2002 Jeep Liberty problems
Owners have filed 2,330 complaints about the 2002 Jeep Liberty with NHTSA. Air bags account for 23.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of suspension at 22.6%.
Complaints2,330
Crashes220
Fires29
Injuries246
Deaths7
What owners report breaking
Air bags 23.6% · 551
Suspension 22.6% · 527
Electrical system 5.1% · 118
Structure 4.9% · 114
Seat belts 4.8% · 112
Power train 3.9% · 91
Engine and engine cooling 3.8% · 89
Fuel/propulsion system 3.8% · 88
Severity
Of those complaints, 220 describe a crash, 29 describe a fire, 246 report an injury and 7 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Jeep Liberty in this data, 2002 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filing volume has held steady, 9 in the last three years against 10 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 82,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to perform the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Update ma 01/13/16 update *jb 4/18/18 Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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