2005 Jeep Liberty complaints

2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRV DIESEL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. DEALER REPLACED EGR VALVE TWICE (UNDER WARRANTY). PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED UNTIL THE THIRD TRIP TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE BLOCK THAT THE EGR VALVE MOUNTED TO AND THIS FINALLY RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE 28,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND NO PROBLEMS. THE DEALER WAS VERY GOOD AND PERSISTENT IN FINDING THE PROBLEM. *NM

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD HAS A TRANSMISSION "SHUDDER" AND LOOSES POWER BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CRD OWNERS AND JEEP HAS ISSUED SEVERAL TSB'S THAT CONSIST OF COMPUTER REFLASHES THAT HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I AM TO THE POINT WHERE I DO NOT TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT LOOSES POWER AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY MERGES AND CRUISING. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY, BECAUSE OTHER CRD OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOLLOWING THE "SHUDDER" SYMPTOM. JEEP ONLY MADE 11,000 CRD'S (DISCONTINUED IN 2006, HOWEVER STILL PART OF THEIR MARKETING CAMPAIGN!) AND THE OWNERS ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THEM TO RESPOND TO SEVERAL SAFETY PROBLEMS. THE ERG VALVE IS ANOTHER ISSUE. MINE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE, OTHER CRD OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS. MY JEEP CRD TOTALLY LOST POWER WHEN THE EGR VALVE FAILED. IT WAS ON AN INTERSTATE TRAVELING 65 MPH. LUCKILY I HAD A CLEAR PATH TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. *JB

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, MY TORQUE CONVERTER WILL LOCK UP AND STALL MY ENGINE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHO HAS REPLICATED THE ISSUE AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER BUT THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS (20 OR MORE) FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF AND IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE STALL MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *JB

UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION - 2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD DIESEL. *JB

2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD LAST SPRING I HAD SHUDDERING AND STALLING DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM IN JULY AT JUST SHORT OF 25,000 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.. IT WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH A TRANSMISSION PUMP, AND TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. I AM STILL OCCASIONALLY GETTING SOME TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND CLUNKING. *JB

I HAVE HAD MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY IN FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IN EACH CASE THERE IS A SEVERE TO VERY SEVERE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. IN TWO CASES HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED IN BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, TWO TIMES I HAD TO BABY THE VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP ONLY ONCE DID I DRIVE IT IN LIKE AN ALMOST NORMAL VEHICLE. ENGINE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE IN NEUTRAL BUT SEEMED TO BE MAYBE FIGHTING WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER TO MOVE. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS ON TRANSMISSION, EGR VALVE TWICE, REPROGRAMMED SOMETHING ON TORQUE CONVERTER AND YET PROBLEM IS STILL THERE ON AN ONGOING BASIS SOMETIMES SLIGHT BUT ALWAYS APPARENT. ONE TIME IT TOOK ME TWO MINUTES TO GET THROUGH A STOP AND GO LIGHTS, THAT TIME DEALERSHIP SAID COMPUTER SAID I RAN OUT OF FUEL EVEN THOUGH FUEL GAGE SAID I STILL HAD A QUARTER OF A TANK AND THE WEEK BEFORE I HAD RUN IT TO EMPTY AND HAD NOT RUN OUT OF FUEL. VEHICLE CURRENTLY STUTTERS AT ABOUT 55-60 MPH HOUR AND HAS CONSISTENTLY GETS NO MORE THAN 22 MPG EVEN THOUGH IT HAS A DIESEL THAT SHOULD GET 26 MPG AND IT IS ALL HIGHWAY MILES. ONCE WHEN PASSING A VEHICLE IT STARTED TO ACT UP, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL LOSE ACCELERATION. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I HAVE SENT IN A LEMON LAW REQUEST WHICH THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THEY RECEIVED 10 DAYS AGO AND STATED SOMEONE FROM MILWAUKEE OFFICE WOULD CONTACT ME IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS OR LESS BUT STILL HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE EVEN AFTER I CALLED TWO DAYS AGO ASKING WHY I HAVE NOT HEARD F

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THREE TIRES HAVE BLOWN OUT WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE LAST ONE; THE REAR RIGHT TIRE FAILED ON 8-16-06. AS THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON A DRY HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SLIT ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. THERE WAS ALSO A SLIT ON THE SIDE OF ONE OF THE OTHER TWO TIRES THAT FAILED. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED PROPER MAINTENANCE ON THE TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR, WRANGLER. THE TIRE SIZE WAS: P220/75R/16 . *AK UPDATED 9/13/2006 - *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND DURING DAY WITH NO WARNING OR EVENTS LEADING UP TO, THE LIGHTS AND RADIO SHUT OFF AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER COME BACK ON. WHILE DRIVING ANYTIME ANY SPEED CAR BUCKS LIKE A BULL. CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY STALL OUT AFTER BACKING UP WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE ALSO WHILE GOING UP HILL CAR ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS FALLING OUT FROM UNDER IT HAD GAS TO FLOOR NO MOTION DEALERS REPLACES PARTS BUT CLAIMS NO PROBLEM FOUND. *NM

DRIVING ALONG IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC ON THE 405 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHEN THERE WAS A HORRENDOUS SHUDDER AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER REAL QUICK AND JUST NARROWLY AVOIDED INVOLVEMENT IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DRIVE NORMALLY. TORQUE CONVERTER AND MISC. TRANSMISSION PIECES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER, BUT THERE IS STILL A WEIRD SHUDDER BELOW 60 MPH AND SOME OCCASIONAL LOSS OF POWER. *NM

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED. IT HAS 22596 MILES ON IT AND TODAY, 8/5/2006, I HAD TO HAVE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOSE. THE DEALER FOUND THIS PROBLEM DURING A VISIT FOR AN OIL CHANGE. *NM

2005 JEEP LIBERTY EXHIBITS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WHEN BACKING UP AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT WHEN THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 50 DEGREES F. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE, THE NOISE DISAPPEARS. THIS NOISE FIRST APPEARED TO BE THE REAR AXLE BUT AFTER OWNER HUNG OUT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS DRIVING IT BACKWARDS, IT IS COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES AND DISCS. HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE INTO JEEP 3 TIMES TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. THE FIRST TIME THEY DIDN'T EVEN LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY DID NOT HEAR IT. THE SECOND TIME, THEY HEARD IT BUT COULD NOT FIND IT. THE THIRD TIME, THEY WERE DIRECTED TO THE REAR BRAKES BY THE OWNER AND THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP APPEARS TO NOT KNOW THESE VEHICLES VERY WELL. SINCE THIS IS IN TEXAS, WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR COLDER FALL TEMPS AND OWNER WILL LIKELY HAVE TO FIX SINCE DEALERSHIP IS CONFUSED. *JB

ON THE 2005 AND 2006 DIESEL JEEP LIBERTY (4X4) THE OIL FILTERED IS EXPOSED TO DAMAGE WHEN OFF ROADING. CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO SKID PLATE AVAILABLE FOR THE OIL FILTER. WHILE OFF ROAD A ROCK HIT THE OIL FILTER AND OPENED A HOLE WHICH DRAINED ALL OIL AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO TURN OFF. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WAS RUNNING ROUGH, SO I PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE. I OPENED THE HOOD, BUT COULDN'T SEE MUCH IN THE DARK. I WENT AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO RETRIEVE A FLASHLIGHT AND AS I OPENED THE GLOVE BOX, I SAW FLAMES FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I REACHED TO SHUT THE HOOD AND THEN CALLED 911 FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. UNKNOWN REASON FOR THE START OF THE FIRE. OTHER NOTES: I HAD PREVIOUSLY FILLED THE TANK EARLIER IN THE DAY. IN JULY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND A FACTORY RECALL ON THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. MONTHS EARLIER THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND I COMPLAINED OF A FUEL ODOR, WHICH THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 10 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. A DIAGNOSTICS TEST WAS PERFORMED AND DISPLAYED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS AVAILABLE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD REMAIN LOCKED AS VEHICLE CAME TO STOP, SIMILAR TO A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IF YOU DID NOT DEPRESS THE CLUTCH. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD UNTIL THE ENGINE STALLED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS A DIESEL ENGINE AND IT DOESN'T GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT! *JB

TOOK MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY IN TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT A SHIFT SHUDDER. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS BREAKING APART. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN IT IN WHO KNOWS WHERE IT WOULD HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED AND WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN. *JB

DRIVING VEHICLE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN TRANSMISSION FAILED, LOCKING WHEELS IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, STALLING VEHICLE. NEARLY REAR-ENDED DUE TO SUDDEN LOCK-UP OF REAR WHEELS AND VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, HAD TO PUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 1ST GEAR AND FLOOR ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MOVE AT BARELY 1 MPH. REQUIRED 2 MINUTES TO MOVE VEHICLE OUT OF INTERSECTION AND ONTO ROADSIDE TO AVOID TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. *NM

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD DIESEL EXPERIENCES ON-GOING SHUDDER AND HARD SHIFTING WHEN DRIVING IT. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED SEVERAL TSB'S TO CORRECT THE SOFTWARE ISSUE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. MANY OTHER LIBERTY CRD DIESEL OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOM BEFORE THEIR TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND REQUIRED FULL REPLACEMENT. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE CAR ON LONG-DISTANCE TRIPS FROM HOME FOR FEAR OR BEING BROKEN DOWN ON RURAL HIGHWAYS OR ROADS AND STUCK HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME WHILE A JEEP DEALER TAKES 2 OR 3 WEEKS TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. CHRYLSER NEEDS TO FIX THIS, PLEASE HELP! REGARDING THE INCIDENT DATE, PLEASE NOTE I JUST CHOSE TODAY'S DATE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE I GOT THE JEEP. *JB

MY JEEP LIBERTY RECALL E14 HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. WE HAVE TIME NUMEROUS TIMES TO SCHEDULE THE VEHICLE FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX. HOWEVER, THEY NEVER HAVE THE PART FOR THE "TRANSMISSION CUP PLUG BRACKET". I EVEN TOOK A DAY OFF OF WORK TO BRING THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN TELL ME THEY RAN OUT OF PARTS. THIS IS FRUSTRATING DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DEALER STORE IS BEING NEGLIGENT. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED ON 05/23/2006. PRIOR TO TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND WAS TOLD BY THE SALESPERSON THAT IT PROBABLY JUST NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. I RECEIVED AN "WE OWE YOU" FOR THE ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED ON THE SERVICE SLIP THAT AFTER HE PERFORMED THE ALIGNMENT THE LIBERTY STILL PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND HE STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE CROWNING OF THE ROADWAY. THE ROAD HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I EVEN DROVE IT ON A FLAT SURFACED PARKING LOT, FIRST DOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND IT PULLED RIGHT AND THEN LETTING LIBERTY COAST AND IT STILL PULLED RIGHT. I HAVE OWNED AND HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL VEHICLES AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. RECEIVED A CALL FROM A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP REGARDING THE VISIT TO THE SERVICE DEPT. FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND THAT I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH MY EXPERIENCE PURCHASING THIS JEEP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFIED THE SERVICE MANAGER. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE MANGER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THAT JEEP HAS HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE PULLING RIGHT ISSUE, AND HAS HAD SOME RECALLS. IT STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND SEEMS TO BE WORSE. NUMBER OF FAILURES WOULD BE EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE THING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT JEEP CHRYSLER NEEDS TO GET FIXED. THE O

DRIVETRAIN VIBRATION AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, UNSURE IF PROBLEM CAUSED TOTAL FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB

LOWER BALL JOINTS BEGAN TO FAIL, BUT WERE RECOGNIZED AND REPLACED BEFORE SERIOUS DAMAGE OR LOSS OF LIFE COULD OCCUR. *JB

OWN A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT 14,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY. DID NOT HAVE A JOINT SEPARATION OR CRASH, JUST UNSAFE AMOUNT OF PLAY. CAR IS ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SUSPECTED THE COMBINATION OF THE DIESEL ENGINE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WERE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE DEALER.

2005 LIBERTY WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES... I CHECKED LOWER BALL JOINTS MYSELF AFTER HEARING OF SO MANY PROBLEMS... FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY (UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT) IN THE BALL JOINTS... DEALERSHIP VERIFIED THAT THE BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACED.. HAVE AND APPOINTMENT TO GET THEM REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

FAILURE TO START- USING KEY AND REMOTE STARTER. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED, IT WENT ALL THE WAY OVER AND THE ENGINE DID NOT CRANK, NO NOISES FROM BATTERY- JUST NOTHING. THIS OCCURRED TWICE OVER A TWO MONTH PERIOD, USUALLY AFTER ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES IT WOULD START. RECENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED FROM FAILING TO START,TO THE BIGGER PROBLEM OF DYING WHEN IT IS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WILL BE RUNNING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN DIES WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE NOW FOR A WEEK AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 14,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN VEHICLE. *NM

WHILE TRAVELING APPROX 25 MPH, ANOTHER CAR APPROACHING TOOK A LEFT IN THE INTERSECTION AS WE APPROACHED AND CAUSED A COLLISION. OUR CAR HIT HEAD ON, THEIR CAR WAS HIT IN PASSENGER FRONT CORNER. MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING HEAD & NECK INJURIES TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THE OTHER VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY WITH NO INJURIES TO DRIVER OR PASSENGER. *JB

RECALL E14 TRANSMISSION CUP PLUG BRACKET. *JB

GAS TANK HAS NO FLAP WHERE THE GAS GOES INTO THE TANK. AS A RESULT GAS SLOSHES OUT OF THE TANK WHEN FULL. THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF AND THE GAS RUNS OUT THE SIDE OF THE TANK. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY CHECKED THE OTHER VEHICLES IN THEIR LOT AND SEVERAL WERE THAT WAY AND THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET GAS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE EGR VALVE FIVE TIMES. THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IF THIS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THIS WAS A GOOD INDICATOR THAT THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT IF HE DROVE THE VEHICLE OF THE LOT IT WILL BREAK DOWN ON THE ROAD. WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR FOR THREE WEEKS. *AK

THE TIRE JACK THAT CAME WITH MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY BENT UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS TO PERSONS NEAR OR UNDER THE VEHICLE, BUT MADE THE JACK UNABLE TO LIFT THE VEHICLE TO A HEIGHT ADEQUATE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE SERVICE PERSON FROM AAA LAUGHED WHEN HE SAW WHAT JEEP HAD PROVIDED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT HOWEVER, INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHICH DETERMINED A PRECISE IMPACT MUST OCCUR FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS MAKING THE APPROPRIATE REPAIRS. UPDATED 05/03/06.

MY WIFE WAS WORKING LATE AND LEFT TO COME HOME AROUND 7:30 PM. SHE WORKS ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES AWAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AND TRAVELS VERY STEEP AND WINDY ROADS. AS SHE WAS COMING HOME SHE HEARD A NOISE COME FROM THE FRONT END AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. AS SHE WAS COMING UP THE PRIVATE DIRT ROAD TO OUR HOUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE JEEP COLLAPSED AND THE TIRE POPPED. SHE COULD NOT MOVE AT ALL SO SHE WALKED THE REST OF THE WAY HOME AND WHEN SHE GOT HOME I WALKED DOWN TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. SURE ENOUGH WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE BOLT HOLDING THE LOWER A-ARM CAME OFF AND THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND AND HAD MADE A HUGE HOLE IN THE TIRE. LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN GOING UP THE STEEP AND WINDY ROADS OVER THE MOUNTAIN OTHER WISE SHE WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. WE CALLED THE CHRYSLER ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE JEEP TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE NEXT DAY WE CALLED THE DEALER THEY GAVE US A LOANER CAR. ABOUT A WEEK LATER WE PICKED UP THE JEEP THEY HAD REPLACED BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS AND REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A BRAND NEW ONE. WE ONLY HAD OUR 05 RENEGADE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR AND ABOUT 31000 MILES ON IT. *JB

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING UNUSUAL DRIVE LINE VIBRATIONS (24-26 MPH). THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PRESENTS OF THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH INDICATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL AND HEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME, THEREFORE REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL VEHICLES OF EXACT YEAR AND TYPE AND I DID NOT NOTE THE SAME CONDITION. OTHER THAN BEING AN ANNOYANCE ESPECIALLY FOR A NEW VEHICLE, ITS MY CONCERN THAT THIS MAY INDICATE A PENDING DRIVE LINE FAILURE THAT WOULD PRESENT A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY. *JB

TRAVELING INTERSTATE 94, APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, UNAVOIDABLE TIRE DEBRIS ON ROADWAY. MY VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL STRUCK RUBBER TRUCK TIRE CASING WHICH JUST BLEW OFF TRUCK. THE VALVE STEM OF MY TIRE BROKE OFF INSTANTLY DEFLATING THE TIRE. THE VALVE STEM IS PART OF THE SIEMENS BDO TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM INSTALLED ON DAIMLER CHRYSLER VEHICLES AND MY JEEP LIBERTY. THE STEM BROKE AT THE STEM CAP THREAD. MY DEALERSHIP HAS REPORTED MANY FAILURES TO DAIMLER CHRYSLER THERE IS NO RECALL OR REPLACEMENT WHICH FIXES THE FAULT. THE ASSEMBLY MATERIAL IS SOME ALUMINUM ALLOY AND WILL READILY SNAP OFF IF PRESSURE IS APPLIED LATERALLY AT THE TIP OF THE VALVE STEM EVEN THE BRUSHES AT THE CAR WASH BREAK THESE VALVE STEMS.

AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON WITH ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. SEEMS TO GO OFF ONLY OVER 110LB. MANY ADULT PASSENGERS AROUND 100LB AND THUS DO NOT HAVE SAFETY OF SYSTEM ON. BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY SAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE."IT CHECKS OUT. OK" *JB

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I MADE A STOP TO THE STORE. I DRIVE MAJOR INTERSTATES TO & FROM WORK. I WAS GETTING BACK ON I-74W. THERE IS MAJOR CONSTRUCTION GOING ON & IT'S HEAVY TRAFFIC TIME. I GOT ON THE RAMP TO BLEND IN WITH THE TRAFFIC & BEFORE I COULD ,THE THROTTLE STUCK ON WIDE OPEN. I WAS TRYING TO MERGE & CONTROL THE VEHICLE AT THE SAME TIME. I CONTINUALLY RODE THE BRAKES TO HOLD THE CAR AT BAY. IF I LET OFF THE BRAKE, THE THROTTLE WAS STILL STUCK & TOOK OFF WITH PACE. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKE I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURN. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON . THIS IS MINUTES AFTER I STARTED WITH THE PROBLEM. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WAS FLASHING. AS SOON AS I GOT OUT OF THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE I PULLED THE CAR OVER & SHUT THE MOTOR OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED IN. THEY NOTIFIED ME THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE APP SENSOR (ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSURE SENSOR) AND THAT THEY HAVE TO ORDER THE PART FROM NASHVILLE, TN. THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE MADE,WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL BE MONDAY 3/20/06. THIS REALLY UPSET MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE LED TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT, BODILY INJURY,AND OR DEATH TO MYSELF AND OTHER USERS OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 01/06 AND HAS ONLY 3900 MILES ON IT. *JB

1) DRIVING VEHICLE 2)VEHICLE STALLS, ENGINE CUTS OUT, STUMBLES 3) REFLASHED COMPUTER NUMEROUS TIMES, TORQUE CONVERTER AND CLUTCH PACK REPLACED. *NM

I BROUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO KNOWING THAT IT WAS NEW I DIDN'T THINK TO HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON THE CAR SO I TAKE THE CAR TO GET CHECK WHERE I BROUGHT IT SO WHEN I DO THEY KEEP THE CAR FOR A AT LEAST A WEEK AND I STAY WITH OUT A CAR. SO THEY GIVE ME THE CAR BACK AND THEN AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I TAKE IT BACK TO GET FIXED AND AGAIN THEY TELL ME THEY FIXED IT AND GIVES IT BACK TO ME. THEY TOLD ME THAT MOST LIKELY IT'S A FACTORY MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. HAVING ALL THOSE PROBLEMS WITH THIS AUTO; I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF THIS AUTO. *NM

THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 WITH 26000 MILES SHOW EXCESSIVE WEAR. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE JOINT TOTAL FAILURE WILL RESULT IN THE BALL AND SOCKET SEPARATING FROM THE SPINDLE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY. A FAILURE OF THIS NATURE WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS EXCESSIVE WEAR HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF IN A LOUD CLUNKING WHICH HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR 3000 MILES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THE PROBLEM WHEN DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND MEASURED THE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT IN THE JOINT TO BE .25 INCHES. WHEN THE DEALER WENT TO INSTALL THE NEW JOINTS HE ALSO FOUND THE UPPER BALL JOINTS TO BE BAD. I HAD A PREVIOUS LIBERTY(2002) WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND ASSUMED JEEP HAD FIXED THE BALL JOINTS. OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE NOT. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS REPORTED ALREADY (LOSTKJ.COM) WHERE PEOPLE HAVE HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE JOINTS. JEEP MUST FIX THIS DESIGN ASAP. SUSPENSION COMPANY MOOG HAS ALREADY DESIGNED A REPLACEMENT BALL JOINT THAT IS MORE ROBUST AND GREASABLE. JEEP MUST BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING. *NM

A MINOR IMPACT INTO THE REAR OF A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY BY A MID SIZE LEXUS SUV TRAVELING ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH CAUSED THE POORLY DESIGNED AND POORLY LOCATED PLASTIC GAS TANK OF THE JEEP TO RUPTURE AND LEAK PROFUSELY. THANKFULLY THE VEHICLE DID NOT IGNITE ON FIRE OTHERWISE SOMEONE WOULD HAVE DIED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS AND OTHER JEEP PRODUCTS (THE WRANGLER COMES TO MIND) ARE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD. MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE OR HAD REAR MOUNTED GAS TANKS WITH LITTLE OR NO CRUSH SPACE. THE LIBERTY APPEARS TO BE THE WORST WITH WHAT COULD ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS HAVING A GAS TANK MOUNTED BUMPER! ALSO, THE GAS TANK HANGS WELL BELOW THE BUMPER AND IN MOST CASES THE VEHICLE THAT HITS IT FROM BEHIND DIVES UNDER THE JEEPS BUMPER AND HITS THE TANK DIRECTLY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE VEHICLES! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE PULLING IN OR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND. IF THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE IT MUST BE PUT IN REVERSE THEN DRIVE TO MOVE AND VICE VERSA. ALSO, THE LIGHTS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, FLICKER ON AND OFF. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE. THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER OR BLACK BOX AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE EITHER PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVESE IT DID MOVE AND THEN STOPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. UPDATED 02/21/06. *JB

RUNAWAY ACCELERATION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CONSUMES OIL THROUGH THE BREATHER AND PROCESSED IN THE ENGINE COOLANT GIVING THE ENGINE A FOUL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER WERE IT WAS DETERMINED THIS WAS A NORMAL FUNCTION IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY BOTH AGREED AND SUPPORTED THE DEALERS DETERMINATION. *NM

UPON APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A STOP. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. NOT KNOWING IF I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP I PULLED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. WHEN I DID THIS THE ENGINE KICKED BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL IDLING SPEED. I DID CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP AND JEEP MANUFACTURING. WAITING ON A REPLY FROM JEEP. *JB

JEEP ANNOUNCED A RECALL ON 2005 JEEP LIBERTY'S, RECALL #05V460000. THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER WHO IS A STUDENT AT JOHN'S HOPKINS IN BALTIMORE. DUE TO HER WORK LOAD, I FLEW FROM NOVI TO BALTIMORE MD, TO HAVE THE RECALL SERVICE COMPLETED AND AN APPOINT MENT MADE ON 12/9 WHEN THE NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. I ARRIVED AT THE DEALER , ANTWERPEN AND THE TIME ASSIGNED AND AFTER HOUR I AM INFORMED THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I POLITELY ASKED THAT WHEN MY DAUGHTER RETURNS THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED THE NEXT TIME THAT THEY PROVIDE HER WITH TRANSPORTATION, SINCE WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND I FLEW OUT TO GET IT DONE. GRANTED I WAS THERE TO HELP HER WITH OTHER ISSUES, BUT THIS WAS THE MAIN REASON FOR THE TRIP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE. I THE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER (CASE NUMBER 14424386). THEY CALLED ME BACK SEVERAL HOURS LATER TO TELL ME THAT THEY SUPPORT THE DECISION OF THE ANTWERPEN JEEP IN BALTIMORE AND WILL NOT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT RECALLS HAPPEN, BUT MY ISSUE IS THAT IF I TAKE TIME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, AND THEN THEY CAN NOT PERFORM THE SERVICE ON A SAFETY RECALL, DAIMLER CHRYSLER OR ANTWERPEN HAS TO ASSUME THE LIABILITY OF PROVIDING MY DAUGHTER TRANSPORTATION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RETURNED FOR SECOND TIME. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVED THE EGR VALVE WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE THIRD PROBLEM CONCERNED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE IN THE REAR END WHEN REVERSING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, AND AN OIL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED COMING FROM THE RETURN LINE ON THE TURBO. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

PURCHASED 2005 JEEP LIBERTY 9/29/05. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON IMMEDIATELY. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLS BADLY TO THE RIGHT, ESPECIALLY AT 65+ MPH. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR, BUT TOLD ME THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT MUST BE DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS. AFTER READING OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, I DOUBT IT. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN IN LANE. IF LARGE TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKS PASS THIS WILL CREATE EVEN MORE INTENSE STRUGGLE TO KEEP VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING WINTER SNOW CONDITIONS ARE A DECIDING FACTOR ON KEEPING THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNDERNEATH. A SPECIAL TECHNICIAN FROM THE ZONE CAME OUT AND LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 11/2905. *JB