Jeep Liberty Complaints (2003)
1,352 consumer complaints on file.
- #10585459April 29, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL 13V-252. THE FIX FOR THIS RECALL IS TO INSTALL A NEW TRAILER HITCH ON MY CAR. NOW I NEED A HITCH ON MY CAR FOR RECREATIONAL USE SO I CALL TO SEE IF I HAVE A HITCH INSTALLED WILL I BE REIMBURSED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY REIMBURSEMENT IS NOT GUARANTEE. THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE HOW CAN I GET MY CAR FIX. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10585382April 28, 2014FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL TANK ON YOUR VEHICLE HAS A SMALL CHANCE OF EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK DURING CERTAIN TYPES OF REAR END COLLISIONS. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERBODY FIRE. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR THAT I HAVE RECEIVE A SAFETY RECALL. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE TO WAIT FOR CHRYSLER TO SEND ANOTHER NOTICE. ARE THEY WAITING FOR MY NINE YEAR OLD GRANDCHILD TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY SEND ME ANOTHER NOTICE THAT THE PARTS ARE IN. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10584368April 23, 2014ENGINE
I HAVE KNOWN 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE, I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY ONE WITH FIRE. MY JEEP IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE ENGINE SEAL THAT IS JUST ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE UPSTREAM EXHAUST (RIGHT BEFORE THE PASSENGER SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I SMELLED BURNING OIL AND I GOT UNDER THE CAR AND THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE WHICH I EXTINGUISHED WITH MY RAG. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO A HUGE HEALTH ISSUE. IF YOU ARE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, OR STOP SIGN AND HAVE THE HEAT OR A/C ON. THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BECOMES FILLED WITH THE BURNING SMELL. SMOKE BELLOWS OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AT THESE STOPS ALSO. I AM AFRAID OF THE THING BURSTING INTO FLAMES AT A LIGHT AND BEING HELPLESS. I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS EXACT ISSUE. ONE OF THEM GOT RID OF THEIR VEHICLE, THE OTHER STILL HAS IT. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT WILL RESULT IN FIRE, OR AS I SEE IT CANCER DUE TO THE SMOKE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO CLEAN THE OIL SATURATED AREA AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10584402April 23, 2014AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD WAITED LONGER THAN A YEAR FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10584068April 21, 2014FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STILL NO CONTACT ABOUT SAFETY RECALL INSTALLATION OF TRAILER HITCH. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10583089April 16, 2014STRUCTURE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS WERE NOT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE ). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10579545April 14, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10579678April 14, 2014FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHRYSLER RECALL N46/NHTSA 13V-252 NO PARTS YET TO FIX RECALL, CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. NOW OVER 9 MONTHS SINCE RECALL HOW CAN THIS BE RESOLVED, THE COMPANY SAYS NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10579083April 11, 2014STRUCTURE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS MADE AWARE THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10578974April 10, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V252000) BUT HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL SERVICE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10578291April 8, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE BOTH MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE DECLINED TO PROVIDE PART AVAILABLY INFORMATION TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10578004April 7, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10577554April 5, 2014ENGINE
MY FATHER IN-LAW WAS DRIVING HOME FROM NY TO OHIO WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER THEN OVER HEATED I TOOK OFF THE VALVE COVER FOUND THAT THE #2 CYL VALVE CAME OFF AND CRACKED THE HEAD WENT ON LINE READ THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM I HAVE PICS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10577334April 4, 2014FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND THE PART NEEDED WAS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 07/01/14 MA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10577355April 4, 2014FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 06/27/14*LJ
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10577388April 4, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2 YEARS OR MORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10577228April 3, 2014SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS, ENGINE
THE CAR HAD BEEN ACTING FUNNY , GOING FAST THEN MAKING A NOISE AND GOING OK AGAIN. I AM NOT A FAST DRIVER AS IN NOVEMBER MY HUSBAND OF 32 YEARS , PASSED AFTER BEING IN A HIT AND RUN , FROM PEOPLE WITH NO INSURANCE , MY LIFE IS PRETTY MUCH HELL . I WAS STARTING TO SMELL SOMETHING FUNNY LIKE BURNING AND I THOUGHT I MAYBE A TIRE OR STRUT. I WAS AT A SIGNAL SECOND CAR IN AND LOOTS OF TRAFFIC , INCLUDING SCHOOL BUSES. THERE WAS A GAS STATION ABOUT 30-40 FEET FROM ME , BUT THE FIRST CAR WENT IN TO GET GAS , SO ON SECOND THOUGHT GOING BY THE PUMPS WAS NOT A GOOD IDEA , SO I PUT ON SIGNAL AND TRIED TO PULLED OVER . CAR WERE SPEEDING PAST ME AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND IT WILL TO THE RIGHT,I TURNED LEFT OR PULLED TO THE LEFT , CRASHED INTO A POLE HARD . SEAT BELT WENT FLYING OFF , AIR BAGS ON SIDE DID NOT GO OFF , BUT FRONT ONES DID . I BROKE MY LEG AND BRUISES, PLUS A BLACK EYE. SINCE THE WEEK BEFORE I LOST MY JOB , I AM DOOMED , HAVE TO TRY TO FIND A JOB , BECAUSE I CAN:T MY CAR GET UNEMPLOYMENT. I LOVED MY CAR FIRST AND ONLY CAR I HAVE EVER HAD.IS THERE ANYTHING YOU COULD DO TO HELP AS I HAVE HAD MANY RECALLS AND HAD THEM CHECKED, BUT THOSE IS JUST SO STRANGE I THOUGHT I HAD . *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10577063April 3, 2014FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V25200 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 07/01/14 MA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10577148April 3, 2014AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTIFICATIONS OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V52700 (AIR BAGS) AND 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE). THE REQUIRED PARTS WERE NOT CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10576664April 2, 2014FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 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 PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN JUNE OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE APRIL OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0