2005 JEEP LIBERTY Electrical System Problems

The rear window latch does not work. It will not open to latch the window closed with the back door. The window then opens when driving. I have a bungee cord holding my window closed. So anyone can enter my vehicle and it moves when I stop or go. I am ot able to use my back door due to having to redo it everytime. My driverside door also does not lock or unlock all the doors when I press the lock or unlock button. I have to open my door and shut off jeep and try numerous times for ot to work.

MY HEATED SEAT WAS ON LOW AND IT HAS BEEN GETTING EXTREMELY HOT LATELY, WELL TODAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY BALL JOINTS ALL WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 170,000

PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, A STATE THAT HAS EXCESSIVE COLD AND ICY WEATHER, STREETS ARE HEAVILY SALTED. THE JEEP I PURCHASED HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS, MAJOR WAS THE REAR END CONTROL ARM, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED. 2005 JEEP LIBERTY ALSO HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE COOLING FAN TO SHORT OUT. HAVING IT TO BE FREQUENTLY REPLACED ONCE A YEAR. 2ND MAJOR PROBLEM IS THE FRONT RIGHT CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY FRONT UPPER LEFT AND RIGHT. ALONG WITH WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY, BOTH CORRODES AND CAN CAUSE THE STEERING TO BRAKE INTO, RESULTING IN A LOST OF STEERING CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. THESE MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS NEEDS SHOULD BE RECALLED, SO THEY CAN BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED. I'VE TAKEN THE JEEP TO DIFFERENT REPAIRS SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE JEEPS ARE KNOWN FOR SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDING ELECTRICAL AND CONTROL ARM PROBLEMS AND TO CHECK FOR RECALLS. *TR

REAR POWER WINDOWS JUST FELL TO THE BOTTOM AND THEY WON'T GO UP ANYMORE

HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR KEEPS BURNING OUT. REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. PLEASE ISSUE RECALL!!!

Mileage: 40,000

ALL THE LIGHTS STAY ON AND WONT GO OUT THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO DOWN OR UP

THE STEERING GOT HARD AND FELT LIKE THE BALL JOINT ON THE CONTROL ARMS LOCK UP ; THE DOOR LOCKS CYCLE CONTINUOUSLY AND NOW DRIVER DOOR, LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND BACK TAILGATE WILL NOT OPEN, HORN WILL NOT BLOW, RADIO WILL NOT WORK, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WON'T WORK. THE STEERING PROBLEMS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND WHEN MAKING TURNS OF ANY KIND THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL CAR IS MOVING MAKES ERRATIC NAVIGATION IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN A STRAIGHT PATH. THE DOOR LOCKS CYCLE ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO NOT MOVING AND WITHOUT THE CAR BEING STARTED AND IS AS REST WITHOUT KEY INSERTED IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER. I AM FEARFUL FOR MY GRAND CHILDREN TO RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME AND VERY CONCERNED OF A FAILURE THAT MAY JEOPARDIZE THEIR SAFETY.

Mileage: 178,500

IGNITION SWITCH NOT TURNING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CRANK VEHICLE. I HAD RECENTLY DROVE MY VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT MY IGNITION SWITCH MADE A LOUDER NOISE WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OVER THE VEHICLE. NOW IT'S NOT WORKING AT ALL.

Mileage: 135,724

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE READ ALL THE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUT BLINK ON AND OFF. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT AND WONT WORK NOW

Mileage: 165,000

TRIED TO START MY JEEP WITH PUTTING CAR KEYS IN THE IGNITION, NOTHING HAPPENED, SO SINCE I HAVE REMOTE CAR KEYS I TRIED THEM ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE STREET AND CAR DID START. SO NOW I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO CAUSE NOW I NEED TO USE MY REMOTE CAR KEYS. IT ALSO MAKES SOME NOISES WHEN YOU BACK UP THE CAR.

Mileage: 15,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REVERSING IN A PARKING SPACE, THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND HE EXITED THE VEHICLE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND LEFT UNATTENDED WITH THE A/C ACTIVATED. UPON RETURN, THE VEHICLE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURES REPORTED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *JS

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS FROM WINTER TO SUMMER CAUSING MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION TO THE COMPUTER, THE AUTO CAN OVERHEAT, IT CAN ALSO CLEAR DOWN AND OPEN FAILURE OF GASOLINE. THE BALL JOINTS FAIL TRULY. IT HAPPENED TO ME IN THREE OCCASIONS WHEN I CIRCULATED BY THE CITY WHEN CROSSING ON A STREET, WHILE PASSING A TUMBLE, AND ON A TERRACE STREET. THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM BREAKS CAUSING BRAKE LIQUID LEAKS THIS IS CAUSED BY THE WARMING OF PARTS AND DIRT. I SAW THE STAIN IN THE SOIL WHEN I PARK IN MY GARAGE AND CHECK.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE HORN SOUNDED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT STOP. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE HORN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIPM WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 261,000.

Mileage: 261,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE HORN SOUNDED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT STOP. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCONNECTED THE HORN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIPM WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 261,000.

Mileage: 261,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ELECTRIC WINDOWS FAIL OFTEN. REAR SUSPENSION BEARINGS FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. BALL JOINT FAIL WEARING TIE ROD AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE REAR END WILL SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY AND SUDDENLY.

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO FLICKER AND AN ODOR OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

SUSPENSION ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THE FRONT END TO BE COMING LOOSE. LOTS OF NOISE SUCH AS GRINDING,ETC. I STOPPED AT GARAGE AND HAD THEM OUT IT ON A LIFT FOR INSPECTION. THE DETERMINATION WAS THAT THE FRONT, LEFT AND RIGHT, UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ARE DEFECTIVE. UPON INSPECTION BY THE MECHANIC, AND BY ME VISUALLY, IT APPEARS TO BE PREMATURE WEAR. MECHANIC SUSPECTS A PRODUCT DEFECT, AS DO I. I CHECKED NHTSA OFFICIAL SITE FOR RECALLS. MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THIS SUSPENSION ISSUE. SEAT BELT DRIVER'S SIDE LATCHING MECHANISM BETWEEN THE SEAT AND CONSOLE STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE EFFORTS TO DISCONNECT THE SEAL BELT SO THAT DRIVER MAY EXIT THE VEHICLE. DEALER CLAIMS THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS ITEM AND NO WARRANTY. CURRENT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 74,400 MILES. ELECTRICAL POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLIES. ALL FOUR ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP (BOUGHT NEW IN 2005) BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WINDOW ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE THEN ALL FOUR ASSEMBLIES (FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, AND REAR DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. THIS IS A MULTIPLE OCCURRING PROBLEM AND IN MY ESTIMATION SEEMS TO BE A PRODUCT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING PROBLEM.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

ON 6/5/2015, WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, THE DASHBOARD WENT CRAZY. ENGINE AND AIRBAG LIGHTS FLASHED, FUEL, TEMPERATURE, AND SPEED GAUGES WENT DEAD (ZERO), AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE ELK GROVE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND WHAT WAS WRONG. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE COMPUTER MEMORY DID NOT SHOWED THEM ANYTHING. THEY PERFORMED THE 120K SERVICE INSTEAD. ON 6/18/2015, WHILE DRIVING AT 15MPH IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOOK A VIDEO OF THE DASHBOARD, AND AGAIN DROVE TO THE ELK GROVE DEALERSHIP. AS OF TODAY, THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE/FIND WHAT IS WRONG. THEY KNOW IS A CONTROL MODULE, BUT DO NOT KNOW WHICH ONE. SINCE OTHER JEEP MODELS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO RECALL, I WANT TO KNOW WHY NOT FOR THE 2005 MODEL. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS AROUND ME SHOULD THIS CONTROL MODULE KILLS THE ENGINE WHILE I AM ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION WHILE THE CAR IS HELD HOSTAGE FOR OBSERVATION. THIS MODULE HAS A FACTORY OR DESIGN DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BY JEEP!

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLING FAN, THREE WINDOW MOTORS, THE ALTERNATOR, HEAD GASKETS, THE FUEL PUMP SENSOR IS BROKEN, THE OIL SENSOR IS BROKEN, WHEN I PUMP GAS IT SPILLS OUT, THE RADIATOR, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. THE TAIL LIGHTS DON'T WORK PROPERLY AND I HAVE REPLACED BOTH THE LIGHTS AND FUSES AS WELL AS THE SOCKETS NUMEROUS TIMES. THESE ARE JUST THE THINGS I CAN THINK OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I'VE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, LITERALLY, ON THIS CAR. I FEEL LIKE IT'S A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN AND CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I AM ABLE TO PURCHASE SOMETHING ELSE, IT WON'T BE A JEEP PRODUCT. JEEP DOESN'T CARE IF YOU HAVE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THEIR PRODUCT. WHEN I FIRST STARTED HAVING ISSUES I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM TO TALK TO MY SALESMAN AND I WAS ASKED WHAT MY MILEAGE WAS. I WAS RIGHT AROUND 48,000 MILES, I WAS PUT OFF NUMEROUS TIMES AND TOLD HE WOULD BE WHO I WOULD NEED TO DEAL WITH. AFTER I HIT THE 50,000 MARK THEY INFORMED ME HE HAD BEEN MURDERED AND I WAS NOT OUT OF WARRANTY. EACH PASSING DAY SEEMS TO BRING NEW PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I JUST THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOULD FINALLY KNOW. I'M ALSO NOT COUNTING THE RECALLS IN ON MY LIST OF ISSUES.

Mileage: 48,000

THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN AND I COULDN'T GET IT TO ROLL BACK UP

I WAS COMING HOME THE DAY BEFORE THE HOLIDAY. IT WAS A BUSY DAY AROUND 4:30 PM. I BEGAN HEADING DOWN THE HEEL AND THE CAR JUST TURNED OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART, STEER, BRAKE OR CONTROL ANY ASPECT OF THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN THE CAR STOPPED, IT THREW ME FORWARD INTO THE DASH. FORTUNATELY, THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME SAW ME WAVING AND YELLING I COULDN'T STOP AND RISKED HIS LIFE BY PULLING IN FRONT OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO ALLOW MY CAR TO CONTINUE SOARING DOWN THE HILL. ONCE I REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, MY VEHICLE CAME TO REST BETWEEN TWO LANES OF A FOUR LANE ROAD. MIND YOU THIS ROAD HAS HILLS COMING FROM BOTH WAYS. FORTUNATELY AGAIN, A TOW TRUCK DRIVER CAME ALONG AND STOPPED TRAFFIC UNTIL HE COULD SAFELY TOW ME INTO MY DRIVEWAY (FREE OF CHARGE). WHEN I TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN IT RAN LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO BLOW UP AND RATTLED SOMETHING TERRIBLE. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF ANY SUCH SITUATION REGARDING MY TYPE OF VEHICLE. HOWEVER, AS THE STORIES BEGAN SPILLING INTO THE MEDIA, IT WAS LIKE RELIVING THAT MOMENT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR SOME THEIR SITUATION DIDN'T TURN OUT AS WELL. HOW LONG WILL THIS MAJOR MOTOR COMPANY BE ABLE TO RISK HUMAN LIVES JUST TO MAKE A PROFIT. WHY DON'T THEY JUST ADMIT THAT THEY USED DEFECTIVE PARTS TO MAKE A BIG PROFIT AND IT HAS NOW BACK FIRED. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

I WENT TO START MY JEEP AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. ALSO, IT SOMETIMES DOESN'T START, WHEN IT DOES AND I'M DRIVING, IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A LEFT TURN AND I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO GET HIT! IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN IT'S RAINING OR A LOT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR. IT PULLS AND HESITATES WHILE I'M DRIVING AS WELL. MY INSURANCE PAID FOR THE DAMAGE WHEN I HAD THE FIRE, BUT I'M NOW LEARNING THAT IT'S A BIG ISSUE WITH JEEPS. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND I'M AFRAID FOR THEIR SAFETY. I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

WE PURCHASED OUR JEEP LIBERTY IN 2005 AND SINCE THEN THE WINDOW REGULATOR AS FAILED IN EVERY WINDOW AT LEAST 2 TIMES AND IN A COUPLE OF THEM 3 TIMES. WE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS GETTING THEM REPAIRED AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREAK. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TODAY TRAVELING AROUND 50 MPH AND THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM TO BE EXTREMELY PERVASIVE AROUND THE COUNTRY AND CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

A SLIGHT BUMP TO THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED IT TO SHUT OFF. A STOP AND RESTART TURNED ON THE CAR WITHOUT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 88,000

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON MY LIBERTY. WENT INTO LOCAL SERVICE DEALER AS THEY STATED RECALL WAS DUE. DEALER THEN STATED THEY HAD NO PARTS, NO TECHNICAL DATA OR GUIDANCE ON THIS PARTICULAR RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, IF THIS VEHICLE SITS FOR OVER TWO DAYS WILL NOT START (BATTERY DIES). MULTIPLE BATTERIES INSTALLED, CHARGING SYSTEM, NO KNOWN ELECTRICAL SHORTS OR ERRANT COMPUTER CODES. CHRYSLER WILL NOT ADDRESS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JS

Mileage: 127,000

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS STARTING MY JEEP. EVERY TIME I HAVE THIS PROBLEM I TAKE IT TO DEALER TO FIND OUT IT IS THE SAME THING EVERYTIME. I'M TOLD IT IS THE IGNITION ACTUATOR SWITCH. THERE I'D A LITTLE PIN IN IT THAT IF YOU PUT YOUR KEY IN SLIGHTLY THE WRONG WAY YOU CAN BREAK ONE OF THOSE PINS. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED AND THEN I HAVE NO PROBLEM STARTING MY JEEP FOR A WHILE. WELL THEN IT ALL HAPPENED AGAIN THE OTHER DAY. AGAIN IT WAS THE IGNITION ACTUATOR SWITCH. I HAVE READ A LOT OF PLACES AND MY DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE JEEPS. I REALLY FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT AND A BETTER REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE. I'M SICK OF SPENDING $100 ON THIS PART EVERY YEAR OR TWO. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL FILTER HEAD AT THE FUEL HEATER ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THE PLASTIC AROUND THE FUEL HEATER CONNECTER HAD SCORCH MARKS. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE DUE TO AIR PULLING INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE TYPE/MODEL. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AND STALLING POTENTIAL. HAVE TO REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER HEAD. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

DRIVING 2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD (TURBO DIESEL) ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE CUT OUT COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF, ASD LIGHT REMAIN ILLUMINATED. COASTED TO SHOULDER. ENGINE WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP FUSE. CLAIMED THEY COULD FIND NO CAUSE FOR THE BLOWN FUSE. EXACTLY THE SAME ASD CUT OUT REPEATED OVER NEXT FOUR MONTHS, ONCE MORE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ONCE IN PARKING LOT. DIFFERENT FUSES BLOWN AND REPLACED EACH TIME. FINALLY DEALER TRACED TO FRAYED WIRING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TAPED WIRES, NO FURTHER ASD CUT OUTS. TECHNICIAN STATED HE WOULD NEVER DRIVE A LIBERTY OUTSIDE OF CITY AS WIRING HARNESS ROUTINELY FRAYS DUE TO TIGHT FIT OVER MENTAL BODY AND COMPONENTS IN ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION. CLAIMED VERY COMMON AND VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND OR CORRECT AS MOST WIRING IS INACCESSIBLE BEHIND BODY PANELS. CLAIMS JEEP IS WELL AWARE, HE CLAIMS ENTIRE HARNESS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH LONGER HARNESS AND THICKER INSULATION. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS CUT OUT IS INSTANTANEOUS AND OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

I'VE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE RECALL REGARDING THE FUEL TANKS - AND I ALWAYS HAVE A GAS ODOR IN MY CAR. IT IS USUALLY MUCH STRONGER AFTER I FILL MY TANK BUT I ALWAYS HAVE A GAS ODOR. ALSO I HAVE THE PASSENGER BACK WINDOW DOWN LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWS WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WINDOW ACTUATOR BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. KMJ

Mileage: 70,000

JEEP WILL NOT START, DEALER CLAIMS IS A BROKEN STEEL PIECE IN THE IGNITION IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CAR HAS NOT HAD A ACCIDENT OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE. CONTACTED JEEP CORPORATE AND THEY REFUSE ANY HELP DUE TO MILEAGE AND AGE DEALER COST FOR REPAIR WILL BE APPROX $700.00 FOR USED. NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN. A NEW ONE WILL BE APPROC $1300.00 AND THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY HAVE NO ESTIMATED TIME OF GETTING NEW PART. THEY QUOTED IT COULD MONTHS. THIS WILL BE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS THE CAR IS IN THE DEALER FOR NOT STARTING. EACH TIME IT IS A DIFFERENT REPAIR. THE STEERING COLUMN IS NOT DAMAGED. *TR

Mileage: 76,057

WINDOW REGULATOR ON REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED. REGULATOR FAILURE PREVENTED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM OPENING AND MADE THE DOOR INOPERABLE AS AN EXIT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THAT I HAVE HAD A WINDOW REGULATOR PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME ON THE SAME WINDOW. I HAVE HEARD THAT IT IS CAUSED FROM OVERUSE BUT THE ONLY WINDOW REGULATOR THAT HAS NOT YET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IS MY DRIVER WINDOW WHICH IS THE ONE I USE THE MOST! THIS OBVIOUSLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT IS SIMPLY A FAULTY PART THAT THEY DO NOT FEEL IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION FOR. I FEAR THAT IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I AM ON VACATION OR SOMETHING AND A STORM WILL RUIN MY CAR WITHOUT MY KNOWING OR MY CAR WILL BE "BROKEN" INTO OR EVEN STOLEN. I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES BUT NOT EVERYONE KNOWS TO REPORT IT. I HOPE THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME FAULTY PART WILL MAKE THEM DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

1) WIRING HARNESS FAILED--REAR LIGHTS NOT OPERABLE/FUNCTIONAL. VEHICLE CRASH POSSIBLE BECAUSE CAR NOT VISIBLE BY OTHER DRIVERS AT NIGHT. 2) GEAR SHIFT STICKS CAUSING INABILITY TO PUT CAR IN PARK. ROLL-AWAY IMMINENT. CAUSING CRASH. *TR

THE LEFT OXYGEN SENSOR WIRING HARNESS CONTACTED THE EXHAUST PIPE AND BURNED THE HARNESS. THEY IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR 06 JEEP LIBERTY I WOULD LIKE MINE TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS 06 JEEP NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V036000. *TR

THE LEFT OXYGEN SENSOR WIRING HARNESS CONTACTED THE EXHAUST PIPE AND BURNED THE HARNESS. THEY IS A RECALL ON THIS FOR 06 JEEP LIBERTY I WOULD LIKE MINE TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS 06 JEEP NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V036000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I HEARD A CLUNK. MY BACK WINDOW BEHIND DRIVER HAD SLIPPED DOWN. I CALLED MY PERSONAL MECHANIC, NOT DEALER, AND HE DIAGNOSED IT OVER THE PHONE AS THE REGULATOR. HE TOLD ME IT WAS COMMON IN JEEPS. WHILE AT THE MECHANIC'S, ANOTHER CUSTOMER SAID HER FATHER'S JEEP HAD DONE THE SAME THING. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO BE GLAD THAT MY WINDOW DID NOT BREAK. I WAS CHARGED TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR $300. I HAVE NO CHILDREN AND MY BACK WINDOW IS NEVER USED. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS IS DEFINITELY AN INFERIOR PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. I ONLY HOPE I CAN GET RID OF MY JEEP BEFORE I HAVE ANOTHER WINDOW REGULATOR FAIL!!! *TR

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH BACK PASSENGER WINDOW SYSTEMS. BOTH WENT DOWN WITH SEEMINGLY NO CAUSE AND IT COST HUNDREDS TO REPAIR EACH. NO ONE EVER RIDES IN THE BACK OF MY CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, BUT I UNDERSTAND IT'S COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES. SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED BY CONSUMER PROTECTION. *TR

THE REAR WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL DOWN FOR NO REASON. I PRESSED THE SWITCH IT DID NOT MOVE. I PULLED IT UP BY HAND BUT IT WOULD FALL RIGHT DOWN. I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER THINKING IT WOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY CHARGED ME. TWO YEARS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE SAME WINDOW. I PAID FOR IT AGAIN. SINCE, THEY FIXED IT LAST TIME THEY SCRATCHED THE GLASS AND I CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. I AM SINGLE AND 99.9% OF THE TIME I AM THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR. THE WINDOW DOES NOT EVEN GET USED AND IT FAILS. THE WINDOW WAS NOT USED ONCE SINCE THE SECOND REPLACEMENT AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN FOR A THIRD TIME. THE SECOND TIME I WAS AT THE JEEP DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED THE SERVICE ADVISOR EVEN SAID TO ME THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON THESE VEHICLES. WELL, THEN WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT? WHEN YOU READ THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND THAT ALL JEEP LIBERTY'S FROM 2002 TO 2007 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE PART WAS NOT ENGINEERED CORRECTLY AND DOES NOT HOLD UP. THE PART IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. YOU WILL BE DRIVING ALONG AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HEAR AIR RUSHING IN BEHIND YOU. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO FIX IT BECAUSE OTHERWISE, THEY WILL NOT DO IT. THEY KNOWINGLY SOLD A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT WHICH IS FRAUD AND IT IS ILLEGAL. YOUR JEEP IS NEVER SECURE AND IS UNSAFE. I TRAVEL INTO THE CITY EVERY DAY AND HAVE TO FEAR THAT WHEN I WALK OUT MY WINDOW WILL BE DOWN AND I WILL BE ROBBED OR SOMEONE CAN JUST REACH IN AND GET IN MY CAR BECAUSE THE WINDOW IS DOWN AND KILL ME, ATTACK ME OR ROB ME. THIS DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE THE NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS: BELT TENSIONER DEFECTIVE, BALL JOINTS BAD, REAR WINDOW NOT WORKING, ROOF RACK LOSE AND FADED, WINDSHIELD LEAKING, ELECTRICAL ISSUE, HORN STUCK ON JUST TO NAME SOME OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED. EVERY YEAR OR TWO JEEP EXPECTS YOU TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE STARTER AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WERE ALUMINUM PIECES THAT FRACTURED IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED WERE ON BACKORDER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS IGNORING THE ISSUE WHICH HE STATED WAS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED TWICE SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,100. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 85,100

AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF BABY TWINS, I AM BOTH COMPLETELY FREAKED OUT AS WELL AS GRATEFULLY RELIEVED TO HAVE FOUND THIS SITE. THE COMPLAINTS READ LIKE A CHECKLIST OF PAST ISSUES AND GOD WILLING, PREVENTABLE FUTURE ISSUES. THE GAS TANK CANNOT BE "TOPPED OFF"... ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, THIS WAS A SEEMINGLY ACCEPTABLE ISSUE. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON ACCOMPANIED BY TOTALLY UNEXPLAINED STALLING EVERY SO OFTEN BECAME A PROBLEM WHICH WOULD CEASE JUST AS RANDOMLY AS IT OCCURRED. FINALLY (WHEN PREGNANT AND NERVOUS) I BROUGHT IT IN AFTER ONE TOO MANY TIMES. APPARENTLY THIS JEEP MODEL/YEAR IS WEATHER SENSITIVE. RAIN SEEMED TO BE THE CATALYST, BUT I REFUSE TO PUT ONE OF THOSE ANAL PERSON CAR COVERS ON BECOMING A SLAVE TO THE WEATHERCHANNEL. MECHANIC CHANGED TEMPERAMENTAL SENSOR WHICH, SO FAR, SEEMS TO BE MANAGED. THE A/C FAN ONLY WORKS AT 3 AND UP, WHICH IS TOO MUCH HOT/COLD FOR EVEN THE MOST ANEMIC AFTER MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES. BACK TO THE WEATHER, WINTER CAUSES FRONT STRUTS TO CREAK AND MOAN LIKE A GERIATRIC BEAST. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS ANNOYING BUT SEEMINGLY INNOCUOUS. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT ONLY WORKS IN PART TIME HI (OR LOW, DON'T RECALL), WHICH IS DISAPPOINTING THOUGH AGAIN, NOT LIFE THREATENING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE DEFECTS SIMPLY FEELS AS IF IT WAS BUILT WITH INDIFFERENCE TO THE CONSUMER. NOW THAT I HAVE TWO PRICELESS PASSENGERS, I REFUSE TO WAIT FOR THE CV JOINTS TO DISENGAGE BEFORE DEMANDING ALL REPAIRS BE MADE AND DOUBLE CHECKED BY MY IMPLICITLY TRUSTED MECHANIC (IRONICALLY ALSO A TWIN). IN CLOSING, THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED THEIR STORIES AND ENLIGHTENING ME TO CAUTION REGARDING THE DANGEROUS FLAWS AS WELL AS COMMISERATING OUR SHARED FRUSTRATION WITH THE PROBLEMS, LIKE THE WINDOW TRACK DISENGAGING, WHICH COMBINED ARE ONE BIG EXPENSIVE POTENTIALITY DANGEROUS HEADACHE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

2005 JEEP LIBERY REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER WINDOW FUNCTION AND INABILITY TO KEEP WINDOW CLOSED. REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AT COST TO OWNER. AT APPROX SAME TIME, REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR FAILED, WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO COST. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

RESEARCHING ISSUES RELATED TO MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY (3.7 LIMITED 4 X 4). REPEATED ELECTRONIC ISSUES WITH WINDOWS - CAME ACROSS OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE. EXACTLY HOW MANY REPAIRS HAS JEEP CHRYSLER DONE ON JEEP LIBERTIES... JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW. IT'S NOT CHEAP - READ INFO AT: HTTP://WWW.DENLORSTOOLS.COM/AUTOBLOG/2009/02/JEEP-LIBERTY-POWER-WINDOW-PROBLEMS-DIY-TIPS/. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY TURBO DIESEL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM SMOKE INHALATION AND OTHER MINOR UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL HEATER UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT FILED A CLAIM WITH THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT'S CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 48,000

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, AN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AFTER FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TURBO CHARGER FAULTY WIRE WITH A LOOSE CONNECTION. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,990 UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE REVVED AT A HIGH RPM AND ALMOST CAUSED HIM TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. HE JAMMED ON THE BRAES BECAUSE HE WAS APPROACHING STOPPED TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER SOON PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HEARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POP LOOSE AND BACK INTO POSITION. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT KEPT FLASHING AND STAYED ON AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER STATED A LOOSE WIRE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/02/10*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER SENT HIM A CHECK FOR THE LAST PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/14/10

Mileage: 67

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WHOSE IGNITION SWITCH JUST FAILED. HAD IT TOWED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE REPLACED (WHICH IS UNDER WARRANTY), BUT IT ENTAILS ALSO EXCHANGING THE STEERING COLUMN (WHICH, IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY). THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY $800.00 TO FIX THIS MY WARRANTY WHICH IS STILL UNDER EFFECT THAT COMPONENTS NOT LISTED ARE NOT COVERED UNLESS REQUIRED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF A COVERED COMPONENT. HAVING READ COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT WITH JEEP LIBERTIES STARTING WITH YEAR 2002 TO PRESENT, IT BECOMES OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND IT APPEARS JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM AND IS COERCING PEOPLE (EVEN UNDER WARRANTY) TO PAY FOR THIS. THE PARTS ARE NOT EVEN IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. THIS HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED YET, BUT I THINK IT IS SERIOUS TO NOTE THE INCIDENT. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 305,178

THE STEERING COLUMN INSIDE WHERE IGNITION SWITCH IS CRACKED,THAT WHAT I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAS 90000 MILES ON IT BUT IT WAS IN A CRASH AND NOW THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER SAYS IT IS NORMAL WEAR. IT WILL NOT START, AND IT SHORTED OUT THE BATTERY. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

THIS IS FOR A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. FAULTY SPEEDOMETER. WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS. CHRYSLER TSB INDICATES REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID EVERY YEAR TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ENGINEERING IF YOU HAVE TO DO THIS. THEY WILL REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER FOR ~ $210.00 OR CHANGE THE FLUID FOR $199.00 EVERY YEAR. CONSUMERS ARE BEING HELD HOSTAGE FOR THIS ANNUAL CHARGE FOR THE FLUID CHANGE AS I HAVE HAD MY SPEEDOMETER CHANGED 2 TIMES ALREADY. THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE SAYS NOTHING ABOUT THIS IN SCHEDULE A. HOWEVER THE DEALER REFERS TO SCHEDULE B AS WHAT THEY RECOMMEND DUE TO THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE BOOK SITES AN EXCLUSION IN SCHEDULE B IF YOUR VEHICLE IS USED COMMERCIALLY, HEAVY HAULING, SNOW PLOWING, OF ROAD USE, ETC. I HAVE AS OF 08/06/2008 42,722 MILES ON THIS, AND DO TO PRESCRIBE TO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION. *TR

Mileage: 38,939

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES DUE TO SPARK PLUG FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD SHUT OFF, THE DIAL ON THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WOULD GO TO ZERO, THE ODOMETER WOULD FREEZE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. CURRENTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER DIAL REMAINS AT ZERO, THE ODOMETER IS STUCK AT 29,647, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE HAS FAILED AND DOES NOT KEEP ACCURATE INFORMATION AT ANY TIME. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CAR WOULD START AND DIE OFF AFTER 1-2 MINUTES ( AS IN LACK OF FUEL). THERE HAD ALSO BEEN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT FLASHING OCCASIONALLY. TO RE-START, THE FUEL PRIMER (LOCATED ON FILTER HEAD) HAD TO BE PUMPED. I READ ON WWW.LOSTKJS.COM FORUM IN THE CRD SECTION THAT AIR MIGHT LEAK INTO THE FILTER HEAD, CAUSING THESE SYMPTOMS. I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL HEATER PLUG LOCATED IN THE FILTER HEAD WAS MOIST. I PULLED THE PLUG AND HEARD A AIR-SUCKING SOUND. THE PLUG CONTAINED A MALE PART OF WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A BURNED-OUT FUEL HEATER, WHICH HAS MADE A HOLE INTO THE FILTER HEAD. A PICTURE CAN BE SEEN AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.PANDKINDUSTRIES.COM/IMAGES/FUELHEATERBUSTED.JPG I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER AND HAVING THE FILTER HEAD REPLACED. THE DESIGN IS OBVIOUSLY FAULTY; ANY AIR COLLECTING IN THE FILTER HEAD LEAVES THIS HEATING ELEMENT OUTSIDE OF THE FUEL ALLOWING IT TO OVER-HEAT. OVER-HEATING THE FUEL HEATING ELEMENT CAN FURTHER WARP/DAMAGE THE ALREADY LEAKY FILTER HEAD. FILTER ELEMENTS OBVIOUSLY WILL BURN OUT OVER TIME. APPARENTLY, THESE FUEL HEATER ELEMENTS ARE CONSTANTLY ACTIVATED. AIR IN THE SYSTEM CAN CAUSE STALLS AT DANGEROUS TIME (WHEN ACCELERATING AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WORSE, BURNING-OUT HEATER ELEMENTS AND FUEL LEAKS COULD LEAD TO FIRE! *TR

Mileage: 26,000

FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING THROUGH AN ELECTRICAL FITTING ON THE WATER SEPARATING FUEL FILTER. I HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 05/06 JEEP LIBERTY CRD. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD DIESEL ENGINE STARTED RUNNING SPORADICALLY. SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC AND DIESEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE VEHICLE. PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD, TO FIND BOILING DIESEL STEAM COMING FROM HEATER ELECTRICAL PORT ON FUEL HEAD. PLUG WAS DISCOLORED WITH HEAT. DROVE HOME, ORDERED NEW FUEL HEAD AND REPLACED WITH NEW OEM PART. 2 MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE STARTED STUMBLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DIED ON HIGHWAY. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD, MANAGED TO EVENTUALLY RESTART, AND MADE IT HOME. OPENED HOOD AND FOUND LEAKING FUEL HEAD, FROM HEATER SOCKET, DIESEL FUEL DRAINING FROM PLUG PORT AT RATE OF ABOUT AN OZ PER MINUTE. ELECTRICAL PLUG WAS BURNED UP, PINS ELECTRICAL PIN ON INSIDE OF FUEL HEATER PORT DESTROYED.

Mileage: 28,000

1.A) CK ENGINE LT CAME ON, HEAVY BLACK SMOKE, JEEP WOULD STALL, FUEL MIL DECREASED,B) A/C QUIT WORKING,C) JEEP VIOLENTLY JERKED WHILE ACCELERATING/BRAKING, JEEP WOULD LURCH AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, JEEP STALLED DURING TURNS AND IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS LEAVING THE JEEP STUCK IN THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC,D) SAFETY RECALL OF LOWER BALL JOINTS,E) WHILE OUT OF STATE, DRIVING HOME AT PM ON HIGHWAY, THE ELECT THROTTLE AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, ELECTRONICS AND LIGHTS ON JEEP FAILED, JEEP STALLED ON HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART, F) AFTER P/U THE JEEP UP FROM THE SHOP FOR A NEW STARTER AND BATTERY, WITHIN 30 MILES, SAME WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED, ELECTR QUIT, AND JEEP AGAIN STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART, REAR HATCH OPENED AND WINDOWS STUCK DOWN 2.A) WOULDN'T RUN PROPERLY, UNSAFE TO DRIVE B)A/C QUIT C)NOT SAFE OPERATE JEEP FOR 5 DAYS UNTIL AUTH DEALER COULD TAKE IN THEJEEP D) RECALL REPLACEMENT E) HAD TO HAVE CHRYSLER TOW TO SHOP (FIRST SITE DIDN'T EVEN WORK ON DIESELS, SECOND DIDN'T HAVE A CERTIFIED DIESEL TECH IN) F) HAD TO HAVE CHRYSLER TOW TO SHOP 3.A)EGR ETC REPLACED BUT IN SHOP FOR 5 DAYS DUE TO BACKORDER ON PARTS B) TRANSDUCER SWITCH REPLACED, REFRIGERANT REFILLED; SAFETY BACKUP SWITCH ON A/C NOT REPLACED BECAUSE PART WAS ON BACKORDER,PART INSTALLED A MONTH LATER C) AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO INCLUDE FRONT PUMP, SEALS, AND OTHER MISC. PARTS WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUT OF RANGE, SERVICE BULLENTIN ISSUED BY CHRYSLER INDICATED PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER, PARTS INSTALLED AFTER 10 DAYS IN THE SHOP D) LOWER BALL JOINT KIT INSTALLED, IN SHOP AND UNABLE TO DRIVE FOR 1 DAY E) INSTALLED NEW STARTER, LET JEEP SIT FOR 1 DAY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO START, PUT IN NEW BATTERY AND STATED JEEP WAS FIXED, UNABLE TO DRIVE JEEP 7 DAYS F) JEEP STILL THERE, NO POWER, MAY BE THE ALTERNATOR BUT BECAUSE BATTERY IS DEAD, THE FAILURE HISTORY IS UNRETRIEVABLE, NOT ABLE TO DIAG PROBLEMS OTHER THEAN PROB ELECTRICAL. *NM

Mileage: 15,528

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO REPLACED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER A MONTH. THAT COMPONENT WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. ALSO, WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LOST PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE OPERATED AFTER RESTARTING. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THESE PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND DURING DAY WITH NO WARNING OR EVENTS LEADING UP TO, THE LIGHTS AND RADIO SHUT OFF AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER COME BACK ON. WHILE DRIVING ANYTIME ANY SPEED CAR BUCKS LIKE A BULL. CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY STALL OUT AFTER BACKING UP WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE ALSO WHILE GOING UP HILL CAR ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS FALLING OUT FROM UNDER IT HAD GAS TO FLOOR NO MOTION DEALERS REPLACES PARTS BUT CLAIMS NO PROBLEM FOUND. *NM

Mileage: 2,000

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WAS RUNNING ROUGH, SO I PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE. I OPENED THE HOOD, BUT COULDN'T SEE MUCH IN THE DARK. I WENT AROUND TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO RETRIEVE A FLASHLIGHT AND AS I OPENED THE GLOVE BOX, I SAW FLAMES FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I REACHED TO SHUT THE HOOD AND THEN CALLED 911 FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. UNKNOWN REASON FOR THE START OF THE FIRE. OTHER NOTES: I HAD PREVIOUSLY FILLED THE TANK EARLIER IN THE DAY. IN JULY THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND A FACTORY RECALL ON THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. MONTHS EARLIER THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND I COMPLAINED OF A FUEL ODOR, WHICH THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY. *JB

Mileage: 44,000

FAILURE TO START- USING KEY AND REMOTE STARTER. WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED, IT WENT ALL THE WAY OVER AND THE ENGINE DID NOT CRANK, NO NOISES FROM BATTERY- JUST NOTHING. THIS OCCURRED TWICE OVER A TWO MONTH PERIOD, USUALLY AFTER ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES IT WOULD START. RECENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED FROM FAILING TO START,TO THE BIGGER PROBLEM OF DYING WHEN IT IS RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WILL BE RUNNING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN DIES WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE NOW FOR A WEEK AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 14,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 12,500

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

Mileage: 350

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

Mileage: 45