Major Problems with 2008 Jeep Liberty Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Jeep Liberty

2008 Jeep Liberty SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 3 Mileage: 7239 miles

2008 Jeep Liberty AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 80000 miles

2008 Jeep Liberty ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 184000 miles

Browse 2008 Jeep Liberty complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE and FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Jeep Liberty owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty 4x4. immediately after purchasing the vehicle in october of 2007 the gears failed...	111 ~ 77689 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i just returned from alexander chrysler jeep in franklin tn 615-794-5000. they tried to blame a vacuum hose for letting...	93 ~ 39356 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM after just purchasing vehicle from used dealership (2nd owner) first time filling up resulted in overflow of gas. tried multiple...	57 ~ 55307 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the sky slider detached from the track and...	44 ~ 47225 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER thanks for this opportunity experienced exactly the identical rainwater flooding problem from the right hinge above the hatchback of my...	43 ~ 79831 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER while driving my jeep liberty the wipers and horn came on suddenly and the entire electrical panel lit up. after...	37 ~ 74943 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. the contact stated that they received notification of nhtsa campaign id number:...	31 ~ 72573 miles
ENGINE while driving my jeep liberty the wipers and horn came on suddenly and the entire electrical panel lit up. after...	26 ~ 87849 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the panorama sunroof fell down while driving. the...	25 ~ 50860 miles
POWER TRAIN 2008 jeep liberty chatters when backing up slight incline. problem since new. still under warranty. dealer installed torque converter and...	24 ~ 72781 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2008 jeep liberty - driving lights very poor illumination. high or low beam. one must drive with the fog lamps	22 ~ 78155 miles
STRUCTURE the skyslider roof on truck make loud wind noise when driving above 60 mph so loud you can't hear car	22 ~ 41750 miles
VISIBILITY when it is very cold outside (10f or so) the defrost on for the front window of my 2008 jeep...	15 ~ 32538 miles
SERVICE BRAKES with the parking brake fully engaged the vehicle is fully drive able once automatic transmission is engaged. warning light on...	14 ~ 66698 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE the sky slider roof on my jeep liberty stopped closing properly several weeks ago. at first it was just leaking...	13 ~ 54523 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL when at a stop on a very little or slight incline less than 7% by placing the vehicle in reverse...	13 ~ 48315 miles
STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. while driving 45 mph the brakes vehicle speed control and steering locked up...	12 ~ 79873 miles
SUSPENSION vehicle feels loose in rear sways at 40 mph and gets worst at higher speeds steering wheel shakes when braking	11 ~ 65916 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL tl* the contact owned a 2008 jeep liberty. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph he attempted to...	11 ~ 66636 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING when driving the jeep up hill the jeep will drop its speed tremendously from 65 or 70 to 40 or...	7 ~ 29343 miles
SEATS water mark discoloration on the cloth seats of the 2008 jeep liberty. any form of condensation sweat or even rain	6 ~ 60731 miles
WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. while parked the contact noticed the tire pressure light was illuminated. the...	5 ~ 47197 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY a part for the power windows fails due to pressure on it(according to the service manager) allowing the window to...	4 ~ 26750 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the driver side seat belt locking receptacle would...	3 ~ 99000 miles
VALVE > TIRES 2008 jeep liberty. consumer states tire pressure monitor system is not working correctly. *tgw the consumer stated the tire valves...	3 ~ 20114 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i was in traffic & another car came dangerously close to hitting me. i was using my horn and mid-way	3 ~ 80000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN a bad grinding sound at 40mph 2008 jeep liberty has 800 miles on it had to fix torque converter on	3 ~ 28842 miles
TIRES bought brand new car last year jeep liberty with good year tires. within 15 000 the tire is defected. good...	3 ~ 23621 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when at a stop on a very little or slight incline less than 7% by placing the vehicle in reverse...	3 ~ 4596 miles
FILLER PIPE AND CAP > TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE during fueling at the end of the process the fuel pump will "click" off. after the click a fair amount...	2 ~ 52250 miles
PARKING BRAKE the emergency brakes on my 2008 jeep liberty does not hold. i complained to 2 jeep dealership and they said...	2 ~ 13500 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES 2008 jeep liberty. consumer states tire pressure monitor system is not working correctly. *tgw the consumer stated the tire valves...	2 ~ 28138 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. the vehicle was purchased in september 2008. during the winter months the defrost...	2 ~ 62500 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact leases a 2008 jeep liberty. on april 7 2008 while driving 45 mph the contact depressed the accelerator...	2 ~ 14600 miles
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. while driving 15 mph a loud scraping noise was detected from the...	1 ~ 91000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. while driving unknown speeds the check engine indicator illuminated and there was...	1 ~ 188112 miles
INJECTORS > FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. while driving unknown speeds the check engine indicator illuminated and there was...	1 ~ 188112 miles
MULTIPLE AXLE > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. while the vehicle was parked a burning odor emitted from the rear...	1 ~ 70100 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. the contact stated that there was water built up in the dome...	1 ~ 100000 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. while driving at an unknown speed smoke was present coming from the...	1 ~ 80000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT 2008 jeep liberty was in shop for unrelated repair. when left front strut was being unbolted from lower control arm...	1
EQUIPMENT the skyway slider will not close fully the road noise is so loud it is difficult to concentrate on driving	1 ~ 45000 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT the radio has a short and the front speakers do not work. radio needs to be replaced. *tr...	1 ~ 40000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY sky slider roof which is an option for this vehicle has broken loose from the vehicle. this is the third...	1 ~ 74268 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. the contact stated that while driving at moderate speeds the windshield wipers...	1 ~ 88000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY thanks for this opportunity experienced exactly the identical rainwater flooding problem from the right hinge above the hatchback of my...	1 ~ 40000 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE bought the jeep new from jeep dealer and it came with a factory installed 'skyslider'. we hardly ever use the...	1 ~ 76200 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION left lower control arm replaced. *kb...	1 ~ 37429 miles
LOWER ARM > CONTROL ARM > FRONT left lower control arm replaced. *kb...	1 ~ 37429 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER when i am refueling my 2008 jeep liberty 1 out of 4 times the fuel does not stop when filled...	1 ~ 6000 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. while driving approximately 25 mph a chime sounded inside of the vehicle. the...	1 ~ 20000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING jeep liberty 08 engine hesitate and runs rough when driving at a steady 42-mph and trying to accelerate. test was...	1 ~ 1000 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN when driving the jeep up hill the jeep will drop its speed tremendously from 65 or 70 to 40 or...	1 ~ 1000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE interior front and rear door handles plastics scratch very easily due to lack of oil used for plastic production. the	1 ~ 8000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. he stated that he had to disconnect the battery to tow the vehicle...	1 ~ 10 miles

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