2012 Jeep Liberty Engine cooling Problems

“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. …”

“Vehicle has a eco-mode to reserve excessive fuel usage. When traveling at a speed to exceed 45 MPH the vehicle reacts with a bad vibration and shake as if there is a flat tire or something. When coming to a complete stop the vehicle shakes as if there is a defect with the rotors or brakes. When taking off, there is a kick when attempting to first accelerate especially at a traffic stop/intersection. Vehicle has been serviced at the sport durst chrysler Jeep in durham nc and it has been declared as drone mode which is unknown cause of issue- unrepairable. …”

“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.”

“The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that excessive light blue/gray smoke emits from the exhaust/tail pipe upon starting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the smoke was water vapor. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact stated that she only noticed the smoke when the vehicle had been sitting for two hours. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 15. Updated 07/13/12 updated 07/18/12”

“No second notification was received by mail as it had been indicated by the recall notice: what your dealer will do...chrysler intends to repair your vehicle free of charge (parts and labor). However, the parts required to provide a permanent remedy for this condition are currently not available. Chrysler is making every effort to obtain these parts as quickly as possible. Chrysler will contact you again by mail, with a follow-up recall notice, when the remedy parts are available. The last sentence was underlined on the notice. No 2nd notification was mailed. …”