2008 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

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  • 2008 JEEP LIBERTY
    - CHARLESTON, MO

    CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND GAS CAP LIGHT ALSO COME ON THE AUTO START WILL NOT WORK & DASH LIGHT GETS REAL DIME ALSO GPS LIGHT GET REAL DIME/ AND THERE IS A REAL STRONG SMELL OF GAS THAT COMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 4 DIFFERENCE CHRYSLER DEALER SHIP AND COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED SENSOR HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED GAS TANK REPLACED GAS CAP REPLACED .THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN FOR THESE PROBLEM 11 TIMES AND HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE 6 DIFFERENT TIMES ALL WE GET IS THE RUN AROUND . THE DEALER SHIPS DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE PUT 1,500 MILE ON THE VEHICLE DRIVING IT. NEED SOME KNOW TO WHY THIS CAN NOT BE FIXED. *TR

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  • 2008 JEEP LIBERTY
    - FORT LAUDERDALE, FL

    THE 2008 JEEP AND YEARS AFTER ALL HAVE A DEFECTIVE SKYSLIDER(AS FAR AS I KNOW EVERY SINGLE PERSON I SPOKE WITH THAT HAS A SKY SLIDER HAD SOME MALFUNCTION) WHICH SEEMS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS PANORAMIC ROOF CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONS, THE REPLACEMENT PARTS COST ALMOST A 1/4 OF THE VEHICLE COST AND WHEN IT BREAKS IT USUALLY IS NOT FIXED PROPERLY. THE CONCERN IS, IT CAN COME FLYING OFF AT HIGH SPEEDS CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY, ALSO MAKES VEHICLE UN-SECURE DUE TO BEING ACCESSIBLY BY THE ROOF, ALSO CAUSES RAIN, AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS TO ENTER THE CABIN AREA. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER IS UNDER GOVERNMENT PROTECTION DUE TO IT FINANCIAL SITUATION BUT THERE IS NO REASON THEY CAN NOT RECALL, REPAIR, OR HAVE A ENGINEERED REPLACEMENT FOR THIS DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES IT HAS. *TR

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  • 2008 JEEP LIBERTY
    - RICHMOND, TX

    EVERY TIME I FUEL UP, IF I LEAVE IT FILLING UP AUTOMATICALLY, GAS SPEWS OUT WHEN IT GETS TO FULL AND GOES EVERYWHERE. EVEN IF I AM TRYING TO WATCH THE GALLONS AND STOP BEFORE IT GETS TO FULL, IT STILL SPEWS EVERYWHERE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS SPECIFIC TO MY VEHICLE, BUT I'VE NOW SEEN HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE VERY SAME ISSUES WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF JEEP, PLUS MANY OTHER YEARS AND MODELS. *TR

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  • 2008 JEEP LIBERTY
    - CHULA VISTA, CA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, WATER BEGAN LEAKING THROUGH THE RETRACTABLE SKY SLIDER, ALLOWING AIR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUCTURE OF THE ROOF WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,701.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 JEEP LIBERTY
    - TEMPE, AZ

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE MOON ROOF AND IT WAS HARD TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUCTURE OF THE ROOF WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 3/5/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SKY SLIDER ROOF WAS REPAIRED IN 2009. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR. THE ROOF CONTINUED TO PARTIALLY OPEN. UPDATED 03/21/14

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 JEEP LIBERTY
    - GLOUCESTER, MA

    FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN MY CAR HAS BEEN COMING ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES IT WILL STAY ON FOR A COUPLE DAYS, OTHER TIMES IT WILL ONLY STAY ON FOR A COUPLE MINUTES. MY MOTHER ALSO HAS A JEEP LIBERTY AND HERS IS DOING THE SAME THING. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TRIGGERS IT TO COME ON BUT TYPICALLY IT COMES ON WHEN I AM THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR. I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR LESS THEN 6 MONTHS SO I TOOK IT IN LAST WEEK TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER JEEP LIBERTYS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST ME $459 FOR A NEW OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER (EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR LESS THEN 6 MONTHS AND IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY). I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND IT SHOULD BE MADE A RECALL FOR JEEPS BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE REGARDING THEIR JEEP LIBERTYS. *TR

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  • 2008 JEEP LIBERTY
    - DISCOVERY BAY, CA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER BUT IT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,660.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 JEEP LIBERTY
    - LAUREL, MD

    VEHICLE WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AND THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS CAR IS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID ONTO THE RACK AND PINION. ALONG WITH THIS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE LATEST RECALL CONCERNING THE HEAT SHIELD. JEEP REFUSES TO ADD MY CAR TO THE RECALL LIST AND I AM SURE THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED. *TR

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  • 2008 JEEP LIBERTY
    - TALLAHASSEE, FL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED AND FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2008 JEEP LIBERTY
    - HOWELL, MI

    PANORAMIC ROOF - WILL NOT CLOSE. APPEARS THAT PASSENGER SIDE TRACK IS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY AND THE TOP WILL NOT FULLY CLOSE AND FLAPS IN THE WIND. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER SECURE AS WELL AS THE ANNOYANCE OF THE FLAPPING IN THE WIND. ALSO, NO WAY TO SECURE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER WHICH IS CAUSING STAINING OF THE INTERIOR AROUND THE ROOF. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE