2004 Jeep Liberty Tires & Wheels Problems

Tires shake, grind and make a pulsing noise when trying to stop.

The tires began vibrating no matter what speed. The sidewall became very thin. The tire pressure monitoring sensor light keeps coming on even though the tires and TPMS sensors are brand new

While driving at speed (~70 mph) on the Interstate, while on a straightaway, the vehicle began to sway as if being pushed by wind or like being passed by a semi truck. The swaying continued for 10 to 20 seconds before the rear passenger tire sidewall suffered a sudden catastrophic failure which made steering the vehicle very difficult. I had not struck any significant road debris prior to this incident or taken the vehicle off-road since purchasing the tires. The vehicle was able to stop in the breakdown lane without losing control. There were no injuries or other incidents as a result of the tire failure. The driver replaced the tire with a spare. The tire repair shop replaced the failed tire under the manufacturers warranty. Approximate miles on the failed tire - ~5000 miles Length of service - < 4 months Tire Size - P 235 / 70 R 16

TIRE PRESSURE IN ALL VEHICLE AND TRAILER TIRES CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ON 270 MILE TRIP. DRIVING 10 MPH UNDER SPEED LIMIT IN RIGHT INTERSTATE LANE WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, SIDEWALL OF THE HANKOOK DYNAPRO AT/M TIRE BLEW OUT. TIRE MOUNTED ON VEHICLE'S RIGHT REAR. NO BRAKE APPLIED. VEHICLE'S RAPID LOSS OF SPEED AND INSTABILITY CAUSED TRAILER TO GO OUT OF CONTROL DESPITE NEW ANTISWAY BAR. VEHICLE PULLED/TURNED RAPIDLY TO THE RIGHT, LEAVING THE ROADWAY TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 80' BEFORE COMING TO REST 90 TO THE ROADWAY IN THE DITCH. TRAILER BROKE FREE FROM VEHICLE DESPITE SAFETY CHAINS, ANTISWAY BAR, AND BALL LEVER LOCKED WITH PADLOCK. PADLOCK BODY WAS BROKEN BY THE BREAKAWAY AS WERE THE SAFETY CHAINS. ANTISWAY BAR RECEIVED AN APPROXIMATELY 30 CURVE TO THE BRAKING BAR (REESE BRAND). VIOLENT WHIPPING MOTION (RECORDED ON FRONT AND REAR DASHCAM CAMERAS AND BY WITNESSES) CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IMPACTED BY THE TRAILER. TRAILER RECEIVED SOME FRONT BODY DAMAGE. FAILED TIRE HAS BEEN RETAINED. SPARE TIRE INSTALLED ON SITE. TIRES WERE A SET ALL WITH 8/32 TREAD. (NEW THESE TIRES HAD 11/32) TIRES WERE INSTALLED JUST UNDER 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE INSTALLATION INVOICE FOUR 4 TIRE INSTALLATION. ILLINOIS STATE POLICE RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY TO INVESTIGATE. TROOPER CRABTREE.

I BOUGHT A GOODYEAR TIRE FOR MY JEEP LIBERTY AND THE TIRE FAILED AND UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS A TEAR ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE WHICH WAS UNREPAIRABLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED . THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE TIRE AND NOT FROM ROAD HAZARDS

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTING SHAKING. I SLOWED DOWN AND EXITED THE FREEWAY. THE SHAKING GOT WORSE, AND WHEN I TURNED INTO THE GAS STATION, THE FRONT WHEEL ACTUALLY CAME OFF AND ROLLED DOWN THE STREET. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. IT LOOKS LIKE THE LUG NUTS JUST BROKE OFF. I HAD NO WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS OR SO. *TR

2004 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER REQUEST REFUND FOR DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR TIRES FOR HIS DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AFTER THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE TIRE WAS PERFORMED AND IT DID NOT APPEAR THAT HIS DAUGHTER RAN OVER ANY TYPE OF HAZARD. IT SEEMED THAT THE TIRE HAD JUST EXPLODED. NEXEN ROADIAN HT SUV 235/70R16. *JB

1. NORMAL USAGE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN DAILY ON HIGHWAY AND SIDE STREETS; NEVER OFF ROAD OR IN AREAS OF CONSTRUCTION. 2 THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS THERE HAS BEEN TIRE FLATS FROM FOREIGN OBJECTS ON THE ROAD. FIRST INCIDENT 12/22/2008 IN SIDEWALL CAUSING REPLACEMENT 2ND INCIDENT 6/1/2009 IN TREAD REQUIRING REPAIR; THIRD INCIDENT 8/19/2009 ON SIDEWALL CAUSING REPLACEMENT. 3. FIRST INCIDENT REQUIRED TIRE REPLACEMENT, 2ND INCIDENT TIRE REPAIR, 3RD INCIDENT TIRE REPLACEMENT. OLD TIRES ARE KEPT BY SUPPLIER. TWO REPLACEMENTS REQUIRED IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CAN ONLY PURCHASE P215\75\R16 SIZED TIRES BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SNOW TIRES AVAILABLE FOR HIS VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CONSUMER STATED TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO OBTAIN THE SNOW TIRES TO NO AVAIL WAS INFORMED BY DEALER IF ANY ALTERATIONS WERE MADE TO THE SIZE OF THE TIRE THE WARRANTY WILL BE NULL AND VOID. UPDATED 09/10/07 *TR UPDATED 09/10/07 *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE HAD A BIG WHITE LINE ON THE OUTSIDE OF IT, AND THAT THE TIRES NEVER IMPACTED ANYTHING.

IDENTICAL SITUATION TO CASE # 10091230. WHILE DRIVING ON A WET ROAD FROM PREVIOUS DAYS RAIN MY 2004 JEEP LIBERTY LOST CONTROL WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF A TURN AT 20 MPH AND WENT OFF THE ROAD DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHING INTO A TREE. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION HERE: HTTP://WWW.1010TIRES.COM/TIREREVIEWS/GOODYEAR_WRANGLER_SR-A_TIRE_REVIEWS2.HTML THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A COMPATIBILITY ISSUE WITH THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES AND THE JEEP LIBERTY WITH A SHORT WHEEL BASE AND LIGHT REAR END. THESE TIRES ARE GOOD ON DRY SURFACES BUT ARE EXTREMELY POOR ON WET CONDITIONS. *JB

SAFETY CONCERN RS-A GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRE BLOWOUT WITH LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON THE TIRE. *BF THERE WAS A 4 INCH IRREGULAR CUT ON THE TIRE. *JB

ON OR AROUND 12/23/2004 WE RECEIVED BETWEEN 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW. AFTER DRIVING ON THE UNPLOWED ROADS THE RIMS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY 2004 JEEP LIBERTY BECAME PARTLY CLOGGED WITH SNOW CAUSING AN OUT-OF-BALANCE CONDITION. THIS OUT-OF-BALANCE CONDITION CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF I-75 NORTH NEAR THE ROUTE 20 EXIT. I DROVE ALONG THE BRIM OF I-75 TELL THE EXIT AND GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY. AFTER LOOKING AT THE RIMS I NOTICED THEY WERE PACKED WITH SNOW. I THEN DROVE TO A QUARTER CAR WASH AND USING HOT SOAPY WATER REMOVED THE SNOW FROM THE RIMS. THIS SAME CONDITION SHOWED UP THE NEXT DAY AND WAS FIXED IN THE SAME MANNER. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ED SCHMIDT JEEP EAGLE (26875 N DIXIE HWY PERRYSBURG, OH 43552 PHONE: 419 874-4331) AND REQUESTED A FACTORY REP. TO BE CALLED. ON 01/04/2004 I WAS CONTACTED BY A FACTORY REP. I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO HER AND WAS ASKED IF I HAD DRIVEN ANOTHER JEEP LIBERTY TO SEE IF IT DID THE SAME THING. I TOLD HER NO AND SHE SAID THAT IF I LIKE THE NEXT TIME WE GOT A HEAVY SNOW I CAN COME IN AND SEE IF ANY OTHER LIBERTY?S DID THE SAME THING. I THEN CALLED DAIMLERCHRYSLER REF. # 13001582 TALKED WITH A CUSTOMER CARE PERSON AND SHE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER (CHUCK) THAT IF I PUT HUB CAPS ON THE RIMS THAT MAY KEEP THE RIMS FROM FILLING WITH ICE AND SNOW. THE RIM IS MANUFACTURED WITH A DEEP POCKET AT THE FRONT INSIDE OF THE RIM. THIS POCKET FILLS WITH SNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN SNOW. IF THIS POCKET WAS NOT THERE AS WITH OTHER RIMS, THE SNOW COULD NOT BECOME ENTRAPPED IN THE RIM CAUSING THE OUT-OF-BALANCE CONDITION. *AK

GOODYEAR FAULTY TIRES CAUSED 3 TIRES TO BLOWOUT SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE ENDED UP IN DITCH. *BF *TC

2004 JEEP LIBERY LIMITED 4WD, VIN 1J8-GL58KX4W-255517, TIRES: GOODYEAR EAGLE R-SA P235/70R16, MILEAGE: APPROX. 1,000 (APPROX 1 MONTH OLD). *AK REAR END OF CAR SKIDS DANGEROUSLY IN LOW-SPEED TURNS, ON NORMALLY WET (NOT PUDDLED) ROADS, WHEN IN 2WD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS, ALWAYS IN SLOW-SPEED SUBURBAN DRIVING. (THANK GOD.) SKID HAPPENS WHEN YOU MAKE EITHER A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN, AND THEN APPLY GAS DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN (AS YOU DO TO MAINTAIN SPEED IN A LOW-SPEED TURN) AT WHICH TIME, THE REAR WHEELS LOSE TRACTION AND SKID TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TURN. I UNDERSTAND THE GOODYEAR EAGLE R-SA TIRES ARE POOR IN THE WET TRACTION DEPT, BUT THIS MUST BE A SPECIALLY-BAD BATCH, BECAUSE THIS SKID OCCURS SO READILY. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER (GEORGETOWN JEEP, GEORGETOWN, CT) ADMITS THAT WET WEATHER TRACTION IS A PROBLEM FOR THE LIBERTY AND HE SAYS "WE ADVISE USING 4 WD WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET." WELL THIS FLOORED ME! NO ONE TOLD US THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS DELIVERED. AND THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT SAY THIS. CHRYSLER/JEEP SAYS THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING MORE. THEY WILL NOT HAVE THE TIRES TESTED, FOR EXAMPLE.

WE PURCHASED A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY EQUIPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES TWO WEEKS AGO. WITH LESS THAN 250 MILES ON THE CAR/TIRES, OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM UNIVERSITY AT APPROX 60MPH (TEMP ABOUT 85 DEGREES, CLEAR & DRY) WHEN THE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SPLIT (COMPLETELY) AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE. SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. ABOUT 3" OF THE OUTSIDE SIDE WALL IS COMPLETELY SEVERED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ROAD DAMAGE TO THE TREAD OR SIDEWALL, EXCEPT FOR THE SCUFF MARKS LEFT FROM THE INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS NEW SO WE HAD NOT CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE, ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT APPEAR TO BE UNDERINFLATED AND THE CAR WAS NOT OVERLOADED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS. THE FAILED TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST, P215/75R16, SERIAL NO. T307589 GRF 95M3MS. THE DEALER HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRE BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE RELIABILITY OF THE REMAINING TIRES, WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME BASED ON THE SERIAL NUMBERS. THIS WAS ESSENTIALLY A BRAND NEW TIRE ON A BRAND NEW CAR AND IT SUFFERED A CATESTROPHIC FAILURE UNDER NORMAL LOAD AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. *AK