There are 44 owner-reported body & structure complaints for the 2007 Jeep Libertyin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Been over 30 days since vehicle was inspected for a recall that requires installing a tow hitch. Manufacturer will not provide an ETA for parts however I can go thru various other methods to obtain parts needed within a few days. Seems like manufacturer is stalling and not wanting to fix issue.
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the rear upper control arm. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with corrosion on both sides and the rear control arms. The contact was informed that the rear control arms needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure had been persistent, and failure had occurred three times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.
LOST CONTROL OF BACK END OF VEHICLE , WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A CITY STREET. BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC, HE PUT IT ON LIFT AND THERE WAS EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE METAL ARMS HOLDING THE FRAME UP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR DOOR UNLATCHED AND LIFTED UP THE GLASS WINDOW. AS A RESULT, THE GATE OPENED AND DID NOT CLOSE. THE "GATE OPEN" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 127,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE AND THE REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SKY SLIDER SUDDENLY PEELED BACK AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL. THE SKY SLIDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR N46 RECALL. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS LEVEL 5 CORROSION, CANNOT COMPLETE THE RECALL. AFTER REVIEWING THE INFORMATION AND REVIEWING CHRYSLERS DETAILED WORK INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FIX WITH PICTURES OF THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF CORROSION (SEE PAGE 8 IN RCRIT-13V252), THINGS DIDN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE. I CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND THEY STATED THE THREADS NOT THE FRAME HAD LEVEL 5 CORROSION. FURTHER IN ON PAGE 10-11 IT TALKS ABOUT REPLACING THESE STUDS IF THEY ARE CORRODED. THEY OFFERED NO REMEDY FOR THE SITUATION OR CORRECTION NEEDED TO PREPARE THE THREADED STUD, THEIR INSTRUCTIONS SAY TO REPLACE ANYWAY. I'M LEFT WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY IN. ATTACHED ARE THEIR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS AS WELL AS A PICTURE OF THE AREA IN QUESTION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN AFTERMARKET TOW HITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
N46 SAFETY RECALL - I WAS ADVISED BY INDIAN TRAIL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP THAT RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO CORROSION OF FRAME. WHAT, IF ANYTHING, CAN I DO TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED UNDER A MANUFACTURER TOW HITCH RECALL, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,753.
JEEP HAS BEEN EXCEEDINGLY SLOW TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THE MANDATED RECALL OF MY VEHICLE--I WAITED WELL OVER A YEAR FOR THE FIRST NOTICE, ANOTHER 6 MONTHS FOR THE NOTICE TO CONTACT MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER TO HAVE A HITCH INSTALLED TO PREVENT EXPLOSION DURING REAR-END COLLISION,OR HAVE MY AFTER-MARKET HITCH INSPECTED FOR MEETING THIS REQUIREMENT.I TRIED FOR 2 MONTHS TO GET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL BUT WAS DELAYED REPEATEDLY.I ONLY GOT THE RECALL INSPECTION PERFORMED DURING THE COURSE OF HAVING OTHER PAID REPAIR WORK DONE.MY AFTER MARKET HITCH PASSED INSPECTION,SO NO OEM HITCH WAS INSTALLED. I MAILED IN THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT FOR THE AFTER-MARKET HITCH TO JEEP AS INSTRUCTED ON THE RECALL POSTCARD FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TODAY STATING THAT JEEP WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE AFTERMARKET HITCH BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN OEM PART. I THEN REQUESTED TO HAVE AN OEM HITCH PUT ON IN PLACE OF THE ONE I PREVIOUSLY HAD INSTALLED BUT THEY REFUSE. THIS RECALL PROCESS HAS BEEN MISHANDLED BY JEEP ALL AROUND, START TO FINISH, AND NEEDS TO BE BETTER MONITORED BY NTSB OR OTHER APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPELLING AUTOMAKERS' COMPLIANCE WITH RECALLS. IF I HAD KNOWN JEEP WOULD APPROVE MY AFTER MARKET HITCH FOR RECALL PURPOSES BUT NOT REIMBURSE ME, I WOULD HAVE REMOVED MY AFTERMARKET HITCH TO SELL AND REQUIRED JEEP TO INSTALL AN OEM HITCH AT THEIR EXPENSE. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO SAY THAT JEEP'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECALL IS MET BY THE HITCH I PAID TO INSTALL, BUT THEN REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME, WHEN I COULD HAVE REQUIRED THEM TO INSTALL AN OEM HITCH AT THEIR EXPENSE HAD I REMOVED MY HITCH PRIOR TO INSPECTION. JEEP/CHRYSLER IS GETTING AWAY WITH SOMETHING THEY SHOULD NOT. IF A HITCH SATISFIES RECALL REQUIREMENTS AND WAS PAID FOR BY THE CAR OWNER, THEN IT SHOULD QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT. DEEPLY WRONG FOR CONSUMERS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY . THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A CAR WASH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE BUMPER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN INSPECTOR TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, AND STRUCTURE) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER AND LOCAL JEEP DEALER SINCE SEPTEMBER 2013 CONCERNING INSTALLATION OF TRAILER HITCH TO MINIMIZE REAR-END COLLISION AND POTENTIAL EXPLOSIONS ON MY JEEP 2007 LIBERTY. IN APRIL 2014 HAD TRAILER HITCH INSTALLED BY PRIVATE COMPANY THEN SUBSEQUENTLY SENT INVOICE FOR HITCH TO CHRYSLER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR HITCH AND INSTALLATION. ON FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014 RECEIVED CALL FROM CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE STATING THAT THE HITCH INSTALLED DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT. PER REPRESENTATIVE THE HITCH HAD TO BE AN OMG VS. THE HITCH INSTALLED BY PRIVATE PROFESSIONALS. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHRYSLER AND APPEARS THEY HAVE NO DESIRE TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL DANGERS IN THEIR VEHICLES EVEN WHEN A PURCHASER TAKES THE INITIATIVE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *JS
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