIL CAME UP FROM INSIDE THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP ANY FARTHER. SO, I HAD A MECHANIC FRIEND OPEN THE DOOR TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID THE FOAM PIECE (REGULATOR) WAS BROKEN. ANOTHER FRIEND AND I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS UNSATISFIED CUSTOMERS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE! I GOT THE NUMBER OF A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE PERSON LOOKED UP MY VIN TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON MY LIBERTY. TO MY DISMAY THERE ARE NONE. SO, HIS GUESS TO FIX MY PROBLEM WOULD BE $300 - 600...FOR ONE WINDOW!! THERE'S NO WAY I'M ABLE TO PAY FOR EVEN HALF OF THAT OUTRAGEOUS COST! WITH ONE WINDOW OUT OF COMMISSION, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW IS STILL GARGLING AT ME SO I TRY NOT TO USE IT. HOWEVER, WITHOUT A WORKING A/C ON THESE HOT DAYS IT'S SUCH A DISGRACE TO NOT BE ABLE TO USE MY WINDOWS! PLUS, I DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK AND TRANSPORT PEOPLE...NOT GOOD!! TODAY I CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO TO HELP MY SITUATI

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE CAUSING WINDOW TO FALL. 2 FAILURES ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW, 3 FAILURES ON PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW SINCE JULY 26 OF 2006. PARTS REPLACE 3 TIMES AT OWNERS EXPENSE, 1 AT JEEPS EXPENSE AND LATEST WITH CO-PAY. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND REAR RIGHT POWER WINDOW STARTED TO SLIP DOWN. I TRIED TO PUT IT UP BUT IT MADE GRINDING NOISES AND KEPT SLIPPING. IT STARTED TO RAIN, SO RAIN CAME INTO VEHICLE. ALSO COULD NOT GO TO DOC APPT - COULD NOT LEAVE UNSECURED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. HAD TO COME HOME AND STICK A WOODEN WEDGE INTO WINDOW TO KEEP IT UP. I WAS AFRAID WINDOW WOULD FALL INTO DOOR FRAME AND BREAK. HARD TO PAY ATTENTION TO ROAD WHILE CONSTANTLY LOOKING OVER SHOULDER AT WINDOW. *TR

VEHICLE: 2003 LIBERTY LTD WITH 110,000 MILES. UPON ACCELERATION FROM A DEAD STOP, OR WHEN COASTING THEN ACCELERATING, OR SHIFTING UNDER LIGHT-TO-NEUTRAL THROTTLE, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE CLUNK FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, SIMILAR TO A WORN UNIVERSAL JOINTS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT THE SPIDER GEARS WERE EXTREMELY WORN CREATING ABNORMAL CLEARANCES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 MODEL (OTHERS?). THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO A POOR DESIGN OR MATERIALS. BROKEN OR DISLODGED SPIDER GEARS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEIZE THE ROTATING ASSEMBLY AND SEND THE VEHICLE INTO AN UNCONTROLLED SKID. PARTS ORDERED AFTERMARKET TO BE INSTALLED ON A DATE TBD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V460000 ( SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL AND THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2003 JEEP LIBERTY EVERY WINDOW REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE. SPENT OVER 1,000 IN REPAIRS. GOOGLE IT... NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL FROM EVERY YEAR WITH SAME PROBLEM. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED! MONEY OWED BACK TO OWNERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARD AND THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VACUUM HOSE WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND ENGINE VALVES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

SIX TIMES WINDOWS (BOTH SIDES, FRONT AND BACK) HAVE FALLEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES INSIDE THE DOOR OF MY JEEP LIBERTY. TODAY THE FALLING WINDOW ALSO RESULTED IN THE DOOR NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN. THIS DEFINITELY IS A HAZARD WHEN YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT -- SINCE THEY CANNOT RIDE IN THE FRONT DUE TO THE AIR BAGS. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN HAZARD TO CHRYSLER JEEP AND THEY WILL NOT WAIVE THE COST OF THE REPAIR OR THE DEDUCTIBLE ON THE WARRANTY. AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING. I FIGURE THAT A WINDOW ON THIS VEHICLE LASTS ABOUT 10,000 MILES BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE 66,000 MILES AND THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE PERMANENTLY REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

REAR PASSENGER DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS FALLEN AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE, IT DID IT AGAIN SO NOW IT IS SCREWED UP. IN RESEARCH THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

REAR PASSENGER DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW HAS FALLEN AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE, IT DID IT AGAIN SO NOW IT IS SCREWED UP. IN RESEARCH THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE BRACKET FOR POWER SEAT BROKEN WHEN I STOPPED SUDDENLY. CURRENTLY SEAT IS NOT ATTACHED. WHAT IS THE POINT OF SEAT BELTS IF THE SEAT IS BROKEN. CAN'T FIND A REPLACEMENT. ALL THE ONES IN THE JUNK YARD ARE BROKEN AND CHRYSLER HAS NO STOCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW GLASS DROPPED INTO THE DOOR FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,373.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THERE AFTER LOUD POPPING NOISE CONTINUED AND THE UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER STATES BUT ONLY THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN TN. I BELIEVE THAT THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED IN TN ALSO BECAUSE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

OUR VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD. WE PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IT AGAIN WHITE SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO GET US HOME. IT WAS SITTING IN THE MAIN ROAD AND I HAD MY CHILDREN WITH ME. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. WE TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND THE CRANK SENSOR SHOWED UP. I BOUGHT A CRANK SENSOR AND TOOK IT TO FUCCILLOS IN ADAMS NY. THEY REPLACED IT AND SAID THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS SEIZED INTO THE ENGINE. WHEN IT WAS DONE I PICKED IT UP BUT THE SAME ISSUES BEGAN. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH SHOWED ANOTHER FAULTY CRANK SENSOR, A CAM SENSOR AND THERE WAS GAS IN OUR OIL. THEN I WAS TOLD 3 IGNITION COILS WERE MELTED. THEN I WAS TOLD ANOTHER COIL WAS BAD. CHRYSLER SAID THAT WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH YOUR CRANK OR CAM THAT THE COILS WILL REMAIN HOT EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. LOOKING ON LINE, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES-SOME HAVE THE SAME ISSUES OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I CALLED TO ASK IF THERE WAS A RECALL BUT WAS TOLD NOT OF YET. *TR

FAULTY EVAPORATOR VALVE - THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A DIFFERENT VIN GROUP, BUT THIS EXHIBITS THE SAME FAULT. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2003 JEEP LIBERTY ON AN INTERSTATE IN A CONGESTED AREA WHEN IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND DIED, LOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. SHE WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO PULL OVER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS A BROKEN VALVE SPRING FOR AN INTAKE VALVE, SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR JEEP LIBERTYS. THIS LIBERTY ONLY HAS ABOUT 60K MILES AND VALVE SPRINGS SHOULD BE ABLE TO LAST 150K+ MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN ENGINE WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE TO HAVE VALVE SPRINGS BREAK. AN ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGH SPEEDS COULD RESULT IN TRAGEDY AND PROPERTY LOSS. *TR

YESTERDAY EARLY EVENING, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN GARLAND, TEXAS, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE CAR AT THE TIME OF DEPLOYMENT, SUDDEN STOP OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD IMPACT THE DEPLOYMENT. IT DEPLOYED, I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND WENT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. NO EVENTS THAT WOULD LEAD TO THE DEPLOYMENT, NOT EVEN THE LIGHT THAT INDICATES "AIR BAG. " IT IS NOW LIT BECAUSE IT DEPLOYED, I'M ASSUMING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG CAUSED BURNS ON MY ARM AND A SWOLLEN WRIST. I WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP SOON. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY, AS I WAS CROSSING A RR TRACK THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF. THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER SAYS IT IS GOING TO COST $400 TO $500 TO REPAIR, I COULD NOT AFFORD IT SO HAD TO PUT A PEG IN THE WINDOW TO HOLD IT UP, ABOUT 1 YEAR LATER MY SON ROLLED DOWN THE BACK DRIVER SIDE AND IT WOULD NOT ROLL UP, IT IS SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE OTHER WINDOW, AS I WAS LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT. I AM WONDERING ALONG WITH LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHY THE IS NO RECALL BEEN PLACED ON CONSIDERING THERE ARE SO MANY CASES. JUST BECAUSE NO INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED DOES NOT MEAN THEY SHOULD GET AWAY WITH NOT FIXING THEIR BAD PARTS. IF IT WAS ONE OR TWO CASES I COULD SEE THEM NOT FIXING IT BUT ALL I HAVE READ ONLINE IT IS WAY MORE THAN THAT. WE THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE BIG AUTOMAKERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V119000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM) AND WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER, SHE WAS TOLD THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS WERE ON BACKORDER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HER. THE DEALER ADVISED PLACING HER ON THE WAITING LIST AND THE DEALER COULD NOT CONFIRM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL HAS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

SAFETY RECALL J17 I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND ASK TO ORDER THE PARTS AND HE SAID THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN THE PART COMES IN, THAT WAS ON 5/21/10, I CALLED BACK LAST WEEK AND BEEN TOLD THE PART STILL WAS NOT IN. I ALSO BEEN TOLD THEY ONLY DO 1 CAR PER WEEK, IF THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG? *TR