2002 JEEP LIBERTY Electrical System Problems

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated upon exiting the vehicle, the lights on the unlock and lock button remained illuminated, causing the battery to drain. The contact stated that the vehicle constantly had to be jump-started due to the failure. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118.

Mileage: 118

REAR POWER WINDOW MADE CRACKING GRINDING NOISE AND WINDOW FAILED TO RAISE OR LOWER

Mileage: 111,800

I WENT TO THE STORE AND PICKED UP CHIPS AND DRINKS AND KEEP RUNNING FINE. GOT BACK IN IT AND TOOK ME SEVERAL TRIES TO CRANK. KEPT GOING DEAD ON THE MILE DRIVE HOME. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED BUT MECHANIC REPLACED COMPUTER SPARK PLUGS FUEL PUMP AND INJECTION SYSTEM. STILL WOULDN'T CRANK WELL. HAD NEW COMPUTER PROGRAMMED. NOTHING. TILL SAYS 3 CYLINDERS ARE NOT WORKING AND I NEED A NEW MOTOR.

Mileage: 175,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY WHEN MY UPPER AND LOWER ARMS AND BALL JOINTS JUST SNAPPED IN HALF ALSO THE WHOLE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS NO ELECTRICAL WORKING THE HORN DOESN'T WORK SO THE AIR BAGS DON'T WORK AND THE COMPANY I GOT THE VEHICLE FROM DISABLED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SO I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT ELSE IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE THE COMPANIES NAME IS WHEELS OF SUCCESS THE OWNER IS [XXX] SHE REFUSES TO HELP ME I HAVE CALLED SENT EMAILS TEXT ETC NO RESPONSE I GOT THE VEHICLE FROM HER IN NOVEMBER 2016 I HAVEN'T HAD IT A YEAR AND I HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD OF BEEN DONE BEFORE GETTING IT I HAVE PAID OUT MORE THAN THE COST OF VEHICLE THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 144,890

THIS PAST MAY, MY AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND STAYING ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY IMPACT SENSOR, LEFT SIDE AND REPLACED IT AT A COST TO ME OF $297.10. TODAY, SIX MONTHS EXACTLY AFTER THAT VISIT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I AM BRINGING IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT TOMORROW.

Mileage: 99,000

AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO APPEAR ON AND OFF EVEN THOUGH RECALL M35 WAS PERFORMED. 06/17 ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BRAKE PADS. 04/15 PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR REPAIRED 04/13. NOT WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. A/C CONDENSER REPLACED 04/13. NOT WORKING.

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

A YEAR AGO WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MILES, THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS FROM STARTER TO BATTERY CAUGHT FIRE. THE HARNESS WAS DESTROYED. A REPLACEMENT FROM A SALVAGE YARD WENT ABOUT 100' AND IT ALSO CAUGHT FIRE DESTROYING ITSELF. ANOTHER HARNESS WAS INSTALLED AND A YEAR LATER THE SAME FIRE ON THE SAME HARNESS OCCURRED YESTERDAY. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO DISPLAY THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE SENSOR THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION BECAME FRACTURED WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,351.

Mileage: 151,351

POWER WINDOW MOTOR WENT, COULDN'T GET WINDOW UP!

Mileage: 147,400

2012 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DOOR LOCKS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WANTS TO ONLY UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, NOT HAVE ALL THE DOORS UNLOCK. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE KNOWS IF SHE CLICKS THE BUTTON TWICE, IT WILL UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS. HOWEVER, SHE ONLY CLICKED THE BUTTON ONCE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK RANDOMLY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED, HE RAN OUT OF GAS. UPDATED 08/02/16.*JB

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I KEEP MY CAR PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE WHEN IT IS NOT BEING DRIVEN. ONE MORNING, I WENT INTO THE GARAGE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK. I USED MY REMOTE TO OPEN MY CAR DOOR. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE BACKSEAT PASSENGER WINDOW, IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE WAS ROLLED DOWN. I KNOW I HAD NOT ROLLED IT DOWN. I GOT IN THE CAR AND PUSHED ON THE BUTTON TO RAISE THE WINDOW. THE WINDOW RATTLED AND GROANED WITH AN ELECTRICAL SOUND. I LOOKED AT THE WINDOW - IT HAD NOT ROLLED UP. I HAD TO GET TO WORK, SO I DROVE MY CAR WITH THE WINDOW IN THAT SHAPE. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I ASKED A CO-WORKER TO HELP ME TAPE IT UP. SO THEN, MY WINDOW WAS MANUALLY PUSHED UP BY TWO PEOPLE TRYING TO PUSH IT UP FROM THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. THEN TAPE WAS APPLIED TO THE WINDOW TO HOLD IT UP, BUT IT STARTED TO SLIP DOWN. SO THE PERSON WHO WAS FIRST HELPING PUT A PIECE OF CARDBOARD ON THE INSIDE PART OF THE WINDOW, SAYING THAT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM FALLING DOWN. IT WORKED FOR AWHILE, BUT THEN THE CARDBOARD SLIPPED DOWN INTO THE WINDOW. SO THEN, I FOUND TWO BIGGER PIECES OF CARDBOARD TO HOLD IT IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND WE TAPED SOME MORE. IT IS NOW TAPED UP AND SO FAR IS HOLDING, BUT AS RAIN MAY COME, IT WILL PROBABLY FALL AGAIN. I CALLED JEEP AND ASKED HOW THIS COULD BE REPAIRED. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT $400. I DON'T HAVE A SPARE $400 TO SPEND ON A CAR THAT HAS HAD A MASSIVE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS AND HAS COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS OVER THE YEAR. THEN THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE HUBCAB DISAPPEARED - THIS IS NEVER ENDING TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. I TOLD JEEP EARLY ON - THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP OR EXCHANGE IT FOR A CAR WITHOUT PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE IS TERRIBLE, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS EVEN WORSE.

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ABOUT 10 MINS LATER, IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN AND DROVE NORMALLY. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD, I COULD HAVE DIED. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO A MECHANIC AND PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. FROM LOOKING ONLINE, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE CAN REALLY LOSE THEIR LIFE OVER THIS.

Mileage: 90,380

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALLS REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

THE LIGHT FLASH ON AND OFF. AIR BAG LIGHT STILL ON, THE POWER WINDOW OF BAG DOOR DON,T WORK, THE REAR CARGO DOOR DON,T OPEN, THE STOPPER RUBBER CLOSE THE SHOCK ABSORBER (FRONT) BLOW AWAY, ETC ETC ETC ARE FACTORY DEFECTS ALL, THE LIBERTY IS A JUNK, THE CIA SHOULD TAKE BACK AND REFUND THE MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 400,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON DOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE JEEP LIBERTY STARTED JERKING AND THE RPM NEEDLE ARM AND THE SPEEDOMETER ARM STARTED GOING CRAZY UP AND DOWN. THE LIBERTY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN SO I HAD TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAINTAIN SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND SO DID THE CRUISE CONTROL , THE AUTO DOOR LOCKS ALSO QUIT WORKING. THE MOTOR ALSO STARTED TO DIE WHENEVER I SLOWED DOWN OR COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHTS. WHERE ITS DANGEROUS IS WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND GOING IN TO IT OR HALF WAY IN TO IT THE MOTOR DIES AND I LOSE THE POWER STEERING. IT TAKES ALOT OF STRENGTH TO COMPLETE THE TURN SAFELY. I TOOK THE LIBERTY TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY HOOKED IT TO A ANALYZE MACHINE. IT SAID THE SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD, I HAD IT REPLACED BUT IT DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT, THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS JUST TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. RECENTLY I CHECKED IN THE INTERNET AND SAW THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2002 JEEP LIBERTY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING, MOTOR DIED WHEN YOU SLOWDOWN, AND REPLACING THE SPEED SENSOR DOESN'T FIX ANYTHING. ITS DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CAN CRASH WHEN MAKING A TURN AND THE MOTOR DIES AND YOU LOSE YOUR STEERING. I KNOW I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS. I HOPE YOU WILL CHECK IN TO THIS PROBLEM. JUST CHECK IN THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL SEE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE IT WITH THERE 2002 JEEP LIBERTYS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 59,850

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME THROUGH THE STEREO SYSTEM. I NOTICED ALL POWER TO MY CAR WENT OUT. THE RADIO, LIGHTS, DASH, HEADLIGHTS, EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. I WENT AND TRIED EVERYTHING. I THOUGHT MAYBE A FUSE HAD BLOWN, NOT THE CASE. I REPLACED HEAD LAMPS, AND THE LIGHTS STILL DIDN'T WORK. I CHANGED MY STEERING SWITCH OUT AND HAVE SINCE FIGURED OUT IT MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE? I HAVE READ MANY MANY PAGES ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE OR VERY SIMILAR. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT AND ITS NOT STREET SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 169,173

2002 JEEP LIBERTY ELECTRICAL ISSUE: INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND THEN OFF. VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED. *TR

2002 JEEP LIBERTY - PIECE IN IGNITION (IN STEERING COLUMN) BROKE AND WAS UNABLE TO START VEHICLE. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXHIBITING ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH SIMILAR TO OTHERS SUCH AS THE GM CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION. WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ROTATED TO THE START/CRANK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STARTS AND THE KEY IS RELEASED IT SOMETIMES DOES NOT FULLY RETURN TO THE ON/RUN POSITION FROM THE START CRANK POSITION. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN SOME ELECTRICAL FUNCTION ARE OFFLINE DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCHES FAILURE TO REALLY RETURN TO THE ON/RUN POSITION. THE SITUATION IS NOT USUALLY NOTICED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND ONE THE EFFECTED SYSTEMS IS USED (TURN SIGNAL, HVAC, RADIO) SYSTEMS THAT ARE EFFECTED AND NOT RECEIVING POWER ARE TURN SIGNALS, RADIO, AIRBAG, HVAC. THE SWITCH CAN BE MOVED INTO THE ON/RUN POSITION AND THESE SYSTEMS THEN COME ON-LINE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT (SIGNAL LAMPS NOT WORKING, HVAC DEFOGGER NOT WORKING) OR POSSIBLE AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT IN A CRASH (POSSIBLE INJURY OR FATALITY). THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION AND WELL MAINTAINED BY AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER AUTO TECHNICIAN> THE VEHICLE HAS NO SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE HISTORY. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

2002 JEEP LIBERTY STEERING WENT OUT OF MY CAR. MODULE KNOCKED OUT BECAUSE IT KEPT CLIMBING AND DEAD BATTERY. *MW THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE REPAIR SHOP, PULLED OUT A FUSE IN THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE ON THE REAR HATCH MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,986. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ *JS

Mileage: 98,986

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A POP SOUND AND A STICK SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART THAT CONNECTS TO THE MOTOR INSIDE THE PANEL WAS RIPPED IN HALF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A MONTH AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WINDOW MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, WITHOUT WARNING MY HEADLIGHTS AND PARK LIGHTS HAVE SHUT OFF BY THEMSELVES. THE LIGHTS WILL USUALLY BE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 - 10 SECONDS AND THEN COME BACK ON BY THEMSELVES. THE EVENTS SEEM TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 210,000

DRIVING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE ONE MORNING AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND SHUT OFF, WOULD NOT START AGAIN. TOWED IT BACK TO HOUSE AND READ CHECK ENGINE CODE ABOUT CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. IT MELTED IN PLACE BECAUSE OF WHERE IT IS IN RELATION TO THE EXHAUST, TOOK 4-5 MONTHS TO FULLY DIG OUT THE MELTED SENSOR AND REPLACE. HAD TO PUT A HEAT SHIELD OVER IT MYSELF AND HAS SINCE LASTED 2+ YEARS WITHOUT TROUBLE. VERY POOR DESIGN AND A HASSLE TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

THE LOCK MOTOR/LINKAGE FOR THE REAR SWING DOOR STOPPED WORKING. THIS IN AND OF ITSELF ISN'T A BIG DEAL BUT APPARENTLY EVERY TIME I CLICKED THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK VEHICLE FOR ENTRY THE MALFUNCTIONED LOCK MOTOR CAUSED BATTERY DRAINAGE. IN JUST A MONTH A BRAND NEW BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND COULDN'T HOLD A CHARGE. I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS ONLY STRANDED A MILE FROM HOME. THERE SEEMS TO BE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD IT CAUSE MORE THAN BATTERY DRAINAGE. ELECTRICAL FIRES ENSUED. *TR

Mileage: 98,300

IN ORDER OF FAILURES. REAR WIPER WOULD WORK CONSTANTLY WHILE VEHICLE IN GEAR. AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT DINGING. GATE GLASS WOULDN'T CLOSE. GATE WOULDN'T OPEN UNLESS GLASS BUTTON PUSHED ON FOB. TRIED KEY IN REAR LOCK, RADIO TURNED ON. WITH KEY NOT IN IGNITION. RADIO ON, HEATER BLOWER ON, LEFT SIDE MARKERS ON. COULD SMELL BURNING WIRES AND SMOKE IN JEEP, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. *TR

Mileage: 95,550

HAVE RECALL ON ORC FILTER CIRCUIT AND THE NEW RECALL ABOUT THE GAS TANK AND I CAN NOT GET JEEP TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED THE FIRST WEEK IN JULY, 2013 AGAIN AUG, 2013 AND KEEP GETTING RUN-A-ROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE INTERIOR CEILING IGNITED INTO FLAMES WHILE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ROOF COMPLETELY MELTED AND THE PASSENGER'S SEAT OCCUPANT SUSTAINED BURNS TO BOTH ARMS AND THE FINGERS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 9/19/13 *CN

Mileage: 120,000

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF FOR UP TO 2 SECONDS WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE PATTERN SEEMS TO OCCUR AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH USING THE TURNING SIGNALS OR THE ACT OF TURNING. I TRIED REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT RELAY, AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, AND I WORRY THAT IT WILL GET SO BAD I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I CURRENTLY SUSPECT A PROBLEM WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH OR SIMPLY A LOOSE WIRE SOMEWHERE. ON ONE OCCASION, MY INTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT NIGHT AND NOT TOUCHING THE MULTIFUNCTION STALK AT ALL-NOT SURE IF THAT IS RELATED, AND AGAIN, IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A HASSLE. I'M CONSTANTLY WORRIED THAT I WILL BE PULLED OVER FOR FLASHING MY HEADLIGHTS OR THAT I'LL BE DRIVING BLIND WHEN AN ANIMAL RUNS OUT IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS AND DRIVING LIGHTS ARE ON A CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD AND THE LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. IT SOMETIMES OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND WHILE RESEARCHING HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HORN INDEPENDENTLY SOUNDED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY EVEN THOUGH THE CONTROL MECHANISM WAS DEACTIVATED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER THE PART REMAINED UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE DEFECTS WERE RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. UPDATED 07/30/13*LJ

Mileage: 153,000

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY. I AM AWARE OF AN INVESTIGATION THAT IS UNDERWAY CONCERNING RANDOM AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AFTER A THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. I FELT I NEEDED TO REPORT THIS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, BURNING FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE CAME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN AUGUST. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF AT WILL, AS WELL AS INTERIOR LIGHTS. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WON'T COME ON AT ALL NOW AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLICKER. WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, LEAVING ME SPEECHLESS. WE HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND WEREN'T NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. HOPING WE CAN GET THIS REPAIRED SOON...... *TR

Mileage: 160,000

MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASHBOARD TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON, THEN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK. I GOT SCARED BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT MY ENGINE TO STALL AND BREAK DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY SINCE IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS, SO I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PARKED IT IN A LOT OVER NIGHT SO THAT I COULD TAKE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER VERY CAREFULLY, MY CAR STARTED OVER HEATING WHEN IT WAS SITTING IN PLACE/ TRAFFIC FOR MORE THAN ONE MINUTE, AND THEN IT WOULD COOL BACK DOWN WHEN IT WAS MOVING. FINALLY AT THE DEALER THEY CHANGED THE WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, AND ONE OF THE COILS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND SENT ME OFF. WITHIN THAT WEEK MY CAR STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN, THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AGAIN AND I NOTICED MY CAR WAS STILL BEING JUMPY. I TOOK IT BACK AND IT TURNS OUT IT HAD BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE HEADS WERE NOT EVEN REPAIRABLE. I NEED A COMPLETE NEW ENGINE. I LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS VERY COMMON FOR JEEP LIBERTY'S TO HAVE A MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY JEEP BUILDS THEIR ENGINES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, IT IS A DEFECT IN THE LIBERTY'S. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF JEEP ENGINES BREAKING DOWN WITH NO SIGNS. ALSO AS A SIDE NOTE, THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T REALLY CLICK AND SOMETIMES UN BUCKLES ON ITS OWN. THERE IS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, THE INSIDE LIGHTS TURN OFF AND ON ALL THE TIME BY THEMSELVES. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, BRAKE WARNING LAMP AND ABS LIGHT ON, MILEAGE COUNTER NOT WORKING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AS WELL, CAR DIES OR STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN EVEN ON HWY OR WHEN TURNING. WE HAVE REPLACED ALMOST EVERYTHING WE CAN THINK OF. LOOK ONLINE AND HUNDRED IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS HAVE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AND NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS WONT GO OFF? WE HAVE REPLACED FRONT AND BACK BRAKES, MASTER CYLINDER, WHEEL CYLINDERS, SPEED SENSORS FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AND REAR ONE. FUEL PUMP FUEL FILTER HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED. WE HAVE REPLACED MORE BUT I KNOW WE HAVE SPENT WELL OVER 2 GRAND AND NOTHING PLEASE HELP WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

0800 AM OWNER DROVE VEHICLE APPROX 6 MILES WITH HEATER ON, RETURNING HOME AND PARKING VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND TURNING OFF ENGINE. OWNER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND ENTERED THE RESIDENCE. DRIVER NOTED A SMELL OF BURNING OIL DURING USE OF THE 6 MILE TRIP. APPROX 15 MINUTES LATER A NEIGHBOR ALERTED OWNER THAT VEHICLE WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT POINT OF ORIGIN INSPECTION STATES FIRE WAS IN INTERIOR UNDER DASH PANEL FIREWALL.

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY, THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS CLICK ON AND OFF AUTOMATICALLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES ON DIFFERENT DATES. NOW RECENTLY I WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER AND MY INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON, THEN SHUT OFF. ALSO (MAY BE UNRELATED) WHEN I TURN THE VOLUME UP OR DOWN ON THE RADIO THE POWER TO THE RADIO/CD UNIT SHUTS OFF THEN COMES BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN I WENT TO TURN MY CAR ON YESTERDAY IT WOULD TURN BUT WOULD NOT TURN THE CAR ON. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND STILL IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH DISCOVERED A SING BROKE PART BEFORE THE TUMBLER. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS, THE ENTIRE STEERING COLLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TWO JEEP SHOPS TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN A RECALL. A GOOGLE SEARCH BRINGS UP HUNDREDS OF UNSATISFIED OWNERS. IT COULD BE IN THE THOUSANDS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN STEERING COLUMN. LEFT ME STRANDED WITH NO WAY TO CALL FOR HELP OR GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. I'VE READ MANY POSTS IN ONLINE FORUMS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO FACTORY RECALL FROM JEEP, DESPITE THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM PERSISTING FOR YEARS. HERE IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/JEEP-LIBERTY/T4EDN8HGLD2H8123L PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 116,000

ABS LIGHT COMES ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY. NO DEPLOYMENT & CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. TIME FOR A RECALL BASED ON ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

KEY WILL NOT TURN. IGNITION IS LOCK. IT WAS PARKED. NEXT DAY, WILL WOULD NOT TURN. NEED A RECALL, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND IS HAZARDOUS TO WOMEN BEING STRANDED ON HIGHWAYS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE PAID BY CONSUMERS FOR A DEFECT IN A CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

ON 3-16-12, SPEEDOMETER, HEADLIGHTS, POWER LOCKS STOP FUNCTIONING. THE CAR TURN OFF ON ITS OWN. AIRBAG SIGNAL COME ON AND OFF. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM THERE. CONNECTED IT TO AN OBDII READER AND NOTHING IF FOUND. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT IS COMING ON RANDOMLY. NO PATTERN OF ANY KIND. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

AFTER LOTS OF TRIES AND NO HELP FROM JEEP, I AM TRYING TO FIND HELP WITH A PROBLEM WITH AN SPEED SENSOR THAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. APPARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ROUTING OF THESE WIRES CAUSING THEM TO RUB, SHORT OUT AND IT CAUSES THE SENSOR TO QUIT, AND ANYTHING OPTIONS RUNNING OFF THIS SENSOR (EXAMPLE TRANNY SHIFT POINTS CAUSING THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO NOT UNLOCK AND CAUSING STALLING OF VEHICLE). *TR

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, CAUSING WINDOW TO SLIDE DOWN INTO DOOR. *KB

Mileage: 110

WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON IN MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY THEY RANDOMLY FLICKER OFF AND ON. IT'S NOT JUST ONE QUICK CLICK OFF AND ON, BUT IT IS ALWAYS A RANDOM, NUMEROUS PATTERN OF FAST CLICKS OFF AND ON. FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN NOT FORCE THE REPLICATION. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. SOMETIMES A CAR TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ME THINKS I'M SIGNALING THEM TO GO AHEAD IN FRONT OF ME. OTHER TIMES AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS JUST GO OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND YOU ARE DRIVING BLIND. *KB

Mileage: 61,000

KEY WOULD NOT TURN ON CAR. OPENED UP STEERING COLUMN TO FIND SMALL ROD THAT PUSHES BUTTON ON IGNITION WAS BROKEN. JEEP DEALERSHIP SAYS CANNOT REPLACE ROD HAS TO REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

Mileage: 110,893

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. HAVE SPEND >$1750 TRYING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. REPLACED SPEED SENSORS, AND SOME WIRING. HAD VEHICLE IN TO JEEP DEALER AS WELL AS OTHER MECHANICS.... NO SOLUTION. *TR

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN IN A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR, NOW GETTING WORSE. *TR

THE LIGHTS ON MY JEEP LIBERTY TURN COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER MUST TURN ON AND OFF THE LIGHTS TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS AS IF THE LIGHTS ARE TURNING OFF BASED ON A TIMER OR SOMETHING. HARD TO REPRODUCE THIS ISSUE, THEREFORE ITS BEEN HARD TO DIAGNOSE.

Mileage: 98,000

JEEP LIBERTY 2002, IGNITION PROBLEMS. KEY GOES INTO IGNITION BUT WILL NOT MOVE BACKWARDS OR FORWARD, STEERING IS LOCKED AS WELL. OCCURS A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR SO FAR, USUALLY BY FIDDLING WITH IT AFTER 15 MINUTES I CAN GET IT STARTED UP. NOT THIS TIME, THE KEY WON'T BUDGE EITHER WAY AND MY CAR WON'T START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL CLICKING NOISE. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF AND RE-ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAMS IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD. TWO YEARS LATER, THE EXACT SAME FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE YET THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLICKING NOISE PERSISTED FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED'S IGNITION WILL NOT TURN WITH THE KEY IN PLACE. FIRST OCCURRENCE, I WAS ABLE TO JIGGLE THE KEY AND GET IT TO FINALLY TURN TO START, 2ND TIME IT TOOK ME BOUT 10 MINS OF JIGGLING THE KEY AND IT FINALLY TURNED AND STARTED. 3RD TIME, SAME SITUATION. NOW THE 4TH TIME AND IT'S SITTING IN OUR GARAGE, WILL NOT TURN TO START. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

HEADLIGHTS SWITCH OFF WITHOUT INTERMITTENTLY, WITHOUT COMMAND, AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHEN DRIVING. APPEARS TO OCCUR IN CONJUNCTION WITH, OR SHORTLY AFTER, USING THE TURN SIGNAL. NOTHING HAS YET BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THOUGH I AM TOLD THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE MULTIFUNCTION TURN STALK. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

2002 JEEP LIBERTY. KEY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND ENGAGE STARTER. ONCE STARTED KEY CAN EASILY FALL OUT OF IGNITION WITH CAR MOVING DOWN THE ROAD! BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP IGNITIONS. WHERE IS THE RECALL?? OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND DANGEROUS SAFETY ITEM! THIS OCCURS ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS. AM WAITING FOR THE TIME WHEN EVEN FIDDLING WITH KEY 20 MINUTES AND IT STILL WON'T START OR TURN. *TR

THE IGNITION KEY OF MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY WILL NOT TURN. 8 TO 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. HAS CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER A FEW HOURS IN THE PAST. AS OF TODAY WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 3 DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LTD EDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS ON A DIRT ROAD DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN SHE CROSSED OVER A CREEK. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON. THERE WERE 3 PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE AND ONE OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT NOTICED THAT SPARKS WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 02/11/11

Mileage: 78,000

2002 JEEP LIBERTY WILL NOT START WHEN TURNING KEY IN IGNITION. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. I'M TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO REPAIR; FIRST SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THEY CANNOT DO IT BECAUSE A DEALERSHIP WILL NEED TO REPROGRAM THE KEY TO THE MECHANICS OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. VERY PROBLEMATIC SINCE WE LIVE IN OHIO AND HAVE A 15 MONTH OLD. CANNOT AFFORD TO BE STRANDED WITH A TODDLER IN FRIGID WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 121,392

SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING MID-TRIP, ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON (ENGINE, ABS ETC) -- SOMETIMES ENGINE DIES WHILE ON THE ROAD. "SPEED SENSOR" OR SOME OTHER COMPUTER-RELATED ISSUE HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT, BUT 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS INCLUDING THE DEALER HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR. SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

2002 JEEP LIBERTY SPEED SENSOR FAILURE CAUSES SPEEDOMETER TO STOP WORKING, ENGINE TO DIE WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF POWERSTEERING, LOSS OF BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

WITHOUT WARNING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE SHORTS OUT DRAINING THE BATTERY AND DAMAGING THE MULTI-CONTROL SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN. CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS, INTERIORLIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, FACTORY ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS, AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO FAIL. THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE RESULTING IN A TOTAL VEHICLE LOSS OR LOSS OF LIGHTING AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE SIGHT OF THE ROAD. IN RAIN CONDITIONS LOSS OF WIPERS DURING DRIVING WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF VISIBILITY CREATING A DANGEROUS DRIVER ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 87,881

I BOUGHT A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED EDITION JAN. 2008. AFTER ABOUT 7 MONTHS IT STARTED STALLING EVERYTIME I HIT THE BREAKS, OR TURNED A CORNER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FOUR MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A COMPUTER AND SAID IT DOESN'T READ ANYTHING IS WRONG. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES TURNING DUE TO IT STALLING. SOME DAYS IT WILL BE FINE AND THEN THE NEXT IT WILL STALL EVERYTIME I STOP OR TURN. IT SEEMS TO STALL MORE WHEN I AM TURNING. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TAKE IT TO GET FIXED SINCE NO ONE CAN DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT OR HAVE MY KIDS IN IT. I HAVE NOTICED ON WEBSITES THAT JEEP HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANT IT REPAIRED AND THERE SEEM TO BE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE ALTHOUGH JEEP IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW THE PROBLEM AND HOW TO GET IT FIXED!! *TR

Mileage: 74,000

2002 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT REACHING 92,000 MI REPEATEDLY STALLS (TURNS OFF) WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

A WIRING HARNESS IN MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY FAILS EVERY YEAR OR SO - THIS DISABLES THE ABS BRAKES AND CAUSES THE SPEEDOMETER TO WANDER AND BE INACCURATE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE HARNESS 3 TIMES (OUT OF WARRANTY) AT A COST OF ABOUT $200 EACH TIME. MY ABS SYSTEM IS DISABLED FROM THE TIME THE HARNESS FAILS UNTIL I GET IT FIXED. THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASH WHEN IT FAILS - AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE REPAIR IS DONE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED. I HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE, REBUILT THE 4 -WHEEL DRIVE SHAFT, REPLACED THE A/C CONDENSER AND COIL, AND NOW THE RADIO, DOME LIGHTS, POWER LOCKS ARE BROKEN. THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT NOW THE BLOWER MOTOR IS BROKEN. WHAT A LEMON FROM DAY ONE. LATCHES ON HATCH NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, MOLD SMELL FROM A/C. IT IS SOMETHING ALL THE TIME WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

THE SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING AND,WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A GRINDING HALT. THEN HAPPENS EVERY YEAR ONCE, I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2002 AND SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WILL START BEHAVING LIKE THIS, WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER WILL MOVE TO ZERO AND THEN FROM THEN UNTIL I SERVICE WHERE THEY REPLACE THE WHOLE SPEED SENSOR UNIT THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. UNFORTUNATELY DURING THIS TIME THE VEHICLE CAN STOP ANYWHERE WHEN EVER BRAKE IS APPLIED. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE TOWING OUR 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LE BEHIND AN RV, WITH KEY IN THE FIRST CLICK POSITION, THE KEYS HAVE TWICE FALLEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CAUSED THE FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK IN AN OTHER THAN STRAIGHT-AHEAD POSITION. THIS MEANS THE SWITCH HAS ROTATED, ON ITS OWN, TO THE OFF POSITION. IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, IN 2004, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN SOME SCUFFING ON THE EDGES OF THE TIRES - DUE TO THE WHEELS BECOMING LOCKED IN AN ANGLED STATE. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE, IN 2008, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY $2,300.00 DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE JEEP. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, TWICE IN 2008, BUT STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRE MANUFACTURER, RATHER THAN BY THE WHEELS LOCKING. I WILL BE SENDING THE TWO LETTERS WHICH I SENT TO CHRYSLER, ALONG WITH A COVER LETTER TO YOUR OFFICE, WITH PHOTOS SHOWING THE DAMAGE TO THE JEEP LIBERTY. YOU MAY DECIDE WHETHER THE WHEELS LOCKED OR THE 3 TIRES JUST DESTROYED THEMSELVES. NATURALLY, CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS ONLY CONTACTED ME BY PHONE, SO THERE IS NO PAPER TRAIL, SAVE MY FEW NOTES WHEN SPEAKING WITH SOME PERSON I CAN BARELY UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! *TR UPDATED 02/19/10 UPDATED 10/04/10

Mileage: 76,030

I BOUGHT MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY IN 2006. SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED IT I NOTICED THAT IF I PLACED HEAVY OBJECTS IN THE TRUNK, OR WENT OVER A LARGE BUMP, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FLICK DOWN TO ZERO, AND IN SOME CASES, STAY AT ZERO UNTIL I REMOVED THE ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK. I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT AS I GENERALLY DON'T PUT HEAVY THINGS IN THE TRUNK AND AFTER A WHILE I FORGOT ABOUT IT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER I NOTICED IT AGAIN, AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FLICKED DOWN TO ZERO, EVEN WHEN DRIVING 70. THIS TIME I MENTIONED IT TO SOME FRIENDS AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT IF THESE THINGS DON'T WORK THEN THE CORRECT NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN IS NOT RECORDED ON THE ODOMETER. I TOOK IT TO THE CARYARD WHERE I PURCHASED IT TO GET ADVICE, BUT SEEING AS THOUGH I DIDN'T BUY IT FROM A JEEP DEALER THEY WEREN'T HELPFUL AND WERE EXPECTING SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS JUST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I TOOK IT TO A JEEP DEALER AND THEY WERE ALSO NOT MUCH HELP AND WANTED A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS JUST TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. SO BASICALLY, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROCEED AS EITHER WAY IT'S GOING TO COST ME AT LEAST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS (ON WHAT WAS A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED) TO GET THE THING FIXED. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE JEEP LIBERTY SINCE 02. RIGHT BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHED 100,000 THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LOCK BEGAN TO MAKE ODD NOISE WHEN USING AUTO LOCKED TO UNLOCK. THEN AFTER ARRIVING TO 100,000 MY SPEEDOMETER WHEN HAY WIRE (WHEN IM GOING 60MPH IT SAYS IM GOING 0). NOW BENEATH THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ITS FALLING APART...ITS MAKES ME WONDER...IS THAT WHY THERE WARRANTY IS ONLY UP TO 100,000? *TR

JEEP LIBERTY 2002 HAS VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL THAT MAKES CONTROLLING THE JEEP VERY DIFFICULT AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MILES AN HOUR. THEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAD A TOTAL LOSS OFF POWER ALL MOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE TORN APART AND INSPECTED AND A RECALL OF BALL JOINTS DONE THE WORK TOOK THEM OVER A YEAR AND THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES THEIR IS NO WARRANTY AND I WAS CHARGED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WORK I ASKED FOR THE INSPECTION REPORT SHOWING THE WORK ON THE ENGINE HEADS AND RECALL WORK DONE WHEN I PICKED UP MY JEEP THEY GAVE ME AN INVOICE THAT SHOWED BATTERY AND SPARKPLUG FOR $2085.00 FAILING TO PRESENT ME WITH REPORTS I ASKED FOR THEY SAID ALL WORK IS WARRANTED FOR 1YR 12,000 MILES I DROVE THE JEEP LIBERTY BACK TO SERVICE DEPT AFTER HAVING ANOTHER FACILITY LOOK AT THE ENGINE TO CONFIRM IF WORK HAD BEEN DONE IT HAD NOT BEEN TOUCHED REPORTED THE MECHANIC AND I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE OR OWN THIS VEHICLE . *TR

Mileage: 66,105

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN ONCE IT IS IN THE IGNITION. BECAUSE OF THIS THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED. THE GEAR SHIFTER CANNOT BE MOVED INTO NEUTRAL. THE KEY, ROCKING THE CAR, TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WORKING THE GEAR SHIFTER, CHANGING THE TILT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, HAVE NO AFFECT ON THE SITUATION. WILL NOT RELEASE THE STEERING COLUMN. THERE HAVE BEEN VARIATIONS OF THIS HAPPENING OVER THE LAST YEAR AND AFTER A FEW JIGGLES IT WORKED JUST FINE, BUT NOW THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS TO CLOSE TO SPEED SENSOR CABLE AND RUBBED THROUGH CAUSING CRUISE TO SURGE & SPEEDOMETER TO 0 MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS POORLY DESIGNED. IT WAS ACTING UP FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE IT FAILED COMPLETELY. *TR

Mileage: 100,286

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN WET CONDITIONS, THE HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DOOR LOCKS, AND SPEEDOMETER ALL STOPPED OPERATING. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULE CHIP WAS FAULTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

2002 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL FUMES HE PULLED OVER ONTO THE LEFT BERM AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED 3 WEEKS PRIOR HE HAD NEW BRAKES AND A STARTER INSTALLED. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT OFF! NO POWER.STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES! NOTHING. FIRST TIME FIXED AT DEALER, PROBLEM WAS TOLD TO BE A SPEED SENSOR. VEHICLE NOW SITS AT ANOTHER DEALER 40 MILES FROM OWNER'S HOME AWAITING TO HERE WHAT NOW. THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED SOON BEFORE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. *AK

Mileage: 40,879

WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE LIGHTS ON -- MY ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY MY SPEEDOMETER WAVING UP AND DOWN (FOR EXAMPLE I STOPPED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS BOUNCING FROM 0 TO 100 MPH), FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING AND THEN SOMETIME IN THERE I REALIZED THE ODOMETER, BOTH IN THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IN THE OVERHEAD INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE VIA THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY POPULAR ISSUE DUE TO WIRE SHORTS. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR UNDER THE REAR AXLE JUST TO HAVE THE JEEP DO IT AGAIN IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF IN CITY DRIVING WITH JUST ONE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE, AND NOW THE JEEP IS HEADED TO THE SHOP. I AM UNSURE IF THE ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING PROPERLY DURING THIS TIME WHICH IS HAZARDOUS, NOT TO MENTION THE ODOMETER ISN'T RUNNING WHICH IS ILLEGAL. *JB

THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. FIRST THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 0 AND 60 THEN ALL ELECTRICAL POWER STARTING SHUTTING DOWN. HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND ALL METERS STOPPED WORKING. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED STALLING. THE VEHICLE IS NOT THAT OLD AND IT WAS THE COMPUTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS AND THOUGHT I SHOULD MAKE SOMEONE AWARE OF IT. *NM

Mileage: 75,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED (BROKE). TOOK TO AUTHORIZED DEALER. THEY REPLACED SWITCH,WHICH BROKE AGAIN,DURING THEIR TESTING PROCESS. I AM NOW ADVISED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WITH THE STEERING COLUMN THAT IS BREAKING THE SWITCH, DEALER SAYS COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN HAS BEEN REPLACED. THEY CAN NOT OR WILL NOT EXPLAIN WHAT IN THE COLUMN IS BREAKING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THIS WILL EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM. WHERE THIS IS SOMETHING INTERNAL, THERE IS NOW WAY FOR THE OWNER/OPERATOR TO KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. IF THE SWITCH WERE TO BREAK DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHO KNOWS WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD BE. *JB

Mileage: 49,500

TL* - THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 06V288000 FOR THE 2002 JEEP LIBERTY CONCERNING LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE EFFECT THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD ON THE TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO MATTER WHAT SPEED SHE WAS DRIVING AT, BUT USUALLY AT ABOUT 15 MPH SHE FELT AND HEARD THE SUSPENSION IN THE CAR SHIFTING WHENEVER SHE HIT A BUMP. THE CONTACTS COMPLAINT WAS THAT AFTER ONE AND A HALF YEARS THE TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SAFETY RECALLS ON THE BALL JOINTS. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 11/2005 SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AFTER MAKING A TURN. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE, THE CONTACT LEARNED FROM THE DEALER THAT ALL OF THE STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT, AND THE POWER STEERING BELT SPLIT IN HALF. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL AS WELL.*AK UPDATED 2/7/2007 - THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCE EXTENDED CRANK TIME TO START. THE DEALER REPLACED EH FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PUMP RESERVOIR. THE LAP BELT IN THE REAR SEAT BECAME TWISTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE THE CONSUMER HEAR A NOISE. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE LIGHTER WAS INOPERATIVE. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE STALLED, AND ALL FOUR DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE WHEEL AND SPEED SENSOR OF THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARD, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A RAINWATER LEAK ALONG THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE REAR HATCH THAT CORRODED THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS A NEW REAR HATCH SEAL TO PREVENT FURTHER LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. *AK

Mileage: 50,000

2002 LIBERTY SPORT SOLENOID ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TS

Mileage: 42,942

INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AT VARIOUS TIMES. SOMETIMES WHEN BLINKER IS ENGAGED, SOMETIMES WHEN PUT INTO GEAR, SOMETIMES , JUST WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AND EVEN WHEN I OPEN THE WINDOWS OR MOONROOF. ELECTRICAL IN NATURE IT IS SCARY TO HAVE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AT NIGHT... *NM

Mileage: 58,000

I HAVE A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY, IT WAS PURCHASED IN JAN OF 2003. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY EVERY YEAR. EACH TIME THE CAR WAS RUNNING AS USUAL AND THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO TURN THE CAR ON IT SIMPLY WOULD NOT START. I WENT O THE DEALERSHIP AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND TIME I HAD TO PURCHASE IT. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE LIBERTY MODEL. THIS LAST TIME THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITHOUT COST TO ME SINCE THE BATTERY FAILED UNDER A YEAR. I ASKED MY DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM A FULL DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AND ITS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. THOUGH NOW I CAN FEEL THE CAR ALMOST STUTTERING AS IT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER AND THE CAR STALLED OUT WHEN I STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD STAY ON IN PARK, NEUTRAL, AND REVERSE BUT NOT DRIVE. THAT HAS STOPPED BUT NOW I AM AFRAID IT WILL STALL OUT ON ME AT ANY TIME. ALSO EVERY TIME THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE BATTERY HAD BEEN DRAINED COMPLETELY, THE CAR COULD NOT BE JUMPED EVEN AT THE DEALERSHIP. ANY HELP OR INFORMATION WITH THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *NM

JEEP LIBERTY PULLS TO RIGHT, WILL STOP DEAD IN ITS TRACKS WHILE IN DRIVE, HARD TO CONTROL, THUMPING NOISE, METAL TO METAL GRINDING FROM FRONT END, SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY, HARD TO START, FRONT SEAT COVERS RIPPLED, PAINT PEELED ON HOOD, TAILGATE, BREAKS ONLY WORK SOME OF THE TIME, SHAKES AND HARD TO CONTROL ON SPEED ABOVE 35 MPH, ALL INTERIOR WEATHER STRIPPING CAME OFF. SAME COMPLAINTS FROM 1/7/03 BALL JOINTS REPLACED ON RECALL ON 1/10/03 STILL HAD PULLING TO RIGHT PROBLEMS, SHAKING,. WEATHER STRIPPING ALL FELL OFF ON INTERIOR OF CAR, ACTS LIKE WHEELS ARE BINDING. 3/4/03 SAME COMPLAINTS PULLING TO RIGHT, STOPS DEAD IN ITS TRACK, HARD TO CONTROL, WHEELS BIND, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE COMPLAINTS (DID NOT WRITE UP WORK ORDER) 3/27/03 DEALER INSTALLED INTERIOR WEATHER STRIPPING, SAME COMPLAINTS AS 1/10/03,3/4/03. AGAIN ON 6/2/03 TOOK JEEP LIBERTY TO DEALER TOOK A TEST DRIVE COULD NOT VERIFY COMPLAINTS. DID NOT WRITE UP A WORK ORDER. 1/16/04 JEEP LIBERTY HARD TO START, PULLS TO RIGHT, JEEP SHAKES & VIBRATES HARD TO CONTROL, SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK, SEAT RIPPLING, CAR STOPS DEAD IT ITS TRACKS, DEALER FIXED LOWER BALL JOINTS AGAIN ON 2/13/04 AT 23,850 MILES. 2-13-04 PICKED UP CAR FROM DEALER STILL HAD SAME PROBLEMS" DEALER STATED " THIS IS HOW JEEPS DRIVE" THEY ARE NUTS! 11-04 DEALER TOOK TEST DRIVE WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS CLAIMED EVERYTHING OKAY. DID NOT RIGHT UP A WORK ORDER. 5/27/05 HAD MASSIVE PROBLEMS BRAKES WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, SOMETIME WOULD WORK AND OTHER TIME NOT. TOOK TO NEAREST BRAKE PLACE PADS, OKAY, BUT WHEEL CYLINDER LEAKED. CLAIM IT COULD BE A INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF MASTER CYLINDER, CALLED DEALER SHIP NO PART AVAILABLE. 7/5/05 TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN WITH SAME PROBLEMS,R THEY HAD NOT EVEN LOOKED AT IT. REMOVED JEEP AND TOOK TO PRIVATE AUTO PLACED,UT WITH INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS YOU COULD REPLACE MOST OF THE PARTS ON THE CAR & YOU MAY NOT CURE THE PROBLEMS. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

SPEEDOMETER AGAIN BECAME ERRATIC AND THEN INOP. CRUISE CONTROL INOP AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND JUST MADE IT WHEN ENGINE CUT OUT COMPLETELY SENSOR REPLACED AGAIN SECOND TIME WAS CHARGED $91.44!!!! *NM

Mileage: 48,266

I WAS DRIVING MY 02 JEEP LIBERTY DOWN THE INTERSTATE PASSING A 18 WHEELER AT 75 MPH WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED OFF. I ENDED UP SLAMMING ON MY BRAKES AND MOVING MY CAR TO THE SIDE. I THEN HAD TO DRIVE 50 MILES WHILE HOLDING MY BRIGHTS IN, AND MY FLASHERS ON. AFTER THE FACT, I REPLACED A FEW FUSES, AND THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH. THEN, ONCE A GAIN, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, AND THIS TIME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FUSES. TO THIS DAY, MY CAR IS PARKED. *JB

Mileage: 63,000

SPEEDOMETER SENSOR WIRING WAS FOUND RUBBED INTO BY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE AT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THIS WAS FIRST INDICATED BY AN ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER INDICATION AND THEN TOTAL LOSS OF INDICATION. PROBLEM REPAIRED BY OWNER INCLUDING RELOCATION OF CABLE RELATIVE TO BRAKE CABLE LOCATION. *NM

Mileage: 87,000

DT: THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE REAR OUT PUT SENSOR AT LEAST TEN TIMES. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS ON 8-8-05. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS. THERE ARE NO OTHER KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. *AK DURING THE LAST REPAIR THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR IN THE WIRING HARNESS. *NM

2002 JEEP LIBERTY WAS BEING TOWED BEHIND MOTOR HOME, ALERTED BY PASSING MOTORISTS I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE RV. SMOKE WAS PORING OUT OF THE LIBERTY FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED JUST AS FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT..THEY MANAGED TO FREE THE JEEP FROM THE MOTOR HOME AND USED FIRE HOSES ON THE JEEP..JEEP IS A TOTAL LOSS..AS YET NO EXPLANATION FOR CAUSE OF FIRE. *NM

Mileage: 47,380

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER BEING DRIVEN AND PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE GOT A JUMP START. THE PANEL LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND DRAINED BATTERY. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR WITH AN UPGRADED. THIS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR. *AK *SC *JB

Mileage: 40,400

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE O-2 SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THEY REPLACED THEM, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK, DEALER THEN REPLACED THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS....DASH WENT DEAD, WIPERS DEAD, POWER DOOR LOCKS DEAD, TAIL GATE LATCH RELEASED, NO HEADLIGHTS, NO SPEEDOMETER, ALL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT AT 65 MPH.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LIFTED UP THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY ACID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB

Mileage: 40,000

THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE KEY SOMETIMES HAS TO BE LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 59,000

MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY HAS HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. IT JUST DIES... THE SPEEDOMETER GROUND WENT, THE LOCKS PLAYED HAVOC, I HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE 6 TIMES TO GET FIXED AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. DAIMLER CHRYSLER EVEN SENT A "TECHNICIAN" TO FIX THE PROBLEM... MY JEEP STILL SITS DEAD IN THE DRIVEWAY AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE WEEKS. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS VERY SAME VEHICLE, BRAND NEW. CONCLUSION, DAIMLER CHRYSLER CANNOT AND OR WILL NOT HELP ME WITH THIS, EVERYONE IS CONSTANTLY ON VACATION AND CANNOT GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS. THEY DRUG THEIR FEET WITH ME BRINGING IN THE JEEP LEAVING IT FOR DAYS AT A TIME, AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN DO LEMON LAW. SINCE MY TIME EXPIRED 9 NINE DAYS AGO AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER DRUG THEIR FEET, SAYING THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. *LA

DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES TWICE, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS/ HORN/WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

HELLO, I PURCHASED THIS GREAT SUV IN SEPT 2003. SO FAR HAVE HAD TO BRING IT INTO DEALER 7 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (WIRING) REPAIRS. THEY COULD NOT GET REMOTE ENTRY TO WORK , SO THEY ORDERED A PART, THEN STILL WOULD NOT WORK SO ORDERED A NEW COMPUTER. THEN IN A FEW DAYS, THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING, SO BROUGHT IT IN. THEY HAD TO ORDER ANOTHER PART, SO HAD TO COME IN 2X FOR THAT ONE TOO. THEN THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK, SO THEY REPLACED THE REGULATOR. NOW LIGHTS ON INDICATORWHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN IS NOT WORKING AND NEITHER IS THE AUTOLOCK FEATURE AFTER THE CAR IS DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, SO HAVE TO VISIT THEM AGAIN. DEALER TOLD ME THAT WIRING HAD SOME RUST IN IT DUE EITHER TO FACTORY CARELESSNESS (WIRING HARNESS LEFT OUT IN WEATHER) OR FLOOD IN VEHICLE. THERE IS NO RECORD FROM CARFAX OF FLOOD TO THIS VEHICLE. DEALER SAID MAY NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS (2-3 DAYS IN SHOP) WHICH IS OK WITH ME IF IT WILL FIX PROBLEMS. HE SAID HE CAN'T DO IT UNLESS IT STARTS ACTING UP. AFRAID WHEN IT WILL START ACTING UP WILL BE WHEN WARRANTY EXPIRES. WOULD LIKE SERVICE DEALER (COURTESY CHRYSLER/JEEP OF CASSELBERY, FL) TO REPLACE WIRING HARNESS BEFORE SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS. THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY GREAT EVERY TIME I'VE BROUGHT IT IN. I UNDERSTAND THEY CAN'T REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS WITHOUT A SYMPTOM, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF SYMPTOMS AT THIS POINT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, SUSAN ATHERTON. *AK

Mileage: 19,200

WHILE MY DEALER WAS TEST DRIVING MY JEEP LIBERTY THE DASH WENT DEAD. THIS HAD NOT HAPPENED BEFORE. I DID HAVE A MULTI-FUNCTION ARM REPLACED LAST YEAR BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING AND NO PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. THE TRUCK HAS ALSO PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER PERFORMED MULTIPLE ALIGNMENTS AT THAT TIME AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED.

2002 JEEP LIBERTY -- PLUGS FOUL MONTHLY. NO POWER. ACTS LIKE IT'S RUNNING ON 3 CYLINDERS. AUTOWORLD SOUTH GLENS FALLS DEALER WOULD ONLY REPLACE PLUGS, TOLD BY THEM THAT CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REIMBURSE THEM FOR TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. DEALER REFUSED TO RETURN PHONE CALLS. CAR RUNS LIKE AN OLD LEMON. NOW NEW DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES. IT WILL PROBABLY STILL RUN LIKE A COVERED WAGON. *LA

Mileage: 1,000

RADIO/CD PLAYER QUIT WORKING AND THE DISPLAY BLINKS ON AND OFF WITH RADIO TURNED ON OR OFF AND NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND FROM WITHIN THE DASH. ALSO FROM TIME TO TIME THE DOME LIGHT WOULD COME ON WITHOUT INTERVENTION. *LA

Mileage: 26,000

WHILE DRIVING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STOPPED FUNCTIONING ,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKE POWER/POWER STEERING/LIGHTS, AND ENGINE STALLING. DEALER HAS NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER WINDOW, THERE WERE NOISES COMING FROM THE DASH AND DOOR AREA. ALSO THE STARTER FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE. *AK *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN OVER, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE STARTED HAD FAILED. *AK THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE DASH MADE A RATTLE NOISE WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. *JB

SPEED SENSOR WIRE AT REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS CHAFED DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BRAKE LINE TO LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE BRAEK LINE CONTACTS AT THE BASE OF THE CONENCTOR WHERE NOT PLASTIC ARMOR PROTECTS THE WIRE. *AK CONDUCTORS ARE EXPOSED AND GROUND ON THE THE BRAKE LINE, CAUSING SPEEDOMETER TO GIVE ERRATIC OR NO READINGS. MOST EVIDENT WITH PASSENGERS OR A LOAD IN THE REAR, CAOUSING THE WIRE TO CONTACT THE BRAKE LINE. ERRACTICE SPEED DATA ALSO EFFECTS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, CAUSING SHARP AND ABBRUPT SHIFTS TO LOWER GEARS AT SPEED.

Mileage: 35,000

THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED WENT HAYWIRE. THE HORN STUCK ON, THE BACK GLASS WINDOW POPPED OPEN, THE SIGNAL RELAY WAS BUZZING, THE DOOR OPEN BELL WAS RINGING, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DEAD, ALL WHILE I WAS DOING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. *JB

Mileage: 13,744

WHILE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH CONSUMER STATES THE PANEL UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL FELL ONTO THE DRIVERS FEET. CONSUMER STATES TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THE KNEE BOLSTER PACKING PLATE FELL OFF. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. TS

MAJOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INDENTIFIED BY DEALER AS 'BODY CONTROLLER' ELECTRICAL UNIT, FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, KEY SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILED TO WORK, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, POWER DOOR LOCKS, TAILGATE LATCH. OTHER SYSTEMS, NOT OBVIOUS TO OWNER, ALSO MIGHT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. DT

A BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING LOSS OF ALMOST ALL THE ELEC ENT (DOOR LOCKS, AIR CONDITIONING, AND SPEEDOMETER). THIS PART WAS REPLACED TWICE AFTER 18 DAYS IN THE SERVICE DEPT AND STILL IS NOT OPERATIONAL. A CAR WITH ITEMS LIKE THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING IS UNSAFE.

I GOT RECALL FOR DASH BOARD UNDER STEERING COLUMN STATING IT NEEDED TO BE FIXED BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE PROBLEM OF FALLING OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT.. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING, THE DASH BOARD UNDER STEERING COLUMN FELL OFF AND LANDED ON MY FEET. I HAD TO STOP MY VEHICLE IN THE ROAD TO REMOVE DASH. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED. THEY PUT PIECE BACK ON. NOW, APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME PIECE FELL OFF AGAIN. IF THIS IS A RECALL, THE FIX IS WORSE THAN THE ORIGINAL !!!!!*AK

OUR 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED WITH LESS THAN 1500 MILES CAUGHT FIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND PROCEEDED TO BURN COMPLETELY. MY 5 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. BY THE TIME WE SAW THE SMOKE AND FIRE, HE TRIED TO GET OUT BUT THE DOOR WAS TOO HOT TO OPEN. I GRABBED IM, OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR AND RAN FOR SAFETY. WE WERE TURNING AROUND ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND HAD ENTERED SOME LITE MUD AND LITE, WET GRASS BESIDE THE GRAVEL ROAD AND WE WERE PULLING A BRAND NEW VERY LITE TRAILER WITH THREE SMALL DIRT BIKES ON IT. THE FIRE WAS SO HOT THAT THE NEW TRAILER HITCH MELTED AND WAS FUSED TO THE TRAILER NECK. MY 5 YEAR OLD SON'S BIKE WHICH WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRAILER WAS BURNED AND MELTED TO THE FRAME. MY SON AND I WERE FORTUNATE TO GET OUT ALIVE.*AK