2011 Jeep Liberty problems
Owners have filed 241 complaints about the 2011 Jeep Liberty with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 17.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 14.1%.
Complaints241
Crashes26
Fires4
Injuries31
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 17.4% · 42
Air bags 14.1% · 34
Fuel/propulsion system 12.9% · 31
Engine 8.7% · 21
Structure 7.5% · 18
Unknown or other 5.4% · 13
Visibility 4.6% · 11
Service brakes 4.6% · 11
Severity
Of those complaints, 26 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 31 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Jeep Liberty in this data, 2011 draws comparatively few complaints; 2002 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 5 in the last three years against 18 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 58,910 miles.
In owners' own words
"Takata recall" I had this vehicle for over a year. About two months in it started shutting off, all the lights on the dashboard lights up for no reason. Sometime when I drive the headlights shut of and the vehicle starts shaking tremendously. The vehicle occasionally stops when I am driving on the interstate or wherever. I have taken it in on numerous occasions but the dealer cannot seem to find the problem. Electrical system · reported at 430,021 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Liberty. Whenever the horn was engaged, there was a delayed response. The horn pad, located in the center of the steering wheel, required repeated attempts in order to activate because it did not allow the driver to press anywhere to sound the horn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5. Electrical system · reported at 5 miles
The lift gate sensor gets damp when it rains due to the way the weather stripping is installed on the back window on the gate. This causes the gate ajar sensor to go off thus causing the alarm to go off. The only way to stop it is to not be able to lock your vehicle which is not safe either. This has been happening repeatedly almost daily for the last 2 months. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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