2002 Jeep Liberty Electrical System Problems

REAR POWER WINDOW MADE CRACKING GRINDING NOISE AND WINDOW FAILED TO RAISE OR LOWER

I WENT TO THE STORE AND PICKED UP CHIPS AND DRINKS AND KEEP RUNNING FINE. GOT BACK IN IT AND TOOK ME SEVERAL TRIES TO CRANK. KEPT GOING DEAD ON THE MILE DRIVE HOME. HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED BUT MECHANIC REPLACED COMPUTER SPARK PLUGS FUEL PUMP AND INJECTION SYSTEM. STILL WOULDN'T CRANK WELL. HAD NEW COMPUTER PROGRAMMED. NOTHING. TILL SAYS 3 CYLINDERS ARE NOT WORKING AND I NEED A NEW MOTOR.

AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO APPEAR ON AND OFF EVEN THOUGH RECALL M35 WAS PERFORMED. 06/17 ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BRAKE PADS. 04/15 PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR REPAIRED 04/13. NOT WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. A/C CONDENSER REPLACED 04/13. NOT WORKING.

THIS PAST MAY, MY AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND STAYING ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY IMPACT SENSOR, LEFT SIDE AND REPLACED IT AT A COST TO ME OF $297.10. TODAY, SIX MONTHS EXACTLY AFTER THAT VISIT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I AM BRINGING IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT TOMORROW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

A YEAR AGO WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING FOR SEVERAL MILES, THE ENGINE WIRE HARNESS FROM STARTER TO BATTERY CAUGHT FIRE. THE HARNESS WAS DESTROYED. A REPLACEMENT FROM A SALVAGE YARD WENT ABOUT 100' AND IT ALSO CAUGHT FIRE DESTROYING ITSELF. ANOTHER HARNESS WAS INSTALLED AND A YEAR LATER THE SAME FIRE ON THE SAME HARNESS OCCURRED YESTERDAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated upon exiting the vehicle, the lights on the unlock and lock button remained illuminated, causing the battery to drain. The contact stated that the vehicle constantly had to be jump-started due to the failure. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 118.

POWER WINDOW MOTOR WENT, COULDN'T GET WINDOW UP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,351.

2012 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DOOR LOCKS ISSUE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WANTS TO ONLY UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, NOT HAVE ALL THE DOORS UNLOCK. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE KNOWS IF SHE CLICKS THE BUTTON TWICE, IT WILL UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS. HOWEVER, SHE ONLY CLICKED THE BUTTON ONCE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK RANDOMLY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED, HE RAN OUT OF GAS. UPDATED 08/02/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I KEEP MY CAR PARKED IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE WHEN IT IS NOT BEING DRIVEN. ONE MORNING, I WENT INTO THE GARAGE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK. I USED MY REMOTE TO OPEN MY CAR DOOR. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE BACKSEAT PASSENGER WINDOW, IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE WAS ROLLED DOWN. I KNOW I HAD NOT ROLLED IT DOWN. I GOT IN THE CAR AND PUSHED ON THE BUTTON TO RAISE THE WINDOW. THE WINDOW RATTLED AND GROANED WITH AN ELECTRICAL SOUND. I LOOKED AT THE WINDOW - IT HAD NOT ROLLED UP. I HAD TO GET TO WORK, SO I DROVE MY CAR WITH THE WINDOW IN THAT SHAPE. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I ASKED A CO-WORKER TO HELP ME TAPE IT UP. SO THEN, MY WINDOW WAS MANUALLY PUSHED UP BY TWO PEOPLE TRYING TO PUSH IT UP FROM THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE. THEN TAPE WAS APPLIED TO THE WINDOW TO HOLD IT UP, BUT IT STARTED TO SLIP DOWN. SO THE PERSON WHO WAS FIRST HELPING PUT A PIECE OF CARDBOARD ON THE INSIDE PART OF THE WINDOW, SAYING THAT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM FALLING DOWN. IT WORKED FOR AWHILE, BUT THEN THE CARDBOARD SLIPPED DOWN INTO THE WINDOW. SO THEN, I FOUND TWO BIGGER PIECES OF CARDBOARD TO HOLD IT IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND WE TAPED SOME MORE. IT IS NOW TAPED UP AND SO FAR IS HOLDING, BUT AS RAIN MAY COME, IT WILL PROBABLY FALL AGAIN. I CALLED JEEP AND ASKED HOW THIS COULD BE REPAIRED. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT $400. I DON'T HAVE A SPARE $400 TO SPEND ON A CAR THAT HAS HAD A MASSIVE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS AND HAS COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS OVER THE YEAR. THEN THE NEXT THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THAT THE FRONT DRIVER-SIDE HUBCAB DISAPPEARED - THIS IS NEVER ENDING TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. I TOLD JEEP EARLY ON - THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO HELP OR EXCHANGE IT FOR A CAR WITHOUT PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE IS TERRIBLE, AND THE DEALERSHIP IS EVEN WORSE.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ABOUT 10 MINS LATER, IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN AND DROVE NORMALLY. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD, I COULD HAVE DIED. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO A MECHANIC AND PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. FROM LOOKING ONLINE, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE CAN REALLY LOSE THEIR LIFE OVER THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXHIBITING ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH SIMILAR TO OTHERS SUCH AS THE GM CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION. WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ROTATED TO THE START/CRANK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STARTS AND THE KEY IS RELEASED IT SOMETIMES DOES NOT FULLY RETURN TO THE ON/RUN POSITION FROM THE START CRANK POSITION. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN SOME ELECTRICAL FUNCTION ARE OFFLINE DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCHES FAILURE TO REALLY RETURN TO THE ON/RUN POSITION. THE SITUATION IS NOT USUALLY NOTICED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND ONE THE EFFECTED SYSTEMS IS USED (TURN SIGNAL, HVAC, RADIO) SYSTEMS THAT ARE EFFECTED AND NOT RECEIVING POWER ARE TURN SIGNALS, RADIO, AIRBAG, HVAC. THE SWITCH CAN BE MOVED INTO THE ON/RUN POSITION AND THESE SYSTEMS THEN COME ON-LINE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT (SIGNAL LAMPS NOT WORKING, HVAC DEFOGGER NOT WORKING) OR POSSIBLE AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT IN A CRASH (POSSIBLE INJURY OR FATALITY). THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION AND WELL MAINTAINED BY AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER AUTO TECHNICIAN> THE VEHICLE HAS NO SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE HISTORY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME THROUGH THE STEREO SYSTEM. I NOTICED ALL POWER TO MY CAR WENT OUT. THE RADIO, LIGHTS, DASH, HEADLIGHTS, EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. I WENT AND TRIED EVERYTHING. I THOUGHT MAYBE A FUSE HAD BLOWN, NOT THE CASE. I REPLACED HEAD LAMPS, AND THE LIGHTS STILL DIDN'T WORK. I CHANGED MY STEERING SWITCH OUT AND HAVE SINCE FIGURED OUT IT MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE? I HAVE READ MANY MANY PAGES ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE OR VERY SIMILAR. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT AND ITS NOT STREET SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE ON THE REAR HATCH MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,986. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A POP SOUND AND A STICK SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART THAT CONNECTS TO THE MOTOR INSIDE THE PANEL WAS RIPPED IN HALF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A MONTH AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WINDOW MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.