2004 JEEP LIBERTY Engine Problems

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The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently lost motive power with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that an abnormal noise would emit from the suspension. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and she was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

THIS CAR HAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT NO-ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. IT KEEPS GIVING US ALL THESE ERROR CODES: P0430, P2305, P2311, P2317 AND P0430. WE HAD REPLACED ALL THE SPARKPLUGS, THE ELECTRIC COILS, BATTERY, STARTER, THE COMPUTER (PCM), IGNITION SWITCH, THE 02 SENSOR AND STILL THE CAR WILL NOT STAY ON AND SHAKES WHILE IS RUNNING.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS COMING UP THE MOUNTAIN AND IT WAS HARD TO STERE AND IT MADE ME HIT A GARD RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS GOING TO TOWN AND I STOPPED AT THE STORE TO GET GAS AND TURN IT OFF AND IT WOULD NOT START BACK SO I DON'T NO WHAT IS WRONG

WHILE DRIVING WOULD RUN ROUGH, STALL OUT WHILE STOPPED, STEPPING ON GAS BOGS DOWN THE ENGINE MAKING THE VEHICLE NOT MOVE ON HIGHWAY, STREET DRIVING, TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. REPLACED ALL FUEL INJECTORS FUEL PUMP, CHARCOAL CANISTER, PLUGS AND COILS, STILL A PROBLEM TOOK TO GARAGE STATED A RECALL ON CYLINDER HEADS. *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION WENT OUT LOST ALL CONTROL OF VEHICLE

OIL PUMP WENT OUT AND OIL LIGHT IS ON AND STARTING TO MAKE NOISES IN THE TOP END.

JEEP WAS SHUT OFF AND IN PARK IN PARKING LOT WHEN FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED, THE FIRE HAD STARTED TO BREACH THE FIREWALL IN THE FRONT OF THE JEEP.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. RUNNING ROUGH NOT IDLING CORRECTLY. THERE IS NO POWER ON ACCELERATION, VIBRATES AND SMOKES. I TOOK IT TO TIRES PLUS 1ST TIME, COST ME $800 FOR DIAGNOSIS, COMPRESSION TESTS AND REPAIRS THEY SAY NEEDED TO BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ABOUT A MONTH LATER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK JEEP BACK AND WAS TOLD THIS TIME THAT THE VALUE(S) ARE NOT SEATING. TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER DUE TO A SAFETY ISSUE. I RESEARCHED ON WEBSITES AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2004 - 2011 JEEP LIBERTY AS WELL AS DODGES. WHY HAVE THEY NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS? THE ROCKER ARMS ARE POPPING OUT AND CAUSING HAVOC IN THE ENGINE. DEALER SAYS NO RECALL. CHRYSLER YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WHY NOT FIX IT!! THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!!

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, ROUGH IDLE, NO POWER ON ACCELERATION, VIBRATES, BURNS GAS, SMOKES.. HAD A COMPRESSION TEST DONE AND AT THE 3RD CYLINDER HAS A COMPRESSION OF 65.. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AFTER WASTING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND IT NEEDS NEW VALVES AND ROCKER ARM. UPON DOING RESEARCH I FOUND PUT THAT JEEPS FROM THE YEAR 2001 ON UP TO 2012 ARE KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM! WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED? THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE NOT TO MENTION VERY COSTLY!!

AT INTERSTATE SPEED THE JEEP ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY AS IF THE THROTTLE IS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. ACCELERATES TO 80 MILES PER HOUR ALMOST INSTANTLY.

IMPORTANT THIS IS TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH TO ENGLISH IN GOOGLE TRANSLATOR. MY REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS, TO HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM I HAVE, REALLY DO NOT KNOW IF THIS MERCHANT EXISTS OR IS SOMETHING GHOST. I HAVE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SELLER AND WITH THE LOCAL DEALER BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NO ANSWER, AS THE PLACE IS FAR TO GO, I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE LOCAL. FOR THIS REASON I THINK I AM A VICTIM OF FRAUD. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM USING BARIOS PHONE NUMBER, BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT ANSWER. SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2016 I WAS CLEANING THE SUV WHEN I REALIZE THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT LACKS A TURNILLO AND SAFETY BELTS OF DEFECTS ARE REMOVED. I QUICKLY CALL THE SELLER BUT NOT ANSWERED. THAT SAME DAY I INFORMED MY MECHANIC AVIA COME TO MY HOUSE,...

ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2015, I WAS ON MY WAY TO A WORKSHOP FOR MY JOB ON ROUTE 73 IN BERLIN, NEW JERSEY. I HAD STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PROCEEDED TO GO. THE CAR STALLED OUT ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD BLINKED ON AND OFF AND THE CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THEN WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SO AS I WAS SITTING CONTEMPLATING WHAT TO DO NEXT. I LOOKED UP AND THE DRIVER IN THE CAR NEXT TO ME STARTED YELLING THAT THERE WAS FIRE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR AND CROSSED THE STREET ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. WHEN I REACHED THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. PITCH BLACK SMOKE ALONG WITH RED FLAMES BILLOWED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFIRE RESCUE TRUCK ARRIVE AND IMMEDIATELY USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO DOUSE THE FIRE. THEN, THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE REMEDY TO INSTALL A TRAILER HITCH WAS INADEQUATE AND WOULD NOT IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SMOKE AND SPARKS APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WHITE CLOUDY SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND INTO THE INNER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT NOTICED SPARKS AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS LATER NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) YEARS AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. MA 10/25/15

THIS VEHICLE IS GIVING ME A BUNCH OF PROBLEM IN THE SUSPENSION, THE FIRST PROBLEM IS WITH THE FRONT WHEEL BALL JOINTS WHICH IS A RECALL, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED YEARS AGO BUT HOW CAN IT BE FIXED AND STILL DEFECTIVE? THEY ACCEPT THE CONDITION AND WERE WILLING TO REPAIR BUT ONLY THE LOWER BALL JOINTS BUT THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE UPPER BALL JOINTS WHICH IS OVER $1000, I DID NOT DO IT AND THE CAR DRIVES VERY UNSAFE, THERE IS A HEAVY VIBRATION IN THE WHEEL WHEN DRIVING OVER 30 MILES, ALSO THE BACK TIRES GOT WORN OUT EVERY 2 MONTHS AND I HAVE TO CHANGE THEM AND THEY SAID WILL CALL ME WHEN THE PART FROM THE FUEL TANK WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CHANGE IT BUT HASN'T HAPPEN YET IN MORE THAN 5 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING MAINTENANCE PERFORMED BY THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRONT AND REAR CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS WERE CORRODED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND GASKET VALVE COVERS HAD TO BE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR A RECURRING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS INCLUDING TODAY, MY 2004 JEEP LIBERTY HAS FALLEN OUT OF GEAR. PREVIOUSLY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE CAR SWITCHED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. TODAY THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT I WAS LEAVING WAWA TO GET COFFEE AND ON MY WAY TO WORK, AT THE RED LIGHT THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, FOOT ON BRAKE AS ONE WOULD NORMALLY DO. WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCHED TO GREEN I LIGHTLY TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR/GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR SAT THERE FOR A MOMENT WITHOUT MOVING AGAIN AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. SO I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME THE CAR STARTED TO REVERSE, AS THE GEAR SHIFT CLEARLY SHOWED THAT I WAS AGAIN IN DRIVE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, THANK GOD BOTH TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED THAT NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS BEHIND ME OR ELSE THEY MAY HAVE BEEN...

CAR SMOKES AND SMOKE COMES INSIDE THE CAR. IT IS EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE WHEN IT IS SITTING STILL CAR FILLED UP WITH SMOKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

ON THE 18TH OF JANUARY OF 2014, I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME ON A RURAL ROAD WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 25MPH AND I WAS DRIVING AROUND 15 MPH BECAUSE THE ROAD DOESN'T HAVE AN ADEQUATE PAVEMENT, WHERE THERE IS ALOT OF POT HOLES. MY 2004 JEEP LIBERTY ON A SMALL HILL, CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP SHUTTING ALL THE SYSTEM WHICH TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON, BY TURNING THE SWITCH AND IT WOULDN'T TURN ON. I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES WHEN I SAW A THICK BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. I ATTEMPTED TO REACT QUICKLY AND SAW THAT THE DOORS WERE CLOSED SHUT. I FORCED THE DOOR TO OPEN AND RAN QUICKLY TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND IT WAS STEAMING HOT THAT IT BURNED MY FINGERS, I THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND WITNESSED THAT THE...

ENGINE OVERHEATED ON THE HIGHWAY MECHANIC SAID THAT THE JEEP HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *TR

WE WERE AT A BERRY FARM PICKING RASPBERRIES, WE LOOKED UP AND SAW OUR VEHICLE ROLLING TOWARDS US. THE TRANSMISSION MUST OF POPPED OUT GEAR(PARK) THE CAR CONTINUED GAINING SPEED DOWN THE HILL AS IT SLAMMED INTO A TREE. *TR

I HAD BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM AROUND THREE WEEKS AGO, AT HOT WEATHER I TURN THE A\C ON, AND AFTER 10 MINUTES THE ENGINE STARTS REHEATING, I ALREADY TAKE IT TO THE CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS THAT EVERYTHING IS OK, MY HUSBAND EVEN SCAN THE CAR AND HE GOT THE PO480, AND THEY SAID THAT NO EVERYTHING IS OK, I TOLD THEM THE SITUATION THAT IM WORRY ABOUT THE REHEATING CAUSE THREE DAYS AGO I HAS AT THE I95 AT 65 MPH, AND IT STARS REHEATING VERY FAST, I JUST PULL OVER THE CAR , BUT IT CAN START A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OR SOMETHING I SAW A LOT OF SMOKE, I TOLD THEM, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING THAT EVERYTHING IS OK. SO IF JEEP ITSELF CANT NOT FIND THE PROBLEM , WHO CAN.....? THEY SAID...

THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE USED, THE CAR BEGAN HICCUPPING OR LURCHING WHILE IDLING, AND HAD DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING FROM SECOND TO FIRST GEAR. MECHANIC CHECKED ERROR MESSAGE INDICATING CYLINDER MISS FIRE AND FOUND THAT ALL SPARK PLUGS AND ONE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. SAME MECHANIC CHECKED ERROR MESSAGE INDICATING CYLINDER MISS FIRE, AND FOUND RUBBER GASKET ON COOLANT TANK MANGLED CAUSING COOLANT TO SPLATTERED OVER ENGINE. REPLACED CAP. I TOOK A 1200 HIGHWAY TRIP WITH NO PROBLEM. AFTER I RETURNED AND RESUMED LOW SPEED STOP AND GO DRIVING, THE PROBLEM RESUMED. THIS TIME, THE CHECK ENGINE ALSO INDICATED CYLINDER MISFIRE, BUT A HOSE EXITING COOLANT TANK WAS RUPTURED LEAKING COOLANT DIRECTLY ON TO THE SAME CYLINDER THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THINKING WE HAD FINALLY SOLVED THE PROBLEM, THE HOSE WAS REPLACED, THE CYLINDER REMOVED AND CLEANED, BUT LEAKAGE UNDER...

IN 2012 MY JEEP STARTED BUCKING AND JERKING,IDLE SURGING, STALLING AND HAD. HESITATION WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, IT ALSO HAD SUDDEN SURGES IN CAR'S SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON AND AT TIMES IT FELT LIKE THE BACK WHEELS WOULD SPIN BEFORE THE CAR GOT TRACTION. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT IN IN FEB 2012 AND MY CAR HAS NEVER RUN RIGHT SINCE. I AM NOW ON MY SECOND NEW MOTOR AND STILL AM HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH THE CAR. EVERYTIME ONE THING IS FIXED ANOTHER THING GOES WRONG AND IT IS A NEVER ENDING CYCLE. I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP PRODUCT AGAIN. THIS IS ONLY A PART OF ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND WE LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE HAD TO SWERVE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO GET ON THE SHOULDER! ITS A MIRACLE WE DIDN'T WRECK! VEHICLE WOULDN'T START HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED, CHECKED THE OIL AND WAS FULL JUST GOT IT CHANGED 3 WEEKS PRIOR AT THE DEALERSHIP. TOWED IT TO A SHOP AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE WAS DONE! HAD A WARRANTY FOR 6 MONTHS AND 2 WEEKS AFTER THIS EXPIRED IS WHEN THIS OCCURRED! HAVE COMPLAINED EVERYWHERE I CAN AND I GET TOLD THIS HAS NEVER BEEN HEARD OF WELL ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GOOGLE THIS ENGINE AND THE COMPLAINTS ARE ENDLESS! I AM SO UNBELIEVABLY DISAPPOINTED AND NO ONE IS OWNING UP TO THIS PROBLEM! I AM DONE WITH JEEP AND CHRYSLER AND I'LL MAKE SURE EVERYONE I...

CAR JUST SHUTS OFF ON HIGHWAY... THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.... AFTER RESTARTING WORKS OKAY AS IF RE-STARTING BOOTING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM... ENGINE LIGHT ON.. REAR HATCH DOES NOT OPEN... I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE HAS MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ AND EXPERIENCED... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD STARTED MAKING A LOUD, CLICKING NOISE. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD JUST BEFORE THE CAR BECAME FILLED WITH SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SMOKE INHALATION HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON OPENING THE HOOD NOTICED FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THERE WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V337000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE OUTSTANDING RECALLS WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE THE ENGINE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.