2008 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- SWOYERSVILLE, PA
SKYSLIDER ROOF, STOPPED WORKING MANY TIMES BETWEEN 2008 AND 2018. THIS MAKES FOR A SITUATION WHERE THE ROOF CAN OPEN WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN MOVING AND WHEN STATIONARY. I HAVE NEVER TRIED TO OPEN THE ROOF WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MOTORWORLD IN WILKES BARRE PA TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR OVER A YEAR WITH NO SUCCESS.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- RACCOON, KY
TAKATA RECALL SUNROOF HAS LEAKED SINCE I OWNED IT IN '10 CLEANED DRAINS N IT HASN'T HELPED...MY WINDOWS FOG UP DUE TO MOISTURE IN CAR N CAN'T KEEP THEM CLEAR! HEATER HAS TORE UP FROM WATER LEAKAGE....WATER IN WIRING HAS MESSED MY COMPUTER SYSTEM UP....TOOK IT TO MECHANIC N THEY FAVE ME 3PGS OF CODES IT WAS SHOWING...N REFUSED TO WORK ON IT! CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD MILDEW IN VEHICLE FROM MOISTURE! HEAT SHIELD FAIL OFF 6 YRS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN 4LANE! MY 4WHEEL DRIVE HAS GONE OUT....I HAVE SEVERAL LITES ON MY DASH CHECK ENGINE ABS 4WHEEL DRIVE...TRACTION CONTROL....I CAN'T REM. THE OTHERS AND MY TIRE SENSOR WENT OUT RITE AFTER I BOUGHT IT THAT LET'S U KNOW U R AIR IS LOW! MY BIG CONCERN IS THE WATER....I'VE GOTTEN IN MY JEEP AFTER A STORM N THERE B 3IN OF WATER IN MY FLOOR BOARD! I'M CONCERNED MY CABIN IS GOIN TO COLLAPSE!AND THE BLACK MOLD WITH CAUSE ME HARM! I SPENT ALL MY SAVED MONEY N PAID CASH FOR MY JEEP WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICHLE....I USED MY DIVORCE SETTLEMENT MONEY TO PROVIDE ME WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A RELIABLE VEHICLE AND I'VE GOT SCREWED! I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER ONE! WHEN DRIVING THE WATER WILL SUDDENLY FALL FROM CABIN ON U AND DROWNED U SCARING U SHOCKING U.....THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO WRECK! CUZ U DON'T EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN! WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT TURNING THEM ON....THERE'S SO MUCH I CAN'T THINK OF IT ALL
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- HOBBS, NM
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT WILL NOT TURN OVER. IT CONTINUES TO CRANK UNTIL IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. TYPICALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WILL START UP CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS IN THE COLD AND IN THE HEAT, AFTER RUNNING FINE ALL DAY OR SITTING TURNED OFF OVER NIGHT.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- PALM COAST, FL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SUN ROOF ALMOST COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAYTONA DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1450 N TOMOKA FARMS RD, SUITE A, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124, (386) 274-0571) THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SKY SLIDER SUN ROOF BRAND WAS BEING DISCONTINUED WHILE THE PART WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- MARICOPA, AZ
WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS JEEP WHICH ALL COME FROM THETIPM AND THE ECM. WE HAVE REPLACED THE TIPM 3TIMES NOW AT OVER $1000.00 EACH TIME!!! THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THIS PART. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I AM GOING TO TRY AND START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST JEEP SEEINGS HOW THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND MAKE THEIR CUSTOMERS PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- MERIDEN, CT
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE SKY SLIDER OPEN AND THE WIND SNAPPED THE ROOF OFF OF THE TRACKS CAUSING IT TO FLY BACK. I PUT A WIND DAMAGE CLAIM INTO USAA AND WAS DENIED AS THEY FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THE ROOF WAS POORLY MADE UNABLE TO WITHSTAND NORMAL DRIVING SPEEDS. AFTER A NATIONWIDE SEARCH THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THE VEHICLE IS ROOFLESS AND NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- VINCENNES, IN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE WAS DETECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HEAT SHIELD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- SAN ANTONIO, TX
WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK WITH REMOTE KEY, HORN BLARES, WIPERS GO, WASHER FLUID SPRAYS, LOCKS GO HAYWIRE. HAPPENS REGULARLY NOW, ALSO STARTED WHILE IDLING FOR AWHILE. CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL DO THIS WHEN DRIVING SOON. ON ONE OCCASION I STARTED VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE DOING THIS. HAPPENED A LEAST A DOZEN TIMES IN LAST 6-8 WEEKS.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- PALM COAST,, FL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LIBERTY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SKY SLIDER ROOF TOP MALFUNCTIONED AND ERRONEOUSLY CRACKED OPEN. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE TOP COULD NOT BE CLOSED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAYTONA DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP(1450 N. TOMOKA FARMS RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL) WHO INDICATED THAT THE REPAIRS FOR THE SKY SLIDER ROOF TOP WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWO YEARS PREVIOUSLY FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
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2008 JEEP LIBERTY- CLEVELAND, GA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE, THE HORN WOULD SOUND, THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OR EXCEED 20 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURES. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURES WOULD OCCUR WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER (ED VOYLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 789 COBB PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30060, (844) 715-5921) STATED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURES BACK IN 2016. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS ONLY A TWELVE MONTH WARRANTY ON THE ORIGINAL REPAIRS PERFORMED IN 2016. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
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