2004 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

HEADLIGHTS SWITCH OFF AND ON BY THEMSELVES. YOU CAN HEAR A CLICK AND THE LOWBEAMS JUST GO OUT. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA WITH NO STREET LAMPS. I ALMOST HIT A DEER BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IS VERY DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

HEARD SOME KIND OF POP, THEN SOME GRINDING WHEN HOLDING THE BRAKE DOWN AND TURNING THE WHEEL. TOOK CAR TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC. THEY FOUND ALL 4 BALL JOINTS BOOTS PERFORATED & HANDED ME A RECALL NOTICE FOR LOWER BALL JOINTS ONLY THAT WAS FROM SEPT. 2006. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE JAN. 2006 & NEVER REC'D THIS RECALL. EVEN WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR THE FUEL TANK RECALL ON 7/11/15, THEY DIDN'T NOTIFY ME OF IT. I WENT ON MOPAROWNERCONNECT.COM & IT SHOWS THIS RECALL AS REPAIRED, WHICH OBVIOUSLY ISN'T POSSIBLE. ACCORDING TO AUDOMD.COM THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES RELATED TO THIS VEHICLE THROUGH DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS. I HAVE AN APPT. SET UP AT THE DEALER NEXT WEEK & DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT FIXING ALL THE BALL JOINTS AND CHECKING FOR OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS, I MAY BE SENDING IN ANOTHER COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V085000 (SUSPENSION) AND 13V252000 (FUEL, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, WHEEL, AND BALL JOINT DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE REMEDY TO INSTALL A TRAILER HITCH WAS INADEQUATE AND WOULD NOT IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED AND DESTROYED ITSELF, THE LEFT UPPER CONTROL ARM,THE LEFT CV JOINT AND THE ALIGNMENT. HAD WE BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM WAS COVERED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL HOWEVER WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS AT THE TIME WE PURCHASE THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN CLOSED WITH NO RECOURSE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS DONE AND NO RECOURSE TO HAVE THE OTHER SIDE REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/30/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SMOKE AND SPARKS APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRING HARNESS SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/11/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT WOULD NO LONGER FASTEN AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 80,000 MILES. UPDATED 10/13/2015*JS