Update: A tip came in from a Motor1.com reader that could potentially aid Freedom owners with this issue. He reports that a dealership called Global Auto Mall in North Plainfield, New Jersey has staff very familiar with the trouble and might exist able to help.

At that place was a cool option for the Jeep Liberty back in the day called the Heaven Slider roof. In short, it was a big fabric folding roof that operated like a ginormous powered sunroof. Information technology was awesome when it worked, but over time it adult a reputation for being a chip finicky with regards to wind noise, leaks, and outright failures. The Liberty bowed from the Jeep lineup in 2022, only a new report from NBC 6 in Miami says owners can't even ready the common problem anymore. Apparently, replacement parts are no longer bachelor.

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The study doesn't specifically identify past proper name which parts are now obsolete, just a spokesperson from Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles allegedly confirmed with the news station that role number 68055315AF was no longer available. A quick search at factorychryslerparts.com shows that function number is for the unabridged sliding roof frame and the roof itself. The spokesperson likewise reportedly said the supplier that originally produced the role is no longer in business. We reached out to FCA double-bank check the accurateness of this, and a spokesperson confirmed to us that the written report is correct.

It gets worse, because in that location patently aren't any aftermarket repair options either. So basically, if y'all own a Jeep Freedom with the cloth Heaven Slider roof and something major happens to information technology, you lot now own an SUV that has no roof. That might exist neat for an older purpose-built Wrangler with a weatherproof interior, but nosotros don't come across the kids enjoying trips to school getting pelted by rain or snow in the back of a roofless Liberty.

Information technology's not uncommon for manufacturers to stop producing replacement parts for vehicles after a relatively short amount of time. At this point, the newest Jeep Freedom is seven years old, but in a world where the average age of used cars on the road is 11 years, that's actually on the young side. Considering the problems that existed with the selection while the Liberty was in product – not to mention the significance of having an actual roof on your daily-driver SUV – information technology's a bit surprising to learn there are no repair options available.

Source: NBC half-dozen Miami, factorychryslerparts.com

Christopher Smith