2005 Jeep Liberty complaints

2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED ON A MAJOR ROAD. VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OFF ROAD AND TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THE EGR VALVE FAILED. PART WAS REPLACED 10 DAYS LATER, AND RETURNED. APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER THE EGR CONTROL VALVE WENT BAD AND 6 WEEKS LATER WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOLD THE EGR VALVE HAD GONE BAD AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

ATTEMPTED TO START THE JEEP AND THE CAR STALLED 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD STAY STARTED. ONCE THE CAR STARTED THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPT WHO FOUND METAL INSIDE THE OIL PUMP, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO FAIL AND THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT...STILL WAITING ON THE ENGINE WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED. OWNED THE JEEP 3 WEEKS AND HAS 1000 MILES ON IT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY ROCKY MOUNTAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 25, 2005. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER 45 MPH WITH THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLED DOWN THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD ROARING SOUND THAT POUNDED THE PASSENGER'S EARS. HE DID NOT REALIZE THIS WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS DESIGN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFERRED HIM TO WRITE A LETTER OR E-MAIL THE COMPLAINT. THE CONSUMER REFUSED BECAUSE HE WANTED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE IN PERSON. *AK *JB

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES HAVE FELT SPONGY. WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PRESSURE HAD TO BE FIRM ENOUGH TO PRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DAIMLER /HRYSLER, AND THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID SOME JEEP LIBERTIES HAD THIS PROBLEM AND SOME DID NOT. THEY HAD NO IDEA WHY THIS OCCURRED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER FREE OF CHARGE, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THE PEDAL MUST BE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE IDEA OF LOSING BRAKE PRESSURE. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

WE HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WE PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR MANUALLY AND IT SHIFTS OUT OF 1ST AND INTO SECOND GEAR WHILE GOING DOWN STEEP INCLINES. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR US SINCE WE LIVE ON A STEEP INCLINE AND DRIVE ON SNOW AND ICE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL START OUT IN 1ST AND THEN AFTER REACHING ABOUT 1200 -1600 RPM IT WILL SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY INTO SECOND GEAR (WITHOUT MOVEMENT OF THE GEAR SHIFTER) AND THEN SHIFT BACK DOWN TO 1ST AFTER 3600 RPM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CLAIM THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A HILL GEAR. I HAVE WENT TO THE CHRYSLER WEB SITE AND FILED A COMPLAINT ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE AND TELLING THEM THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THEY FAIL TO RESPOND COMPETENTLY. THEY CONTINUALLY TELL ME TO GO BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT TOLD ME THAT JEEP DOESN'T HAVE A HILL GEAR. I INSISTED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THIS VEHICLE IS MADE FOR FOUR WHEELING UP AND DOWN STEEP INCLINES AND THE TRANSMISSION CAN NOT COME OUT OF THE GEAR THAT WILL LET YOU SAFELY NEGOTIATE THE TERRAIN. THEY RESPONDED WITH THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO MAKE AN ASSESSMENT. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LIFE OF MY WIFE AND I HERE, BUT THEY DON'T CARE OR UNDERSTAND. I HAVE OWN 4X4 VEHICLES ALL MY LIFE AND NONE OF THEM HAVE ACTED LIKE THIS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RUN THEIR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND FAILED TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT THEY FAILED TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ACR

2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED V-6 PURCHASED JULY 18, 2005, SERVICE DATE AUG. 24, 2005, MILEAGE 758 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN GENTLY UNDER MILD CONDITIONS SINCE PURCHASE, 10 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK ON SURFACE STREETS. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. OWNER BECAME AWARE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, IDLING AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AFTER 30-60 SECONDS BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY SINKS TO THE FLOOR. ORANGE LIGHT UNDER BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS UP WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE "TYPE 43". DEALER HAS CAR AND IS REPLACING BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE CORRECTLY INSTALLED BUT A DEFECTIVE OEM PART. THE DEALER HAS BEEN COOPERATIVE SO FAR. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR A NEW CAR HAVING A MALFUNCTION WITH LESS THAN 800 MILES ON IT. THE POINT OF A NEW CAR IS NOT HAVING TO WORRY. ALSO GAS MILEAGE IS SUBSTANTIALLY UNDER THE ADVERTISED RATE. STICKER SAYS 17 CITY, 22 HIGHWAY, AVERAGE HAS BEEN 12.5 MPG DRIVING SURFACE STREETS, 20 MILES PER DAY RT.

THE VEHICLE WINDSHIELD STARTED TO CRACK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD UPWARD WITHIN 1,000 MILES. WINDSHIELD CRACKS START BELOW THE WIPERS AND RUN UPWARDS. INFORMED THAT WINDSHIELD MAY NOT HAVE BEEN GLUED PROPERLY AND THAT WINDSHIELD MAY HAVE SLID DOWN DURING INSTALLATION BEFORE GLUE WAS DRY, RESULTING IN WINDSHIELD TOUCHING THE CHASSIS THEREBY CAUSING CRACKS. *JB

I STOPPED MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK REMOVED THE KEY AND OPENED THE DOOR. THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THE HOLE FOR THE PARK SLOT IN THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DRILLED TOO LARGE, I FEEL IF THAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE A HOLE TOO LARGE, A CHILD COULD BE RUN OVER. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. *NM

TEMPURATURE GAUAGE INDICATES VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING. CHRYSLER SAYS VEHICLE WILL NOT OVERHEAT, THE PROBLEM IS IN THE GAUGE. NO KNOWN REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM. IT IS STILL UNKNOWN IF IT IS A GAUGE OR ENGINE PROBLEM

SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLABLE FULL THROTTLE ACTIVATION BY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY AT LOW AND FREEWAY SPEEDS. DRIVEN TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS.

2005 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE WITH TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSORS HAVE FAILED REPEATEDLY, 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 (5) OCCASIONS IN THE PAST SIX (6) MONTHS, WITH NO RESOLUTION.

DT: CONTACT STATES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND BLOWS BLACK SMOKE. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SET IN THE SUN IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE. IN THE PAST WEEK THE BLACK SMOKE HAS BECOME WORSE. THE SERVICE DEALER DID INPUT A NEW CODE INTO THE COMPUTER, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEALER STATES IT IS AN EGR VALVE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND IS WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER; THEY REFER HIM TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

DT: 7/8/05 THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 95 GOING 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE CAR IN FRONT WAS STOPPED. THE CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND DID HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT WAS TURNED ON WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. DRIVER HAD CHEST PAINS AND HAD A RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN. THE PASSENGER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED AS WELL. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT. *JB

2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD WILL "SLING SHOT" ITSELF WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP WITH THE A/C ON. WHEN YOU START TO ACCELERATE MAKING A TURN FROM BEING STOPPED THE VEHICLE WILL START TO MOVE AND YOU CAN FEEL, HEAR THE ENGINE GAINING RPM BUT NOT MOVEMENT THEN A SUDDEN SLINGSHOT EFFECT WILL TAKE PLACE. THE SELLING DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR A DIESEL ENGINE WITH A TURBO TO DO THIS. ALSO STATED IT WAS IN THE ELECTRONICS AND THERE WASN'T ANY THING THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR IT. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FACTORY BULLETIN TO COME OUT. THIS NEW VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT CONSTANTLY, I REQUESTED THE ALIGNMENT TO BE CORRECTED DURING THE SAME DEALERSHIP VISIT AS ABOVE. I WAS TOLD MY ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR SO IT MUST BE THE CROWN OF THE ROAD CAUSING THE PULL OR DRIFT. THIS VEHICLE ALSO SURGES WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED AND YOU START UP AN INCLINE, IT WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE AS LONG AS THE INCLINE LASTS. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY I STARTED HOME AND ALL THREE OF THE FAULTS OCCURRED. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SHOP FOREMAN WENT WITH ME , WHERE THE VEHICLE AGAIN ACTED UP. HE SAID THERE WAS NOT ANY THING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE SURGING AND THE ALIGNMENT AND THE SLING SHOTTING WAS TURBO LAG. I HAVE NOT DIVEN THE VEHICLE ON WET OR SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT, HOWEVER, WITH WHAT DOES I NOT SURE I WANT TO.

CONSUMOR STATES: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DAY AFTER HE BOUGHT IT, AND THERE IS KNOW REVERSE CAN PUSH ON GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE JUST REVES UP

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AND THE DRIVER SEAT BELT FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER'S HEAD TO STRIKE THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK UPDATED 07/07/06. *JB

HAVE 2005, LIBERTY SPORT, 4X4 W/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION, DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AT SPEED AROUND 65 MPH THE CAR WANDERED LEFT AND RIGHT AND WILL NOT STAY IN A STREIGHT LINE, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS 3/4 TO 1" PLAY, NEW JEEP WITH ONLY 13 MILES ON IT. IF PASSED BY A TRUCK VEHICLE ALMOST LOST CONTROL.*AK

NO ACCIDENT AS YET. PURCHASED VEHICLE AND NOTICE AFTER 1 DAY THAT STEERING CONTROL WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. STEERING ON VEHICLE HAS BOTH PLAY AND STICTION REDUCING VEHICLE CONTROL AND REQUIRING INTENSE CONCENTRATION TO CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN DIRECTION.