For a month or so the key had been getting stuck in the ignition and you would have to start the car and turn it back off to get the key out. One night we were sitting in car trying to get it to start. The jeep wouldn't start and within seconds smoke was coming out from the top of the hood. There was 3 adults in the jeep and 2 children. We all got out and within a minute there was flames dropping from the bottom, then within the next few seconds flames were coming up over the hood. The fire department was called and the fire was put out. We were all safe but the jeep ended up being totaled. I was told that the wires to the battery overheated and caught fire. I believe this was a result of something to do with the key getting stuck in the ignition.
2004 Jeep Liberty electrical complaints
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2004 jeep liberty sport has loss of power and is quitting customer states that he has had multiple parts fixed and replaced and now the vehicle has the same failure problems as last year. **nar**kb the consumer has had 2 fuel pumps replaced, a wiring harness in the firewall, cruise control sensor replaced, the entire module replaced, ball joint replaced and now the vehicle is losing power and quitting again. The consumer further stated that the speedometer and tachometer both are going crazy.
No warning. Efect as described by dealer involved a defective bcm, body control module. Peedometer, headlights, door locks, wipers, power windows, air conditioning would not work. Rear glass hatch opened and would not close/latch.
The contact stated that the 2004 jeep liberty was experiencing the same symptoms described in recall 07v192000, but this vehicle was not included. She would like to have the scope of the recall expanded for the intermittent radio/ip/side mirrors/rear wiper. There was also a buzzing somewhere in the dashboard. *ak the speedometer was acting erratically. Update 05/04/07
Passenger side locks inoperable. When clicking remote keyless entry door locks would lock and unlock continuously for up to ten seconds. I feel this eventually LED to the lock motor burning out.
Dt*: the contact stated while attempting to pull into a parking lot the vehicle stalled. It would not restart until 20 minutes later. The stalling is intermittent and has happened 30 times. The vehicle was taken to dealer after each incident; however the problem could not be duplicated. After the last incident the dealer repaired 2 ignition wires, it is undetermined if this corrected the problem. The manufacturer has not been alerted.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was taken to the service dealer about a year ago because there was a slight vibration in the front end. The dealer inspected the vehicle and determined the tires needed to be rotated. The vibration continued and progressively became worse. Today, while driving 30 MPH the contact heard a loud grinding sound followed by the vehicle's failure to move forward. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but has not been inspected. Upon visual inspection, the contact noticed the lower ball joint was separated on the passenger side. Updated 7/3/2006 - the driver's side windshield wiper arm came loose twice. The wiper arm was realigned to factory specs and tightened to the correct torque setting. When the consumer used the turn signals while the headlights were on the headlights flickered. This is an intermittent occurrence. On another occasions the headlights remained on although the switch was turned off.
I reside in southern california, we were experiencing thunder showers earlier in the day. I went to a 5 hour class, upon returning the horn was blaring, I could not stop it so I had to take the fuse out. Then I started the car but the gauges were acting strange. I had a half a tank of fuel but it was reading as if I had a full tank, then the engine light was on, after I got home I shut of the ignition but the car would not shut off. My car is a manual, 4 cylinder, with no power amenities it is a basic car, no air conditioning. It is just a 2004 jeep liberty. After I popped the clutch lightly to stop the engine my lights would not go off. It was not a major storm just a quick shower, it makes me worry quite a bit because this is my main vehicle and if just a little moisture causes havoc what if I was in the snow what kind of problems would it create. Another thing since a light shower caused havoc what does this do to the electrical on my air bags?
I returned home late on evening after an evening of shopping, dinner, & movie. I parked my car in the garage and ten minutes later heard a loud "whoosh" sound. I went to the garage to investigate and saw white smoke. After opening the garage door to dissipate the smoke I looked around the car. I did not see any problem with the tires or leaking fluids. I did see black singe marks along the edge of the hood and black dust over the hood. The fire department & sheriff were called. The firemen determined that a fire occurred under the hood of the car and, miraculously, put itself out. They also determined that a loose wire was arcing with the alternator and disconnected the battery. They ruled the cause of the fire as faulty electrical wiring. The car is 3.5 months old with just under 3000 miles on it. My brother-in-law, who is a retired mechanic, went with me to the dealership to pick up my things from the car and get a loaner car. He could see that the line going from the compressor ruptured during the fire. He speculated that the "whoosh" sound I heard was AC refrigeration escaping when the line ruptured and that the fluids extinguished the fire. I am waiting for an inspector from chrysler to look at the car. I have an incident file open with chrysler, #12193081. I also have the report from sheriff. Since this just happened, no resolution has been determined.
While driving at 25 MPH, the driver side air bag deployed for no logical reason. The consumer lost control of the vehicle and collided with an embankment. The vehicle never ran over anything or hit anything before the mishap. The consumer suffered a sprained wrist, a concussion and trauma to his back. The consumer also reported that before the air bag deployed, that electrical currents from the steering wheel were shocking who ever drove the vehicle. This electrical shock has happened on three different occasions and the dealer has tried to find the source. The manufacturer and the dealer were aware problem. *jb headlights go out intermittently, dealer replaced switch.
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