general problems of the 2008 Jeep Liberty

Letter from senator reed on behalf of constituent re 2008 Jeep Liberty sky slider. The consumer stated the roof was fixed under warranty four years ago. Now, the cables on the roof need to be replaced again.

The skyslider roof system has failed. The roof opened as normal but failed to close when button was closed. On investigation of the roof top I found the sky slider roof had come off the track. When I took the Jeep to the dealer they told me they could only replace the roof at a cost of 1500. 00. I took the car home and was able to manually pull the roof back into place. This appears to be a design defect with the roof systems as there are thousands of complaints about wind noise and the skyslider failing and Chrysler Jeep ignoring the problem.

2008 Jeep Liberty was brought into dealership due to manufacturing weakness with the sky slider. One press of the close button and the whole back portion of the sky slider misaligned and would not close. The service rep. Stated that the whole assembly line was defaulted and would be very expensive to fix. Meanwhile, due to this manufacturing weakness, my Jeep was not drivable due to the sky slider sliding forward and backward suddenly and loudly every time the Jeep was driven over 35mph. The process in getting the Jeep repaired has taken over 3 weeks and the repairs are still not completed at the time this compliant was submitted. The Chrysler corporation is assisting with the repairs, however at this time there is no recall on this product.

The sunroof leaks into the headliner causing mold and also affecting the electrical wires in the headliner. We have a 3 year old son and I believe that this could cause a threat to him as well as my wife who's drives the car. It has been brought to my attention that Jeep is aware of the problem with this model as well as other models that have the same problem, I am a ware that it is a used car but with the research that I have done its not the fact that it is used, it was a problem that was wrong when this 2008 Jeep had when it rolled off the line, and I'm conserened for my wife and sons safety as well as so many other dealing with this same problem!!!!.

2008 Jeep Liberty. Consumer states several problems with the vehicle the consumer stated each time he filled the gas tank, gasoline spilled out of the fill opening moments after the nozzle shut off was triggered. The spill occurred in a boiling type manner and the volume of the spill was significant. The consumer also stated, throughout the three years he has owned the vehicle, he had a problem with rain getting inside the vehicle. The point of entry appeared to be at the top of the rear lift gate. The water volume was significant and not only soaked the rear bed, but it also ran to the front of the vehicle and soaked the front passenger carpet. The problem has been fixed twice, with the report that some drains ports were clogged. The last repair involved some additional caulking.

Within the interior of the Jeep there are stress points where the plastic was molded, and due to the cheap nature of the plastic where the stress points (plastic clip areas) are located there are discoloration spots forming in the plastic interior in several locations within the interior of the Jeep. This is unacceptable and a complete failure of quality control.

Sky slider roof does not stay tight to frame and also has serious wind noise.

The skyslider roof on truck make loud wind noise when driving above 60 mph so loud you can't hear car horns. I have been to dealer 5 times and it has not been fixed yet.

2008 Jeep Liberty 4x4 skyslider roof does not seal back down when closed and causes severe wind noise at freeway speeds. I've taken it back to the dealer twice. The first time they just adjusted it, the second they ordered in a new modulator. Both times it solved the problem for a day or two and then back to the same problem. They have a serious problem with this sun roof. They have not sold alot of Jeeps with the skyslider, so the complaints may be few, but I have talked to a couple owners and they have all had the same problem.