The consumer was unable to start the vehicle. The consumer lifted up the hood and noticed that the battery acid was leaking from the battery. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection and the mechanic determined that the battery needed to be replaced. *ak
2002 Jeep Liberty electrical complaints
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The key became stuck in the ignition. The key sometimes has to be left in the vehicle.
My 2002 jeep liberty has had numerous electrical failures. It just dies... The speedometer ground went, the locks played havoc, I have returned the vehicle 6 times to get fixed and they cannot find the problem. Daimler chrysler even sent a "technician" to fix the problem... My jeep still sits dead in the driveway at least once every three weeks. I then found out that there were electrical problems before I purchased this very same vehicle, brand new. Conclusion, daimler chrysler cannot and or will not help me with this, everyone is constantly on vacation and cannot give me any answers. They drug their feet with me bringing in the jeep leaving it for days at a time, and now I can't even do lemon law. Since my time expired 9 nine days ago and daimler chrysler drug their feet, saying that they would fix the problem.
Dealer replaced the front tires twice, and vehicle vibrated while driving at any speed. Also, headlights/ horn/windshield wipers, and the speedometer failed while driving the vehicle. *ak
Hello, I purchased this great SUV in sept 2003. So far have had to bring it into dealer 7 times for electrical system (wiring) repairs. They could not get remote entry to work , so they ordered a part, then still would not work so ordered a new computer. Then in a few days, the driver's door lock stopped working, so brought it in. They had to order another part, so had to come in 2x for that one too. Then the right rear window would not work, so they replaced the regulator. Now lights on indicatorwhen the door is open is not working and neither is the autolock feature after the car is driving for a few minutes, so have to visit them again. Dealer told me that wiring had some rust in it due either to factory carelessness (wiring harness left out in weather) or flood in vehicle. There is no record from carfax of flood to this vehicle. Dealer said may need to replace entire wiring harness (2-3 days in shop) which is ok with me if it will fix problems. He said he can't do it unless it starts acting up. Afraid when it will start acting up will be when warranty expires. Would like service dealer (courtesy chrysler/jeep of casselbery, fl) to replace wiring harness before something else happens. They have been really great every time I've brought it in. I understand they can't replace the wiring harness without a symptom, but there have been lots of symptoms at this point. Thanks for your time, susan atherton.
While my dealer was test driving my jeep liberty the dash went dead. This had not happened before. I did have a multi-function arm replaced last year because the dashboard lights were flickering and no problems since then. The truck has also pulled to the right since I bought it. The dealer performed multiple alignments at that time and it is still not fixed.
2002 jeep liberty -- plugs foul monthly. No power. Acts like it's running on 3 cylinders. Autoworld south glens falls dealer would only replace plugs, told by them that chrysler would not reimburse them for trying to find out what was wrong. Dealer refused to return phone calls. Car runs like an old lemon. Now new dealership is going to replace spark plugs and wires. It will probably still run like a covered wagon.
Radio/cd player quit working and the display blinks on and off with radio turned on or off and noticed a clicking sound from within the dash. Also from time to time the dome light would come on without intervention.
While driving electrical system stopped functioning ,causing the vehicle to lose brake power/power steering/lights, and engine stalling. Dealer has not determined the cause of problem.
When the consumer placed the key in the ignition, the vehicle failed to turn over, it was discovered the started had failed. *ak the brakes made a noise when they were applied. The dash made a rattle noise when the weather was cold.
The vehicle experienced problems with the passenger window, there were noises coming from the dash and door area. Also the starter failed, and the vehicle was getting poor gas mileage. *ak
Speed sensor wire at rear differential was chafed due to close proximity to brake line to left rear wheel. The braek line contacts at the base of the conenctor where not plastic armor protects the wire. *ak conductors are exposed and ground on the the brake line, causing speedometer to give erratic or no readings. Most evident with passengers or a load in the rear, caousing the wire to contact the brake line. Erractice speed data also effects automatic transmission shifting, causing sharp and abbrupt shifts to lower gears at speed.
The entire electrical system in my 2002 jeep liberty limited went haywire. The horn stuck on, the back glass window popped open, the signal relay was buzzing, the door open bell was ringing, and the speedometer was dead, all while I was doing 60 MPH on a highway.
While traveling at 75 MPH consumer states the panel under the steering wheel fell onto the drivers feet. Consumer states took to dealer and dealer stated the knee bolster packing plate fell off. Cause is unknown. Ts
Major electrical system, indentified by dealer as 'body controller' electrical unit, failed without warning. As a result, key safety equipment failed to work, including headlights, windshield wipers, power door locks, tailgate latch. Other systems, not obvious to owner, also might have been affected. Dt
A body control module was defective causing loss of almost all the elec ent (door locks, air conditioning, and speedometer). This part was replaced twice after 18 days in the service dept and still is not operational. A car with items like the speedometer not working is unsafe.
I got recall for dash board under steering column stating it needed to be fixed because of possible problem of falling off while driving causing a major accident.. Took vehicle in for recall. One week later while driving, the dash board under steering column fell off and landed on my feet. I had to stop my vehicle in the road to remove dash. Returned to dealership and complained. They put piece back on. Now, approximately two months later the same piece fell off again. If this is a recall, the fix is worse than the original !!!!!
Our 2002 jeep liberty limited with less than 1500 miles caught fire on the right side and proceeded to burn completely. My 5 year old son was in the passenger seat. By the time we saw the smoke and fire, he tried to get out but the door was too hot to open. I grabbed im, opened the drivers door and ran for safety. We were turning around on a gravel road and had entered some lite mud and lite, wet grass beside the gravel road and we were pulling a brand new very lite trailer with three small dirt bikes on it. The fire was so hot that the new trailer hitch melted and was fused to the trailer neck. My 5 year old son's bike which was on the right side of the trailer was burned and melted to the frame. My son and I were fortunate to get out alive.
A bolt with a built on washer dropped from dash between windshield and steering column. It was a large bolt, and didn't know what it was for. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated to bring in vehicle. &
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