2003 JEEP LIBERTY Electrical System Problems
63 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2003 JEEP LIBERTY
63 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 3 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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MISFIRERS REPLACED ENGINE ONE YEAR LATER SAME PROBLEM MISFIRES TOOK TO MECHANIC REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND COILS . DROVE 30 MILE. S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING, PULLED OVER TURNED ENGINE OFF.CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT SOLID FOR ANOTHER 10 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AGAIN. I HAD TO PULL OVER 30 TIMES TO MAKE IT HOME. TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC REPLACED FUEL PUMP. STILL MISFIRE. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH JEEPS . PLEASE RECALL .I HAVE PAIDED SO MUCH MONEY IN REPAIRS. STILL NOT FIXED.
THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REWIRED, WHICH IS VERY COMMON!
WINDOW REGULATORS KEEP ON FAILING. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR IN EACH WINDOW AT LEAST ONCE, AND 2 OF THEM HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. I AM ABOUT TO REPLACE MY 7TH REGULATOR. 3 MONTHS AGO THE REGULATOR FAILED ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE - BACK SEAT DOOR. IT GOT ITSELF HUNG IN THE DOOR PANEL AND COULDN'T OPEN THE DOOR, SO HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE GARAGE TO GET FIXED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST COMPLAINT, NOR THE LAST SO SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO RESOLVE THESE ISSUES. THE REGULATOR ITSELF STILL WORKED, BUT THE HOUSING THE CHAIN STAYS IN WOULD BREAK AND CAUSE THE CHAIN TO COME OUT THE DOOR PANEL, AND KNOCK THE WINDOW OFF ITS TRACK AND DAMAGE THE GLASS!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V673000 (AIR BAGS). A DAY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TOOK PICTURES OF THE DIFFERENTIAL AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE PART BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE FOR RECALL ON MODULE ISSUE I START TO NOTICE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR EVERY TIME I STOP THE CAR SHUT DOWN OR BRAKE THE CAR STOP ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP CROWLEY CHRYSLER IN BRISTOL CT I WAS CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSTIC INFORM THE CAR NEEDED SPEED SENSOR ON REAR DIFFERENTIAL IT WAS REPLACED AND ONE HOUR LATER THE CAR TURN OOF WHEN THE BRAKES WAS APPLIED I CALL SERVICE FOR THE ISSUE TO GET RESOLVED I EAS TOLD IF I BRING MY CAR IN I WOULD GET CHARGED AGAIN ALSO SERVICE SUPERVISOR DIDN'T WANT TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME ANOUT THE ISSUE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ALMOST CRASH WITH TWO KIDS IN MY VEHICLE
. I HAVE A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE WHICH I'VE HAD SINCE 2004. SINCE THAT TIME, I'VE HAD THE REAR WINDOW REPAIRED AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE WINDOW WILL FAIL ' WEATHER YOU USE IT OR NOT ' EVENTUALLY AND FALL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN WHEN PARKED, WHEN USING THE WINDOW OR JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED A FEW DAYS AGO AGAIN BECAUSE MY WIFE ROLLED THE REAR WINDOW DOWN BY ACCIDENT (I HAVEN'T USED EITHER REAR WINDOW SINCE THE LAST REPAIR DONE A FEW YEARS AGO!).
BACK PASSENGER WINDOW PUMP WENT OUT AROUND 80,000 MILES- WAS NOT REPLACED BECAUSE THE PRICE TO FIX WAS QUOTED FOR AT LEAST $600; BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW PUMP WENT OUT AT 105,000 MILES - PRICES HAVE SEEMED TO COME DOWN FOR REPAIRS AND AM LOOKING TO GET IT REPLACED BUT IT SEEMS SOON TO HAVE TO REPLACE THIS
REAR SWING GATE DOESN'T OPEN - WHETHER USING KEY FOB OR UNLOCKING FROM FRONT, GLASS WINDOW OPEN BUT SWING GATE WILL CLICK BUT NOT OPEN UP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
ENGINE FAILURE..ENGINE WILL NOT RUN.AN ELECTRICAL OVERLOAD CAUSES MAIN FUSES TO BLOW.THE JEEP HAS BEEN WITH A JEEP DEALER FOR THIRTY DAYS..WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT.
MY VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVIN ON SMOOTH OPEN HIGHWAY . THE CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT REQUESTED THE BACK WINDOW BE ROLLED UP . THIS DRIVER PROCEEDED TO DEPRESS BUTTON THAT CONTROLS THE OPERATION OF THE WINDOW IN THE BACK SEAT UP OR DOWN AND WHEN DOING SO THE WINDOW DID NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY SHUT. THIS DRIVER STOPPED TO GET GAS AND TRIED THE SWITCH ONCE AGAIN . THE WINDOW WOULD STILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY . WHEN WINDOW WAS TOUCHED AT THE TOP , IT FELT LOOSE AND EASILY SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND NO LONGER WORKED TO CLOSE AT ALL. DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE AT A PROFESSIONAL DEALER QUOTING $300 CLAIMING THAT THE REGULATORY SWITCH WAS BROKEN .UPON CALLING CHRYSLER WITH COMPLAINT , MY RESPONSE WAS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS AT MY EXPENSE BECAUSE A- THE VEHICLE IS OLDER AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER COULD HAVE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN THE REAR WINDOW WAS OPENED AND/OR CLOSED, THE CABLE SNAPPED AND BOTH REAR WINDOWS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/19/15*LJ *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING DIMMED. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AFTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
CALLED DEALER TO GET REPAIRS FOR RECALL NOTICE R06. DEALER HAS NOR BEEN SENT NECESSARY PARTS. *TR
THE KEY DOESN'T LOCK INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CAN BE REMOVED OR FALL OUT DURING DRIVING. WHEN TURNING IT OFF, IT CAN BE PUT IN INTO AUX INSTEAD AND KEY REMOVED, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A DEAD BATTERY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT PROGRESSED FOR YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER AND THE AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT NEITHER WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES MORE THAN ONCE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART AND THE PERMANENT REMEDY WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 5.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE JUMPER HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,583.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A PRESSURE ISSUE BETWEEN THE SEAL AND THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/16/14*LJ
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND SAW THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER JEEPS. *TR
IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT COMMAND THE STARTER. *TR
WE HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED WITH UNION CITY, GEORGIA AT (770) 969-7229. WE SPOKE WITH DON JACKSON. EACH TIME, WE WERE TOLD THE PARTS WERE NOT IN AND WE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL AS SOON AS THE PARTS COME IN. WE NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK. WE CALLED AGAIN AND AGAIN. EACH TIME, WE ARE TOLD THE PART IS NOT IN AND WE ARE PROMISED A CALL BACK. WOULD YOU KINDLY HELP. *TR
EITHER BEGINNING OF THE THIS YEAR OR LAST MONTH OF LAST YEAR, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER ABOUT A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE AIR BAG, SO BEFORE I TURN IN THE MY TRUCK FOR SERVICE THE AIR BAG LIGHT DON'T COME ON AT ALL, BUT AFTER THEY FIXED THE RECALL ISSUES, FEW MONTHS LATER MY AIR BAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND STAY ON, SO I CALL THE CHRYSLER DEALER WHO FIXED MY TRUCK AND THERE REPLY IS THAT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON WHEN YOU DRIVE. SO HERE MY QUESTION IF THE RECALL WAS CALL FOR THE AIRBAGS IN MY TRUCK WHY MY AIRBAG LIGHT NOW IS COMING ON WHEN I DRIVE MY TRUCK, ARE THEY SUPPOSE TO FIXED THE AIRBAG OR WHAT, DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG BUT MY LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAG IS ON.. SO PLEASE...
I BOUGHT SOME FUSES FOR MY JEEP AND ALL EIGHT OF THEM BLEW AS SOON AS I PUT THEM IN NUMBER 15 BLUE SO I NOW HAVE NO BACK LIGHT OR BLINKERS OR HAZARDS LIGHTS. *TR
TWO OF THE REAR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. BOTH OF THEM DROPPED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WOULD NOT WORK TO CLOSE THEM. ONE OF THE FAILED IN 3/2013 AND THE OTHER ONE FAILED TODAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I KNOW THAT JEEP HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THEIR WINDOWS. I KNOW THAT IT IS GOING TO COST AT LEASE $300 TO REPAIR EACH WINDOW. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO REPAIR THE FIRST FAILED WINDOW. I HAVE HAD TO USE DUCT TAPE OVER AND OVER TO TRY AND KEEP IT CLOSED. NOW THE SECOND WINDOW HAS FAILED AND IS TRAPPED INSIDE THE DOOR FRAME. JEEP NEEDS TO RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE WINDOWS. *TR
JUST GOT ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE..SAFETY RECALL..M35/NHTSA 12V-527 OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE FILTER CIRCUIT THIS IS ONE OF MANY RECALLS..WITH NO PARTS AVAILABLE..HOW MANY RECALLS WILL IT TAKE TO RECALL THIS DANGEROUS CHRYSLER.. HOW MANY ACCIDENTS, DEATHS..MONEY SPENT FOR A LEMON..TELL DAN REED..I HAVE NOTIFIED THE PROPER HIGHER UPS..MAYBE THEY CAN HANDLE THIS..SINCE YOUR DEPT. CANNOT. *JS
MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS AND THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE CORRECTED. I WAS TOLD THE JEEP DEALERSHIPS DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT. ALSO, THE PCM COMPONENT OF MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP HAS DISCONTINUED THE PART, AN AFTERMARKET PART CAN NOT BE FOUND AND NONE ARE ON BACK ORDER. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT IS SENDING THE PCM TO HAVE THE PART REFURBISHED BUT WILL NOT GUARANTEE THE PART. MY CONCERN IS THE CARS SAFETY IS NOT GUARANTEED DUE TO THE RECALL ON AIRBAGS AND THE PCM IS THE MAIN COMPUTER PART FOR THE CAR, IF IT CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED TO BE SAFE AND RUNNING WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TT
THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL (ORC) MODULE HAS A CHANCE OF EXPERIENCING AN ELECTRICAL OVERSTRESS CONDITION. PART HAS NOT BEEN SHIPPED TO MY DEALER AS OF 7/29/2013. M35/NHTSA 12V-527 NOTIFIED CLOSE TO 6 MONTHS AGO. *TR
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO PREVENT INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, [XXX], GRANDVILLE, MI ON 2-28-2013 AND WAS INFORMED THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS FOR REPAIR. AS OF 6-12-2013, THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS NEEDED AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR 15 SECONDS, THEN WENT OFF FOR 15 SECONDS, THEN FLASHED BACK ON AND OFF FOLLOWING THAT TIMING SEQUENCE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE LIGHT STAYED OFF. I CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE I HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY 2013 ABOUT FAULTY AIR BAGS IN THIS MODEL, WHICH COULD INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT THE PART NEEDED IS A HARNESS, HOWEVER, THE PART IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. SHE TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE PART IS CREATED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO INCIDENTS OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYING INADVERTENTLY, BUT THERE IS A RISK IT CAN HAPPEN, THEREFORE THE RECALL. HOWEVER THIS IS EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS AND THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER HAS NO DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WILL BE...
EVER SINCE MY ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOGLIGHTS TURNING ON/OFF BEGAN, I HAVE A CONSTANT RELAY CLICKING NOISE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF MY STEERING WHEEL AND MY IDLING RPM'S DROPPED. *TR
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF EVERY COUPLE OF SECONDS. I HAVE DUPLICATED THE SCENARIO ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. HEADLIGHTS WORK FINE WITHOUT THE FOG LIGHTS ON. WHEN FOG LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS TURN ON/OFF. I HAVE NOT USED FOG LIGHTS AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. MECHANICS CAN NOT DUPLICATE SCENARIO. THEY SAY IT MAY HAPPEN ONLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR
WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AC ON AND WITHOUT STOPPING, THE BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON. THE BATTERY LIGHT WENT OUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND/OR IDLING. ALL INFORMATION STEERS TOWARDS THE PCM MODULE AND NOT THE BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR. *TR
MY WIFE WAS ENTERING AN ON-RAMP AND INCREASING SPEED. THE JEEP LIBERTY COMPLETED DIED AND THE STEERING AND BRAKES WERE NOT WORKABLE. THIS IS THE 10TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ALSO, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. WE'VE HAD THE JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE. I RECENTLY CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND COMPLAINED AND THEY SET ME UP WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND WE ARE WORRIED FOR OUR LIVES WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP.
DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN I HEARD CLICKING NOISES NEAR FUSE PANEL LEFT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL COLUMN; SHORTLY THEREAFTER HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. PROBLEM BECAME INTERMITTENT BUT USUALLY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. CLICKING NOISES PERSIST NEAR FUSE PANEL AND HEADLIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM AS THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, BUT THEY TRIED SWAPPING HEADLAMP RELAY WITH DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK RELAY. HOWEVER, THIS SOLUTION DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IN FACT, CLICKING NOISES ARE NOW HEARD EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY JEEP, AND THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO RANDOMLY FLASH ON AND OFF. THE PROBLEM NOW OCCURS DURING THE DAY WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AS WELL AS AT NIGHT.THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT YET CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, BUT DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH RANDOM FLASHING HEADLIGHTS CREATES A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH MY VISIBILITY AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE...
AT TIMES OVER PAST COUPLE YEARS, VEHICLE HAS RANDOMLY STALLED WHILE DRIVING, BUT THEN RESTARTED. IN DECEMBER 2012 BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, LIGHTS ON DASH/CONSOLE DIMMED, WENT OFF AND ON ETC. VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WAS IN GARAGE THROUGH JANUARY. MECHANIC HAS ON COMPUTER, EVERYTHING TESTED OK. CHECKED ALTERNATOR, BATTERY ETC. ALL OK. WE PICKED VEHICLE UP IN JANUARY AS WAS RUNNING FOR MECHANIC. DROVE HOME. HUSBAND NEXT DAY TRIED TO START AND IT WOULDN'T START. NEEDED JUMPED, BUT ALL LIGHTS ON DASH GOING ON AND OFF ETC AND STALLED AGAIN AND WOULDN'T START. BACK TO MECHANIC. JUST PICKED VEHICLE UP AGAIN (MECHANIC HAS HAD SINCE JANUARY). AS SOON AS LEAVING MECHANIC, BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. BEFORE WE GOT TO DRIVE WAY, ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AND WHEN STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, SHUT OFF AND WOULDN'T RESTART. HAD TO BE JUMPED. GOT IT TO DRIVE WAY, AND...
I BOUGHT MY JEEP OFF OF MY GRANDPARENTS IN OCTOBER. ITS A REALLY NICE JEEP, ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES. THAT'S GOOD FOR AN 03. EVERY CAR HAS ITS PROBLEMS IM SURE. BUT MINES ON RECALL. I HAVE HAD THE AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON AND GO OFF. AND I COMES ON WHENEVER IT WANTS TO. AND IT SCARES ME BECAUSE IF THE AIRBAGS GO OFF, NOT ONLY WILL I BE MAD, BUT YOU CAN BET, ILL PROB RAISE HELL. BECAUSE I DON'T FELL SAVE DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS GO OFF. ALSO I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE POWER LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WORKS WHEN I WANTS TO. LIKE I HAVE TO HIT IT A COUPLE TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK. NOT SUCH A BIG DEAL. ALSO THE CD PLAYER DOESN'T WORK. LIKE I'VE CHANGE ALL THE FUSES TO TRY AND GET THE DOOR...
ALL LIGHTS ON VEH FLICKERED OFF FOR ABOUT 1-2 SEC TURNED ON AND THEN QUICK FLICKER THEN ON AGAIN AND REMAINED ON. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE THEN IT OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 3 OTHER TIMES WITHIN THE YEAR. LAST WAS JUST RECENTLY 1/20/2013 AND IT SHUT OFF FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME MAYBE 3-4 SEC. I WAS DISTANCE TRAVELING ON A HIGH TRAFFIC HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND NOW SEE THE SAFETY CONCERNS. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE ENTIRE LIGHT PANEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE AFFECTED. OTHER ISSUES I HAVE EXPERIENCED SINCE OWNING THE VEH IN 2002 IS THE SIDE PASSENGER POWER LOCK NO LONGER FUNCTIONS, STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW REGULATOR. IN 2007, THE GLASS JUST FELL DOWN ONE DAY DID NOT BREAK. PLACED A...
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS MOMENTARILY SHUT OFF . THERE IS A CLICK UNDER THE DASH, AND THEY GO OFF WHEN ON LOW BEAM, IF ON HIGH BEAM THEY SWITCH TO LOW BEAM. HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES. MY MECHANIC IS UN ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, AND FROM CHECKING WITH OTHER LIBERTY OWNERS THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE.IT IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
COMPUTER FAILURE, ENGINE CUT OFF, INTERIOR LIGHTS, FIVE WINDOW MOTORS AND GLASS..CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED..SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
MY KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION OF THE 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS NOT LOCKED AND I TRIED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO JIGGLE/TURN THE WHEEL, JIGGLE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER, ETC. THE KEY WAS INSERTED FULLY BECAUSE ELECTRICAL CAME ON TO ALERT ME THAT THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION (WHEN I OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR THE WARNING BEEPS CAME ON TO SIGNIFY KEY STILL IN IGNITION). THE IGNITION SIMPLY WOULD NOT TURN. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HAVE SINCE LEARNED FROM ONLINE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP LIBERTY'S AND MANY CHRYSLER PRODUCTS. THE SOLUTIONS SEEM TO BE PATCHWORK WORKAROUNDS THAT PEOPLE HAVE COME UP WITH INDEPENDENT OF CHRYSLER'S HELP. *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION WOULD SEIZE AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 -25 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED A SECOND TIME BUT THE REPAIRS WERE MADE BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
MY FAN BLOWER JUST WORKS ON HIGH. MY ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. RUSTING BACK DOORS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR RECALLS. I LOVE MY JEEP!!!! BUT JEEP NEEDS TO FIX MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. IT SUCKS THAT FAILED COMPONENTS DOES NOT LET YOU LIST SPECIFIC PARTS. *TR
HEADLIGHTS GO OFF & ON WHILE DRIVING, ACCOMPANIED BY RELAY CLICKING NOISE. *TR
POWER WINDOWS FAILING TO STAY UP DUE TO FAULTY REGULATORS: TWO YEARS AGO THE REAR LEFT WINDOW OF MY 2003 LIBERTY FELL INTO THE DOOR CASING. WHEN USING THE ATOMATIC BUTTONS, THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP AND THE WINDOW MOTOR WOULD SIMPLY ATTEMPT TO RAISE THE WINDOW WITH NO SUCCESS. UPON TAKING IT TO THE JEEP DEALER, THEY STATED THE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER PAYING $227.94, MY WINDOW WAS FIXED AND BACK TO NORMAL. SURPRISINGLY, A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE RIGHT WINDOW FELL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE). BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WE WENT, FOR A SECOND AND UNNECESSARY DIAGNOSTIC (THE MAINTENCE MAN SAID THIS WAS A PROBLEM HE HAD FREQUENTLY SEEN) TO DETERMINE THE REGULATOR WAS BROKEN. I PAID TO HAVE THE SECOND WINDOW FIXED AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY CAR. THIS WEEK, THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN, IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
2003 JEEP LIBERTY. ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HAVE NOTIFIED YOU BEFORE AND JUST NOTIFIED GMA AFTER SEEING JEEP TANKS BLOW. UPDATED 06/14/11 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 06/15/11 *TR
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND HEAR CLICKING NOISE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLAW. THIS IS INTERMITTENT AND THE DEALER CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. IN DOING RESEARCH THERE IS A LARGE HISTORY OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE JEEPS FROM YEARS 2002-2004. THE LIGHTS FINALLY CAME ON BUT ON A DARK CURVEY HILL WITH CLIFFS COULD HAVE CAUSED A INJURY OR FATAL CRASH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE SPEEDOMETER SENSORS. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THREE SENSORS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WORKED FOR ONE YEAR BEFORE FAILING AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT WHAT SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,554.
MY POWER WINDOWS BROKE IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. *TR
Other 2003 JEEP LIBERTY Problem Areas
Air Bags
364 complaints
Suspensionfrontcontrol Armlower Ball Joint
271 complaints
Suspension
105 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
85 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
83 complaints
Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls
65 complaints
Structure
62 complaints
Structurebody
43 complaints
Suspensionfrontcontrol Armupper Ball Joint
42 complaints
Steering
39 complaints
Exterior Lighting
31 complaints
Suspensionfront
30 complaints
Unknown Or Other
28 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
27 complaints
Seat Belts
27 complaints
Engine
25 complaints
Air Bagsfrontal
24 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
21 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
21 complaints
Visibility
21 complaints
Wheels
15 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingengine
12 complaints
Power Train
12 complaints
Service Brakes
12 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
11 complaints
Tires
11 complaints
Seats
9 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slip
9 complaints
Suspensionfrontcontrol Arm
7 complaints
Seat Beltsrearother
6 complaints
Structureframe And Members
6 complaints
Parking Brake
5 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdiscrotor
5 complaints
Steeringlinkagestie Rod Assembly
5 complaints
Visibilitywiper
5 complaints
Electrical Systemignition
4 complaints
Equipmentapplianceair Conditioner
4 complaints
Latcheslockslinkages
4 complaints
Power Traindriveline
4 complaints
Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal
4 complaints
Electrical Systemignitionswitch
3 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
3 complaints
Equipmentrecreational Vehicletrailer
3 complaints
Power Trainaxle Assembly
3 complaints
Power Traindrivelinedriveshaft
3 complaints
Power Trainmanual Transmission
3 complaints
Power Traintransfer Case 4 Wheel Drive
3 complaints
Suspensionfrontcontrol Armupper Arm
3 complaints
Suspensionrear
3 complaints
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System
2 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints
Fuel System Gasolinefuel Injection Systeminjectors
2 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncontrol Module Tcmpcmtecm
2 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmissionlever And Linkagefloor Shift
2 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmissiontorque Converter
2 complaints
Power Traindrivelinedifferential Unit
2 complaints
Power Traindrivelineuniversal Joint
2 complaints
Service Brakes Airantilock
2 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdisccaliper
2 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulicpedals And Linkages
2 complaints
Steeringcolumn Lockinganti Theft Device
2 complaints
Suspensionfrontwheel Bearing
2 complaints
Trailer Hitches
2 complaints
Visibilitywindshield
2 complaints
Air Bags Air Bagrestraint Control Module
1 complaint
Air Bagsfrontalsensorcontrol Module
1 complaint
Air Bagssidewindow
1 complaint
Electrical Systemhorn
1 complaint
Electrical Systemignitionanti Theftcontrol Module
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingcooling Systemradiator Assembly
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systememission Control
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systemmanifoldheadermufflertail Pipe
1 complaint
Equipment Adaptivemobility
1 complaint
Equipmentelectricalradiotape Deckcd Etc
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingheadlights
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinefuel Injection Systemfuel Rail
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinestoragetank Assemblymounting
1 complaint
Interior Lighting
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkagesdoorslatch
1 complaint
Parking Brakedrivelinehydraulichoses Linespiping And Fittings
1 complaint
Seat Beltsfront
1 complaint
Seat Beltsfrontbuckle Assembly
1 complaint
Seat Beltsfrontretractor
1 complaint
Service Brakes Airdiscpads
1 complaint
Service Brakes Airdiscrotor
1 complaint
Service Brakes Airdrumshoeslinings
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdiscpads
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdrumshoeslinings
1 complaint
Steeringcolumn
1 complaint
Steeringelectric Power Assist System
1 complaint
Steeringhydraulic Power Assist System
1 complaint
Steeringhydraulic Power Assistpump
1 complaint
Steeringrack And Pinion
1 complaint
Suspensionfronthub
1 complaint
Suspensionrearaxlespindle
1 complaint
Tiressidewall
1 complaint
Tirestreadbelt
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlcables
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac System
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac Systemfanmotor
1 complaint
Visibilityglass Siderear
1 complaint
Visibilityrear Window Wiperwasherswitchwiring
1 complaint
Wheelslugsnutsboltsstuds
1 complaint