2008 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

I JUST RETURNED FROM ALEXANDER CHRYSLER JEEP IN FRANKLIN, TN 615-794-5000. THEY TRIED TO BLAME A VACUUM HOSE FOR LETTING GASOLINE FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THE 2008 JEEP LIBERTY TO AVOID A WARRANTY FIX. THIS IS WHERE THE MY HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLAINT COMES IN. MY WIFE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING SICK WITH HEADACHES AND STOMACH PAIN FOR MONTHS. ORIGINALLY WE TOOK THE JEEP IN FOR "GAS CAP" WARNING ON THE ODOMETER AND ENGINE LIGHT. NOTHING WAS FOUND. TODAY I TOOK THE JEEP IN AN ALEXANDER FOUND A CLEARLY ABRADED OR DETERIORATED VACUUM HOSE THAT THEY SAID COULD ALLOW THE GAS FUMES INTO THE CABIN. MY WIFE HAS BEEN BREATHING THIS FOR MONTHS AND IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THIS EXPOSES OCCUPANTS TO TOXIC FUMES AND RISKS AN EXPLOSION HAZARD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ASAP. IF YOU CAN CONTACT ME ASAP I CAN LET YOU SEE THIS HOSE AS IT SITS. *TR

2008 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 SKYSLIDER ROOF DOES NOT SEAL BACK DOWN WHEN CLOSED AND CAUSES SEVERE WIND NOISE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY JUST ADJUSTED IT, THE SECOND THEY ORDERED IN A NEW MODULATOR. BOTH TIMES IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS SUN ROOF. THEY HAVE NOT SOLD ALOT OF JEEPS WITH THE SKYSLIDER, SO THE COMPLAINTS MAY BE FEW, BUT I HAVE TALKED TO A COUPLE OWNERS AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

JEEP LIBERTY 08, ENGINE HESITATE AND RUNS ROUGH WHEN DRIVING AT A STEADY 42-MPH AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. TEST WAS PERFORMED BY TECH AND CONCERN WAS VERIFIED. TECH CONTACTED ENGINEERS AND WAS ADVISED TO REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CON. WAS REPLACED BUT STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. NOTHING CHANGED. THIS IS THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. FIRST ON JANUARY AND NOW IN APRIL 14, 2009. VEHICLE BOUGHT ON NOVEMBER 28, 2008. *TR

SIGNAL LIGHT FAILS TO TURN OFF IMMEDIATELY WHEN RETURNED TO THE NEUTRAL OFF) POSITION. DURING THE WINTER, THE TURN SIGNAL ON AN 18 DEG. F. MORNING WOULD NOT TURN OFF TILL I HAD DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. I CARRIED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP (ABOUT 25 MILES AWAY) BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, NOW THE SIGNAL DOES THE SAME ON WARMER DAYS BUT DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN AND IS NOT PREDICTABLE. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE JEEP UP HILL THE JEEP WILL DROP ITS SPEED TREMENDOUSLY FROM 65 OR 70 TO 40 OR EVEN 30 MPH. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT UP A HILL. IN HEAVY HIGHWAY IT IS DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT'S HOW THEY ALL OPERATE AND AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP TO JUST PUSH THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THIS MAY HELP. THIS PROCESS IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET PAST THE HILL THE CAR IS THEN MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED WHICH IS ALSO DANGEROUS. SINCE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE DEALERSHIP STATES CANNOT BE CORRECTED. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS MALFUNCTION OF THIS VEHICLE. ROAD TRIPS ARE NOT SAFE IF YOU DRIVE UPHILL. NOTHING WILL BE DONE UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. UNFORTUNATELY CHRYSLER WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP THIS UNDER THE RUG UNTIL THEN. I ALSO CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR CHRYSLER WHICH WAS A WASTE OF TIME DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS HUNG UP ON AND REFUSED A MANAGER AS WELL AS ANY ONE OF AUTHORITY. I WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION TO THIS TYPE OF DEFECT WHICH IS NOT A NORMAL OPERATION OF ANY VEHICLE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT MANY CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS AND OBVIOUSLY NOTHING IS GOING TO BE DONE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE CAR IS SAFE AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER VERIFIED THAT KNOWING THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH HILLS. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE BODY IS TOO HEAVY FOR A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. UNFORTUNATELY CHRYSLER DOES NOT MAKE THE CONSUMERS AWARE OF THIS BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS A CONCERN OF MINE AS WELL. I AM SURE THAT EVENTUALLY EVERY CUSTOMER THAT HAS PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IS AWARE OF IT AFTER THE FACT. *TR

WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF THE JEEP THERE ARE STRESS POINTS WHERE THE PLASTIC WAS MOLDED, AND DUE TO THE CHEAP NATURE OF THE PLASTIC WHERE THE STRESS POINTS (PLASTIC CLIP AREAS) ARE LOCATED THERE ARE DISCOLORATION SPOTS FORMING IN THE PLASTIC INTERIOR IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF THE JEEP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A COMPLETE FAILURE OF QUALITY CONTROL. *TR

WATER MARK DISCOLORATION ON THE CLOTH SEATS OF THE 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. ANY FORM OF CONDENSATION, SWEAT OR EVEN RAIN WATER WILL CAUSE THESE SEATS TO STAIN. STAINS REMAIN EVEN AFTER THE SEATS HAVE DRIED. *TR

I AM ON MY SECOND FRONT WINDSHIELD FOR MY 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. WITHIN 2000 MILES OF DRIVING MY NEW JEEP, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A MYRIAD OF TINY "POCK MARKS". THE MARKS BECAME SO NUMEROUS THAT VISIBILITY BEGAN TO DIMINISH, ESPECIALLY WITH A STRONG SUN GLARE. THE WINDSHIELD SUBSEQUENTLY CRACKED AT THE 13000 MILE POINT AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP WITH A FACTORY WINDOW. THE NEW FRONT WINDOW HAS APPROX 1000 MILES ON IT AND IT DEVELOPING THE SAME MARKS. I DO NOT WORK IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE JEEP IS ALWAYS GARAGED AT HOME. *TR

I WAS IN TRAFFIC & ANOTHER CAR CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO HITTING ME. I WAS USING MY HORN AND MID-WAY THROUGH IT STOPPED WORKING. THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE FOR 3-5 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. *TR

SKY SLIDER ROOF DOES NOT STAY TIGHT TO FRAME AND ALSO HAS SERIOUS WIND NOISE. *TR