2002 Jeep Liberty Sport from North America - Comments

First major service at 200 miles

Ring and pin defect

front axle defect

rear axle defect

excessive vibration at normal driving speeds still persist.

The car is decent for hauling items, though mine was very unreliable & loaded with manufacturer defects.

5 Star dealership refused to refund my purchase or swap me into a new car.

Car was out of service for more than 30 days within the first 2 months of ownership.

It is a gamble making a Jeep purchase. Some are great, while others are terrible. I obviously received a lemon.

Well you went from an Acura to a Jeep. What do you expect? I own a Liberty and it is the best thing I have ever purchased!

When you buy any new vehicle, you deserve a certain level of quality. The fact that this is not an Acura does not excuse shoddy construction or engineering. Buying a Dodge appears to be a bit of a "crap shoot" because there seem to be a consistent number of their vehicles that have serious problems. This needs to be mentioned in the reviews.

I agree with you. But this is not a Dodge, this is a Jeep. Yes, they are both manufactured by Chrysler, but they are built in completely different plants. In fact, Chrysler had a separate plant built JUST for making the Liberty. They are trying to recover from the bad brakes in the Grand Cherokee and are really going all out to make the Liberty one of the Best Jeeps. And so far, with mine, not a single problem.

I have a 2002 liberty Sport 105,000 miles and next week will be a proud owner of a 2004 liberty limited. Except for one tuneup and breaks after 90,000 miles no problems.I'm selling it to the same person who bought my 2000 Cherokee which now has 245,000 miles on it. Although my 1987 Jeep turned 378,000 miles and 2 years ago we replaced the engine. Maybe my vehicles don't last to long because I do a lot of off Roading twice a year also.

How can you brake a front axle when it has IFS? I have doubts about this review.

By IFS, I assume you are referring to independent front suspension. IFS vehicles have front axles, but they are not the solid type you are probably thinking of. They are like the axles on front wheel drive cars, which have two joints: the tulip joint coming out of the differential, and the zepa joint, more commonly known as the constant velocity (CV) joint, out at the wheels enabling the vehicle to turn and have independent suspension on the drive wheels. I understand what you are saying, and that we are really just nit-picking about vocabulary, but the shaft/joint assemblies are referred to as axles. As in a front wheel drive vehicle, they are pretty delicate, but luckily fairly easy to replace most of the time.