When breaking on anything other than drive pavement all four tires lock up. I have gone through numerous intersections and stop signs and been lucky enough to not hit anyone. I now have to approach stop signs and lights that have any incline by pumping my breaks and coming to a crawl. This never happened with my 2003 and it didnt happen when I first bought the jeep. Since I live in maine where winters are bad it is very troubling and stressful.
2005 Jeep Liberty brakes problems
31 complaints (3% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 37,000. 5 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 31
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 37,000
- crashes
- 5
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Foundation components: master cylinder3
- Foundation components: disc: rotor3
- Foundation components: disc: caliper2
- Foundation components: drum1
- Foundation components: disc: pads1
- Drum: drum1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Jeep Liberty brakes problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2005 Jeep Liberty brakes
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2005 Jeep Liberty owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tried to start my jeep with putting car keys in the ignition, nothing happened, so since I have remote car keys I tried them on the outside of the street and car did start. So now I dont know what to do cause now I need to use my remote car keys. It also makes some noises when you back up the car.
The electrical system fails from winter to summer causing miscellaneous information to the computer, the auto can overheat, it can also clear down and open failure of gasoline. The ball joints fail truly. It happened to me in three occasions when I circulated by the city when crossing on a street, while passing a tumble, and on a terrace street. The front brake system breaks causing brake liquid leaks this is caused by the warming of parts and dirt. I saw the stain in the soil when I park in my garage and check.
It's rusting under my jeep, the brakes and brake lines are rusting at an alarming rate and the undercarriage is rusting fast. I was driving when my rusty brake line broke. .I I am still paying for this jeep. And I heard of the gas tank having problems.
Parking/emergency brake does not hold the vehicle. Brakes have been replaced and inspected in good condition. This model is equipped with an auto-adjusting system that does not auto adjust as stated in the service manual. Vehicle has popped out of gear and coasted from its parking spot with parking brake fully applied. (see complaint 10897627 for manual transmission complaint). No recalls or service bulletin relating to this safety issue.
Abs sensor in rear differential failed affecting the ability of the ABS braking system to function. Well known problem on the internet identifying frayed wires to the ABS sensor. This vehicle has had 3 sensor failures.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. While driving over a bump at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle suddenly began to shake and vibrate when pressing the brake pedal. The contact indicated that the ABS sensor light later illuminated. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 124,547. Updated 11/09/15*lj
Vehicle was rolling backwards when brake was applied while sitting on a hill at a stop sign. Jeep would not move forward when gas was applied it tried to roll backwards as if it were a manual transmission.
This is a safety complaint on a 2005 jeep liberty complaint for the 3 recalls. Ball joints, trailer hitch and control arms. On this day I brought my vehicle to transitowne in williamsville, ny for the recalls, I never received the ball joint recall previously. My vehicle was safe, no noise, no problems and was currently in mint condition mechanically and otherwise. I dropped it off thursday night 5/7/2015 to be worked on 7/8/2015. They called the morning of 7/8/2015 to say the vehicle was complete. As I drove home the wheel shakes and front end makes noise while braking and sounds loose. I immediately returned it, they were rude and after my obvious frustration finally decided to take a test drive. When sal, the service coordinator came back and actually admitted (with a witness) I was one in a million that received bad ball joints but that they don't have any more I would have to wait. I explained when braking something is rubbing, steering is shaky and makes a clunk noise from ball joints. They let me drive away with a vehicle that is unsafe. Loose ball joints with any play in them can result in an accident. They offered no rental, no help and ignore me. I have my own business (sole) and cannot drive it, I don't trust it and it cannot be driven to kayaking. My entire weekend was ruined not to mention I cannot drive a noisy, dangerous vehicle. They did not replace the trailer hitch even though it's 10 years old (I put it on myself) did not come with the jeep, and it's welds are rusty and brittle, they did not care about that either. Chrysler case # 26946712. I feel like nobody cares about my problem, it can't be legal for a dealership to send drivers home with vehicles that have loose ball joints and tell them it's safe, they have no idea where I go and drive with my vehicle, it's construction season and one pothole on the thruway could kill me.
I was coming home the day before the holiday. It was a busy day around 4:30 pm. I began heading down the heel and the car just turned off. I was unable to restart, steer, brake or control any aspect of the car. Unfortunately when the car stopped, it threw me forward into the dash. Fortunately, the gentleman that was in front of me saw me waving and yelling I couldn't stop and risked his life by pulling in front of the oncoming traffic to allow my car to continue soaring down the hill. Once I reached the bottom of the hill, my vehicle came to rest between two lanes of a four lane road. Mind you this road has hills coming from both ways. Fortunately again, a tow truck driver came along and stopped traffic until he could safely tow me into my driveway (free of charge). When I tried starting the vehicle again it ran like it was about to blow up and rattled something terrible. I contacted chevrolet and they explained that they had never heard of any such situation regarding my type of vehicle. However, as the stories began spilling into the media, it was like reliving that moment over and over again, but unfortunately for some their situation didn't turn out as well. How long will this major motor company be able to risk human lives just to make a profit. Why don't they just admit that they used defective parts to make a big profit and it has now back fired.
Questions about the 2005 Jeep Liberty brakes
Does the 2005 Jeep Liberty have brakes problems?
Owners have filed 31 complaints about the brakes of the 2005 Jeep Liberty, 3% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2005 Jeep Liberty brakes problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 37,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2005 Jeep Liberty brakes?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Jeep Liberty have bad brakes?
The Jeep Liberty model years with the most brakes complaints are 2002 (83 complaints), 2006 (56 complaints) and 2003 (49 complaints).
Other 2005 Jeep Liberty problems
Fuel system 409Suspension 262Body 137Transmission 97Visibility 91Engine 73Steering 61Electrical 60Airbags 41Seat belts 37Acceleration 23Tires 20Lights 17Wheels 15Locks 9Driver assistance 6Seats 6
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