2005 Jeep Liberty complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AND AXLE BROKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT ALSO PUNCTURED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS NOT THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS HAD NEVER BEEN PERFORMED. SHE REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V288000, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE IF THEY ASSIST HER WITH THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,032.

REAR WINDOWS ON BOTH THE DRIVE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DROP INTO THE DOOR PANEL WHILE DRIVING - MECHANIC SAID IT IS DUE TO A FAULTY REGULATOR BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM FRIGHTENED SINCE THIS A HUGE SAFETY AND THEFT HAZARD! *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 55-60 MPH, DRIVER DEPRESSED BRAKES TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT WHICH HAD SLOWED AND WAS TURNING. REAR BRAKES ON VEHICLE LOCKED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SCREECH, TIRES TO SMOKE AND VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND IN A CIRCLE AND CROSS CENTER LINE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS A CLEAN, DRY HIGHWAY AT APPROX 5:45 PM. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE AREA BESIDES THE ONE IN FRONT. HAD AN AUTOMOBILE BEEN BEHIND THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY FROM THE SCENE. ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE NEXT TIME ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER. ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OPERATED SINCE IT WAS RE-STARTED 2 HOURS AFTER INCIDENT AND DRIVEN ABOUT 6 MILES HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY TURBO DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM SMOKE INHALATION AND OTHER MINOR UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL HEATER UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT'S CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE, STRUCK A DITCH, OVERTURNED AND WENT THROUGH THE RIGHT OF WAY FENCE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE EXTREMELY WORN, SOME BEING COMPLETELY BALD. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0141-89

2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD PRE- HEATER WAS LEAKING AND STARTED A FIRE ON THE CONNECTOR. ORDER NEW PARTS TO REPLACE HEATER AND THEY HAVE RE-DESIGNED IT. THIS IS DODGE ADMITTING TO A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HE WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT NOT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SINCE THE DEALER WOULD NOT DISCLOSE THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES, WHEN BRAKING WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 29,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF UPDATED 11/04/10*JB

POWER WINDOWS DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER HAD FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING EMISSION FAILURES DUE TO UNKNOWN WIRES RUBBING AGAINST EMISSIONS TANK HOSES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE WOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REPAIR THE EMISSIONS FAILURES HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD PROVIDE NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,288.

LEFT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW EQUIPMENT FAILURE. WINDOW SLIDES TO AN OPEN POSITION WITHOUT ASSISTANCE - REMAINS OPEN & WILL NOT RESPOND TO MECHANISM. *TR

REAR LEFT WHEEL CALIPER UP. 37,000 MILES IN THE CAR WITH BRAND NEW PADS AND ROTORS INSTALLED 200 MILES AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CALIPER HAD LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN SO THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CALIPER HAD SEIZED UP AGAIN AND THE ROTORS WAS WORN. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

2005 JEEP LIBERTY BACK REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR. WILL NOT GO UP AND NEEDS NEW REGULATOR. DEALERSHIP STATED IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPAIR. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I SEE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. WE BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND NO ONE EVER RIDES IN THE BACK SEAT. HONESTLY, THE REAR WINDOWS HAVE PROBABLY ONLY BEEN ROLLED DOWN TWICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD THE EGR VALVE REPLACED BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF IT WAS LINKED TO THE CURRENT FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,376 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,385.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS, SEVERAL BRUISES AND CUTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE INVESTIGATION HAD NOT OCCURRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 25,000. UPDATED 06/22/10.*LJ

2005 JEEP LIBERTY FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS DURING FULL TANK FILL-UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MULTIPLE FILL-UP STATIONS AND IS ALMOST CERTAINLY NOT A RESULT OF ANY PARTICULAR PUMP DEFECT. DURING A FULL-TANK FILL UP THE AUTO-SHUT WILL ENGAGE BUT ONLY AFTER SPILLING FUEL OVER THE CAR AND ONTO THE GROUND CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE FREQUENCY OF THE ISSUE HAS BEEN INCREASING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THE PROBLEM NOW OCCURS AFTER ALMOST EVER FILL-UP. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTEND CRASH AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT IT FELT AS THOUGH THEY LOCKED UP. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO NORMAL SPEED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *JB

REAR DRIVER WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR. SEEMS THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND YOU MUST BUY THE ENTIRE UNIT NOT JUST THE PIECE THAT BROKE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND THIS IS USUAL OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. ALSO CHRYSLER SEEMS TO DRAG THEIR FEET ON RECALLS. I TURNED IN MY RECALL CARD OVER A YEAR AGO ON THE BALL JOINT RECALL AND HAVE YET TO GET A CALL TO BRING MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY IN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE ESPECIALLY SINCE THE BALL JOINTS ARE SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SUSPENSION.....I AM AFRAID OF MY SAFETY WHENEVER I GET ON THE HIGHWAY FEARING THESE JOINTS ARE GOING TO GIVE OUT. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

THE WINDOW REGULATORS CONTINUOUSLY BREAK. THE WINDOWS CREEP DOWN AND CANNOT BE ROLLED BACK UP. OFTEN, THE WINDOWS FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD FOR CHILDREN OR PETS THAT COULD FALL OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. THERE IS ALSO A CONSIDERABLE THEFT AND SAFETY OPPORTUNITY AS THE WINDOW REGULATORS BREAK WITHOUT NOTICE, ALLOWING SOMEONE TO REACH INTO THE VEHICLE. THE LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY VEHICLE HAS BROKEN FOUR TIMES NOW (IT HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY EVERY NINE MONTHS), AND THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW HAS BROKEN ONCE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE REPAIR TECHNICIANS TO EXPECT THE PROBLEM TO CONTINUE TO OCCUR, AS THE PLASTIC PART THAT IS BEING REPLACED HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED IN DESIGN. THIS LAST TIME THAT THE LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE, A THICK METAL CABLE LODGED ITSELF INTO THE LATCH IN THE DOOR. THE REAR LEFT DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVEN OF AN ACCIDENT AS AN EMERGENCY CREW WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN, NOR COULD A PASSENGER GET OUT IF NEED BE. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW MECHANISM BROKE - THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE BOTTOM OF DOOR PANEL. THIS HAPPENED LAST YEAR ON MY LEFT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW AND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO JEEP. HOWEVER, INSTEAD OF RECALLING THIS AND FIXING IT, I HAD TO PAY $520 FOR A REPAIR TO THE DEALER. THIS IS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING, AND THERE IS NO WAY TO PUT THE WINDOW UP ONCE IT FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME OR ON A TRIP WHEN THIS HAPPENED, OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THERE ARE THOUSAND OF PEOPLE OWNING JEEP LIBERTIES WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE FILLING FUEL TANK AIR TRAPPED IN THE TANK DOES NOT VENT PROPERLY RESULTING IN FUEL SPILLAGE ON THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL UP

AT LEAST A YEAR AGO I VERBALLY NOTIFIED JOHN ELWAY JEEP-WEST, NOW GO, THAT WHEN ADDING GASOLINE AT THE FILLING STATION THE AUTO-SHUT-OFF DID NOT WORK AND ALLOWED THE TANK TO OVERFLOW ONTO MY PERSON, THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CEMENT. I WAS TOLD THE GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE DRAINED BEFORE A DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE. I DID PURCHASE FUEL FROM THREE FILLING STATIONS PROVING THE OVERFLOWING WAS NOT A RESULT OF THE EQUIPMENT PUMPING GASOLINE INTO MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE 2005 JEEP LIBERTY IN WHICH WE WERE RIDING ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS I HAD HIT THE ACCELERATOR ACCIDENTALLY. THE SECOND TIME (THE VERY NEXT TIME WE STARTED THE JEEP), I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW OUR DESCENT DOWN A LONG DRIVEWAY. I AM POSITIVE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE JEEP LUNGED FORWARD AND PICKED UP SPEED. THE ONLY WAY I COULD STOP WAS TO TURN INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE JEEP OVERTURNED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 26, 2008 AND WAS REPORTED THAT DAY TO THE POLICE AND OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. THE 2010 TOYOTA INCIDENTS HAVE PROMPTED ME TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT, BUT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED A YEAR EARLIER. AGAIN, I REPEAT: THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; THIS WAS NOT A CASE OF ACCIDENTALLY HITTING THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY JEEP 2005 LIBERTY RENEGADE OVERFLOWS EACH TIME I FILL UP THE CAR NOW. THIS HAPPENED THE LAST THREE TIMES I FILLED UP, EVEN THO WE USED DIFFERENT BRANDS AND GAS STATIONS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS IT SPILLS GAS ALL OVER THE PERSON FILLING AND THE GROUND! *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AFTER FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TURBO CHARGER FAULTY WIRE WITH A LOOSE CONNECTION. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,990 UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE REVVED AT A HIGH RPM AND ALMOST CAUSED HIM TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. HE JAMMED ON THE BRAES BECAUSE HE WAS APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER SOON PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HEARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POP LOOSE AND BACK INTO POSITION. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT KEPT FLASHING AND STAYED ON AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER STATED A LOOSE WIRE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/02/10*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER SENT HIM A CHECK FOR THE LAST PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/14/10

2005 JEEP LIBERTY. APPROX 62,000 MILES. GASOLINE WILL OVERFLOW FROM TANK WHEN FUELING BEFORE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. THE GASOLINE WILL OVERFLOW AT EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED TO "FULL", REGARDLESS OF STATION LOCATION OR BRAND. MOST OF THE TIME THE AMOUNT OF OVERFLOW IS ESTIMATED AT LESS THAN A CUP, BUT HAS BEEN AS MUCH AS A PINT ON A FEW OCCASIONS. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN FOR THE FIRST 4 YEARS THE VEHICLE WAS OWNED, AND THEN WOULD ONLY HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY. THE TANK NOW OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME. SINCE THE ISSUE IS PRESENT REGARDLESS OF THE PUMP USED, THE VEHICLE ITSELF IS THE LIKELY DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE, BUT AS OF YET THIS ISSUE HAS NOT LED TO A RECALL. THIS IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS A FIRE HAZARD. IT IS ALSO A HAZARD FOR THE PERSON PUMPING THE GAS AS THE PERSON HAS THE GASOLINE SPILLED OR SPRAYED ON THEM. THE SPILLAGE WILL ALSO CAUSE THE CAR TO SMELL OF A GASOLINE ODOR AND FUMES ARE LIKELY PRESENT. I MUST NOW MAKE SURE MY 2 MONTH OLD IS NOT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I REFUEL AS I AM WORRIED ABOUT HIM BEING EXPOSED TO THE FUMES. *TR

GAS TANK OVER FLOWS EVERY TIME I TRY TO PUT IN A FULL TANK OF FUEL. NO MATTER HOW SLOW I FILL IT WILL SPILL OVER EVERY TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH HER WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN. HER DOOR HANDLES HAVE BEEN FALLING OFF AS WELL. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR THE PROBLEMS TO BE REPAIRED BUT NOTHING HAD BEEN REPAIRED.THE CONTACT STATED HER GRANDCHILDREN HAVE TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE AND SHE DOES NOT FEEL AS IF IT IS SAFE. THE GENERAL MANAGER HAD NOT YET LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE BUT IS STATING THAT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE DOOR HANDLES BECAUSE THE CONTACT HAS ABUSED THE DOOR HANDLES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE REAR AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS WERE OFF TRACK AND FALLING INTO THE DOOR PANEL. ALSO, THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE DOOR HANDLES AND PANEL WERE REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ON A LATER DATE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS SLOW TO RETURN TO THE CLOSED POSITION. ALSO, BOTH THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS WERE DROPPING BACK INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP WHERE THEY ADVISED THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS FAULTY IN DESIGN AND REFERRED HER TO HER LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE SHE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNDER 36,000 AND THE CURRENT JUST UNDER 59,000.

WHEN FILLING UP MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY THE GAS OVER SPILLS. THIS WASN'T ALWAYS THE CASE BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE TIME OF OWNING THE CAR. I CURRENTLY DON'T FILL UP THE VEHICLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR SMELLS OF GAS. *TR

THREE TIMES WHEN I FILLED MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY, THE PUMP SHUT OFF AND THEN GAS OVERFLOWED ALL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ONTO MY HAND AND SLEEVE. I OBVIOUSLY DON'T FILL IT ANYMORE, BUT THIS IS ALSO CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON SO IT WON'T PASS INSPECTION. JEEP SAYS THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITE FORUMS WHICH TALK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ALSO VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE SHOWING IT. MY OWN MECHANIC SAID HE'S HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER CHRYSLERS ALSO. JEEP IS WORKING WITH ME TO COVER PART OF THE COSTS, BUT THERE'S A SERIES OF PARTS THAT MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND IT NEEDS TO BE RETESTED EACH TIME. BY THE TIME ALL IS SAID AND DONE, EVEN MY PART OF THE REPAIRS COULD BE SUBSTANTIAL. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND JEEP SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK ON THIS VEHICLE, IT FILLS UP AND THEN OVERFLOWS BEFORE AFTER THE FILLER SHUTS OFF. THIS SPILLS GASOLINE OUT AND ONTO THE GROUND. POTENTIAL FOR FIRE AND IT'S BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD DIESEL. I BOUGHT IT USED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO AT 56,000 MI. FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. IT NOW HAS 86,000 MI. I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING A WEEK AGO. THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS FOR 30 SECONDS AND STALLS. THEN YOU CANNOT RESTART IT. THE STARTER SPINS THE ENGINE BUT IT WONT START. IF YOU OPEN THE HOOD AND PUMP THE HAND PUMP ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL FILTER, WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE LEFT FIRE WALL, THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY START AND RUN. YESTERDAY, AS I WAS PUMPING THE FUEL FILTER HAND PUMP I NOTICED A DROP OF FUEL COME FROM THE CONNECTOR FOR THE FUEL HEATER ON THE SPIN ON FILTER HEAD. WHEN I TRIED TO START IT, IT STARTED RIGHT UP AS IT HAD BEFORE WHEN I PUMPED THE HAND PUMP. AS I WALKED AROUND TO SHUT THE HOOD I COULD SEE THE FUEL DRIBBLING OUT BETWEEN THE WIRES OF THE FUEL HEATER PLUG ON THE HEAD OF THE SPIN ON FILTER. HALFWAY HOME I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF DIESEL FUEL, OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE LEAK WAS GETTING WORSE BECAUSE THE PLUG WAS SOAKED IN FUEL AND RUNNING THRU THE HEATER PLUG DOWN THE FIREWALL. THE DEALER (TYSON MOTORS OF JOLIET IL) DENIES THAT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM AND SAID I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE GONE TO WEB SITES AND THERE ARE SCORES OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME DANGEROUS CONDITION WITH THEIR VEHICLE. MANY HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. SO FAR I AM TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL. I GUESS THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE DEAD YET. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER. JEEP REPLACED THE FIRST ONE AT 28,000 MI AND I AM REPLACING THE 2ND AT 83,000 MI. I AM REPLACING IT BECAUSE BETWEEN 25 AND 45 MPH THE RPM'S CONSTANTLY VARY BY 200 TO 500 RPM AS WELL AS OCCASIONALLY A SHIFTING SHUDDER OCCURS WHICH CAN CAUSE RUPTURE OF THE TC AND SUBSEQUENTLY DESTRUCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION AT TIME OF ACCELERATION. I HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO AVOID BEING STRANDED ON A HILL SOMEWHERE. *TW

ANOTHER 2005 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT MODEL THAT STARTED "BURPING" ABOUT A PINT OF FUEL OUT OF THE FILL WHEN PUMPING GAS AND THE TANK GETS TO THE FULL LEVEL. THIS VEHICLE DID NOT DO THIS FOR THE FIRST YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY STATION AND DURING ANY WEATHER. THE ONLY WAY AROUND THIS IS TO GUESS HOW MUCH FUEL THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO NEED BASED ON THE FUEL GAUGE READING AND SLOW THE FILL PROCESS DOWN TO A CRAWL WHEN NEARING WHAT YOU THINK IS NEARLY FULL. THIS IS REALLY A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR BOTH PERSONAL INJURY AND FIRE. UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THE VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY, THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS UNLESS FORCED INTO A RECALL. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY HAS HAD NUMEROUS ENGINE PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THREE TIMES WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND I WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE MECHANIC AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TURNED THE LIGHT OFF AND SAID THAT WAS "JUST SOMETHING JEEP'S DO." NOW THAT MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I NEED AN ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. THE MECHANIC SAYING THAT OIL IS NOT FLOWING THROUGH THE LINES IN THE ENGINE. I RECENTLY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THE MECHANIC MENTIONED IT WAS MUCH TOO SOON FOR THAT. WITHOUT LOOKING AT SERVICE RECORDS OR SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR OR HAD THE CAR SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REJECTED MY APPEAL FOR ASSISTANCE FOR PARTS AND/OR LABOR WITH THE REPAIR. I GUESS THAT IS THE "NEW" CHRYSLER. I HAVE NOW TRANSPORTATION. COMMUTE F HOURS PER DAY ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN LA AND AM PAYING $45.00 PER DAY STORAGE FEE AT THE GARAGE UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE REPAIRS. *TR

WHEN REFUELING GAS TANK, FUEL SPEWS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK, SPRAYING OWNER AND SURROUNDING AREA REGARDLESS OF THE STATION OR PUMP USED. WHEN TANK NEARS THE FULL STATUS, IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF AS IT SHOULD BUT BUILDS UP PRESSURE AND THEN SPEWS OUT OF THE TANK. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES NOW. *TR

THE HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT ON THE STEERING COLUMN UNLOCKS AND RELEASES OFTEN WITH NO WARNING. I FIND THE LOCK BAR DROPPED DOWN AND FULLY RELEASED. WHEN RESETTING IT IS NOT FIRMLY HELD IN PLACE. IT IS A REAL CHALLENGE TO CONTROL A STEERING WHEEL THAT MOVES UP AND DOWN. *TR

I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CHRYSLER REPLIED "YOUR IMPACT WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE FRONT AIR BAG". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL ENGINE PURCHASED NEW APRIL 2005. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE HE COULD SMELL A BURNING ODOR. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WHEELS. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE , BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS AWAITING THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE VEHICLE. HE SPECULATED THAT HIS FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL TO THE DESCRIPTION REFERENCED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. DURING FUELING GASOLINE WOULD SPRAY OUT OF THE FUEL TANK, WHICH CAUSED THE SURROUNDING AREA TO BE SUBMERGED WITH FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY REPORTS REFERENCING THE FAILURE. THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

COMPONENT: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS DETAILS: THE LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. IT COULD NOT BE ROLLED UP OR DOWN. SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS A THEFT ISSUE. NEVER HAVE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS AND THIS WINDOW HAS NOT BEEN USED MORE THEN 5 TIMES. VEHICLE MILEAGE LESS THAN 45,000. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. IT CANNOT BE ROLLED UP OR DOWN. IT WILL NOT STAY ROLLED UP AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS A THEFT ISSUE. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY LTD , WAS HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS. IT WAS SHIMMYING ETC, WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES AND AT TIMES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN MY JEEP WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES. I REARENDED SOMEONE. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THIS OUT BEFORE ACCIDENT AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE OWNED 3 JEEPS IN MY LIFE TIME AND NEVER HAD PROBLEMS. I HAVE A $3000 REPAIR TO MY CAR BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE, PLUS THE AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT. I EXPECT SOMEONE TO CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY. *TR

REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE AT 52,000 MILES DEAD BOLTING DOOR. *TR

I'M AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT, BUT PERHAPS THERE'S STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. I'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY JEEP UP UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO, IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH WHEN ONE DAY I NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN ABOUT 3-4". I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE TO DISCOVER THAT THE REGULATOR APPEARED TO HAVE GONE OUT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY ODD CONSIDERING THE WINDOW'S BEEN USED MAYBE 3 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. NOW, SINCE I REFUSE TO PAY $300 TO FIX SOMETHING THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS ADMITTED TO BEING DEFECTIVE (I.E. THEIR FAULT), I'M STUCK DEALING WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND SECURITY ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO ETHER AN ACCIDENT OR THE THEFT OF THE VEHICLE ITSELF. WHEN DRIVING, AS I OFTEN DO IN MY VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE, I NEED TO BE ABLE TO LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER AND QUICKLY DETERMINE AT TIMES WHETHER OR NOT IT IS SAFE FOR ME TO MOVE OVER. THE FACT THAT THE WINDOW FALLS AT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP, NOT ALL THE WAY DOWN, BUT JUST ENOUGH SO THAT THE TOP OF THE GLASS PRESENTS A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT THAT CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO UNNECESSARILY MANEUVER TO TRY AND SEE. THERE IS ALSO THE MATTER OF OCCUPANT EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS AND THE FACT THAT SINCE THE WINDOW WILL FALL FOR NO APPARENT REASON ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT, IN USE OR NOT, THIS PRESENTS A WONDERFUL TARGET FOR WOULD-BE THIEVES AND BURGLARS. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE 2WD HAS BOTH FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WITH SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE SUCH OF ABNORMAL WEAR. MY CAR HAS 56000 MILES AND ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A WHILE. NOTE THAT THIS CAR HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED DO TO A PREVIOUS RECALL. *TR

STEERING PART ON LEFT SIDE BROKE OFF (STILL IN RUBBER BOOT) AND VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND ROLLED OVER @ 30 MPH. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY POP NOISE WHEN MAKE A TURN. THE CAR WAS FIXED MARCH 10,2007. I HAD OTHER PEOPLE LOOK AT IT SAID BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT. I BELIEVE IT WAS FIXED WITH A DEFECTIVE PART. DODGE SAID 67.00 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. *TR