2005 Jeep Liberty: engine stalls while driving

Filed Oct 17, 2017 · Engine · 180,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle began to sputter and stalled as the temperature gauge increased. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vehicle had lost all its oil and water. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact spoke with autoworld dodge chrysler jeep ram (1370 auto center dr, petaluma, ca 94952) who stated that there was no recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

Filed Nov 3, 2016 · Engine · 140,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and lost power. The contact stated that the vehicle also lost power while idling. The dealer diagnosed that the throttle body was failing. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Aug 27, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 100,000 miles · PA · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 jeep liberty. While driving at 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact mentioned that the lights on the instrument panel started to flicker and an odor of smoke emitted from the front of the vehicle. Shortly afterwards, the vehicle caught fire and was extinguished by the fire department. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Apr 3, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 170,000 miles · MD · fire

I went to start my jeep and it caught on fire under the hood. Also, it sometimes doesn't start, when it does and I'm driving, it stalls in the middle of traffic. This happens when I'm in the middle of making a left turn and I'm afraid I'm going to get hit! It mostly happens when it's raining or a lot of moisture in the air. It pulls and hesitates while I'm driving as well. My insurance paid for the damage when I had the fire, but I'm now learning that it's a big issue with jeeps. I have 3 children and I'm afraid for their safety. I can't afford a new vehicle.

Filed Oct 29, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 85,000 miles · MI

My girlfriend of 21 years, went into the doctor and when she came out her jeep liberty would start and then stall. She said there was clunking noise from the engine. I get there and call aaa and have it towed to a plus transmission and auto repair in brighton michigan. They said the rocker arm came lose from the adjuster and that should fix the problem. Not so, turns out it was a broken valve seat also that had dropped down into the cylinder causing catastrophic engine failure. We are left with the expense of replacing the engine at a cost to us of $5600.00. This is a known problem with the chrysler 3.7 v6 engine. It happens just after the warranty expires. With todays technology I believe that engine should have had lasted up to 200000 miles. Since we cant afford a new car this is the only way we can go. However, I believe chrysler should help with the expense of this. Never will I buy from chrysler again.

Filed Jul 23, 2014 · Fuel system · 115,000 miles · CO

The fuel and water separator is leaking diesel fuel from the heater electrical lines. This is actually the second time this has occurred. The first time in 2008 the vehicle was idling when the wires began to smoke. Took it into repair the problem and didn't think anything of it. Now the same thing is happening again which upon further research have found this to be a common issue with the crd's. This car is a fire hazard not to mention the stalling and loss of power due to air being pumped into the fuel lines. My child is not safe driving this car.

Filed May 27, 2014 · Fuel system · 113,000 miles · WY

I own a 2005 jeep liberty crd and this weekend I had trouble with it starting. We primed it from the fuel filter and it fired up. On my way to take it home, the jeep stalled 3 more times. I took it in to the shop today, and for about $400 it will be fixed. The fuel filter housing went bad, the fuel filter is bad and I had some wiring get fried in the process. I am reading loads of people having this issue and stating a faulty design from chrysler. Why isn't this a recall then? I read on a few that mentioned the results of this fix, that it's been redesigned and they are having no more trouble. I hope that it the case for me too, and believe this would be an important recall as this can cause fire and accidents.

Filed Mar 27, 2014 · Fuel system · 70,000 miles · NM

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. The contact stated while at a stop sign the vehicle stalled without warning. The gasoline gauge showed a quarter tank. An independent mechanic inspected the vehicle and stated there was no gasoline in the fuel tank upon looking underneath the vehicle. Gasoline was placed in the fuel tank and the vehicle restarted. The failure was not diagnosed by an authorized dealer. The contact was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number:13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline , structure) and was waiting for parts. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Dec 19, 2013 · Electrical, Fuel system · 103,000 miles · NC

Fuel was leaking out of the fuel filter head at the fuel heater electrical connection. The plastic around the fuel heater connecter had scorch marks. Vehicle stalled while pulling out of the garage due to air pulling into the fuel system through the electrical connection. Known issue for this vehicle type/model. Possible fire hazard and stalling potential. Have to replace the fuel filter head.

Filed Jun 19, 2013 · Fuel system · 81,000 miles · NY

2005 jeep liberty diesel. Fuel/water separator leaks fuel through the heater electrical lines. Known fire hazard that jeep/chrysler has not recalled. Raw fuel runs out the live electrical heater lines. Engine was stalling on startup. Odbii code came on after a month of this "fuel leak severe". It was loosing prime while sitting due to air leaking in. Found fuel leak on pre-heater connector to fuel water separator housing. Found some burnt and melted plastic where connector was. I found numerous incidents of this on-line. I found a plethora of info on this and there weren't many of these vehicles sold. It seems like a serious issue. Chrysler obviously knows about their mistake, when I called them they were able to sell me a new separator with an updated fuel heater connection, fixing the known issue. With new separator, no issues. Should be recall. Stalling out on highway speeds and losing power. Could have been a serious accident. Chrysler techs couldn't fix the issue when I brought it in for repair and I spent over a $1000 on other repairs they thought were causing the issue before I found the info online about the separator issue and we found the melted heater connections.

Filed Mar 31, 2013 · Transmission · 93,000 miles · GA

The check engine light appeared, and I had the code run which stated the problem being the torque clutch converter (tcc) solenoid circuit. Upon researching possible solutions and cost for repair, I noticed many others with this model vehicle had the same problem appear. Since no recalls were available, I had the tcc replaced at the recommendation of my research and the opinion of the local shop who said the problem was not electrical. At this point, the new tcc has been replaced for approximately two months and the check engine light has not reappeared. However, ever since the light originally came on, I have noticed the acceleration and idle have been very strange. While the vehicle does not stall, it does make odd noises when 1) driving at speeds around 1-30 MPH, 2) driving at low speeds up an incline, and 3) when moving in reverse initially.

Filed Dec 13, 2012 · Engine · 128,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and was able to drive to his destination. The contact later discovered that there was fluid leaking from the fuel and water separator. The dealer was notified and stated that the fuel and water separator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 128,000. The VIN was unavailable.