Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2005 record →
FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM FILLER AFTER AUTO-SHUTOFF OF PUMP OCCURS. OCCURS EVERY TIME FUELING OPERATIONS OCCURS REGARDLESS OF FUEL STATION. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ISSUE BUT NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.
VEHICLE ABRUPTLY DISENGAGES FROM 1ST GEAR (6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION). OCCURS AT ANY SPEED IN FIRST GEAR AND IS UNPREDICTABLE. ALSO HAS POPPED OUT OF FIRST GEAR AFTER SHUTOFF AND STATIONARY. NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS RELATING TO THIS ISSUE.
PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND INSPECTED IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS MODEL IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTO-ADJUSTING SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT AUTO ADJUST AS STATED IN THE SERVICE MANUAL. VEHICLE HAS POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND COASTED FROM ITS PARKING SPOT WITH PARKING BRAKE FULLY APPLIED. (SEE COMPLAINT 10897627 FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT). NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETIN RELATING TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE.
NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 13V-252. CHRYSLER/JEEP HAS NEVER CONTACTED ME IN REFERENCE TO THIS RECALL. WHICH SEEMS TO BE VERY SERIOUS SINCE IT APPEARS PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE AND MYSELF COULD BE KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF JEEP NOT CARING ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. ONCE THEY GET THEIR MONEY THEY DON'T KNOW YOU. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE NOT MOVED SO THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT CONTACTING ME. I AM SURE THEY WILL LIE AND SAY THEY DID. IF THEY HAD I WOULD HAVE HAD THE WORK DONE SINCE IT INVOLVES LIFE AND DEATH. ALL ABOUT THE BOTTOM LINE AND NOT CARING ABOUT PEOPLE.
THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE WHICH IN TURN RUINED THE TRANSFER CASE. I HAVE ANOTHER DEFECTIVE BELT TENSIONER. LAST BUT NOT LEAST I HAVE TWO MORE BROKEN WINDOW REGULATORS. JUST CHECK THE INTERNET THERE ARE ARTICLES ALL OVER ABOUT BROKEN WINDOW REGULATORS. I UNDERSTAND THEY ONLY RECALLED 2006 AND 2007 WHAT ABOUT 2002-2005 WHICH WERE BAD FIRST. ON TOP OF THAT THEY REPLACE THEM WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS SO THEY WILL BREAK AGAIN AND AGAIN. THAT WAY THE DEALERS CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE MONEY ON YOU. THE GARAGE TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR WAS USED FOR ONE YEAR ON ONE MODEL AND I BELIEVE IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TRIED ALL OVER FOR A TRANSMISSION AND CANNOT GET THE RIGHT ONE. THEY HAVE HAD THREE SENT IN AND ALL THREE WERE WRONG. THIS JUST CONFIRMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY STOP USING IT. PLUS A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST FAR LONGER THAN 120,000 MILES. I READ ALL THE TIME THAT TODAY CARS ARE GOOD FOR 200,000 MILES OR MORE. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE OTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS ON THE JEEP: BELT TENSIONERS, LOCKS, ROOF RACK, WINDOW REGULATORS, HORN, LEAKING WINDSHIELD, RUBBER ON ROOF RACK, RUBBER ON AND AROUND DOORS, UPHOLSTERY STAINS EVEN FROM WATER, MASTER CYLINDER, REPLACING LIGHTS WAY TO OFTEN AS WELL AS FUSES, MARKS IN THE PAINT, FUEL RELAY SWITCH, AND THIS LIST IS BY NO MEANS ALL INCLUSIVE IT IS JUST WHAT I CAN REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER OVER THE YEARS ABOUT WINDOW REGULATORS AND THEY DON'T CARE. YOUR CAR IS NEVER SECU
DRIVER SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH, VEHICLE STATIONARY.
2005 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT RANDOMLY BECOMES UNLATCHED FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE BEING IN PARK OR IN DRIVE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, A LOUD POPPING NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V085000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. HEADED TO OUR SON'S COLLEGE GRADUATION DRIVING DOWN I-75 SOUTH OF ATLANTA, GA AND THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW JUST DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. HAD TO STOP TO BORROW A COAT HANGER TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP THEN BUY DUCT TAPE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. WAS NEARLY LATE FOR THE GRADUATION CEREMONY. WILL HAVE TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR.
FUEL OVERFLOWS GAS TANK EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS FILLED WITH FUEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE ASSEMBLY AND BALL JOINT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AXLE AND BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT AND AXLE WERE FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V085000 (SUSPENSION) AND 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE). THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
EVERY TIME THE GAS TANK IS FILLED, GASOLINE OVERFLOWS BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC FUELING NOZZLE SHUTOFF ACTIVATES. FUEL RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND.
IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS-CAR FRONT HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH BOARD LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUS BLINKING ON AND OFF AND BLOWING OUT CONSTANTLY. THIS INCIDENCE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE BEING ON THE HIGHWAY OR SIDE STREETS, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
IN MAY 2015 THE ENGINE SEIZED/FAILED ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED WHICH HAD 132,026 MILES. APPARENTLY, THIS IS COMMON FOR JEEPS THIS OLD AND WITH MANY MILES ON THEM. A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLED WAS ABOUT $4,500; NOT WORTH IT.
ABS SENSOR IN REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AFFECTING THE ABILITY OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM TO FUNCTION. WELL KNOWN PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET IDENTIFYING FRAYED WIRES TO THE ABS SENSOR. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 SENSOR FAILURES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, YEARS LATER, THE BALL JOINTS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, A YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT GOT SO HOT IT MELTED SOMETHING INSIDE THE SEAT AND CAUSING A BURN ON LEATHER AND RIGHT SIDE OF DRIVERS BUTT , LEAVING BLISTERS FROM THE BURN. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW STORM 2 WEEKS AGO.
RECALL OF CONTROL ARMS: PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2015. 1/22/16 IN THE EVENING, MY 16 YEAR OLD SON HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS COMING INTO TOWN (AT 25 MPH THANKFULLY), FELT A JERK AND HEARD A NOISE. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. BOTTOM LINE, THE CONTROL ARMS WERE RUSTED THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH...RECALL ISSUE. I CALLED THEM AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR TOW. I HAVE TRIED RELENTLESSLY (SOMETIMES NICELY AND SOMETIMES NOT SO NICELY) TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THE 2 DAY RENTAL THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP. THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE THEIR "PARAMETERS". I UNDERSTAND, BUYER BEWARE, CHECK RECALLS ETC BEFORE PURCHASING. THEY MAY OR MAY NOT (TYPICALLY NOT FROM WHAT I AM READING) PROVIDE YOU WITH ACCEPTABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE INCONVENIENCE IS TYPICAL, THAT'S LIFE. BUT FOR ME TO HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THEIR SUB PAR EQUIPMENT.....NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS FRIENDLY AND AS HELPFUL AS THEY COULD BE CONSIDERING ALL THEY REALLY NEEDED TO DO WAS FIX THE RECALL ITEM (I DID HAVE THEM REPAIR ANOTHER SEPARATE ISSUE AT MY COST). THEY WERE QUICK TO GET IT REPAIRED. I DEALT WITH AARON AND THOUGHT HE WAS PROFESSIONAL AND FRIENDLY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY OR EVEN DEATH TO MY SON, ESPECIALLY IF HE HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY LIKE HAD JUST A FEW MINUTES EARLIER. I HAVE A HARD TIME ACCEPTING THAT $100.00 IS GOING TO BE THE DIFFERENCE IN GOOD AND BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THEM. THIS IS THEIR CASE # 28638056
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICE THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,239.
WHILE DISPENSING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE AT A FILLING STATION THE FUEL GUSHES FROM THE FILL PORT PRIOR TO THE TANK BEING FULL. THE FUEL CONTINUES TO COME OUT FOR A FEW SECOND AFTER THE FUEL DISPENSING IS STOPPED. THIS IS COMPLETELY UN SAFE, WASTEFUL AND CREATES AN EMISSIONS ISSUE AT EVERY FILL UP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHO LOCATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CORROSION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINT WOULD NOT BE REPLACED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,798. *JS
ACCIDENT ON 12-8-2015. WAS HIT IN FRONT END. I WAS STATIONARY AND CAR TRAVELLING ABOUT 35 MPH HIT ME ON RIGHT FRONT END. AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD AT ALL. THE BELT WAS ON AND LOCKED, BUT THE RETRACT MECHANISM DID NOT LOCK OR PRETENSION AT ALL. MY BODY FLEW FORWARD AND HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING HEAD INJURY.
ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAIL OFTEN. REAR SUSPENSION BEARINGS FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. BALL JOINT FAIL WEARING TIE ROD AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE REAR END WILL SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY AND SUDDENLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED CORROSION ON BOTH FRONT DOORS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
MY JEEP HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR A YEAR NOW FOR THE FUEL TANK RECALL EVERY TIME I CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY CALL US BACK IN A COUPLE MONTHS TO SEE WHERE WE ARE ON THE LIST I DON'T FEEL IT SHOULD TAKE THIS LONG TO BE FIXED
MFG SEEMS UNABLE TO PROVIDE PARTS FOR RECOGNIZED RECALL TO MY ESTABLISHED JEEP DEALER TO INSTALL TRAILER HITCH TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MECHANICAL PROTECTION FOR FUEL TANK.
2005 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE FUEL TANK PROBLEMS RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS FIRST INFORMED IN MARCH 2014, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. AS OF AUGUST 2015, THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
10/5/2015 - RIGHT FRONT TIRE FELL OFF WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY - BOLTS SHEARED
TRYING TO GET LETTER OF COMPLIANCE ON AN ENGLISH JEEP SAYING IT MEETS US MIN. SAFETY STANDARD. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL NUMBERS AND KEEP BEING SENT TO ANOTHER NUMBER. THE CAR WAS BUILT IN ONIO BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHERE TO GET THIS INFORMATION. CAN YOU HELP ME?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM SUDDENLY FRACTURED AND RENDERED THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A POPPING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO FAILED BALL JOINTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.
WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE ABOUT THE GAS/FUEL TANK POTENTIAL TO CATCH FIRE, WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT WE HAVE TOO MUCH CORROSION ON OUR VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE COST TO REPAIR EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE, CURRENTLY WE ARE STILL DRIVING WITH A VEHICLE THAT MAY CATCH FIRE. WE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AS WE STILL ARE PAYING OFF THE VEHICLE, WE WHERE GIVEN THE RUN AROUND UNTIL FINALLY ONE ASSOCIATE TOLD US SIMPLY, THEY WILL NOT HELP YOU. PRIOR TO THIS RECALL NOTICE WE HAVE CONSTANTLY HAD ISSUES WHEN FILLING UP WITH GAS AND THE GAS WOULD LEAK OUT IN LARGE QUANTITIES INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF. WE REPLACED THE OIL PAN RECENTLY AFTER IT RUSTED OUT, WE ARE ABOUT TO REPLACE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN AS THAT IS ABOUT TO RUST OUT, THE TRANSMISSION LINES ARE ALSO RUSTING AND CORRODED. OUR JEEP MAY BE AN 05 BUT IT LOOKS AS IF ITS BRAND NEW ROLLING OFF THE LINE, WE TAKE CARE OF OUR VEHICLE. WE ARE INFORMED CONSUMERS AND KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR CHRYSLER FAILING TO FIX THE FUEL TANK EXPLOSION ISSUES, WHEN WE LOOKED UP THE VIN FOR OUR VEHICLE IT WAS NOT SHOWING THAT IT IS ONE OF THE ONE'S BEING RECALLED. OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND WE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. WE WANT TO KNOW IF OUR VEHICLE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WE STILL HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FROM VISITING THE DEALER. WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE UP FOR THE RECALL, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT JEEP HAS ISSUES WITH RUST TO BEGIN WITH AND THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS YET TO BE CORRECTED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.
THE CAR DOES NOT SHUT OFF FUELING WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL, CAUSING A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS TO SPEW OUT OF THE CAR WHEN FILLING GAS EVERY TIME. CAUSES GASOLINE TO GO EVERYWHERE, IS A FIRE HAZARD. (IT IS NOT JUST A LITTLE BIT OF GAS, THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, AT THE GAS PUMP AND AT THE GAS STATION.)
JEEP LIBERTY WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION PERIODICALLY POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR AS YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A PATTERN TO THE PROBLEM LIKE HOW QUICKLY ARE SLOWLY YOU ACCELERATE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE CV AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS UNDER THE VEHICLE FRACTURED CAUSING THE WATER RESERVOIR AND FENDER TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION ARM FRACTURED ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE)EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THERE WAS A TWO MONTH WAIT LIST FOR THE PART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
WHEN SHIFTING MY JEEP FROM 1ST TO 2ND IT SOMETIMES MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC TODAY AND HE TOOK IT FOR A RIDE. HE TOLD ME THAT HE THINKS IT'S A LITTLE BALL INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS COVERED WITH NYLON, AND A COUPLE OF FORKS MAKE IT MOVE. HE IS GOING TO TRY CHANGING MY TRANSMISSION FLUID TO A SYNTHETIC BRAND IN HOPES THAT WILL SLOW DOWN THE WEAR ON THE NYLON BALL, BUT EVENTUALLY I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I ASKED HIM WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE BALL FINALLY BREAKS, AND HE TOLD ME THE VEHICLE WILL CEASE TO MOVE, RATHER I AM DRIVING IT OR NOT. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH JEEPS. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH JEEPS THEN WHY HAVEN'T THEY BEEN RECALLED AND/OR FIXED?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO FLICKER AND AN ODOR OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED DRIVING WHEELS SLOPPY. THERE IS TO BOLTS IN FRONT FRAME CONNECTED TO STEERING,WHEN TURN WHEELS ONE SIDE STAYS AND REST PIVOTS AS NEED TO TURN STEERING. ON OTHER SIDE BOLT AND WHOLE BOLT AND MECHANISM PIVOTS AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. MAKES A POPPING SOUND AS WELL. HAVE NOTICED RECENTLY THAT IF HIT A BUMP STEERING GET VERY SHAKY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
I OWN A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE FUEL TANK HAS A CHANCE OF EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK DURING CERTAIN TYPES OF REAR END COLLISIONS. I HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE CAR HAVING A RECONSTRUCTED TITLE. I AM CHECKING WITH YOUR AGENCY TO FIND OUT IF THAT IS THE TRUTH. I HAVE HAD RECALL WORK DONE IN THE PAST WITHOUT THIS ISSUE ARISING.
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF BUT THE GAS IS ALREADY POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE DOESN'T SHUT OFF AND IT OVER FILLS THE GAS AND IT RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THIS SECOND HAND AND NOT SURE IF THERE WAS EVERY A RECALL ON IT?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL BEGAN TO SPEW OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE NEAR FORT WORTH THE LEFT REAR WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN THE DOOR. IT DISTRACTED ME AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN PRESSURE CHANGE IN THE CAR. I SORTA PANICKED SINCE THE BABY IN THE BACK SEAT BEGAN CRYING SINCE THE WINDOW WAS ON HER SIDE IN THE BACK SEAT. AFTER CONTACTING SEVERAL JEEP OWNERS, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS ON JEEPS AND IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED TO THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW LAST YEAR. I USED A ZIP TIE TO KEEP THE WINDOW UP. I SAW A YOUTUBE VIDIO ON HOW TO DO THIS. SINCE THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW HAS A ZIP TIE HOLDING IT UP I NO LONGER USE THAT WINDOW. I THINK THAT JEEP SHOULD CONSIDER RECALLING THIS PROBLEM SINCE EVENTUALLY SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.
SUSPENSION ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THE FRONT END TO BE COMING LOOSE. LOTS OF NOISE SUCH AS GRINDING,ETC. I STOPPED AT GARAGE AND HAD THEM OUT IT ON A LIFT FOR INSPECTION. THE DETERMINATION WAS THAT THE FRONT, LEFT AND RIGHT, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE DEFECTIVE. UPON INSPECTION BY THE MECHANIC, AND BY ME VISUALLY, IT APPEARS TO BE PREMATURE WEAR. MECHANIC SUSPECTS A PRODUCT DEFECT, AS DO I. I CHECKED NHTSA OFFICIAL SITE FOR RECALLS. MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THIS SUSPENSION ISSUE. SEAT BELT DRIVER'S SIDE LATCHING MECHANISM BETWEEN THE SEAT AND CONSOLE STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE EFFORTS TO DISCONNECT THE SEAL BELT SO THAT DRIVER MAY EXIT THE VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS ITEM AND NO WARRANTY. CURRENT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 74,400 MILES. ELECTRICAL POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLIES. ALL FOUR ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP (BOUGHT NEW IN 2005) BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WINDOW ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE THEN ALL FOUR ASSEMBLIES (FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, AND REAR DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THIS IS A MULTIPLE OCCURRING PROBLEM AND IN MY ESTIMATION SEEMS TO BE A PRODUCT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE VEERED INDEPENDENTLY TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE USING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
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