2008 JEEP LIBERTY Electrical System Problems
120 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2008 JEEP LIBERTY
120 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. Of these, 3 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 7 resulted in injury.
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All Electrical System Complaints
While driving the vehicle the car started having various electrical problems. The wipers kept going on and off and all instrument lights kept going on and off.
THE VEHICLE STARTS GOOD NO PROBLEMS DURING THE FIST START OF THE ENGINE ON THE DAY, MY WORK IS A FOLLOWS I MAKE SEVERAL STOPS DURING THE DAY WITH AN APPROXIMATED 30 MIN IN BETWEEN, LATER DURING THE DAY VEHICLE STALLS, SEVERAL LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD FLUSH AND MOVE, I HAVE TO MAKE SERVAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO STALLS, AT THIS PINTS THE VEHICLE HAS STAID SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT THE DEALER AND DIFFERENT MECHANIC PER THE DEALER THEY DINT NOW WHY THE VEHICLE IS DOING THIS , PER MECHANIC STARTER, AND ALTERNATOR GOOD. SO FAR I HAD REPLACE THE BATTERY, COMPUTER AND PAY FOR MULTIPLE INSPECTIONS, THIS IS FRUSTRATING, I ALSO NOTICED ONLINE RE SEARCH MULTIPLE JEEP OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT, ANY ASSISTANCE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU .
CAR AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKS MANY TIMES PER DAY. NO ONE AROUND, NO KEYS NEAR BY. CAR WAS KEY LOCKED AND THIS UNLOCKING STILL CONTINUES. CAR IS STATIONARY PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL DAYS. I REPORTED ONLY THE BEGINNING DATE
THIS CARS TIPM SYSTEM IS EXTREMELY FAULTY I'VE HAD IT FIXED 3 ALREADY AND IT STILL ACTS AS OF IT IS POSSESSED. THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WHERE THE CAR STARTED GOING OFF BY IT'S SELF STALLED AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I ALMOST DIED. THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLES TIPM SYSTEM BUT JEEP REFUSES TO RECALL THEM. ALSO THE AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE
OUR 2008 JEEP LIBERTY WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE HORN BEGAN HONKING ON IT'S OWN, THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE ALTERNATOR MADE THE BELT BURN, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. ALL OF THIS WAS HAPPENING WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED. WHEN WE TRIED TO PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP MAKING THE NOISES OR SHUT OFF.
THE TIPM FAILED, CAUSING ALL TYPES OF SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHICH YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE OF.
WHEN I AM DRIVING MY JEEP THE PARKING BREAK WILL RANDOMLY COME ON WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR STREET. THE HEAT SHAFT UNDER MY JEEP COMPLETELY FELL OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET. THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, LOCKS AND AUTO START FREQUENTLY GLITCH OUT WHERE THEY JUST DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE TIME AND WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL THE OTHER HALF OF THE TIME. *TR
TIPM FAILURE IN TRANSIT. JEEP STALLED ON ROADWAY. ALL DASH LIGHTS LIT, AND "NO BUS" ON THE ODOMETER. NEAR COLLISIONS BUT LUCKY THEY MANAGED TO STOP. 2008 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED. IS NOT OPEN FOR A RECALL ON THE TIPM REPLACEMENT THOUGH ALL OTHER YEARS WITH SAME MODULE ARE. '07 09' AND LATER. NOT SAFE. AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY.
MY ROOF SKY SLIDER HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRACK THAT IT CONNECTS TO AND WILL NOT STAY ON THE ROOF WITHOUT MANUAL INTERVENTION. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE ROOF TAPED DOWN SO IT DOES NOT FLY OFF WHILE DRIVING. WITH THE SLIDER BEING DISCONNECTED, IT HAS CAUSED MANY LEAKS TO ALLOW WATER INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, DAMAGING THE ROOF, FLOORBOARDS, AND HAS GOTTEN INTO SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL AREAS SUCH AS OVERHEAD LIGHTS ABOVE FRONT DASH. INITIAL DISCONNECT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND SKYSLIDER WAS CLOSED. IT STARTED TO OPEN UP IN THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER FROM WIND PRESSURE AND WITHOUT PUSHING THE BUTTON TO OPEN IT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE PINS THAT KEEP THE SLIDER IN PLACE DISCONNECTED AND WILL NOT CONNECT BACK TOGETHER. CURRENTLY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, REAR DRIVER SIDE, AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE ALL HAVE DISCONNECTED PINS AND THE SLIDER WILL...
WHEN STARTING MY CAR IT DRIVES OKAY, BUT IF LET RUNNING ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON, AND IF I DRIVE 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD IT GOES OFF AND THEN BINGS AND ALL COMES BACK ON. I AM BEING TOLD IT MAY BE MY CLOCKSPRING AND MOST 2008 JEEPS ARE EXPERIENCING THAT AFTER 100,000 MILES BUT IT IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. I HAS THE CHECK ENGINE ON CONSTANTLY AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG SENSOR.
2008 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED IS UNLOCKING ON ITS OWN WHICH IS CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. MY SON REMOVED THE FUSE, THE DOOR HAS TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THE ONLY DOOR THAT DOES NOT LOCK IS THE REAR TAILGATE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE YARD, AT WORK, PARKING LOTS AT THE MOVIES, THE MALLS, ETC. AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE IT IS UNLOCKED. PLEASE ADVISE YOUR REMEDY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE SAFE AND LOCKED AT ALL TIMES.
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A TIPMS FAILURE CAUSING THE DOOR LOCKS TO NOT FUNCTION ALONG WITH SPORADIC EVENTS WHERE ALL THE GAUGES WILL GO DEAD, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WILL TURN ON, RADIO WON'T SHUT OFF, WIPERS TURN ON EVEN WHEN THEY ARE SET TO THE OFF POSITION. ALL OF THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE FIXES EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE DOOR LOCKS FOR A RANDOM PERIOD OF TIME.
I STARTED MY CAR AND MY HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES. AFTER THAT HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET MY HEADLIGHTS TO STAY ON THE JUST FLASH AND SHUT OFF. MY FOG LIGHTS WORK PROPERLY BUT OTHER HEADLIGHTS JUST FLASH AND STAY OFF. I HAVE CHECKED FUSES/RELAYS AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE IT WAS USED AS FOR POSTAL DELIVERIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED. ROANOKE MOTOR COMPANY WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AT (309) 923-7171 AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000.
TAKATA RECALL SUNROOF HAS LEAKED SINCE I OWNED IT IN '10 CLEANED DRAINS N IT HASN'T HELPED...MY WINDOWS FOG UP DUE TO MOISTURE IN CAR N CAN'T KEEP THEM CLEAR! HEATER HAS TORE UP FROM WATER LEAKAGE....WATER IN WIRING HAS MESSED MY COMPUTER SYSTEM UP....TOOK IT TO MECHANIC N THEY FAVE ME 3PGS OF CODES IT WAS SHOWING...N REFUSED TO WORK ON IT! CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD MILDEW IN VEHICLE FROM MOISTURE! HEAT SHIELD FAIL OFF 6 YRS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN 4LANE! MY 4WHEEL DRIVE HAS GONE OUT....I HAVE SEVERAL LITES ON MY DASH CHECK ENGINE ABS 4WHEEL DRIVE...TRACTION CONTROL....I CAN'T REM. THE OTHERS AND MY TIRE SENSOR WENT OUT RITE AFTER I BOUGHT IT THAT LET'S U KNOW U R AIR IS LOW! MY BIG CONCERN IS THE WATER....I'VE GOTTEN IN MY JEEP AFTER A STORM N THERE B 3IN OF WATER IN MY FLOOR BOARD! I'M CONCERNED MY...
WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS JEEP WHICH ALL COME FROM THETIPM AND THE ECM. WE HAVE REPLACED THE TIPM 3TIMES NOW AT OVER $1000.00 EACH TIME!!! THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THIS PART. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I AM GOING TO TRY AND START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST JEEP SEEINGS HOW THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND MAKE THEIR CUSTOMERS PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK WITH REMOTE KEY, HORN BLARES, WIPERS GO, WASHER FLUID SPRAYS, LOCKS GO HAYWIRE. HAPPENS REGULARLY NOW, ALSO STARTED WHILE IDLING FOR AWHILE. CONCERN IS THAT IT WILL DO THIS WHEN DRIVING SOON. ON ONE OCCASION I STARTED VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE DOING THIS. HAPPENED A LEAST A DOZEN TIMES IN LAST 6-8 WEEKS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ALSO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE, THE HORN WOULD SOUND, THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OR EXCEED 20 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURES. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURES WOULD OCCUR WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER (ED VOYLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 789 COBB PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30060, (844) 715-5921) STATED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURES BACK IN 2016. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS ONLY A TWELVE MONTH WARRANTY ON THE ORIGINAL REPAIRS PERFORMED IN 2016. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS...
TURNED VEHICLE ON AND WIPERS WERE GOING AND SWITCH WAS TURNED TO OFF, ENTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF, NO TURN SIGNALS, SAYS BACK GATE IS OPEN AND IT'S NOT, DOORS LOCK ON THEIR OWN, AIR BAG LIGHT SAYS OFF, BURNING SMELL, ALARM GOES OFF AT RANDOM
I HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH MY 08 JEEP LIBERTY. THE LOCKS RANDOMLY LOCK AND UNLOCK. WHEN I USE THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE TRANSMITTER, IT'LL UNLOCK THE DOORS SOMETIMES RIGHT AFTER OR AT SOME POINT WHEN PARKED. THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY COME ON AND GO OFF WHEN PARKED. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ALSO RANDOMLY ACTIVATES ON DRY PAVEMENT AND EVEN THROWS THE FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT BECAUSE IT WILL BRAKE ONE WHEEL. I'VE ALMOST HAD SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ENGAGING. ALSO, WHEN THE TRACTION/STABILITY CONTROL ENGAGES THERE'S A NOISE FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOLLOWED BY SMOKE AT WHATEVER WHEEL IT'S TRYING TO BRAKE. I TOOK IT INTO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED MY FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AND THAT HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE SAYING I NEED A NEW DRAFT SHAFT, TIE RODS AND A COUPLE OTHER FRONT...
THE SECURITY HORN WILL GO OFF FOR NO REASON AND IF YOU PLACE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THAT WONT STOP IT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS AND OTHER HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. IT COST ME $380.00 TO GET A NEW KEY FOB AND THE RESET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.
THE PROBLEMS STARTED WITH THE NEW BATTERY GOING DEAD FOR NO REASON UNTIL I INSTALLED SECURITY CAMERAS ON OUR HOUSE AND SAW THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON AND OFF RUNNING THE BATTERY DEAD WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND NOT TURN OFF AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND WHEN IT DID ON THESE EVENTS IT WOULD SHAKE ACTING LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS
MY CAR IS POSSESSED THE HORN GOES OFF, THE LOCK CONTINUOUSLY LOCK AND UNLOCK, THE WIPERS WON'T STOP, AND THE HORN BEEPS! IT HAPPENS VERY SPARATICLY IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN MONTHS THEN IT STATRED UP AGAIN TODAY! THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL THIS IS REDUCULOUS! IT WON'T STOP WHEN I DRIVE AND IT WON'T STOP UNLESS IT SITS FOR A WHILE OR I DISCONNECT THE BATTERY!
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY SKY SLIDER FOLDED BACK OFF THE TRACK MAKING A HORRIFIC SOUND. THE POWER BUTTON USED TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE SKY SLIDER DOES NOT WORK. IT JUST MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. WE HAD TO MANUALLY PUSH THE SKY SLIDER DOWN. THERE IS ALSO A LEAKING ISSUE WHEN THERE IS RAIN. WATER POURS INTO THE VEHICLE FROM AROUND THE FRONT INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE ROOF BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS ALSO WATER MARKS FROM THE SKY SLIDER LEAKING. I ALSO HAVE A SENSOR THAT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. THE SENSOR IS FOR LOW TIRE PRESSURE.
A PIECE FELL FROM UNDER THE SEAT WHICH MAKES THE SEAT FEEL LOOSE. THE SIDE CONTROL PANEL FOR MOVING THE SEAT BACK AND FORTH DOES NOT GIVE FULL CONTROL OF ADJUSTING THE SEAT. THE KEY LESS REMOTE WILL NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK MY DOORS. I HAVE TO USE MANUAL LOCKS. I TOOK IT TO BE LOOKED AT, I WAS ADVISED GROUND WIRES WERE CROSSING AND BLOWING OUT A FUSE/RELAY. THE MOPHAR SKYLINER SUNROOF IS OFF TRACK. THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE SUNROOF. CHRYSLER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL YET SEVERAL JEEPS ARE HAVING AND HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. IT IS $300 FOR A NEW ROOF WHICH WILL BREAK/GO OFF TRACK WITHIN 2 YEARS. OR $6000 TO REPAIR THE ROOF I HAVE WHICH STILL DOES NOT GUARANTEE IT WILL BREAK/GO OFF TRACK AGAIN. THE ROOF OPENS ON IT'S OWN WHILE I AM DRIVING CAUSING EXPOSURE TO OUTSIDE WEATHER. I...
CAR HORN GOES OFF, LOCKS CONTINOUSLY LOCK AND UNLOCK, WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO OFF, WIPER FLUID SPRAYS OUT, LIGHTS BLINK OFF AND ON. ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY. TO GET THIS TO COMPLETELY STOP IS TO DO A HARD RESET OF THE FUSE BOX AND HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES STARTING IN 2015. NEVER KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNTIL I GOOGLED THIS. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW, IT DID HAPPEN AFTER THE FIRST 2 YEARS WHILE DRIVING BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE UNTIL IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE THEN NEVER STOPPED ON IT'S OWN. CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM
WE WERE LEAVING FOR A TRIP AND GOT ABOUT 200 FEET FROM OUR FRONT DOOR AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING ON THEIR OWN, THERE WAS WINDSHIELD FLUID COMING OUT AND THE HORN WAS HONKING. THE CAR WAS RUNNING BUT WE WERE AT A STOP. WE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT STOPPED. WE STARTED OUR TRIP AND REALIZED THAT THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET NO LONGER WOULD STAY ON AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPERATE WITH THE REMOTE. WE STOPPED AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO USE THEIR CODE CHECKER AND WE GOT A READ ERROR AND THE CAR NEVER STARTED AGAIN. WE WERE 70 MILES FROM HOME, COST US $300 TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. WE HAD THE TIPM REPLACED FOR A MERE $840, THE DOORS STILL DO NOT OPERATE WITH THE REMOTE AND IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP. VERY FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT.
IT STARTS BUT DOESN'T CRANK, WARNING LIGHTS AND CODES FLASH, ABS SHUTS DOWN WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT,LOSE OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, SKIPPING STATIONARY AND IN MOTIONEAS AND BAS PLUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I HAVE TO SHUT OFF ALL ELECTRICAL BUTTONS FOR CAR TO START, OVER HEATS ONLY WHEN IDLE, REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND STILL AND STARTS AND WON'T CRANK,
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN VA ON 2/19/18, DRIVING HOME TO ME AND AFTER 50 MILES IN RAIN THE HORN STARTED GOING OFF EVERY TIME THE WIPERS MOVED. PUSHED THE HORN BUTTON AND THE WASHER FLUID STARTED SQUIRTING OUT. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND HAD TO SHUT THE JEEP OFF THEN WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. STOPPED IN CT FOR GAS AND GOT BACK ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF ON THE OUTSIDE BUT ALL THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON, WIPERS TURNED ON, HORN TURNED ON, WASHER FLUID SPRAYER WENT CONTINUOUSLY AND THE MOTOR WOULD STOP AND START ON ITS OWN, WHILE MOVING! LUCKILY, MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF BUT ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CONTINUED TO GO OFF RANDOMLY THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER TURNING THE KEY ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES, MOVING THE SHIFTING LEVER, PULLING FUSES...
I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN HIGHWAY AND ALL LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH. ALL NEEDLES STARTED TO JUMP AROUND AND THEN EVERYTHING WENT BLACK AND CAR DIED INCLUDING NO FLASHERS. BATTERY WAS REPLACED A MONTH BEFORE WITH YEARLY INSPECTION THE MONTH BEFORE AS WELL.
SKY SLIDER ROOF POURS WATER INTO DASH AND STEERING COMPONENT. POWER STEERING HAS BE DISABLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. WHEN WATER POURS IN IT SATURATES BOTH DRIVER AND DASHBOARD AREA RUNNING DOWN STEERING COLUMN INTO THE COMPONENTS. IN ADDITION, THE LIFT OF THE ROOF CAUSES VEHICLE TO SWERVE WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. NOISE CREATED BY THIS DEFECT PREVENTS DRIVER FROM HEARING EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
MY TIPM WENT OUT ON MY 2008 LIBERTY, A FEW WEEKS AGO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES, HORN BLOWING BY ITS SELF, THE JEEP DOESN'T TURN OFF EVEN WHEN THE KEY ISN'T IN THE IGNITION, ALSO THE HAZARD LIGHTS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES. IT GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE JEEP STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION THAT COST A LOT TO FIX AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE RECALLED 2008 -2012 JEEP LIBERTIES ALSO.
ON 11/22/2017 I PARKED 5 SPACES FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF MEIJER ON E.MICHIGAN AVE IN JACKSON, MI. AS MY ESA ANIMAL REMAINED IN THE VEHICLE I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING AND HEAT ON LOW. I WAS IN THE STORE ABOUT 3 MINUTES. BY THE TIME I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE I WAS INFORMED BY A BYSTANDER MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AND HELP WAS ON THE WAY. I ASKED ABOUT MY DOG AND WAS TOLD NO ONE HAD SEEN HIM. I FRANTICALLY SEARCHED THE CAR FOR (NAGINI) MY DOG CAUSING 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON MY HANDS.I WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE HIM FROM THE JEEP. HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND UNRESPONSIVE. I BEGAN CPR AND HE WAS RESUSCITATED. BUT SADLY NAGINI DIED FROM HIS INJURIES 2 DAYS LATER.
CAR WON'T START. NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL WORKS. DEALER TELLS ME IT'S DEFECTIVE TIPM. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE PEOPLE ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE WERE STATIONARY WHEN THE VEHICLE POWER STOPPED WORKING THANK GOD. BUT I SEEN ONLINE WHERE SOME PEOPLE HAD THE TIPM PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS.
I'VE HAD MY JEEP FOR 2.5 YEARS NOW. WHEN I FIRST GOT IT, EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND IT WAS INSPECTED PRIOR TO PURCHASE. FOR THE PAST YEAR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. AT FIRST IT WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS, IT IS CONSTANTLY ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. IN ADDITION, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH ON A DARK, WINDING ROAD, THE HORN STARTED SOUNDING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN RUNNING AT FULL SPEED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, AND IT STOPPED. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE.
TIPM CAR ALARM GOES OFF WIPERS GO FRONT AND BACK HORN BLARING WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID SQUIRTS OUT.
ELECTRICAL ISSUES IS OCCURING WITH MY 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THERE HAS BEEN TIMES THE CAR DOES NOT START AT ALL. HAPPENS ANYTIME OF THE DAY. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, IT STARTS. HAVE SWITCHED OU THE BATTERY AND CHECKED THE STARTER/ALTERNATOR. SOMETIMES THE INSIDE LIGHTS TURN ON BY THEMSELVES. HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RODE. HARD TO MANEVUER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE HORN AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUED TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID CONTINUED TO SPEW OUT AND FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
AMONGST OTHER ISSUES: VEHICLE FAILS TO START OCCASIONALLY, FROM BOTH COLD AND WARM STATES. FROM COMPLETELY OFF, TURNING THE KEY BEGINS IGNITION BUT OFTEN DOES NOT START THE VEHICLE. ENGINE SPUTTERS BUT DOES NOT COMPLETE THE START. ON SOME OCCASIONS, DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE WORKS, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS ONE OF THE WIDELY REPORTED TIPM ISSUES PLAGUING JEEPS FROM 2007-2014. I CONCLUDE THE FUEL PUMP FAILS TO RECEIVE A SIGNAL TO START FROM THE TIPM WHICH CAUSES THE IGNITION FAILURE. IN ADDITION, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING WHEN THE OPPOSITE CORRESPONDING BUTTONS ARE PRESSED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNING ON WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD REPORTING NON-ISSUES, FAILURE OF POWER STEERING, AND FAILURE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MY CAR HAS BEEN HONKING AND ALL THE WINDOW WIPERS GO OFF SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, IN STANDSTILL TRAFFIC AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IT IS NOT ONLY EMBARRASSING BUT IT MAKES US NERVOUS THAT THE ISSUE COULD GET WORSE AND LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. WE TOOK IT TO PEP BOYS AND WERE TOLD THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE IT. I THEN CONTACTED CRYSLER AND THEY JUST TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP. I DID AND THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT BUT SENT US A QUOTE FOR $3500 WORTH OF OTHER STUFF WE DON'T NEED FIXED! MY HUSBAND JUST PICKED UP THE CAR AND IT HONKED/WINDOW WIPERED 3 TIMES IN A 15 MINUTE RIDE HOME. WE ARE EXPECTING OUR FIRST BABY ANY DAY NOW AND ARE VERY...
THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, MOST RECENTLY ON SEPT. 5, 2016. THE CAR HONKS MULTIPLE TIMES AND ALL THE WINDOW WIPERS START GOING. THIS HAS OCCURED WHILE IN STAND STILL TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, ON CITY STREETS AND WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT.
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WHEN STARTING CAR, WIPERS COME ON AND TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO GET WIPERS TO STOP IS TO PULL THE FUSE. TURN SIGNALS REMAIN INOPERABLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 2 YEARS. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALER CLAIMS THEY CANNOT LOCATE A PROBLEM; HOWEVER, THERE CLEARLY IS A PROBLEM. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING CAR WITH WIPERS GOING AND NO TURN SIGNALS. WE HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINING ON. VERY DISTRACTING TO DRIVER AT NIGHT. AGAIN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ISSUE OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. WE DRIVE CITY AND HIGHWAY STREETS.
FIRST OFF, THIS ISSUE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! IT'S ALREADY BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS BEAT AROUND THE BUSH AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIPM! THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO NOT HAVE A DEVICE TO PROPERLY TEST THE TIPM, AND SAYS ITS OTHER PARTS CAUSING THE ISSUE. MY JEEP'S LIGHTS WON'T WORK CORRECTLY, MY HORN CONSTANTLY BLARES, I'VE SPENT ALMOST A HUNDRED DOLLARS ON WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID BECAUSE THOSE CONSTANTLY SPRAY, AND IT'S BEGINNING TO RUIN PARTS INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE! TODAY THE FUZE BOX WAS SO HOT IT COULD HAVE BEEN ON FIRE! WHY IS THIS NOT RECALLED?! SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PART IN FEAR OF HAVING THE RECORD OF IT BEING REPLACED! WE HAVE SPOKE TO COOPERATE AS WELL AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. ALL IT TAKES IS THE TIPM FREAKING OUT CAUSING A...
WHILE DRIVING ON JUNE 30, 2016; THE JEEP GOES INTO PANIC MODE, LIGHTS FLASHING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING, DOOR LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, AND HORN SOUNDING AUTOMATICALLY. VEHICLE IS NOT DISARMING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SINCE FEB 2015. PROBLEM WAS TOLD TO BE CAR BATTERY. BATTERY REPLACED. REMOTE BATTERY WORKS FINE, THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS GETTING REPORTED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN BY JEEP-CHRYSLER FOR RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS WOULD RANDOMLY LOCK AND UNLOCK, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER FLUID WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE, AND THE HORN AND ALARM WOULD RANDOMLY SOUND. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,656. ...UPDATED 06/30/16 *BF *CN
IT STARTED WITH MY POWER DOOR LOCKS 2 YEARS AGO. THEY QUIT WORKING BUT THE POWER WINDOWS WORKED FINE. WHEN YOU TRIED TO CHANGE THE FUSE IT WOULD POP AND BURN OUT RIGHT AWAY. WE ASSUMED IT WAS A SHORT SOMEWHERE. THEN MY REAR OUTLET QUIT WORKING, MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID STOPPED WORKING, AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AMONG OTHER ISSUES. NOW NOTHING WORKS. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED SO WE COULD TRY TO RESET THE SYSTEMS AND NOW THE HORN SIRENS CONTINUOUSLY, LIGHT FLASH, WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND FLUID ARE FLYING, DOOR LOCKS THAT WOULD NOT WORK ARE MOVING UP AND DOWN. IT LOOKS LIKE MY JEEP LIBERTY IS POSSESSED! WHY IS THIS NOT RECALLED???? THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE READ THAT IT MAY START WORKING AGAIN BUT IT WILL MALFUNCTION... YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN.
DRIVING ON CITY STREET WHEN HORN BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY BEEPING AND WIPERS AND WASHERS FRONT AND BACK ACTIVATED. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD, REMOVED KEY, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, ALONG WITH HORN, WIPERS, WASHERS AND LOCKS CONTINUED TO INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATE. LASTED 15 MINUTES AND THIS IS THE 5TH TIME HAPPENING. AFTER CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME CAR FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. ONE INSTANCE OCCURRED AT NIGHT AND LIGHTS TURNED OFF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. WITHOUT WARNING, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, WATER PUMP, AND VARIOUS OTHER WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY FLICKERED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED NO SPECIFIC DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, BELT, AND THERMOSTAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ADHESIVE WOULD NOT HOLD THE REAR WINDOW IN PLACE AND WATER LEAKED THROUGH THE WINDOW. IN ADDITION, THE ODOMETER DISPLAYED AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 08 LIBERTY. I HAVE BEEN USING THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALL MAINTENANCE. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH MY SKYSLIDER ROOF IN THE PAST WHICH, AFTER 5 YEARS OF HAGGLING, HAS BEEN FIXED. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVEING NOW IS WITH A DYING BATTERY. REPLACED THE BATTERY ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE BATTERY WAS STILL GOOD. NEW BATTERY DOESN'T LAST OVERNIGHT. FOUND THAT THERE COULD BE 3 ISSUES CAUSING IT. RADIO, FUEL PUMP OR TIPM. CD PLAYER BEGAN TO CONSTANTLY EJECT A CD WHEN NO CD WAS PRESENT, SO I PULLED THE RADIO FUSE TO STOP THE DRAIN ON THE BATTERY. NO GOOD! NEXT DAY, DEAD BATTERY. LISTENED TO ANY SOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS RUNNING WHILE ENGINE WAS OFF. DID NOT APPEAR TO BE RUNNING. CHECKED WITH THE JEEP FORUM, WOW WAS I SHOCKED! LIBERTYS HAVE NOTHING BUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TIPM....
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