2005 Jeep Liberty: loss of power steering

Filed Jan 13, 2019 · Body, Electrical · 178,500 miles · SC

The steering got hard and felt like the ball joint on the control arms lock up ; the door locks cycle continuously and now driver door, left rear passenger door and back tailgate will not open, horn will not blow, radio will not work, and interior lights won't work. The steering problems happen while driving on highways and when making turns of any kind the slightest movement of the steering wheel will car is moving makes erratic navigation in anything other than a straight path. The door locks cycle on and off while driving and also not moving and without the car being started and is as rest without key inserted in the ignition cylinder. I am fearful for my grand children to ride in the car with me and very concerned of a failure that may jeopardize their safety.

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 Apr 7, 2014 · Engine · 174,905 miles · NY

Pulley rubber separated between the harmonic balancer and serpentine pulley leaving me with no steering fortunately we were within half a mile of home.

Filed May 31, 2007 · Suspension · IN

Safety recall f23-lower ball joints. Dealer is allotted insufficient number of parts per week and consumer is put on waiting list since jan. 1st,2007. Ball joint separation can result in loss of steering and could cause a crash without prior warning. The safety of not only myself but my family as well including small grandchildren. Daimler/chrysler should send sufficient number of parts to remedy this problem promptly. Lives are at risk!

Filed Apr 3, 2007 · Suspension · NC

There is no parts availability for safety recall f23-lower ball joints. I am writing on behalf of my wife who is the original owner. I am very concerned with this safety recall. I have been trying to get this taken care of for approximately 4 months now and every time I do the dealerships say they don't have any parts. I do not blame the dealerships, I blame the manufacturer because I have contacted a number of dealerships and it's the same story everywhere. I would like some pressure to be put on daimler-chrysler to begin to mass produce these parts as I am becoming increasingly worried for the safety of my wife. It states in the recall notice "ball joint separation can result in a loss of steering control and could cause a crash without prior warning". Something needs to done immediately because if something should happen I would hold both the manufacturer and the federal safety agency responsible.

Filed Mar 26, 2007 · Steering · 24,000 miles · OH · crash

Tl* - the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. The contact stated that it had rained on and off throughout the night and morninge while driving 15 MPH down a road to make a right turn and suddenly the vehicle had no steering, it went over the median, and hit another vehicle and then bounced back into her lane. The vehicle hit the driver's side corner of the contact's vehicle. No police report was taken, but the police was called. The contact stated that there was a lot of front end damage done to the vehicle.

Filed Mar 9, 2007 · Suspension · 20,551 miles · MA

Safety recall f23 lower ball joints water may enter into the front suspension lower ball joints this can cause the ball joint to corrode and separate. Ball joint separation can result in a loss of steering control and could cause a crash w/o prior warning. Contacted dealer to get appointment on 3/5/07 told couldn't make an appointment for over a month or so back order on recall dealer only gets 3 a week.

Filed Mar 6, 2007 · Suspension · 46,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty and received a recall #06v288000 concerning suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint. The notice stated: water can cause lower ball joint failure and loss of steering control. The contact attempted to schedule an appointment with the dealer, and was advised that the parts were on back order. The manufacturer advised him to contact another dealer that was1.5 hours away from the local dealer. The dealer stated the parts would be available in 6 weeks. The contact was aware of the safety risk involved due to the lower ball joints, and didn't feel safe driving the vehicle. The current mileage was 46,000. The contact wasn'texperiencing any failures at this time. *ak updated 03/30/07.

Filed Jan 12, 2007 · Suspension · GA

Received safety recall ltr f23 - lower ball joints for my 2005 jeep liberty on january 8, 2007. Found out that recall actually began september 11, 2006. Called 4 different dealers in my area to schedule repairs, 6-8 month wait at hayes chrysler jeep, 6 month wait at buford mall of ga jeep, atlanta jeep dodge stated that they were not receiving parts to fix the vehicles from the company, premier chrysler jeep 6 month wait. Ridiculous when the letter states "ball joint separation can result in a loss of steering control and could cause a crash without prior warning". I made contact with daimler chrysler - which stated they could not help getting the vehicle fixed.