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2003 Jeep Liberty complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2003 record →

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Sep 24, 2014IL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A PRESSURE ISSUE BETWEEN THE SEAL AND THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/16/14*LJ

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 23, 2014MN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V352000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 23, 2014NY

RECALL NOTICE: N46/NHTSA 13V-252. I RECEIVED MY FIRST RECALL NOTICE CLOSE TO A YEAR AGO. I'VE CALLED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO SCHEDULE MY JEEP FOR REPAIR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD EACH TIME THAT CHRYSLER CORP HAS NOT RELEASED THE WORK NOTES OR THE PARTS TO THEM AND ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS STORY FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER CORP WOULD SEND RECALL NOTICES TO ME, AND PERIODIC LETTERS TELLING ME THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS RECALL REPAIR TO THEN NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. I BELIEVE THAT MY DEALER IS NOT SCHEDULING THESE REPAIRS. THE DEALER IS: BURDICK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP LOCATED AT 5885 E. CIRCLE DRIVE, CICERO, NY 13039, (315) 699-3846. I REALLY WANT MY REPAIR TO BE MADE BUT THERE ISN'T ANOTHER LOCAL JEEP REPAIR SHOP TO GO TO. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 22, 2014PA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Sep 19, 2014125,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE REMEDY WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE FRAME BEING CORRODED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPAIRS FOR THE CORRODED FRAME WERE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 18, 2014NE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 17, 2014CO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 17, 2014IN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 16, 2014IL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V25200 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 16, 2014145,000 milesOH

AFTER TURNING ON THE HEADLIGHTS THEY FLICKER OR GO OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DASH BOARD WHILE THE LIGHTS FLICKER. I'VE CHECKED MANY ONLINE WEBSITES/COMMUNITY FORUM SITES AND THERE ARE MANY POSTINGS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE FOR JUST ABOUT EVERY JEEP MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE REFERENCED ISSUES WITH THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. WITH THE NUMEROUS PEOPLE REPORTING THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE (DUE TO THE LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH AGGRESSIVE DRIVER THINKING THE PERSON IN THE JEEP WAS FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS IN AN AGGRESSIVE MANNER) I'M SURPRISED THEIR ISN'T A RECALL OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN...THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE CONFIRMED ON MULTIPLE CALLS THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE LIGHTING ISSUE. *TR

Structure
Filed Sep 15, 2014CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINE IF THE RECALL REPAIR NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 15, 2014CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 12, 2014IL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

SteeringCrash
Filed Sep 12, 201470,000 milesIL

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.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 10, 2014PA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 10, 2014MA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE...*BF UPDATED 3/24/2015 *JS

Air Bags
Filed Sep 9, 2014224,776 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 224,776.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 5, 2014GA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) AND (12V527000) AIR BAG. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 5, 2014110,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER PERFORMED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG ILLUMINATED WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 5, 2014FL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 3, 201482,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR MAY NOT REMEDY THE WARNING LIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 29, 2014TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 28, 2014VA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, GasolineCrash
Filed Aug 27, 2014FL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE ) AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR OVER ONE YEAR AND THE PARTS HAD STILL NOT BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SYAYED THE PARTS HAD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REARENDED TWICE DUE TO FAILURE. UPDATED 2/26/2015 *JS

Structure
Filed Aug 26, 2014IL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 25, 2014CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 23, 2014VT

NONE OF THE RECALLS ARE BEING FIXED I HAVE BEEN TO JEEP PLACE IN CLAREMONT NH AND IN SPRINGFIELD VT AND ALL THEY CAN SAY IS WE DONT HAVE THE PARTS FOR IT NOW HOW SAFE AM I SURPOSE TO FEEL WHEN THEY SELL THESE VEC AND DONT FIX THEM. *TR

Seat Belts1 injured
Filed Aug 23, 2014130,000 milesFL

I WAS SITTING IN LINE AT THE PHARMACY MY 12 YEAR OLD SON WAS SITTING IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WITH SEAT BELT ON THE SEAT BELT BEGAN TIGHTENING AS HE CHANGED POSITION AND EACH TIME HE BREATHED IT TIGHTENED AROUND HIS CHEST HE COULDN'T BREATHE AND RUSHED HIM TO THE FIRE STATION 1 BLOCK AWAY WHERE THEY CUT THE SEAT BELT, OTHER THAN BEING ABLE NOT TO BREATHE THERE WAS NO OTHER INJURY THANKS TO MY QUICK ACTION. WE TRIED TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT AND IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT STICKS AND SOMETIMES YOU GET STUCK AND HAVE TO RELEASE IT WITH A SMALL STICK LIKE OBJECT. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 21, 2014PA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 20, 2014169,000 milesFL

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ~ 8:15 AM AND THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED. I WAS STILL DRIVING WHEN THE DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR AS I HAD LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND THE DOORS WERE LOCKED. I KEEP A HIDE-A-KEY ON THE CAR AND THE KEY WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. I WENT TO THE REAR GATE OF THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN, HOWEVER, THE GLASS POPPED OPEN AND I WAS ABLE TO CRAWL IN THE CAR AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF. I THEN CALLED FOR A TOW AND TOOK MY CAR TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD NOT TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD BE CONTACTING JEEP CORPORATE. ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER, I RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM THEIR RECALL TECHNICIAN WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING WERE A RESULT OF THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED FOR JEEP LIBERTY. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE WITH REGARDS TO THE ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAGS UNTIL TWO (2) WEEKS AFTER....AUGUST 3 OR AUGUST 4, 2014. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 20, 2014VA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 20, 201415,000 milesMO

REAR WINDOW ACTUATORS WILL BREAK WITHOUT WARNING AND DROP THE REAR WINDOWS COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. SINCE THIS MODEL OF LIBERTY HAS THE "SEVERE BUFFETING" PROBLEM WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT CAN CAUSE INCREDIBLE SURPRISE AND DISORIENTED TO THE POINT A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THEM ANYMORE. BOTH WINDOWS ARE SEMI-PERMANENTLY MANUALLY FIXED IN PLACE BY ME. *TR

SteeringCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 18, 2014141,000 milesVA

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. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Aug 15, 2014158,250 milesTN

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND SAW THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER JEEPS. *TR

Air BagsCrash1 injured1 killed
Filed Aug 14, 2014KY

TL* THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED OVER THREE INTERSTATE LANES BEFORE FLIPPING OVER. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08-28-14 *BF UPDATED 09-25-14 *DSY UPDATED 11/19/2014 *JS

Air Bags1 injured
Filed Aug 13, 2014132,000 milesSC

WHILE STOPPED AND FULLY AT COMPLETE REST, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED CAUSING SCRAPES AND LACERATIONS TO DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER. THE M35 ORC FILTER CIRCUIT RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED 7 MONTHS PRIOR ON 1/11/14. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Aug 12, 2014OR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V119000 (SUSPENSION) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 11, 2014NY

I HAVE RECEIVED TWO NOTICES TO REPAIR MY CAR N46 AND M35. I'LL MAKE THIS SHORT AND BRIEF. EVERY TIME I CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND COULD CARE LESS IF MY CAR GETS REPAIRED. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 8, 2014130,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A YEAR TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 7, 2014MI

I HAVE RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR POSSIBLE FUEL LEAKAGE IN A REAR END COLLISION MANY MONTHS AGO AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE. IT SAID CHRYSLER PLANS TO INSTALL A OEM TRAILER HITCH.HOW MUCH LONGER DO I HAVE TO WAIT TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR NOW I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 7, 2014MA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 7, 2014CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 6, 2014NC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 5, 2014IA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 5, 2014CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 4, 2014PA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 4, 2014100,100 milesMI

I WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND I T-BONED THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE NEVER DEPLOYED. THIS WAS A HARD HITTING FRONT END COLLISION THAT CAUSED BY VEHICLE TO SPIN TWO TIMES AROUND AND LEAVE MY VEHICLE FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AFTER SPINNING AROUND TWICE. THE POLICE OFFICER ON THE SCENE SAID HE WAS AMAZED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 3, 2014139,500 milesTX

SAFETY RECALL NOTICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED, BUT DEALER DOES NOT ACCEPT VEHICLE BECAUSE PARTS TO FIX PROBLEM ARE NOT AVAILABLE FROM MANUFACTURER. THIS IS THE SECOND RECALL ON THE SAME VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURER IS NOT PROVIDING PARTS NECESSARY TO FIX RECALL PROBLEMS. *TR

Suspension
Filed Aug 3, 2014138,500 milesTX

VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER FOR SUSPENSION REPAIRS, AFTER WAITING 7 DAYS, DEALER CALLED INDICATING THAT MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO PICK-UP THE VEHICLE AND TAKE IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO FIX THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Aug 1, 201478,000 milesOH

IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT COMMAND THE STARTER. *TR

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