NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2012 Jeep Liberty. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GET LOOKED AT BY JEEP TWICE PRIOR DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING AND WAS INFORMED ALL IT NEEDED WAS A SOFTWARE UPGRADE, WHICH WAS COMPLETED. AFTER THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND STAYED ON SO I RETURNED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AGAIN. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE AND DRIVABLE. THE NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I HAD TO CAR TOWED BACK AND WHEN IT WAS LOOKED AT AGAIN AND I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THE HEAD WAS WARPED DUE TO THE CAR OVERHEATING. I HAVE OWED THE VEHICLE FOR 60,000 MILES AND IT HAS NEVER ONCE OVERHEATED. I AM UNSURE IF THE ENGINE RAN HOT (THE NEEDLE USUALLY SAT HALF WAY BETWEEN THE "HOT" AND "COLD" ENDS. NOW THAT I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE I AM NOTICING THIS VEHICLE RUNS COOLER THAN MY LAST AND I AM WONDERING THE ENGINE ON MY FORMER VEHICLE WAS IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED/MANUFACTURED AND I WAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THEY EMPHASIZED THAT THE OVERHEATING HAD TO HAVE OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE FOR THAT TYPE OF DAMAGE TO OCCUR. DEALERSHIP WANTED $8000 TO REPAIR/REPLACE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND LOST POWER. THE BRAKE, THE AIR BAG, SEAT BELTS, THE HEATER CORE AND SOME OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIO DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FERRARIO AUTO TEAM OF SAYRE DEALER (570-888-2367, LOCATED AT 102 SPRING ST, SAYRE, PA 18840) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOULD BE COVERED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED NO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 139,000.
RADIO DOESNT WORK -WIPERS COME ON BY THEM SELFS-LITTLE HEAT TURN BLOW UP BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, SLIP LIGHT FOR TIRES COMES ON DASH AND SEAT BELT GUY WITH AIRBAG LIGHTS UP ON DASH -MOTOR LOSES POWER DRIVING DOWN ROAD WITH HEATER BLOWER ON. TOOK TO MR. TIRE AUTO SERVICE CENTER FOR A FULL CURTESY INSPEPECTION AND THEY FOUND OUT ITS ELETRICAL ISSUE . I HAVE A VIDEO OF ME SITTING IN MY WORK PARKING LOT WITH THE LIGHTS ON DASH . I DONT KNOW WHAT THE HEATER HAS TO DO WITH THE LIGHTS ON DASH OR MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AND RADIO NOT WORKING AND WHY THE MOTOR LOSES POWER DRIVE IT IM SCARD OF DRIVING IT BECAUSE OF A FIRE BRAKING OUT BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE IT THE ONLY VECHICLE I HAVE TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THEN THREE YEARS.
CLUSTER BACKLIGHTING RANDOM INSTRUMENT BACKLIGHT GOES OFF OR FLICKERS
THE EVAP CONTAINER ISNT THE RIGHT PART AND OBVIOUSLY WAS ACTUALLY FOR A JEEP WRANGLER AND HAS AN EXTRA INLET. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT JEEP FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS AND STILL NOTHING THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AND IT DRIVES ALOT OF INTERSTATE TRAVEL WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND STILL HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE ALL I WANT IS FOR JEEP TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND FIX THE MANUFACTURER MESS UP.
FOR THE 4TH TIME NOW MY JEEP DRIVERS SEAT HAD A SHARP METAL DEVICE POKE THRU THE SEAT AND INJURY MY LEG, THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. I HAVE TAKEN THIS BACK NOW 4 TIMES FOR NEW SEATS, MOTORS, ETC. YET AFTER A TIME IT CONTINUES BREAK AND INJURY THE DRIVER. SEAT MOTOR WILL MOVE ON ITS OWN. CHRYSLER/JEEP HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE CAUSING INJURY AND DEFECTIVE SEATS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS THIS IS NOW THE 4 TIME ON THE SAME ISSUE, YESTERDAY THE DEALERSHIP SAID " WHEN WILL JEEP FIGURE IT OUT THE SEATS ARE DEFECTIVE"
I PURCHASED A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY WITH A SLIDER ROOF. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE SLIDER USING THE CONTROLS, THE ROOF WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE COMPLETELY, WHICH HAS CAUSED WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND I WOULD IMAGINE MAY HAVE ALSO CAUSED ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THINGS LIKE THE DASH LIGHTS, WIPERS, AND SEAT RANDOMLY COME ON ON THEIR OWN. MY CONCERN, AND FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THIS ISSUE, IS THAT THE ROOF IS NOT SECURELY ATTACHED WHICH IS CONCERNING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE PIKE OR RT 128. JUST LAST WEEK WHEN DRIVING MY DAUGHTER BACK TO COLLEGE, THERE WERE SEVERAL LOUD CLICKING NOISES WHILE WE WERE ON RT 128 AND I HONESTLY THOUGHT THE ROOF WAS GOING TO FLY OFF. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE BY JEEP CHRYSLER AND IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING OR ABLE TO CORRECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER RAN THEIR RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND ROLLED OVER THEN SLID. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONTACT. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE PERSON THAT CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE POLICE IMPOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HAD TO HAVE MY RF HUB BEARING REPLACED 3 TIMES. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE FIRST TIME MILAGE WAS AROUND 75000 MILE SECOND WAS AT ABOUT 150 AND AGAIN AROUND 255 ITS APPEARS ONCE A YEAR. I AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS. MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING, WATER PUMP LEAKING AND OIL ALL AT ONCE. GOING IN FOR INSPECTION TODAY. STARTED WITH TRANS LEAK FOLLOWED BY THESE OTHER LEAKS. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANS FLUID AND IT WAS JERKING HESITATE TO GO INTO GEAR. ADDED TRANS FLUID WAS FIND BUT FOUND MYSELF ADDING MORE FLUID WITHIN NEXT 2 DAYS SO I KNOW IT HAS TO BE CHECKED OUT. NOW THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING HOT MY RESERVOIR WAS NOT AT MAX SO I FILLED IT UP. NEEDLE STARTED GO UP TO HOT MARK BUT DID NOT GET HOT NO SMOKE NOTHING. WOULD GO BACK DOWN AS LONG AS I WAS DRIVING. CHECKED TODAY ENDING OIL AND IT IS LOW. JUST HAD OIL CHANGE OVER A MONTH AGO. WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED AFTER INSPECTION. MY VEHICLE IS NOW AT 255 THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE.
I OWN A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY JET WITH A SLIDER ROOF. THIS IS A SPECIFIC TYPE OF ROOF THAT I JUST FOUND OUT THAT IN FEB 2019 HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. MY ROOF DOES NOT WORK AND NOT ONLY IS IT LEAKING IT WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY IT BEGINS TO COME OPEN EVEN WHEN I HAVE IT TAPED DOWN. I HAVE A HUGE FEAR THAT IT IS GOING TO FLY OFF WHILE DRIVING OVER 65MPH. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN (IT STARTED TO HAPPEN ONE TIME AND LUCKILY I HAD A FRIEND IN THE FRONT SEAT WHO WAS ABLE TO HOLD IT DOWN) I FEAR SOMEONE COULD REALLY GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED. JEEP IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF ROOF AND NO LONGER EVEN OFFERS THE PARTS TO FIX IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO SEEK A 3RD PARTY AND THE ROOF WOULD NEED TO BE SOLDERED OFF AND REPLACED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO IT NOR WOULD THEY OFFER ANY SORT OF COMPENSATION FOR THE ILL-CONSTRUCTED PRODUCT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANYONE GET HURT FOR A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF A CAR NOT WORKING.
BRAKES FAILED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WITH THE PEDDLE GOING TO THE FLOOR, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
THE SKY SLIDER ROOF BECAME DETACHED WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE ONLY PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT. THIS CONCERNS ME DUE TO NOT KNOWING HOW WELL THIS PART IS MADE. CONSIDERING CHRYSLER HAS TAKEN THE PARTS OFF OF THE MARKET, IT APPEARS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECTS AND SAFETY ISSUES. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR THE ROOF WILL BLOW OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. THERE ARE NO RECALLS CURRENTLY FOR THIS AND I AM SHOCKED.
2012 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SKYLINER ROOF GETTING STUCK. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROOF GOT STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. THE DEALEAR AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. *JS
THE CAR WOLD NOT START, HAD TO PUSH THE GEAR SHIFT FORWARD AND THEN IT STARTS. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON, THE LIGHT BELOW -- ELECTRONIC TROTTLE CONTROL AND THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LITE WAS ON. TURNED CAR OFF, TURNED BACK ON, HAD TROUBLE STARTING, AGAIN HAD TO PUSH THE GEAR SHIFT FORWARD, THE ONLY LIGHT THAT WENT OFF WAS THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT.
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF, SOMETIMES JUST A 1/4 OF THE RPM GAUGE, SOMETIME BOTH 1/4 OF RPM AND MPH GAUGE, SOMETIMES HALF OF ONE, NONE OF THE OTHER, SOMETIMES 3/4 OF BOTH, SOMETIMES ALL OF MPH AND RPM GAUGE. IT IS TOTALLY RANDOM WHAT WILL BE ILLUMINATED AND WHAT WON'T BE. DIGITAL COMPASS DISPLAYS ONLY DASHES, NO DIRECTION. WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN (POWER WINDOWS) BUT WILL NOT ROLL BACK UP UNLESS YOU TURN OFF THE JEEP AND TURN IT BACK ON
MY WIFE INFORMED ME ON FRIDAY EVENING 04/19/19 A WARNING LIGHT WAS ON VEHICLE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC 8:00AM ON SATURDAY 04/20/2019 ONCE VEHICLE REACHES CRUISE SPEED IT HUMS & PULLS BACK SPEED. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME FAULTY CODE READ TRANSMISSION SOLONOID A. I THEN TOOK VEHICLE TO BROWNS JEEP IN MEDFORD, NY AT 9:15AM SATURDAY 04/20/19. ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON 4:30PM BROWNS JEEP IS TELLING ME THAT VEHICLE NEEDS REAR DIFFERENTIAL. INFORMED ME COST OF PARTS ALONE COULD BE OVER $1700. TECHNICIAN WENT HOME & WON'T WRITE UP UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 57,561 MILES. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AT BROWNS JEEP ON 01/14/2013.
AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO MY DESTINATION AND SHUTTING IT OFF. IT WILL NOT RESTART WHEN I GO TO DRIVE IT TO THE NEXT LOCATION .THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED A COUPLE TIMES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO A LOCATION THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO DIM ON THEIR OWN. AFTER HAVING A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIPM CAUSING THE ISSUES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAP SOUND AND NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF POPPED OFF THE TRACK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT EXITED THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY TO CHECK THE CRACK IN THE SUN ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PALMEN MOTORS (5431 75TH ST, KENOSHA, WI 53142, (262) 671-1935) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE NOT DISCLOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PART WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING PARTS FOR THE SUN ROOF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. ..*BF *TR
JEEP WILL JUST DIE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ENGINE SHUTS OFF, GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY, THE SECOND TIME WAS ABLE TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON WIPERS CAME ON WHILE IN THE OFF POSITION, WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING LOCKS STOPPED WORKING, FUEL GAUGE SAID EMPTY WHEN ITS FULL IF THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY COULD BE LIFE THREATENING AS EVERYTHING STOPS WORKING POWER STEERING BRAKES
THE TIPM(TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) HAS STICKING OR DEFECTIVE RELAYS, FAILS TO PROPERLY WORK ON FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER HITCH, AND NOW REAR BRAKING LIGHTS STAYING ON, CAUSING A DEAD BATTERY. I HAD TO PULL A FUSE TO STOP THIS. THE TIPM HAS HAD A LONG HISTORY OF MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES WHICH WERE RECALLED, REPLACED BY MFR. I RECOMMEND THE SAME FOR THIS MODEL.
TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, AN OIL LEAK WAS NOTICED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VICTORY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 5827 ROME-TABERG RD, ROME, NY 13440, 315-337-0512) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PAN AND OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
HEAT DOES NOT WORK. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO REPORTS THE JEEP NEEDS HEATER CORE, RADIATOR AND POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION HOUSING.
MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO MY 2012 JEEP LIBERTY CAUGHT FIRE. THE DOOR STARTED TO SMOKE ONCE I STARTED THE IGNITION. I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THEN I NOTICE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SEAL. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I NOTICE THE SMOKE CONTINUED TO WORSEN EVEN THOUGH I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE SMOKE BECAME SMALL FLAME QUICKLY. I CRAWLED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR TO EXIT. I CALLED 911 THE FIRE DEPT WAS DISPATCHED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. ONCE THEY GOT THERE THEY REMOVED THE BATTERY CABLES FROM THE BATTERY UNDER THE HOOD SPRAYED THE WHOLE ENTIRE JEEP INSIDE AND OUT. ITS WAS SCARY TO KNOW SOMETHING I WORK SO HARD TO HAVE AND PAY FOR CAUGHT ON FIRE LIKE THAT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I WAS DRIVING AROUND IN SOMETHING THAT WAS A FIRE HAZARD AND UNSAFE. THANK GOD I SURVIVED THROUGH SOMETHING SO DANGEROUS. ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE ON A CITY STREET. I WASN'T ABLE TO RECOVER MUCH OF MY BELONGINGS BECAUSE OF ALL THE WATER THAT WAS USED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT.
THE RADIO KEEPS SKIPPING WHILE PLAYING THE RADIO, CDS AND DURING BLUETOOTH.
CAR WOULDNT START; WHEN FINALLY DID, PULLED OUT TO ROAD, COULDNT GET IT TO GO PAST 35 MPH, PRESSED GAS PEDAL, EVEN TACHOMETER WOULDNT GO FASTER; COULDNT GET ANY GETUP AND GO; PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD, PUT IN PARK, TAPPED ACCELERATOR FEW TIMES, WOULDNT ACCELERATE; AFRAID TO SHUTDOWN, SO STARTED OUT ON ROAD (45 MPH SPEED), CAR WOULDNT ACCELERATE PAST 35, FINALLY GOT HOME; SHUT OFF, WOULDNT START AGAIN. CALLING DEALER. LOOKS LIKE OTHERS HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, RED LIGHT UNDER IT FLASHED THEN STAYED ON.
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE STREET WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I PARKED IT ON A SIDE STREET AND HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 3 & 5 CYLINDER WAS MISFIRING. CODE P0303 & P0305 HAD TO HAVE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED ALONG WITH BOOTS & WIRES. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 46,000 MILES.
AT 50 THOUSAND MILES ON MY VEHICLE A MAINTAINANCE TECHNICIAN NOTICED TWO MISSING BOLTS IN THE FRONT COUPLING OF THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT. THERE WERE ALSO LOOSE BOLTS IN THE REAL COUPE LONG. A CALL TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE REVEALS THAT THE COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. HAD THE DRIVE SHAFT COME LOOSE AT HIGHWAY SPEED IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC LOS OF LIFE, LIMB OR PROPERTY. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A NATIONAL RECALL. THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE COMPLAINT NUMBER IS 578 216 92.
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IS IN "LIMBO" WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT
THE 2012 JEEP LIBERTY ONLY HAS 56K THOUSAND MILE AND TRANSMISSION PAN WAS LEAKING AND RUSTING. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE AND WHY ISN'T THIS A SAFETY HAZARD/PRODUCT DEFECT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE. THE OIL PAN ALSO SHOWING SIGNS OF RUSTING AS WELL. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT AND LEAKING FLUID IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE.
SOMETHING WITH THE STARTER AND SOMETHING WITH THE BACK LATCH CAN'T LOCK VECHICLE UP DO TO THE ALARM WILL GO OFF
IN DEC 2018, MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT, IT DID NOT MOVE ONCE I PUT IT IN REVERSE. I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND. I HAD MY JEEP TOWED AND MY MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PAN WAS RUSTED OUT AND SENT ME A PICTURE. HAD MY TRANSMISSION PAN REPLACED AND MY JEEP ON HAD A LITTLE OVER 43,000 MILES.
JEEP LIBERTY FRONT LEFT DRIVERS POWER SEAT ADJUSTER SHIELD HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME. HAD IT REPLACED ONCE WHEN CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NOW BROKEN SECOND TIME. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN FLAW, ITS AGGRAVATING, UNCOMFORTABLE, AND IS A PAIN TO REPLACE. SUPPOSEDLY IT COSTS $75 UP, NOT TO MENTION THE LABOR CHARGES. CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE THIS FOR FREE WHEN IT BREAKS.
We were involved in an accident on the NY State Thruway 87. The airbags did not deploy and the seatbelts did not engage. If the airbags had deployed my husband would not have been injured as seriously as he was.
ALL MY LIGHTS ARE ON IN DASH(CHECK ENGINE,TIRE PRESSURE,TRACTION CONTROL,ABS) WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY AC DOESN'T WORK...THE GAUAGES DOESN'T WORK. TEST DONE BY MECHANIC SAY COMMUNICATION FAILED...
THIS VEHICLE HAS A SLIDER ROOF. THE ELECTRICAL PART WORKS FINE (TRUTH IS I ONLY USED THE ROOF A HANDFUL OF TIMES) BUT SOMEHOW -I BELIEVE FROM A CAR WASH THE SLIDER ROOF CAME OFF TRACK. I WAS TOLD BY JEEP THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ROOF. MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT SINCE THE ELECTRICAL PART STILL WORKS. JEEP WOULD ONLY FIX IT FOR $3,000. THE CAR IS NOT WORTH FIXING FOR THAT MUCH MONEY. WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AIR GOT CAUGHT UP UNDER THE SOFT ROOF AND STARTED TO OPEN I HAD TO PULL OVER AND MANUALLY PULL IT CLOSED. I HAVE A HUGE FEAR THAT IT IS GOING TO BLOW OFF. THE SLIDER ROOF IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN THE ENTIRE ROOF BLOWS OFF DUE TO THIS DESIGN.
DRIVING FREEWAY SPEED, ENGINE LOST POWER, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED, THEN ENGINE LIGHT; PULLED ONTO SHOULDER, RAISED HOOD, OBSERVED FIRE AT VALVE COVER/WIRING HARNESS. MECHANIC'S SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED VALVE/ROCKER ARM FAILURE RESULTED IN PUNCTURED VALVE COVER THAT RELEASED OIL ONTO HOT ENGINE RESULTING IN FIRE. ROCKER ARM FAILURES ARE COMMON ON MOPAR 3.7 ENGINE - GOOGLE THE TERM AND MANY HITS WILL APPEAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR AN ENGINE WITH 82,000 MILES THAT WAS SERVICED REGULARLY ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS. NEW ENGINE NOW REQUIRED.
I HAVE A PENDING FILE: 11151151; ENGINE FIRE. I TOOK A QUICK SURVEY OF COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SITE AND FOUND 23 OTHER JEEP LIBERTY RECORDS FROM 2006-2012 DESCRIBING VALVE FAILURES AND ENGINE FIRES, WHICH INDICATES A DESIGN FLAW AND NEED FOR INVESTIGATION. NHSTA SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT MODEL YEARS 2002-2005, DODGE NITRO, AND OTHER VEHICLES THAT USED THE MOPAR 3.7 ENGINE. THE RATE OF FAILURE AND FIRE POINTS TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT MUST BE RECTIFIED
SKY SLIDER BLOWS UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT IS VERY NOISY, AND WHEN TAKEN TO JEEP DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY THE PARTS NECESSARY TO FIX IT ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTO GLASS SHOT AND HAVE IT GLUED SHUT. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE IT GLUED SHUT, THERE GOES THE WHOLE VALUE OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY VERY DANGEROUS AND RATHER INCONVENIENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.
THREE YEARS AGO MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY JEEP. SHE HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A BUILDING. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE LITERALLY DROVE INSIDE THE BUILDING. NOW MY CURRENT COMPLAINT IS THAT SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON AND GOING OFF RANDOMLY.
MOPAR ISSUED A RECALL T56/NHTSA 17V-640. MOPAR ISSUED THE FIX AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BLUE BONNET JEEP WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE, PRINTED DOCUMENTS TO A "FIX" BUT HAS NOT INPUTTED THIS INFORMATION INTO MOPAR AS FIXED BRINGING A QUESTION TO THE LEGITIMACY OF THE FIX. THIS DEALERSHIP IS EITHER DEFRAUDED NHTSA WITH FALSE FIXES OR IS INEPT IN FOLLOW THROUGH TO FIXING THE RECALL.
MY DAUGHTER WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD IN HER JEEP LIBERTY ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70MPH.. SHE HIT A GUARD RAIL AND ROLLED THE JEEP. THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED WAS THE STEERING WHEEL ONE AND IT ONLY CAME OUT AFTER SHE STOPPED ROLLING. NONE OF THE OTHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!! THANKFULLY SHE IS ONLY BRUISED ALL OVER HER BODY. HER SEATBELT IS WHAT SAVED HER. LUCKILY THAT WORKED. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP ABOUT THIS AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET.
IM WRITING TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE STILL QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL AND THE JEEP IS EXPERIENCE ALL THE DESCRIPTIONS THAT ARE POSTED.
WELL SERVICED VEHICLE WITH 88,000 MILES. DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF CLIMATE VENTS. NOTED ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AT NORMAL. STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF. FIRE NOTED UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. WITHIN MINUTES, THE CAR BECAME FULLY ENGULFED AND BURNED COMPLETELY BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD ARRIVE.
SKY SLIDER ON 2012 JEEP LIBERTY IS UNABLE TO CLOSE AND POPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING.THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING.
TIPM ISSUE. ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON. ALL GAUGES DROP TO ZERO EXCEPT FUEL GAUGE. AC STOPS WORKING. CAR STILL RUNS AND IS DRIVABLE, BUT YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR SPEED LIMIT. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE VERY DANGEROUS. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE STATIONARY OR DRIVING. ISSUE SEEMS TO COME AND GO, BUT PROBLEM STICKS AROUND MORE THAN NOT.
FRONT AND BACK BRAKES LOCK UP. BACK DRIVER SIDE DID IT. THEN STOPPED. SMOKED FROM RUBBING. THEN QUIT. NOW TODAY JULY 3RD 18 FRONT PASSENGER LOCKED UP. SMOKED FROM HOT. PARKED IT WENT OUT LATER ALITTLE BETTER BUT THE BACK DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER ARE STILL HOTTER. NO LIGHTS NO WARNINGS. JUST CALIBERS NOT RELEASING GOOD. WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY YESTERDAY FINE. TODAY IN TOWN LOCKED UP.
I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 10 MONTHS THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS WHILE ACCELERATING THE ACCELERATOR HAS BECOME LOCKED AT FULL THROTTLE. I POUNDED THE FLOOR FRANTICALLY TO GET IT TO RELEASE OR BECOME UNSTUCK WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. FORTUNATELY I HAVEN'T KILLED ANYONE OR BEEN KILLED MYSELF. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT EVEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHAT CAN I DO. *TT *TR
HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION PAN LEAKING. TOOK IT TO MY GARAGE AND DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION OIL PAN WAS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT! NOW MY ENGINE OIL PAN SEEMS TO BE DOING THE SAME. ANYBODY ELSE? 91K MILEAGE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SKY SLIDER'S PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE RAIL FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS OPENING THE SKY SLIDER. DUE TO THE FAULTY PIECE, THE SKY SLIDER FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE DEALER (ATLANTIC CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 130 SUNRISE HWY, WEST ISLIP, NY 11795, (631) 422-0123) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,111. *TT *TR