THE EVAP CONTAINER ISNT THE RIGHT PART AND OBVIOUSLY WAS ACTUALLY FOR A JEEP WRANGLER AND HAS AN EXTRA INLET. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT JEEP FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS AND STILL NOTHING THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AND IT DRIVES ALOT OF INTERSTATE TRAVEL WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND STILL HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE ALL I WANT IS FOR JEEP TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND FIX THE MANUFACTURER MESS UP.
2012 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 2012 record →
RADIO DOESNT WORK -WIPERS COME ON BY THEM SELFS-LITTLE HEAT TURN BLOW UP BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, SLIP LIGHT FOR TIRES COMES ON DASH AND SEAT BELT GUY WITH AIRBAG LIGHTS UP ON DASH -MOTOR LOSES POWER DRIVING DOWN ROAD WITH HEATER BLOWER ON. TOOK TO MR. TIRE AUTO SERVICE CENTER FOR A FULL CURTESY INSPEPECTION AND THEY FOUND OUT ITS ELETRICAL ISSUE . I HAVE A VIDEO OF ME SITTING IN MY WORK PARKING LOT WITH THE LIGHTS ON DASH . I DONT KNOW WHAT THE HEATER HAS TO DO WITH THE LIGHTS ON DASH OR MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AND RADIO NOT WORKING AND WHY THE MOTOR LOSES POWER DRIVE IT IM SCARD OF DRIVING IT BECAUSE OF A FIRE BRAKING OUT BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE IT THE ONLY VECHICLE I HAVE TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THEN THREE YEARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND LOST POWER. THE BRAKE, THE AIR BAG, SEAT BELTS, THE HEATER CORE AND SOME OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIO DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FERRARIO AUTO TEAM OF SAYRE DEALER (570-888-2367, LOCATED AT 102 SPRING ST, SAYRE, PA 18840) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOULD BE COVERED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED NO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 139,000.
I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GET LOOKED AT BY JEEP TWICE PRIOR DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING AND WAS INFORMED ALL IT NEEDED WAS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE, WHICH WAS COMPLETED. AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND STAYED ON SO I RETURNED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AGAIN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE AND DRIVABLE. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I HAD TO CAR TOWED BACK AND WHEN IT WAS LOOKED AT AGAIN AND I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THE HEAD WAS WARPED DUE TO THE CAR OVERHEATING. I HAVE OWED THE VEHICLE FOR 60,000 MILES AND IT HAS NEVER ONCE OVERHEATED. I AM UNSURE IF THE ENGINE RAN HOT (THE NEEDLE USUALLY SAT HALF WAY BETWEEN THE "HOT" AND "COLD" ENDS. NOW THAT I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE I AM NOTICING THIS VEHICLE RUNS COOLER THAN MY LAST AND I AM WONDERING THE ENGINE ON MY FORMER VEHICLE WAS IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED/MANUFACTURED AND I WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THEY EMPHASIZED THAT THE OVERHEATING HAD TO HAVE OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE FOR THAT TYPE OF DAMAGE TO OCCUR. DEALERSHIP WANTED $8000 TO REPAIR/REPLACE.
I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH STRAIGHT ON A CITY ROAD WHEN THE ORANGE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO NEAREST AUTO STORE AND HAD IT SCANNED AND IT CAME OUT WITH CODE P0441. INCORRECT PURGE FLOW.
WINDOWS FELL INSIDE DOOR, SUSPECT WINDOW REGULATORS, CONTACTED FCA AND NOTIFIED 3 OF 4 WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED. REQUESTED ASSISTANCE SINCE 2007 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND EVIDENTLY THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM. FCA SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO HELP, WINDOWS ARE TAPED UP WITH DUCT TAPE.12/
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN I STARTED IN UP IN THE MORNING AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY.
VEHICLE IS ATTRACTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL. AIR BAGS PROBABLY SAVED THE WIFE'S LIFE IN A T BONE ACCIDENT. THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER WORK GREAT. THERE IS TOO MUCH PLASTIC...EVERYWHERE! SEATS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE ON LONG TRIPS. WATER PUMP LOCKED UP WITH JUST OVER 50K MILES. TRANSMISSION IS SELF DESTRUCTING AT 62K MILES THIS MONTH. IT SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION HAS NO DIP STICK FOR THE OWNER TO CHECK THE FLUID. IF IT DID THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED SOONER. NOW WE MUST PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION AND LABOR BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, $4K! THE VEHICLE GETS REGULAR USE IN COUNTY, CITY AND HIGHWAY TRIPS. ON NICE PAVED TEXAS ROADS. IT IS WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY DRIVEN BY TWO ADULTS, AGE 72.I BELIEVE THERE IS A QUALITY ISSUE WITH THE DRIVETRAIN PARTS. WE HAVE OWNED OTHER JEEPS. THEY HAD THE OLD RELIABLE INLINE 6CYL ENGINE AND THREE SPEED TRANSMISSION. VERY RELIABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF, SOMETIMES JUST A 1/4 OF THE RPM GAUGE, SOMETIME BOTH 1/4 OF RPM AND MPH GAUGE, SOMETIMES HALF OF ONE, NONE OF THE OTHER, SOMETIMES 3/4 OF BOTH, SOMETIMES ALL OF MPH AND RPM GAUGE. IT IS TOTALLY RANDOM WHAT WILL BE ILLUMINATED AND WHAT WON'T BE. DIGITAL COMPASS DISPLAYS ONLY DASHES, NO DIRECTION. WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN (POWER WINDOWS) BUT WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP UNLESS YOU TURN OFF THE JEEP AND TURN IT BACK ON
CLUSTER BACKLIGHTING RANDOM INSTRUMENT BACKLIGHT GOES OFF OR FLICKERS
TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, AN OIL LEAK WAS NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VICTORY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 5827 ROME-TABERG RD, ROME, NY 13440, 315-337-0512) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES DUE TO A SHARP OBJECT THAT PIERCED THE LEATHER SEAT. COLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (LOCATED AT 3550 BROAD ST, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401, (805) 543-7321) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
FOR THE 4TH TIME NOW MY JEEP DRIVERS SEAT HAD A SHARP METAL DEVICE POKE THRU THE SEAT AND INJURY MY LEG, THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. I HAVE TAKEN THIS BACK NOW 4 TIMES FOR NEW SEATS, MOTORS, ETC. YET AFTER A TIME IT CONTINUES BREAK AND INJURY THE DRIVER. SEAT MOTOR WILL MOVE ON ITS OWN. CHRYSLER/JEEP HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE CAUSING INJURY AND DEFECTIVE SEATS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS THIS IS NOW THE 4 TIME ON THE SAME ISSUE, YESTERDAY THE DEALERSHIP SAID " WHEN WILL JEEP FIGURE IT OUT THE SEATS ARE DEFECTIVE"
I PURCHASED A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY WITH A SLIDER ROOF. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE SLIDER USING THE CONTROLS, THE ROOF WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE COMPLETELY, WHICH HAS CAUSED WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND I WOULD IMAGINE MAY HAVE ALSO CAUSED ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THINGS LIKE THE DASH LIGHTS, WIPERS, AND SEAT RANDOMLY COME ON ON THEIR OWN. MY CONCERN, AND FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THIS ISSUE, IS THAT THE ROOF IS NOT SECURELY ATTACHED WHICH IS CONCERNING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE PIKE OR RT 128. JUST LAST WEEK WHEN DRIVING MY DAUGHTER BACK TO COLLEGE, THERE WERE SEVERAL LOUD CLICKING NOISES WHILE WE WERE ON RT 128 AND I HONESTLY THOUGHT THE ROOF WAS GOING TO FLY OFF. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE BY JEEP CHRYSLER AND IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING OR ABLE TO CORRECT.
I OWN A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY JET WITH A SLIDER ROOF. THIS IS A SPECIFIC TYPE OF ROOF THAT I JUST FOUND OUT THAT IN FEB 2019 HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. MY ROOF DOES NOT WORK AND NOT ONLY IS IT LEAKING IT WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY IT BEGINS TO COME OPEN EVEN WHEN I HAVE IT TAPED DOWN. I HAVE A HUGE FEAR THAT IT IS GOING TO FLY OFF WHILE DRIVING OVER 65MPH. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN (IT STARTED TO HAPPEN ONE TIME AND LUCKILY I HAD A FRIEND IN THE FRONT SEAT WHO WAS ABLE TO HOLD IT DOWN) I FEAR SOMEONE COULD REALLY GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED. JEEP IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF ROOF AND NO LONGER EVEN OFFERS THE PARTS TO FIX IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO SEEK A 3RD PARTY AND THE ROOF WOULD NEED TO BE SOLDERED OFF AND REPLACED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO IT NOR WOULD THEY OFFER ANY SORT OF COMPENSATION FOR THE ILL-CONSTRUCTED PRODUCT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANYONE GET HURT FOR A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF A CAR NOT WORKING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER RAN THEIR RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND ROLLED OVER THEN SLID. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONTACT. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE PERSON THAT CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE POLICE IMPOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HAD TO HAVE MY RF HUB BEARING REPLACED 3 TIMES. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE FIRST TIME MILAGE WAS AROUND 75000 MILE SECOND WAS AT ABOUT 150 AND AGAIN AROUND 255 ITS APPEARS ONCE A YEAR. I AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS. MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING, WATER PUMP LEAKING AND OIL ALL AT ONCE. GOING IN FOR INSPECTION TODAY. STARTED WITH TRANS LEAK FOLLOWED BY THESE OTHER LEAKS. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANS FLUID AND IT WAS JERKING HESITATE TO GO INTO GEAR. ADDED TRANS FLUID WAS FIND BUT FOUND MYSELF ADDING MORE FLUID WITHIN NEXT 2 DAYS SO I KNOW IT HAS TO BE CHECKED OUT. NOW THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING HOT MY RESERVOIR WAS NOT AT MAX SO I FILLED IT UP. NEEDLE STARTED GO UP TO HOT MARK BUT DID NOT GET HOT NO SMOKE NOTHING. WOULD GO BACK DOWN AS LONG AS I WAS DRIVING. CHECKED TODAY ENDING OIL AND IT IS LOW. JUST HAD OIL CHANGE OVER A MONTH AGO. WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED AFTER INSPECTION. MY VEHICLE IS NOW AT 255 THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE.
BRAKES FAILED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WITH THE PEDDLE GOING TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
2012 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SKYLINER ROOF GETTING STUCK. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROOF GOT STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. THE DEALEAR AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. *JS
THE SKY SLIDER ROOF BECAME DETACHED WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE ONLY PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT. THIS CONCERNS ME DUE TO NOT KNOWING HOW WELL THIS PART IS MADE. CONSIDERING CHRYSLER HAS TAKEN THE PARTS OFF OF THE MARKET, IT APPEARS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECTS AND SAFETY ISSUES. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR THE ROOF WILL BLOW OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. THERE ARE NO RECALLS CURRENTLY FOR THIS AND I AM SHOCKED.
THE HEATER CORE IS PLUGGED UP WITH CASTING SAND LEFT IN THE HEAD AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING.
THE CAR WOLD NOT START, HAD TO PUSH THE GEAR SHIFT FORWARD AND THEN IT STARTS. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON, THE LIGHT BELOW -- ELECTRONIC TROTTLE CONTROL AND THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LITE WAS ON. TURNED CAR OFF, TURNED BACK ON, HAD TROUBLE STARTING, AGAIN HAD TO PUSH THE GEAR SHIFT FORWARD, THE ONLY LIGHT THAT WENT OFF WAS THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT.
MY WIFE INFORMED ME ON FRIDAY EVENING 04/19/19 A WARNING LIGHT WAS ON VEHICLE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC 8:00AM ON SATURDAY 04/20/2019 ONCE VEHICLE REACHES CRUISE SPEED IT HUMS & PULLS BACK SPEED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME FAULTY CODE READ TRANSMISSION SOLONOID A. I THEN TOOK VEHICLE TO BROWNS JEEP IN MEDFORD, NY AT 9:15AM SATURDAY 04/20/19. ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON 4:30PM BROWNS JEEP IS TELLING ME THAT VEHICLE NEEDS REAR DIFFERENTIAL. INFORMED ME COST OF PARTS ALONE COULD BE OVER $1700. TECHNICIAN WENT HOME & WON'T WRITE UP UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 57,561 MILES. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AT BROWNS JEEP ON 01/14/2013.
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IS IN "LIMBO" WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT
AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO MY DESTINATION AND SHUTTING IT OFF. IT WILL NOT RESTART WHEN I GO TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEXT LOCATION .THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED A COUPLE TIMES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO A LOCATION THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO DIM ON THEIR OWN. AFTER HAVING A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIPM CAUSING THE ISSUES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAP SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF POPPED OFF THE TRACK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXITED THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY TO CHECK THE CRACK IN THE SUN ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PALMEN MOTORS (5431 75TH ST, KENOSHA, WI 53142, (262) 671-1935) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE NOT DISCLOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PART WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING PARTS FOR THE SUN ROOF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. ..*BF *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SKY VIEW RETRACTABLE SUN ROOF FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. JIM SHORKEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (13230 US-30, NORTH HUNTINGDON, PA 15642, (412) 872-2400) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THE EXTENSIVE NATURE OF THE REPAIR, BUT HAD NOT REMEDIED THE FAILURE IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO THE POINT THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE SKY VIEW RETRACTABLE SUN ROOF WITH FORCE. TAPE WAS LATER APPLIED DUE TO AIR NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE INDEPENDENT SUPPLIER OF THE PART WAS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF *TR
JEEP WILL JUST DIE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ENGINE SHUTS OFF, GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY, THE SECOND TIME WAS ABLE TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON WIPERS CAME ON WHILE IN THE OFF POSITION, WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, FUEL GAUGE SAID EMPTY WHEN ITS FULL IF THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY COULD BE LIFE THREATENING AS EVERYTHING STOPS WORKING POWER STEERING BRAKES
THE TIPM(TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) HAS STICKING OR DEFECTIVE RELAYS, FAILS TO PROPERLY WORK ON FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER HITCH, AND NOW REAR BRAKING LIGHTS STAYING ON, CAUSING A DEAD BATTERY. I HAD TO PULL A FUSE TO STOP THIS. THE TIPM HAS HAD A LONG HISTORY OF MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES WHICH WERE RECALLED, REPLACED BY MFR. I RECOMMEND THE SAME FOR THIS MODEL.
SKY SLIDER BLOWS UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT IS VERY NOISY, AND WHEN TAKEN TO JEEP DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY THE PARTS NECESSARY TO FIX IT ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTO GLASS SHOT AND HAVE IT GLUED SHUT. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE IT GLUED SHUT, THERE GOES THE WHOLE VALUE OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY VERY DANGEROUS AND RATHER INCONVENIENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.
HEAT DOES NOT WORK. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO REPORTS THE JEEP NEEDS HEATER CORE, RADIATOR AND POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION HOUSING.
IN DEC 2018, MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT, IT DID NOT MOVE ONCE I PUT IT IN REVERSE. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. I HAD MY JEEP TOWED AND MY MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PAN WAS RUSTED OUT AND SENT ME A PICTURE. HAD MY TRANSMISSION PAN REPLACED AND MY JEEP ON HAD A LITTLE OVER 43,000 MILES.
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE STREET WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I PARKED IT ON A SIDE STREET AND HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 3 & 5 CYLINDER WAS MISFIRING. CODE P0303 & P0305 HAD TO HAVE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED ALONG WITH BOOTS & WIRES. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 46,000 MILES.
MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO MY 2012 JEEP LIBERTY CAUGHT FIRE. THE DOOR STARTED TO SMOKE ONCE I STARTED THE IGNITION. I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THEN I NOTICE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SEAL. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I NOTICE THE SMOKE CONTINUED TO WORSEN EVEN THOUGH I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE SMOKE BECAME SMALL FLAME QUICKLY. I CRAWLED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR TO EXIT. I CALLED 911 THE FIRE DEPT WAS DISPATCHED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. ONCE THEY GOT THERE THEY REMOVED THE BATTERY CABLES FROM THE BATTERY UNDER THE HOOD SPRAYED THE WHOLE ENTIRE JEEP INSIDE AND OUT. ITS WAS SCARY TO KNOW SOMETHING I WORK SO HARD TO HAVE AND PAY FOR CAUGHT ON FIRE LIKE THAT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I WAS DRIVING AROUND IN SOMETHING THAT WAS A FIRE HAZARD AND UNSAFE. THANK GOD I SURVIVED THROUGH SOMETHING SO DANGEROUS. ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE ON A CITY STREET. I WASN'T ABLE TO RECOVER MUCH OF MY BELONGINGS BECAUSE OF ALL THE WATER THAT WAS USED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT.
THE RADIO KEEPS SKIPPING WHILE PLAYING THE RADIO, CDS AND DURING BLUETOOTH.
CAR WOULDNT START; WHEN FINALLY DID, PULLED OUT TO ROAD, COULDNT GET IT TO GO PAST 35 MPH, PRESSED GAS PEDAL, EVEN TACHOMETER WOULDNT GO FASTER; COULDNT GET ANY GETUP AND GO; PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, PUT IN PARK, TAPPED ACCELERATOR FEW TIMES, WOULDNT ACCELERATE; AFRAID TO SHUTDOWN, SO STARTED OUT ON ROAD (45 MPH SPEED), CAR WOULDNT ACCELERATE PAST 35, FINALLY GOT HOME; SHUT OFF, WOULDNT START AGAIN. CALLING DEALER. LOOKS LIKE OTHERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, RED LIGHT UNDER IT FLASHED THEN STAYED ON.
JEEP LIBERTY FRONT LEFT DRIVERS POWER SEAT ADJUSTER SHIELD HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME. HAD IT REPLACED ONCE WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NOW BROKEN SECOND TIME. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN FLAW, ITS AGGRAVATING, UNCOMFORTABLE, AND IS A PAIN TO REPLACE. SUPPOSEDLY IT COSTS $75 UP, NOT TO MENTION THE LABOR CHARGES. CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE THIS FOR FREE WHEN IT BREAKS.
AT 50 THOUSAND MILES ON MY VEHICLE A MAINTAINANCE TECHNICIAN NOTICED TWO MISSING BOLTS IN THE FRONT COUPLING OF THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT. THERE WERE ALSO LOOSE BOLTS IN THE REAL COUPE LONG. A CALL TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE REVEALS THAT THE COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. HAD THE DRIVE SHAFT COME LOOSE AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC LOS OF LIFE, LIMB OR PROPERTY. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A NATIONAL RECALL. THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE COMPLAINT NUMBER IS 578 216 92.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SKY SLIDER UNINTENTIONALLY OPENED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAD WATER DAMAGE, WHICH CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND VARIOUS UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BROWN'S JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (483 NY-112, EAST PATCHOGUE, NY 11772, (888) 615-2184) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE FAILURE WERE DISCONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION PAN LEAKING. TOOK IT TO MY GARAGE AND DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN WAS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT! NOW MY ENGINE OIL PAN SEEMS TO BE DOING THE SAME. ANYBODY ELSE? 91K MILEAGE
THE 2012 JEEP LIBERTY ONLY HAS 56K THOUSAND MILE AND TRANSMISSION PAN WAS LEAKING AND RUSTING. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE AND WHY ISN'T THIS A SAFETY HAZARD/PRODUCT DEFECT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE. THE OIL PAN ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF RUSTING AS WELL. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT AND LEAKING FLUID IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE.
SOMETHING WITH THE STARTER AND SOMETHING WITH THE BACK LATCH CAN'T LOCK VECHICLE UP DO TO THE ALARM WILL GO OFF
I HAVE A PENDING FILE: 11151151; ENGINE FIRE. I TOOK A QUICK SURVEY OF COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND 23 OTHER JEEP LIBERTY RECORDS FROM 2006-2012 DESCRIBING VALVE FAILURES AND ENGINE FIRES, WHICH INDICATES A DESIGN FLAW AND NEED FOR INVESTIGATION. NHSTA SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT MODEL YEARS 2002-2005, DODGE NITRO, AND OTHER VEHICLES THAT USED THE MOPAR 3.7 ENGINE. THE RATE OF FAILURE AND FIRE POINTS TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT MUST BE RECTIFIED
DRIVING FREEWAY SPEED, ENGINE LOST POWER, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED, THEN ENGINE LIGHT; PULLED ONTO SHOULDER, RAISED HOOD, OBSERVED FIRE AT VALVE COVER/WIRING HARNESS. MECHANIC'S SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED VALVE/ROCKER ARM FAILURE RESULTED IN PUNCTURED VALVE COVER THAT RELEASED OIL ONTO HOT ENGINE RESULTING IN FIRE. ROCKER ARM FAILURES ARE COMMON ON MOPAR 3.7 ENGINE - GOOGLE THE TERM AND MANY HITS WILL APPEAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN ENGINE WITH 82,000 MILES THAT WAS SERVICED REGULARLY ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS. NEW ENGINE NOW REQUIRED.
THIS VEHICLE HAS A SLIDER ROOF. THE ELECTRICAL PART WORKS FINE (TRUTH IS I ONLY USED THE ROOF A HANDFUL OF TIMES) BUT SOMEHOW -I BELIEVE FROM A CAR WASH THE SLIDER ROOF CAME OFF TRACK. I WAS TOLD BY JEEP THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ROOF. MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT SINCE THE ELECTRICAL PART STILL WORKS. JEEP WOULD ONLY FIX IT FOR $3,000. THE CAR IS NOT WORTH FIXING FOR THAT MUCH MONEY. WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AIR GOT CAUGHT UP UNDER THE SOFT ROOF AND STARTED TO OPEN I HAD TO PULL OVER AND MANUALLY PULL IT CLOSED. I HAVE A HUGE FEAR THAT IT IS GOING TO BLOW OFF. THE SLIDER ROOF IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN THE ENTIRE ROOF BLOWS OFF DUE TO THIS DESIGN.
ALL MY LIGHTS ARE ON IN DASH(CHECK ENGINE,TIRE PRESSURE,TRACTION CONTROL,ABS) WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY AC DOESN'T WORK...THE GAUAGES DOESN'T WORK. TEST DONE BY MECHANIC SAY COMMUNICATION FAILED...
MOPAR ISSUED A RECALL T56/NHTSA 17V-640. MOPAR ISSUED THE FIX AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BLUE BONNET JEEP WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE, PRINTED DOCUMENTS TO A "FIX" BUT HAS NOT INPUTTED THIS INFORMATION INTO MOPAR AS FIXED BRINGING A QUESTION TO THE LEGITIMACY OF THE FIX. THIS DEALERSHIP IS EITHER DEFRAUDED NHTSA WITH FALSE FIXES OR IS INEPT IN FOLLOW THROUGH TO FIXING THE RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEAT FAILED TO BLOW OUT OF THE AIR VENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THE BLOWER WAS WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED VOYLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (844-715-5921, LOCATED AT 789 COBB PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30060) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MODULE AND THE RESISTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A YEAR LATER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER AND WAS INIFORMED THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL BACK. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,150. *TT *JB CONSUMER STATED ALTHOUGH THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED THE RADIATOR STARTED LEAKING. *JB
I HAVE A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE SKY SLIDER HAS NEVER SEALED PROPERLY SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I TOOK IT INTO JEEP 3X FOR WIND NOISE COMPLAINTS (YOU CAN BARELY HEAR YOURSELF TALK INSIDE THE CAR WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING OVER 40MPH) AND EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE SKY SLIDER ROOF STOPPED OPERATING. I TOOK IT TO JEEP TO BE FIXED BUT THEY TOLD ME "YOU ARE LUCKY IT IS CLOSED. LEAVE IT CLOSED. WE HAVE SOME IN THE BACK OF THE SHOP THAT ARE STUCK OPEN AND WE CAN'T GET REPLACEMENT PARTS". I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER JEEP DEALER WHO LOOKED INTO THIS MORE FOR ME. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND JEEP HAD SOMEONE COME OUT TO CONFIRM THAT THE SKY SLIDER WAS INDEED INOPERABLE AND APPROVE THE REPAIR WORK TO BE DONE AND CONFIRM THAT THE PART WAS UNDER WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T GET THE PART FROM JEEP AS IT IS DISCONTINUED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH JEEP AND RECEIVED AN FCA NUMBER, BUT UNFORTUNATELY EVERY TIME I CALL OR THEY CALL ME THE ANSWER IS THE SAME. THE PART IS UNDER REVIEW AND THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE IT ANYMORE. TWO DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH, THE SKY SLIDER ROOF LITERALLY POPPED OPEN. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER IN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO TRY TO GET IT TO CLOSE. UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL NOT SEAL AND NOW HAS A GAPING HOLE IN THE ROOF WHICH RENDERS IT INOPERABLE AND NOT ONLY THAT, THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS NOW EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. IT IS UNHEARD OF THAT JEEP WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THE ROOF IS WA
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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