2002 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

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

THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS LOUD LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATIONS @ 53MPH. THE DRIVESHAFT HAS BEEN REPLACED AFTER BEING DECLARED OUT OF BALANCE. IT IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 5TH TIME FOR THIS REPAIR. DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER LIBERTY OWNERS INDICATES THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. A SUBSEQUENT TEST DRIVE OF ONE OTHER VEHICLE SHOWED THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

RECALL 01V31100; CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL LETTER CONCERNING KNEE BLOCKER TRIM PANEL APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS AGO, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEM. *AK

HAVE EXPERIENCED HARMONIC NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE FLOOR BOARD AND CENTER CONSOLE. THE VIBRATION AND NOISE ARE MOST APPARENT WHEN DECELERATING FROM A HIGHER SPEED DOWN THROUGH 50 TO 55 MPH. THE VIBRATION AND NOISE SOUND AS IF YOU HAVE KNOBBY ALL TERRAIN TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IN FACT YOU DO NOT. THE DEALER HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS AND MADE EVERY EFFORT TO IDENTIFY THE VIBRATION AND NOISE. THEY FOUND A SLIGHTLY OUT OF BALANCE WHEEL, BUT THE VIBRATION AND NOISE REMAIN. SINCE THEN, I HAVE DRIVEN TWO OTHER JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES, BOTH OF THEM HAVING SIMILAR VIBRATION AND NOISE. PERHAPS I HAVE A DISCRIMINATING EAR BEING AN ENGINEER, BUT THAT DOES'T EXPLAIN WHY PASSENGERS ALSO FEEL THE VIBRATION AND HEAR THE NOISE. I GUESS I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE 7 YEAR/ 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE DRIVE TRAIN. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION AT 30MPH. UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY AN INVESTIGATOR FROM CHRYSLER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IMPACT WAS NOT HARD ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, OWNERS NOTIFICATION HAS NOT BEEN SENT. *AK *YD

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE FISHTAIL SEVERELY ON WET ROAD AT SLOW SPEED, RESULTING IN LOST OF CONTROL, CAUSING MODERATE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE.

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING PART OF STEERING WHEEL FELL ON HIS FEET WHILE HE WAS DRIVING, AND PART OF IT WAS STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN YOU ACTIVATE THE REAR WINDOW WASHER, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD GETS SPRAYED TOO! YOU MUST WIPE THE WINDSHIELD IMMEDIATELY SO YOU CAN SEE!!!. ALSO, THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN YOU USE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER; THE REAR WINDOW SPRAYER IS ACTIVATED. THIS SITUATION IS ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE AND WASTE OF WASHER FLUID. DEALER HAS ORDERED A NEW WASHER FLUID PUMP, UNDER WARRANTY.*ASK

SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT, BUT IT STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *AK

BECAUSE THE SEAL ALONG THE HINGE OF THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR IS TOO SHORT RAIN SEEPS INSIDE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO RUST. A COMPLAINT WAS MADE TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK *YH