2009 Jeep Liberty problems
Owners have filed 146 complaints about the 2009 Jeep Liberty with NHTSA. Structure accounts for 13.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 13%.
Complaints146
Crashes2
Fires4
Injuries10
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Structure 13.7% · 20
Electrical system 13.0% · 19
Fuel/propulsion system 10.3% · 15
Unknown or other 8.9% · 13
Air bags 8.2% · 12
Wheels 6.8% · 10
Tires 5.5% · 8
Suspension 4.8% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 2 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 10 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Jeep Liberty in this data, 2009 draws comparatively few complaints; 2002 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 9 in the last three years against 17 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 62,500 miles.
In owners' own words
Skyslider flew back while driving on the freeway, almost caused an accident. Dealership said it would cost 4,000$ to fix, but they can't fix it regardless. I bought this Jeep brand new for 35,000$ 40,000$ after interest. Ill never in my life buy a Jeep again the hassle this has put me through. Especially the danger its caused. Almost killing my children & me. Structure · reported at 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Liberty. While parked the contact depressed the switch that controlled the sky slider roof and noticed that the roof would not close properly. The dealer was made aware of the failure and stated the sky slider roof cable may have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000. Structure · reported at 36,000 miles
The contact owns a 2009 Jeep Liberty. While driving at 50 mph, the sky slider roof failed to automatically close. The contact had to manually close the slider. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and an independent mechanic, but it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000. Structure · reported at 28,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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