NHTSA Complaint #10743501 — 2008 JEEP LIBERTY

TWO CLAIMS FILED PER THIS COMPLAINT. 1) SKY SLIDER LEAK; FAILURE - OVERHAUL/REPLACEMENT REQUIRED DUE TO TRACK/CABLE FAILURE. WAS LEAKING INTO VEHICLE, AS WELL AS LEAKING INTO DOME LIGHT. INSPECTED PER JEEP AUTHORIZED DEALER, CONFIRMED SKY SLIDER NO LONGER PROPERLY SEALING AND HAS FAILED, REQUIRING TOTAL SYSTEM OVERHAUL AND REPLACEMENT. REFERENCING VARIOUS NHTSA DOCUMENTED CLAIMS, IT ALREADY A KNOWN ISSUE AND IN NEED OF RESOLUTION.. I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPAIR, WHICH WAS OVER $4000.00 TOTAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED A SUBSTANTIAL DROP IN OVERALL RESALE VALUE DUE TO VEHICLES REPUTATION FOR HAVING COSTLY DEFECTS AND OVERLOOKED FOR RECALL AND WARRANTY. DEALER PERFORMED REPAIR AT MY EXPENSE, BUT I AM CURRENTLY REQUESTING THAT THIS CLAIM IS PROPERLY REVIEWED FOR A PROPER, MORE COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO DEFECTIVE UNIT. 2) VEHICLE SUFFERS FROM TEMPORARY ROUGH IDLE AND SIGNIFICANT DROPS IN RPM'S, NEARLY STALLING ITSELF OUT. ALSO BEGINS SUFFERING FROM INTERMITTENT LOSS OF VEHICLE AND DEVICE RELATED FUNCTIONS SUCH AS LOSS OF HORN FUNCTION, INTERMITTENT OR PARTIAL LIGHTS FUNCTION OR WINDOW OPERATION. ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE OPERATING UNDER THE ERRATIC CONDITIONS, THE REAR WINDOW HATCH UNLOCKED ITSELF AS THOUGH THE BUTTON WAS HIT ON MFR. KEY FOB. THESE ISSUE OCCURS RANDOMLY AND TYPICALLY LAST NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES BEFORE NORMAL OPERATION RETURNS. DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION ON THE CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, WHAT COMPONENTS ARE EFFECTED AND WHAT THE SPECIFIC DEFECT IS CAPABLE OF PERFORMING, IT IS SOMETHING NEEDING TO BE LOOKED INTO FOR PROPER RESOLUTION.