2005 Jeep Liberty complaints

THE LEFT OXYGEN SENSOR WIRING HARNESS CONTACTED THE EXHAUST PIPE AND BURNED THE HARNESS. THEY IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR 06 JEEP LIBERTY I WOULD LIKE MINE TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS 06 JEEP NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V036000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPILL ONTO THE GROUND ABNORMALLY FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WHEN I FILL UP MY GAS TANK AND LET THE PUMP DO THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF IT OVERFLOWS. GAS LEAKS OUT OF THE TANK, ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR, ON THE GROUND AND SOMETIMES ON MYSELF. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND LEAVES A GAS SMELL IN THE CAR FOR AT LEAST A DAY. *TR

THE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT.THE WINDOW JUST WENT DOWN AND DOESN'T GO UP. WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON, FOR THE WINDOW TO GO UP IT JUST MAKES A NOISE. *TR

WHILE MERGING ONTO ROUTE 17 IN NJ ( A HIGHWAY) IN MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY AND GOING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH THE UPPER BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BROKE CAUSING THAT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL TO COME OFF AND BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND THE ROAD . LUCKILY I MANAGED TO GET THE JEEP TO SLIDE TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITHOUT COLLIDING WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES. UNFORTUNATELY THIS SAME TYPE OF INCIDENT OCCURRED JUST 7 MONTHS EARLIER IN AUGUST OF 2011 WHILE I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY AT 60MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE APART CAUSING THAT WHEEL TO FALL OFF AND UNDER THE JEEP, ONCE AGAIN A MIRACLE THAT I MANAGED TO GET THE TRUCK TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT INVOLVING ANY OTHER CARS ! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE CONTROL ARM TO BEND. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE ONLY REQUIRED TO REPAIR WHAT WAS STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) ONE TIME, AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH ANY FURTHER REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,755.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE REAR WHEELS SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, GAS SPLASHES OR SPITS BACK OUT OF THE GAS TANK PRIOR TO THE GAS STATION PUMP TURNING OFF. THE AMOUNT OF GAS THAT SPLASHES OR SPITS OUT OF THE TANK VARIES BUT OCCURS 100% OF THE TIME AT ALL GAS STATIONS. THE SLASHED VOLUME APPEARS TO BE A FEW OUNCES UP TO A QUART AND HAS SPLASHED BACK UP TO A DISTANCE OF 24". THE GAS USUALLY SPLASHES ON THE VEHICLE ITSELF AND ON THE GROUND AND WILL SPLASH ON THE OPERATOR IF HE/SHE IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE TANK OR HOLDING THE PUMP. THE GAS HAS SPLASHED/SPIT BACK ON ME A FEW TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURS REGARDLESS OF THE PUMPING SPEED - IT OCCURS WITH THE PUMP ON THE TOP NOTCH (FAST), THE BOTTOM NOTCH (SLOW), ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN AND ALSO IF YOU FILL IT MANUALLY WITHOUT THE NOTCHES. THE VEHICLE IS NEVER "TOPPED OFF'." *TR

BOUGHT LIBERTY NEW IN 2005. ON 03-26-08, LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE FOR NO REASON. REPAIR NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY-COST $325.00. OTHER OWNERS HAD SAME COMPLAINT, BUY PER JEEP, NO RECALL. ON 12-16-09, RIGHT FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR PANEL. STILL NO RECALL. PER SERVICE ADVISOR JEEP NOW USING A DIFFERENT "FIX"" AND REPLACED REGULATOR SHOULD NOT HAVE SAME PROBLEM. REPAIR COST $381.00. ON 11-03-10, LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR (PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 03-08) BROKE AGAIN. WINDOW HAD NOT EVEN BEEN USED DOZEN TIMES SINCE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. FILED COMPLAINT WITH JEEP. ALSO RESEARCHED AND SAW MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVING SAME REPETITIVE PROBLEM. WAS ADVISED BY CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER THAT IT WAS A VENDOR ISSUE AND NO RECALL IN EFFECT. AFTER BATTLE WITH CHRYSLER, THEY FINALLY AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME 100% FOR 3RD WINDOW AND THE COST OF THE 2 PRIOR REPAIRS MINUS $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THEY REIMBURSED ME $606.00. *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTY FUELING VEHICLE. FUEL SPLASHES BACK UP OUT OF TANK. NOZZLE CONTINUALLY SHUTS OFF BECAUSE GAS OVERFLOWS. OCCURS AT ALL PUMPS-NOT JUST HIGH PRESSURE. THIS HAPPENS DURING ENTIRE FILL PROCESS, EVEN WHEN FILLING AN EMPTY TANK. REQUIRES HAND HOLDING NOZLE AND FILLING AT EXTREMELY SLOW RATE. EVEN AT VERY SLOW RATE, MUST REPEATEDLY STOP ALL FLOW EVERY FEW SECONDS OR PUMP NOZLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF DUE TO GAS OVERFLOW. TAKES EXTREME AMOUNT OF TIME TO FILL ENTIRE TANK AND NEVER SURE IT IS FULL DUE TO NOZLE SHUT-OFF CONTINUALLY BEING ACTIVATED WITH BACK UP OF GAS. RESEARCH ON INTERNET SHOWS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH OTHER JEEPS AS WELL. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS IT DOES NOT STOP IT POPS OUT AND IF YOU ARE IN THE WAY WILL GO ALL OVER YOU ON THE GROUND AND THE CAR. PLUS YOU ARE PAYING FOR GAS THAT IS NOT IN YOUR CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIRED. THERE HAD BEEN NO ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REMAIN STABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 141,000.....UPDATED 03/28/12 *BF UPDATED 04/13/12

LEFT AND RIGHT REAR A=ARMS RUSTED AT WELDINGS. A-ARM'S FELL APART LEAVING VEHICLE UNSTEERABLE. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. QUOTED AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT $1050.00 NO JEEP REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO MY WORKPLACE, I NOTICED MY JEEP SWAYING ON THE ROAD, WHICH I FIRST ATTRIBUTED TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE I SAW THAT MY REAR CONTROL ARMS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED, WITH THE LEFT REAR ARM ALMOST SHEARED THROUGH WITH RUST. I WAS ABLE TO NURSE THE JEEP LIBERTY TWO MILES TO A SAFE PARKING PLACE WITH MY FLASHERS ON AND DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH. THANKFULLY I WAS ON BACK COUNTRY ROADS AND NOT DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS! WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAVE OCCURRED IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS? HOPEFULLY, I CAN BE COMPENSATED BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION FOR THE COST OF MY REPAIRS AND TOWING. I FIND IT UNFATHOMABLE THAT SUCH CRITICAL COMPONENTS WOULD RUST THROUGH ON A VEHICLE WITH 70,000 MILES. *TR

LATE NIGHT I HAD STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HAD BEGUN TO MOVE WHEN I HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK END OF THE JEEP. I WAS THEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 - 35 MPH WHEN THE BACKEND STARTED TO "SLIDE" OUT LIKE I WAS ON ICE. SINCE THERE WAS NO ICE I PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT OUT WITH A FLASHLIGHT. I CHECKED THE WHEELS, PUT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, AND SINCE I WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO HOME I DROVE BETWEEN 10 - 15 MPH. TODAY I FOUND OUT THE ONE OF THE CONTROL ARMS WAS SO RUSTED THAT IT BROKE AND THE OTHER WAS RUSTED BADLY WHERE IT WAS WELDED. NOTHING ELSE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE JEEP LOOKED SO RUSTED AND I TAKE GOOD CARE TO GET THE UNDER BODY WASHED OFTEN IN THE WINTER. THE ARMS LOOKED LIKE THEY HAD BEEN SITTING IN A JUNK YARD FOR 20 YEARS OR SO, THEY WERE THAT BAD! WE CALLED THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER TO ASK ABOUT A WARRANTY OR EVEN A RECALL BUT WERE INFORMED THERE WAS NEITHER. SHE GAVE US A NUMBER TO CALL AT CHRYSLER WHICH WE DID IMMEDIATELY. WE WERE TOLD THE SAME THING THERE BUT THEY GAVE US A CASE NUMBER. I DID FIND AN ARTICLE ON THE INTERNET FROM SEPT. 20, 2011 THAT SAID THERE WERE AT LEAST 11 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I WASN'T DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 70 + MPH SINCE I USUALLY LEAVE FOR ARIZONA THIS WEEK. SINCE THERE MAY BE OTHER JEEP OWNERS OUT THERE UNAWARE THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN, I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT. I THINK THAT THIS IS EXCESSIVE RUST ON A VEHICLE ONLY 7 YEARS OLD. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR A

THE WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN INTO MY DOOR WELL BECAUSE, AS I'M TOLD BY JEEP SERVICE ADVISORS, BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE PLASTIC CLIPS INSTALLED ON THEIR WINDOW ASSEMBLIES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS JEEP AND I CONSIDER IT TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE HEART OF CARJACKINGS, THEFTS, & CRIME IN GENERAL, AND CANNOT LOCK MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE NO WINDOWS. (I AM ALSO ELDERLY, FEMALE & CONSIDER MYSELF TO MORE VULNERABLE TO CRIME CHRYSLER HAS AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME, BUT THEN RE-ENGAGED, AND WOULD RATHER HAVE A "CAT FIGHT" THAN TO STEP UP PLATE & PAY FOR THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE CREATED FOR THE CONSUMER! MANY JEEP OWNERS, LIKE MYSELF HAVE HAD THEIR WINDOW FALL MORE THAN 10 TIMES @ $400.00 PER FIX = $4,000 X 10 MILLION SOLD (APPROX.) = $40,000,000. STAGGERING AND INTENTIONAL PROFITS WHEN THE HAVE CREATED INTENTIONAL DEFECTS TO PASS ON TO THE CONSUMER! CHRYSLER HAS BULLIED ME AND THEIR GREED HAS CAUSED ME MUCH STRESS AND UNNECESSARY EXPENSE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM ON LIMITED INCOME AND CANNOT SUSTAIN THIS EXPENSE. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER JEEP SIMPLY BECAUSE OF CHRYSLER'S APATHY, LACK OF FAIRNESS TO THE FOUNDATION WHO BUILT THEIR LOUSY CORP - THE AMERICANS! THEY ARE AWARE THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD, BUT CHOSE TO TREAT EACH CASE AS ISOLATED, AND IN MOST CASES WILL NOT PAY. BAIL THEM OUT AND WE GET RIPPED OFF IN RETURN! *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN AUGUST OF 2008 FROM A DEALERSHIP WITH 25,462 MILES. WHEN YOU FILL THE CAR WITH GAS IT OVERFLOWS OUT THE GASCAP INSTEAD OF THE GAS PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTTING OFF. IT SPLASHES BACK AT YOU. I HAVE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE OF SADDLE BAG STYLE GAS TANK I SHOULD LET THE ENGINE RUN FOR A MINUTE AT IDLE BEFORE TURNING ENGINE OFF AND FILLING GAS TANK. I TRIED THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND GAS PUMP STILL DOES NOT STOP WHEN IT SHOULD AND SPLASHES BACK AT YOU BEFORE PUMP STOPS. IS THERE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? GAS SPRAYS BACK AT YOU AND ALSO RUNS DOWN SIDE OF CAR. IT COULD BE DANGEROUS! *TR

GAS TANK OVER FILLS ON 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN PUMPING GAS , AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF DOES NOT WORK AND TANK OVERFLOWS. VERY ANNOYING AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I VERY SLIGHTLY LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AS I CAME OVER A BRIDGE. AT THAT POINT, PART OF THE JEEP WANTED TO GO STRAIGHT AND THE OTHER PART WANTED TO GO OFF THE ROAD. IT TRULY FELT LIKE THE JEEP WAS GOING TO ROLL. I SLOWED DOWN AND MANAGED TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL OFF THE FREEWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE LEFT REAR LATERAL ARM CONNECTING AXLE TO THE FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND BECAME DISCONNECTED. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE RIGHT LATERAL ARM IS CLOSE TO RUSTING THOUGH AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE LATERAL ARMS WERE ON BACKORDER FROM CHRYSLER, THE DEALER MANAGED TO FIND ONE FROM ANOTHER DEALER AND REPLACED THE LEFT ARM. WE AGREED TO ORDER THE RIGHT LATERAL ARM AND REPLACE IT BEFORE IT TOO BECOMES DISCONNECTED. *TR

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH MY GAS TANK HAS OVERFLOWED WHILE FILLING. I WENT TO A DIFFERENT PUMP THAN THE PREVIOUS TIME. THIS TIME THE PRESSURE OF THE GAS GOING IN WHEN IT OVERFLOWED WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE GAS TO SPRAY BACK OUT AND UPWARD TOWARDS MY FACE. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD WHO RIDES IN MY VEHICLE ALL THE TIME INCLUDING WHEN I STOP FOR GAS. I HAVE TO TAKE HER OUT OF HER CARSEAT AND CARRY HER INSIDE TO PAY. GAS GETS ON MY HANDS WHICH I CAN'T GO INSIDE TO WASH OFF WITHOUT GETTING GAS ON HER IN THE PROCESS. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN STANDING IN FRONT OF THE GAS NOZZLE THIS TIME, IT WOULD HAVE SPRAYED INTO MY FACE AND EYES. *TR

WHEN GAS IS FINISHED PUMPING, A PINT OF GAS SPILLS DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE THEN ONTO GROUND. AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF DOESN'T ENGAGE WHEN FINISHED PUMPING GAS AT ANY GAS STATION. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 0520 A.M. ON JANUARY 23, 2012 I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 26 JUST OUTSIDE OF KINGWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS DESCENDING A HILL AROUND SEVERAL SHARP TURNS AT A RATE OF SPEED APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON DRY BUMPY PAVEMENT. WITHOUT WARNING I FELT A VIBRATION WHICH SEEMED TO ORIGINATE IN THE REAR OF MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. SEVERAL SECONDS LATER A HARD THUMP WAS FELT UNDERNEATH THE FLOOR BOARDS ACCOMPANIED BY A METAL SCRAPING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR TO INVESTIGATE BUT BEFORE I COULD BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE HALT THE REAR OF THE CAR BEGAN TO COME AROUND TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE SUV FROM THE RIGHT. ONCE I GOT THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED I PUT IT INTO PARK, APPLIED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE, TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND THEN GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION. AS I EXAMINED THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT ALMOST TOUCHING THE BACK OF THE WHEEL WELL. I THEN SHINED MY FLASHLIGHT UNDERNEATH OF THE CAR AND SAW THE FRONT END OF THE DRIVE SHAFT LYING ON THE STREET. I COASTED MY CAR INTO A NEARBY DRIVEWAY TO GET IT OFF OF THE STREET. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DIAGNOSIS: RIGHT HAND REAR CONTROL ARM FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE EROSION/RUSTING. I HAD THE FAILED PART REPLACED AND AS A PRECAUTION I HAD THE LEFT HAND CONTROL ARM REPLACED AS WELL. BOTH OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. I PURCHASED MY JEEP NEW IN WISCONSIN I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA11013 (SUSPENSION:REAR), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NOISE WENT AWAY AND I PICKED UP SPEED RETURNING TO ABOUT 35 WHEN VEHICLE LOST ALL CONTROL OF BACK TIRES. FISHTAILED AS IF I WAS SLIPPING ON AN ICE PATCH. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING BUT WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE CAR IN THE LEFT LANE. MECHANIC TOLD ME THE RIGHT TRAILER ARM WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND SNAPPED. LEFT TRAILER ARM ALSO SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION AND IS VERY WEAK. WAS ABOUT 2 MILES FROM GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

RIGHT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM ROTTED OUT AND FRACTURED. VEHICLE BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. UPON INSPECTION, THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS SO THIN A SCREWDRIVER COULD BE PUSHED THROUGH THE METAL WITH LITTLE EFFORT. THE CONTROL ARM WAS VISIBLY SOUND TO NAKED EYE BUT ROTTED FROM INSIDE OUT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY FROM A DEALER LOT 01-27-2012. TODAY I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IT OVERFLOWED ON ME, GOT ON MY JEANS LEGS, JACKET, ON THE GROUND AND ON THE LEFT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE JEEP. THE DEALER FILLED UP THE GAS TANK BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN OFF THE LOT, AND I WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY PROBLEM BY THEM. THIS VEHICLE TRANSPORTS MY 3-YEAR OLD IN IT!!! *TR

IN LATE 2008 AND EARLY 2009 OUR PAINT ON THE TOP OF OUR VEHICLE BEGAN TO PEEL, WE HAD ALWAYS HAD OUR VEHICLE IN A CARPORT AS OF NOW THE ENTIRE TOP HAS PEELED OFF, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL IT IS THE CLEAT COAT. I HAD BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF A JEEP DEALERSHIP AFTER A RECALL ONCE. *TR

SEVERE CORROSION ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM CORRODED FROM INSIDE OUT POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE WAS FELT TO SLIP CAUSING A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. ON INSPECTION, FOUND THE LEFT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED THROUGH ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE ARM ON THE OUTER AND INNER SIDES. THIS ALLOWED THE ARM TO BUCKLE. THE RIGHT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED SIMILARLY AND IN IMMINENT DANGER OF FAILING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT NOTICED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES FOR REPAIRS TO THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,587.

I CAN ONLY PUMP 50 CENTS WORTH OF GAS AT A TIME INTO MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WITH THE EVAP CODE. I TOOK MY JEEP TO MY MECHANIC AND HE CANNOT FIND ANY BLOCKAGES OR ANYTHING BENT. HE CALLED TWO DIFFERENT LOCAL JEEP DEALERS AND THEY CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS WHEN THERE ARE MULTIPLE FORUMS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY MECHANIC IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO RESEARCH FOR A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRED SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF SOMEONE HAD CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS RUSTED AWAY ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. CONTROL ARMS REPLACED AT A COST OF $360.00 DOLLARS. *TR

HI, I OWN A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY FOR MY WIFE, PURCHASED IT WITH 20K AND NOW WITH 98K WE HAVE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH GAS PUMPS NOT SHUTTING OFF AT ANY OF THE STATIONS WHERE I HAVE PURCHASED GAS. AT FIRST I JUST ASSUMED IT WAS RELATED TO A PARTICULAR PUMP, BUT HAVE FOUND THAT IT OVERFLOWS NO MATTER WHERE I PURCHASE GAS. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON LIBERTY OWNERS FORUMS AND TALKED TO OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE HAD THEIR TANKS REPLACED, WHICH SEEMS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER, ESPECIALLY WITH 3 YOUNG KIDS OF AGES 7,5,2 AND IF GOD FORGIVE SOMETHING HORRIBLE WOULD HAPPEN AND CERTAINLY AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN SUCH EFFORTS ARE MADE TO EVEN CONTROL VAPOR EMISSIONS ON MODERN VEHICLES. THE FIRST TIME THE TANK OVERFLOWED MY WIFE RELATES IT TO ME AS BEING SCARED,SURPRISED AND SOAKED HER LEG AND SHOES. WHEN TRYING TO PUMP GAS IT JUST LITERATELY JUST NOT EASY IT TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO PUMP HALF A TANK MANUALLY. THE STOPPING THE PUMP TO AVOID SPILLING GAS IS NOT SUITABLE LONG TERM SOLUTION. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE, BUT AM MORE ANXIOUS ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE THIS CAUSES, ESPECIALLY FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS. IT'S BAD ENOUGH DRIVING AROUND WITH THE SMELL OF GAS AROUND THE JEEP, BUT I HATE TO THINK ABOUT OTHER WORSE SCENARIOS SUCH AS A FIRE OR HAVING GAS SPRAYED IN SOMEONES FACE. I HOPE THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS AND BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED AS PART OF AN EMISSIONS AND CUSTOMER SAFETY RELATED SERVICE CAMP

FUEL OVERFLOW ISSUE: WHILE REFUELING, TANK WILL CONSISTENTLY OVERFLOW LARGE AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE ONTO THE GROUND. PROBLEM OCCURS REGARDLESS OF GAS STATION USED. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED CONSISTENTLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND SHOULD RESULT IN A RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY IS INJURED OR THE ENVIRONMENT IS FURTHER SOILED. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THAT NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND SOME MAY BE DENIED REPAIRS DUE TO EXPIRATION OF VEHICLE WARRANTY. FUEL/EMISSIONS/SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS THIS SHOULD NOT BE RESTRICTED TO POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND SHOULD BE WARRANTED FOR THE LIFE OF VEHICLE. OTHERS COMPLAINTS AND DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.RIDGELINEOWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=36166 HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F176/HAVE-FUEL-SPILL-PROBLEMS-LIKE-MANY-US-SUBMIT-COMPLAINT-FORCE-RECALL-974337/. *TR

WHEN PUMPING GAS INTO MY CAR, WHEN IT APPROACHES FULL, GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK. IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE WHEN THE CAR IS FULL WITH GAS, AND GAS SPILLAGE OCCURS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSIS INTO A JEEP DEALERSHIP. THE STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDS REPLACEMENT WHICH WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY 1600 DOLLARS. THEY WOULD ONLY COVER 50 PERCENT, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD, AND WILL NOT TAKE ANY OTHER RESPONSIBILITY WITH HELPING WITH THIS REPAIR. *TR

I OWN A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY, EVERY TIME I FILL THE CAR UP WITH GAS, IT SPITS OUT AT ME. NOT JUST A LITTLE, IT GETS ON MY CLOTHES, RUNS DOWN MY CAR AND QUITE A BIT ENDS UP ON THE GROUND. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME. I THOUGHT THIS WAS UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE, BUT I HAVE FOUND OUT A LOT JEEP LIBERTY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM I DO. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET FIXED THEY SAID IT COST $2100. THE PEOPLE AT CHRYSLER THAT I HAVE TALKED TO ADMIT THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THIS AND WERE WILLING TO WORK WITH ME, BUT IT WOULD STILL COST ME $500. I BELIEVE THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO ME AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND THESE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT JUST UNIQUE TO JEEP LIBERTY, BUT TO OTHER JEEP PRODUCTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I HEARD A CLUNK. MY BACK WINDOW BEHIND DRIVER HAD SLIPPED DOWN. I CALLED MY PERSONAL MECHANIC, NOT DEALER, AND HE DIAGNOSED IT OVER THE PHONE AS THE REGULATOR. HE TOLD ME IT WAS COMMON IN JEEPS. WHILE AT THE MECHANIC'S, ANOTHER CUSTOMER SAID HER FATHER'S JEEP HAD DONE THE SAME THING. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO BE GLAD THAT MY WINDOW DID NOT BREAK. I WAS CHARGED TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR $300. I HAVE NO CHILDREN AND MY BACK WINDOW IS NEVER USED. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS DEFINITELY AN INFERIOR PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. I ONLY HOPE I CAN GET RID OF MY JEEP BEFORE I HAVE ANOTHER WINDOW REGULATOR FAIL!!! *TR

WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER CAUSES THE GAS NOZZLE AUTOMATIC CUTOFF VALVE TO OPERATE BEFORE FUEL IS OVERFLOWING DOWN THE SIDE OF VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND. UNTIL THIS FALL, THE VEHICLE USUALLY CUTOFF THE NOZZLE AS THE TANK WAS FULL - VERY FULL - BUT PRIOR TO OVERFLOW. STARTING TWO MONTHS AGO, THE TANK ALWAYS OVERFLOWS AT EVERY PUMP USED. THIS GASOLINE SPILL SEEMS DANGEROUS AND IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MINE IS CERTAINLY NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT OF THIS NATURE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE BECOMING A PREVALENT CONCERN WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE.

I JUST HAD TO HAVE MY FUEL TANK REPLACED BECAUSE THE OVERFLOW FUNCTION DID NOT WORK WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS. THE AUTO-SHUTOFF DID NOT ACTIVATE CAUSING GAS TO WATERFALL OUT OF THE TANK WHEN THE PUMP DID NOT SHUT OFF WHEN FILLING GAS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR WHICH THE JEEP WRANGLERS WERE JUST RECALLED. *TR

IN BACKING OUT THE DRIVEWAY, THE REAR AXLE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. THERE ARE SIGNS THAT THE LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM IS RUSTED THROUGH AND ABOUT TO FAIL ALSO. I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT ON THE ROAD YET. *TR

SHIFT CABLE FAILED WHEN WE ROLLED TO A STOP. WENT TO PUT THE JEEP IN PARK. WOULD NOT GO. WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. MANAGED TO FORCE IT INTO NEUTRAL BUT THAT WAS IT. HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE JEEP BACKWARDS TO TRY TO TURN IT AROUND TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP. KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT AS A RESULT MAKING BATTERY GO DEAD. VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE IF THAT SHIFTER CABLE BROKE AT A HIGHER SPEED IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE MESSED THE TRANSMISSION UP OR ALLOWED US TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. FOR INSTANCE IT WERE IN DRIVE AND COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF WHAT WOULD WE DO? FOUND OUT FROM LOCAL JEEP DEALERS THAT THEY HAVE TO REPLACE SEVERAL OF THESE A WEEK. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO SECURE ONE FOR SEVERAL DAYS BECAUSE THEY WERE SOLD OUT ALL IN OUR REGION. SUSPECT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. NO WORD FROM JEEP ON THIS! MECHANIC WAS STUNNED HOW POORLY MADE THE CABLE IS AND WAS SURPRISED IT LASTED AS LONG AS IT DID! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

THE FUEL TANK APPEARS TO NOT PROPERLY VENT WHILING REFUELING WHICH CAUSES THE FUEL PUMP TO KICK OFF AND FUEL TO BE EJECTED FROM THE TANK WHILE REFUELING. EVEN WHEN YOU TRY TO REFILL THE TANK VERY SLOWLY THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. SOME FUEL STATIONS DON'T HAVE PUMPS THAT OPERATE AT A SLOW ENOUGH FLOW RATE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO FILL THE TANK. IT TAKES ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES TO FILL THE 20 GALLON TANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL WOULD SPILL OUT FROM THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND ONTO HIMSELF. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL PAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

I HAD JUST PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD STOPPED. I PULLED ON TO THE CITY STREET WHEN I HEARD A NOISE. I AT FIRST THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. AND WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PULL OFF TO A SIDE STREET MY JEEP HAD STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAY INTO THE OTHER LANE. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE JEEP. I FELT LIKE I WAS SLIDING ON SOMETHING. THANK GOODNESS NO ONE WAS NEXT TO ME OR COMING IN THE OTHER LANE OR I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I GOT MY JEEP STOPPED AND THEN MADE MY WAY BACK INTO THE OTHER LANE AND TURNED DOWN A SIDE STREET TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN I GOT OUT I LOOKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOOKING FOR A FLAT. BUT NO FLAT. I COULD SEE THAT THE REAR TIRE WAS SLIDE BACK CLOSE TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL. I COULD SEE THAT SOMETHING HAD BROKE. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND WHEN HE GOT THERE AND LOOKED UNDER HE COULD SEE THAT THE REAR TRAILING ARMS HAD BOTH BROKE. THAT THEY WERE RUSTED THROUGH. WE HAD TO HAVE THE JEEP TOWED TO A DEALER THAT WAS CLOSE BY. THEY HAD VERIFIED THAT THEY HAD RUSTED THROUGH. IN ALL THE YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME BEFORE. I WAS JUST VERY THANKFUL THAT I HAD GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THIS BROKE. I KNOW THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT A MUCH HIGHER SPEED I COULD HAVE CAUSE A TERRIBLE WRECK. I CAN NOT BELIEVE AFTER SEEING ALL OF THESE COMPLAINT FOR THE EXACT SAME THING THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. HOW CAN A MANUFACTURER OF CARS LET SOMETHING LIKE THIS CONTINUE. THE DAY THIS HAPPENED WAS A CLEAR DRY DAY. TO HAVE

WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT, HEARD A LOUD THUNK. WHILE DRIVING HOME AFTERWARD, OBSERVED THAT THE VEHICLE WASN'T STEERING STRAIGHT AND SWAYED BADLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT REAR LOWER SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM HAS RUSTED THROUGH, AND SPLIT IN TWO LENGTHWISE. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED I COULD EASILY HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THIS DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE VEHICLE RUST WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH DOWN ROAD, WEATHER CONDITIONS DRY, SUNNY, TEMPERATURE 55 DEGREES. HEARD SOMETHING SNAP/BREAK, LOST CONTROL OF CAR, SWERVED INTO ONCOMING LANE. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND NOTICED SOMETHING BROKE ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR. CALLED LOCAL CAR DEALER, CAR WAS TOWED AND RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM WAS BROKEN. ARGUED WITH DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS VERY NOTICEABLE THAT IT WAS RUSTED RIGHT THROUGH. HAD NYS INSPECTION DONE ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 AND WAS NEVER TOLD THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. AFTER HAVING IT REPAIRED, DEALER NEVER NOTIFIED ME THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WAS ALSO RUSTED. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND ALSO HAD THAT ONE REPLACED. I TOLD BOTH REPAIR FACILITIES THAT I WANTED THE FAULTY PARTS BACK. AFTER RESEARCHING FOR INFORMATION, REALIZED THERE IS A NHTSA ACTION NUMBER OF EA11013 THAT IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME. I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE PARTS - BOTH THE BROKEN ONE AND THE ONE I HAD REPLACED IF YOU WOULD LIKE THEM. *TR