2009 Jeep Liberty Complaint Log

MY DRIVER SIDE REAR LIGHT STOPPED WORKING, THE LIGHT ABOVE MY LICENSE PLATE ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, AND MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER ALSO MALFUNCTIONS - IT EITHER WONT TURN OFF ONCE IT'S TURNED ON, OR IT WONT WORK AT ALL. *TR

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

I'VE HAD 2 VALVE STEMS CRACK. I DRIVE ONLY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS. *TR

AS WE WERE DRIVING OUR CAR ON THE INTERSTATE, WE NOTICED THAT THE CLOSED SLIDING ROOF WAS BUCKLING ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE (RIGHT ABOVE THE HEADRESTS) AND WE COULD HEAR THIS WHISTLING SOUND AND FEEL AIR COMING FROM THE RAISED JUNCTION. WE SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH WE HAD PURCHASED THE NEW VEHICLE, BRUNSWICK AUTO, AND INQUIRED ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON THE SLIDING ROOF. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALLS. WE LATER HAD THE ROOF EXAMINED AND WAS TOLD THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. WE CONTINUED TO NOTICE THE SAME ISSUES. IN DECEMBER 2012, PRIOR TO OUR ORIGINAL WARRANTY EXPIRING (WE DID PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THE TIME OF VEHICLE PURCHASE), WE TOOK THE CAR TO ADVENTURE JEEP OF WILLOUGHBY, OH TO HAVE THE ROOF RE-EXAMINED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SLIDING ROOF WAS MISALIGNED AND THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. UPON DRIVING HOME, WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND REMAINED THE SAME. WE HAVE TEN MONTH OLD TWINS AND ARE TRAVELING FREQUENTLY TO VISIT FAMILY. WE ARE CONCERNED NOW THAT THE SLIDING ROOF MAY FLY OFF COMPLETELY WHEN WE ARE ON THE INTERSTATE. WE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT TWICE BY "PROFESSIONALS". ANY ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY IS APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH AND ABOVE OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. VARIOUS REPAIRS, INCLUDING A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,220 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,319.

I BOUGHT MY JEEP BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF 2009. WHEN IT WAS JUST A FEW MONTHS OLD, I STARTED EXPERIENCING A PHANTOM 'DING' THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE ASSOCIATED WITH LOW FUEL, CHECK ENGINE, ETC. BUT WHEN THE DING WOULD SOUND, NO WARNING LIGHTS WOULD APPEAR. TRIED TO HAVE DEALER FIND PROBLEM, THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE SINCE IT WAS SO RANDOM, SO IT NEVER GOT FIXED. AROUND APRIL OF THIS YEAR (2013) THE DING STILL CONTINUES TO DRIVE ME NUTS, AND NOW MY 'ESPOFF,' '4WD,' 'SERVICE 4WD,' AND '4LOW' LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AT RANDOM;SOMETIMES EVERY TEN SECONDS WHILE I'M DRIVING. ALSO, MY RADIO/NAV SCREEN SYSTEM WILL RANDOMLY TURN ITSELF OFF AND RESTART. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY HAVE GOTTEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT FROM A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEREO ALONE IS A $1,200 FIX AND THAT I'M BETTER OFF GOING TO A CAR AUDIO DEALER AND GETTING SOMETHING CUSTOM DONE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ISN'T A RECALL FOR THIS, IT IS VERY DISTRACTING TO HAVE ALL THESE LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, NOT TO MENTION UNNERVING. ALSO, MY LIFT GATE WINDOW HAS ALWAYS LEAKED AROUND THE SEAL, EVEN AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED IT. THEY SAID THEY TESTED IT UNDER HIGH PRESSURE WASH AND IT DIDN'T LEAK, THEN A FEW DAYS LATER IT RAINED AND THERE WAS WATER ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF MY LIFT GATE. *TR

I OWN A 2009 JEEP LIBERTY WITH 2000 MILES ON IT. TWICE IT HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHEN I WAS STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT USING THE BRAKES BEFORE IT JUMPED OVER THE CURB. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED SO FAST I COULDN'T STOP IT IN TIME AND IT HIT A LARGE CONCRETE COLUMN IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE CAR SUFFERED QUITE A LOT OF BODY DAMAGE AND WILL BE IN A BODY SHOP FOR 3 OR MORE WEEKS. I SUFFERED SEVERAL SKIN WOUNDS ON MY HAND AND ARM AND A SPRAINED THUMB. AFTER TALKING WITH SEVERAL MECHANIC FRIENDS, HERE IS WHAT I THINK MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. IN BOTH CASES I WAS MAKING AN EXTREME LEFT TURN INTO A RIGHT-SLANTED PARKING SPACE FROM A TWO-LANE AISLE. IN BOTH CASES I HAD JUST CROSSED OVER A SAFETY BUMP AND STOPPED TO LET ONCOMING TRAFFIC GO BY BEFORE I TURNED. IN BOTH CASES, IT WAS HOT AND MY AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED TO HIGH. THE COMBINATION OF THE LOAD OF THE AIR AND THE POWER STEERING COULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO SHOW UP A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL THROTTLE SENSOR SOFTWARE AND CAUSE THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS IS THE ONLY EXPLANATION THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND. I'M SURE IT WAS NOT DRIVER ERROR. I HAVE DRIVEN JEEPS FOR MANY YEARS AND NEVER HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN ALL MY YEARS OF DRIVING. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ANALYSIS OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT RESULTS IN MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS FOR JEEP LIBERTY OWNERS. *TR THANK YOU

MY KEY ON MY MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY WILL NO LONGER TURN THE IGNITION. *TR