Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Jeep Liberty has 61 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
61
Complaints
0
Recalls
6
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2025 | STEERING | Today 6/16/2025 I’m having trouble turning to the right and left leaving from a stop sign we checked... |
| Jan 15, 2024 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | About 6 months ago the passenger side front end to hit the ground, just after going 60 miles an hour... |
| Oct 25, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | Lower ball joints gave out on driver’s side while turning, snapping the wheel/tire from the car and ... |
| Jan 13, 2022 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | I was traveling on the highway at about 60 mph, hit a small bump in the highway and nearly lost tota... |
| Aug 14, 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | Drivers side lower ball joint catastrophic failure with no warning signs evident except split boot(s... |
| Jun 16, 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while reversing and making a left turn... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the steering wheel wo... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | MY FRONT BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM BROKE WHY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD |
| Jun 13, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, A STATE THAT HAS EXCESSIVE COLD AND ICY WEA... |
| Feb 1, 2020 | STEERING,WHEELS | WHEN I TURN SHARPLY BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT THE CAR STOPS, THE WHEELS ARE HITTING SOME BAR UNDER THE VEH... |
| Dec 15, 2019 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | BUSHING AND BODY BUSHING ON FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, SQUEAK VERY LOUDLY ANYTIME THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTIO... |
| Feb 6, 2018 | STEERING | THIS HAS TO DO WITH RECALL F23 FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. BY JEEPS WEB SITE THE WORK WAS DONE, BUT ON ... |
| Oct 14, 2017 | STEERING | LOWER BALL JOINT ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE HAVE BROKEN, AFTER THEY WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN REPLACE... |
| Oct 12, 2017 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | CONSTANT GRINDING, SQUEAKING WITH MOVEMENT OF STEERING WHEEL, WAS TOLD IT WAS BALL JOINT AND ARM, AL... |
| Jul 15, 2017 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 21 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLUNKI... |
| Sep 29, 2016 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | LOWER FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT SNAPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CALLED JEEP AND THEY SAID IT WAS RECALLED ... |
| Sep 16, 2015 | STEERING,SUSPENSION | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORM... |
| May 7, 2015 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES | THIS IS A SAFETY COMPLAINT ON A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY COMPLAINT FOR THE 3 RECALLS. BALL JOINTS, TRAILER ... |
| Jan 5, 2015 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MP... |
| Sep 13, 2014 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A MAJOR ROUTE AT 30 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE TAKES OFF ON IT'S O... |