2005 Jeep Liberty complaints

THE FUEL FILTER HEAD UNIT ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD DIESEL HAS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. THE FUEL HEATER IN THE FILTER HEAD APPEARS TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. THIS CAUSES A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO OCCUR AS FUEL LEAKS ONTO WIRES WHICH ARE USED TO POWER THE FUEL HEATER. ONCE THIS LEAK BEGINS, IT INTRODUCES AIR INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM WHICH CAN DAMAGE THE INJECTOR PUMP OR CAUSE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHICH MAY CAUSE A TRAFFIC HAZARD. I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE EFFECTED PARTS. THEY CAN BE VIEWED HERE: THIS IS THE BURNT CONNECTOR: HTTP://I57.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/G222/CHADHARGIS/WEBPICS/P1010031.JPG THIS IS AFTER PRIMING THE FUEL HEAD, YOU CAN SEE THE FUEL BUBBLING OUT: HTTP://I57.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/G222/CHADHARGIS/WEBPICS/P1010032.JPG THIS THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL HEAD. NOTICE THE BURNT AREA INSIDE: HTTP://I57.PHOTOBUCKET.COM/ALBUMS/G222/CHADHARGIS/WEBPICS/P1010034.JPG. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW SLIDES DOWN WITHOUT USE OF THE WINDOW CONTROL - IT WILL THEN NOT GO UP. DURING DRIVING THIS CONDITION CAUSES WIND TO ENTER THE VEHICLE MAKING FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD. THE HEATING ELEMENT AND PLUG IN THE FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY IN MY FUEL SYSTEM IS SCORCHED AND SHOWS SIGNS OF BURNING. THE FUEL PRE HEATER COMES IN CONTACT WITH AIR AND DIESEL FUEL, AND SCORCHING OR IGNITION COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE FIRE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SIGNS OF SCORCHING ON MY HEATER ELEMENT PLUG SHOWS THAT DIESEL FUEL AND AIR ARE LEAKING ONTO A POTENTIAL FIRE CAUSING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY . IN JAN. 2007 WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER W/ NOTIFICATION CODE F23 . WE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE AT BILL LUKE IN PHX., AZ IN JAN. 2007 . NOW WHILE HERE IN EVANSVILLE , IN. WE HAD OUR JEEP SERVICED ( 11/07 ) AND THE MECHANIC SHOWED US THAT THE 2 FRONT TIRES WERE WORN OUT BADLY ON THE INSIDE OF EACH TIRE. HE TOLD US THAT THE FRONT END COMPONENTS ARE ALL GOOD AND SOUND SO HE SUGGESTED WE HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE. HE ALSO ROTATED THE BAD TIRES TO THE BACK AND BACK TO FRONT. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE RECEIPTS FROM THE PAST RECALL WORK THERE WAS NO FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE AFTER THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE INSTALLED AT BILL LUKE IN PHX,AZ.. WE JUST TOOK IT AS IF THAT WORK WAS DONE AND NEVER QUESTIONED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND THEY NEVER SAID ANYTHING TO US ABOUT IT. WE HAVE CONTACTED BILL LUKE WITH NO RESOLVE TO THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM THEY CREATED ON OUR JEEP. WE NEED TO NOW REPLACE 4 TIRES AND GET A COMPUTERIZED FRONT END ALIGNMENT ( APPROX. $ 850 ) AT THE COST OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE. WE NEED HELP TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER PROMPTLY. ANY TIME ANY FRONT END PARTS ARE REPLACED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT SHOULD BE DONE. AND TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN PHX IS VERY HARD. PLEASE HELP US GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT DAIMLER CHRYSLER CREATED. THANK YOU. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WITH A 2.8 DIESEL CRD ENGINE. CHRYSLER HAS A MANDATORY RECALL REQUIRING SOME NEW COMPONENTS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND A "SLIGHT" ENGINE DETUNE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL REASONS; 1. BETTER GAS MILEAGE. 2. MORE ENGINE TORQUE FOR TOWING AND A LONGER LASTING ENGINE. AT 31K DOLLARS YOU WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE GOOD VEHICLE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT CHRYSLER HAS TOO SMALL OF A TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE AND IS DETUNING THE ENGINE TO SPARE THE TRANSMISSION. I'M SORRY, BUT I BOUGHT A DIESEL FOR THAT VERY REASON: MORE TORQUE THAN A GAS ENGINE. DO I HAVE TO EXPECT THIS RECALL? IT WAS COMPLETED LAST WEEK, THE JEEP DEALER INDICATED THAT MY WARRANTY WOULD BE VOID IT I DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE RECALL> SINCERELY, TIM LETT *TR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE WITH TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSORS HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 35 DEGREES OUTSIDE, CAUSING UNANTICIPATED AND SIGNIFICANT DROPS IN TIRE AIR PRESSURE. THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED JEEP SERVICE CENTER (DEALER FROM WHICH VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED) ON FIVE (4) OCCASIONS IN THE PAST TWELVE (12) MONTHS, 2 OF THE SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED (DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE EACH SENSOR AS THEY CEASE) AND I AM ON MY WAY TO HAVING THE 3RD REPLACED THIS WEEK. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY FAILED IN A MALL PARKING LOT AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ONLY 1-1/2 MONTHS EARLIER I HAD REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE DEALERSHIP (MILEAGE WAS 25,000 MILES). THE DEALERSHIP NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (TWICE), AND THEY SAID THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE SINCE THE ACCIDENT; FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS AROUND. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN BRAKING THAT IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE SLIPPING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED JEEP COMPLAINT LINE AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO BECAUSE I HAVE NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE THERE IS A PROBLEM. I STOPPED AT THE DEALERSHIP A THIRD TIME, AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT COULD BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND UNLESS THEY ARE DRIVING IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THEY CANNOT HELP ME. CONSEQUENTLY, THERE WAS $3,300 DAMAGE DONE TO MY JEEP AND I AM NOT SURE OF THE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. I HAD TO PAY $500 DEDUCTIBLE, $100 FOR A RENTAL, AND MY INSURANCE RATES WILL SURELY RISE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER WAS CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE APRIL OF 2007 REGARDING THIS RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR WHEN IT WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,450.

FUEL FILTER HEAD UNIT HEATER ELECTRICAL CONNECTION LEAKS CAUSING SMOKE AND POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR

FAILURE OF POWER WINDOW CABLE CAUSED REAR DOOR TO BE "DEADBOLTED" CLOSED WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO OPEN WHEN THE CABLE SNAKED ITS WAY INTO THE DOOR CATCH SYSTEM. WHEN ADDING THIS INFORMATION TO A FORUM IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY OTHER MEMBERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL. THIS "DEADBOLTING" OF THE DOORS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY 3/10 MILE PRIVATE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY A 12% GRADE WITH BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHEN SUDDENLY THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CAR WENT 150' & DOWN A 12' EMBANKMENT HEAD FIRST ONTO A GRAVEL DRIVE AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. I WAS CONSCIOUS AT ALL TIMES AND CRAWLED OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. IT WAS AN HOUR BEFORE I WAS FOUND. I HAD 2 BROKEN LEGS & CRACKED 2ND VERTEBRA. I SPENT 5 MONTHS IN HOSPITALS & A NURSING HOME WITH A HALO ON MY HEAD & FIXATORS ON MY LEGS. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR RADIAL, SIZE P225R15R16 TIRES. THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. WHILE DRIVING 69 MPH, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. THE RIDGES IN THE ROAD EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, BUT THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONSUMER STATED IT DID BLINK FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. AAA STATED THAT THE TIRE FAILED DUE TO LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

I HAVE A 05 JEEP LIBERTY CRD AND THE HEATER ELEMENT IN THE FUEL FILTER IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE PLUG AND THE PLUG IS BURNT UP WORRIED ABOUT IT CATCHING FIRE LIKE SOMEOTHER CRD LIBERTYS HAVE ..WILL BE BRING IT IN TO THE DEALER TOMORROW OCT 15 2007 . *TR

A LETTER WAS SENT TO ME FROM CHRYSLER CONCERNING "SAFETY RECALL F23 LOWER BALL JOINTS". I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ASSIST ME IN RESOLVING THIS "POTENTIAL "LIFE THREATENING" DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE. *JB

2005 JEEP LIBERTY WITH A RECALL FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT SHE NOTICED THE METAL ON THE TIRES COMING OUT. MECHANIC TOLD HER THE BALL JOINTS WERE ON TOO TIGHT AND THREW THE JEEP OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *KB THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR NEW TIRES, ALIGNMENT, WASTE TIRE FEE AND LABOR. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE NOTICED HOW BADLY THE ALIGNMENT WAS.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. AT 16,703 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AFTER THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED, HE WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS NOT PERFORMED. FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN DUE TO THE ALIGNMENT NOT BEING PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD 19,500 MILES AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO DEMAND A FREE ALIGNMENT, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGES. THE TRANSMISSION TYPE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,703.

I, LIKE MANY OTHERS, HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD DIESEL. MY FUEL FILTER HEAD IS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE HEATER CONNECTOR WHICH COULD EASILY RESULT IN A FIRE. MY CONNECTOR IS SOAKED IN DIESEL FUEL. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF THIS AMD OFFER SOME COURSE OF ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.

LEAK FROM FUEL HEATER ELECTRICAL CONNECTION CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP OPERATING. WHEN THE SYSTEM IS PRIMED FUEL IS SPRAYED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TALKED TO CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED AFTER 36,000 MILES. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IS BURNED AND DAMAGED. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE RIGHT SINCE I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO THE RECALL. I'VE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS DONE AND THEY'VE TAKEN IT IN AND LOOKED AT IT SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED AND THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED MORE THAN IS SPECIFIED JUST TRYING TO GET IT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN. IT HAS TORN UP TO INNER RIGHT FRONT FENDER WELLS AND HAS WORN THE TIRE DOWN ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. I DON'T BELIEVE MY VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. IT'S DIFFICULT TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IF I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN FOR A MOMENT IT VEERS OFF TO THE RIGHT IMMEDIATELY. *JB

SIDE WALL BLOW OUT. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE JUST BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, NO FOREIGN OBJECTS FOUND IN THE TIRE. UPDATED 10/11/07 *TR

REF- SAFETY RECALL F23 - LOWER BALL JOINTS. I RECEIVED THIS FIRST NOTICE MAY 1 AND CONTACTED YORK JEEP HERE IN PRESCOTT. 4 MONTHS LATER THEY HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED MY VEHICLE. I KEEP GETTING TOLD NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE - THE PARTS ARE ON ORDER. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM MONTHLY AND GET THE SAME RESPONSE. I THINK THIS IS VERY STRANGE. CAN YOU HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED? *TR

RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL F-23 LOWER BALL JOINTS THE WEEK OF 08-13-07, MADE APPT FOR REPAIRS ON 08-23-07; WHILE DRIVING HOME ON 08-21 IN RAINY CONDITIONS I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY & STRUCK A GUARDRAIL,DAMAGING MY FRONT BUMPER, FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING UNDER 20 MPH. I CALLED CHRYSLER WHEN I ARRIVED HOME ON THE 21ST & I STILL HAVE NOT HAD A CALL BACK FROM THE TO ADVISE ME IF THEY WILL PAY THE $600.00 REPAIR BILL THAT I HAVE FOR THE DAMAGE TO MY FRONT BUMPER. CHRYSLER ASSOCIATES ADVISED ME THEY ARE WAITING TO TALK TO THE LOCAL DEALER THAT REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ALL OF THE INFORMATION BETWEEN THE DEALER & CHRYSLER ARE PROPRIETARY AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT BE DISCLOSED TO ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). SHE CALLED THE DEALER IN JANUARY OF 2007 AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT SHE WOULD BE ADDED TO A REPAIR WAITING LIST. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE NECESSARY PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT CRASHED INTO AN IDLE VEHICLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RAINY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT STRANGE, BUT ASSUMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE RAIN. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS THE DAY AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND IS PARKED AT HER RESIDENCE. POLICE REPORT NUMBER 10060304 WAS FILED. THE POWERTRAIN AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,802.

JEEP LIBERTY SAFETY RECALL F23-LOWER BALL JOINTS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A SECOND LETTER BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS YET TO REPAIR HIS CAR FROM THE FIRST ONE**CC *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT COMPLETELY. THE SERVICE STATION STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS FAILED AND THEY REPLACED THE BULBS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED HIS FIRST RECALL NOTICE (NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT)) IN MARCH OF 2007. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. IN AUGUST OF 2007, HE RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE. HE BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE HIS LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

MY JEEP DEALER IN MACOMB, IL, CROSS JEEP, WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY SAFETY RECALL F23 - LOWER BALL JOINTS WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. I HAVE WAITED ALMOST 5 MONTHS FOR CROSS JEEP TO REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY AND HAVE ATTEMPTED NO LESS THAN 4 FOLLOW UPS WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. I HAVE BEEN PROMISED RETURN PHONE CALLS ABOUT THE STATUS OF MY VEHICLE BEING FIXED, AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ONE OF THESE RETURN PHONE CALLS FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH CAVANAUGH JEEP IN MONMOUTH, IL, AND I ALREADY HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT TUESDAY TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER, SIZE P235/70R16 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OR GREATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE FRONT TIRES. THE TIRE SHOP STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ABNORMAL WEAR. RECALL NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) WAS REFERENCED. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

CAR WOULD START AND DIE OFF AFTER 1-2 MINUTES ( AS IN LACK OF FUEL). THERE HAD ALSO BEEN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT FLASHING OCCASIONALLY. TO RE-START, THE FUEL PRIMER (LOCATED ON FILTER HEAD) HAD TO BE PUMPED. I READ ON WWW.LOSTKJS.COM FORUM IN THE CRD SECTION THAT AIR MIGHT LEAK INTO THE FILTER HEAD, CAUSING THESE SYMPTOMS. I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL HEATER PLUG LOCATED IN THE FILTER HEAD WAS MOIST. I PULLED THE PLUG AND HEARD A AIR-SUCKING SOUND. THE PLUG CONTAINED A MALE PART OF WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A BURNED-OUT FUEL HEATER, WHICH HAS MADE A HOLE INTO THE FILTER HEAD. A PICTURE CAN BE SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.PANDKINDUSTRIES.COM/IMAGES/FUELHEATERBUSTED.JPG I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER AND HAVING THE FILTER HEAD REPLACED. THE DESIGN IS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY; ANY AIR COLLECTING IN THE FILTER HEAD LEAVES THIS HEATING ELEMENT OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL ALLOWING IT TO OVER-HEAT. OVER-HEATING THE FUEL HEATING ELEMENT CAN FURTHER WARP/DAMAGE THE ALREADY LEAKY FILTER HEAD. FILTER ELEMENTS OBVIOUSLY WILL BURN OUT OVER TIME. APPARENTLY, THESE FUEL HEATER ELEMENTS ARE CONSTANTLY ACTIVATED. AIR IN THE SYSTEM CAN CAUSE STALLS AT DANGEROUS TIME (WHEN ACCELERATING AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WORSE, BURNING-OUT HEATER ELEMENTS AND FUEL LEAKS COULD LEAD TO FIRE! *TR

COOLING FAN WENT OUT WHICH CAUSED JEEP TO OVERHEAT, CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SHORT BLOCK, WATER PUMP, ENGINE FAN. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO MORE THOROUGHLY FOR MY JEEP'S YEAR AND MANUFACTURE DATE. THIS FIRST OCCURRED 4/23/07 AND WAS FIXED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL 5/8/07. *TR

FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING THROUGH AN ELECTRICAL FITTING ON THE WATER SEPARATING FUEL FILTER. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 05/06 JEEP LIBERTY CRD. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WITH 4 FATALITIES ON 9 JUNE 07. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. THE DRIVER AND ONE PASSENGER SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES. THE FOUR PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE LIBERTY WERE NOT WEARING SEAT BELTS AND WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE DURING THE ROLLOVER EVENT. THE DRIVER FELT THAT SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING JUST PRIOR TO THE ROLLOVER OF THE VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED LOW TIRE PRESSURE, CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN FAILURE OF THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. A RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS IN MAY 2007. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND EVERYTHING TO BE WORKING EXCEPT THE LIGHTS. THE MECHANIC ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

DIESEL FUEL LEAKED OUT FROM AROUND THE ELECTRICAL PINS OF THE FUEL HEATER. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED AS WETNESS AROUND THE CONNECTOR DURING A ROUTINE CHANGING OF THE FUEL FILTER. DISCONNECTING THE HEATER CONNECTOR FROM THE FUEL FILTER HEAD ALLOWED SEVERAL DROPS OF FUEL TO ESCAPE. THE FUEL FILTER HEAD WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY AND IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

THE FUEL FILTER HEAD IS LEAKING DIESEL THROUGH THE HEATER PLUG. FOR MORE INFORMATION GOTO: HTTP://WWW.LOSTKJS.COM/FORUM/PHPBB2/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?T=21971

2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD DIESEL ENGINE STARTED RUNNING SPORADICALLY. SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC AND DIESEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE VEHICLE. PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD, TO FIND BOILING DIESEL STEAM COMING FROM HEATER ELECTRICAL PORT ON FUEL HEAD. PLUG WAS DISCOLORED WITH HEAT. DROVE HOME, ORDERED NEW FUEL HEAD AND REPLACED WITH NEW OEM PART. 2 MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE STARTED STUMBLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DIED ON HIGHWAY. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD, MANAGED TO EVENTUALLY RESTART, AND MADE IT HOME. OPENED HOOD AND FOUND LEAKING FUEL HEAD, FROM HEATER SOCKET, DIESEL FUEL DRAINING FROM PLUG PORT AT RATE OF ABOUT AN OZ PER MINUTE. ELECTRICAL PLUG WAS BURNED UP, PINS ELECTRICAL PIN ON INSIDE OF FUEL HEATER PORT DESTROYED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V288000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE LACK OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. THE CONTACT IS ON A LONG WAITING LIST. THERE ARE NO OTHER LOCAL DEALERS. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS INAPPLICABLE.

THE REASON I'M WRITING IS BECAUSE I READ IN A JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL 2005/2006 FORUM THAT FUEL LEAKS HAVE BEEN COMMON. ON JULY 07, 07, I PARKED THE JEEP, SHUT OFF ENGINE, AND WALKED INSIDE MY HOUSE. AFTER 10 MINUTESS, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AND DROPS OF FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE JEEP. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, WHICH BURNED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

I HAD THE 2005 JEEP LIBERTY IN FOR INSPECTION THE OTHER DAY. I ONLY HAD 22, 700 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD IT NEEED REPLACEEMENT OF REAR BRAKES, AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. I FELT THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT OR A PROBLEM CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, IT BEGAN TO ROLL IN REVERSE AND STRUCK A SMALL TREE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE REAR WINDOW WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND OTHER DAMAGES ARE PRESENT. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO SAFETY RECALL # 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

AFTER THE CAR DIED 2 TIMES THIS WEEK WHILE DRIVING WE FOUND FUEL TO BE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL FILTER HEAD WHERE THE FUEL HEATER PLUGGED INTO IT. THE FUEL WAS THEN LEAKING DOWN THIS LINE INTO OTHER ELECTRICAL SENSORS / COMPUTERS, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. ON JUNE 11, 2005, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HIS WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND STRUCK A POST. SHE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS NOT NOTIFIED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 26,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). SHE HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST SINCE MARCH OF 2007. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE PURCHASE DATE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,000.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY AROUND THE END OF MARCH STATING THAT THE BALL JOINTS COULD CORRODE AND COME APART WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN CAUSING A CRASH. MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AUTO WORLD IN BIG STONE GAP, VIRGINIA. WE HAVE CALLED THEM SEVERAL TIMES SINCE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. WE CALLED THEM AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND WAS TOLD THAT DAIMERLER CHRYSLER IS NOT SENDING THEM THE PARTS THAT THEY NEED TO FIX THE RECALLED VEHICLES AND THAT THEY ARE ONLY GETTING 1 OR 2 SETS OF BALL JOINTS PER MONTH FROM THEM. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD US THAT WE WERE #12 ON THEIR LIST AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE. I FIND THIS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM WORK SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT AND HOPE THAT I DO NOT GET KILLED WHILE DOING SO. ALSO, IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE INITIAL RECALL NOTICE APPEARED IN CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE IN NOVEMBER OF 2006. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE UNTIL MARCH/APRIL OF 2007. I CAN ASSURE THEM THAT IF ANY OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM I WILL OWN THEIR COMPANY. I WOULD APPRECIATED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. ON MARCH 8, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION FRONT:LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON HIS VEHICLE. HE HAS CALLED THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WERE ONLY GETTING THREE PARTS PER WEEK. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. HE CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND THEY STATED THAT HIS PLACEMENT WAS SEVERAL PAGES BACK AND WOULD CALL HIM WHEN HIS NAME APPEARS. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS PUNCTURED BY THE BALL JOINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000. UPDATED 07/19/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD DISINTEGRATED. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER, SIZE P235/70R16. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT, THE TIRE SIZE MENTIONED WAS NOT AN AVAILABLE OPTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 34,758 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,748. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING, ACCELORATION, TRANSMISSION ISSUES, A/C ALTERNATOR ETC.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. ON APRIL 9, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ON APRIL 18, 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART AND WOULD CALL WHEN IT ARRIVED. AS OF JUNE 1, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT CALLED. PRESENTLY, NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SAFETY RECALL F23-LOWER BALL JOINTS. DEALER IS ALLOTTED INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF PARTS PER WEEK AND CONSUMER IS PUT ON WAITING LIST SINCE JAN. 1ST,2007. BALL JOINT SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT MY FAMILY AS WELL INCLUDING SMALL GRANDCHILDREN. DAIMLER/CHRYSLER SHOULD SEND SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF PARTS TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM PROMPTLY. LIVES ARE AT RISK! *TR