2005 Jeep Liberty complaints

SINCE BUYING MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY NEW 6 YEARS AGO...I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MECHANISM THAT KEEPS THE WINDOWS UP EIGHT TIMES. OUT OF THAT 8 TIMES, JEEP HAS MADE ME PAY FOR 4 OF THEM! OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART...SHAME ON JEEP! *TR

WHEN FILLING MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WITH FUEL IT SPITS BACK ALMOST A QUART. I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT PUMPS AT DIFFERENT STATIONS AND IT DOES THIS EVERY TIME. *TR

WHENEVER I FILL UP MY JEEP THE FUEL OVERFLOWS ONTO THE JEEP AND ON THE GROUND. IT HAS DONE THIS FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS (OR MORE).

AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF BABY TWINS, I AM BOTH COMPLETELY FREAKED OUT AS WELL AS GRATEFULLY RELIEVED TO HAVE FOUND THIS SITE. THE COMPLAINTS READ LIKE A CHECKLIST OF PAST ISSUES AND GOD WILLING, PREVENTABLE FUTURE ISSUES. THE GAS TANK CANNOT BE "TOPPED OFF"... ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, THIS WAS A SEEMINGLY ACCEPTABLE ISSUE. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON ACCOMPANIED BY TOTALLY UNEXPLAINED STALLING EVERY SO OFTEN BECAME A PROBLEM WHICH WOULD CEASE JUST AS RANDOMLY AS IT OCCURRED. FINALLY (WHEN PREGNANT AND NERVOUS) I BROUGHT IT IN AFTER ONE TOO MANY TIMES. APPARENTLY THIS JEEP MODEL/YEAR IS WEATHER SENSITIVE. RAIN SEEMED TO BE THE CATALYST, BUT I REFUSE TO PUT ONE OF THOSE ANAL PERSON CAR COVERS ON BECOMING A SLAVE TO THE WEATHERCHANNEL. MECHANIC CHANGED TEMPERAMENTAL SENSOR WHICH, SO FAR, SEEMS TO BE MANAGED. THE A/C FAN ONLY WORKS AT 3 AND UP, WHICH IS TOO MUCH HOT/COLD FOR EVEN THE MOST ANEMIC AFTER MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES. BACK TO THE WEATHER, WINTER CAUSES FRONT STRUTS TO CREAK AND MOAN LIKE A GERIATRIC BEAST. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS ANNOYING BUT SEEMINGLY INNOCUOUS. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT ONLY WORKS IN PART TIME HI (OR LOW, DON'T RECALL), WHICH IS DISAPPOINTING THOUGH AGAIN, NOT LIFE THREATENING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE DEFECTS SIMPLY FEELS AS IF IT WAS BUILT WITH INDIFFERENCE TO THE CONSUMER. NOW THAT I HAVE TWO PRICELESS PASSENGERS, I REFUSE TO WAIT FOR THE CV JOINTS TO DISENGAGE BEFORE DEMANDING ALL REPAIRS BE MADE AND DOUBLE CHECKED BY MY IMPLICITLY TRUSTED MECHANIC (IRONICALLY AL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGERS SIDE REAR WINDOWS AND DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW FAILED AND THE WINDOW AND THE UNLOCKING MECHANISM WILL NOT OPERATE. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS, THE WINDOW WILL NOT RAISE AND THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL PARTS. THE REAR SIDED WINDOW AND LOCKING MECHANISM (REGULATOR) HAS FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (DEFECT) WITH THESE JEEP LIBERTIES. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THEY FAIL AGAIN. THESE REAR WINDOWS ARE NOT USED VERY OFTEN, SO WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE NEXT FAILURE WILL OCCUR. WE HAVE ONE YEAR LEFT ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT IF AN IMPROVED PART IS NOT USED FOR THE REPAIRS, IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. *TR

ON SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2011, MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT THAT WAS ASSOCIATED TO A JEEP CONFIRMED FAULTY REAR SET OF BRAKE CALIPERS AND ROTORS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN ON FOUR PREVIOUS OCCASIONS REGARDING A "LOUD SCRAPING AND GRINDING" NOISE FROM THE REAR TIRES AND A BURNING ODOR. ON ALL OCCASIONS, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE. AFTER THE INCIDENT ON MARCH 11TH THAT DROVE ME OFF THE ROAD AND IN TO A DITCH, I CONTACTED THE JEEP CORPORATE OFFICES. MY CASE WAS ESCALATED TO A SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS TEAM WHO DISPATCHED A FIELD ENGINEER FROM JEEP. THE ENGINEER ASSESSED THE JEEP ON THAT FRIDAY AND TOOK PHOTOS FOR CORPORATE. AFTER ~5 DAYS, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT JEEP CORPORATE WHO INFORMED ME THAT, INDEED, THE ISSUE THAT I HAVE BEEN ATTESTING FOR THE PAST FOUR MONTHS WAS A CRITICAL ISSUE AND DID INVOLVE BRAKE CALIPERS AND ROTORS THAT WERE FUSED TOGETHER AND COULD LEAD TO A "FIRE AND POSSIBLY AND ACCIDENT" AFTER A RUDE CONVERSATION WITH THE AGENT WHO INDICATED THAT I "WAS PISSY", THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT IN ORDER TO RECEIVE REPAIRS, I WOULD NEED TO REMOVE ANY LIABILITY FORM JEEP BY VERBALLY AUTHORIZING THE REPAIR. THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE CASE. SINCE THEN, JEEP HAS HELD MY VEHICLE AND WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY UPDATES. THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAS MY VEHICLE AND ALL SUPPORTING AREAS ARE BOUND TO CONFIDENTIALITY TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND I H

ONCE AGAIN, GAS SHOOTING OUT OF MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY FILL INSTEAD OF THE PUMP SHUTTING OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. NO IT'S NOT "OPERATOR ERROR" OR "BAD FUEL" OR ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN POOR DESIGN. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO FILL THE VEHICLE AT ANY PUMP AT ANY STATION. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN REPORTED AGAIN AND AGAIN TO THE NHTSA BY MANY PEOPLE AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO FIX THESE VEHICLES. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY DESIGN PROBLEM. (AND CIGARETTES ARE NOT HARMFUL EITHER). *TR

WHEN I FILL THE CAR WITH GAS, GAS SPURTS OUT OF THE PUMP AFTER IT SHUTS OFF. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IT APPEARS THAT JEEP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAS REFUSED TO DO A RECALL FOR THE FIX. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK AT A COST OF OVER $1,200

AFTER FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS THERE ARE STRONG FUEL ODORS INSIDE THE CABIN. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME THE CAR IS REFUELED. *TR

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, GAS STARTED VIOLENTLY SPLASHING BACK OUT OF THE GAS TANK AT THE END OF EVERY FILL-UP. I INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN AND WELL-DOCUMENTED WITH A FAULTY INLET TUBE CHECK VALVE. I DON'T TRY TO OVERLY TOP OFF THE TANK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THIS IS NOT A USER ISSUE. SEE HTTP://WWW.AUTOOBSERVER.COM/2011/02/CHRYSLER-FUEL-SPIT-BACK-COMPLAINTS-RISE.HTML. THEY CALL IT FUEL SPIT-BACK. THE PROBLEM IS MY MAKE/MODEL ISN'T ONE OF THE ONES CHRYSLER HAS AGREED TO START HELPING WITH, EVEN THOUGH IT'S OBVIOUSLY THE SAME ISSUE. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. GAS IS SPILLING AND SOMETIMES SPRAYING OUTSIDE THE CAR AT THE END OF EVERY SINGLE FILL-UP NOW. *TR

EVERY TIME I PUMP FUEL, WHEN IT REACHES CAPACITY IT SPRAYS OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE. *TR

WHILE REFUELING, GASOLINE WILL SPLASH FROM THE FILLER NECK AT THE TIME THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME WE REFUEL, AND WE REFUEL AT MANY DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN THE PUMP AS THE LAST GALLON GOES IN, AND EVEN THIS HAS NOT CONSISTENTLY BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I WOULD ESTIMATE THE AMOUNT SPILLED TO BE AN OUNCE.

I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED WITH 90K MILES. MY LAST TWO FILLUPS AT DIFFERENT PUMPS RESULTED IN THE PUMP SHUTTING OFF BUT GAS SPILLING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE WAS WITH THE AUTOPUMP LEVER ENGAGED AND ONCE WAS WHILE HOLDING THE PUMP LEVER MANUALLY. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM EXPOSURE AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM DUMPING GAS ON THE GROUND ON A DAILY BASIS. IT COULD BE A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF GAS. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERY REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER WINDOW FUNCTION AND INABILITY TO KEEP WINDOW CLOSED. REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AT COST TO OWNER. AT APPROX SAME TIME, REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR FAILED, WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO COST. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2005 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE IN JUNE 2005 ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT FLASHED FOR WEEKS THEN WENT ON SOLID. ASKED DEALER TO CHECK, THEY ADDED AIR AND IT WENT OUT. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I LEFT THE DEALER THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED. I ADDED AIR IT WENT OUT AND THEN IT REPEATED. EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. FIVE YEARS LATER I JUST DRIVE WITH THE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED SINCE NOONE (DEALER/PRIVATE GARAGE/TIRE STORE) AND NOTHING (ADD AIR/NEW TIRES/NEW SENSORS ($120 EACH) FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

TREAD ON GOODYEAR WEATHERHANDLER FUEL MAX TIRES GONE AFTER 13,000 MILES. TIRES SQUEALED WHEN GOING AROUND CURVE, MAKINGS TURNS. TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT SEARS WITH A 65,000 WARRANTY. *TR

THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS RECENTLY QUIT WORKING ON THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE WINDOWS JUST FELL DOWN. BECAUSE THE REGULATOR IS NOT WORKING, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS BACK UP. UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED, THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND KEEP THE WINDOWS CLOSED IS TO TAPE THEM IN PLACE. I AM EXTREMELY AFRAID SOMEONE WILL BE ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS PARKED AND/OR AT A STOP. THE VEHICLE IS TRULY NOT SAFE AND SECURE AS LONG AS I CANNOT ROLL THE WINDOWS UP 100%. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE RETURNING FROM VACATION WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING OVER A WASH BOARD SURFACE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN CAME A LOUD BANG AND THEN NO POWER. THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT BRIEFLY (WE WERE IN THE PASSING LANE). I STRUGGLED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND SHUT IT DOWN. THERE WAS A TRAIL OF OIL ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT CONTINUED POUR OI OUT OF THE ENGINE AFTER I STOPPED. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS RUNNING CORRECTLY AND NONE OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON UNTIL AFTER THE EVENT. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS AT ITS USUAL TWELVE O'CLOCK POSITION. ONCE OFF THE ROAD I OPENED THE HOOD. THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. THE SERPENTINE BELT AND THE TENSIONER PULLEY HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF THE ENGINE. WITH A FLASHLIGHT, I COULD SEE THE FRONT FEW INCHES OF THE FRONT SKIDPLATE. THE WERE FRAGMENTS OF METAL ON IT ALONG WITH OIL. I CHECKED THE OIL FILTER UNDER THE CAR AND IT WAS INTACT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO GATOR CHRYSLER-JEEP IN MELBOURNE, FL. THE CAR WAS EXAMINED ON 11/30/2010 BY THE DIESEL TECH WHO TOLD US THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN ONE OF THESE ENGINES FAIL LIKE THIS. HE ALSO TOLD US THAT HE HAD SPOKEN TO A CHRYSLER ENGINEER AND THAT ENGINEER SAID MUCH THE SAME. THE TECH TOLD US THAT HE HAD FOUND TWO HOLES IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THAT THE SKIDPLATE WAS COVERED WITH SHRAPNEL FROM THE ENGINE. THE TECH ALSO TOLD US THAT THE OIL PAN LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD TAKEN A SHOTGUN TO IT. A DEALE

WE HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY THAT SPONTANEOUSLY RELEASES THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WHILE DRIVING. IT "CLICKS" INTO PLACE (FINE) AND HOLDS TIGHT WHEN YOU PULL ON IT, BUT WILL INTERMITTENTLY UNLATCH WITHOUT TOUCHING IT. IT DOES NOT EXHIBIT ANY CONSISTENT PATTERN AS TO ITS DEFECTIVE BEHAVIOR WHEN RELEASING. JUST DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE BELT WILL ALLOW IT TO COME UNDONE. *TR

BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER, 2010, EACH TIME I PUT GAS INTO MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY, THE PUMP DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND GAS SPILLED OUT ALL OVER THE CAR, ON THE GROUND, AND ON ME. AS OF TODAY, DECEMBER 10, 2010, IS HAS NOW HAPPENED 6 TIMES AT 6 DIFFERENT PUMPS AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS INDICATING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT CREATING TOXIC RUNOFF AND IS HARMFUL TO ME AS I BREATHE IN THE FUMES. *TR

BOTH OF MY BACK WINDOWS FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I AM MARRIED AND NO CHILDREN LIVING AT HOME SO THE BACK SEAT IS NEVER USED. WE HAVE RIGGED THE WINDOWS INTO THE DOOR SO THEY WILL STAY SHUT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS AMERICAN MADE CAR. I WANTED TO SUPPORT THE U.S. ECONOMY BY BUYING A CHRYSLER PRODUCT AND I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MY JEEP LIBERTY IS A 2005 MODEL. *TR

JEEP LIBERTY 2005 WINDOWS. 2 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN AND NO LONGER CAN BE CLOSED. THE WINDOWS FELL ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT HITTING AND BUMPS OR POT HOLES WHILE DRIVING. THE WINDOW MOTOR HUMS BUT THE WINDOWS WILL NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN. THIS IS A RECURRINGROBLEM FOR JEEP AND WE ASK THE COMPANY TO RECALL AND CORRECT THIS MATTER. IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE COMPANY SO THEY DO NOT CONTINUE TO LOSE THE CONFIDENCE OF THEIR COSTUMERS. *TR

FUEL SPILL EVERYTIME WHEN FILL MY JEEP LIBERTY. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY SHIFT HEAD BUTTON BROKEN (50,000 MI) SHIFT IS MOVED BY SMALL FORCE BECAUSE SHIFT BUTTON IS STUCK IN PUSHED POSITION NOT COMING BCK TO LOCKING POSITION SO IT DANGEROUS GEARSHIFT CHANGE TO DIFFERENT POSITION UNEXPECTEDLY BY LITTLE FORCE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 4WD OVERFLOWS ITS FUEL TANK EVERY TIME IT IS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT, AND THIS PROBLEM HAS APPEARED CONSISTENTLY EACH OF THE LAST 5 TIMES I HAVE REFUELED. THE FUEL WILL CONTINUE TO FILL AND THEN OVERFLOW THE TANK UNLESS MANUALLY STOPPED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE FUELING OCCURS; ANY FUEL PUMP CAUSES THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM MUST LIE IN THE FUEL TANK SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE ITSELF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT COULD NOT REMEMBER IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD AT 35 MILES/HOUR, THE 2005 JEEP LIBERTY SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL. THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT AND THEN AROUND, AND STOPPED ON THE OPPOSITE LANE. IT WAS RAINING AND THE ROAD WAS WET. NO HARD BRAKE OR ACCELERATION BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. NO INJURIES. THE ENGINE SEEMED ON BUT THE ACCELERATOR DIDN'T WORK. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND RESTART IT. THEN EVERYTHING STARTED WORKING. COULDN'T VISUALLY SEE ANYTHING WRONG FROM THE OUTSIDE OR UNDER THE HOOD. ALL FLUID LEVELS WERE NORMAL. SCARED TO DEATH. THE VEHICLE HAD NO ANY ISSUES BEFORE. IT HAD ALWAYS BEEN WORKING FINE. IT ONLY HAD ~55K MILES ON IT. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL. FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR LEAKS FUEL THROUGH THE HEATER ELECTRICAL LINES. KNOWN FIRE HAZARD THAT JEEP/CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED. RAW FUEL RUNS OUT THE LIVE ELECTRICAL HEATER LINES. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WITH 44,000 MILES HAS BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS RUST OUT, THE RIGHT SIDE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS BUCKLED DUE TO THIS CORROSION AND NEARLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED OR MODIFIED IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS PREMATURE CORROSION. THE DRIVESHAFT ALSO HAS SEVER RUST AND PERHAPS THERE ARE MORE PARTS THAT I COULD NOT SEE THAT ARE EXHIBIT PREMATURE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND I DON'T SNOW PLOW OR OFF ROAD THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT HAD THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED BECAUSE THE WINDOWS HAD FALLEN DOWN IN THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER REPAIR COSTS ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,199 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,300. UPDATED 12/23/10. *LJ THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 04/15/11

2005 JEEP LIBERTY - DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR INTERIOR AND WILL NOT RETURN TO A CLOSED POSITION. - SPONTANEOUS FAILURE - FOR COMPARABLE COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.DENLORSTOOLS.COM/AUTOBLOG/2009/02/JEEP-LIBERTY-POWER-WINDOW-PROBLEMS-DIY-TIPS/. *TR

RESEARCHING ISSUES RELATED TO MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY (3.7 LIMITED 4 X 4). REPEATED ELECTRONIC ISSUES WITH WINDOWS - CAME ACROSS OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE. EXACTLY HOW MANY REPAIRS HAS JEEP CHRYSLER DONE ON JEEP LIBERTIES... JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW. IT'S NOT CHEAP - READ INFO AT: HTTP://WWW.DENLORSTOOLS.COM/AUTOBLOG/2009/02/JEEP-LIBERTY-POWER-WINDOW-PROBLEMS-DIY-TIPS/. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE REAR WINDOWS REGULATOR FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES CAUSING THE GLASS TO FALL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATORS UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT THE FAILURE WASN'T CORRECTED. THE REAR WINDOWS REGULATOR FAILED AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2010. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK REPORT 19926946 AND ADVISED THEY COULD ASSIST WITH A COPAY TOWARDS THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. I HAVE HAD ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL AND 2 OF THEM FAIL TWICE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. I WAS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ONE TIME AND THE REAR WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN. I NEVER EVER EVEN USE THE REAR WINDOWS! PLEASE HELP! *TR

REAR, DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FALLS DOWN INTO DOOR AND CANNOT BE LIFTED USING SWITCH. THE SAME WINDOW HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE ALREADY ONCE IN MARCH 08 THEN AGAIN MARCH 09. JEEP REIMBURSED ME 1/2 FOR FIRST REPAIR AND 100% FOR SECOND. I HAVE REQUESTED JEEP PAY FOR REPAIR AGAIN BUT DO NOT YET KNOW IF THEY WILL. *TR

MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW HAD BROKEN TWICE ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. IT SEEMS AS IF IT COMES OFF IT'S TRACK AND THE WINDOW MOVES FREELY IN THE FRAME. IT FALLS DOWN INTO THE INNER PART OF THE DOOR WHEN I HIT A BUMP. I HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED ONCE BEFORE FOR A RATHER LARGE FEE. I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME DESCRIPTION FROM OTHER DRIVERS OF JEEP LIBERTY'S FROM ALL OF THE POWER WINDOWS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE IT IS NOT FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR BAD ENGINEERING ON THE PART OF CHRYSLER. *TR

REAR POWER WINDOW OF MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY FELL DOWN WHILE CAR WAS PARKED, LEAVING THE CAR OPEN AND UNPROTECTED. CALLED DEALER, AND HE ASKED "IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME?" HE SAYS IT IS SUPER COMMON, AND A DESIGN FAULT. *TR

GAS TANK OVERFILLS AND SPILLS GASOLINE ON EVERY FILLUP, STARTED OCCURRING AT UNDER 70K MILES. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY, AUTOMATIC, WITH 71K MILES. TRAVELING ON FREEWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN SUDDEN LOUD "THUD" FOLLOWED BY FORWARD JERKING MOTION. DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL. WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION. ON RETURN, JEEP STARTED BUT WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. TOWED TO REPAIR CENTER. DIAGNOSIS SHOWED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED BUT NOT DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE OR DRIVING HABITS. TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED. REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS ON BACKORDER FROM JEEP FOR TWO WEEKS AS OF THIS WRITING. I WILL WRITE TO CHRYSLER AS TRANSMISSION ARE NOT TO JUST FAIL AFTER 71K MILES. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *TR

EVERY TIME I PUT FUEL IN MY CAR, THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF DOES NOT ENGAGE. I SPLASH GAS ALL OVER MY CAR AND IT DRIPS TO THE GROUND. IF I AM NOT SUPER CAREFUL, I ALSO END UP WITH GAS ON ME AND I HAVE THE SMELL OF FUEL ON ME. I MUST STAND CLOSELY TO MY CAR, AND I MUST LISTEN TO THE FUEL AND GUESS WHEN TO STOP PUMPING. I WORRIES ME EVERYTIME I FUEL MY CAR. *TR

WHILE REFUELING GAS WILL OVERFLOW THE FILLER TUBE, SPLASHING ANYWHERE FROM A PINT TO A QUART OF FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY FILL UP. THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT IT IS TO GUESS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS NEARLY FULL AND LISTEN FOR THE FUEL TO APPROACH THE TOP OF THE FILLER TUBE WITH THE FUEL FLOW FROM THE PUMP AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE. THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE IS TO NOT FILL THE TANK TO FULL, GUESSING ABOUT WHERE THE FUEL LEVEL IS BY PUTTING YOUR EAR CLOSE TO THE FILLER HOLE. IN EITHER CASE THERE IS STILL DANGER OF SPILLING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND AND ON THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THE OTHER SIDE EFFECT ARE HIGH LEVELS OF FUEL VAPOR SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THIS SMELL PERSISTS FOR QUITE SOME TIME EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS IN THE DOWN POSITION. THIS HAPPENS EVERY FILL UP AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. DOESN'T MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I GO TO. *TR

2005 JEEP CRD, FUEL HEATER POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. DESIGN ALLOWS FUEL FILTER HEAD TO MELT THEN AIR ENTERS THE DIESEL SYSTEM. ENGINE MAY STALL ON HIGHWAY DANGEROUS THING! MINES STALLED OUT AND BEEN TOWED COUPLE TIMES. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN POOR IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM. IF FUEL HEATER WAS TO CATCH FIRE FILTER HEAD AND ALL FUEL COULD BURN TO CRISP IN MINUTES. MAYBE MAKE CHRYLSER OFFER LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THESE RARE DIESELS. I CAN SEE HUGE LAWSUITS TOWARDS CHRYSLER IF SOMEONE WAS TO BE KILLED STALLING AND OR BURNING IN VEHICLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY 4 CYLINDER GAS ENGINE. THERE WAS A PRESSURE BUILD UP THAT CAUSED CAM SEALS TO GIVE WAY. ENGINE WOULD REQUIRE 3 QUARTS OF OIL EACH DAY UNTIL FIXED. MECHANIC REPLACED SEALS AND WHEN ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY PUT TOGETHER AND STARTED THE SEALS BOTH BLEW AGAIN. THE OIL PUMP AS REMOVED TO BE CHECKED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE PUMP BUT WHEN THE PUMP WAS REMOVED FROM ENGINE, PIECES OF CAST IRON (FROM ENGINE BLOCK) FELL OUT. *TR

WHEN REFUELING, THE PUMP ROUTINELY DOESN'T SHUT OFF UNTIL GAS HAS OVERFLOWED THE TANK ONTO THE GROUND AND WHO EVER IS PUMPING THE GAS. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY GAS STATION. *TR

JEEP LIBERTY CRD. ENGINE WAS STALLING ON STARTUP. ODB CODE CAME ON AFTER A MONTH OF THIS "FUEL LEAK SEVERE". IT WAS LOOSING PRIME WHILE SITTING DUE TO AIR LEAKING IN. FOUND FUEL LEAK ON PRE-HEATER CONNECTOR TO FUEL WATER SEPARATOR HOUSING. FOUND SOME BURNT PLASTIC WHERE CONNECTOR WAS, CLEARLY IT GOT HOT/FIRE. I FOUND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THIS ON-LINE. CONSIDERING THERE WERE REPORTEDLY LESS THEN 10,000 OF THESE BUILT, THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING !! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN THE LOWER BALL JOINTS BEGAN RUBBING TOGETHER AND MAKING AN UNUSUAL CLANKING NOISE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL RELATIVE TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER IN 2006. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, APPROXIMATELY ONE PINT OF GASOLINE BEGAN SPEWING BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK ONTO THE CONTACT AND THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE AND BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

REAR WINDOW REGULATORS ON 2005 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT HAVE FAILED 5 TIMES, RESULTING IN THE WINDOW GLASS FALLING INTO THE DOOR WELL: LEFT REAR 20,000 2006 UNDER WARRANTY LEFT REAR 40,717 2007 $255.58 LEFT REAR 55,141 2010 $293.77 LEFT REAR 70,700 2010 ZIP LOCKED SHUT RIGHT REAR 70,971 2010 ZIP LOCKED SHUT. *TR