TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER DID NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 12V085000 (SUSPENSION) WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO RESCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL SERVICE. THE CONTACT DID NOT RESCHEDULE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
2007 Jeep Liberty complaints
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 2007 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR POWER WINDOW REGULATORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WERE REPLACED EIGHT DIFFERENT TIMES BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW GLASS SHATTERED INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE WINDOW GLASS, CABLE AND REGULATOR WERE REPLACED. THE LIFT GATE WAS ALSO REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,285.
THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED IN THE MAIN OF THE STREET WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER IN SAN JUAN PR. I AM STILL WAITING INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. I READ THAT LIBERTY 2002 - 2006 HAD A BALL JOINT RECALL. I DON'T SEE LIBERTY 2007 INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO INVESTIGATE THIS CASE. *TR
I BOUGHT THE JEEP FROM A FRIEND LAST FALL AND THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST UNTIL ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER I HAD IT. I ALWAYS FILL MY TANK WHEN I STOP FOR FUEL AND THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, WHILE THE TANK WAS FILLING, I WASHED THE WINDOWS. WHEN IT WAS ALMOST FULL (I COULD TELL BY THE AMOUNT ON THE PUMP), I GRABBED THE NOZZLE AND GOT READY TO SQUEEZE THE LAST BIT IN BY HAND AFTER IT SHUT OFF. WELL, IT DIDN'T SHUT OFF AND GAS CAME POURING OUT, ALL OVER THE VEHICLE, SPLASHING MY CLOTHES AND SHOES! I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PUMP, SO I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENDANTS ATTENTION & WASHED THE SIDE OF THE JEEP OFF. NEXT TIME I WENT TO A DIFFERENT STATION & THE SAME THING HAPPENED, SO I DIDN'T 'SET' THE PUMP HANDLE ANYMORE....I HELD IT MYSELF AND PUT MY EAR CLOSE SO I COULD HEAR WHEN IT WAS ALMOST FULL. MOST OF THE TIME IT WORKED, BUT IT STILL CAME SPEWING OUT OTHER TIMES. THE OTHER NIGHT WHILE HAVING DINNER WITH FRIENDS, ONE OF THE GALS THAT WORKS AT DMV, WHO ALSO HAS A LIBERTY, TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALLS ON MY MODEL JEEP. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND HE PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THE ONE HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF THE MONTH BEFORE I PICKED IT UP AND THE GAS TANK ISSUE DIDN'T APPLY TO MY MODEL! ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? I JUST FINISHED TELLING HIM THAT IT SPEWS GAS OUT EVERY TIME I FILL UP IF I'M NOT EXTREMELY CAREFUL WITH HOW FULL IT GETS! I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH MONEY I'VE LOST FROM THIS ISSUE 'THAT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY MODEL'!!! NOT TO MENTION THE DAMAGE I'M SURE IT'S DOING T
I BOUGHT MY LIBERTY WHEN IT WAS A YEAR OLD FROM A DEALER. ONE MONTH LATER, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER FIXED IT WITH NEW PARTS. A YEAR AGO IN JUNE 2012 THE REAR WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. THE REAR WINDOWS ARE NEVER EVEN USED. I HAD TO PAY A MECHANIC TO RAISE IT UP AND HOLD IT UP WITH DUCK TAPE BECAUSE THE REGULATOR AND REPAIR IS GOING TO COST OVER $400.00!!THE WINDOW WOULD SLOWLY START TO DROP BEFORE IT FINALLY WENT INTO THE DOOR COMPLETELY WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND THE NOISE FROM THE OUTSIDE WAS SO LOUD I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A FLAT TIRE AND HAD TO PULL OVER. NOT TO MENTION THE CONSTANT ATTENTION I HAD TO PAY TO MAKE SURE THE WINDOW WAS STILL BEING HELD UP WITH THE AWFUL LOOKING DUCT TAPE! SO ANGRY AND DISAPPOINTED WITH CHRYSLER. I READ ONLINE OF SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I COULD NEVER RISK PUTTING A CHILD BACK THERE BECAUSE OF THIS RISKY PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD SPILL WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR
WE ADDED A RUBBER MAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR TO KEEP THE JEEP MAT CLEANER. WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED DOWN TO GO UP A HILL, IT STUCK DOWN. THIS CAUSE THE JEEP TO GAIN SPEED WHEN BACK ON THE LEVEL. BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED KEEPING THE JEEP UNDER CONTROL. A WARNING NEEDS TO GO OUT THAT THE ADDITION OF A MAT OR CARPET ABOVE THE CURRENT JEEP MAT WILL CAUSE THE GAS PEDAL TO STICK IN THE DOWN POSITION WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH OR DEATH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL SPILLED TO THE GROUND WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT FILLED TO CAPACITY TO PREVENT THE FUEL FROM SPILLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATED FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR USED FROM A DEALERSHIP, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO RECURRENT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, AND NONE CAN FIX THESE TWO ISSUES: 1.) WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK AT THE GAS STATION, THE GAS DOESN'T "SHUT OFF" WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED. THE GAS SPILLS OUT OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK - IT DOES NOT MATTER THE GAS STATION. I WAS TOLD TO DEAL WITH IT. 2.) MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW DOES NOT WORK - IT NEVER HAS. I CAN ROLL IT DOWN, BUT WHEN I TRY TO HAVE IT CLOSE IT COMES OUT OF TRACK AND GETS STUCK. I HAVE EVEN HAD IT IN UNDER WARRANTY TO DEALERSHIPS TWICE OR THREE TIMES (IN ADDITION TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS' REVIEWS) IN WHICH I WAS EVEN REIMBURSED FOR A FIX - THAT NEVER WORKED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY ALL OF THESE MECHANICS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. PLEASE NOTE I AM ESTIMATING WHEN THIS STARTED, AS I CANNOT SEEM TO REMEMBER THE DATE OF PURCHASE - IT IS AROUND THE YEAR 2009. I DID BUY THE CAR USED, AND IT IS A 2007. I BOUGHT IT WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. IF NEEDED I CAN FIND PAPERWORK FOR THE EXACT DATE OF PURCHASE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING, THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE AUTO FUEL POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR
THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE LIBERTY, BASICALLY THE FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM THE TANK NECK WHEN FILLING IT AT THE GAS STATION. VISIT WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM TO SEE OTHER USERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
WHEN FILLING MY GAS TANK TO FULL, THE FUELS FLOWS OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF, CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGED THIS BY SENDING OUT A EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE EFFECTED PARTS FOR SOME OWNERS OF 07 AND 08 MODELS, BUT REFUSES TO ISSUES THE SAME TO MY 07 JEEP LIBERTY. WHAT GIVES? *TR
WHEN FUELING MY 2007 JEEP LIBERTY, ONCE THE TANK REACHES THE FULL POINT IT BURPS OUT APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 3 CUPS OF GAS WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SPILL ON ME, IF I AM NOT STANDING TO THE SIDE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WHERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND STATED NO RECALL WAS IN EFFECT. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL CANISTER AND ESIM SWITCH NEED TO BE REPLACE FOR THE COST OF $250.00. AS A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER I AM SURPRISED THAT THIS SITUATION HAS NOT BE ADDRESSED NHTSA.DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF GAS SPILLS AND POTENTIAL FIRE AT GAS STATIONS. NOT TO MENTION EPA IMPACTS. *TR
WHENEVER I GO TO FILL UP MY JEEP, AFTER THE PUMP KICKS OFF, GAS SPEWS OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE OF IT. I HAVE FILLED UP AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND IT DOES IT AT ALL OF THE. *TR
MULTIPLE FAN & CONTROL SWITCH FAILURE - SEE CHRYSLER RECALL # 63816 - CHRYSLER WILL NOT HONOR THIS ON MY JEEP. REPAIR COSTS WERE $ 437.35 AND THEN $ 419.41 SAME ISSUE, SAME FAILURE MODE. PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. SPOKE TO CHRYSLER ON THE 800 NUMBER THEY PROVIDED WITH THE RECALL AND THEY REFERRED ME TO YOUR SITE AND SUGGESTED I NEED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM "OFFICIALLY" LISTED BEFORE THEY WILL ACT UPON IT? RECALL ID # 63816 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL DATE MAR 09, 2007 COMPONENT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MODEL AFFECTED LIBERTY RECALL DATE: MAR 09, 2007 MODEL AFFECTED: 2007 JEEP LIBERTY SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH VALEO HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC), THE BLOWER MOTOR MAY OVERHEAT. CONSEQUENCES: THIS COULD CAUSE AN INTERIOR FIRE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HVAC BLOWER MOTOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 149605. *TR
THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FUEL ISSUE THAT I HAVE SEEN ON HERE ALREADY.WHEN I GO TO PUT FUEL INTO THE GAS TANK, IT WILL NOT STOP AT THE END AS IT'S FILLING UP. IT JUST OVERFLOWS. I WOULD SAY AT LEAST A FEW CUPS OF FUEL FLOWS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND DOWN INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEEL WELL. I KNOW THAT AT SOME POINT IT WILL LEAD TO RUST/CORROSION AMONG MANY OTHER ISSUES. I REALLY WISH THIS COULD BE LOOKED AT AND POSSIBLY FIXED BY MANUFACTURER. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, WITH NO HELP FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHERS WITH THE WINDOWS. THE REGULATOR HAS A PIECE THAT BREAKS AND THEN THE WHOLE REGULATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY ON DIFFERENT WINDOWS. LASTLY, I JUST RECENTLY HAD AN ISSUE WHERE THE JEEP WOULDN'T START. THE CONSOLE LIGHTS AND GUAGES WORK FINE AND IT ACTED LIKE ALL WAS WELL, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN OVER WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED. THE RESULT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH ACTUATOR PIN. IT HAS A PIECE THAT BREAKS OFF AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE JEEP WONT BE ABLE START. IT ISN'T AN EASY FIX FOR SOMEONE WHO ISN'T MECHANICALLY CAPABLE. AGAIN, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND HONESTLY THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I COULD COMPLAIN ABOUT MORE, BUT LET'S JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT. *TR
THE DRIVER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WHEN THE CABLE BROKE THAT MAKES THE WINDOW GO UP AND DOWN. IT IS VERY COLD WHEN THE WINDOW IS OPEN ALL THE TIME, AND IF A PERSON BLOCKS THE OPENING TO KEEP WARM AND NOT LET THE RAIN IN, THEY CANNOT SEE PROPERLY. (SAFETY ISSUE) I HAVE OWNED THE CAR ABOUT 3 YEARS. I BOUGHT IT USED, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WERE PROBLEMS BEFORE. BUT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ME EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR GOES BAD AND THAT IS WHY THE WINDOW DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY AND BROKE THE CABLE. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT ALOT OF MONEY TO KEEP THE WINDOWS WORKING PROPERLY. I SPENT OVER $700 JUST TO KEEP MY DRIVER DOOR WINDOW PROPER AND THIS IS FOR MANY FIXES. I DID NOT BUY THE CAR AT A JEEP DEALERSHIP, SO WHEN I GO IN THERE, THEY ARE NOT REAL INTERESTED IN HELPING ME. PLEASE MAKE THIS ISSUE A RECALL AND HELP PEOPLE TO GET THEIR WINDOWS TO WORK PROPERLY. PLEASE!!! *TR
THE VEHICLE LEFT THE BOTTOM BALL JOINT FRONT DRIVER SIDE. BECAUSE OF THIS SPLIT THE WHEEL AND TIRE. THEY STRIDE THE DIRECTION AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER IN PUERTO RICO INFORMS ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NO RECALLS AND IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT USA HAS PASSED THIS SAME INCIDENT. *TR
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER OF 2012, WHEN I WENT TO FILL THE FUEL TANK THE FUEL FILLER NECK DID NOT REGISTER WHEN IT WAS FULL CAUSING GASOLINE TO SPLASH BACK OUT ON MYSELF, VEHICLE, AND GROUND. I EMAILED DAIMLER CHRYSLER JEEP IN REGARDS TO THIS AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALLS AND EVEN IF THERE WERE MY VEHICLE WAS TO OLD. I FIND THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND FEEL IT SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *TR
REAR WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR WHILE DRIVING. WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL RANDOMLY AND JEEP IS NOT OFFERING A SOLUTION. THIS IS THE 5TH FAILURE OF THE WINDOWS ON MY 2007 JEEP. ALL WINDOWS HAVE FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED, NOW THE REPLACEMENTS ARE FAILING. *TR
WHILE USING THE PASSENGER SIDE BACK POWER WINDOW OPERATOR TO CLOSE THE WINDOW THERE WAS A CLICK AND THE WINDOW BEGAN TO SLOWLY SINK BACK INTO THE DOOR. THE CAR WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS IS MY SECOND WINDOW REGULATOR TO GO BAD. THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK WINDOW REGULATOR HAS ALSO GONE BAD. IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR. *TR
EVERYTIME I FILL THE GAS TANK, IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE FUEL REACHES THE NOZZLE. THE GAS SHOOTS OUT AND RUNS DOWN THE CAR. IT HAS GOT ON MY CLOTHES AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HOPE YOU CAN GET THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED SOON. *TR
THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF UPON HAVING IT CHECKED IT COMES UP AS AN UNKNOWN GHOST LIGHT. *TR
I OWN A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT, WITH NO WARRANTY. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE REAR, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR WENT BAD AND I HAD TO REPLACE THIS OUT OF POCKET. WHAT IS MORE FRUSTRATING IS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY DRIVER FRONT WIDOW NOW. SINCE MY LAST REPAIR, LARRY H. MILLER JEEP IN SANDY UTAH HAS INFLATED THE PRICE OF THE PART. THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE NEED OF THIS FAULTY PART AND ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CUSTOMERS. I NOW HAVE NO WINDOW (IT IS CRACKED INSIDE MY DOOR AND I AM NOT IN FINANCIAL POSITION TO REPLACE IT). IT IS APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES IN MY STATE RIGHT NOW, THIS IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE. I HAVE ALSO OWNED A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY PRIOR TO THIS AND THE REAR DRIVER WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR ALSO WENT OUT. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THIS AT MY COST. THIS MAKES THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PART! I AM ASKING FOR A RECALL AND FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THIS AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO ME. I FEEL IT IS ALREADY UNFAIR THAT THEY PROVIDE A BAD PART, BUT EVEN WORSE THAT THEY INFLATED THE PRICE PART RECENTLY AND ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CONSUMERS. THIS IS ALSO UNSAFE, I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH A GARBAGE BAG TO MY WINDOW WHICH BLOCKS MY LINE OF SIGHT, BUT IS THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP DRY IN THIS FALL/WINTER WEATHER. PLEASE HELP ME, I AM AT A LOSS RIGHT NOW AND THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THE DEALERSHIP'S NUMBER FOR WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IS: (866) 653 3505. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU *TR
I PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED EDITION 4X4 ON MAY 26, 2012 FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIP. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2012, I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND REAR PASSENGER WINDOW HAD SLID HALF WAY DOWN THROUGH THE NIGHT. DISCOVERED FROM INTERNET RESEARCH THAT PLASTIC PARTS ARE FAULTY AND KNOWN BY CHRYSLER FOR YEARS. YET NO RECALL MADE TO CORRECT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. REPLACING WITH SAME PLASTIC PARTS IS NO SOLUTION. MY CONCERN IS SAFETY AND SECURITY. WHY HAVE AN ALARM SYSTEM WHEN ANY OR ALL FOUR WINDOWS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE? STEEL REPLACEMENT PARTS CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE INDEPENDENTLY, BUT AS A CONSUMER I FEEL CHRYSLER SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO CORRECT THIS AT NO COST. THIS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. WHY WAIT FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A CHILD FALLING OUT OF A MOVING VEHICLE. THERE IS NO WARNING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 12V085000 (REAR SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM) THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE COMPONENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WHEN THE PART CAME IN. THREE MONTHS AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE THE VEHICLE STILL HAD NOT BEEN REMEDIED AND THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
WHEN GOING TO PUT THE DRIVERS WINDOW DOWN, I ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE SWITCH FOR THE BACK SEAT WINDOW BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. WHEN I HIT THE SWITCH IT MADE A FUNNY NOISE. SO, I LEFT THE WINDOW ALONE WITH PLANS TO GET IT FIXED. THE WINDOW WAS UP AT THIS POINT. I WENT TO WORK AND WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE WINDOW WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT IT UP USING THE SWITCH AND IT MADE THE SAME FUNNY NOISE. *TR
ON OUR 2007 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT GASOLINE SPEWS OUT EVERYTIME WE FILL IT IF WE DO NOT SLOW THE FILLING UP WHEN WE THINK THE TANK MAY BECOMING NEAR FULL. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU DO IT SPEWS OUT GASOLINE ONTO THE CAR AND THE PERSON FILLING IT. WE NEVER PUT IT ON AUTO TURN OFF WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK BECAUSE IT WILL SPEW OUT. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY GAS STATION IN SEVERAL STATES. THIS DANGEROUS TO THE PERSON FILLING THE TANK, TO THOSE AT THE GAS STATION, AND TO THE ENVIRONMENT. A SAFETY RECALL BY CHRYSLER JEEP OUGHT TO BE PUT IN MOTION SINCE MANY OTHERS HAVE POSTED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GASOLINE IT SPITS BACK A PINT OR MORE DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BODY WHEN THE AUTO SHUTOFF TRIPS. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY HAZARD, A WASTE OF EXPENSIVE FUEL, AND DAMAGING TO THE ENVIRONMENT. *TR
I BACKED MY JEEP LIBERTY SPORT INTO A TURN AROUND AREA, NEEDED TO PUT IT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I PUT IT IN 4 WHEEL HI, THEN PULLED FORWARD. ONCE I WAS OUT OF THE TURN AROUND AREA I PUT IT BACK IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING VERY SLUGGISH. I STOPPED TO MAKE SURE NOTHING WAS STUCK IN THE TIRES OR IN THE WHEEL WELLS. I CONTINUED DRIVING AND IT DID NOT WANT TO GO ABOVE 40 MILES AN HOUR. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES I HEARD A RATHER LOUD POPPING SOUND, FOLLOWED BY WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A CHAIN BEING DRAGGED UNDER THE VEHICLE. I STOPPED TO LOOK UNDER IT BUT DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING, SO I SLOWLY MADE MY WAY TOWARDS HOME. AFTER ANOTHER FEW MINUTES IT WAS BASICALLY UNDRIVABLE, SO I STOPPED AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND GOT A RIDE HOME. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE MECHANICS THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT HAD BROKEN IN HALF. I GOT THAT REPAIRED JUST TO BE TOLD THAT THE REAR PINION IS SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN FINE UP TILL THAT POINT, AND I HAD USED 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON OTHER OCCASIONS. NOW FOR SOME REASON AFTER USING IT THIS TIME I HAD A $600 BILL TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT AND WHAT I AM BEING TOLD IS AT LEAST ANOTHER $600 TO $900 BILL FOR THE REAR PINION. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THIS? *TR
SINCE I BOUGHT THE JEEP LIBERTY 2007 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. ALL THE OUTSIDE SMOKE ENTERS IN THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY SAID IT WAS FINE, BUT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THIS INCONVENIENCE HAS AFFECTED US IN OUR HEALTH CAUSE EVERY AFTERNOON MY WIFE WHO DRIVES THE JEEP COME HOME WITH HEAD PAIN AND OUR DAUGHTER HAS ASTHMA AND THIS PROBLEM GET HER WORSE. LAST WEEK WE CALL TO THE CHRYSLER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED AGAIN WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THE MAN SAID THAT THEY NOTICE THAT THIS MODEL HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT JUST AT THE SIDE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND THERE WERE MORE PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
WITH PASSENGER DOOR IN UNLOCKED POSITION DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM OUTSIDE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICED ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V085000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPILLED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. AS A RESULT, FUEL SPILLED ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER REFUELING TO FULL CAPACITY, THE FUEL WOULD CONTINUOUSLY OVERFLOW FROM THE FILLER NECK VALVE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE PART WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VEHICLE COMING AT HER HEAD ON AND STEERED INTO A DITCH TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND NECK. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR UNDER A GOODWILL CLAIM. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE WINDOW LIFT PLATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT COVER THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE RECALL DID NOT SPECIFY WHICH WINDOW WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THREE OF THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HER AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR PANELS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE WINDOW REGULATORS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,999 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS REFUELING, ALL THE FUEL SPEWED OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE 101 (A MAJOR L.A. FREEWAY) AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN FELT MY CAR COLLAPSE ONTO THE PASSENGER TIRE. I STRUGGLED TO REMAIN IN MY LINE, AND HAD TREMENDOUS DIFFICULTY STEERING AND WASN'T ABLE TO BRAKE AS EASILY. I FLEW ACROSS THREE LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND ALMOST HIT A WALL. WHEN I EXITED MY VEHICLE I FOUND THAT MY LOWER BALL JOINT HAD BROKEN, CAUSING MY TIRE TO EXPLODE. *TR
WHEN REFUELING OUR 2007 JEEP LIBERTY, FUEL OVERFLOWS AFTER FUEL PUMP AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF IS TRIGGERED. THIS OVERFLOW NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS REFUELED. NO ONE IS ATTEMPTING TO "TOP OFF" THE FUEL TANK. THE OVERFLOW CAUSES A QUANTITY OF FUEL, WHICH I ESTIMATE AT TWO TO FOUR CUPS, TO SPILL ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS FUEL OVERFLOW FLAW CREATES AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION RISK. THIS FLAW OCCURS IN THE WRANGLER MODEL OF CHRYSLER JEEP PRODUCTS ALSO, WHERE A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE SAME FLAW IS OCCURRING IN MANY THOUSANDS OF JEEP LIBERTY'S AS IS EVIDENT BY THE HUGE VOLUME OF OWNER STATEMENTS POSTED ON MANY WEBSITES. THIS WAS AN OCCASIONAL PROBLEM THAT HAS NOW BECOME CONSISTENT. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT AND WITHOUT A RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMERS ARE UNAWARE OF THIS HAZARD. THIS FLAW CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE PERSON REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND ANYONE NEARBY (SPECIFICALLY MY CHILDREN WHO ARE OFTEN WITH ME WHEN FUELING OUR JEEP). THE FUEL SPILLED HAS CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF RUINED CLOTHING AND SHOES, AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AS FUEL RUNS DOWN THE SIDE INTO CREVICES AROUND THE REAR WHEEL AND AXLE. WHY WOULD THE MANUFACTURER COVER THIS FLAW UNDER WARRANTY FOR ONE MAKE AND MODEL, THE JEEP WRANGLER, AND NOT COVER THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM FOR ANOTHER MAKE AND MODEL, THE JEEP LIBERTY? IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM CREATED BY THE SAME MANUFACTURER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE REGULATOR FAILED AND THE WINDOW COULD NOT BE CLOSED OR OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, FUEL WOULD SPIT-BACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FUEL NOZZLE SHUT OFF. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPIT BACK WAS SIGNIFICANT, DRENCHING THE LOWER HALF OF THE PERSON FUELING THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST, WE THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE AN ISSUE WITH THE FUELING PUMP, BUT FOUND IT REPEATED ITSELF AT EVERY PUMP AND AT EVERY STATION WE UTILIZED. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO DEPEND ON RATE OF FUELING, AS EVEN ATTEMPTING TO FUEL SLOWLY RESULTS IN A DANGEROUS SPIT BACK OF FUEL AND POTENTIAL DRENCHING OF THE INDIVIDUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND A DEFECTIVE VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. INTERESTINGLY, AFTER REPORTING THE LABOR CHARGE OF $200 TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF JEEPS WITH THIS PROBLEM. ONE WOULD THINK COMMON PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND WITHOUT THIS LEVEL OF LABOR. THE VALVE IN QUESTION CANNOT BE OBTAINED AS AN INDIVIDUAL UNIT AND THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK MUST BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $900. GIVEN THAT NUMEROUS OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR, INCLUDING WRANGLER, DODGE DURANGO, LIBERTY, AND OTHER MODELS ACROSS THE CHRYSLER, DODGE, AND JEEP BRAND EXHIBIT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT LACKING SIGNIFICANT MOVING PARTS, ONE CANNOT JUSTIFY A FUEL TANK COMPONENT FAILURE AFTER 35,000 MILES, THIS ISSUE IS UNQUESTIONABLE A DESIGN FAILURE. GIVEN THE IMMEDIATE HAZARD OF FIRE, LONG TERM HEALTH RISKS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF REPEATED EVENTS OF FUEL SPIT BACK FROM THESE
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 1 2011 AND ABOUT A MONTH OR A LITTLE MORE LATER (IN JANUARY) THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED MESSING UP (WHEN YOU ROLLED IT UP IT STARTED GOING UP CROOKED AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR HAND A STRAIGHTENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ROLLING IT UP ALL THE WAY. ALSO, THE SWITCHES THAT ARE IN THE MIDDLE AREA BETWEEN THE SEATS, THE ONE FOR THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER SIDE, QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. TOWARD THE END OF FEBRUARY OR THE BEGINNING OF MARCH WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD ( GRANDSON WAS IN THE BACK LUCKILY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE IN HIS CAR SEAT) AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED MALFUNCTIONING (WHEN YOU WENT TO ROLL IT UP THE MOTOR THAT ROLLS IT UP STARTED MAKING NOISE) AND THE WINDOW DROPPED AND SOMEHOW JAMMED THE DOOR COMPLETELY SHUT AND WE CANNOT OPEN IT. TODAY WHILE WE WERE OUT WE NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS STARTING TO ACT UP. THAT'S THREE OUT OF 4 MESSING UP OR MESSED UP AND ONE HAS CAUSED US NOT TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AT ALL. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE ALL THIS FIXED ON OUR OWN AND IT IS NOT THAT OLD OF A VEHICLE AND THE MILEAGE IS NOT REALLY THAT HIGH AND IT IS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE OTHERWISE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED ON HERE FOR THE 2007 JEEP LIBERTY THIS SEEMS TO BE A REPEATING ISSUE.
GAS SPILLS OUT EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED UP-NOT JUST A DRIBBLE BUT PROBABLY A CUP FULL. *TR
PURCHASED 07 JEEP LIBERTY 4/10 ON 6/10 THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR DUE TO A BROKEN WINDOW LIFT OR REGULATOR. ON 3/12 THE PASS SIDE WINDOW FELL HALF WAY DOWN DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. ITS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE PARTS AS SO MANY VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE SAME THE SAME PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS YET CHRYSLER JEEP STILL WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS FALLING SLOWLY INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
2007 JEEP PATRIOT. CONSUMER STATES WATER POURED INTO VEHICLE OVER DASHBOARD DURING RAIN *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE RAIN CAME THROUGH THE LIGHT FIXTURE AND ALSO THE SMALL SEAMS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CEILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GLASS REPAIR SHOP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY LEAKS IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER STATED DURING ANOTHER RAINSTORM, WATER BEGAN COMING DOWN ON THE HER HEAD. A YEAR LATER, HOT WATER BEGAN POURING ONTO THE CONSUMER'S FEET WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER INFORMED HER, THE CHANNELS WERE CLOGGED. THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH A LATCH HOLDING A SPEAKER IN THE HATCH. SOMEHOW, THE LATCH SNAPPED IN HALF AND EVERY TIME, THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HATCH, IT WOULD COME DOWN EXTREMELY FAST. THE LATCH WASN'T ACCESSIBLE UNLESS THE SPEAKER WAS DOWN. ON ONE OCCASION, HER SON WAS BEING HELD BY SOMEONE AND WHEN THE HATCH WAS LIFTED, THE SPEAKER CAME FLYING DOWN INTO THE CHILD'S FACE, WHICH RESULTED IN A BLEEDING GASH ON HIS FOREHEAD. *JB
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