2005 Jeep Liberty complaints

2005 JEEP LIBERTY DEFECTIVE AIRBAG: 3/28/08: AIRBAG LIGHT ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED MODULE ("ABS SQUIB 2 CIRCUIT OPEN"). DEALER REFUSED TO COVER AS A SAFETY DEFECT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY AGREED TO REIMBURSE ME. (REF CHRYSLER FILE #17357511) 6/16/09: AIRBAG LIGHT ON AGAIN. DEALER FOUND "BROKEN WIRE BEHIND DASH AREA." THEY REFUSED TO COVER THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE." I CALLED AND THEN WROTE TO CHRSYLER AGAIN AS WIRES UNDER THE DASH DON'T JUST BREAK ALL BY THEMSELVES AND THIS WAS THE SECOND DEFECT WITH THIS AIRBAG. THEIR RESPONSE WAS "THINGS LIKE THIS JUST SOMETIMES HAPPEN" AND THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR $276 (PLUS NYS TAX) FOR THIS REPAIR. THEIR VERBAL AND WRITTEN RESPONSES WERE THE SAME. (REF THEIR FILE #18718373) [THE DEALER ALSO LEFT THE WIRES HANGING OUT AT THE BACK OF THE CENTER CONSOLE WHEN WE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE JUNE 2009 REPAIR; FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SHODDY WORKMANSHIP. WE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK AGAIN FOR THEM TO FIX THAT (NO CHARGE)]. I HAVE ALL THE CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE 2008 AND 2009 REPAIRS. I FEEL CHRYSLER IS NEGLIGENT IN ACCEPTING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTINUED DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE JUNE 2009 REPAIR. THERE HAD BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR REPAIRS TO CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS WELL CARED FOR AND WELL MAINTAINED. ALL CORRESPONDENCE IS AVAILABLE FOR MAILING OR FAXING TO YOU. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY REAR DOOR WINDOW SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING DRIVER TO GET OFF THE GAS AND DIVERT HIS ATTENTION TO THE REAR WINDOW. THIS IS A "KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE JEEP LIBERTY" AS STATED BY THE DEALER, BUT THEY WILL NOT MAKE A PERMANENT FIX. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FAMILY PET OR CHILD TO GET INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE REAR DOOR WINDOW HAS DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WHOSE IGNITION SWITCH JUST FAILED. HAD IT TOWED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE REPLACED (WHICH IS UNDER WARRANTY), BUT IT ENTAILS ALSO EXCHANGING THE STEERING COLUMN (WHICH, IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY). THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY $800.00 TO FIX THIS MY WARRANTY WHICH IS STILL UNDER EFFECT THAT COMPONENTS NOT LISTED ARE NOT COVERED UNLESS REQUIRED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF A COVERED COMPONENT. HAVING READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT WITH JEEP LIBERTIES STARTING WITH YEAR 2002 TO PRESENT, IT BECOMES OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND IT APPEARS JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM AND IS COERCING PEOPLE (EVEN UNDER WARRANTY) TO PAY FOR THIS. THE PARTS ARE NOT EVEN IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. THIS HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED YET, BUT I THINK IT IS SERIOUS TO NOTE THE INCIDENT. THANK YOU *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY SHORTED OUT FUEL HEATER CAUSED A FIRE ON THE FUEL AND WATER SEPARATOR WHICH MELTED ONTO THE WIRING HARNESS BELOW CAUSING THE JEEP TO STALL IMMEDIATELY AND FILLING THE DRIVER COMPARTMENT WITH SMOKE. COULD OF CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE HARD TO FIND DUE TO THIS SEEMS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

REAR DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONS (JAN 19, 2009 AND AUG. 11, 2009) CAUSING VEHICLE EXPOSURE TO CLIMATE ELEMENTS AND HIGH THEFT RATES WHEN POWER WINDOWS ARE JAMMED IN OPEN POSITIONS. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES-DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT SPEED LIMIT WHEN REAR WINDOW STARTED SLIDING DOWN. ATTEMPTS TO RAISE WINDOW CAUSED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. ONCE I REACHED MY DESTINATION, I WAS UNABLE TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE SINCE I CANNOT SECURE THE WINDOW OR THE CONTENTS. I'VE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHO HAVE INFORMED ME THAT REPAIRS WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $200.00 AND THAT THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. IN 40 YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. I'VE BEEN A LOYAL JEEP OWNER FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS BUT THIS IS THE LAST ONE I WILL BUY! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON IT, BUT THREE OF THE WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY FELL DOWN INTO THE WINDOW WELL. THE DRIVER WINDOW IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. EACH WINDOW HAS COST ME $400 TO REPLACE!! *TR

SLOW START WAS NOTED PRIOR TO INCIDENT (MOST LIKELY DUE TO AIR IN THE SYSTEM). JEEP LIBERTY CRD WENT INTO LIMP MODE ON HIGHWAY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW BELOW 40 MPH. FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM PRE-HEATER PLUG, WHICH SHORTED OUT HEATER PLUG. HEATER PLUG WAS SCORCHED ON THE INSIDE, NO FIRE NOTED. PARTS ON ORDER (APPROX COST $120 FOR PART) INTEND TO REPLACE FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY AND HEATER PLUG WIRING WHEN IT ARRIVES. OLD PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN INSIDE WHERE IGNITION SWITCH IS CRACKED,THAT WHAT I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAS 90000 MILES ON IT BUT IT WAS IN A CRASH AND NOW THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER SAYS IT IS NORMAL WEAR. IT WILL NOT START, AND IT SHORTED OUT THE BATTERY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED THREE WEEKS LATER WITH THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WINDOWS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE WINDOWS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 70,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, A ONE AXLE TRAILER WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN EXTREMELY LOW POWER RESPONSE. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL MILEAGE WAS POOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. IN 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE ADDRESSED IN THE SAFETY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORSEPOWER WAS REDUCED AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING AND ALTHOUGH SHE HIT HEAD ON AND THE HOOD BUCKLED HER AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID HER SEAT BELT RESTRAIN HER. SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY SEVERE INJURY, DIDN'T HIT THE STIRRING WHEEL OR HER HEAD BUT SHE HAS MINOR NECK PAIN AT THE MOMENT AND I AM TAKING HER TO THE HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTION. *TR

DASH IDIOTS LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING, PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN STOPPING. *TR

I PURCHASED A GENTLY USED CAR FROM A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP THAT HAD TWO OPEN SAFETY RECALLS. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THESE RECALLS AT THE TIME OF MY PURCHASE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS AN OFFENSE AGAINST THE NHTSA. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. I HOPE THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE BUYING FROM A SO-CALLED "REPUTABLE" DEALER, AS I THOUGHT I WAS. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY REAR PASSENGER SIDE AUTO WINDOW FAILED @ 55K. WINDOW DROPS 3 INCHES AND WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY RECALL FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE COULD NEVER GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANY JEEP DEALER TO FIX THE VEHICLE FOR THIS RECALL AND THE WAIT WAS THREE TO SIX MONTHS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE BALL JOINTS BROKE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. DUE TO THE WAY THE BALL JOINTS BROKE, IT LANDED ON THE RIM OF THE TIRE AND DAMAGED THE RIM IN THE PROCESS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE JEEP LIBERTY, AND THE WINDOW FAILURE CAUSED THE DOOR LOCK TO FAIL. THE DEALER CHARGED $360 FOR THE REPAIR. IN DECEMBER OF 2007, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED AGAIN. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FAILED. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. INSTEAD, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,398. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR. UPDATED 03/10/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. MAJOR SNOW STORM AND TRYING TO GET HOME FROM WORK. PUT THE CAR INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, SHAFT BROKE FROM INTERNAL CONNECTOR AND NOW IT IS PERMANENTLY STUCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. 4WHEEL DRIVE IS HORRIBLE, SPUN OUT GOING 10 MILES PER HOUR WHILE GOING UP HILL, ALMOST GOT STRUCK BY A TRUCK. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT IT IS WIDELY KNOWN AMONG THE INDUSTRY THAT THE JEEP LIBERTY HAS A POORLY DESIGNED AND FAULTY 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM BUT JEEP REFUSES TO RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

ON MONDAY NIGHT, AT AROUND 8:30PM, I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, TAKING A LEFT, AND FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, MY FRIEND AND I HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE, THEN SOME LOUD GRINDING NOISE AFTER. I QUICKLY SHIFTED THE CAR TO PARK, JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR THINKING THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE TIRES WERE INTACT. MY CAR REFUSED TO BUDGE, EVEN AFTER THE POLICE CAME AND WE HAD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND TRIED TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OF TWO ROADS. THE CAR REFUSED TO BUDGE. RIGHT AFTER THE GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT THERE THE CAR HAD BEGUN TO LEAK FROM UNDER THE HOOD ONTO THE GROUND. I HAD TO CALL TRIPLE A TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP - GRAVA JEEP DEALERSHIP - AND THE NEXT DAY, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE LOWER BALL JOINTS - WHICH WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE JEEP LIBERTY '05, AND BECAUSE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD SEPARATED, IT HAD CAUSED RIM DAMAGE TO THE CAR, MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH - AS IT WOULD DAMAGE AND DEFLATE MY TIRE. THE POWER STEERING LINE WAS ALSO FOUND TO BE LEAKING, OF WHICH I HAD NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH UNTIL THE BALL JOINT HAD SEPARATED, AND THE CAR WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE MOVED TO SAFETY (THAT WAS WHEN WE SAW THE LARGE PUDDLE OF LIQUID DRIPPING OUT OF THE CAR). GRAVA DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE DAMAGE TO THE RIM OR THE POWER STEERING, ALTHOUGH THE LOWER BALL JOINT CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE

2005 JEEP LIBERTY LTD. - WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE ON FOUR (4) OCCASIONS NOW, THE GASOLINE SPEWS OUT OF THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE OWNER AND ALSO DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I SAW A REPORT WHERE THE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE AT ONE-QUARTER FULL FOR INSPECTION AND THAT THE FUEL TANK SHOULD BE INSPECTED BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN. THIS OWNER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER (JOHN ELWAY-WEST, NOW GO DEALERSHIP) TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR CHECKING OF THE GAS TANK, ETC. THIS VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 60,000 MILES. IF YOU READ THIS AND HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE, PLEASE WRITE TO: THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS ROLLING DOWN THE LEFT REAR WINDOW (ELECTRIC) WHEN IT MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE. AFTER THAT, IT WOULDN'T GO UP OR DOWN. THE WINDOW HASN'T BEEN ACTIVATED 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE JEEP IN 2005. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW WINDOW REGISTER. COST $145.00 AND $50.00 LABOR. BOTTOM LINE, 2005 JEEP LIBERTY, 38000 MILES, 3 YEARS OLD AND WINDOWS FAILING. *TR

WHEN FUELING OUR 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 2WD THE FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ON THE GROUND AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY WITH THE FUEL BEING DISCHARGED BY HAND AND IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE ON THE FUELING NOZZLE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY WIFE ON AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS/INSTANCES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP GREENBRIER CHRYSLER JEEP IN CHESAPEAKE VIRGINIA WHEN THE CURRENT FULL FUEL TANK IS AT 1/4 TANK SO IT CAN BE INSPECTED. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED THE FUEL SPRAYED ALL THE WAY TO THE PUMP NOT TO MENTION UP MY ARM AND ON MY FACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED CORROSION IN THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME; HOWEVER, THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED EIGHT MONTHS AGO ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 01/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/08/09. *JB

I REARENDED A GUY GOING 45MPH AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS WET AND MY BREAKS LOCK UP ON ME I HAD NO CONTROL. *TR

BOTH TAIL LIGHTS IN MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY MELTED DUE TO FAULTY WIRING CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD AND COSTING MY $327.27 TO REPLACE WITH A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC HIMSELF SAID THIS TYPE OF DEFECT WAS VERY COMMON IN THE CHRYSLER/JEEP MODELS HE SERVICES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RE-CALL FOR THESE PARTS AND IF SO, WHY I WAS NOT CONTACTED. IF NO RE-CALL WAS ISSUED I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DEFECT. THIS NOT ONLY WAS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD BUT IT CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO LOSE ITS BRAKELIGHTS,CAUSING A DRIVING SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

NORMAL OPERATION FUEL LEAKING THROUGH ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO DIESEL FUEL HEATER. REPLACED FACTORY FILTER HEAD ASSEMBLY WITH RACOR 245R. *TR

MY STEPDAUGHTER HAD A ACCIDENT. ANOTHER DRIVER CLIP HER FROM THE BACK CAUSING HER TO ROLL OVER. BUT HER AIR BAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY 3.6L V6 VALVE STICKS CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE AND RAPID DECELERATION. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS ENGINE AND IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

THIS IS FOR A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS. CHRYSLER TSB INDICATES REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID EVERY YEAR TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ENGINEERING IF YOU HAVE TO DO THIS. THEY WILL REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER FOR ~ $210.00 OR CHANGE THE FLUID FOR $199.00 EVERY YEAR. CONSUMERS ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE FOR THIS ANNUAL CHARGE FOR THE FLUID CHANGE AS I HAVE HAD MY SPEEDOMETER CHANGED 2 TIMES ALREADY. THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE SAYS NOTHING ABOUT THIS IN SCHEDULE A. HOWEVER THE DEALER REFERS TO SCHEDULE B AS WHAT THEY RECOMMEND DUE TO THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE BOOK SITES AN EXCLUSION IN SCHEDULE B IF YOUR VEHICLE IS USED COMMERCIALLY, HEAVY HAULING, SNOW PLOWING, OF ROAD USE, ETC. I HAVE AS OF 08/06/2008 42,722 MILES ON THIS, AND DO TO PRESCRIBE TO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION. *TR

NORMAL HIGHWAY TO SEMI-HARD OFF-ROAD DRIVING IN WYOMING. DESTROYED 2 SETS OF UPPER BALL JOINT/UPPER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLIES WITHIN 45,000 MILES. NO SERIOUS DAMAGES YET BUT SCARY, STILL. $400 FOR PARTS EACH TIME, QUOTED $359 FOR LABOR. DID LABOR MYSELF, BOTH TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES DUE TO SPARK PLUG FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF, THE DIAL ON THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WOULD GO TO ZERO, THE ODOMETER WOULD FREEZE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. CURRENTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL REMAINS AT ZERO, THE ODOMETER IS STUCK AT 29,647, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS FAILED AND DOES NOT KEEP ACCURATE INFORMATION AT ANY TIME. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE, WHICH SOUNDED LIKE A HELICOPTER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT), OF WHICH THE CONTACT HAD NO KNOWLEDGE. AS A RESULT, THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINTS; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

MY BACK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW KEEPS SLIDING DOWN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE REGULATOR. THIS IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

JEEP CHANGED THE VEHICLE MPG PERFORMANCE WITH A REQUIRED RECALL TO JEEP CRD DIESEL. THE RECALL DETUNED THE ENGINE. PRIOR TO RECALL I WOULD GET ABOUT 30+ MPG HIGHWAY, AFTER THE RECALL I AM GETTING 16.4 MPG HIGHWAY. I WAS TOLD TODAY BY A JEEP REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE WAS NO FIX AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO SUFFER A 50% LOSS IN MPG AFTER THEIR FIX! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAITED FIVE MINUTES THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND A HEAD ON COLLISION INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS OF MAY 20, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,623.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BRIEFLY STOPPED MOVING. SHE IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 2006 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR ON APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 8, 2006; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO GET THE TIRES BALANCED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO PERSIST. A MECHANIC LATER STATED THAT THIS WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT READ A NEWS ARTICLE STATING THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE UPPER BALL JOINTS AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY IN JULY 2005, ONLY 10 MILES. I WAS EXCITED AS THIS WAS MY FIRST NEW VEHICLE. I HEARD GOOD THINGS ABOUT JEEP HOWEVER, OVER PAST TWO YEARS I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN JEEP. I HAVE HAD TWO RECALLS ON MY JEEP. ONE REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND THE OTHER FOR A TRANSMISSION/GEAR SLIP. TWO MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, MOTOR ON THE DRIVER?S SIDE REAR WINDOW WENT MOTOR WAS MAKING NOISE AND WINDOW JUST ROLLED DOWN. ON THE FREEWAY THE WINDOW JUST CAME ALL THE WAY DOWN BY ITSELF. I BROUGHT THE JEEP IN AND REPS TOLD ME THE REGULATOR/MOTOR WAS BAD. I NOTICED THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD SAME PROBLEM. LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS LATER, OTHER WINDOW ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WENT. MY WINDOW BROKE THURSDAY NIGHT, 4/10/08. I WAS LEAVING WORK LATE AND WHERE I WORK ISN'T BEST PART OF TOWN. I CAME UP TO MY JEEP AND NOTICED THE WINDOW WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN! THIS IS DEFINITELY SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AT MOORE CHRYSLER JEEP PEORIA AZ 85382 TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. I ASKED THE REP IF THEY WOULD NEED TO ORDER THE PART BEFORE I COME IN. SHE STATED AND I QUOTE, ?NO, WE DON?T NEED TO ORDER THE PART AS THIS IS A COMMON JEEP PROBLEM. WE HAVE PLENTY IN STOCK.? THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT I WAS FURIOUS AT THIS POINT SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD TO GO AND GET THIS FIXED. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR TYPE OF PROBLEM. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THEY KNOW IT IS FAULTY PRODUCT. THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE AT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY KNOW THAT! I CAN?T

THE 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED CRD HAS HAD A RESIDUAL PROBLEM OF FLUCTUATING OF RPM'S (SHUTTERING) DURING IDLING, CREATING STALLING AT STOP LIGHTS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED ON A COLD ENGINE START. AT BUSY INTERSECTIONS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY LURCH FORWARD AND USUALLY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, CAUSING AN IMMEDIATE LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT. FUEL FILTERS, AIR FILTERS, EGR VALVES AND RETURN LINES OF INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ALL TO NO AVAIL. THIS URGENT ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DOES NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE PARKED POSITION; THEREFORE, IT CAUSED THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR TO OVERHEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURS, THE ROTOR AND BRAKE PAD ARE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IF HE IS UNHAPPY WITH THE DEALER, HE SHOULD GO TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. IN 2005, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT LOWER PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINTS. TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BALL JOINTS FAILED AND FELT LIKE A TIRE HAD BLOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT COULD PLACE OTHERS IN DANGER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,413 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. 3-27-08 PER PHONE CONVERSTAION, LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED SECOND EVENT, SMCH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BALL JOINTS SEPARATED WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT, THE TIRE SMASHED INTO THE FENDER, WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 06V288000) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE ON BLACK ICE AND STRUCK A TREE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND IS SEEING A DOCTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 4/2/08 *CN UPDATED 04/02/08 *TR

05 JEEP LIBERTY HAS HAD A CODE OF P0456 SMALL LEAK IN THE EVAP SYSTEM. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM AND IF THE CODE CAME BACK IT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE THE LEAK DETECTION PUMP. THE CODE CAME BACK TWO WEEKS LATER. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER DINO TEST TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND A FAIL IN THE SYSTEM. I FOUND OUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM SUGGESTING THAT THIS EVAP SYSTEM LEAK DETECTION PUMP IS DEFECTED IF IT BREAKS EVERY 2 YEARS, THE JEEP DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SMOGGED IN CA FOR 5 YEARS THAT'S ALOT OF VAPOR GOING INTO THE AIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS NO LONGER LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE. THE OTHER DOORS LOCK AS NORMAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE HER RESPONSIBILITY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,900.

OUR 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED CRD HAS HAD THE LOWER FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS REPLACED AS PART OF THE VEHICLE'S RECALL NOTICE. AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES, WE WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP FOR AN ALIGNMENT DUE TO POOR TIRE WEAR AND "WANDERING" CHARACTERISTICS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE TIRE SHOP INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE UPPER BALL JOINT AND COULD REPLACE THE FAILED UNIT WITH PERMISSION FROM THE DEALER. THE DEALER, MEDVED JEEP, DENIED THE CLAIM. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MEDVED WHO THEN CLAIMED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES THE VEHICLE HAD A HIGHER FREQUENCY OF FRONT END CLUNKING, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO MEDVED WHO THEN CLAIMED THE NOISE WAS ONLY AN EXTRANEOUS BATTERY LOOSE UNDER THE SEAT. AT APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES, THE CLUNKING HAD BECOME DISTURBINGLY FREQUENT AND MORE SEVERE. I TOOK IT BACK TO MEDVED AND THEY NOW CONFIRM THAT IT'S A FAULTY UPPER BALL JOINT. HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AT 30,000 MILES OR 37,000 MILES. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART, AND FURTHERMORE, CALLED IN A CHRYSLER INSPECTOR WHO REPORTED THAT OUR 1-1/2" LIFT KIT CAUSED THE PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINT. HOWEVER, THE BOOTS ON THE BALL JOINTS ARE STILL INTACT AND THERE IS NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE THAT INDICATES THE CAUSE OF THE BALL JOINT FAILURE (POOR MANUFACTURING VERSUS LIFT KIT). THERE HAS BEEN NO FORENSIC EVALUATION OF THE FAILURE. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ON THIS VEHICLE HAVE A

2005 LIBERTY CRD DIESEL FUEL HEATER ELEMENT IS CLEARLY A FIRE HAZARD. I SEE THE INVESTIGATION PE07041 HAS BEEN CLOSED. THIS IS AN ERROR, I HAVE SEEN ON THE FORUMS MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH MINE CAUSED A LOSS OF PRIME SO THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE PRIMED EVERY AM UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I CAN SEE HOW THIS IS CLEARLY A FIRE HAZARD THAT I SUSPECT EXISTS ON ALL OF THESE VEHICLES AND UNTIL A PROBLEM EXISTS THE DISASTER IS JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN POSSIBLE CAUSING FIRES AND LOSS OF LIFE. SUGGESTION-JEEP REPLACE THE ELEMENT WITH A RACOR OR SIMILAR UNIT THAT DOES NOT POSE THE FIRE HAZARDS. I HAVE PICS I WOULD GLADLY SEND YOU AS EVIDENCE. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR PART BUT ISSUE IS OF COURSE THIS IS THE SAME UNIT THAT HAD THE PROBLEM AND ONLY ONE AVAILABLE FROM JEEP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE THEN TURNED AROUND AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS BECAME UNLATCHED FROM THE BUCKLE. ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE CRASH, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING A SEVERE FRONTAL CRASH. THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM ALSO FAILED. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE STREET. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,600. UPDATED 03-04-08 *BF

WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF IT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH BOTH FEET BUT THIS NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP RADIATOR BLEW WHILE DRIVING. A LARGE PLUM OF STEAM ERUPTED. WHEN EXAMINED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR SEPARATED AT THE SEAMS. *TR