2002 Jeep Liberty Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDEPENDENTLY DIAGNOSED THAT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE CORRODED (METAL PART) AND BROKE NEAR THE THE CRIMP FITTING. CORROSION WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO RUBBER SHEAVE COVERING THE CRIMP FITTING CONNECTING THE HOSE TO THE METAL LINE PART. *TR

DRIVING ALONG BEHIND SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES, THE WEATHER WAS WARM AND THE ROADWAY WAS DRY. DUE TO A RED LIGHT, VEHICLES AHEAD RAPIDLY SLOWED TO A STOP. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30MPH AND APPLIED MY BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID HITTING THE SLOWLY MOVING VEHICLE AHEAD. MY VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND I PUMPED THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL. I TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE FINALLY CAUGHT AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WITHIN TWO FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE STOPPED VEHICLE AHEAD. IT RESEMBLED THE FEELING OF ABS ON AN ICY ROAD, BUT ROAD CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT AT THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE BRAKE FAILURE. THERE IS GOOD BRAKE PEDAL AND THE MASTER CYLINDER IS FILLED WITH BRAKE FLUID. I AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND AFTER READING A MULTITUDE OF OTHER MISHAPS BY OTHER 2002 LIBERTY OWNERS, THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN COMING TO AN IDLE SPEED AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND THE IDLE CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/26/15*CN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. UPDATED 06/18/15*JB

THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE METAL TUBING CONNECTED TO THE DISC BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY DISCONNECTED FROM THE RUBBER TUBING PORTION OF THE BRAKE LINE SUDDENLY DURING BRAKING. THIS RESULTED IN THE 2002 JEEP LIBERTY RUNNING INTO OUR GARAGE DOOR. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT NORMALLY THESE BRAKE LINES ARE A PRESS-FIT ASSEMBLY SO THAT THEY MAY LEAK, BUT NOT FAIL CATASTROPHICALLY LIKE THIS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. FORTUNATELY, THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT AT AN INTERSECTION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS WAS A POOR DESIGN AND IS UNSAFE! *TR

DURING INSPECTION FOR VACATION FOUND RUST AND CORROSION WHERE BRAKE LINES ARE THREADED INTO BRAKE ASSEMBLE ON FRONT WHEELS. THERE IS A RUBBER BUMPER TO PROTECT AGAINST RUBBING BUT IF PUSHED UP TO FAR ONTO CRIMPED FITTING IT ALLOWS WATER AND DIRT TO COLLECT AND RUST PART. MECHANIC SAID UNDER HARD BRAKING FITTING WILL BURST CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS QUITE COMMON. NEEDS A NEW DESIGN TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEEL LINE AROUND THE FRONT BRAKE HOSE WAS CORRODED AND HAD CAUSED THE BRAKE HOSE TO FRACTURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,900. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AS THE FRONT BRAKES SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

REAR AXLE SEALS LEAKING REPLACED SEALS, BEARINGS, AND BRAKES ON BOTH SIDES. ENGINE STARTED USING EXCESSIVE OIL, SOMETIME UP TO 2-3 QUARTS LOW, NO SMOKE OR LEAKS DETECTED. ALL THE POWER WINDOWS STARTED MALFUNCTIONING ONE BY ONE, WOULD NOT GO BACK UP, STILL WORKING ISSUE. REAR WIPER DOES NOT WORK. HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE LIGHT UNITS TWICE DUE TO SHORTS IN WIRING. REPLACE PLASTIC RADIATOR AND ELECTRIC COOLING FAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SUDDENLY THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME NONFUNCTIONAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO THE BLOWER MOTOR OVERHEATED AS A RESULT TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE LABOR FEE WOULD BE $87 AN HOUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

HAD JUST PURCHASED A JEEP LIBERTY USED --FIRST TIME I DROVE IT ON A WET ROAD-I WAS BRAKING AS USUAL AT A RED LIGHT--THE CAR SKIDDED AND SWERVED 40 FEET, FINALLY STOPPING BUT NOT BEFORE I HAD TO VERY OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME --I WAS ONLY GOING 30-35 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I STARTED BRAKING--I WAS TERRIFIED BY THE FACT THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES!! --TOOK THE CAR INTO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP--THEY SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE --I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON THE CAR --EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE TIRES WERE FINE TOO --THE SECOND TIME -(--WET ROAD)--I WAS GOING ABOUT 25 MILES AND HOUR AND LIGHTLY BRAKED ----CAR SLID INSTEAD OF STOPPING---SAME DAY---NOW VERY CAUTIOUS, I CAREFULLY HIT THE BRAKES WHEN A CAR QUITE A DISTANCE AHEAD OF ME PULLED OUT --AGAIN--I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 35MPH---FORTUNATELY I STARTED BRAKING THE SECOND I SAW HIM BECAUSE THE CAR SKIDDED 30-40 FEET AT LEAST, TURNING TOWARD THE RIGHT, AND FINALLY STOPPED 3 CAR LENGTHS BEFORE I WOULD HAVE HIT THIS CAR IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ---HAD I NOT HAD THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT JUST MINUTES BEFORE ---I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT--I WENT ONLINE TODAY --THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH JEEP LIBERTY'S--ONE PERSON REFERS TO HER LIBERTY AS A DEATH TRAP--ANOTHER MAN SAID HIS WIFE COMPLAINED OF THIS AND HE DIDN'T BELIEVE HER UNTIL HE SKIDDED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION GOING ONLY 20 MPH!!! SOMEONE ELSE, KNOWING THIS PROBLEM , SIMPLY TRADED HIS VEHICLE TO AN UNSUSPECTING BUYER ---THIS DEFECT IS FRIGHTENING!!!! THIS IS A CAR I RARELY DRIVE-- FORTUNATELY BECAUSE NOW I CAN'T TAKE IT ON THE ROAD FOR FEAR OF HAVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT!! *TR

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP, GOING DOWNHILL ON A DAY IT HAD RAINED BUT WAS NO LONGER RAINING. I HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR THE DAY OF THIS INCIDENT. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP BECAUSE ANOTHER CAR WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT THE END OF THE HILL AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AN HOUR, AND LUCKILY STARTED TO STOP IN TIME BECAUSE I SLIDE ALMOST 50 FEET AND TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY TO AVOID THE CAR. THE JEEP NEVER CAME TO A STOP THE CAR TURNED AND WAS ABLE TO LET OFF THE BRAKES. THE JEEP HAS DONE THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASION PRIOR AND I THOUGHT I NEED BRAKES AND THAT THEM REPLACED. THIS HAPPENED AFTER I HAD NEW BRAKES PUT ON. *TR

WHEN IT IS DAMP OUT OR MOISTURE IN THE AIR, MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY JEEP LIBERTY, I HAVE SLID OFF THE ROAD TWICE. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY 6 MONTHS AGO. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL I RECEIVED 2 WEEKS AGO ABOUT LOWER BALL JOINTS BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES, WHEN THE ROAD IS WET AND I APPLY BRAKES I START TO SLIDE AND CANT STOP. ONE DAY I WAS GOING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ALL I COULD DO WAS SLIDE, I WASN'T EVEN ABLE TO MAKE THAT TURN. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, SHOULDN'T THIS BE A SAFETY RECALL. THIS JEEP HAS APPROX. 55000 MILES. *JB

WHEN IT'S COLD AND EITHER SNOWY OR ICY AT ANY SPEED "5 MPH -- 35 MPH MY JEEP LIBERTY FAILS TO STOP FOR A VERY LONG DISTANCE. AT 5 MPH IT TAKES WELL OVER 30-40 FEET. THE ABS MAKE NOISE LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING. BUT ITS AS IF THEY NEVER ACTUALLY ENGAGE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO USE A SNOWY BANK SEVERAL TIMES SO I WOULDN'T ROLL STRAIGHT INTO AN INTERSECTION. THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE HAD IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES AND TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. MY FATHER DROVE THIS SAME VEHICLE AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HIM. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. FOR SAFETY REASONS I LEAVE MY LIBERTY IN THE GARAGE ON SNOWY DAYS AND TAKE MY FORD TRUCK OUT INSTEAD. I DO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH MY TRUCK. *NM

ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS: ------------------------ US CUSTOMER SERVICE - CHRYSLER BRAND SITE BRIEF DESCRIPTION: FIXING MY RECALL ALMOST TURNING OUT DEADLY LOSING CONTROL OF MY FRONT BRAKES COMMENTS: TODAY MY WIFE AND I PICKED UP HER JEEP LIBERTY AFTER HAVING THE FRONT BALL JOINTS REPLACED (IT WAS A SAFETY RECALL) FROM KONA AUTO CENTER IN KAILUA KONA, HI. KONA IS 45 MILES FROM MY TOWN OF KAMUELA. MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR HOME AND EVERY TIME SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, THE FRONT BRAKES MADE A LOUD CLUNK, LOUDER EACH TIME. SHE ALSO NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND. WHEN SHE CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN TOWN. THE CAR ALMOST DIDN'T STOP. SHE HAD TO DOWN SHIFT AND EVEN HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO KEEP FROM REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. I TEST DROVE THE CAR THERE WAS SOMETHING VERY WRONG. I STARTED TO DRIVE BACK TO KONA. I TO HAD TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. IF I TOUCHED THE BRAKE, THE FRONT BRAKES WOULD MAKE A LOUD BANG AND THEN WOULD RATTLE, WITH NO STOPPING POWER. HALF WAY BACK I HAD TO STOP. I CRAWLED UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND TO MY AMAZEMENT THAT ONE BOLT ON EACH FRONT BRAKE CALIPER WAS MISSING AND THE OTHER BOLT WAS ONLY FINGER TIGHT. I CALLED THE KONA AUTO CENTER AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER JEFF. I TOLD HIM I WAS ON MY WAY AND HOW DANGEROUS MY SITUATION WAS. JEFF MET ME AS I ARRIVED. HE ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED. I TOLD HIM I JUST WANTED THE TWO BOLTS PUT BACK AND TORQUE ALL THE HARDWARE AND THE BRAKES CHECKED. I ALSO TOLD HIM TO TELL ALL HIS EMPLOYEES THAT ANY TIME THEY TOUCH/DISCONNECT ANY BRAKE SYSTEM THEY BETTER PAY ATTENTION. MY FAMILY LIVES DEPEND ON THEM. HE OFFER ME SOME FREE SERVICING, BUT I TOLD HIM THAT HIS KONA SHOP HAS ALREADY LOST MY BUSINESS. I TYPICALLY DO ALL MY OWN MAINTENANCE. I WOULD THINK I COULD TRUST THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NOW I KNOW BETTER... PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND EMAIL ME BACK. VIN: 2W176146, MILEAGE: 78000, SERVICING DEALER: KONA AUTO CENTER. *NM

TOOK MY CAR IN TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND RECENT RECALL INSTALLATION, WAS TOLD MY FRONT BRAKES HAD ABOUT 1,000 MILES LEFT , THIS AT 53,00 MILES. TOOK CAR TO MEINIKE FOR A 2ND OPINION AND FRONT DRUMS COULD BE REGROUND BUT REAR BRAKES WERE SHOT, MECHANICAL FAILURE, EITHER BAD PARTS OR INCORRECT INSTALLATION. I AM FIRST OWNER AND DRIVE 14 MILES TO WORK, TOP SPEED 35 MPH DUE TO BACK ROADS AND TRAFFIC. 5 SPEED STANDARD TRANSMISSION. REPLACED REAR BRAKES. NO WARNING SOUNDS. DEALER UNSYMPATHETIC. NOT WILLING TO LOOK AT DAMAGED BRAKE PARTS, WHICH I KEPT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS ON WET ROADS, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED.