2005 Jeep Liberty: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Mar 8, 2021 · Suspension · 110,814 miles · MO

The right front wheel/ tire separated from the suspension while driving. I was on the 5th floor of a parking garage. I was told this was directly caused by the lower ball joint failing. This was on a 2005 jeep liberty renegade. Recall repairs previously performed on front lower ball joints on 04/09/2007. I no longer own this vehicle.

Filed Sep 17, 2014 · Body, Tires · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the rear driver side tire exploded and caused the fender, rear bumper, and rear license plate to detach from the vehicle. The contact believed that the failure was a direct result of the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure). In addition, the hatch door failed to open. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Aug 15, 2013 · Tires · 126,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty with coradonvan wild trac tour lht 225/75/r16 (n/a) tires. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the rear driver's side tire blew. The contact stated that the tread became completely separated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the tire was replaced. The technician stated that the failure was caused by low tire pressure although the contact did not agree. The dot and VIN were unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000. The vehicle failure mileage was 126,000.

Filed Mar 17, 2011 · Brakes · 37,000 miles · IL

On sunday, march 6, 2011, my 2005 jeep liberty experienced a tire blowout that was associated to a jeep confirmed faulty rear set of brake calipers and rotors. I have taken my car in on four previous occasions regarding a "loud scraping and grinding" noise from the rear tires and a burning odor. On all occasions, the car was taken to a chrysler, dodge, jeep dealership and was informed that there was no issue. After the incident on march 11th that drove me off the road and in to a ditch, I contacted the jeep corporate offices. My case was escalated to a special investigations team who dispatched a field engineer from jeep. The engineer assessed the jeep on that friday and took photos for corporate. After ~5 days, I received a call from the legal department at jeep corporate who informed me that, indeed, the issue that I have been attesting for the past four months was a critical issue and did involve brake calipers and rotors that were fused together and could lead to a "fire and possibly and accident" after a rude conversation with the agent who indicated that I "was pissy", the legal department indicated that in order to receive repairs, I would need to remove any liability form jeep by verbally authorizing the repair. They would not provide any written documentation regarding the case. Since then, jeep has held my vehicle and will not provide any updates. The dealership that has my vehicle and all supporting areas are bound to confidentiality to the legal department and I have been without a car for 8 days. Most intriguingly, I have a service contract that covers this issue and jeep refuses to repair the issue, indicating that this is a legal issue and a member of their team "will return my call" which I hear every day. From this, I have determined that this is a larger issue that jeep refuses to acknowledge and leaves me no recourse than to explore other avenues to get my car back (repaired) and to follow-through on their contractual obligations for a safe car.

Filed Oct 16, 2007 · Tires · 28,000 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. The vehicle has goodyear radial, size p225r15r16 tires. The tire pressure indicator light blinked intermittently. The dealer checked the tire pressure and stated that it was normal. While driving 69 MPH, the rear end of the vehicle dropped and the contact lost control. The ridges in the road eventually caused the vehicle to stop. The road conditions were normal. The rear passenger side tire blew out, but the tire pressure light did not illuminate. The consumer stated it did blink for a few seconds. The tire was replaced with a spare. Aaa stated that the tire failed due to low tire pressure. The current and failure mileages were 28,000. *updated 12/12/2007 *bf updated 12/12/07

Filed Sep 11, 2007 · Tires · 29,973 miles · NY

Side wall blow out. *tr the consumer stated the tire just blew out on the highway, no foreign objects found in the tire. Updated 10/11/07