There are 50 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2005 Jeep Libertyin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR AND IS PREVENTING THE DOOR FROM OPENING. BROKE WINDOW REGULATOR LIKE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND SAID THE WINDOW JUST FELL. I HAVE THE WINDOW UP WITH A WEDGE TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING AGAIN. LUCKILY THE WINDOW DID NOT BREAK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. HEADED TO OUR SON'S COLLEGE GRADUATION DRIVING DOWN I-75 SOUTH OF ATLANTA, GA AND THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW JUST DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. HAD TO STOP TO BORROW A COAT HANGER TO GET THE WINDOW BACK UP THEN BUY DUCT TAPE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. WAS NEARLY LATE FOR THE GRADUATION CEREMONY. WILL HAVE TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW OPEN INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO STAY CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
THE WINDOW REGULATOR (POWER WINDOWS) DECIDED TO NO LONGER HOLD UP THE WINDOW (IT RARELY GETS USED). WAS PARTIALLY DOWN SO I WENT TO OPEN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT OPEN. I WANTED TO PROP THE WINDOW UP WHICH I WAS ABLE TO DO WITH A SUCTION CUP. I HAVE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ON THESE VEHICLES. SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR VIA RECALL. *TR
MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR. I HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE HAVING A RECALL AND PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE TO FIX IT. ALSO THIS VEHICLE HAS A BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART MULTIPLE TIMES. I THINK THIS SHOULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER. SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WORKING IF THIS HAS TO BE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR DEFECTIVE. THIS PLASTIC REGULATOR BREAKS AND THE WINDOW DROPS DOWN. THIS IS A PLASTIC PART THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. CHRYSLER HAS EVEN OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON SELECT MODEL YEARS ON THIS PART, YET HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED IT AS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT COST CONSUMERS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE AS EACH REGULATOR GOES OUT ONE BY ONE ON YOUR VEHICLE. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A METAL REGULATOR. THE AVERAGE COST TO REPLACE THIS PART IS $300-$500 EACH TIME IT FAILS! *JS
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY WINDOW JUST DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. I WAS DRIVING MY FOSTER DOG TO ADOPTIONS. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED HE JUMPED OUT IF THE OPEN WINDOW. SINCE THEN THE ONLY WINDOW THAT WORKS IS THE DRIVER SIDE. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE LIBERTY. I THANK GOD A CHILD WAS NOT IN THE SEAT WHEN THE WINDOW WENT DOWN. I HAVE INFORMED JEEP BUT THEY DO NOT CARE. *TR
DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS. EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THEM. JUST TYPE IN 2005 JEEP LIBERTY WINDOW REGULATOR AND SEE ALL THE HITS. THE WINDOW REGULATORS ARE BAD ON ALL JEEP LIBERTYS FROM 2002-2007. I HAVE SENT INFORMATION BEFORE BUT IT SEEMS NO ONE CARES UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER, CHRYSLER, BBB, THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND SEVERAL TV STATIONS. I HAVE ALSO TOLD SEVERAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INCLUDING NHTSA BUT AGAIN NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE AMERICAN CITIZEN. THE ONES WHO PAY THE BILLS. WHEN IT FAILS THE WINDOW SLIDES DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING SO YOUR CAR BECOMES UNSAFE AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO LOCK IT OR SECURE THE CAR. THE GLASS CAN SLIDE DOWN IN THE DOOR OR BREAK IN THE DOOR. THEN YOU TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND HE CHARGES YOU $400 TO FIX A KNOWN DEFECTIVE. CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERS LOVE IT. YOU MAKE MONEY WHEN YOU SELL A CAR WITH A DEFECT AND THEN CHARGE THE PERSON EVERYTIME THE DEFECT FAILS. IT IS A WIN WIN FOR CHRYSLER AND ITS DEALERS. THE PUBLIC IS GETTING THE SHAFT. IMAGINE NOT GOING CERTAIN PLACES BECAUSE YOU ARE AFRAID YOUR CAR IS NOT SAFE TO TAKE THERE OR NOT GOING OVER NIGHT BECAUSE OF YOUR CAR. HOW ABOUT I STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND A GUYS GETS IN MY BACK SEAT WITH A KNIFE OR A GUN AND KILLS ME DUE TO MY BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR. THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN AND THE RAIN STAINS THE SEATS ANOTHER ISSUE THE SEATS STAIN EVEN FROM WATER. NOT TO MENTION THE OTHER ISSUES I HAVE HAD THE BELT TENSIOR, THE HORN, THE ROOF RACK, THE PARKING BRAKE, THE MASTER CYLINDER, WINDOW REGULATORS, WINDOW REGULATORS, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. I SEE THERE ARE OVER 60 COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT ON YOUR WEBSITE SO WHEN CAN I EXPECT SOMETHING TO BE DONE. WHEN WILL THERE BE A RECALL ON WINDOW REGULATORS ON JEEP LIBERTY'S? MAYBE WE NEED SOMEONE TO GO POSTAL AT A DEALERSHIP TO GET ATTENTION. NOT ME. THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND WITH TONS OF EVIDENCE SO FIX IT. *TR
ALL 2005 JEEP LIBERTY'S HAVE DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS THAT BREAK EVEN WHEN THE WINDOW IS NOT USED. CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT DOES NOT CARE. THEY SELL A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND WHEN IT BREAKS THEY HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART AND CHARGE YOU $400. IT IS FRAUD PLAIN AND SIMPLE. WHEN THE WINDOW DROPS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING THE GLASS CAN BREAK AND INJURE SOMEONE. ITEMS CAN BE TOSSED INTO THE CAR SUCH AS STONES OR DEBRIS FROM OTHER DRIVERS. PEOPLE CAN ENTER YOUR CAR AND ATTACK YOU OR KILL YOU SINCE THE CAR CANNOT BE LOCKED. YOU CANNOT LEAVE ITEMS IN YOUR CAR BECAUSE IT IS NEVER SECURE. WHEN THE WINDOW FALLS AIR RUSHES INTO YOUR CAR IF YOU ARE DRIVING ALONG WITH RAIN, SNOW AND SLEET WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE DEPENDING ON WHAT WINDOW IT IS. IT STAINS THE SEATS. I HAVE CONTACTED OTHER GOV.'T AGENCIES AND SOME TV STATIONS. IF NOTHING IS DONE I WILL CONTACT OTHER TV STATIONS UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR
I WAS PARKED AND PREPARING TO LEAVE WORK WHEN MY WINDOW DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I SEE THAT A RECALL WAS DONE ON THIS SAME ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE, BUT NOT MY YEAR.. I HAVE A 2005 AND THEY ARE ONLY COVERING THIS ISSUE FOR 2006 FORWARD... WHY.. IF IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL, THAN SHOULDN'T THE OTHER YEARS BE COVERED AS WELL? *TR
THREE OUT OF FOUR WINDOWS- LOOSE AND DISCONNECTED FROM WINDOW ASSEMBLY. POSSIBLE DANGERS FROM TOSSED/FLAILING GLASS. ONE WOULD THINK CHRYSLER WOULD BE CONCERNED WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH INFERIOR PARTS AND POST RECALLS ON DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS AND ASSIST THEIR CLIENTS FOR REPAIRS OF THESE PART IN ORDER TO AVOID A POSSIBLE DISASTROUS SITUATION.
JEEP LIBERTY'S FROM 2002-2007 ALL HAVE DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS. CHRYSLER KNEW THIS YET CONTINUED TO KNOWINGLY USE THESE DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATORS. WHY NOT, AFTER THEY BREAK CHRYSLER GETS TO SELL THE DEALERSHIP ANOTHER DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE DEALERSHIP MARKS IT UP AND THEN INSTALLS IT FOR $400. IT IS A GREAT SCAM. ALMOST A LITTLE PONZI SCHEME. PLEASE LOOK ON THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. IT CAN FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS VERY STARTLING TO ALL OF A SUDDEN HEAR AIR RUSHING IN THE CAR BEHIND YOU. IT CAN FALL DOWN WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR PARKED IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE. NO MATTER WHEN IT HAPPENS IT RENDERS YOU CAR TOTALLY UNSECURED. ANYONE CAN ENTER YOUR CAR SINCE THE WINDOW WILL NOW NO LONGER STAY UP. ANY ITEMS IN YOUR CAR ARE NOW THERE FOR THE TAKING BY ANY THIEVES. THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS, THE BAD NEWS IS THAT YOUR CAR IS UNSECURED AND YOU CAN BE ATTACK OR KILLED AT ANY TIME. SOMEONE CAN ENTER YOUR CAR AND HIDE BEHIND YOUR SEAT OR IF YOU STOP AND THEY SEE THE WINDOW DOWN THEY CAN JUST ENTER IT AND YOU CANNOT STOP THEM. THE LIGHTER SIDE IS RAIN OR SNOW COMING IT AND STAINING YOUR SEATS BEYOND REPAIR. ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP IS THAT EVEN CONDENSATION STAINS THE SEATS AND YOU CAN'T GET THEM OUT. THIS DOES NOT EVEN INCLUDE SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES: BELT TENSIONER, BALL JOINTS, ROOF RACK, MASTER CYLINDER, EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES (WHICH I BELIEVE WERE RECALLED AND I PAID FOR), HORN STUCK ON, ELECTRICAL ISSUES, LEAKING WINDSHIELD, FUEL RELAY SWITCH,SCRATCHES IN THE PAINT, POWER DOOR LOCKS ON REAR DOOR, WEATHERSTRIP, LIGHTS AND NOT GETTING EVERYTHING I WAS PROMISED FROM THE DEALER. THIS VEHICLE HAS LIMITED MY TRAVEL. YOU CANNOT EVEN GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT WONDERING WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR CAR WHEN YOU GET BACK. PLEASE RECALL IT. *TR
THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE DUE TO WEAR OF A PLASTIC COMPONENT. THE WINDOW SLIDES DOWN COMPLETELY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO BE OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS/THIEVES. THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD THE SAME ISSUE THE PREVIOUS YEAR. *TR
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. KMJ
THE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT.THE WINDOW JUST WENT DOWN AND DOESN'T GO UP. WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON, FOR THE WINDOW TO GO UP IT JUST MAKES A NOISE. *TR
FIRST THE DRIVERS REAR REGULATOR FAILED, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL AND BREAK INSIDE THE DOOR. I REPLACED BOTH THE WINDOW AND THE REGULATOR. SIX MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER REAR REGULATOR FAILED AND THE WINDOW DROPPED IN THE DOOR. THIS TIME IT DID NOT BREAK THE GLASS. JUST A MONTH AFTER THE WARRANTY ON THE DRIVER REAR EXPIRED, IT FAILED AGAIN. NOW I HAVE NO WORKING BACK WINDOWS. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS AN ISSUE BUT STATED THERE IS NO RECALL. HE RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE IT UP WITH CHRYSLER. THEY CLAIM IT THE PROBLEM EXISTS BUT NOT WITH THIS YEAR. THEY TOLD ME BECAUSE I DID NOT BUY IT NEW NOR USE THE DEALERSHIP FOR MY SERVICE THEY WOULD NOT HELP. WITH THE GLASS BREAKING THIS IS MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE, IT IS DANGEROUS. CHRYSLER KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AND IS RIPPING PEOPLE OFF BY CHARGING THEM OVER $400.00 TO REPLACE THESE WITH PARTS THAT WILL FAIL AGAIN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GLASS DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE LIFTING BAR ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
JEEP - SINCE 2002 HAS HAD 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS /REPAIRS REGARDING THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BREAKING OVER AND OVER, AND THIS ALSO CAUSING THE REAR DOOR TO JAM SO IT CAN NOT BE OPENED. THEY HAVE KNOWN THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON DUE TO THE REGULATOR IS PLASTIC, AND REPEATEDLY BREAKS... NOT BEING ABLE TO THE OPEN THE DOOR IS A SAFETY CONCERN... THERE ARE 1000'S OF BLOGS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPLACED THESE REGULATORS MULTIPLE TIMES, AND JEEP REFUSING TO REIMBURSE OR FILE A RECALL - I HAVE A JEEP LIBERTY 2005, AND I NOW HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE PASSENGER / DRIVER SIDE REGULATOR, AND BOTH TIMES THE DOORS JAMMED... PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FOR THE 1000'S OF JEEP OWNERS THAT HAVING TO PUT OUT $300+ EACH TIME THIS OCCURS... WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS, WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR, OR HAVING TO PAY FOR THE SAME REPAIR OVER AND OVER AND OVER... ALSO, IF YOU WINDOW WON'T STAY CLOSE, IT OPENS YOUR JEEP FOR BEING VANDALIZED OR EVEN STOLEN..... *TR
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