2004 Jeep Liberty: pulls to one side

Filed Sep 4, 2019 · Steering, Wheels · 140,000 miles · TX

Manufacturers recall: my vehicle makes a serious vibration in the steering wheel and a loud humming noise when I drive down the road. It pulls to the right terribly and wears oot my tires constantly. It fish tales when I accelerate the gas petal and also when I take my foot off of the gas. It walks the road. And feels unstable when u reach 60mph. It feels very unsafe and does it's own thing when we are driving . It just goes all over the road .the results are the same whether it's being driven in the city or highway. Unpredictable my vehicle has been recalled by chrysler u38 is the recall number and it's off the recall expansion of 12v‑085

Filed Aug 15, 2018 · Body, Steering · 170,000 miles · IL

"takata recall" pulls hard to right and left steering is loose hard to keep on road bad ball joints and steering rack all having to do with steering.

Filed May 12, 2018 · Steering · 191,344 miles · IL · crash

While driving, it would feel as if the rear of the vehicle was going side to side. When accelerating, the car would feel as if it was torquing in one direction and then when I would brake it would feel as if it would pull the other direction. I had noticed this feeling for a while but it was worse on wet or snowy roads and also while going at higher rates of speed (over 50 MPH). I was unable to detect what exactly was happening because it had developed so gradually and I regularly drive this vehicle. I thought when I was driving it was either windy or that the vehicle was sliding due to wet roads. This caused an issue when driving in the winter and caused me to hit a guardrail. I was driving my daughter back to college. While accelerating, the car lunged to the left, I then thought I was sliding and proceeded to pump the brakes to slow down which then caused the vehicle to pull to the right, slamming the vehicle into the guardrail. About 8 months after the accident, my husband was driving the vehicle when he noticed this pulling and was able to describe it. I took it in and both rear control arms had to be replaced.

Filed May 14, 2014 · Suspension · 53,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle would slightly vibrate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the front upper ball joints needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000. Updated 7/16/14*cn the consumer also stated, the new ball joint/control arm caused the front wheel bearings to break, which caused the steering to wander and made the vehicle difficult to control.

Filed Sep 19, 2012 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · NJ · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while turning right, the front end of the vehicle abruptly pulled to the right and the contact lost control of the vehicle. The contact crashed into a parked vehicle as a result. There were no injuries. The contact believed that the front axle failed and caused the crash. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 70,000.

Filed Oct 12, 2010 · Suspension · 56,000 miles · IL

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep liberty. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle violently pulled to the right. The contact pulled over and upon examination, he noticed the rear lower control arm was rusted and broken. The vehicle towed to an authorized dealer where it was being examined for the cause of failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were approximately 56,000. Updated evoq 02/01/11

Filed Feb 3, 2009 · Suspension · 93,000 miles · LA

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep liberty. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact noticed that the vehicle was pulling to the right. The failure occurred each time the vehicle was driven. He was informed of the federal safety agency campaign id number 06v288000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint) and took the vehicle to a mechanic to have the front end aligned. The mechanic stated that they could not align the front end because the ball joints were defective. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and they repaired the vehicle according to the recall, but did not align the vehicle. The contact felt that after such a repair, the alignment was necessary and should have been included in the recall repair. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current and failure mileages were approximately 93,000. Updated 03/09/09.

Filed Aug 6, 2008 · Suspension · 500 miles · HI

Multiple problems - vehicle pulls to the right - bad tire - ball joint failure - fuel mileage not as stated on dealer sticker - back window open by itself - passenger window regulator broke / just plastic tube / dealer wants $300+ - upper arms failure - major transfer case noise - dealer kona auto center ha its own problems and cannot take care of mine/ replaced defective clutch master/never replaced firewall rubber seal - now electrical issue in firewall. Bought new from kona auto center 2004.

Filed Aug 21, 2007 · Suspension · 41,000 miles · SC

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep liberty. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle pulled to the right and the steering began to fail. The contact attempted to have the lower ball joint recall repaired in march of 2007. She also received an f23 recall letter on july 24, 2007. The jeep dealer stated that they did not have any parts available. The contact is aware of the risk involved while driving the vehicle. The failure mileage was 41,000 and current mileage was 42,000.

Filed Aug 8, 2007 · Suspension · 99,800 miles · PA · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep liberty. While driving 38 MPH, the vehicle pulled to the right and drove into a ditch. She turned the steering wheel to the left and crashed into a drain pipe, which caused the vehicle to roll over. The tow truck driver believed that a failed axle caused the crash. The insurance company stated that the vehicle rolled over due to crashing into the drain pipe. The driver sustained a broken wrist. The contact received a recall notice for the lower ball joint (the federal safety agency campaign id # 06v288000) one month after the crash. The dealer has not inspected the vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed. The current and failure mileages were 99,800.

Filed Jul 23, 2007 · Steering · 38,000 miles · MA

Loss of control of vehicle on entrance ramp to highway. Vehicle pulled hard to the left, ended up coming to a stop facing on coming traffic. Dealer couldn't find anything wrong, components involved in previous recall had already been replaced.

Filed Jul 12, 2006 · Steering, Suspension · 32,000 miles · TX

Hard constant pulling to right and grinding. Some times a popping noise.