2003 Jeep Liberty Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE SHE DROVE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

WE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE JEEP STARTED LOSING POWER WE PULLED IT OVER AND TURN IT OFF.WE SAT THERE FOR AWHILE AND THEN TRY TO START IT BACK UP THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING REAL ROUGH AND IT STALLED.THEN IT WOULDN'T START AFTER THAT. WE HAD A MECH TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THAT THE HEADS WAS CRACKED.WE ALWAYS DONE MONTHLY MAINTAINS ON THE JEEP.SO AFTER HE REPLACED THE 2 HEADS HE STARTED IT UP AND HE SAID IT WOULD LOCK UP.NOW HE TELLING US THAT IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE.I KNOW A COUPLE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAS A JEEP LIBERTY AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS..SO CAUSE OF THE BAD HEAD THAT JEEP LIBERTY HAVE I NOW HAVE NO VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED A FAILURE CODE WITH THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART AND SMOKE STARTED EMITTING PROFUSELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,050. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ

ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WE FLIPPED AND WRECKED. WE JUST GOT MAJOR ENGINE WORK DONE, BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, DUE TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF TWICE BEFORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

THE JEEP BEGIN TO SMOKE AND THEN CUT OFF. UPON ARRIVING AT THE MECHANIC HE STATED THE AIR CONDITION CLUTCH CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

MY FATHER IN-LAW WAS DRIVING HOME FROM NY TO OHIO WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER THEN OVER HEATED I TOOK OFF THE VALVE COVER FOUND THAT THE #2 CYL VALVE CAME OFF AND CRACKED THE HEAD WENT ON LINE READ THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM I HAVE PICS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD BEEPING NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON RURAL ROAD. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR BUZZERS BUT NOTICED ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS INCREASING. SHE IDENTIFIED A PARKING LOT A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD WHERE SHE PLANNED TO PULL INTO SINCE THE ROAD DID NOT OFFER A SHOULDER. JUST BEFORE REACHING THE PARKING LOT THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AND SHE SMELLED OIL. WITH THE LOSS OF POWER SHE IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL AND ALMOST COLLIDED WITH THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO CORRECT HER STEERING BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND COASTED INTO THE PARKING LOT. SHE CONTACTED ME AND WE WALKED THROUGH THE INCIDENT AND SHE OPENED THE HOOD. SHE DESCRIBED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPLETELY COVERED IN SMOKING OIL. I ALSO REVIEWED THE ENGINE WHEN I WENT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THAT IT HAD APPARENTLY SEIZED BECAUSE THE BELT WAS OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED BUT REMAINS ELUSIVE TO ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THESE ENGINES PREMATURE FAILURE DUE TO "ENGINE SLUDGE" AVAILABLE ONLINE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN REVIEWING THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE KNOWN 2 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE, I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY ONE WITH FIRE. MY JEEP IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE ENGINE SEAL THAT IS JUST ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE UPSTREAM EXHAUST (RIGHT BEFORE THE PASSENGER SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I SMELLED BURNING OIL AND I GOT UNDER THE CAR AND THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE WHICH I EXTINGUISHED WITH MY RAG. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO A HUGE HEALTH ISSUE. IF YOU ARE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, OR STOP SIGN AND HAVE THE HEAT OR A/C ON. THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BECOMES FILLED WITH THE BURNING SMELL. SMOKE BELLOWS OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AT THESE STOPS ALSO. I AM AFRAID OF THE THING BURSTING INTO FLAMES AT A LIGHT AND BEING HELPLESS. I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS EXACT ISSUE. ONE OF THEM GOT RID OF THEIR VEHICLE, THE OTHER STILL HAS IT. THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT WILL RESULT IN FIRE, OR AS I SEE IT CANCER DUE TO THE SMOKE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO CLEAN THE OIL SATURATED AREA AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO CRACK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A PRESSURE ISSUE BETWEEN THE SEAL AND THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/16/14*LJ

VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED. OIL CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND NOW OIL IS LEAKING INTO THE ANTIFREEZE. MECHANIC SAID IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THESE JEEPS ARE JUNK. OBVIOUSLY THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. *TR

DRIVING CAR AND IT JUST CUT OFF..THIS IS THE THIRD TIME OVER THE YEARS...FIRST TIME WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2003 AT CARMAX IN THEIR DRIVEWAY...THEN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ON EXPRESSWAY..COST 1,600 FOR REPAIRS AT DEALERSHIP..THEN AGAIN 4-20-2012..THE CAR HAS HAD FOUR WINDOW MOTOR REPLACEMENTS AND TWO COMPUTER REPLACEMENTS..THE CAR IS DANGEROUS..I HAVE CHECKED INTERNET..THESE ARE ISSUES ACROSS THE USA. THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED..IT IS DANGEROUS..WILL CONTACT PRESIDENT OBAMA ALSO AND THE NEWS MEDIA. *JS UPDATED 11/01/12

DROVE IT THE NIGHT BEFORE AND IT RAN PERFECTLY FINE. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. COME OUT TO GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND TURN THE KEY AND THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING REALLY BAD. SO I TURNED IT OFF AND TRIED IT AGAIN AND GOT THE SAME THING AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHICH IS 1/8MILES AWAY. HE REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES AND STILL DOING IT. HE SAID THE ENGINE HAS FULL COMPRESSION. HE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. NOT EVEN A 100,000 MILES ON IT YET. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN JEEP... THE MECHANIC SAID I NEED A NEW ENGINE. 3.7L 2003 JEEP LIBERTY AND IT HAVE SEEN OTHERS HAVING THIS SUCH PROBLEM TOO. JEEP NEEDS TO STEP IN AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I WILL RUIN THEIR REPUTATION SO BAD BY SOCIAL MEDIA. FRIENDS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND OTHER COUNTRIES WILL FIND OUT THAT JEEP IS A JOKE AND DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM THEM EVER AGAIN!!! PLEASE JEEP STEP IN AND DO SOMETHING FOR US.. RECALL THE ENGINE FOR THESE CAR'S!!!! *TR

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT MY JEEP LIBERTY UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *TR

I HAVE A JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE 4X4 WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING ON THE QUICKWAY (HWY 17 IN MIDDLETOWN, NY) WHEN MY CAR DROPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD WITH NO INDICATIONS OF ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT HAD GAS IN IT, IT'S FLUIDS WERE ALL CHANGED, ETC. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT THE SPRING BROKE CAUSING THE ROCKER ARM TO DROP OUT THEREFORE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE OR MIDDLE LANE OF THE QUICKWAY, MY SON AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD PARTICULARLY IF A SEMI WAS BEHIND US OR A MAJOR CRASH IF IN EITHER LANES. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND COULD COAST OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RELATIVE SAFETY. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN A CAR WITH ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT? THIS, IN MY OPINION IS A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THEM. I CALLED THE DEALER JUST RECENTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER WOULD PAY FOR PART OF THE REPAIRS IF I HAD THE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. MY HUSBAND DOES ALL THE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, FOR THE MOST PART, HE DIDN'T KEEP THE RECEIPTS. ALSO, THERE ARE MAJOR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS HAPPENING AND THE DEALERSHIPS ALSO KNOW ABOUT THIS DEFECT IN THE 3.7 AND 4.7 ENGINES FROM 2002 TO, I BELIEVE, 2007. SO, I AM SURE THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS. I AM READY TO TAKE THIS INFORMATION AND HEAD TO THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS TO GET THEM TO PUT OUT THIS INFORMATION AND TO PUT PRESSURE ON CHRYSLER AND THE DEALERSHIPS. MY JEEP HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY SINCE DEC 8TH, 2010 BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (RT17) HEADING NORTH, DOING ABOUT 55 AND GOT OFF AT EXIT 120 OR 121 AND AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RAMP AT ABOUT 35 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR MY CAR JUST CAME TO A HALT. I HEARD A DING DING, NOTICED I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE RAMP. IT WENT FROM RIDING WITH NO PROBLEMS TO JUST DEAD. I CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I WAS RIDING IN THE PASSING LANE OR THE MIDDLE LANE OF RT. 17 IN MIDDLETOWN, NY. I PROBABLY WOULD BE DEAD. MY SON WAS WITH ME ALSO. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME AND MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AND COME OFF AND THE ROCKER ARM AND TWO CLIPS. WE STILL DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE ENGINE. APPARENTLY, AND THIS IS FROM A JEEP MECHANIC. IN BOTH THE 3.7 AND 4.7 ENGINES, THE VALVE SEATS ARE STEEL AND THE CYLINDER HEADS ARE ALUMINUM AND THE TWO METALS CONTRACT DIFFERENTLY AND WHEN THEY DO THE VALVE SEATS FALL OUT OF THE HEAD. I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM LISTED ON THE INTERNET BY SO MANY PEOPLE THAT IT'S UNFAIR THAT JEEP CAN DO THIS TO PEOPLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH AN INHERITANCE , I DON'T HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I HAVE BOUGHT THE ROCKER ARM, THE SPRING AND THE CLIPS BUT STILL AT THIS TIME NEED A ROCKER ARM INSTALLER. THIS CAR HAS BEEN KEPT UP ON ALL FLUIDS AND CHANGES.