I was traveling 70 MPH on the freeway when I very slightly let off the accelerator as I came over a bridge. At that point, part of the jeep wanted to go straight and the other part wanted to go off the road. It truly felt like the jeep was going to roll. I slowed down and managed to keep it going straight until I could safely pull off the freeway. Had it towed to my dealer who informed me that the left rear lateral arm connecting axle to the frame rusted through and became disconnected. They also said that the right lateral arm is close to rusting though as well. Although the lateral arms were on backorder from chrysler, the dealer managed to find one from another dealer and replaced the left arm. We agreed to order the right lateral arm and replace it before it too becomes disconnected.
2005 Jeep Liberty body complaints
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At approximately 0520 a.m. On january 23, 2012 I was traveling north on west virginia route 26 just outside of kingwood, west virginia on my way to work. I was descending a hill around several sharp turns at a rate of speed approximately 30 MPH on dry bumpy pavement. Without warning I felt a vibration which seemed to originate in the rear of my 2005 jeep liberty. Several seconds later a hard thump was felt underneath the floor boards accompanied by a metal scraping noise. I immediately began applying the brakes to stop the car to investigate but before I could bring the vehicle to a complete halt the rear of the car began to come around toward the front of the SUV from the right. Once I got the car completely stopped I put it into park, applied my emergency brake, turned on my hazard lights and then got out to investigate the situation. As I examined the back of the vehicle I noticed that the right rear wheel was out of alignment almost touching the back of the wheel well. I then shined my flashlight underneath of the car and saw the front end of the drive shaft lying on the street. I coasted my car into a nearby driveway to get it off of the street. I had my vehicle towed to the nearest jeep dealership for repair. Diagnosis: right hand rear control arm failure due to excessive erosion/rusting. I had the failed part replaced and as a precaution I had the left hand control arm replaced as well. Both old parts are available for inspection. I purchased my jeep new in wisconsin in 2005 and I moved to west virginia in 2010.
In late 2008 and early 2009 our paint on the top of our vehicle began to peel, we had always had our vehicle in a carport as of now the entire top has peeled off, from what I can tell it is the cleat coat. I had brought this to the attention of a jeep dealership after a recall once.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. The contact stated that the passengers side rear windows and doors would not open. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the window regulator was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 10,000 and the current mileage was 19,000.
When filling the gas tank on this vehicle, it fills up and then overflows before after the filler shuts off. This spills gasoline out and onto the ground. Potential for fire and it's bad for the environment.
I have a 2005 jeep liberty renegade. My car has less than 25,000 miles on it, but three of the windows have had to be replaced because they fell down into the window well. The driver window is the only one that has not been replaced. Each window has cost me $400 to replace!!
Dt: the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty rocky mountain. The vehicle was purchased on august 25, 2005. When the vehicle was driven over 45 MPH with the rear passenger window rolled down there was an extremely loud roaring sound that pounded the passenger's ears. He did not realize this when he purchased the vehicle because they did not test drive the vehicle with the windows down. The contact contacted the dealership, and they were aware of this design. The consumer contacted the manufacturer and they referred him to write a letter or e-mail the complaint. The consumer refused because he wanted to speak with someone in person. *ak
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