2012 Jeep Liberty Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while making a right turn on a main road at 25 MPH, the front lower control arms snapped. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact immediately pulled over onto the side of the road and had the vehicle towed to the residence. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GET LOOKED AT BY JEEP TWICE PRIOR DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING AND WAS INFORMED ALL IT NEEDED WAS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE, WHICH WAS COMPLETED. AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND STAYED ON SO I RETURNED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AGAIN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE AND DRIVABLE. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I HAD TO CAR TOWED BACK AND WHEN IT WAS LOOKED AT AGAIN AND I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THE HEAD WAS WARPED DUE TO THE CAR OVERHEATING. I HAVE OWED THE VEHICLE FOR 60,000 MILES AND IT HAS NEVER ONCE OVERHEATED. I AM UNSURE IF THE ENGINE RAN HOT (THE NEEDLE USUALLY SAT HALF WAY BETWEEN THE "HOT" AND "COLD" ENDS. NOW THAT I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE I AM NOTICING THIS VEHICLE RUNS COOLER THAN MY LAST AND I AM WONDERING THE ENGINE ON MY FORMER VEHICLE WAS IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED/MANUFACTURED AND I WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THEY EMPHASIZED THAT THE OVERHEATING HAD TO HAVE OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE FOR THAT TYPE OF DAMAGE TO OCCUR. DEALERSHIP WANTED $8000 TO REPAIR/REPLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

HEAT DOES NOT WORK. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO REPORTS THE JEEP NEEDS HEATER CORE, RADIATOR AND POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION HOUSING.

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.

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

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. *TT *TR

HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION PAN LEAKING. TOOK IT TO MY GARAGE AND DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN WAS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT! NOW MY ENGINE OIL PAN SEEMS TO BE DOING THE SAME. ANYBODY ELSE? 91K MILEAGE

DEALER KEEPS SAYING FAULTY COILS, 4 ATTEMPTS NOW, ENGINE SHUTTERING LIKE IT WANTS TO SHIFT INTO A GEAR WHILE KEEPING A STEADY SPEED!

TL* 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. *BF *TR

TL* 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 4X4. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PAN ROTTED OUT AND THE OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER (495 CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 732 ROGERS ST, LOWELL, MA 01852) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED, BUT NEITHER WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,180. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE BECAME VERY HIGH AND CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONING TO BLOW HOT AIR. THE OVERHEATING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE HESITATED AND VIBRATED. A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE CYLINDERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT, BASED ON THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS, THE FAILURE WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,354.

HEATER WOULD NOT SEND HEAT TO FLOOR SETTING. TOLD BY DEALER THAT HEATER MELTED PARTS OF HOUSING-DISTRIBUTION TO THE POINT THAT IT WOULD NOT WORK ANYMORE. ALSO SAID I HAD TO REPLACE HEATER CORE SINCE THEY WERE KNOWN TO GO BAD ALSO. THE DEALER, SZOTT M59 CHRYSLER JEEP, SAID THEY WERE HAVING TO REPLACE LOTS OF THE HOUSINGS AND HEATER CORES ON THIS MODEL BECAUSE OF MELTING AND PLUGGING PROBLEMS. TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM AND JEEP KNEW ABOUT IT AND WAS TRYING TO CORRECT IT. MY PROBLEM IS THEY STILL WANTED ALMOST $1000.00 TO FIX IT, AFTER DISCOUNT FROM ALMOST $1200.00, WHEN THEY ADMITTED IT WAS A POORLY DESIGNED SYSTEM THAT THE JEEP ENGINEERS WERE WORKING ON TO REPAIR. ALSO, WHAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN JUST BECAUSE I USE THE HEATER AND IT MELTS ITSELF AGAIN TO THE POINT OF NOT WORKING? I FEEL THAT IF THEY KNOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER SAYS IT HAS TO REPLACE A LOT OF THE UNITS, JEEP SHOULD BE COVERING THE COST OF REPAIRS. I HAVE THE OLD PART HERE AT HOME IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT IT. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THEN IT RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,500.