Three problems related to seats 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.
While driving on a long trip, a burning smell was noticed. The heated seats had not been turned on, as they are rarely used & the indicator light for the heated seats was not on. When the driver stopped to inspect, the back of the seat had burned through the lumbar support pillow. The seat is severely charred and damaged through the inner foam layer of the seat. The seat will need to be replaced. The driver could have been seriously injured if the seat had caught fire. Jeep was notified, but expressed absolutely no concern & offered no assistance. An online review revealed that this is a known problem for Chrysler/Jeep (in particular Jeep Liberty) and there have been severe injuries. How many instances must occur before a safety recall occurs? we had no idea that this safety concern existed prior to our own experience.
Driver side heated seat got so hot it melted something inside the seat and causing a burn on leather and right side of drivers butt , leaving blisters from the burn. This all happened while driving in the snow storm 2 weeks ago.
The heated seat for the driver's side got so hot that it made to burn marks in the lether and smelled of smoke.