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Jeep Engine Failures due to Valve Seats
David K, 10/28/2008
2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 4dr 2WD SUV (3.7L 6cyl 4A)
36 of 41 people found this review helpful
major problem with the valve seat coming off and damaging my Jeep Liberty engine. We purchased the car new and have continually provided maintenance on the vehicle at your dealerships. What is upsetting is the lack of interest now from your customer relations department except for your local dealership who has been supportive, on what has occurred. This is a safety issue and this problem is a manufacturer defect . This incident could have caused my daughter to have an accident since she was driving this car as a high school senior. I will take
engine failuer
rocky79, 01/25/2013
2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 4dr 2WD SUV (3.7L 6cyl 4A)
32 of 37 people found this review helpful
I purchased my 2002 liberty in 2004. I have loved this vehicle since I first purchased it, the maintanence cost have been very low, I have maintained this vehicle almost to perfection with regular oil changes etc. One day it stopped working with no warning, Come to find out the engine is blown, now with more research I am finding this is a known issue. I dont even have 109,000 miles on this vehicle, it is in almost perfect condition. Now I am stuck with a worthless vehicle that I cannot even trade in, I am very disappointed I would have purchased another Jeep in a heartbeat had this not happened, now I will never touch Chrysler/Jeep again.
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Unstoppable Jeep! 257000 miles!
Matt, 06/30/2016
updated 07/13/2018
2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 4dr 4WD SUV (3.7L 6cyl 4A)
22 of 25 people found this review helpful
I have owned this jeep since new, and it has never let me down. As long as you do your oil changes and maintenance, it will last forever. I would not hesitate to buy another Jeep.
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A true lemon
jrg11, 12/24/2012
2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 4dr 4WD SUV (3.7L 6cyl 4A)
25 of 29 people found this review helpful
Picked up my 2002 liberty from a family member that nurtures her vehicles. This problem child does not give up when it comes to costing me dollars for repairs. The list is long, and now a #2 cylinder valve issue. Obviously, Chrysler knows about this, but take sno action in resolving. Once I junk this pig, I will never touch another chrysler vehicle again. [non-permissible content removed]
Run from it as fast as you can!
1hotrod, 04/24/2012
2002 Jeep Liberty Limited 4dr 2WD SUV (3.7L 6cyl 4A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
We bought our 2002 Liberty fall 2009. Fixes in 2 1/2 years ...Water pump and radiator $800.00+, Rear Deferential seal and door hinge $300.00+, Front struts and rear shocks $600.00+ and i did the labor myself, a rocker arm fell off and caused engine damage (a common problem in all Liberty's still!) $2100.00+, Eats front brakes and rotors, Interior lights come on and go off by themselves, Lower ball joints break (factory recall) Fuel mileage sucks. Tranny does a goofy shifting thing going down the interstate at cruising speeds. (I don't know the cause of the shifting issue.) All this before or by the time it was a 10 year old vehicle that was well maintained. My first and LAST Jeep/Chrysler!