I REPORTED A NOISE DURING OPERATING MY JEEP LIBERTY, LTD. 4 WD OVER BUMPS AND TURNS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 5 MILES ON 8/13/2002. 3/21/2003 AT 11638 MILES, THE SERVICE SHOP MADE A WARRANTY CLAIM - LUBED THE BUSHINGS. 4/28/2003 AT 12932 MILES, THE SERVICE SHOP MADE ANOTHER WARRANTY CLAIM -SLEEVE & STRAP WAS REPLACED. 2/9/2004, AT 25045 MILES, THE SERVICE SHOP MADE YET ANOTHER WARRANTY CLAIM -REPLACED THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS & LINKS. I ALSO HAD LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED FOR A RECALL. 4/16/2004, SERVICE SHOP REPOSITIONS THE FT SHIELD AT FT SUSPENSION. THE NOISE NEVER WENT AWAY. AT THE SERVICE SHOPS ADVICE, I NEEDED TO BRING IT IN IF THE NOISE BECAME WORSE. YEAH RIGHT! TWO OTHER MECHANICS SUGGESTED STEERING/SUSPENSION RELATED. ON 4/09/2006, I HAD MY CAR INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE ONCE AGAIN FOR THE WORSEN NOISE. THE SERVICE TEAM REPLACED THE REAR CENTER BALL JOINT AT A COST OF $276.17 AND RETURNED MY VEHICLE. WITH MY WARRANTY RUNNING OUT, THE SERVICE TEAM HAS SUPPOSEDLY FOUND MORE SERIOUS PART CHANGES, OF COURSE. ON 6/15/2006, THE SERVICE TEAM REPLACED THE LOWER BALL JOINT DUE TO WEAR AND REPAIRED A LEAK IN MY TIRE AT THE COST OF $224.05. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT. IN ADDITION TO HAVING PAID FOR SERVICES WITH MY WARRANTY STILL EFFECTIVE, I HAVE FURTHER DEVELOPED OTHER SERIOUS CAR ISSUES. I HAVE A LEAK IN MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND MY BRAKE LIGHT & ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAD TO STOP AT A SERVICE STATION TO FILL MY TIRE FROM 10 PSI! ALTHOUGH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE ME TO BRING BACK MY CAR, I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE EXPERIENCE FOR A FOURTH VISIT. ON MY LAST TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP, I HAD REQUESTED THAT IF THERE ARE ANY PARTS REPLACED TO PLEASE SAVE THE OLD PART. UPON MY PICK UP OF THE VEHICLE, I DID NOT RECEIVE THESE PARTS. I HAVE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY END OF JULY FOR 1,600.00 JUST IN CASE. *NM
2005
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2005 JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL. FUEL/WATER SEPARATOR LEAKS FUEL THROUGH THE HEATER ELECTRICAL LINES. KNOWN FIRE HAZARD THAT JEEP/CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED. RAW FUEL RUNS OUT THE LIVE ELECTRICAL HEATER LINES. ENGINE WAS STALLING ON STARTUP. ODBII CODE CAME ON AFTER A MONTH OF THIS "FUEL LEAK SEVERE". IT WAS LOOSING PRIME WHILE SITTING DUE TO AIR LEAKING IN. FOUND FUEL LEAK ON PRE-HEATER CONNECTOR TO FUEL WATER SEPARATOR HOUSING. FOUND SOME BURNT AND MELTED PLASTIC WHERE CONNECTOR WAS. I FOUND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THIS ON-LINE. I FOUND A PLETHORA OF INFO ON THIS AND THERE WEREN'T MANY OF THESE VEHICLES SOLD. IT SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS ISSUE. CHRYSLER OBVIOUSLY KNOWS ABOUT THEIR MISTAKE, WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY WERE ABLE TO SELL ME A NEW SEPARATOR WITH AN UPDATED FUEL HEATER CONNECTION, FIXING THE KNOWN ISSUE. WITH NEW SEPARATOR, NO ISSUES. SHOULD BE RECALL. STALLING OUT ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LOSING POWER. COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER TECHS COULDN'T FIX THE ISSUE WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIR AND I SPENT OVER A $1000 ON OTHER REPAIRS THEY THOUGHT WERE CAUSING THE ISSUE BEFORE I FOUND THE INFO ONLINE ABOUT THE SEPARATOR ISSUE AND WE FOUND THE MELTED HEATER CONNECTIONS. *TR
