ACCORDING TO NHTSA, THIS VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A VOLUNTARY RECALL (N46/NHTSA 13V-252) THAT WAS TO COMMENCE IN JULY 2013. I RECEIVED A LETTER CONFIRMING THIS FROM THE MANUFACTURER OVER TWO MONTHS AGO THAT SAID I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PART TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS AVAILABLE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER TWICE AND NO ONE CAN SAY WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. SINCE THE PART TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WAS A FACTORY AND/OR DEALER INSTALLED OPTION WHEN THIS CAR WAS BUILT, AND SINCE THERE ARE MANY MANUFACTURERS WITH SIMILAR PARTS, I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT THE UNREASONABLE DELAY APPEARS TO BE INTENTIONAL. THE LONGER CHRYSLER WAITS, THE FEWER JEEPS WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED. OF COURSE, EACH DAY WITHOUT REPAIR PRESENTS A SAFETY RISK THAT ALSO DECREASES THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
2005 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 2005 record →
A YEAR AGO, MY FUEL TANK STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY OVERFLOW A HUGE PUDDLE OF GAS AT THE FILLING STATION WHEN I FILLED UP. NOW IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FUEL UP. I TOOK TO THE DEALER SATURDAY AND THEY SAID ITS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG CHEROKEES, BUT NOT LIBERTYS AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR EITHER VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM IS A VALVE CLOG IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FIX IS AN $1800 NEW FUEL TANK. THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! THIS SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM GIVEN ALL THE FIRES AT GAS STATIONS RECENTLY. EVERY TIME I FILL UP I LEAVE A LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE GROUND, ALL OVER MY CAR AND HAVE TO RIDE WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN FOR FIRST HALF HOUR AFTER FILLING. ONLY AFFORDABLE FIX IS TO NOT FILL, BUT THAT'S NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO GAUGE. SEEMS LIKE YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS JEEP-WIDE (AND I THINK CHRYSLER-WIDE) PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) FIVE MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 05-09-14 *BF
MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR. I HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVING A RECALL AND PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE TO FIX IT. ALSO THIS VEHICLE HAS A BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART MULTIPLE TIMES. I THINK THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER. SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WORKING IF THIS HAS TO BE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
PULLEY RUBBER SEPARATED BETWEEN THE HARMONIC BALANCER AND SERPENTINE PULLEY LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING FORTUNATELY WE WERE WITHIN HALF A MILE OF HOME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE REPAIR DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN JUNE OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE APRIL OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. UPDATED 07/01/14 VA THE CONSUMER STATED, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR. UPDATED 07/01/14
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF CHRYSLER/JEEP WILL BE COMPLYING WITH THE SETTLEMENT OF INSTALLING TRAILER HITCHES TO PROTECT THE GAS TANKS ON JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES? HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO WAIT AND HOW MANY MORE INJURIES OR DEATHS HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALERS WERE RECEIVING ONE PART EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN JUNE OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014 AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS IF 05/06/2014 THE DEALER STILL HAS NOT RECIEVED THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/16/2014 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE ABOUT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY IN REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE A FAILURE.
EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE JEEP WHEN IT CLICKS OFF,IT SPILLS ABOUT A LITER OF GAS ALL OVER MY JEEP. IT HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS WITH DIFFERENT PUMPS. *TR
MY JEEP HAS HAD A CONSTANT ISSUE WITH GAS SHOOTING OUT THE SPOUT WHEN FILLING IT UP. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP LOCALLY AND WAS TOLD THEY ARE WAITING FOR A RECALL. THIS WAS IN LATE 2005 WITH SAME VEHICLE WITH DIFFERENT VIN SERIES. THIS IS 2014 AND NO RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED MANUFACTURER MANY TIME AND TOLD NO REPORTED ISSUE FOR THIS VIN SERIES. THANK YOU FOR YOU GREAT WATCH DOG SERVICE! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE GASOLINE GAUGE SHOWED A QUARTER TANK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NO GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK UPON LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. GASOLINE WAS PLACED IN THE FUEL TANK AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND WAS WAITING FOR PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED RECALL NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE ABOUT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TO RECEIVE A SECOND RECALL NOTICE STATING WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR RECURRINGLY FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REGULATOR CLIP WAS FRACTURED. THE REGULATOR CLIP WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 05/19/14*LJ UPDATED 05/27/2014 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN JUNE OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE HOWEVER STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE HER VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF BACK, HEAD, AND NECK INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL TANK COULD POSSIBLY CATCH ON A FIRE IF INVOLVED IN ANOTHER REAR-END CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/13/14*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE NEEDED PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE NEEDED PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTICE MONTHS AGO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALLED REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
WHEN I FILL WITH GAS THE TANK OVER FLOWS, SPLASHING OUT GAS FROM THE FILLER NECK. THIS HAPPENS EITHER WAY ON AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL FILLING. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SINCE 2008. *TR
CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT N46/NHTSA.13V-252 GAS TANK RECALL ON 3/10/14 AND DEALER SAID THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION ON WHEN PARTS ARE COMING OR HOW TO HANDLE RECALL. WHEN WILL THIS TAKE PLACE. NO ACTION BY CHRYSLER. I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AROUND THE END OF LAST YEAR. IT SHOULD NOT BE TAKING THIS LONG. ARE WE WAITING FOR MORE INJURIES FOR COURT CASES OR FOR CHRYSLER TO HOPE MOST OF THE VEHICLES TO BE OUT OF SERVICE? I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM THE ONLY ONE IN THIS TOWN OF 55000 PEOPLE WITH A JEEP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION MONTHS AGO AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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 ADVISED THAT THEY WERE ONLY RECEIVING ONE RECALL KIT PER WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN JUNE OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL MY JEEP LIBERTY (2005) GAS TANK, THE GASOLINE SPLASHES OUT THE FUEL SPOUT ONTO THE VEHICLE, THE GROUND AND ME (THE PERSON FILLING THE TANK). THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT SPLASHES OUT ONTO THE CAR AND GROUND WHEN THE TANK REACHES "FULL" IS VERY SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME I FILL THE TANK TO THE POINT WHERE I CAN'T FILL THE GAS TANK TO CAPACITY DUE TO GAS FUME INHALATION AND SPILL ON ME AND VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS MY HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WOULD LIKE IT FIXED. NOW I ONLY FILL THE GAS TANK JUST BELOW CAPACITY SO IT DOESN'T LEAK FUEL. *TR
DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR CAR STOPPED IN FRONT .I APPLIED BRAKE MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT SOME ICE NOT SURE CAR SPEED UP INSTEAD .SEEING I WASN'T GOING TO STOP IN TIME VEERED OFF TO RIGHT TO MISS CAR HIT A POLE AND LANDED IN A DITCH BUT MY AIRBAGS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT RECEIVING PARTS APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ADD FUEL TO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL BEGAN SPILLING OUT. WHEN THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT ENGAGED THE SPILL CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER FUEL STATION WHERE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. RK
RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE - N46/NHTSA 13V-252 - REAR STRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER-JEEP DEALER (ALHAMBRA - 1100 WEST MAIN STREET, ALHAMBRA, CA 91801) AND THEY SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM). PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY AND HAVE FOUND THAT IT DOES NOT STOP WHEN FULL WHEN I ADD GAS. I'VE HAD TO REFILL THE CAR ABOUT 5 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE AND IT OVERFLOWS EVERY SINGLE TIME, SPLASHING ON THE GROUND AND ONTO ME, CREATING DANGEROUS PUDDLES AND A FIRE HAZARD TO EVERYONE AROUND. IT DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF LIKE ALL OTHER CARS DO BUT COMPLETELY BYPASSES THE SAFETY SHUT OFF LIKE IT SHOULD WHEN ITS NEARING FULL. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER JEEP OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS EXACT PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO OFFICIAL RECALL FROM JEEP ABOUT IT. IT NOT ONLY AFFECTS JEEP LIBERTY BUT WRANGLERS AND TJ AND APPEARS TO HAPPEN FROM 2003 MODELS AND UP. *TR
WHEN SLOWING DOWN IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED. VEHICLE MUST BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL UNTIL ENGINE DECELERATES. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROX. 5 TIMES. IT ALWAYS IS UNEXPECTED, AND ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN MOVING SLOWLY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. IF THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED DURING THE ACCELERATION THE REAR WHEELS WILL SPIN. THE CAR MUST BE PLACED IN NEUTRAL. THE ACCELERATION LASTS FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS MAINTAINED AND OPERATES PERFECTLY, EXCEPT FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP! *TR
I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER PICKING UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL AND NOTICED THAT MY BACK END WAS SWAYING SLIGHTLY. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FROM A WET ROAD SURFACE BUT THEN NOTICED A CRACK AND GROAN WHEN I DROVE UP MY CURB ON TO MY DRIVEWAY. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND MY REAR AXLE WAS SLIGHTLY SKEWED WITH THE PASSENGER TIRE SLID FORWARD IN THE WHEEL WELL. I NOTICED THAT CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM (SAFETY RECALL L27/NHTSA 12V-085 REAR SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS) BUT MINE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE I DON'T LIVE IN A 'SALT BELT' STATE. I LIVE IN OMAHA, NE AND OUR ROADS ARE SALTED EVERY WINTER. I BELIEVE THIS IS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE PREVIOUS RECALL AND WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO REPLACE MY LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *TR
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT HAS DIFFICULTY LOCKING AND UNLATCHES ITSELF AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TR
FUEL TANK HAS CHANCE OF LEAK. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL FROM CHRYSLER ADVISING CHRYSLER DEALER WILL INSTALL TRAILER HITCH AT NO COST TO OWNER. DEALER IS UNABLE TO OBTAIN PARTS NECESSARY. PHONE CALLS TO CHRYSLER FAILED TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED JUNE 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR
TIMKEN CORPORATION HAD RECALL 12E047000 BUT [XXX] IS A NON WORKING NUMBER. AS NEW OWNER OF JEEP NEED VERIFICATION RECALL WAS COMPLETE ON JEEP. NEED HELP TO VERIFY IF RECALL CORRECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED OR NOT. NEED VALID CONTACT INFORMATION FOR TIMKEN CORPORATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WAS GOING TO BECOME AVAILABLE AND HE WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
WHEN AT A STOP, I PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR. A LOT OF TIMES, NOT ALL THE TIME, IT WILL VIOLENTLY POP OUT OF GEAR. I THEN PUT IT BACK IN GEAR, AND DRIVE AWAY. I CAN AVOID THIS BY PUT IT IN TO FIRST GEAR AS I GLIDE TO A STOP, OR BY CREEPING THE JEEP IN 2ND GEAR AND THEN GO BACK TO 1ST. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME NOW. THE POP OUT OF GEAR SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE MY TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY CAR, BUT AFTER REVIEWING THE BLOGS, NOTICED ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR 6 SPEED MANUAL JEEP. *TR
WENT TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND A LOUD KNOCKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CHECKED ALL FLUIDS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. OIL LIGHT FINALLY WENT OFF AND WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE RESULT WAS A BLOWN ENGINE. SERVICE TECH SAID THEY FLUSHED OIL FROM ENGINE AND IT WAS FILLED WITH METAL. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE AND IS DOCUMENTED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE MODE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS FLAMES IGNITED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXITED FROM THE VEHICLE SAFELY AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE MASSIVE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000....UPDATED 02-28-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE E-MAIL ADDRESS IS INCORRECT.
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