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Thanks to the OP for posting this very helpful video, which is useful to anyone considering an 05-07 Liberty. It gives a great preview of the vehicle from those final years of the first generation of the Liberty. Please keep it up
Just purchased a 2005 Jeep Liberty Sport w/6-speed manual and 4WD... I have to say, I ABSOLUTELY enjoy this truck and at this time I would highly recommend them. Mine has 132,000 at time of purchase and you would be hard-pressed to know it by looking at it. GOTTA' LOVE JEEPS! :D
Haley Oster I am actually having a bit of heart-ache right now as I wound up rear-ending somebody a little over a month ago and while the damage is fixable... I cannot yet afford the repairs... :( Believe me, I want to fix my truck ASAP as I miss my baby! Yes... I still feel the same and am DESPERATE to get her back on the road. Considering also the fact that I made it out of that wreck without a scratch (it even caused the airbag to deploy) and that the truck itself is in a repairable condition, with the engine and drivetrain still in great shape... Let's now add sturdiness and safety to my list of things to love about the Jeep Liberty... :)
BIG WARNING to Liberty owners... get rid of it NOW!! I was at my mechanics shop getting my Chevy Monte Carlo worked on, and there was a newer Jeep Liberty there getting its head pulled off, 70,000 miles... the valve seat had come dislodged and twisted under the valve, holding it open. The head is aluminum and the valve seat is steel, those two materials do not play nice together... the have to be mechanical 'bonded' together, not welded, as you can't weld aluminum to steel. The 'bonding' must be an epoxy.. well, after 70,000 of heat cycling, that epoxy lets go and you need a new engine. This owner was pissed... and junked the vehicle. Google it and you will find this is a very common problem on Jeep Liberty's and other Jeep products that use this v6 aluminum engine.
That was a problem w/the pre 05 models...at least supposedly... If you're getting a Gen One Liberty the 05 is the earliest one you want, but 07 is the last and "best" year of that series. In 07 they moved the PCV valve to the valve cover where it should be, which aids in avoiding sludge, which is dangerous for these motors.So bottom line: Avoid 02 to 04, buy only 05 to 07, preferring 07 to 06 and o5. And BTW, 08+ aren't rated a whole lot higher...
I’m watching this in 2022 but I have the Jeep limited edition. Close to 100,000 miles but no trouble with it mechanically. Mine has the taillights in the back up the side of the back window and a taillight bar below the window. Red with gray interior. No problems yet. I’m going to sell it.
Jeep Liberty Limited will have leather, power and heated seats along with stereo controls on the steering wheel. It will also have a roof view Computer settings and a sunroof. Your standard Jeep Liberty will not have these options.
Nice Jeep but I do not get why anyone would buy a 2wd Jeep the only reason that I can think is if you are old and need a high car to make getting in and out of better.
weaton25 Or you live somewhere warm where winter or similar conditions aren't an issue and you want slightly better fuel economy as a result. Or you use this model more or less as intended since this was one of the more on road jeep models at the time. If you take two seconds to use your brain, it isn't hard to find the answer.
