Five problems related to brake light have been reported for the 2005 Jeep Liberty. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Jeep Liberty based on all problems reported for the 2005 Liberty.
The brake light doesn't work and the bulb has been replaced. Apparently, since so many other people have reported the same problem in various forums; this is a known problem. It would seem that the contact overheats and melts into the plastic housing, causing a potential fire issue and resulting in no contact to make the light bulb work.
My brake lights continue to have issues/not function, resulting in safety issues and tickets. This time the metal connectors in the brake light assembly have melted plastic around them, so it does not connect with the socket connectors and that means no brake lights. Appears, based on the volume of youtube repair videos, that this is a common safety issue but when I looked at recalls and contacted Jeep, it is not an item of concern. The brake lights dont work, that should be a concern.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the rear brake lights overheated causing the plastic inside to melt. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 125,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the brake lights had gone out completely. The service station stated that the light bulbs failed and they replaced the bulbs. The current mileage was 66,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that his brake lights stopped working. A private mechanic inspected the vehicle and found everything to be working except the lights. The mechanic also replaced the brake pedal switch. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage is 46,000 and failure mileage was 45,000.