Engine And Engine Cooling Problems of Jeep Liberty - part 2

I have a pending file: 11151151; engine fire. I took a quick survey of complaints on the NHTSA site and found 23 other Jeep Liberty records from 2006-2012 describing valve failures and engine fires, which indicates a design flaw and need for investigation. Nhsta should also look at model years 2002-2005, Dodge nitro, and other vehicles that used the mopar 3. 7 engine. The rate of failure and fire points to a design flaw that must be rectified.

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Driving freeway speed, engine lost power, electronic throttle control light flashed, then engine light; pulled onto shoulder, raised hood, observed fire at valve cover/wiring harness. Mechanic's subsequent inspection revealed valve/rocker arm failure resulted in punctured valve cover that released oil onto hot engine resulting in fire. Rocker arm failures are common on mopar 3. 7 engine - google the term and many hits will appear. This is unacceptable for an engine with 82,000 miles that was serviced regularly according to manufacturer recommendations. New engine now required.

Heater element malfunction.

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My husband had driven to a doctors appointment. When he got in the Jeep to leave it wouldn't start. We had it towed to our mechanic. After he inspected the vehicle he said a piston ring had come off the #1 cylinder and fallen below the piston causing the cylinder to be damaged. It will require a new motor which will cost $4000-$5000 if we can find a decent engine. Apparently these engines can be difficult to find and are more expensive because this is a common problem.

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Misfire in cylinder 3. Replaced coils, plugs, and computer. Still throwing the code.

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Tl the contact owns a 2011 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the engine seized without warning and the vehicle was unable to be driven. Quirk Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram (830 plain st, marshfield, MA 02050, (781) 319-3000) diagnosed that the engine assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and indicated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

Well serviced vehicle with 88,000 miles. Driving on a residential street when smoke began coming out of climate vents. Noted engine temperature gauge at normal. Stopped the car and turned off. Fire noted under the hood near the windshield. Within minutes, the car became fully engulfed and burned completely before fire department could arrive.

I have owned the vehicle for about 10 months three times in the last 3 months while accelerating the accelerator has become locked at full throttle. I pounded the floor frantically to get it to release or become unstuck while applying the brakes. Fortunately I haven't killed anyone or been killed myself. This is a serious issue I'm deeply concerned about even driving the vehicle. What can I do.

Dealer keeps saying faulty coils, 4 attempts now, engine shuttering like it wants to shift into a gear while keeping a steady speed!.

The rocker arm of my Jeep became attached from the engine because there is a flaw on the passenger's side of the engine. The way the cam turns makes it a very real possibility that the rocker arms on that side can detach. Apparently this is a very common problem and very well known among mechanics for the company as well as third-party mechanics, but the company themselves claimed they've never heard any issues on the matter. I actually have had a friend have the same issue with her vehicle a couple years back, and she wrote and they stonewalled her as well. I really think this is a dangerous issue that should be examined more seriously. There's tons of people who have written online who have had the same issue.

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Tl the contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated the vehicle failed to start as well as the key was unable to be removed from the ignition. The contact also mentioned that the gear shifter was able to shift to neutral without starting the vehicle. The contact called tyson motor corporation (1 sw frontage rd, shorewood, IL 60404 (815) 741-5530) and was informed that the VIN was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by the dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was 120,000. As.

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I went to the store and picked up chips and drinks and keep running fine. Got back in it and took me several tries to crank. Kept going dead on the mile drive home. Haven't been able to afford to get it fixed but mechanic replaced computer spark plugs fuel pump and injection system. Still wouldn't crank well. Had new computer programmed. Nothing. Till says 3 cylinders are not working and I need a new motor.

The contact owned a 2012 Jeep Liberty. While driving 60 mph, the contact was alerted by another motorist to evacuate the vehicle. Upon exiting the vehicle, the contact noticed that vehicle was engulfed in flames. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 69,400.

Misfire in cylinder #4.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 13v-252000 (fuel system, gasoline,) structure and 18v278000 ( suspension) . However, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Neuwirth Chrysler wilmington 219 s college rd, wilmington, nc 28403 (910) 799-1815 was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and were not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. ( VIN tool confirms parts not available). Jw.

My 2010 Jeep Liberty sport went on fire. I was stopping at a stop sign and all of a sudden the car started to completely malfunction. The care shut off at the stop sign, the horn went off for about 5 minutes, the windsheild wippers went off, all of the doors locked and I saw smoke from the hood. I didnt know what to do and maybe after about 3 minutes of trying to get doors to unlock they finally did I got out and opened the hood and the whole hood was up in flames. Now its a total loss they are only paying off my loan and I am stuck with trying to come up with my own money to buy a new car now I think I should be entilted to a lawsuit I could of died if those doors did not end up unlocking. Every Jeep should be recalled.

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the contact noticed a puddle of oil underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to boardwalk Honda (6807 tilton rd, egg harbor township, NJ 08234, phone: (609) 641-1900) where it was diagnosed that there was a slight crack in the oil tank and needed to be repaired. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to a Jeep dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle to a Chrysler dealer where there would be a diagnostic testing fee. The approximate failure mileage was 43,600.

The heater core is plugged up with casting sand left in the head at the time of manufacturing.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the heater did not work, even though the heater blower was working. The vehicle was taken to the ed voyles Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram dealer (844) 715-5921, located at 789 cobb pkwy se, marietta, GA 30060) where it was diagnosed that the blower module and the resister module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that a year later the failure recurred. The contact called the same dealer and was told that someone would call back. The contact was not called back. The manufacturer not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 81,150. Fe.

The transmission cooler is busted because there is no protection for it at all.

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.

Motor went out with no warning. . . . . . Replaced. After 7k miles. . . . . Motor went out again. The warranty company for the motor acts as if they did not know the motors constantly go out.

Severe corrosion on both oil pan and transmission pan. This vehicle is less than 5 years old with only 36,000 miles. Loss of either fluid could cause engine - transmission failure on a highway leading to an unsafe situation.

While driving my 2011 Jeep Liberty with the cruise control set at 70mph on I-65 interstate coming out of gary indiana the tell-tales lit up and the car dropped out of cruise control and it took the car a few seconds to gain power again. This all started with the drivers door not unlocking with the remote. A diagnostics was run on the car and they said they couldn't find anything wrong, other than a rear sensor on the brake making the brake light come on. Doing an internet research the tipm sensor is the cause of most of these problems which Chrysler doesn't want to admit. This same issue was deemed not an issue a few years back by the NHTSA with the Liberty but deemed no good by the NHTSA for the Jeep cherokee and Dodge durango. This was a dangerous situation for me and my family. If I hadn't took action as quick as I did we would have been rear ended by a semi. I don't feel safe driving this SUV and this is my wife's car which she takes my son to school in. The NHTSA needs to do something about this issue now.

On Friday, 07. 07. 2017, as I was driving into a turn lane from the hwy, I had slowed way down for traffic then picked up speed slightly, not even 10 mph, to follow cars in the turn lane when the accelerator became sluggish and the Jeep came to a stop. As I pressed the accelerator again there was a very loud pop from under the hood. Everything quit, the engine, the electric, the starter would not turn over when I tried to start it again or the emergency flashers. Just before this happened the engine light and, what I found out later, the electronic throttle control light came on. I was confused at what just happened. Thinking what I saw next was steam coming from under the Jeep was steam I popped the hood to go look. There was traffic all around on the hwy. Once I opened the hood I found the engine compartment was on fire, back against the firewall between the engine and the steering column, behind the battery. The fire got bigger once the hood was open, it spread very fast. People in other cars were yelling and a guy stopped to help me and told me to get away from the Jeep because it was gas that was burning. The fire dept was called yet by the time they got there the whole front end of the Jeep was destroyed.

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The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle began to jerk forward independently without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the valve seals failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic who diagnosed that the motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 173,000. The VIN was not available.

P0300 cylinder misfire code appeared when my vehicle wouldn't start and now I need to replace my left side engine head and it's costing me around $2000. 00 for parts and labor. My vehicle has a little over 60,000. 00 miles and is out of warranty and not covered and I contacted Chrysler and they will not do anything about this. They are well aware of this faulty engine and there needs to be a recall or Chrysler needs to pay for my repairs. I have a 3. 47 liter engine with only 60,000. 00 miles and it needs to be replaced on the left side. Chrysler had this same issue with the 3. 6 liter engine and extended the warranty and the same or recall should be done with the 3. 7 liter engine.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. While driving 35 mph, the air bag and check engine warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the air bag indicator illuminated intermittently. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags) around March of 2015. The dealer (major world, 43-40 northern blvd, long island city, NY, 11101) was contacted at 866-614-2884 and stated that the earliest they could accommodate to diagnose the vehicle and schedule an appointment was a month away. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 157,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Jeep Liberty. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle lost power and failed to steer properly. The electronic stability control and traction control indicators illuminated prior to the failure. The dealer (darcars Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram of new carrollton, 8100 annapolis rd, new carrollton, MD 20784, (301) 459-6800) stated that it would cost $180 to diagnosed the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 121,261.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the steering seized and the vehicle could not be moved due to overheating. While the vehicle was being driven 25 mph, the temperature gauge did not indicate that the vehicle was going to overheat and there were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact also stated that there was no steam or smoke coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine was defective, the coolant reservoir was damaged, and the temperature gauge was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was not provided.

At interstate speed the Jeep accelerates unexpectedly as if the throttle is pressed to the floor. This is the third time this has happened. Accelerates to 80 miles per hour almost instantly.

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Faulty tipm, front window washer not functioning, keyless entry issues, engine starting issues, etc.

The engine of this vehicle died without warning. It's computer never picked it up, or gave me a warning that anything was going bad. It was not making any bad sounds or loose sounds of anything. The vehicle simply died in me when I accelerated going up a hill, imagine the horror that was having vehicle also accelerating behind me. I've been hearing the same complaints from thousands of Jeep Liberty users and this is dangerous. I don't understand why they're refusing to address this issue, this is something that's life-threatening and could lead to a fatal crash. . Read more...

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.

At 48k miles engine started having multiple cylinder missfires, too lean then too rich codes for cyclinders while traveling on the highway, brought to dealer, was charged $148 to replace O2 sensor. Drove vehicle out of the lot, and within five miles from dealer, experienced same trouble. After one and half weeks at the dealer, they had replaced 2 pcm modules, O2 sensors and then the catalytic converter. Vehicle was driven no less than 3 months and 5k driven miles after work was completed the engine started failing again with the same issue, stranding by disabled spouse 1400 miles away from home. Dealer now wants to remove engine head and rebuilt engine. Once was brought to the dealer, service agent told my spouse was advised that no transportation was hoping to be provided to her, since she was traveling with her service animal "a dog" . Even after they were advised of ada laws, and was told to drive the Jeep and have it towed back to the dealer at our expense. When I contacted doge Chrysler customer service, case number 30253034 I was told that they can't provide any assistance until the dealer diagnosed the issue, Jeep have been at the dealer for a week now, and service advise it sayd that is going to take another 2 days before they get it in the shop to look at it. .