2007 Jeep Liberty: sudden loss of power

Filed Dec 31, 2018 · Airbags, Engine · 105,523 miles · NC · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep liberty. While driving approximately 55 MPH uphill, there was a loss of power and vehicle control. When the brake pedal was depressed, the suspension failed to function and the rear of the vehicle swayed excessively. The vehicle crashed into a guardrail. The contact stated that the front driver's side bumper, headlight, and rear quarter panel were damaged. None of the air bags deployed. There were no injuries. A police report was not filed; however, a highway patrol agent inspected the vehicle. The insurance company was notified. The contact was later notified of the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v278000 (suspension). Autostar chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat of waynesville (280 hyatt creek rd, waynesville, nc 28786, (828) 452-2841) was contacted. The insurance company had not yet inspected the vehicle. The cause of the failure had not been determined. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 105,523. Dyd

Filed Nov 14, 2018 · Driver assistance, Engine · 121,261 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep liberty. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle lost power and failed to steer properly. The electronic stability control and traction control indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The dealer (darcars chrysler dodge jeep ram of new carrollton, 8100 annapolis rd, new carrollton, md 20784, (301) 459-6800) stated that it would cost $180 to diagnosed the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 121,261.

Filed Sep 30, 2016 · Electrical, Transmission · 199,000 miles · MS

Since I'm limited to word use I'll try to keep it short loss of power to turns off and doesn't want to restart, cruise control, mirrors, half of fuse box, windows off and on, ignition starts on it's own when in the start position, traction light now comes on, electronic throttle control light has come on, part time light stays on when in 2 wd. I can feel how it's trying to switch back and forth. This vehicle is becoming a lemon. I've changed the fuel pump, crank and cam sensors and also changed switches in the steering column. In which none of fixed the problems. After talking to the dealership I was told the wiring harness needs to be changed but that part is discontinued.... The vehicle isn't 10 years or older and after researching these issues there are many many liberty owners with these same issues. How can we fix our vehicles if this part isn't available to us or the dealership??? Jeep has known about this problem all alone but doesn't want to have to do a recall on every since jeep to fix this issue but I will not buy another jeep unless they fix the issue.. I love the vehicle other than the problems I'm having. This happens at any given time without notice and is becoming worst. If I lose power and I'm driving this could cause an accident with lots of injuries if not death. Please make jeep fix our vehicles. I can't afford to buy a new vehicle. This body is in great shape

Filed Mar 6, 2016 · Engine · 148,000 miles · VT

Despite good maintenance records, engine seized while jeep was in motion, resulting in total loss of engine power, steering and brake assist. There were zero warnings such a thing was about to happen. No engine light. No abnormal engine noise. Nothing. The engine just seized. Fortunately this did not happen while going at highway speeds. Dealer described engine failure as 'one-in-a-million.' valve fell into cylinder, causing a destructive chain reaction. Upon contacting chrysler's customer relations and presenting my 'one-in-a-million' type of failure (case id# 28648873), I requested support, but was told that chrysler would not provide me with any kind of support and that the decision was final. Does anyone go out buying a used car expecting that the engine will ruin itself all the sudden, just because it's over 100k miles? (the mileage being one of the reasons why no support would be provided) the 'autocheck' report listed only two owners before me. The previous owner had bought this as a 'pre-owned certified' car, and after 6 years of ownership and proper maintenance let go of it. The autocheck report rated it 79 on a scale from 71 to 84, and I was in effect, just the third owner! The previous owner had to unfortunately surrender the car to the insurance company, given the expensive cosmetic repair cost of a rear end impact. I purchased the car at a public auto auction and got the rear end repaired. As weeks have gone by and I've been researching my options, I have come to learn that those 3.7l powertech engines had some design flaws that have cost numerous jeep liberty owners anywhere from dropped valves, to fallen rocker arms, leading in cases like mine, to catastrophic engine failure. Had my engine failure taken place at highway speed, a potentially life-threatening outcome could have happened.

Filed Nov 2, 2010 · Electrical · 51,000 miles · TX

Random events of the electronic throttle control lamp flashing and the traction control lamp illuminating. The vehicle would stall to a rough idle or loss of power and an inability to accelerate. On occasion the vehicle would die and would not restart. This occurred while driving at speeds of 65 MPH in heavy traffic on hot spring days. The manufacture has not been able to correct the problem after five attempts.