2002 Jeep Liberty Tires & Wheels Problems

LUG NUTS BROKE ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING ON I95 THE JEEP STARTED MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE WHEEL WAS ANGLED. I GOT A TOW TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED 5 WHEEL STUDS AND LUG NUTS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE LIBERTY.

I HAVE A SET OF 4 UNIROYAL LIBERATOR A/T P235 70R16 TIRES DOT APO8 C62U 4410 THAT HAVE HORRIBLE PROBLEMS. ONE OF THEM IS SO ELLIPTICAL THAT YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE RIDING ON A EGG SHAPED TIRE THAT ALMOST MAKES YOU SICK AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IT HAS A AWFUL VIBRATION AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE OTHER 3 OF THE SET ARE SO OUT OF BALANCE THAT EVEN WITH 5 OUNCES OF WEIGHT, THE TIRES STILL VIBRATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES, SIZE 235/70R/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THERE WAS DRY ROT ON THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE TIRES WAS 42,000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 114,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLERS-A TIRES, SIZE: P235/70R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE TREAD OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE AXLE, CAUSING THE TIRE AND VEHICLE TO WOBBLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND REPLACE THE TIRE WITH THE SPARE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO TAKE THE TIRE TO GOODYEAR TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

THE WHEEL LUG BOLTS, ALL FIVE, ON THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL HAVE SHEARED OFF AT THE WHEEL HUB. I HAVE THREE OF THE LUG BOLTS (FOR METALLUGICAL ANALYSIS) AND PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE POSITION AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. APPARENTLY TWO OF THE OTHER LUG BOLTS HAD FAILED EARLIER AND DROPPED FROM THE VEHICLE. HAD THIS FINAL FAILURE OCCURRED AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED THAN 1 MPH, THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. I DO NOT FEEL THAT A FAILURE SUCH AS THIS IS NORMAL FOR ~114,000 MILES ON A 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND SUSPECT THAT IT MAY BE THE RESULT OF SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL. I HAVE ELECTRONIC PICTURES THAT I CAN SUBMIT. *KB

LUG NUTS SPLIT IN HALF WHEN REMOVED . IF TIRE GOES FLAT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE TIRE & DRIVE TO SAFETY. 2002 JEEPO LIBERTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 77 MPH THE CONTACT COULD SEE DEBRIS FLYING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE ENTIRE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FENDER WAS MISSING AS WELL AS VARIOUS OTHER PIECES OF THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH FOR ANOTHER MILE MORE DEBRIS WAS COMING FROM THE SAME WHEEL WELL. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE A SECOND TIME, HE OBSERVED THAT THE REAR QUARTER PANEL WAS TORN. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED OF ALL ITS RUBBER. THE TIRE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE TREAD SEPARATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

ON MAY 2ND ,2010, MY WIFE AND SON HEARD AN EXPLOSION OUTSIDE IN OUR DRIVEWAY. WHEN THEY WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS , THEY FOUND THE SPARE TIRE ON THE BACK OF OUR 2002 JEEP LIBERTY HAD BLOWN UP. IT IS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRE MADE IN 2002. IT HAS ONLY BEEN USED ONCE FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES WHICH BRINGS ME TO THE OTHER REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT. LAST FALL WHILE DRIVING TO A MARLINS GAME IN MIAMI AS I WAS ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP GETTING ON TO I 95 THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED THROUGH THE SIDEWALL AND RIPPED APART. THIS TIRE WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AS WE HAD BOUGHT A COMPLETE SET OF 4. THIS TIRE AGAIN WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER. MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND I HAVE A 15 YEAR OLD ABOUT TO GET HIS LICENSE. I REPORTED THIS TIRE FAILURE TO YOUR WEBSITE WHEN IT HAPPENED. OTHER THAN A NOTICE THAT IT WAS RECEIVED I REALLY DIDN'T LEARN ANYTHING ELSE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES AS I FEAR THEY SEEM TO EXPLODE AT WILL FOR NO GOOD REASON. COULD SOMEONE RESPOND. *TR

FRONT LUG NUTS LOOSEN ON 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THIRD TIME ON THIS CAR. *TR

MY SON AND A COUPLE OF HIS FRIENDS AND I WERE TRAVELING TO A MARLINS GAME ,ABOUT A 2 HR. DRIVE FROM OUR HOUSE. I HAD MADE A VISUAL CK. OF TIRES WHILE FUELING CAR BEFORE GETTING ON I-95. ALL LOOKED FINE. ABOUT 3-4 MILES AS I WAS GETTING ON I-95 THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. I PULLED OFF TO A SAFE AREA AND CHANGED TIRE. SOMETHING SEEMED ODD TO ME SO THE NEXT DAY I INSPECTED THE TIRE TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANY REASON FOR THE BLOW OUT. TIRES ARE NOT THAT OLD AND THEY APPEARED TO HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD [3/8"]. TO THE UNTRAINED EYE ALL SEEMED NORMAL AS I COULD FIND NOTHING ON THE TREAD AREA THAT WOULD INDICATE ANY DAMAGE TO THAT PART OF TIRE. THE OUTER SIDEWALL WAS SHREDDED AS I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT A 1/4 MILE TO GET OFF THE ON RAMP TO A SAFE AREA TO CHANGE TIRE , INNER SIDEWALL SHOWED LITTLE DAMAGE. I RECALL HITTING OR RUNNING OVER NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED ANY DAMAGE TO TIRE. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE THESE TIRES ON THE OTHER WHEELS AS WELL AS SPARE TIRE .THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND I WANT TO BE SURE SHE AND MY SON WILL BE SAFE. I'VE HAD TIRES GO FLAT BEFORE BUT AFTER MAKING A POINT OF CHECKING THEM PRIOR TO OUR TRIP AND THE ODD WAY THEY WENT FLAT I BECAME SUSPICIOUS THAT MAYBE SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE. I'LL HAVE TO TAKE THEM BACK TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT I'LL SEE IF THEY'LL ALLOW ME TO KEEP TIRE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT IT . THANK YOU JIM DIRKS *TR ..

TIRE RAPIDLY DEFLATED WHILE TRAVELLING EAST ON INTERSTATE 84 NEAR DANBURY CT. SPEED: APPX 65 MPH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE: HIGH 20S TO LOW 30S ROAD SURFACE: SMOOTH, DRY ONLY OUTSIDE SIDEWALL SHOWS DAMAGE. FAIRLY SURE TIRE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. ALL 4 TIRES RECENTLY REPLACED (NOVEMBER 2007) ON VEHICLE BY SAMS CLUB - KINGSTON, NY. GOODYEAR WRANGLER AT/D2 SIZE P23570R16 RETAILER WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRE. WAS TOLD BY MANAGER ONLY FIRESTONE/BRIDGESTONE TIRES HAVE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS PURCHASED NEW TIRE FROM RETAILER $127 TOTAL. I HAVE DAMAGED TIRE *CN

2002 LIBERTY TIRES FAILED DUE TO A FAULTY VALVE. *TS THE TIRES WERE CONSTANTLY GOING FLAT AND THE CONSUMER ALWAYS HAD TO ADD AIR. *JB

ALLOY WHEELS CORRODED BY VALVE STEM, ACTUAL HOLES IN THEM. BOUGHT ONE NEW WHEEL FROM CHRYLSER AFTER COMPLAINING OF PROBLEM. IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING NEW TIRES, MY MECHANIC NOTICED ANOTHER WHEEL HAD A HOLE. I HAVE TO PURCHASE 4 NEW WHEELS, AND NEW 4 TIRES FOR MY LIBERTY AT 37000. TIRES WERE CONSTANTLY NEEDING AIR, AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL, AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. YES I STILL HAVE THE SECOND WHEEL WITH THE HOLE IN IT. I GUESS I'LL FIND OUT IF THE OTHER TWO WHEELS HAVE HOLES WHEN MY NEW WHEELS COME IN. VERY DISCOURAGED!

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER FELT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS SWAYING TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE TO PULL OVER WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHOP FOR A CHECKUP AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE ALL OF THE NUTS WERE LOOSE, EXCEPT THE LUG NUT LOCK. CONSUMER WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE ALLOY WHEEL CAUSED IT TO FALL OFF IF THE TIRES WERE NOT TIGHTENED AFTER NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED.*AK

2002 JEEP LIBERTY WHEELS: LUX ALUMINUM WHEELS - DELAMINATION OF COATING ON ALUMINUM AND CORROSION OF ALUMINUM WHEELS. *TR

GOODYEAR TIRE/ P215/ 75R16 DOT#M6Y4EYER1702. OWNER FEELS THAT DRIVING IN THE RAIN IS TOO SCARY. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HYDROPLANE WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH OR GREATER. *JB (RECURRENT PROBLEM) THE TIRES WERE NOT WIDE OR DEEP ENOUGH ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF TRACTION WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP ON ANY AMOUNT OF WATER AND CANNOT SAFELY TURN ON WATER. *SC

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED STRESS MARKS AND THINNER TREADS LOCATED ON THE INNER AND OUTER SIDES OF THE TIRES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

THE CENTER CAP OF JEEP LIBERTY ALLOY WHEELS ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER THE SPACE BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND HUB. THE WHEEL DOES NOT ALLOW THE WATER TO ESCAPE. THIS RESULTS IN CORROSION OF THE AXLES, AXLE RETAINING NUTS, WHEELS MOUNTING STUDS AND LUG NUTS. *LA

WE HAVE A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE WITH P235/70R16 GOODYEAR WRANGLER SRA TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT AS WELL AS THE TIRES. AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES WERE KEPT AT MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THE PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR TIRES BURST LEAVING APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH TEARS IN THE SIDEWALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. *AK

CLEAR COAT PEELING FROM CENTER OF WHEELS. *AK