Water Pump problems of the 2012 Jeep Liberty

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated while his wife was driving 65 mph, she heard a loud abnormal noise. Multiple warning lights were illuminated. The driver parked safety on the side of the roadway. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the water pump, drive belt tensioner and multiple unknown nuts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the vehicle remained inoperable. The contact called the local dealer nemer Chrysler Jeep Dodge ram located at 728 quaker rd, queensbury, NY 12804, (518) 932-0616 and made the dealer aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 38,625.

Vehicle is attractive and functional. Air bags probably saved the wife's life in a t bone accident. The air conditioner and heater work great. There is too much plastic. . . Everywhere! seats are uncomfortable on long trips. Water pump locked up with just over 50k miles. Transmission is self destructing at 62k miles this month. It seems the transmission has no dip stick for the owner to check the fluid. If it did the transmission problem could have been noticed sooner. Now we must pay for a transmission and labor because it is out of warranty, $4k! the vehicle gets regular use in county, city and highway trips. On nice paved texas roads. It is well maintained and only driven by two adults, age 72. I believe there is a quality issue with the drivetrain parts. We have owned other Jeeps. They had the old reliable inline 6cyl engine and three speed transmission. Very reliable.

I have had many problems with this vehicle. Apx 50k miles the water pump blew. Had it replaced - then apx 75k miles I experienced jump starts - took it to the dealer who was only doing oil changes that day. Took it to aaa repair center - they did a pressure test - found nothing wrong. Experienced the jump again - took it to a firestone mechanic who did a pressure test and "found nothing wrong". The Jeep would not start on thanksgiving - had it towed to the aaa center where I explained what had happed. They discovered that the head had blown and was now warped & camshaft broken at considerable cost, they fixed it, but now I have a p0340 code (camshaft sensor). I let the vehicle sit overnight. It seemed to start fine. After 40 miles of highway driving the oil light came on briefly, before shutting off.

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. While the vehicle was idling at a traffic signal, the engine overheated and smoke appeared under the hood. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the water pump and thermostat were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the failure was remedied. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 50,474.