There are 8 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2010 Jeep Libertyin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TWICE NOW AFTER REVERSING MY CAR A LITTLE DISTANCE, THE CAR WOULD ONLY FORCEFULLY MOVE FORWARD AFTER PUTTING IT IN DRIVE, AND IT WOULD STOP IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE. I TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKE DOWN TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STUCK UP. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED TWICE TO A GARAGE, BUT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE AGAIN AFTER SITTING FOR HOURS.
DRIVING WITH MY WIFE ON I-95 NORTH IN CONNECTICUT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, OUR RIGHT REAR TIRE INSTANTLY LOST AIR PRESSURE. I SAW THE LOW AIR WARNING LIGHT GO ON FIRST, THEN IMMEDIATELY FELT THE VEHICLE WOBBLE TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD BARELY CONTROL IT. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET IT TO THE RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER WHERE I CHANGED THE TIRE. I NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE VALVE WAS MISSING FROM THE RIM. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY NAILS OR OTHER PENETRATIONS OF THE TIRE ITSELF. HAD IT BEEN ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES, I MIGHT HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. WHEN WE GOT TO A TIRE STORE TO HAVE THE BAD TIRE CHECKED OUT, THE MECHANIC & THE OWNER SAID WE HAD DEFECTIVE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR VALVES AND THAT WE ESSENTIALLY EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE MECHANIC SHOWED US THE OTHER VALVES AND THEY WERE ALL CRACKED AS WELL. WE HAD THEM ALL REPLACED AND HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE AS WELL. THE CRACKS IN THE SENSOR VALVES WERE OBVIOUS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY MATTER THAT COULD CAUSE FATALITIES IF THEY HAVE NOT OCCURED ALREADY.
FOR THE SECOND TIME THE VALVE STEM IS DEFECTIVE AND CORRODED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE UNSCREWING THE CAP FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE VALVE STEM, THE TOP FRACTURED CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WHILE UNSCREWING THE CAP FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SENSOR NEAR THE VAULT STEM WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SENSOR ACTIVATED AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE STEM VALVE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND FEEL INSIDE THE TIRE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE NO LONGER USING THE SAME TYPE AND WE PAID FOR A UPDATED ONE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH ON A PAVED HIGHWAY. THE AIR PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW SECONDS LATER THERE WAS A RUMBLE NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT THE TIRES. ONE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. I HAD THOUGHT I RAN OVER SOMETHING VERY LARGE CAUSING AN INSTANT FLAT. AFTER REMOVING THE TIRE, WE NOTED THAT THE TIRE WAS STILL GOOD. THE NUT HOLDING THE VALVE STEM/PRESSURE SENSOR IN HAD BROKEN. THE VALVE STEM/PRESSURE SENSOR COMPONENT WAS FOUND INSIDE THE TIRE. THE RESULT WAS A VERY LARGE GAP WHERE THE VALVE STEM WAS, ALLOWING THE TIRE TO INSTANTLY DEFLATE. WHEN CHECKING THE OTHER VALVE STEMS, ONE OF THE OTHER NUTS HOLDING THE VALVE STEMS IN WAS ALSO BROKEN. THE JEEP IS PARKED UNTIL WE CAN REMOVE ALL OF THE VALVE STEMS AND REPLACE THEM. WE WILL NOT DRIVE IT AS IT IS. WE WILL BE REPLACING THE VALVE STEM/PRESSURE SENSOR COMPONENT WITH THE OLD FASHION STYLE VALVE STEMS. I WOULD NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE STOCK EQUIPMENT. I WOULD ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE VALVE STEM BROKE ON A FRONT TIRE GOING EXPRESSWAY SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
LOW PSI INDICATOR ON SPARE WAS ON SO I LOWERED THE SPARE TIRE TO PUT AIR IN IT AND I NOTICED THE VALVE STEM WAS BROKE OFF AT THE TOP. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLER ON THEIR VALVE STEMS. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON ALL WHEELS NOT JUST THE SPARE. THE COST TO FIX IS AROUND $100 A TIRE!!! IN TILL CHRYSLER FIXES THEIR CHEAP VALVE STEM SENSOR SYSTEM I WILL PUT IN THE OLD FASHION RUBBER VALVE STEMS AND JUST PUT UP WITH THE DASH LIGHTS!!!! *TR
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