2005 Jeep Liberty: engine overheating

Filed Apr 25, 2021 · Lights · 155,000 miles · AR

The brake light doesn't work and the bulb has been replaced. Apparently, since so many other people have reported the same problem in various forums; this is a known problem. It would seem that the contact overheats and melts into the plastic housing, causing a potential fire issue and resulting in no contact to make the light bulb work.

Filed Jul 30, 2018 · Engine · 141,000 miles · CA

My jeep has the heavy duty cooling fan. While driving the electric cooling fan broke into multiple pieces and damaged the radiator making then unable to drive due to overheating. I was drive bout 15mph in a parking lot.

Filed Jun 5, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 100,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

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.

Filed Jan 2, 2015 · Fuel system · 67,050 miles · MN

This is a diesel. The wiring on the filter/water separator overheats and causes a fuel leak.

Filed May 21, 2014 · Brakes, Transmission · 166,000 miles · VA · crash · 2 injuries

While driving the vehicle in a busy highway the steering becomes heavy and some fluid splashed on the front windshield and suddenly lost steering and gearing .I forced the vehicle to the shoulder and stepped out of it to check what went wrong. There was no light indicator or overheating. As soon as I stepped out of the car it starts rolling backward, so it lost braking as well..I was panicking and picturing how many accidents and toll death would have happened on the scene. One moving car had collided with my vehicle while it was rolling backward and two people got injured. The police have been notified and my jeep got towed as it is not drivable. I have contact chrysler and they return my call and promise to send their engineer to investigate and find out what went wrong without warring and it could have caused a total disaster on 95 north .

Filed Aug 22, 2012 · Lights · 125,000 miles · CT · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. The contact stated that the rear brake lights overheated causing the plastic inside to melt. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 125,000.

Filed Jul 13, 2012 · Lights · 55,000 miles · WV · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. While parked, the contact noticed that the passenger side taillight bulb was burned. The contact replaced the bulb but the failure continued. The driver side tail light also burned out. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician stated that the taillight assembly would have to be replaced due to overheating, which had melted the assembly. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

Filed Apr 8, 2008 · Brakes, Wheels · 45,000 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. The contact stated that the rear passenger side wheel does not disengage from the parked position; therefore, it caused the brake pad and rotor to overheat. The dealer replaced the brake pad and rotor several times; however, they were unable to diagnose the exact cause of the failure. Each time the failure recurs, the rotor and brake pad are replaced. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle is out of warranty and informed the contact that if he is unhappy with the dealer, he should go to another dealer. The fuel system was unknown. The current mileage was 46,000 and failure mileage was 45,000.

Filed Dec 23, 2007 · Fuel system · 24,240 miles · TN

The fuel filter head unit on my 2005 jeep liberty crd diesel has a defective design. It is a well documented issue with owners of these vehicles. The fuel heater in the filter head appears to overheat and cause a fuel leak. This causes a dangerous situation to occur as fuel leaks onto wires which are used to power the fuel heater. Once this leak begins, it introduces air into the fuel system which can damage the injector pump or cause a sudden loss of power which may cause a traffic hazard. I have taken pictures of the effected parts. They can be viewed here: this is the burnt connector: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/chadhargis/webpics/p1010031.jpg this is after priming the fuel head, you can see the fuel bubbling out: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/chadhargis/webpics/p1010032.jpg this the connector on the fuel head. Notice the burnt area inside: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/chadhargis/webpics/p1010034.jpg.

Filed Jul 26, 2007 · Engine · 47,799 miles · MI

Cooling fan went out which caused jeep to overheat, causing engine damage. I had to replace the short block, water pump, engine fan. I was told that this is the exact issue that has been recalled but not for my vehicle. This needs to be looked into more thoroughly for my jeep's year and manufacture date. This first occurred 4/23/07 and was fixed several times until 5/8/07.

Filed Apr 23, 2007 · Seats · 12,000 miles · CA

Heated driver's seat in 2005 jeep liberty overheated and actually burned through seat.

Filed Jul 23, 2005 · Electrical, Engine · 350 miles · NV

Tempurature gauage indicates vehicle is overheating. Chrysler says vehicle will not overheat, the problem is in the gauge. No known repair for the problem. It is still unknown if it is a gauge or engine problem