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2005 Jeep LIBERTY problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1,118 owner complaints analyzed

5 distinct recall campaigns

69,985 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 model year. Data updated: . 767 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Fuel/Propulsion System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 192 of 1,118 complaints (17.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Fuel system concerns13311.9%
Steering behavior776.9%
Transmission and shifting736.5%
Braking behavior655.8%
Engine operation403.6%
Electrical and battery issues383.4%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Fuel/Propulsion System
192
Fuel System, Gasoline
175
Suspension
147
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
94
Structure
69
Structure:Body
61
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls
58
Steering
53
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Fuel/Propulsion System192
Fuel System, Gasoline175
Suspension147
Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint94
Structure69
Structure:Body61
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls58
Steering53

Fuel/Propulsion System: 192; Fuel System, Gasoline: 175; Suspension: 147; Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint: 94; Structure: 69; Structure:Body: 61; Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls: 58; Steering: 53

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
125
25,000 to 49,999
159
50,000 to 74,999
127
75,000 to 99,999
138
100,000 to 149,999
156
150,000 and above
62
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,000125
25,000 to 49,999159
50,000 to 74,999127
75,000 to 99,999138
100,000 to 149,999156
150,000 and above62

Under 25,000: 125; 25,000 to 49,999: 159; 50,000 to 74,999: 127; 75,000 to 99,999: 138; 100,000 to 149,999: 156; 150,000 and above: 62

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (159). 351 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005
22
2006
81
2007
115
2008
33
2009
27
2010
72
2011
82
2012
99
2013
77
2014
237
2015
101
2016
36
2017
32
2018
32
2019
28
2020
12
2021
18
2022
6
2023
2
2024
1
2025
4
2026
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200522
200681
2007115
200833
200927
201072
201182
201299
201377
2014237
2015101
201636
201732
201832
201928
202012
202118
20226
20232
20241
20254
20261

2005: 22; 2006: 81; 2007: 115; 2008: 33; 2009: 27; 2010: 72; 2011: 82; 2012: 99; 2013: 77; 2014: 237; 2015: 101; 2016: 36; 2017: 32; 2018: 32; 2019: 28; 2020: 12; 2021: 18; 2022: 6; 2023: 2; 2024: 1; 2025: 4; 2026: 1

Pattern summary

Fuel/Propulsion System leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 133 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 77 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 73 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10149256 · 2006-02-01 (February 1, 2006)

A MINOR IMPACT INTO THE REAR OF A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY BY A MID SIZE LEXUS SUV TRAVELING ABOUT 15 TO 20 MPH CAUSED THE POORLY DESIGNED AND POORLY LOCATED PLASTIC GAS TANK OF THE JEEP TO RUPTURE AND LEAK PROFUSELY. THANKFULLY THE VEHICLE DID NOT IGNITE ON FIRE OTHERWISE SOMEONE WOULD HAVE DIED. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS AND OTHER JEEP PRODUCTS (THE WRANGLER COMES TO MIND) ARE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD. MANY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE OR HAD REAR MOUNTED GAS TANKS WITH LITTLE OR NO CRUSH SPACE. THE LIBERTY APPEARS TO BE THE WORST WITH WHAT COULD ONLY BE DES…

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Owner report 10155681 · 2006-04-19 (April 19, 2006)

GAS TANK HAS NO FLAP WHERE THE GAS GOES INTO THE TANK. AS A RESULT GAS SLOSHES OUT OF THE TANK WHEN FULL. THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF AND THE GAS RUNS OUT THE SIDE OF THE TANK. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY CHECKED THE OTHER VEHICLES IN THEIR LOT AND SEVERAL WERE THAT WAY AND THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I GET GAS. *NM

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Owner report 10112620 · 2005-03-06 (March 6, 2005)

NO ACCIDENT AS YET. PURCHASED VEHICLE AND NOTICE AFTER 1 DAY THAT STEERING CONTROL WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. STEERING ON VEHICLE HAS BOTH PLAY AND STICTION REDUCING VEHICLE CONTROL AND REQUIRING INTENSE CONCENTRATION TO CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN DIRECTION.

Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10112620 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10117908 · 2005-04-15 (April 15, 2005)

HAVE 2005, LIBERTY SPORT, 4X4 W/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION, DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AT SPEED AROUND 65 MPH THE CAR WANDERED LEFT AND RIGHT AND WILL NOT STAY IN A STREIGHT LINE, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS 3/4 TO 1" PLAY, NEW JEEP WITH ONLY 13 MILES ON IT. IF PASSED BY A TRUCK VEHICLE ALMOST LOST CONTROL.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 13 miles reported. Look up ODI 10117908 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10137938 · 2005-09-28 (September 28, 2005)

WE HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WE PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO 1ST GEAR MANUALLY AND IT SHIFTS OUT OF 1ST AND INTO SECOND GEAR WHILE GOING DOWN STEEP INCLINES. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR US SINCE WE LIVE ON A STEEP INCLINE AND DRIVE ON SNOW AND ICE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL START OUT IN 1ST AND THEN AFTER REACHING ABOUT 1200 -1600 RPM IT WILL SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY INTO SECOND GEAR (WITHOUT MOVEMENT OF THE GEAR SHIFTER) AND THEN SHIFT BACK DOWN TO 1ST AFTER 3600 RPM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CLAI…

Owner-reported narrative. 16 miles reported. Look up ODI 10137938 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10150200 · 2006-02-13 (February 13, 2006)

1) DRIVING VEHICLE 2)VEHICLE STALLS, ENGINE CUTS OUT, STUMBLES 3) REFLASHED COMPUTER NUMEROUS TIMES, TORQUE CONVERTER AND CLUTCH PACK REPLACED. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10150200 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10128606 · 2005-07-13 (July 13, 2005)

DT: 7/8/05 THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 95 GOING 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE CAR IN FRONT WAS STOPPED. THE CONSUMER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND DID HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEAT BELT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT WAS TURNED ON WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. DRIVER HAD CHEST PAINS AND HAD A RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN. THE PASSENGER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS I…

Owner-reported narrative. 600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10128606 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10134265 · 2005-08-25 (August 25, 2005)

2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED V-6 PURCHASED JULY 18, 2005, SERVICE DATE AUG. 24, 2005, MILEAGE 758 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN GENTLY UNDER MILD CONDITIONS SINCE PURCHASE, 10 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK ON SURFACE STREETS. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. OWNER BECAME AWARE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, IDLING AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AFTER 30-60 SECONDS BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY SINKS TO THE FLOOR. ORANGE LIGHT UNDER BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS UP WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE "TYPE 43". DEALER HAS CAR AND IS REPLACING BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER,…

Owner-reported narrative. 758 miles reported. Look up ODI 10134265 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10140108 · 2005-10-18 (October 18, 2005)

ATTEMPTED TO START THE JEEP AND THE CAR STALLED 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD STAY STARTED. ONCE THE CAR STARTED THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPT WHO FOUND METAL INSIDE THE OIL PUMP, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO FAIL AND THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT...STILL WAITING ON THE ENGINE WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED. OWNED THE JEEP 3 WEEKS AND HAS 1000 MILES ON IT. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10140108 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10158972 · 2006-06-05 (June 5, 2006)

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 N…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10158972 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10174849 · 2006-12-01 (December 1, 2006)

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,528 miles reported. Look up ODI 10174849 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

1,118 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

68.6%Usable mileage767 / 1,118 records
100.0%Valid incident date1,118 / 1,118 records
100.0%Valid filing date1,118 / 1,118 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates1,118 / 1,118 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Air Bags
116.7%
ODI 10087983 · 9,000 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM WOULD REOCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

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330.0%
ODI 10148960

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY BROTHER HAD A HEART ATTACK, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HE STRUCK A TREE DEAD CENTER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE WAS PUSHED IN APPROXIMATELY 16 INCHES. PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE. UNFORTUNATLY MY BROTHER IS NOT. VEHICLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE BUT NOT AT THIS MOMENT.*AK

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48927.0%
ODI 10000891 · 6,300 mi

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY HOWEVER THE PASSENGERSIDE DID. COLLISION OCCURED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CAUSING ABOUT $9500 IN DAMAGE. SCAN TEST COMPLETED AND THE INVESTIGATOR FOR CHRYSLER FOUND 3 FAULTS IN THE SQUIB 1 AND SQUIB 2 MODULES, ALSO SAID THAT THE SEATBELT TENSIONER SENSOR CREATED A FAULT WHICH TO THE COMPUTER NOT TO DEPLOY THE BAG. THE BELT WAS FASTENED AT TIME OF CRASH.

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36527.0%
ODI 10053833 · 6,000 mi

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING AREA GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, AND STRUCK A TREE. AFTER STRIKING THE TREE VEHICLE STRUCK AN ABUTMENT HEAD ON AND FLIPPED COMPLETELY OVER. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE DID RESPOND TO THE ACCIDENT. *AK THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *NM

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302.7%
ODI 10051584 · 4,700 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO LOGICAL REASON. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN OVER ANYTHING OR HIT ANYTHING BEFORE THE MISHAP. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A SPRAINED WRIST, A CONCUSSION AND TRAUMA TO HIS BACK. THE CONSUMER ALSO REPORTED THAT BEFORE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THAT ELECTRICAL CURRENTS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WERE SHOCKING WHO EVER DROVE THE VEHICLE. THIS ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO…

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322.9%
ODI 10153546 · 100 mi

AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON WITH ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. SEEMS TO GO OFF ONLY OVER 110LB. MANY ADULT PASSENGERS AROUND 100LB AND THUS DO NOT HAVE SAFETY OF SYSTEM ON. BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY SAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE."IT CHECKS OUT. OK" *JB

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282.0%
ODI 10456152 · 38,400 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES AN HOUR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY APPARENT REASON. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD AND AS SOON AS THE SMOKE CLEARED FROM THE VEHICLE WE DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST JEEP DEALER THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT IT BUT HAVEN'T GOT BACK TO US YET. *TR

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233.3%
ODI 10461467 · 70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VEHICLE COMING AT HER HEAD ON AND STEERED INTO A DITCH TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND NECK. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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437.9%
ODI 10515281

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V121000 (AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE), BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE DEFECT WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

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1110.2%
ODI 10496954 · 42,116 mi

HEAD ON ACCIDENT, LEFT SIDE OF BOTH VEHICLES. VEHICLE 1 WAS TOTALED - NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

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147.1%
ODI 10667952 · 51,000 mi

FOR NO REASON, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THOUGH THERE IS WARRANTY, THEY ARE TELLING US IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE AS LONG AS I LIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INSTANCES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BUT WE WERE LIED TO REGARDING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ADDED...ENOUGH SAID. *TR

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3418.8%
ODI 10494451 · 10,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH. THERE WAS A RED LIGHT AND SOME PRECEDING CARS WERE STOPPED AND OTHERS WERE SLOWING DOWN. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND EVEN AFTER STOMPING ON IT A OF COUPLE TIMES. THE BRAKES ONLY DEPRESSED DOWN A LITTLE BIT BUT NOT FULLY (SEEMED LIKE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF). THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH, BUT DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES TO THE FACE. *TR

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16843.6%
ODI 10459022 · 6,450 mi

AIR BAG LIGHTS STAY ON CONTINOUSLY. MANUFACTURE DATE 10/2011. SUSPECT CLOCKSPRING SINCE JEEP WRANGLER HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
116.7%
ODI 10062933 · 25,298 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED STEERING WHEEL PULLED TOWARDS THE RIGHT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK CONSUMER WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, GEARSHIFT MADE NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. *LA

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110.0%
ODI 10115333

JEEP LIBERTY 2001, PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINT. *BF *JB

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29816.5%
ODI 10016727 · 36,495 mi

LOWER JOINT FAILURE ON NEW JEEP LIBERTY. *NLM

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27120.1%
ODI 10029160 · 8,500 mi

FRONT BALL JOINTS CLUNKING ON 5 MONTH OLD (8,000 MILES) JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE. VEHICLE IS STOCK (NO LIFT KIT OR OVER SIZED TIRES) AND HASN'T BEEN OFF ROAD MORE THAN TWICE IN LIGHT DIRT TRAILS. I'VE READ THAT THE DODGE DURANGO AND OTHER LIBERTY'S HAVE SIMILAR BALL JOINT FAILURES AND AM LOOKING FOR AN IMPROVED DESIGN OR FIX FROM JEEP.*AK

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26023.6%
ODI 10129979 · 29,000 mi

1. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARD WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP 2. STEERING GEAR REPLACED 3. AFTER ITEM 2 , LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE.

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948.4%
ODI 10149636 · 24,000 mi

THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 WITH 26000 MILES SHOW EXCESSIVE WEAR. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE JOINT TOTAL FAILURE WILL RESULT IN THE BALL AND SOCKET SEPARATING FROM THE SPINDLE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY. A FAILURE OF THIS NATURE WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS EXCESSIVE WEAR HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF IN A LOUD CLUNKING WHICH HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR 3000 MILES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THE PROBLEM WHEN DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND MEASURED THE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT IN THE JOINT TO B…

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362.6%
ODI 10162551

2006 LIBERTY LESS THAN 10000 MILES LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *JB

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50.7%
ODI 10184939

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE 2007 JEEP LIBERTY WITH 32000 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A LOWER BALL JOINT AND A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL THE MECHANIC CUT THE SHROUD THAT COVERED THE FAN .THEREFORE, THE FAN WAS EXPOSED. THE DEALER ADMITTED TO CUTTING THE SHROUD, AND THEY WILL REPLACE IT. *AK

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Fuel/Propulsion System
00.0%

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884.9%
ODI 10471325 · 72,756 mi

#2 CYLINDER FAILED,#2 ROCKER ARM CAME OFF,#2 LASH HAS PLAY WHICH CAUSED THE ROCKER TO COME OFF, PASSENGER SIDE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO FUEL LEAK BY CRIMP. ALL THIS WITH NO INDICATION OR WARNING SIGNS. NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS, SMELLS OR INDICATION FROM PANEL ON DASH. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY. *TR

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836.1%
ODI 10462278 · 131,366 mi

**URGENT** I AM REQUESTING THAT THE RECALL OF JEEPS DUE TO GAS-TANK FIRES BE ACCELERATED. I BECAME AWARE OF THE GAS-TANK FIRES INVOLVING JEEPS ON 6/17/2012. MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY AND I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOW. IF SOMEONE REAR ENDS ME, THE JEEP MAY BURST INTO FLAMES. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AGAINST JEEP/CHRYSLER FOR ALLOWING MYSELF AND A MILLION OTHER DRIVERS TO CONTINUE DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEN THEY HAVE KNOWN OF THE ISSUE FOR THE LAST TWO (2) YEARS!! I HAVE NOT PERS…

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938.5%
ODI 10463188

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SPILLED FUEL ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A USED CAR LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WHERE IT WAS UNTIL THEY COULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEND ANYONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND IF SHE WANTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER SHE COULD DO SO AT HER OWN COST. …

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19217.2%
ODI 10458235

WHEN FUELING THE CAR AT THE GAS PUMP, IT OVERFLOWS. SHUT OFF MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. JEEP DEALER SAID THAT IT NEEDS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY JEEP LIBERTY'S. *TR

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16412.0%
ODI 10461489 · 52,515 mi

THIS PROBLEM PERTAINS TO THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY CRD 2.8L DIESEL. UNDER ACCELERATION FROM 55 MPH TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 3,000 RPM. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 45 MPH, IT WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED, EFFECTIVELY IN A "LIMP-IN MODE" . AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES THEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5-7 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS THEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND AFTER TWO WEEKS THE DEALER BASIC…

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10114.4%
ODI 10462461 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER REFUELING TO FULL CAPACITY, THE FUEL WOULD CONTINUOUSLY OVERFLOW FROM THE FILLER NECK VALVE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE PART WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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6111.3%
ODI 10462315 · 39,000 mi

AFTER JUST PURCHASING VEHICLE FROM USED DEALERSHIP (2ND OWNER), FIRST TIME FILLING UP RESULTED IN OVERFLOW OF GAS. TRIED MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS, SPEEDS, AMOUNTS AND RESULTED IN SAME OVERFLOW. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO CHECK OUT THE CAR UNLESS I PAID NON-REFUNDABLE 200 INSPECTION FEE BEFORE DIAGNOSIS (KEEP IN MIND I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE)! CALLED MANUFACTURER AND THEY CLAIMED NOT A KNOWN ISSUE ALTHOUGH CURRENT RECALL STATES OTHERWISE. 2008 JEEP LIBERTY SHOULD BE ADDED TO THAT RECALL EFFORT! *JS

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1513.9%
ODI 10491716 · 29,500 mi

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK FUEL SPITS BACK OUT OF TANK ALL OVER BODY AND ME IF NOT STANDING AWAY FROM NOZZLE. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING JUST AS JEEP WARRANTY RAN OUT. DEALER WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM UNLESS I SPEND $700 FOR NEW TANK. I FEEL THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT JEEP SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SAFETY BULLETINS OUT ON THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL MODELS OF JEEPS. *TR

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2512.7%
ODI 10483465 · 110,000 mi

WAS PUTTING GAS INTO JEEP AS I HAVE ALWAYS DONE, AND THIS TIME AFTER THE PUMP SHUT OFF, GAS CAME PUKING OUT OF THE TANK DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME, BUT LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. YOU WOULD THINK JEEP WOULD RECALL THIS!!!! *TR

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3117.1%
ODI 10588475 · 42,000 mi

WHEN FUELING, THE PUMP'S AUTO SHUT OFF DOESN'T WORK AND GAS SPILLS OUT EVERYWHERE. HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE FILL UP AND AT DIFFERENT STATIONS. *TR

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92.3%
ODI 10501909 · 6,450 mi

AFTER GOING THRU A CAR WASH, I WAS TOUCHING UP THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS RUSTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON MON, STATED MY FINDING AND REMINDED THE SERVICE REP THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW ~6 MONTHS AGO (THEREFORE WAS UNDER WARRANTY) I SET UP TO DROP IT OFF ON WED @12PM. ~ 30 MINUTES, AFTER I WAS SHUTTLED TO WORK, THE SERVICE MGR CALLED AND TOLD ME THE RUST WAS NORMAL AND ONLY "SURFACE RUST". HOWEVER, IS GOING TO REPLACE IT TO KEEP THE CUSTOMER SERVICE UP. I SUGGESTED SOME SORT OF COATING TO PREVE…

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Fuel System, Gasoline
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744.1%
ODI 10022370

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

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856.3%
ODI 10091651 · 661 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SLIPPAGE IN THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED MILES. THERE WERE MISSING AND LOOSE BOLTS AROUND THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A HARD KNOCK AT TIMES AND WAS POOR ON GAS MILEAGE. *SC *NM *JB

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898.1%
ODI 10512282 · 72,000 mi

HIT FROM BEHIND. THE DRIVERS SEAT HELD UP WELL, BUT THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT FORCED MY LEGS BACKWARD OFF OF THE FIREWALL CONTROLS AND MY LEGS WERE UP AGAINST THE SEAT WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. MY LOWER LEGS AT THE CALVES WERE CRUSHED AND THIS LED TO SEVERE BLEEDING CONTAINED IN THE LEGS (COMPARTMENT SYNDROME). NO FRACTURES BUT EMERGENCY SURGERY WAS NEEDED. AFTER REVIEWING PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE INTERIOR TODAY, IT IS APPARENT THAT MY CALVES HIT THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BAR THAT STICKS OUT UNDER AND FORWARD OF THE PADDED PORTION OF THE SEAT. …

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17515.7%
ODI 10250095 · 47,232 mi

WHEN FUELING OUR 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 2WD THE FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ON THE GROUND AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY WITH THE FUEL BEING DISCHARGED BY HAND AND IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE ON THE FUELING NOZZLE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY WIFE ON AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS/INSTANCES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP GREENBRIER CHRYSLER JEEP IN CHESAPEAKE VIRGINIA WHEN THE CURRENT FULL FUEL TANK IS AT 1/4 TANK SO IT CAN BE INSPECTED. …

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17612.8%
ODI 10236400 · 36,000 mi

THERE IS A SLIGHT FUEL SYSTEM LEAK THAT ALLOWS AN AIR POCKET TO BUILD IN THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING. WHEN THIS AIR POCKET GETS DRAWN INTO THE INJECTOR PUMP, THE ENGINE BEGINS RUNNING BADLY, CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THERE WAS NO POINT IN RETURNING TO WASTE MY TIME AFTER THAT. I KNOW HOW TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM NOW THAT I HAVE READ SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING, AS NOTED IN THE LOST INTERNET FORUM. THE LATEST OCCU…

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10615.1%
ODI 10318810 · 50,000 mi

2007 JEEP LIBERTY GAS BEGAN OVERFLOWING AFTER GAS TANK FILL UP AND PUMP AUTO SHUT OFF. THE GAS FLIES OUT. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME NOW. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAR THE NOZZLE IS IN OR WHICH GAS STATION. *TR

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9317.2%
ODI 10276400

I JUST RETURNED FROM ALEXANDER CHRYSLER JEEP IN FRANKLIN, TN [phone removed]. THEY TRIED TO BLAME A VACUUM HOSE FOR LETTING GASOLINE FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THE 2008 JEEP LIBERTY TO AVOID A WARRANTY FIX. THIS IS WHERE THE MY HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLAINT COMES IN. MY WIFE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING SICK WITH HEADACHES AND STOMACH PAIN FOR MONTHS. ORIGINALLY WE TOOK THE JEEP IN FOR "GAS CAP" WARNING ON THE ODOMETER AND ENGINE LIGHT. NOTHING WAS FOUND. TODAY I TOOK THE JEEP IN AN ALEXANDER FOUND A CLEARLY ABRADED OR DETERIORATED VACUUM HOSE…

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65.6%
ODI 10435438 · 52,000 mi

GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK OPENING WHEN REFULING, AFTER THE PUMP AUTO SHUT-OFF HAS TURNED OFF. *TR

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94.6%
ODI 10448970

THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME YOU FILL IT UP WITH GAS. NO MATTER WHO FILLS IT UP OR WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO, WHEN THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF THE GAS IS SPILLING OUT OF THE TANK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE GAS FROM MY VEHICLE AND MY CLOTHING AND BODY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

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42.2%
ODI 10536781 · 24,615 mi

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, GASOLINE OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP! IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NOT VERY GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT! *TR

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20.5%
ODI 10450605 · 115 mi

VEHICLE HAS A ECO-MODE TO RESERVE EXCESSIVE FUEL USAGE. WHEN TRAVELING AT A SPEED TO EXCEED 45 MPH THE VEHICLE REACTS WITH A BAD VIBRATION AND SHAKE AS IF THERE IS A FLAT TIRE OR SOMETHING. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE SHAKES AS IF THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE ROTORS OR BRAKES. WHEN TAKING OFF, THERE IS A KICK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FIRST ACCELERATE ESPECIALLY AT A TRAFFIC STOP/INTERSECTION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE SPORT DURST CHRYSLER JEEP IN DURHAM NC AND IT HAS BEEN DECLARED AS "DRONE MODE WHICH IS UNKNOWN CAUSE OF ISSUE- UN…

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Electrical System
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854.7%
ODI 10016212 · 13,744 mi

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

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634.7%
ODI 10031004

WE WERE AWOKEN AT 3 IN THE MORNING TO THE CAR ON FIRE. ONE OF THE OFFICERS WHO WE SPOKE WITH IS VERY DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE WITH THE ELECTRICAL. *PH

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716.5%
ODI 10051584 · 4,700 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO LOGICAL REASON. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN OVER ANYTHING OR HIT ANYTHING BEFORE THE MISHAP. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A SPRAINED WRIST, A CONCUSSION AND TRAUMA TO HIS BACK. THE CONSUMER ALSO REPORTED THAT BEFORE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THAT ELECTRICAL CURRENTS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WERE SHOCKING WHO EVER DROVE THE VEHICLE. THIS ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO…

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504.5%
ODI 10122324 · 45 mi

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 PUL…

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1208.7%
ODI 10161983 · 3,977 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CONTROL HEAD HOWEVER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL PUMP ALSO RUNS CONSTANTLY AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

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649.1%
ODI 10195375 · 1,998 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE A MONTH AGO IN REGARDS TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. SHE HAS ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS A WAITING LIST BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,998. THE CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT GETTING THE VEHICLE FIXED. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB

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12122.4%
ODI 10245417 · 3,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2007, THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT ONCE PLACED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SPIKE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY, LEAVE IT OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES, AND THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT PROPERLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,194 …

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1917.6%
ODI 10260353 · 78,132 mi

MY KEY ON MY MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY WILL NO LONGER TURN THE IGNITION. *TR

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4020.3%
ODI 10451005 · 36,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 39,000. UPDATED 04/25/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. UPDATED 04/30/12

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4122.7%
ODI 10376623 · 606 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE BECAME A CONTINUOUS OCCURRENCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FAULTY SOFTWARE BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT NEVER REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE D…

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11630.1%
ODI 10459029 · 10,200 mi

ON FRI MAY 11, 2012 8;30 AM .I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP LIBERTY AND NOTICE A STRONG ODOR IN THE VEHICLE THEN I NOTICED A BURNING BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CONTROL PANEL , AS QUICKLY AS I COULD I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT , AT THAT TIME MY WINDOWS WHERE MALFUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY ENGULFED WITH BLACK SMOKE TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND TOOK KEYS OUT OF IGNITION CLIMB OVER TO PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO EXIT VEHICLE AND GOT TWO CHILDREN OUT FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE . STOOD THERE IN SHOCK FOR A MOMENT , AND …

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Suspension
116.7%
ODI 8020071

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR DOWN WITH IN 5000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS NOT OFF. NLM

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955.3%
ODI 10003061

I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE IN THE RAIN WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, UP AND OVER THE CURB AND INTO SOMEONES FRONT YARD. REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TWO MONTHS LATER I HAD MY SECOND EXPERIENCE THAT ALSO HAPPENED IN THE RAIN. I WAS TRYING TO COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. AT THIS TIME I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AT THE TIME REFERRED TO IT AS OPERATOR ERRO…

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1077.9%
ODI 10008186 · 300 mi

SINCE PURCHASING IN SEPT 02 HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE SIX TIMES FOR NUMEROUS CONCERNS, REPEATEDLY FOR A CLUNKING/GRINDING SOUND FROM THE PSGR SD FT, A SEVERE PULLING OF THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING HWY SPEEDS, AND INTERMITTENT ENGINE MISSES. DEALERSHIP TWICE REPLACED THE FRONT END STRUT MOUNTS WHICH ELIMATED THE GRIND/CLUNK, BUT CANNOT ASCERTAIN THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S INSTABILITY (PULLING) ON THE ROAD NOR WITH THE ENGINE MISFIRES. AN ADJUSTMENT (OFF SPEC) TO THE ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP WHICH …

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15614.2%
ODI 10097912 · 410 mi

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL, I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A JEEP LIBERTY THAT PULLS TO THE RIGHT. MY FAMILY HAS 2 2004 LIBERTY. ONE BROUGHT FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND CAME STRAIGHT OUT OF THE SHOWROOM, PULLING BADLY TO THE RIGHT. I HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, AND FINALLY WAS SENT TO AN ALIGNMENT PLACE. BOUGHT ANOTHER LIBERTY IN JUNE, AND IT'S PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS DANGEROUS."*AK

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14713.1%
ODI 10167347 · 18,500 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THERE WAS A VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS OF 85 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD WORN OUT AT ONLY 18,000 MILES. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V288000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 12/1/2006 - THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED 18000…

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15511.3%
ODI 10198727 · 200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. ON THE THIRD DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THE VIBRATIONS CONTINUE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V089000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ON AUGUST 3, 2007. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE IS A THREE WEEK WAITING PERIOD AND WILL CALL HIM TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAPPENS TO OVERHEAT…

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699.8%
ODI 10227172 · 6,193 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE DRIVE ONTO A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED TWO RECALLS THAT MAY PERTAIN TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ) AND 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). HE TOOK…

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173.1%
ODI 10336712 · 48,819 mi

VEHICLE FEELS LOOSE IN REAR, SWAYS AT 40 MPH AND GETS WORST AT HIGHER SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKING GROOVES ON ROADWAYS HARD TO HANDLE. *TR

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76.5%
ODI 10501855 · 74,375 mi

IN 2009 I PURCHASED A JEEP LIBERTY (2009), FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. I'VE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON MY VEHICLE (CAME BACK FINE), OIL CHANGES, ENGINE FLUSHED, FILERS, TRANSMISSION CHECKED, ALL FLUIDS THE HOLE NINE YARDS. STILL I COULD HERE THIS NOISE. IN JANUARY OF 2013, WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE BALL BEARINGS, THE SUN ROOF JAMMED, I PUT IN MY BACK TAIL LIGHTS 3TIMES KEEP BLOWING OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO JAM. ON MARCH 5, 2013, . I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR JERKE…

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52.5%
ODI 10306549 · 2,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION BOLTS WERE LOOSE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE EFT AND BAF WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A COLLISION SHOP TO FIND OUT WHY THE BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH; YET, IT WAS PURCHASED THAT WAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

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52.8%
ODI 10432651

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY JEEP LIBERTY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE JEEP BECAUSE THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE BROKE AND CAUSED HIM TO RUN INTO A WALL. HE HAS A LEG & BACK INJURY DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

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41.0%
ODI 11245394 · 255,000 mi

I HAD TO HAVE MY RF HUB BEARING REPLACED 3 TIMES. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE FIRST TIME MILAGE WAS AROUND 75000 MILE SECOND WAS AT ABOUT 150 AND AGAIN AROUND 255 ITS APPEARS ONCE A YEAR. I AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS. MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING, WATER PUMP LEAKING AND OIL ALL AT ONCE. GOING IN FOR INSPECTION TODAY. STARTED WITH TRANS LEAK FOLLOWED BY THESE OTHER LEAKS. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANS FLUID AND IT WAS JERKING HESITATE TO GO INTO GEAR. ADDED TRANS FLUID WAS FIND BUT FOUND MYSELF ADDING MORE FLUID WITHIN NEXT …

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372.0%
ODI 10022370

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

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654.8%
ODI 10164621 · 42,000 mi

BOTH REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS ON MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY HAVE FALLEN OFF OF THE TRACK. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, A MAN WHO WORKED THERE INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAPPENS "ALL THE TIME TO LIBERTY'S." HE CLAIMED THE MOTOR WAS TOO SMALL. I WAS UPSET WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $350 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE IT RAINS OFTEN, AND THE WINDOW SLIPPING ALLOWS FOR WATER TO GET IN. FURTHERMORE, A FRIEND WHO OWNS A LIBERTY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM REALLY IS, AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE SHOULD BE …

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787.1%
ODI 10204145 · 63,000 mi

I FOUND BACK WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR TWICE ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR ONCE ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP. FIRST TIME WAS JUNE 8, 2006. SECOND TIME WAS JUNE 20, 2007. THIRD TIME WAS SEPTEMBER 4, 2007. *JB

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585.2%
ODI 10207362

FAILURE OF POWER WINDOW CABLE CAUSED REAR DOOR TO BE "DEADBOLTED" CLOSED WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO OPEN WHEN THE CABLE SNAKED ITS WAY INTO THE DOOR CATCH SYSTEM. WHEN ADDING THIS INFORMATION TO A FORUM IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY OTHER MEMBERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL. THIS "DEADBOLTING" OF THE DOORS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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25618.7%
ODI 10171470 · 1,500 mi

FRONT POWER WINDOWS FALL OUT OF TRACK WHILE GOING UP REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO REMOVE HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE CORRECTION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THEIR OWN FUSE ACCORDING TO MANUAL QUIT WORKING IF THE RADIO FUSE BLOWS. *NM

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15121.5%
ODI 10235424 · 19,000 mi

I HAD TO GET TWO WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED IN MY 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE JEEP HAS 19,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE FIRST WAS REPLACED. ANOTHER WAS DONE AT 30,000. I AM NOW AT 32,000 AND THE ONE THE WAS REPLACED AT 19,000 IS BAD AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP IS QUICK TO REPLACE THE REGULATORS, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD DIRECTLY FRONT HE DEALERSHIP THAT THESE ARE A COMMON PROBLEM. MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT IN 3,000 MILES AND THEN IT WILL COST ME 79 FOR THE PART, PLUS THE LABOR OF HAVING IT INSTALLED EVERYTIME ONE GOES BAD. THE JEEP BRAND SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO THE IS…

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40.7%
ODI 10239101

A PART FOR THE POWER WINDOWS FAILS DUE TO PRESSURE ON IT(ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER) ALLOWING THE WINDOW TO DROP. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS NOW (THE THIRD HAPPENED TODAY) I COME OUT OF WORK AND THE WINDOW IS DOWN. FORTUNATELY THE WEATHER WAS GOOD DURING THESE OCCURRENCES. AND NO ONE APPARENTLY NOTICED AS THE WALKED BY IT. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE FOURTH ONE WHILE THEY ARE DOING THE THIRD BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX IT UNTIL IT BREAKS. I TOLD THEM THAT I AM TIRED OF TAKING OFF WORK TO GET THIS FIXED. THIS C…

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10.5%
ODI 10359705 · 15,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE WINDOW UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

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21.1%
ODI 10423125 · 2,500 mi

WINDOW NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CANNOT BE FIXED BY CHRYSLER? *TR

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Structure
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

693.8%
ODI 10015407

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. *JB

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624.6%
ODI 10203195

I AM ON MY 2ND REPAIR OF BALL JOINTS WITH MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY, I HAVE ALSO HAD A REPAIR WHEN WATER GATHERED AND CAUSED MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CARPET TO GET SOAKED WITH WATER. MY ISSUE IS RELATED TO MY TIRES, I HAVE HAD RUBBING AND VEERING TO THE RIGHT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR A FEW YEARS AGO. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN QUESTIONING ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO ROTATE EVERY OIL CHANGE WHICH I DUE BUT THE PREMATURE WEAR ON MY TIRES IS BAD. I BELIEVE IT IS CAUSED FROM THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT PROBLEMS AND FEEL MY TIRES NEED TO BE REP…

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756.8%
ODI 10156186 · 7,000 mi

EASY ROLLOVER/NON-DEPLLOYMENT OF DRIVER AIRBAG IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON APRIL 10, 2006,WHILE TRAVELLILNG IN RIGHT LANE, UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT, ON I-85 IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, A LARGE GERMAN SHEPHERD TYPE DOG RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE 2004 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY I WAS DRIVING. I SWERVED TOWARDS THE ROAD SHOULDER, IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ROLLED OVER(SIDE TO SIDE), AND THEN HIT A GUARD RAIL, HEAD ON. THE JEEP THEN FLIPPED OVER, BACK TO FRONT. I LANDED UPSDIE DOWN, WITH SMOKE FILLING THE CAR. THE DRIVER STEE…

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696.2%
ODI 10134281

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY ROCKY MOUNTAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 25, 2005. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER 45 MPH WITH THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLED DOWN THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD ROARING SOUND THAT POUNDED THE PASSENGER'S EARS. HE DID NOT REALIZE THIS WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS DESIGN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFERRED HIM TO WRITE A LETTER OR …

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795.8%
ODI 10229731 · 66,600 mi

BACK HATCH DOOR DOESN'T OPEN ANYMORE, LATCH JAMS. *TR

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649.1%
ODI 10204508 · 800 mi

THE 2007 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT MY PARENTS AND 3 YEAR OLD CHILD WERE IN WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 45 MPH UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN THE JEEP ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE OTHER CAR STRUCK THE JEEP DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE, CAUSING THE MIDDLE SECTION TO CAVE IN, FORCING THE PASSENGER SEAT INTO THE DASH/GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE REAR AXLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME, THE DRIVE-TRAIN SEPARATED, THE GAS TANK RUPTURED, AND THE REAR SHOCK SPRINGS CAME OFF. THE PERSON SEATED IN THE FRO…

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224.1%
ODI 10245639 · 20 mi

THE SKYSLIDER ROOF ON TRUCK MAKE LOUD WIND NOISE WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH SO LOUD YOU CAN'T HEAR CAR HORNS. I HAVE BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *TR

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21.9%
ODI 10491913 · 150 mi

AS WE WERE DRIVING OUR CAR ON THE INTERSTATE, WE NOTICED THAT THE CLOSED SLIDING ROOF WAS BUCKLING ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE (RIGHT ABOVE THE HEADRESTS) AND WE COULD HEAR THIS WHISTLING SOUND AND FEEL AIR COMING FROM THE RAISED JUNCTION. WE SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH WE HAD PURCHASED THE NEW VEHICLE, BRUNSWICK AUTO, AND INQUIRED ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON THE SLIDING ROOF. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALLS. WE LATER HAD THE ROOF EXAMINED AND WAS TOLD THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. WE CONTINUED TO NOTIC…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

42.2%
ODI 10420023 · 15,185 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP LIBERTY JET. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE CHROME COVERS OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE COVERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,185.

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41.0%
ODI 10501909 · 6,450 mi

AFTER GOING THRU A CAR WASH, I WAS TOUCHING UP THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS RUSTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON MON, STATED MY FINDING AND REMINDED THE SERVICE REP THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW ~6 MONTHS AGO (THEREFORE WAS UNDER WARRANTY) I SET UP TO DROP IT OFF ON WED @12PM. ~ 30 MINUTES, AFTER I WAS SHUTTLED TO WORK, THE SERVICE MGR CALLED AND TOLD ME THE RUST WAS NORMAL AND ONLY "SURFACE RUST". HOWEVER, IS GOING TO REPLACE IT TO KEEP THE CUSTOMER SERVICE UP. I SUGGESTED SOME SORT OF COATING TO PREVE…

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Fuel/Propulsion System61,546–110,000 mi87,000 mi95
ODI 10459499 · 58,192 mi

WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, AS THE FUEL LEVEL NEARS THE FUEL TANK CAPACITY THE GASOLINE SPLASHES OUT OF THE FILLER NECK AND SPREADS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP LIBERTY AND FORMS A LARGE PUDDLE ON THE PAVEMENT OF THE GAS STATION. THIS LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS COULD CAUSE A FIRE/EXPLOSION IF IGNITED, THEREBY KILLING THE OCCUPANT OF THIS JEEP LIBERTY AND OTHER CUSTOMERS AT THE GAS STATION. IN ADDITION TO THIS IF THE LARGE PUDDLE OF GASOLINE IS NOT IGNITED, AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE SPILLED FUEL HAS ALL EVAPORATED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE CAUSING POLLUTION …

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ODI 10461121 · 84,000 mi

INTAKE VALVE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GAS SPILLS DURING REFUELING. *TR

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ODI 10462233 · 62,324 mi

WHEN FILLING UP MY JEEP FOR THE FIRST TIME (I HAD JUST BOUGHT IT THE PREVIOUS DAY), THE PUMP KICKED OFF, AND BEFORE I HAD TIME TO PUT MY HAND ON THE PUMP HANDLE, GAS CAME SPEWING BACK OUT AT ME. ABOUT 1 - 2 GALLONS CAME OUT. I ENDED UP GETTING GAS ALL OVER MY SHOES AND THE BOTTOM OF MY PANTS, AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE TIRE. *JS

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Fuel System, Gasoline41,500–90,000 mi66,105 mi84
ODI 10250095 · 47,232 mi

WHEN FUELING OUR 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 2WD THE FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ON THE GROUND AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY WITH THE FUEL BEING DISCHARGED BY HAND AND IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE ON THE FUELING NOZZLE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY WIFE ON AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS/INSTANCES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP GREENBRIER CHRYSLER JEEP IN CHESAPEAKE VIRGINIA WHEN THE CURRENT FULL FUEL TANK IS AT 1/4 TANK SO IT CAN BE INSPECTED. …

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ODI 10251951 · 48,000 mi

2005 JEEP LIBERTY LTD. - WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE ON FOUR (4) OCCASIONS NOW, THE GASOLINE SPEWS OUT OF THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE OWNER AND ALSO DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I SAW A REPORT WHERE THE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE AT ONE-QUARTER FULL FOR INSPECTION AND THAT THE FUEL TANK SHOULD BE INSPECTED BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN. THIS OWNER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER (JOHN ELWAY-WEST, NOW GO DEALERSHIP) TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR CHECKING OF THE GAS TANK, ETC. THIS VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 60,000 MILES. IF Y…

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ODI 10300179 · 47,000 mi

WHEN REFUELING GAS TANK, FUEL SPEWS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK, SPRAYING OWNER AND SURROUNDING AREA REGARDLESS OF THE STATION OR PUMP USED. WHEN TANK NEARS THE FULL STATUS, IT DOES NOT SHUT OFF AS IT SHOULD BUT BUILDS UP PRESSURE AND THEN SPEWS OUT OF THE TANK. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES NOW. *TR

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Suspension84,251–142,000 mi113,000 mi109
ODI 10167347 · 18,500 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THERE WAS A VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS OF 85 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD WORN OUT AT ONLY 18,000 MILES. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V288000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 12/1/2006 - THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED 18000…

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ODI 10418448 · 46,000 mi

I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINT SUSPENSION ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY BEFORE IT COULD PASS INSPECTION. WHEN I CALLED THE CHRYSLER RECALL HOTLINE, THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS TO THE LIBERTY B/C IT WAS ALREADY REPAIRED DURING THE RECALL. BUT THEY WERE MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP ME FIND A DEALERSHIP TO WHERE I WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS WAS FROM A FAULTY DESIGN, THIS IS NOT FROM WEAR AND TEAR THAT OCCURS WHEN OWNING A VEHICLE. *TR

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ODI 10427087 · 72,905 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A PRIVATE STREET, HEARD A "POP" NEAR THE BACK OF VEHICLE. I STOPPED AND CHECKED TO SEE IF I HAD A FLAT, AS THE CAR WAS SWERVING AS IF I HAD A FLAT TIRE. HOWEVER, UPON INSPECTION, TIRE WAS FULLY INFLATED BUT IT WAS RUBBING THE BACK OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE WHEEL WAS OFF-CENTER AND THE VEHICLE ITSELF WAS LOWER TO THE WHEEL. I PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY. AFTER VIEWING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, NOTICED THE RUSTED BROKEN ARM OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM (LEFT REAR). THE OTHER SIDE IS RUSTED AND CRACKED AS WELL (RIGHT REAR). F…

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint20,215–35,732 mi25,000 mi50
ODI 10149636 · 24,000 mi

THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 WITH 26000 MILES SHOW EXCESSIVE WEAR. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE JOINT TOTAL FAILURE WILL RESULT IN THE BALL AND SOCKET SEPARATING FROM THE SPINDLE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY. A FAILURE OF THIS NATURE WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS EXCESSIVE WEAR HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF IN A LOUD CLUNKING WHICH HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR 3000 MILES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THE PROBLEM WHEN DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND MEASURED THE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT IN THE JOINT TO B…

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ODI 10153908 · 31,700 mi

MY WIFE WAS WORKING LATE AND LEFT TO COME HOME AROUND 7:30 PM. SHE WORKS ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES AWAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN AND TRAVELS VERY STEEP AND WINDY ROADS. AS SHE WAS COMING HOME SHE HEARD A NOISE COME FROM THE FRONT END AND DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. AS SHE WAS COMING UP THE PRIVATE DIRT ROAD TO OUR HOUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE JEEP COLLAPSED AND THE TIRE POPPED. SHE COULD NOT MOVE AT ALL SO SHE WALKED THE REST OF THE WAY HOME AND WHEN SHE GOT HOME I WALKED DOWN TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. SURE ENOUGH WHA…

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ODI 10161030 · 14,700 mi

OWN A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT 14,000 MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY. DID NOT HAVE A JOINT SEPARATION OR CRASH, JUST UNSAFE AMOUNT OF PLAY. CAR IS ONLY 9 MONTHS OLD. *NM

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Structure83,750–105,000 mi95,000 mi8
ODI 10277170 · 25,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 25,000 MILES ON IT, BUT THREE OF THE WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY FELL DOWN INTO THE WINDOW WELL. THE DRIVER WINDOW IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. EACH WINDOW HAS COST ME $400 TO REPLACE!! *TR

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ODI 10562763 · 131,526 mi

HARD START AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. OBDII CODE P302, CHANGED SPARK PLUG AND COIL. ENGINE KNOCKS AND RUNS ROUGH. POSSIBLE VALVE ISSUE. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED TOO MUCH TIME HAS GONE BY, SINCE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF THE TRAILER HITCH. CHRYSLER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER HAD TALKED TO A COUPLE OF MECHANICS WHO DEALER WITH TRAILERS AND HITCHES AND THEY HAVE THE PARTS EITHER IN STOCK OR READILY AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/19/14

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ODI 10565789 · 90,000 mi

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE - N46/NHTSA 13V-252 - REAR STRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER-JEEP DEALER (ALHAMBRA - 1100 WEST MAIN STREET, ALHAMBRA, CA 91801) AND THEY SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM). PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

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Structure:Body75,000–119,000 mi86,000 mi17
ODI 10310069 · 57,000 mi

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK ON THIS VEHICLE, IT FILLS UP AND THEN OVERFLOWS BEFORE AFTER THE FILLER SHUTS OFF. THIS SPILLS GASOLINE OUT AND ONTO THE GROUND. POTENTIAL FOR FIRE AND IT'S BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. *TR

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ODI 10445599 · 81,000 mi

IN LATE 2008 AND EARLY 2009 OUR PAINT ON THE TOP OF OUR VEHICLE BEGAN TO PEEL, WE HAD ALWAYS HAD OUR VEHICLE IN A CARPORT AS OF NOW THE ENTIRE TOP HAS PEELED OFF, FROM WHAT I CAN TELL IT IS THE CLEAT COAT. I HAD BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF A JEEP DEALERSHIP AFTER A RECALL ONCE. *TR

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ODI 10478095 · 64,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED WATER PENETRATED THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD CAUSING THE CARPET TO MILDEW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

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Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls36,230–80,828 mi53,400 mi48
ODI 10212312 · 33,793 mi

THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW SLIDES DOWN WITHOUT USE OF THE WINDOW CONTROL - IT WILL THEN NOT GO UP. DURING DRIVING THIS CONDITION CAUSES WIND TO ENTER THE VEHICLE MAKING FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

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ODI 10232798 · 40,000 mi

MY BACK DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW KEEPS SLIDING DOWN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE REGULATOR. THIS IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

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ODI 10258766 · 55,252 mi

2005 JEEP LIBERTY REAR PASSENGER SIDE AUTO WINDOW FAILED @ 55K. WINDOW DROPS 3 INCHES AND WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED. *TR

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Steering38,000–110,179 mi76,000 mi40
ODI 10112620 · 50 mi

NO ACCIDENT AS YET. PURCHASED VEHICLE AND NOTICE AFTER 1 DAY THAT STEERING CONTROL WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. STEERING ON VEHICLE HAS BOTH PLAY AND STICTION REDUCING VEHICLE CONTROL AND REQUIRING INTENSE CONCENTRATION TO CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN DIRECTION.

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ODI 10141848 · 52 mi

PURCHASED 2005 JEEP LIBERTY 9/29/05. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON IMMEDIATELY. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE PULLS BADLY TO THE RIGHT, ESPECIALLY AT 65+ MPH. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR, BUT TOLD ME THE PULLING TO THE RIGHT MUST BE DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS. AFTER READING OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, I DOUBT IT. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN IN LANE. IF LARGE TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCKS PASS THIS WILL CREATE EVEN MORE INTENSE STRUGGLE TO KEEP VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. …

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ODI 10163238 · 26,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED ON 05/23/2006. PRIOR TO TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, I TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND WAS TOLD BY THE SALESPERSON THAT IT PROBABLY JUST NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. I RECEIVED AN "WE OWE YOU" FOR THE ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE ALIGNMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED ON THE SERVICE SLIP THAT AFTER HE PERFORMED THE ALIGNMENT THE LIBERTY STILL PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND HE STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE CROWNING OF THE ROADWAY. THE ROAD…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

2 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-062None
ODI 11667307

I was driving on a bridge and my ball joint broke. Blew a hole through my tire and my rim and the fender flare blew off. I had had that same ball joint replaced approximately two years prior maybe sooner. I got this Jeep in 2017 and I have replaced the driver side ball joint twice the passenger side ball joint once and the ball joints look bad again.

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ODI 11667311

Today 6/16/2025 I’m having trouble turning to the right and left leaving from a stop sign we checked to be sure power steering fluid is full and it is. The person who checked the power steering fluid level, said that there is rubber grommets under the hood with the suspension and staring that look like they are all decayed or dry rotted. I have not had a problem with it breaking yet, but I’m sure that’s coming. Not sure it’s safe to drive.

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2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-102None
ODI 11690719 · 200,000 mi

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle, and the vehicle was shaking erratically. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with transfer case and transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transfer case and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The contact researched NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V278000 (Suspe…

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ODI 11694634

The ball joint broke while I was driving I lost all control of vehicle

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2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-031None
ODI 11726196

i recieved the car from a private party and he stated no issues but since older car and now registration is due it states theres still an open recall is this vehicle still covered for it?

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2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 2114 reports

2011: 31 complaints · 2012: 114 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2011111931
20121851114
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
201117902
201238005

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentFuel/Propulsion SystemFuel System, GasolineSuspensionSuspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball JointStructureStructure:BodyVisibility:Power Window Devices And ControlsSteering
Fuel/Propulsion System—0
3
ODI 10664793

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 12V085000 (SUSPENSION) AND 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

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ODI 10861745

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V085000 (SUSPENSION) AND 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE). THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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ODI 11156935

SE SIENTE MUY INESTABLE CUANDO CONDUSCO EN ESPECIAL NO PUEDO IR A MAS DE 50 MILLAS PORQUE EN CURVAS SE SIENTE PEOR SU INESTABILIDAD DE CAMINO A MI TRABAJO Y DE MI USO DIARIO CERCA DE MI HOGAR NO PODRIA IR LEJOS GIRANDO SE SIENTE MUY INESTABLE NO ME SUENTO SEGURA

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0
13
ODI 10583033

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V2520 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

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ODI 10583124

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE ) IN THE BEGINNING OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

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ODI 10587328

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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28
ODI 10521318

CAR HIT ME FROM BEHIND. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SAYS THE FUEL EVAPORATION SYSTEM. *TR

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ODI 10554800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE REQUIRED PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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ODI 10568970

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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ODI 10606927

AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE IS THAT WHENEVER I FILL UP I CAN DRIVE ABOUT 20 MILES (MORE OR LESS) AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND GAS LIGHT COME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY TO EMPTY. WHICH CAN BE PRETTY SCARY THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE IT HAPPEN AND YOU'RE GOING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE SUSPENSION. ANY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT CREAKS. RIDING OVER EVEN BARELY BUMPY ROADS CAUSES MY CAR TO CREAK AND GROAN. IT SHAKES HORRIBLY WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 OR EVEN IDLING BUT GETS BETTER…

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ODI 10562763 · 131,526 mi

HARD START AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. OBDII CODE P302, CHANGED SPARK PLUG AND COIL. ENGINE KNOCKS AND RUNS ROUGH. POSSIBLE VALVE ISSUE. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED TOO MUCH TIME HAS GONE BY, SINCE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF THE TRAILER HITCH. CHRYSLER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER HAD TALKED TO A COUPLE OF MECHANICS WHO DEALER WITH TRAILERS AND HITCHES AND THEY HAVE THE PARTS EITHER IN STOCK OR READILY AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/19/14

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ODI 10564402

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED JUNE 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

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ODI 10565789 · 90,000 mi

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE - N46/NHTSA 13V-252 - REAR STRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER-JEEP DEALER (ALHAMBRA - 1100 WEST MAIN STREET, ALHAMBRA, CA 91801) AND THEY SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM). PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

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ODI 10310069 · 57,000 mi

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK ON THIS VEHICLE, IT FILLS UP AND THEN OVERFLOWS BEFORE AFTER THE FILLER SHUTS OFF. THIS SPILLS GASOLINE OUT AND ONTO THE GROUND. POTENTIAL FOR FIRE AND IT'S BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. *TR

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ODI 10520575 · 75,000 mi

OVER TIME, THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF ON FUEL PUMPS AT GAS STATIONS BEGAN TO NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL AFTER A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL HAD SPILLED OUT (UP TO A HALF GALLON). AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE DESIGN OF DIFFERENT PUMPS, SO I EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT STATIONS. I FOUND THAT NO MATTER WHAT STYLE PUMP OR STATION I AM AT, THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR. I HAVE HAD TO RESORT TO ESTIMATING HOW MUCH GASOLINE I NEED BASED ON MY GAGE PRIOR TO TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. ANOTHER OPTION IS TO UNDERESTIMATE AND NEVER REALLY HAVE A FULL TANK. I HAVE FOUND TH…

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ODI 10566993

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT RECEIVING PARTS APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD …

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ODI 10664793

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 12V085000 (SUSPENSION) AND 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

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ODI 10861745

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V085000 (SUSPENSION) AND 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE). THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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ODI 11156935

SE SIENTE MUY INESTABLE CUANDO CONDUSCO EN ESPECIAL NO PUEDO IR A MAS DE 50 MILLAS PORQUE EN CURVAS SE SIENTE PEOR SU INESTABILIDAD DE CAMINO A MI TRABAJO Y DE MI USO DIARIO CERCA DE MI HOGAR NO PODRIA IR LEJOS GIRANDO SE SIENTE MUY INESTABLE NO ME SUENTO SEGURA

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ODI 10606927

AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE IS THAT WHENEVER I FILL UP I CAN DRIVE ABOUT 20 MILES (MORE OR LESS) AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE LIGHT AND GAS LIGHT COME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY TO EMPTY. WHICH CAN BE PRETTY SCARY THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE IT HAPPEN AND YOU'RE GOING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE SUSPENSION. ANY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT CREAKS. RIDING OVER EVEN BARELY BUMPY ROADS CAUSES MY CAR TO CREAK AND GROAN. IT SHAKES HORRIBLY WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 OR EVEN IDLING BUT GETS BETTER…

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ODI 10182673

2005 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT WITH CONCERNS ABOUT RECALL ON LOWER BALL JOINT**CC THE CONSUMER WAS UPSET THAT KNOW ONE AT HER LOCAL DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THE RECALL ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, DESPITE THE FACT SHE HAD BEEN THERE SEVERAL TIRES TO HAVE HER VEHICLE SERVICED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT, THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. *JB

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ODI 10765133 · 116,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE CV AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS UNDER THE VEHICLE FRACTURED CAUSING THE WATER RESERVOIR AND FENDER TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

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ODI 10861745

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V085000 (SUSPENSION) AND 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE). THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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ODI 11166704 · 178,500 mi

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…

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ODI 10433895

I'VE HAD MULTIPLE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES (LEAVING MY CAR OPEN TO THEFT AND DAMAGE), SEAT BELT BROKEN, AND AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR, AND REAR AXEL PROBLEMS. ALL ISSUES HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

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ODI 10429020 · 60,000 mi

MY JEEP IS MAKING WINDING AND GRINDING NOISES. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE BALL JOINTS WHICH CHRYSLER EVENTUALLY AGREED TO REPLACE SINCE IT IS CONSIDERED A REPEAT RECALL FOR THEM BUT THE NOISE, VIBRATION AND SHIMMY IN THE STEERING HAS PERSISTED AND THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I ALSO NEED CONTROL ARMS AND SWAY BAR LINKS. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THE PERSON ASSIGNED TO MY CASE TOLD ME HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME TO FOLLOW UP. DAYS LATER WHEN I FINALLY TR…

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ODI 10433963 · 83,500 mi

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM MY JOB EARLY AND I HAD NOTICED A FUNNY GRINDING SOUND WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. I GOT OUT, CHECKED AROUND THE TRUCK AND SAW NOTHING. I THEN DROVE HOME ABOUT 7 MILES FROM MY HOUSE MY CAR HAD BEGAN GOING RIGHT THEN LEFT AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER IT AT ALL. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT GOING FAST AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED MINUTES BEFORE WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND LEARNED THAT THE REAR SUS…

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ODI 10597997 · 116,750 mi

WHEN DRIVING FASTER THAN 15 MPH, WHEN I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD SWERVE VIOLENTLY AND RANDOMLY TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V085000, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint00
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ODI 10182673

2005 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT WITH CONCERNS ABOUT RECALL ON LOWER BALL JOINT**CC THE CONSUMER WAS UPSET THAT KNOW ONE AT HER LOCAL DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THE RECALL ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, DESPITE THE FACT SHE HAD BEEN THERE SEVERAL TIRES TO HAVE HER VEHICLE SERVICED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DID NOT HOLD, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT, THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. *JB

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ODI 10199430 · 41,802 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT CRASHED INTO AN IDLE VEHICLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RAINY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT STRANGE, BUT ASSUMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE RAIN. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS THE DAY AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND IS PA…

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ODI 11421252 · 102,000 mi

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while reversing and making a left turn, the front driver’s side ball joint fractured and the lower control arm detached. The steering wheel also shook and jerked while driving approximately 50 mph. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was a recall repaired in 2006, for the ball joints. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 1…

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ODI 10583033

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V2520 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

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ODI 10583124

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE ) IN THE BEGINNING OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.

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ODI 10587328

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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ODI 10562763 · 131,526 mi

HARD START AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. OBDII CODE P302, CHANGED SPARK PLUG AND COIL. ENGINE KNOCKS AND RUNS ROUGH. POSSIBLE VALVE ISSUE. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED TOO MUCH TIME HAS GONE BY, SINCE HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF THE TRAILER HITCH. CHRYSLER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER HAD TALKED TO A COUPLE OF MECHANICS WHO DEALER WITH TRAILERS AND HITCHES AND THEY HAVE THE PARTS EITHER IN STOCK OR READILY AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/19/14

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ODI 10564402

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED JUNE 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

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ODI 10565789 · 90,000 mi

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE - N46/NHTSA 13V-252 - REAR STRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CHRYSLER-JEEP DEALER (ALHAMBRA - 1100 WEST MAIN STREET, ALHAMBRA, CA 91801) AND THEY SAID THEY ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM). PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

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ODI 10521318

CAR HIT ME FROM BEHIND. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON SAYS THE FUEL EVAPORATION SYSTEM. *TR

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ODI 10554800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE REQUIRED PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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ODI 10568970

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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ODI 10310069 · 57,000 mi

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK ON THIS VEHICLE, IT FILLS UP AND THEN OVERFLOWS BEFORE AFTER THE FILLER SHUTS OFF. THIS SPILLS GASOLINE OUT AND ONTO THE GROUND. POTENTIAL FOR FIRE AND IT'S BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. *TR

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ODI 10520575 · 75,000 mi

OVER TIME, THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF ON FUEL PUMPS AT GAS STATIONS BEGAN TO NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL AFTER A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL HAD SPILLED OUT (UP TO A HALF GALLON). AT FIRST, I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE DESIGN OF DIFFERENT PUMPS, SO I EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT STATIONS. I FOUND THAT NO MATTER WHAT STYLE PUMP OR STATION I AM AT, THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR. I HAVE HAD TO RESORT TO ESTIMATING HOW MUCH GASOLINE I NEED BASED ON MY GAGE PRIOR TO TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. ANOTHER OPTION IS TO UNDERESTIMATE AND NEVER REALLY HAVE A FULL TANK. I HAVE FOUND TH…

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ODI 10566993

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT RECEIVING PARTS APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD …

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ODI 10765133 · 116,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE CV AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS UNDER THE VEHICLE FRACTURED CAUSING THE WATER RESERVOIR AND FENDER TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

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ODI 10861745

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V085000 (SUSPENSION) AND 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE). THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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ODI 11166704 · 178,500 mi

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…

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ODI 10505676 · 64,500 mi

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE DUE TO WEAR OF A PLASTIC COMPONENT. THE WINDOW SLIDES DOWN COMPLETELY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO BE OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS/THIEVES. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD THE SAME ISSUE THE PREVIOUS YEAR. *TR

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ODI 10519993 · 35,000 mi

POWER WINDOW HAS FAILED AND ALLOWED THE GLASS TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR ON THREE DIFFERENT WINDOWS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MY GASOLINE 2005 LIBERTY ON THREE OCCASIONS BEGINNING IN 2010 AND ON MY DIESEL 2005 LIBERTY, ONCE IN 2011. *TR

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ODI 10496556 · 104,104 mi

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT ON THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FALLING OFF DUE TO THE FIVE STUDS BEING SHEARED OFF. FIRST INCIDENT WAS @ 104104MI AND SECOND AT 152212MI. ALL MILEAGE IS HIGHWAY MILEAGE ON THE 4X4. NO OF-ROAD ROUGH TREATMENT. *TR

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ODI 10433895

I'VE HAD MULTIPLE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURES (LEAVING MY CAR OPEN TO THEFT AND DAMAGE), SEAT BELT BROKEN, AND AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR, AND REAR AXEL PROBLEMS. ALL ISSUES HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *TR

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ODI 10505676 · 64,500 mi

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE DUE TO WEAR OF A PLASTIC COMPONENT. THE WINDOW SLIDES DOWN COMPLETELY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO BE OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS/THIEVES. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD THE SAME ISSUE THE PREVIOUS YEAR. *TR

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ODI 10519993 · 35,000 mi

POWER WINDOW HAS FAILED AND ALLOWED THE GLASS TO FALL INSIDE THE DOOR ON THREE DIFFERENT WINDOWS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MY GASOLINE 2005 LIBERTY ON THREE OCCASIONS BEGINNING IN 2010 AND ON MY DIESEL 2005 LIBERTY, ONCE IN 2011. *TR

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ODI 10429020 · 60,000 mi

MY JEEP IS MAKING WINDING AND GRINDING NOISES. I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE BALL JOINTS WHICH CHRYSLER EVENTUALLY AGREED TO REPLACE SINCE IT IS CONSIDERED A REPEAT RECALL FOR THEM BUT THE NOISE, VIBRATION AND SHIMMY IN THE STEERING HAS PERSISTED AND THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I ALSO NEED CONTROL ARMS AND SWAY BAR LINKS. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THE PERSON ASSIGNED TO MY CASE TOLD ME HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME TO FOLLOW UP. DAYS LATER WHEN I FINALLY TR…

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ODI 10433963 · 83,500 mi

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM MY JOB EARLY AND I HAD NOTICED A FUNNY GRINDING SOUND WHEN I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE. I GOT OUT, CHECKED AROUND THE TRUCK AND SAW NOTHING. I THEN DROVE HOME ABOUT 7 MILES FROM MY HOUSE MY CAR HAD BEGAN GOING RIGHT THEN LEFT AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER IT AT ALL. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT GOING FAST AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I WOULD HAVE CRASHED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED MINUTES BEFORE WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND LEARNED THAT THE REAR SUS…

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ODI 10597997 · 116,750 mi

WHEN DRIVING FASTER THAN 15 MPH, WHEN I WOULD TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD SWERVE VIOLENTLY AND RANDOMLY TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V085000, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

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ODI 10199430 · 41,802 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT CRASHED INTO AN IDLE VEHICLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RAINY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT STRANGE, BUT ASSUMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE RAIN. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS THE DAY AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND IS PA…

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ODI 11421252 · 102,000 mi

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while reversing and making a left turn, the front driver’s side ball joint fractured and the lower control arm detached. The steering wheel also shook and jerked while driving approximately 50 mph. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was a recall repaired in 2006, for the ball joints. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 1…

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ODI 10496556 · 104,104 mi

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT ON THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FALLING OFF DUE TO THE FIVE STUDS BEING SHEARED OFF. FIRST INCIDENT WAS @ 104104MI AND SECOND AT 152212MI. ALL MILEAGE IS HIGHWAY MILEAGE ON THE 4X4. NO OF-ROAD ROUGH TREATMENT. *TR

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

8 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

43 mentions · 3.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 35,500 mi (41 usable records).

ODI 10140108 · 1,000 mi

ATTEMPTED TO START THE JEEP AND THE CAR STALLED 3 TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD STAY STARTED. ONCE THE CAR STARTED THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPT WHO FOUND METAL INSIDE THE OIL PUMP, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL PUMP TO FAIL AND THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT...STILL WAITING ON THE ENGINE WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED. OWNED THE JEEP 3 WEEKS AND HAS 1000 MILES ON IT. *JB

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ODI 10150200 · 500 mi

1) DRIVING VEHICLE 2)VEHICLE STALLS, ENGINE CUTS OUT, STUMBLES 3) REFLASHED COMPUTER NUMEROUS TIMES, TORQUE CONVERTER AND CLUTCH PACK REPLACED. *NM

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ODI 10159790 · 19,282 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SUSPECTED THE COMBINATION OF THE DIESEL ENGINE AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WERE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION BY THE DEALER.

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

38 mentions · 3.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 40,540 mi (32 usable records).

ODI 10118823 · 30 mi

CONSUMOR STATES: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DAY AFTER HE BOUGHT IT, AND THERE IS KNOW REVERSE CAN PUSH ON GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE JUST REVES UP

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ODI 10128858

DT: CONTACT STATES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND BLOWS BLACK SMOKE. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SET IN THE SUN IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE. IN THE PAST WEEK THE BLACK SMOKE HAS BECOME WORSE. THE SERVICE DEALER DID INPUT A NEW CODE INTO THE COMPUTER, BUT THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEALER STATES IT IS AN EGR VALVE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND IS WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER; THEY REFER HIM TO THE DEALERSHI…

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ODI 10145096 · 50 mi

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVED THE EGR VALVE WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE THIRD PROBLEM CONCERNED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE IN THE REAR END WHEN REVERSING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, AND AN OIL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED COMING FROM THE RETURN LINE ON THE TURBO. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

23 mentions · 2.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 58,000 mi (20 usable records).

ODI 10178655 · 22,500 mi

FUEL FILTER HEAD ON MY DIESEL ENGINE JEEP LIBERTY CRD DEVELOPED A LEAK. FUEL LEAKED OUT THROUGH THE FUEL HEATER ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS CREATING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

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ODI 10185014 · 30,000 mi

THE HEATER CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING HAS DEVELOPED A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK. THIS ISSUE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAD TO CALL FOR A TOW. THE TOW TRUCK GUY HOPPED INTO THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE KEY TO PUT IN NEUTRAL SO THAT HE COULD LOAD THE VEHICLE. HE LEFT THE KEY ON AND WITHIN A MINUTE SMOKE WAS ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I THOUGHT THE THING WAS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE. I HAD NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER (WHY WOULD YOU NEED ONE FOR A NEW VEHICLE?). I JUMPED IN THE VEHICLE, TURNED OFF THE…

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ODI 10195559 · 61,000 mi

THE REASON I'M WRITING IS BECAUSE I READ IN A JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL 2005/2006 FORUM THAT FUEL LEAKS HAVE BEEN COMMON. ON JULY 07, 07, I PARKED THE JEEP, SHUT OFF ENGINE, AND WALKED INSIDE MY HOUSE. AFTER 10 MINUTESS, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AND DROPS OF FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE JEEP. THE FIRE DEPT. WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, WHICH BURNED THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Brake response concerns

14 mentions · 1.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 30,015 mi (13 usable records).

ODI 10134265 · 758 mi

2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED V-6 PURCHASED JULY 18, 2005, SERVICE DATE AUG. 24, 2005, MILEAGE 758 MILES. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN GENTLY UNDER MILD CONDITIONS SINCE PURCHASE, 10 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK ON SURFACE STREETS. BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. OWNER BECAME AWARE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, IDLING AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AFTER 30-60 SECONDS BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY SINKS TO THE FLOOR. ORANGE LIGHT UNDER BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS UP WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE "TYPE 43". DEALER HAS CAR AND IS REPLACING BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER,…

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ODI 10146971

UPON APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A STOP. AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. NOT KNOWING IF I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP I PULLED ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. WHEN I DID THIS THE ENGINE KICKED BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL IDLING SPEED. I DID CONTACT MY DEALERSHIP AND JEEP MANUFACTURING. WAITING ON A REPLY FROM JEEP. *JB

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ODI 10174714 · 22,800 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

13 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 22,900 mi (11 usable records).

ODI 10145096 · 50 mi

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVED THE EGR VALVE WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE THIRD PROBLEM CONCERNED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE IN THE REAR END WHEN REVERSING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, AND AN OIL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED COMING FROM THE RETURN LINE ON THE TURBO. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB

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ODI 10163657 · 2,000 mi

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD DIESEL EXPERIENCES ON-GOING SHUDDER AND HARD SHIFTING WHEN DRIVING IT. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED SEVERAL TSB'S TO CORRECT THE SOFTWARE ISSUE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. MANY OTHER LIBERTY CRD DIESEL OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOM BEFORE THEIR TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND REQUIRED FULL REPLACEMENT. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE CAR ON LONG-DISTANCE TRIPS FROM HOME FOR FEAR OR BEING BROKEN DOWN ON RURAL HIGHWAYS OR ROADS AND STUCK HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME WHILE A JEEP DEALER TAKES 2 OR 3 WEEKS TO REPLAC…

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ODI 10167668 · 22,900 mi

SINCE NEW WITH MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD (DIESEL) IN SEPT. 2005 MY CRD HAS NEEDED TO HAVE NUMEROUS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB'S) DONE TO ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THESE TSB'S ARE NUMBERED 18-008-06, 21-009-06, 21-007-06 AND NOW A RECALL NUMBER F31 AS AN EMISSION ISSUE AS THE PREVIOUS TSB'S CAUSED A SITUATION WHERE BY SCAN TOOLS COULD NOT "READ" THE VEHICLES COMPUTER FOR EMISSIONS TESTING. THERE IS ALSO TSB 18-023-06 AND TSB 18-009-06. SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN STALLING AND ROUGH SHIFT POINTS FOR THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING IN THE B…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Steering assistance concerns

9 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 40,401 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10181822 · 39,000 mi

MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 WAS SERVICED ON JANUARY 11, 2007 AT ITS PLACE OF PURCHASE (BROWN DAUB CHRYSLER IN EASTON, PA). I HAD DESCRIBED TO MY SERVICE TECH THE CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE WHEN TURNING AND THAT THE CAR HAD PULLED TO THE RIGHT OFF AND ON (EVERY FEW DAYS) WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE FOUND A "NORMAL NOISE" RELATED TO AN AIR VALVE IN THE POWER STEERING, AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. I WAS OPERATING THE JEEP LIBERTY ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN PARK AT A DRIVE-UP ATM…

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ODI 10199430 · 41,802 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED ONTO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT CRASHED INTO AN IDLE VEHICLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RAINY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT STRANGE, BUT ASSUMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE RAIN. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS THE DAY AFTER THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND IS PA…

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ODI 10205830 · 32,302 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY 3/10 MILE PRIVATE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY A 12% GRADE WITH BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHEN SUDDENLY THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CAR WENT 150' & DOWN A 12' EMBANKMENT HEAD FIRST ONTO A GRAVEL DRIVE AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. I WAS CONSCIOUS AT ALL TIMES AND CRAWLED OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. IT WAS AN HOUR BEFORE I WAS FOUND. I HAD 2 BROKEN LEGS & CRACKED 2ND VERTEBRA. I SPENT 5 MONTHS IN HOSPITALS & A NURSING HOME WITH A HALO ON MY HEAD & FIXATORS ON MY LEGS. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *JB

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

3 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 89,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10140457 · 10,230 mi

2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED ON A MAJOR ROAD. VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OFF ROAD AND TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THE EGR VALVE FAILED. PART WAS REPLACED 10 DAYS LATER, AND RETURNED. APPROX 2 WEEKS LATER THE EGR CONTROL VALVE WENT BAD AND 6 WEEKS LATER WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOLD THE EGR VALVE HAD GONE BAD AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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ODI 10507392 · 99,800 mi

FAILURE OF STEERING COLUMN ROD TO ACTUATE IGNITION SENSE SWITCH CAUSED VEHICLE NO START AND DRIVER STRANDED. ROD GOES BETWEEN KEY CYLINDER AND IGNITION SWITCH. KEY CAN STILL BE TURNED, BUT IF IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT ACTUATE ENGINE DOES NOT START. THERE ARE NO DEALER SERVICEABLE COMPONENTS IN STEERING COLUMN. THIS LEADS TO THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDING REPLACEMENT FOR THE FAILURE OF A 3MM ALUMINUM CAST ROD. DEALER ESTIMATE OF $1200 FOR REPAIR. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

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ODI 10555176 · 89,000 mi

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 WIRE…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 2,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10148207 · 2,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CONSUMES OIL THROUGH THE BREATHER AND PROCESSED IN THE ENGINE COOLANT GIVING THE ENGINE A FOUL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER WERE IT WAS DETERMINED THIS WAS A NORMAL FUNCTION IN THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY BOTH AGREED AND SUPPORTED THE DEALERS DETERMINATION. *NM

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b