There are 3 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2012 Jeep Libertyin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, STRAIGHT, FLAT ROAD AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I WAS UNABLE TO DE-ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH THE BUTTONS AND IT TOOK 2 ATTEMPTS APPLYING THE BRAKE BEFORE IT DISENGAGED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, APPROX A MONTH APART WHEN I DECIDED TO TRY AND USE THE CC AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DISHEARTENING SITUATIOIN TO BE IN AND EVEN WORSE WHEN YOU HAVE OUR CHILD IN THE CAR AS I DID.
ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, FIRST ONE DRIVING ON 95 FROM NEW YORK ON DECEMBER 3, 2014, I PUT ON CRUISE CONTROL AND CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF MY CONTROL, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK AND I HAD TO CROSS OVER LANES AND TRIED EVERYTHING TO STOP CAR, DROVE IN TO A DITCH AND CAR DIED, WOULDN'T RESTART FOR HOURS. THE SECOND TIME WAS MARCH 6 2015 IN FLORIDA, I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR JUST GOT OUT FROM UNDER ME AT A VERY FAST SPEED AND I COULDN'T STOP IT, I THREW IT INTO PARK AND THE CAR DIED AND THE IGNITION JUST KEPT DOING A CLICKING NOISE, LEFT IT OVER NIGHT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START, HAD TO HAVE IT FLATBED AWAY, THE CAR STARTED THE NEXT DAY?? NOW ON APRIL 3RD 2015 IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GOING 3 MILES AN HOUR IN MY PARKING LOT AND THE JEEP ACCELERATED AND I DROVE STRAIGHT BETWEEN 2 PARKED CARS AND OVER A HANDICAP SIGN TO STOP, NOW IT HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE FRIDAY IN TO A PARKING SPOT THAT MY NEIGHBORS HELPED ME PUSH IT IN TO, I COULD OF BEEN KILLED OR HURT OTHERS. THIS CAR IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION, WELL MAINTAINED AND LOW MILEAGE...WHO CAN HELP ME??? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, HE ACCELERATED AND MERGED INTO ANOTHER LANE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE FLOOR MAT AND REMOVED IT FROM THE FLOOR BOARD AND NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE RPM READING CONTINUED TO INCREASE AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT THEN KICKED THE PEDAL VARIOUS TIMES UNTIL THE PEDAL DISENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, NONE OF THE TECHNICIANS WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026