2004 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS CLICK OFF THEN ON, OFF THEN ON. THE ACT IS SPORADIC AND COMES ON WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE DRIVER AHEAD OF YOU THINKS YOU ARE ANGRY AT THEM. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC. HE CAN NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOR DOES HIS COMPUTER EQUIPMENT INDICATE ANY MALFUNCTION. I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS THE SOLUTION. *TR

PARKED VEHICLE AT GAS PUMP. SET PARKING BRAKE, LEFT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL (ENGINE IDLING). GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND IT THEN STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AT ABOUT 14,000 MILES AND STILL DOESN'T EVEN AFTER HAVING THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES AND SPRINGS REPLACED. I REPLACED THEM BECAUSE THE RIGHT-REAR PARKING BRAKE HAS TAKEN TO STICKING WHILE DRIVING. A COUPLE OF TIMES I'VE COME HOME AND GOTTEN OUT OF MY VEHICLE TO AN ACRID SMELL OF BURNING AND THE EXCESSIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURES COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR BRAKES. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THE GAS-STATION INCIDENT HAPPENED, AND THE ONLY REASON IT STILL DOESN'T HAPPEN IS I NEVER LEAVE IT PARKED OUT OF GEAR ANYMORE. THE PARKING BRAKE IS WORTHLESS AND WOULD NEVER BE OF USE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY WHERE THE PRIMARY BRAKING SYSTEM HAS FAILED. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED IF I HADN'T BEEN RIGHT THERE TO JUMP IN MY VEHICLE TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 112,000. UPDATED 3/14/13 *CN UPDATED 04/22/2013 *JS

DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER FELT EXTREMELY HOT AGAINST MY BACK WHILE DRIVING. LEANED FORWARD AND SMELLED A BURNING ODOR, ALSO FELT JACKET AND BACK OF SEAT WHICH WERE BOTH EXTREMELY HOT AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE HEATED SEATS. UPON ARRIVING AT WORK,GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SAW THE FRONT SEAT LEATHER AGAINST WHERE MY BACK WAS HAD BEEN BURNED, AS WELL AS THE BACK OF MY JACKET. CALLED THE CHRYSLER RECALL PHONE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FOR THE HEATED SEATS MALFUNCTIONING AND OVERHEATING, THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL AVAILABLE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP LIBERTY. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY IS EXPIRED, THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER EXPENSES DUE TO REPAIRS. I THEN CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, WHO ALSO SAID I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS SINCE THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL OF JEEP. UPON SEARCHING THE WEB, THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF OTHER JEEP LIBERTIES WITH THIS ISSUE, INCLUDING A COURT CASE THAT WAS FILED 10/29/12 FOR A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY WHICH THE HEATED SEATS GENERATED DANGEROUSLY HIGH TEMPERATURES IN WHICH A CONSUMER ENDURED THIRD DEGREE BURNS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE OR INJURY TO CONSUMERS. *TR

REAR CONTROL ARM FAILED. CHRYSLER WILL NOT FIX REAR CONTROL ARM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE REAR CONTROL ARM ON THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR VEHICLES IN OTHER STATE BECAUSE OF THE SALT ON THE ROADS DURING WINTER DRIVING. SOUTH DAKOTA HAS THE SAME SALT ON ROADS AS MINNESOTA AND IOWA (STATES LISTED ON THE RECALL) AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

2004 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR TOWING AND PARTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *JB

THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CAR CRASH. I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT 5 DEC 2012. I MANAGED TO AVOID A BIGGER CRASH BY SWERVING BUT MY JEEP LOST CONTROL WHEN THE TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH AND ROLLED INTO A FENCE. MY FRONT AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF. SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE? I'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT I DID NOT OWN THE CAR AT THE TIME. DO I HAVE A CLAIM? *TR

THIS IS DANGEROUS... YOU HEAR A CLICKING SOUND, THEN YOUR HEADLIGHTS START FLASHING RANDOMLY HIGH TO LOW< LOW TO HIGH. THIS GOES ON FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. IT IS DANGEROUS....I HAVE TAKEN THIS JEEP TO SEVERAL PLACES AND NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM> JEEP HOWEVER WANTS TO CHARGE ME 90 TO TELL ME THEY CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. I SEE ON THE INTERNET WHERE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE> YOU GUYS NEED TO RECALL THESE JEEPS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED> *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE HUB BACK ON THE WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12E047000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: HUB) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,000....UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF

HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT VARIOUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON. LIGHTS MAY FLASH ON AND OFF UP TO 4 TIMES WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. OCCURS IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER, REGARDLESS OF BUMPS IN ROAD, MAY HAPPEN JUST AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE OR AFTER MANY MILES. CLICK SOUND WILL BE HEARD INSIDE CAR WHEN LIGHTS GO OUT. LIGHTS MAY REMAIN OFF FOR NEARLY A SECOND BEFORE COMING BACK ON. JEEP DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO LOCATE ISSUE, TOLD ME TO RETURN WHEN LIGHTS GO OUT AND STAY OUT. *TR