2003 Jeep Liberty Complaint Log

APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, TURNED KEY OFF, REMOVED KEY, OPENED DRIVER DOOR, TOOK FOOT OF BRAKE PEDAL, EXITED VEHICLE,STARTED TO WALK BEHIND VEHICLE, NOTICED VEHICLE DRIFTING TOWARDS ME, OPENED DRIVER DOOR, ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IN TO APPLY BRAKES, TUMBLED HALFWAY OUT OF VEHICLE (STRAINED NECK AND KNEE), PULLED MYSELF IN BY THE STEERING WHEEL, APPLIED BRAKE AS VEHICLE HIT PARKED PICKUP TRUCK, STARTED VEHICLE, MOVED BACK INTO PREVIOUS PARKING SPACE, APPLIED BRAKES, PUT TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, TURNED OFF KEY, TOOK FOOT OF BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIFT (AGAIN), APPLIED FOOT BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE, VEHICLE STOPPED.

HEADLIGHTS GO OFF & ON WHILE DRIVING, ACCOMPANIED BY RELAY CLICKING NOISE. *TR

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND HEAR CLICKING NOISE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLAW. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND THE DEALER CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. IN DOING RESEARCH THERE IS A LARGE HISTORY OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE JEEPS FROM YEARS 2002-2004. THE LIGHTS FINALLY CAME ON BUT ON A DARK CURVEY HILL WITH CLIFFS COULD HAVE CAUSED A INJURY OR FATAL CRASH. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS AND WINDOW STAYS DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES ON MY 2002 LIBERTY AND NOW FIVE TIMES ON MY WIFE'S 2003 LIBERTY. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS DEFECTIVE PART. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE OPENED ON THE VEHICLE YET SHE HAD NOT ENGAGED THEM. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS AS THEY EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL SQUEALING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,075.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG DEPLOYED; ALTHOUGH, A CRASH DID NOT OCCUR. THE DRIVER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN TWO SECONDS THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ON THE ROAD THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S NECK WAS INJURED WHEN THE SEAT BELT SUDDENLY TIGHTENED. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT A KNOWN PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 3/20/12 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, IT WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT A PIECE OF THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE AND WAS PREVENTING THE KEY FROM TURNING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE UNLESS SOMETHING LONG WAS STUCK INTO THE IGNITION LIKE A SCREWDRIVER, THE IGNITION COULD NOT BE TURNED OVER. THE MECHANIC CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER MAKING THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIR AND THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,400. UPDATED 03/22/11*LJ UPDATED 05/05/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACTUATOR ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED. THE WINDOW BECAME STUCK SHUT AND WOULD OPEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

AROUND FEBRUARY 2011, MY AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED ILLUMINATING RANDOMLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT WOULD COME ON, I WOULD HEAR THE CHIME, AND THEN IT WOULD TURN BACK OFF. EVENTUALLY IT BEGAN STAYING LIT LONGER AND LONGER UNTIL FINALLY IT STAYS ON ALL AT TIMES. I CAN'T RECALL IF ANY CERTAIN SPEEDS MADE ANY DIFFERENCE BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IF I WAS TO HIT A BUMPY PART IN THE ROAD OR SIMILAR THEN I WOULD EITHER SEE THE LIGHT COME ON OR IF IT WAS ALREADY ON, IT WOULD GO OFF. NOW IT NEVER TURNS OFF. I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I KNOW THE RUN AROUND ILL BE GIVEN JUST AS EVERYONE ELSE I'VE READ ABOUT. I HAVE RESEARCHED HOW AIRBAG SYSTEMS OPERATE AND HAVE SLOWLY BEGAN MY OWN PROCESS OF DETERMINING WHAT IS THE CAUSE. ONLY PROBLEM, EVERY THING I READ STATES THAT I SHOULD NOT PLAY AROUND WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND OFFERS NO INFO RELATED TO TESTING PROCEDURES. I WORK ON CARS AND ELECTRONICS OFTEN, SO IF I JUST HAD THE CORRECT INFORMATION TO FEEL SAFE, THEN I WOULD SURELY TRY FINDING THE PROBLEM MYSELF. WITH THIS SAID, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WONDER ALL THE TIME, WHEN IS MY AIRBAG GOING TO EXPLODE IN MY FACE. I'LL REMOVE THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM FROM THE VEHICLE MYSELF IF CHRYSLER DOESN'T REACT QUICKLY. I REPLACED 2 WINDOW REGULATORS. BOTH IN THE BACK DOORS. SUCH A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT THEY HAVE CREATED A REPAIR KIT SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PURCHASE THE WINDOW MOTOR AGAIN. STILL THE POINT IS, YOU SEE THESE PROBLEMS, STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING. WE (CONSUMERS) ARE THE REASON YOU ARE ABLE TO MAKE VEHICLES. ALSO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS HELPS BUT I HAVE REPLACED 2 BATTERIES SINCE 2008. I WAS STARTING TO BELIEVE THE DROP IN BATTERY VOLTAGE MAY TRIGGER THE AIRBAG LIGHT BUT THAT WASN'T IT. WHAT IS DRAINING THESE BATTERIES? ALTERNATOR IS CHARGING AROUND 14.5 VOLTS. I CAN DISC. BATTERY, RECONNECT AND RADIO STATIONS ARE STILL SAVED. HOW? *TR

ON MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE WHILE DRIVING HOME ON I-15 THE DOOR LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH IT WAS OBVIOUS A WINDOW WAS ALSO OPEN AS THE ON RUSH OF WIND, I PULLED OVER TO FIND THE BACK DOOR WAS AJAR AND THE WINDOW WAS DOWN, I PULLED ON THE HANDLE TO CHECK IT OUT AND CLOSE THE DOOR, AND A RED LOOKING TYPE OF COIL APPROX 10 INCHES LONG WAS STICKING OUT AND LAYING ACROSS THE DOOR LOCK AND JAMMING THE DOOR LOCKING DEVICE INSIDE THE DOOR, I HAD TO SHOVE IT BACK INTO THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY TO GET THE DOOR SHUT. THIS RED COIL IS THE MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS THE WINDOW AS MY LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR HAS FAILED AND THE WINDOW STAYS ALL THE WAY DOWN. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL FOUR WINDOWS, THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN FOR REPAIR WAS 4 MONTHS AGO AND IT COST ME MONEY EACH TIME, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS CAUSED THE DOOR TO POP OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR WINDOW REGULATOR PROBLEMS APPROX 12 TIMES. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ME AS THE DODGE REPS JUST SHRUG THEIR SHOULDERS LIKE THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT OR JUST DON'T CARE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS HAZARD, LEMON LAW, NATIONAL NEWS, CLASS ACTION , SOMETHING. NEXT TIME I WILL TAKE A PHOTO , AND CALL WITNESSES. *TR

CONTROL MECHANISM FOR THE RIGHT REAR ELECTRIC WINDOW BROKE AND WINDOW FELL DOWN. WOULD NOT ROLL UP. MECHANIC SAID CONTROL WAS BROKEN AND THAT WHOLE CONTROL MECHANISM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THAT JEEP SELL PART EVEN THOUGH ONLY PART OF MECHANISM WAS BROKEN AND ELECTRIC MOTOR STILL WORKED. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A PART THAT SHOULD BE SOLD SEPARATELY. I HAVE SEEN OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A FAULTY PART ON THE JEEP LIBERTY. CAR ONLY HAD 68,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2003. *TR

I HAVE A JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE 4X4 WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE QUICKWAY (HWY 17 IN MIDDLETOWN, NY) WHEN MY CAR DROPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD WITH NO INDICATIONS OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT HAD GAS IN IT, IT'S FLUIDS WERE ALL CHANGED, ETC. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE ROCKER ARM TO DROP OUT THEREFORE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE OR MIDDLE LANE OF THE QUICKWAY, MY SON AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD PARTICULARLY IF A SEMI WAS BEHIND US OR A MAJOR CRASH IF IN EITHER LANES. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND COULD COAST OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RELATIVE SAFETY. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN A CAR WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT? THIS, IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THEM. I CALLED THE DEALER JUST RECENTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WOULD PAY FOR PART OF THE REPAIRS IF I HAD THE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. MY HUSBAND DOES ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, FOR THE MOST PART, HE DIDN'T KEEP THE RECEIPTS. ALSO, THERE ARE MAJOR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AND THE DEALERSHIPS ALSO KNOW ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN THE 3.7 AND 4.7 ENGINES FROM 2002 TO, I BELIEVE, 2007. SO, I AM SURE THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS. I AM READY TO TAKE THIS INFORMATION AND HEAD TO THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS TO GET THEM TO PUT OUT THIS INFORMATION AND TO PUT PRESSURE ON CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIPS. MY JEEP HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY SINCE DEC 8TH, 2010 BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (RT17) HEADING NORTH, DOING ABOUT 55 AND GOT OFF AT EXIT 120 OR 121 AND AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RAMP AT ABOUT 35 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR MY CAR JUST CAME TO A HALT. I HEARD A DING DING, NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE RAMP. IT WENT FROM RIDING WITH NO PROBLEMS TO JUST DEAD. I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS RIDING IN THE PASSING LANE OR THE MIDDLE LANE OF RT. 17 IN MIDDLETOWN, NY. I PROBABLY WOULD BE DEAD. MY SON WAS WITH ME ALSO. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME AND MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND COME OFF AND THE ROCKER ARM AND TWO CLIPS. WE STILL DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE ENGINE. APPARENTLY, AND THIS IS FROM A JEEP MECHANIC. IN BOTH THE 3.7 AND 4.7 ENGINES, THE VALVE SEATS ARE STEEL AND THE CYLINDER HEADS ARE ALUMINUM AND THE TWO METALS CONTRACT DIFFERENTLY AND WHEN THEY DO THE VALVE SEATS FALL OUT OF THE HEAD. I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM LISTED ON THE INTERNET BY SO MANY PEOPLE THAT IT'S UNFAIR THAT JEEP CAN DO THIS TO PEOPLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH AN INHERITANCE , I DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I HAVE BOUGHT THE ROCKER ARM, THE SPRING AND THE CLIPS BUT STILL AT THIS TIME NEED A ROCKER ARM INSTALLER. THIS CAR HAS BEEN KEPT UP ON ALL FLUIDS AND CHANGES.

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF EVERY COUPLE OF SECONDS. I HAVE DUPLICATED THE SCENARIO ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. HEADLIGHTS WORK FINE WITHOUT THE FOG LIGHTS ON. WHEN FOG LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS TURN ON/OFF. I HAVE NOT USED FOG LIGHTS AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. MECHANICS CAN NOT DUPLICATE SCENARIO. THEY SAY IT MAY HAPPEN ONLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

EVER SINCE MY ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOGLIGHTS TURNING ON/OFF BEGAN, I HAVE A CONSTANT RELAY CLICKING NOISE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF MY STEERING WHEEL AND MY IDLING RPM'S DROPPED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY ULTD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD RUMBLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER BALL JOINT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 257,000.

AFTER BUYING THE CAR AS JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE 2003 USED AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME I DROVE THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I LIMPED IN FOR ABOUT 15 MILES TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR. THAT WAS REPLACED AND CAR RAN FINE FOR 4 YEARS. NOW WITH 66000 MILES THE CAR STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. RESTARTED AND TOOK CAR IN AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR AGAIN, BUT PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE CAR WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART AND NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED CAR STATED FINE BUT HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE SHOP STILL WAS HAVING PERIODIC STALLING PROBLEM. IT WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CAM SHAFT SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE. LOOKS LIKE JEEP HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSORS IN THE JEEP RENEGADE MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 09V119000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARMS) IN NOVEMBER 2010. ON NOVEMBER 18, 2010, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED APRIL 2010. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I'VE REPLACED THREE FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS ON MY LIBERTY SPORT WITHIN A YEARS TIME. THIS JEEP ISN'T ABUSED AND IS DRIVEN IN THE CORRECT MODE FOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS. THE BELIEF IS THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT DISENGAGE PROPERLY BUT NO ONE SEEMS ABLE TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS. I BASICALLY HAVE NO "SHIFT ON THE FLY", AND MUST BE STOPPED WITH THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL WHEN ENGAGING OR DISENGAGING ANY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MODE. SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES MANY ATTEMPTS TO FULLY DISENGAGE! IF UNABLE TO DISENGAGE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, EVEN FULL TIME MODE, THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT COMES "UNGLUED" WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSFER CASE AND BASICALLY MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AND UNABLE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT IS REMOVED, WHICH IN TURN NULLIFIES THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY JEEP TURN THEMSELVES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF THERE IS A "CLICKING" NOISE INSIDE THE CAR NEAR THE DRIVERS SEAT/DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2010 AND AFTER SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE TRIED TO TROUBLESHOOT THERE HAS BEEN NO WAY TO RECTIFY AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD INVOLVE MANY VEHICLES AND MAYBE DEATH OF SOME PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS DUE TO THE ABILITY NOT TO SEE MY VEHICLE. I RECOMMEND THAT CHRYSLER PLACE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ASAP SINCE I AM NOT THE ONLY LIBERTY OWNER THAT HAS THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING LIBERTIES CROSSING OVER SEVERAL YEARS IN THIS TIME FRAME. *TR

IN OCTOBER OF 2010 PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. DISCOVERED A RECALL WAS ORDERED ON VEHICLE BUT NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE. ON 10/26/2010 DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY DID REPLACE BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HOWEVER ON 11/11/2010 DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING A SERIOUS AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS ALSO SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE AND AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR INSIDE THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BROKE AND CAUSED THE WORM CORD TO SHOOT OUT OF THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. THEREFORE THE WINDOW FELL INSIDE OF DOOR AND DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT OR LOCK AND THE WINDOW WILL NO LONGER MECHANICALLY MOVE UP OR DOWN. *TR

JEEP LIBERTY WINDOW FALLING INSIDE DOOR -- EIGHTH (8TH) TIME ON THIS VEHICLE. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF CHILDREN RIDING IN THE REAR SEAT AND WINDOW IS UNABLE TO BE BROUGHT TO A CLOSE. I BOUGHT THIS LIBERTY NEW AND HAVE GARAGED IT THE ENTIRE TIME BUT THE REPAIR PARTS ARE WORTHLESS. WHY WON'T CHRYSLER BE FORCED TO REPAIR THESE WINDOWS WITH PARTS THAT DO NOT BREAK? *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT, I HEARD A LOUD AND DISTRACTING THUD, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE BACK WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. THE DOOR ALSO BECAME JAMMED AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN IT FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED TO THE OTHER BACK WIDOW JUST 9 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. AT THAT TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP, AND PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED.I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING IN THE JEEP LIBERTY. THE ISSUE IS A CHEAP, PLASTIC PART USED IN THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND CHRYSLER WILL ONLY REPLACE THIS PART WITH ANOTHER CHEAP PLASTIC PART, RATHER THAN USING A STURDIER METAL PART. THIS IS AN EXPENSE ISSUE AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE NOISE THE WINDOW MAKES WHEN IT FALLS IS VERY DISTRACTING. ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS SHOULD BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES, AND THE DRIVER SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE WINDOWS, IN ORDER TO AVOID DANGEROUS DEBRIS FLYING INTO THE CAR, NOT TO MENTION HAVING SOME CONTROL OVER OUTSIDE ELEMENTS. (WEATHER) CHRYSLER REALLY SHOULD DO A RECALL, AND STOP CHARGING JEEP OWNERS TO FIX WHAT IS THEIR FAULT IN THE FIRST PLACE-IT IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE JEEP LIBERTY. MANY REPORTS FROM JEEP OWNERS MENTION THIS HAPPENING TO THE SAME WINDOW, OR MULTIPLE WINDOWS OVER AND OVER. THERE OUGHT TO BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED OVER THREE INTERSTATE LANES BEFORE FLIPPING OVER. THE DRIVER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08-28-14 *BF UPDATED 09-25-14 *DSY UPDATED 11/19/2014 *JS

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING. 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT/FREEDOM. WHEN DRIVING, CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS TIGHTENING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, RPM DIAL STARTED SPINNING LIKE CRAZY, AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. TOWED TO MECHANIC, TOLD CODE REGISTERED CAM SHAFT SENSOR. REPLACED! PICKED UP VEHICLE, DROVE 4 MILES, SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IF VEHICLE SITS AND COOLS OFF, IT WILL RESTART. DROVE BACK TO MECHANIC, HE REPLACED CAM SHAFT SENSOR - THINKING IT WAS DEFECTIVE. NEXT MORNING, ON WAY TO WORK, STALLED WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. SO, THREE DAYS IN A ROW, SAME PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS!!!!!!. THIS TIME CODE REGISTERED COMPUTER PROBLEMS, AND HE SUGGESTED I TAKE TO DEALER, AS CODE PART WAS COVERED UNDER FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. TOOK TO DEALER ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 - 8 DAYS NOW (ALSO NEED TO DO RECALL WORK, APPARENTLY THAT'S NOT HIGH ON A DEALER'S LIST) AND HE SAID HE CAN'T GET IT TO STALL, AND HIS CODE IS REGISTERING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I KNOW I'M A 'GIRL', BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GEAR PROBLEMS. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN! WONDERING WHY NO RECALL - SEEMS LIKE OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS (READING THREADS ON INTERNET). I THINK DEALER MAY BE TRYING TO SAVE COSTS, BECAUSE I TOLD HIM I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE AND MAY TRADE OR SELL. HE SAID PART IS $875, BUT CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT IS PROBLEM, HE HAS TO CLEAR ALL THE CODES 1ST. HOW DOES HE KNOW THE COMPUTER ISN'T KICKING OUT FAULTY CODES AT THIS POINT? I SAY THIS BECAUSE WHEN WE REPLACED THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, THE COMPUTER SAID IT WAS STILL BAD, ALTHOUGH IT WAS A BRAND NEW PART. AND, THE MECHANIC DID NOT GET THE CODE THE DEALER IS GETTING NOW. SEEMS LIKE JEEP HAS A PROBLEM, BUT NO SOLUTION. BTW, MY 7 YEAR/70,000 MILE WARRANTY APPARENTLY EXPIRED ON MAY 24, 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TO INTERMITTENTLY OPEN WITHOUT INTENT. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF OR IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AS THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN IN THE DOOR FRAME. THE CONTACT HAD TO COVER ALL REPAIR EXPENSES AS THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

RECALL J17 FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER BALL JOINTS 2003 JEEP LIBERTY MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHRYSLER DEALER THAT DIDN'T ORDER THE PARTS FOR MY APPOINTMENT THAT WAS SET TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. THEY ENTERED MY PROBLEM IN THEIR SYSTEM MY THIS RECALL J17. THE DEALER COULDN'T PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER CAR OR RENTAL? I THAN CONTACTED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICES AND THEY COULDN'T ASSIST ME EITHER. THE DEALER IS SAID MY VEHICLE PARTS WAS ON A BACK ORDER AND NOW I AM WITHOUT VEHICLE FOR 3-5 DAYS. I WORK AND HAVE A 10 YEAR OLD THAT NEEDS OUR CAR. WHAT REMEDY IS THERE TO MY PROBLEM? *TR

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS TURN ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY ACTION FROM THE DRIVER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENS, FREQUENCY VARIES FROM DAILY TO ONCE A WEEK. ANOTHER (RELATED?) ACTION STARTED HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME, ALSO INTERMITTENT ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WILL USUALLY RESTART BUT NOT IDLE WITHOUT HOLDING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN. AFTER TURNING OFF AND WAITING A SHORT TIME THE ENGINE WILL START AND IDLE FINE FOR A MATTER OF MINUTES OR DAYS. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V119000 ( SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM). SHE HAS TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED 6 MONTHS AGO THAT THE PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. TB

WITHOUT WARNING, THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT FAILED. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER REAR WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING WITHIN MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. I HAD THEM FIXED AND NOW JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IN THE REAR HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP LIBERTY. THE FAULTY PART(S) NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. *TR

WINDOWS FALL OUT OF TRACK, DOWN INTO DOOR. 2003 JEEP LIBERTY THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 1 YEAR. *TR

WELD OF DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT BROKE. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT. *TR

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY JEEP DURING WARRANTY, THEN BY ME POST WARRANTY A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. EACH REGULATOR ASSEMBLY COSTS ME $172 AND THEY ONLY APPEAR TO LAST 1-2 YEARS, EVEN WITH MINIMAL USAGE. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL ,ROLLING OVER NUMEROUS TIMES AND ENDING UP IN THE OPPOSITE LANE. VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED . *TR

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE CAUSING WINDOW TO FALL. 2 FAILURES ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW, 3 FAILURES ON PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW SINCE JULY 26 OF 2006. PARTS REPLACE 3 TIMES AT OWNERS EXPENSE, 1 AT JEEPS EXPENSE AND LATEST WITH CO-PAY. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND REAR RIGHT POWER WINDOW STARTED TO SLIP DOWN. I TRIED TO PUT IT UP BUT IT MADE GRINDING NOISES AND KEPT SLIPPING. IT STARTED TO RAIN, SO RAIN CAME INTO VEHICLE. ALSO COULD NOT GO TO DOC APPT - COULD NOT LEAVE UNSECURED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT. HAD TO COME HOME AND STICK A WOODEN WEDGE INTO WINDOW TO KEEP IT UP. I WAS AFRAID WINDOW WOULD FALL INTO DOOR FRAME AND BREAK. HARD TO PAY ATTENTION TO ROAD WHILE CONSTANTLY LOOKING OVER SHOULDER AT WINDOW. *TR

WHEN I WAS SOLD MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY WITHOUT A WORKING A/C, I WAS FORCED TO USE MY WINDOWS AS A MEANS OF VENTILATION AND COOLING THESE PAST ALMOST FOUR YEARS. (THE A/C IS ANOTHER STORY.) MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW STARTED TO MAKE GARGLING TYPE NOISES AS I ROLLED IT DOWN AND UP ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. THEN MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW BEGAN TO MAKE A SIMILAR SOUND. HOWEVER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ROLL IT BACK UP 2 WEEKS AGO IT WOULD NOT COME ALL THE WAY UP. AS I PRESSED ON THE WINDOW BUTTON FOR A FEW SECONDS THIS COIL CAME UP FROM INSIDE THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP ANY FARTHER. SO, I HAD A MECHANIC FRIEND OPEN THE DOOR TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID THE FOAM PIECE (REGULATOR) WAS BROKEN. ANOTHER FRIEND AND I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS UNSATISFIED CUSTOMERS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE! I GOT THE NUMBER OF A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE PERSON LOOKED UP MY VIN TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON MY LIBERTY. TO MY DISMAY THERE ARE NONE. SO, HIS GUESS TO FIX MY PROBLEM WOULD BE $300 - 600...FOR ONE WINDOW!! THERE'S NO WAY I'M ABLE TO PAY FOR EVEN HALF OF THAT OUTRAGEOUS COST! WITH ONE WINDOW OUT OF COMMISSION, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW IS STILL GARGLING AT ME SO I TRY NOT TO USE IT. HOWEVER, WITHOUT A WORKING A/C ON THESE HOT DAYS IT'S SUCH A DISGRACE TO NOT BE ABLE TO USE MY WINDOWS! PLUS, I DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK AND TRANSPORT PEOPLE...NOT GOOD!! TODAY I CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO TO HELP MY SITUATION (AND OTHERS IN THE SAME LEAKING BOAT), BUT IT WAS WORTH A SHOT. I'M TEMPTED TO GO THROUGH THE OTHER WEBSITES TO ORDER THE PART MYSELF AND THEN FIX IT MYSELF. IS THIS A WISE DECISION, OR SHOULD I WAIT TO SEE WHAT COMES OF THIS COMPLAINT? IT'S A SHAME THAT BIG CORPORATIONS ARE ALLOWED TO DO THIS TO THEIR TRUSTING CONSUMERS. FROM ALL OF US "LITTLE PEOPLE", WE APPRECIATE ANY HELP WE'RE ABLE TO GET FROM THIS RIDICULOUS SITUATION. *TR

SIX TIMES WINDOWS (BOTH SIDES, FRONT AND BACK) HAVE FALLEN AT DIFFERENT TIMES INSIDE THE DOOR OF MY JEEP LIBERTY. TODAY THE FALLING WINDOW ALSO RESULTED IN THE DOOR NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN. THIS DEFINITELY IS A HAZARD WHEN YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT -- SINCE THEY CANNOT RIDE IN THE FRONT DUE TO THE AIR BAGS. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN HAZARD TO CHRYSLER JEEP AND THEY WILL NOT WAIVE THE COST OF THE REPAIR OR THE DEDUCTIBLE ON THE WARRANTY. AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING. I FIGURE THAT A WINDOW ON THIS VEHICLE LASTS ABOUT 10,000 MILES BECAUSE I ONLY HAVE 66,000 MILES AND THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE PERMANENTLY REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V460000 ( SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL AND THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO DOOR. 2 OF WHICH WERE REPLACED A MONTH AGO. THE OTHER 2 FELL TWO WEEKS AFTER TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. I WAS CHARGES $100 FOR FIRST TIME. THEY SAID THEY LOOKED AT THE OTHER TWO AND THEY WERE OK. NOW THEY WANT ANOTHER $100 FOR THE OTHER TWO. *TR

2003 JEEP LIBERTY. ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HAVE NOTIFIED YOU BEFORE AND JUST NOTIFIED GMA AFTER SEEING JEEP TANKS BLOW. UPDATED 06/14/11 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 06/15/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARD AND THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE VACUUM HOSE WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND ENGINE VALVES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND A LOCAL DODGE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THERE AFTER LOUD POPPING NOISE CONTINUED AND THE UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE. THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER STATES BUT ONLY THE LOWER BALL JOINT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN TN. I BELIEVE THAT THEY NEED TO BE RECALLED IN TN ALSO BECAUSE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW GLASS DROPPED INTO THE DOOR FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,373.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPPED INSIDE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION BAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION ON THE REAR STABILIZATION BAR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,045.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2003 JEEP LIBERTY ON AN INTERSTATE IN A CONGESTED AREA WHEN IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AND DIED, LOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. SHE WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO PULL OVER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITHOUT HAVING AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS A BROKEN VALVE SPRING FOR AN INTAKE VALVE, SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR JEEP LIBERTYS. THIS LIBERTY ONLY HAS ABOUT 60K MILES AND VALVE SPRINGS SHOULD BE ABLE TO LAST 150K+ MILES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN ENGINE WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE TO HAVE VALVE SPRINGS BREAK. AN ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGH SPEEDS COULD RESULT IN TRAGEDY AND PROPERTY LOSS. *TR