2004 Jeep Liberty Electrical Problems

I have a 2004 Jeep Liberty and while DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE NOISE WAS ALSO HEARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. I got woke up this morning with the alarm going off.. no one was around the Jeep.. I know this because I have security cameras.. my husband check the fuse box and inside they were water in the fuse box..which it rain last night and I don’t know how it is getting wet.. my lights are wanted to stay on. And when I turn the ignition off my Jeep off wants to continue running.. I have had it to several different mechanics and no one seems to know exactly what the problem is.. please help me fix this problem..

NHTSA ID

11586050

Incident

Apr 30, 2024

The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rear windows failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the control module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 164,000.

NHTSA ID

11522008

Incident

May 1, 2023

Mileage

164,000 mi

NOT SURE WHEN LOCKS STOPPED ONLY DRIVERS DOOR LOCKS WITH FOB. MAIN PROBLEM DRIVERS REAR BLINKER-STOP LIGHT NOT WORKING REPLACED BULBS AND NOTHING. WHOLE UNIT DOESN'T WORK.

NHTSA ID

11375737

Incident

Nov 8, 2020

Mileage

103,000 mi

THIS CAR HAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT NO-ONE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. IT KEEPS GIVING US ALL THESE ERROR CODES: P0430, P2305, P2311, P2317 AND P0430. WE HAD REPLACED ALL THE SPARKPLUGS, THE ELECTRIC COILS, BATTERY, STARTER, THE COMPUTER (PCM), IGNITION SWITCH, THE 02 SENSOR AND STILL THE CAR WILL NOT STAY ON AND SHAKES WHILE IS RUNNING.

NHTSA ID

11375132

Incident

Sep 8, 2020

Mileage

10 mi

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK AND REAR VIEW MIRROR CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. SEEMS TO BE THE WIRING THAT GOES THRU THE DOOR INTO THE BODY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT POSSIBLE TO GET A PHOTO DUE TO THE COVERING OF THE WIRES CANNOT BE OPENED.

NHTSA ID

11363610

Incident

Oct 6, 2020

Mileage

197,000 mi

BOTH REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW KEEP FAILING, THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY KEEPS GOING UP AND I HAD TO REPLACE THEM TWICE

NHTSA ID

11319066

Incident

Mar 17, 2020

Mileage

145,000 mi

THE STEERING GEAR IS COMING APART AND IS SLIPPING WHICH CAUSES IT TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DRIVING SIDEWAYS DOWN THE ROAD. THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO DOWN WITHOUT MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE AND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DRIVING THE JEEP IT SMELLS LIKE ITS BEEN ON FIRE.

NHTSA ID

11300731

Incident

Jan 16, 2020

Mileage

3 mi

JEEP WAS SHUT OFF AND IN PARK IN PARKING LOT WHEN FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED, THE FIRE HAD STARTED TO BREACH THE FIREWALL IN THE FRONT OF THE JEEP.

NHTSA ID

11244769

Incident

Aug 13, 2019

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS FAILED TO STAY UP ELECTRONICALLY. THE DEALER (PIEDMONT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AEV, 4015 CLEMSON BLVD, ANDERSON, SC 29621, (864) 332-4848) INDICATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN WAS EXPIRED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TEMPORARILY WEDGE EACH OF THE FOUR WINDOWS TO ENSURE THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NO RECALL TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE A DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOWS WERE FALLING DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. REPAIRS WERE MADE BY THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER. *JB

NHTSA ID

11149668

Incident

Feb 17, 2018

Mileage

178,000 mi

WHILE CAR WAS PARK .BETWEEN THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WHERE WINDOW CONTROL IS CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNING CAR TO A POINT WHERE FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS WERE HERE TO SHUT OFF.I HAVE PICTURES TO SHOW U BUT FILE TO BIG.I NEED SOMEONE TO CALL ME ASAP.

NHTSA ID

11081396

Incident

Mar 25, 2018

Mileage

120 mi

LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT . TEMPORARY LOSS OF SIGHT OF THE ROAD . MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE . I SEE MULITPLE COMPLAINTS WITH NO FIXES , AND NO RECALL. ONLINE SHOWS DIFFERENT MODELS OTHER THAN JEEP LIBERTY WITH THE SAME ISSUE . I AM NOT SURE WHY THEY ARE NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY . SOMEONE COULD DIE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED, ALSO YOU COULD RUN OVER SOMEONE OR ANIMAL WHEN THE BLINDNESS OCCURS IT HAS LAST SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON . TRY TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH COMPLETE BLINDNESS VERY SCARY . THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT NIGHT . THE TIME INTERVALS BETWEEN THE FLICKERING VARIES. IF NOTHING IS DONE WHICH I HOPE IS NOT THE CASE IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN CASE I HAVE AN ACCIDENT DIE OR KILL SOMEONE.

NHTSA ID

11011977

Incident

Jul 31, 2017

Mileage

132,000 mi

ALL WINDOW MOTORS HAVE A PROBLEM AND 3 HAVE GONE OUT ...

NHTSA ID

11010769

Incident

Jul 30, 2016

Mileage

170,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL THE DRIVERS SIDE BALL JOINT SHEARED OFF BECAUSE IT CANT BE GREASED .. THE WHEEL FELL OFF IN A PARKING LOT .. THE PASSENGERS SIDE IS DOING THE SAME SHEARING OFF .. IT MADE A WHINING NOISE ON THE DRIVERS AIDE AND IS NOT MAKING A NOISE ON PASSENGER SIDE

NHTSA ID

11010764

Incident

Apr 20, 2017

Mileage

170,000 mi

ALL DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING

NHTSA ID

11003392

Incident

Jul 5, 2017

I PURCHASED MY 2004 JEEP LIBERTY IN 2009 WITH 16K MILES ON IT. IN 2010 I HAD TO HAVE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED AT $200. IN 2011 THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAD THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NOW THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT BEING AT LEAST $400. IN LATE 2016 THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW DID THE SAME THING. THIS WEEK MARCH 2017 THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW HAS DONE THE SAME THING AND NO LONGER STAYS UP. ALL OF THESE HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING EITHER ON A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY WHILE MOVING.

NHTSA ID

10958615

Incident

Feb 28, 2017

Mileage

101,000 mi

VEHICLE FIRE IN PARKING GARAGE. ENGINE AREA OF CAR UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT ARC AND FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT.

NHTSA ID

10930341

Incident

Nov 16, 2016

Mileage

200,000 mi

IMPORTANT THIS IS TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH TO ENGLISH IN GOOGLE TRANSLATOR. MY REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS, TO HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM I HAVE, REALLY DO NOT KNOW IF THIS MERCHANT EXISTS OR IS SOMETHING GHOST. I HAVE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SELLER AND WITH THE LOCAL DEALER BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NO ANSWER, AS THE PLACE IS FAR TO GO, I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE LOCAL. FOR THIS REASON I THINK I AM A VICTIM OF FRAUD. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM USING BARIOS PHONE NUMBER, BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT ANSWER. SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2016 I WAS CLEANING THE SUV WHEN I REALIZE THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT LACKS A TURNILLO AND SAFETY BELTS OF DEFECTS ARE REMOVED. I QUICKLY CALL THE SELLER BUT NOT ANSWERED. THAT SAME DAY I INFORMED MY MECHANIC AVIA COME TO MY HOUSE, TOLD MY SUV HAS A WATER LEAK AND BURNED IN THE MUFFLER, WHEN MY CHECK MECHANIC TELLS ME IS NOT WATER IS OIL, AGAIN I CONTACT THE SELLER AND I SENT HIM A TEXT MESSAGE AND DOES NOT ANSWER ME, MY MECHANIC INFORMS ME, THE TRADER CAN NOT SELL TIRE TRUCK WITH BAD QUALITY, MY SUV THE TIRE ARE WORN, NOT REALLY SAP THAT INFORMATION. UNTIL TODAY I CALL AND LEAVE A TEXT MESSAGE TO THE SELLER BUT HE DOES NOT ANSWER WHEN I CALL THE MERCHANT I END THE CALL. FOR THIS REASON I THINK I AM A VICTIM OF FRAUD. PLEASE ASK FOR HELP BECAUSE NOW I HAVE NO CAR AND NOT THINK IT'S SURE I USE THE SUV IN THESE CONDITIONS, ANOTHER THING I WANT TO ADD ON THE WATER LEAK, THE REALITY IS THAT THE RADIATOR IS BROKEN, THE SELLER LIED TO ME DECEIVED ME, THE ME I SWINDLED. THAT DAY WHEN I GOT HOME IT WAS NIGHT, I WHEN I GET HOME CHECK THE PART OF THE FRONT OF THE SUV, THE PART WHERE THE ENGINE IS, THE WATER RESERVOIR HAD NO WATER, FOR ME THAT WAS STRANGE AND CONTACT THE SELLER, I TOLD THE SALESMAN THAT THE WATER RESERVOIR HAD NO WATER, THE SELLER TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL.

NHTSA ID

10919872

Incident

Oct 21, 2016

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AFTER I'VE BEEN HIT IN THE BACK FROM SOMEBODY AND I NO LONGER HAD MY SUBARU OR THE MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER SUBARU SO I WAS STUCK BUYING THIS CAR IN THE MEANTIME AND THE WINDOWS WORK BUT ONLY FOR A LITTLE BIT 6 HOURS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON COURSE IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY TRANSMISSION FLUID SO I PUT SOME IN BUT ONE WINDOW DROPPED HAD TO PULL IT OUT AND NOW THE DRIVER DOOR DOES COMPLETELY WILL NOT ROLL UP OR ROLLED DOWN AND THEN I SEE THAT THEY HAVE DONE SOME WORK TO IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T NOTICE WHEN I BOUGHT IT THAT THE DOOR HAS POWER THEY HAVE OPENED IT ANOTHER ISSUE IS THAT I WASHED MY CAR WHEN I CALL THE PERSON THAT BOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE SMALL DEALERSHIP I STATED THAT I WASHED THE CAR HE STATED TO ME TO ME "YOU WASHED THE CAR?" I SAID YES I DIDN'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS HOWEVER THE NEXT DAY THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND IT COST ME $15 SO NOT SURE WHAT ELSE I CAN DO IT APPEARS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FUEL TANKER WHAT NOT THEY CAN CATCH FIRE I WOULD LIKE THE RECALL TO BE REPAIRED ALSO I SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR OCCASIONALLY RANDOMLY FEEL LIKE IT'S FISHTAILING WHILE I'M DRIVING I WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS WALKING AFTER MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I HAD PRIOR TO MY SUBARU COMPLETELY DIED ON THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY I BEGAN TO WALK TO THE CALL BOX WHEN I WAS STRUCK BY A CAR SO I HAVE TO HAVE A SAFE CAR I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10916690

Incident

Oct 17, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE EMERGING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR SIMILAR TO AN ENGINE RUNNING. THE CONTACT ARRIVED AT HER HOUSE AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN. THE WINDOW MOTOR WOULD NOT BRING THE WINDOW BACK UP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR LAST YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

NHTSA ID

10870077

Incident

May 16, 2016

Mileage

87,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLINER CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS NO SMOKE VISIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WET. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AFTER SEEING THE FLAMES. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

NHTSA ID

10851334

Incident

Jul 22, 2015

Mileage

148,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY ENGINE JUST QUIT AS I WAS SHIFTING FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEAR. I COASTED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD, THERE WERE FLAMES SHOOTING UP FROM EVERYWHERE! THE BIGGEST FLAMES WERE NEAR THE SIDE OF THE BATTERY, BUT NOT ON THE BATTERY SO I SHUT THE HOOD AND MOVED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. WITHIN THE 5 MINUTES IT TOOK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ARRIVE, IT WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP, INCLUDING THE FRONT PANEL INSIDE THE JEEP. ANY PART OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT METAL, WAS GONE... BURNT!! AS OF THIS TIME, IT IS STILL UNKNOWN TO ME WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE BUT CHRYSLER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT TO VIEW THE VEHICLE AND SENT ME A LETTER STATING THEY WOULD NOT BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE IT WAS A WIRING PROBLEM AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANYONE WORK ON ANY OF THE WIRING SINCE I PURCHASED THE JEEP IN 2010. I HAVE NO INVOICES TO SHOW REPAIRS( AS VEHICLE IS TOTALED BEYOND REPAIR), INSURANCE( IT DID NOT COVER A NON COLLISION FIRE) OR ETC... JUST PICTURES AND A FIRE REPORT, IF YOU WANT THOSE.

NHTSA ID

10822356

Incident

Dec 29, 2015

Mileage

89,000 mi

AUGUST 1, 2015 THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE SAME MONTH MY JEEP STARTED TO SLIGHTLY FISHTAIL AS IF DRIVING IN VERY STRONG/ HIGH WINDS. LASTLY ON NOVEMBER 28, 2015 THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SIGN IS SHOWING " PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" WHEN IT WAS NEVER A ILLUMINATED BEFORE.

NHTSA ID

10809125

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

Mileage

189,000 mi

MY REMOTE FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS, AND LIFTGATE DOOR. THE DOORS HAD TO BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THE LIFTGATE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE AT ALL. REMOTE BATTERIES WERE REPLACED . HOWEVER, IT STILL WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS AND LIFTGATE. WHEN I PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE REMOTE, THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS CAME ON.

NHTSA ID

10807044

Incident

Sep 17, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE CUT OFF. AFTER TOWING CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED IGNITION DEFECT AND THE IGNITION WAS REBUILT.

NHTSA ID

10788431

Incident

Nov 3, 2015

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK WITH THE REMOTE OR THE KEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,870.

NHTSA ID

10783496

Incident

Oct 10, 2015

Mileage

80,870 mi