2008 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- EL PASO, TX
THE VEHICLE STARTS GOOD NO PROBLEMS DURING THE FIST START OF THE ENGINE ON THE DAY, MY WORK IS A FOLLOWS I MAKE SEVERAL STOPS DURING THE DAY WITH AN APPROXIMATED 30 MIN IN BETWEEN, LATER DURING THE DAY VEHICLE STALLS, SEVERAL LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD FLUSH AND MOVE, I HAVE TO MAKE SERVAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO STALLS, AT THIS PINTS THE VEHICLE HAS STAID SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT THE DEALER AND DIFFERENT MECHANIC PER THE DEALER THEY DINT NOW WHY THE VEHICLE IS DOING THIS , PER MECHANIC STARTER, AND ALTERNATOR GOOD. SO FAR I HAD REPLACE THE BATTERY, COMPUTER AND PAY FOR MULTIPLE INSPECTIONS, THIS IS FRUSTRATING, I ALSO NOTICED ONLINE RE SEARCH MULTIPLE JEEP OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT, ANY ASSISTANCE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU .
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- NOGALES, AZ
THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE SKY SLIDER ROOF ALMOST CAME OFF. IT STARTED FLAPPING VERY BAD. I HAD IT FIXED AND IT IS BROKEN AGAIN.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- RIDGECREST, CA
I'M SPEEDING UP AS I'M PASSING A TRUCK ON 395, SIGNALING WITH LEFT BLINKER. START SPEED AS BEGINNING TO PASS IS APPROX. 55 MPH. I SIGNAL RIGHT AS I PULL BACK IN THE SOUTH BOUND LANE, TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AS I NOTICE I'M DRIVING 80 MPH. THE GAS PEDAL IS STUCK AND THE CAR IS GOING 80 MPH ON ITS OWN. I STEP ON THE BRAKE CAREFULLY BUT ITS ROCK HARD AND DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. AT THIS POINT THE CAR IS STUCK AT 80 MPH. I TRY TO BRAKE AGAIN BUT THE SAME - BRAKE PEDAL IS STUCK, DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL AND IS ROCK HARD. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE GOOD SO I'M IN A "CONTROLLED PANIC", AND TRY THE BRAKE ONE MORE TIME. THIS TIME THE BRAKES ENGAGE AND I GET THE CAR DOWN TO 65 MPH. I DON'T WANT TO BURN THE BRAKES SO I RELEASE THE BRAKE AND IMMEDIATELY THE CAR SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN TO 80 MPH. I REPEAT. SLOW TO 65 MPH, STEP OFF THE BRAKE AND AGAIN THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SPEEDS UP TO 80 MPH. AT THIS POINT MY THOUGHTS GO TO CRUISE CONTROL (WHICH I HAD NOT ACTIVATED OR USED ON THIS TRIP). I PULL THE "CANCEL" ON THE CRUISE CONTROL, NOTHING. I TRY AGAIN AND LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT IS "OFF", INDICATING CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT ON. I TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AND PULL THE "CANCEL" AGAIN AND BRAKE. THIS TIME THE CAR COMES OUT OF IT, AND I TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AGAIN. SINCE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT EVEN ON TO BEGIN WITH, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT ACTUALLY MADE THE CAR 'UNFREEZE'. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE I WAS PASSING A TRUCK I'M NOT 100% SURE IF I SPED UP TO 80 MPH OR IF THE CAR SUDDENLY DID THAT ON ITS OWN. I DO BELIEVE THE CAR DID THAT, AS THERE WAS NO REASON TO GET UP TO THAT SPEED TO PASS SAFELY.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- READING, PA
THERE IS A GRINDING NOICE COMING FROM EITHER THE TRANSFER CASE OR THE DOVE SHAFT, EITHER WAS IT IS LOUD AND CAUSES LIGHTS ON THE DASH TO COME ON AND STAY ILLUMINATED THE LIGHTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, ESP BAS, AND SERVICE 4WD.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- EAGLE LAKE, FL
CAR AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS MANY TIMES PER DAY. NO ONE AROUND, NO KEYS NEAR BY. CAR WAS KEY LOCKED AND THIS UNLOCKING STILL CONTINUES. CAR IS STATIONARY PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL DAYS. I REPORTED ONLY THE BEGINNING DATE
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- HAZEL PARK, MI
BLEND DOOR FOR DEFROSTER JAMMED AT VENTS FOR A/C. ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. DOOR TO BLEND IS JAMMED DUE TO GLUE AND FOAM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT JEEP IS AWARE OF. WINDOWS SUDDENLY FOG UP AND NO WAY TO CLEAR AS THE BLEND DOOR IS JAMMED. THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT $500. THIS SHOULD NOT BE BORN ON THE BACKS OF THE CONSUMER AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT JEEP FAILED TO FIX PROPERLY THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE JEEP LIBERTY..
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- CLEVELAND, OH
THIS CARS TIPM SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY FAULTY I'VE HAD IT FIXED 3 ALREADY AND IT STILL ACTS AS OF IT IS POSSESSED. THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WHERE THE CAR STARTED GOING OFF BY IT'S SELF STALLED AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I ALMOST DIED. THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLES TIPM SYSTEM BUT JEEP REFUSES TO RECALL THEM. ALSO THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SZOTT M-59 CHRYSLER JEEP (6700 HIGHLAND RD, WHITE LAKE CHARTER TOWNSHIP, MI 48383) FOR ROUTINE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. UPON RETURN OF THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT, OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- NORTH CHARLESTON, SC
I HAD A REAR DIFFERENTIAL KIT PUT IN MY CAR BACK IN MARCH 2016 AND LOW AND BEHOLD THE SAME ISSUE IS GOING ON NOW. I ALSO HAD THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND HUBS REPLACE AND STILL THE WHINING NOSE.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- WILLISTON, FL
THE PASSENGER BACK SEAT SEATBELT THREAD CAME APART WHILE MY SON WAS WEARING IT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ROAD WHEN A CAR PULLS OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND HAD TO DO A QUICK STOP LUCKY I WAS NOT IN A ACCIDENT.*DT*JB*DT*DT*JB*DT*DT*DT*DT*DT*JB CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ONLY 2 YEARS.*JB VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT SEATBELT REPLACEMENT WASN'T THERE.*JB THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE OLD PARTS WERE EITHER DISPOSED OF BY THE DEALER OR POSSIBLY LOST. *TR
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