There are 14 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 2003 Jeep Liberty in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL TIRES, TIRE LINE: PRECISION TRAC II, AND TIRE SIZE: 235/70R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE LOW ON AIR. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT BOTH TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14T013000 (TIRES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL MAGUIRE CHRYSLER OF 502 N FRANKLIN ST.WATKINS GLEN NY 14891 DEALER , @ THAT TIME WE HAD RESEARCHED AND HEARD THAT OUR MAKE AND MODEL JEEP LIBERTY HAD A RECALL ON FRT BALL JOINTS, BUT WE WERE ASSURED BY OUR DEALER THAT OUR MAKE AND MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED. HOWEVER ON 10/21/2014 MY SON DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE HAD EXPERIENCED THE TIRE JUST BREAKING OFF. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER IT WAS STATED THAT BOTH FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING.AS WELL AS REPLACING FRONT BRAKE HOSES THAT WERE DAMAGED FROM THE INCIDENT.ON NOVEMBER 13,2014 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATING SAFETY RECALL F23-LOWER BALL JOINTS.THIS WAS AFTER WE HAVE HAD PROBLEM FIXED AND PAID FOR.MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS BRINGING THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION, AND THEM SWEEPING IT UNDER THE CARPET , THEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENS ENDANGERING OUR CHILD, THANKFULLY ON THE FLAT NOT WHILE COMING DOWN THE STEEP HILL ON HIS ROUTINE TRIP.I FIND IT EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW OF THE RECALL BEFORE THE CUSTOMER. I FEEL THEY COULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE RESEARCHED THIS RECALL ON TWO OCCASIONS, 1ST WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT IT TO THERE ATTENTION AND SECOND WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED,THIS IS SHADY BUSINESS NOT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ABNORMALLY STEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
I WAS HEADING TO FRIEND'S PLACE AND HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN I PULLED INTO HER STREET. I WENT UP A SLIGHTLY RAISED DRIVEWAY IN ORDER TO TURN THE CAR AROUND WHEN I HEARD A LOUD, GRINDING SOUND. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE SOMETHING HAD GOTTEN STUCK UNDER THE CAR, SO I GOT OUT TO CHECK BUT SAW NOTHING. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND CONTINUED TO REVERSE IT IN ORDER TO PARK, BUT THE NOISE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN AND STEERING HAD NOW BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I EVENTUALLY PARKED THE CAR, GOT OUT AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WAS BENT IN BECAUSE THE BALL JOINT HAD COME OUT. I KNOW THAT THERE WERE RECALLS REGARDING THIS IN 2003, 2006 AND 2009. I AM PLANNING TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO ALERT THEM OF THE SITUATION. HOWEVER, ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN HELP ME WOULD BE GREAT! THANK YOU! *TR
ALL FOUR GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES SIDEWALLS HAVE SEPARATED FROM TIRES AROUND WHITEWALL BAND. THUS RENDERING THE TIRES TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE BEING REPLACED. GREAT AMOUNT OF TREAD REMAINING ONLY DRIVEN 30K MILES ON THEM. *TR
MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE UPPER LEVEL (H.O.V LANE) OF THE 59TH ST. BRIDGE IN QUEENS NY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS SHE WAS TURNING UPWARD ON A VERY SHARP TURN, WHICH THEN LED TO HER COLLIDING HEAD FIRST WITH THE SIDEWALLS. *TR
DRIVING ON US27 THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED, CAUSING $2800 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE, MOLDINGS, BUMPER ABD TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. TIRES HAD ABOUT 14,000 MILES ON THEM, WERE PROPERLY INFLATED AND ABOUT 18 MONTHS OLD. AFTER INSPECTION ALL REMAINING TIRES HAD THE BEGINNINGS OF TREAD SEPARATION. I AM SUBMITTING A CLAIM WITH GENERAL TIRE. *TR
AFTER A FLAT ON 9/30 OF THIS YEAR, I PURCHASED A NEW SET (4) OF GOODYEAR WRANGLER ST TIRES, SIZE P215/75/16, THROUGH MY JEEP DEALER. WITHIN A DAY OF LIGHT USE, MY 2003 LIBERTY SPORT STARTED TO EXHIBIT UNSETTLED HANDLING BEHAVIORS. THE VEHICLE PULLS STRONGLY TO THE RIGHT WHERE IT DID NOT BEFORE THE TIRE REPLACEMENT, THE VEHICLE FEELS MUSHY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND IS NOW VERY HARD TO KEEP GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE FEELING OF LACK OF CONTROL IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN TRYING TO NEGOTIATE A LEFT TURN AT SPEED (THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO WANT TO CONTINUE TO GO STRAIGHT OR LEFT AND, VERY NOTICEABLE UNDER STEER IS PRESENT). THE JEEP FEELS VERY UNSETTLED EVERYTIME THE GRADE ON THE ROAD CROWN CHANGES ALONG TURNS ON BACK ROADS AND IS NOTICEABLE ENOUGH TO COMPEL ME TO SLOW DOWN FROM NORMAL SPEED LIMITS. WHEN TRAVELING 55 MPH AND ABOVE THE FEELING OF LOSS OF CONTROL COMES ON WITH VERY MINOR CHANGES ON STRAIGHT ROAD SURFACES. THERE IS ALSO VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT AREA OF THE SUSPENSION (COMES AND GOES IN PROPORTION TO LOSS OF CONTROL). THE VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES AND IS ON ITS' THIRD SET OF THESE TIRES (THE ONLY ONE THAT FITS THE ODDBALL STANDARD RIM) BUT, THIS IS THE FIRST SET OF THESE TIRES THAT HAVE LEFT ME NOT WANTING TO USE THE TRUCK FOR ANYTHING. I CHECKED TIRE PRESSURES AND WHEEL LUGS FOR TIGHTNESS BUT, FOUND NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND THEY KEPT IT FOR 4 DAYS (AND 100 MILES) SAYING AFTERWARDS THAT IT NEEDED ONLY A WHEEL ALIGNMENT (TOE-IN WAS OUT) AFTER STATING THAT IT WAS ALRIGHT WHEN THE SOLD ME THE TIRES 3 DAYS EARLIER; THEY ALSO CHECKED THEIR WHEEL BALANCING JOB AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. THEY WENT ON THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND THAT MY TRUCK BEHAVED LIKE MANY OTHER LIBERTYS. THEIR WORK ABATED THE RIGHT PULLING A BIT BUT, THE BEHAVIOR STILL VARIES IN INTENSITY WITH ROAD CHANGES. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE EVEN ON DRY ROADS. *NM
ON SATURDAY (3/13/2004) WHILE TRAVELING ON I40, THE GOODYEAR TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE AND LESS THAN 10 SECONDS LATER COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED ALONG THE PERIMETER WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDE. I HAD MY CAR SERVICED BY A CHRYSLER DEALER ON 3/08/04 BEFORE DRIVING 130 MILES TO A CONFERENCE IN SPRUCE PINES, NC ON 3/10/04. IT WAS ON THE RETURN TRIP FROM SPRUCE PINES WHERE THE TIRE COLLAPSED. ALSO, AFTER THE TIRE WAS CHANGED I STOPPED (LESS THAN 10 MILES LATER) AND CHECKED THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE OTHER THREE TIRES AND THEY ALL SHOWED BETWEEN 35 AND 36 PSI OF PRESSURE. THIS INCIDENCE WAS NOT CAUSED BY UNDER-INFLATIOIN AS SUGGESTED BY A LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER.
WRANGLER ST 215 75R 16 TIRE FAILURE. NO NAILS OR OTHER HAZARD DAMAGE APPARENT. SIDEWALL SPILT FROM BEAD TO TREAD. HIGHWAY SPEED TO 30 MPH WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED. TIRE WAS OEM ON 2003 JEEP LIBERTY.*AK
DISCOVERED THAT LUGS ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS NOT ON PROPERLY. IT WAS NOT ON ALL THE WAY. *AK
STEEL WHEELS ON MY JEEP LIBERTY HAVE A LIPID GROVE THAT FILLS WITH ICE,SNOW,MUD AND SAND. THIS IS ESPECIALLY BAD WITH OFF ROAD USE. THIS CAUSES THE FRONT WHEEL BALANCE TO GO OUT AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STEER AND HANDLE VERY ERRACTICALLY. IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL TRIES WITH A POWER HOSE TO CLEAR THE WHEELS. YOU CANNOT SEE BEHIND THE SPOKES TO SEE IF ALL IS CLEAR.*JB
POORLY DESIGNED WHEELS/RIMS HELD MUD, ICE, SNOW ETC. IN OR NEAR THE VALVE STEMS. *PH *JB
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