2012 Jeep Liberty problems
Owners have filed 552 complaints about the 2012 Jeep Liberty with NHTSA. Air bags account for 30.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 21.2%.
Complaints552
Crashes33
Fires21
Injuries54
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 30.6% · 169
Electrical system 21.2% · 117
Engine 8.0% · 44
Power train 6.2% · 34
Unknown or other 5.6% · 31
Structure 4.3% · 24
Exterior lighting 3.6% · 20
Seats 2.9% · 16
Severity
Of those complaints, 33 describe a crash, 21 describe a fire and 54 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 11 model years of the Jeep Liberty in this data, 2012 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2002 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 18 in the last three years against 37 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 50,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the sensor in the passenger side seat failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000. Air bags · reported at 45,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign id number 13v282000 (air bags , electrical system) and stated that the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The dealer was unable to provide an expected date for the remedy part. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 4/28/14*cn Air bags
The orc module and the abs modules both failed and had to be replaced. The dealership couldn't tell me why so I had to replace out of pocket. The airbag and break lights among other lights were always on and also the door locks would randomly trigger to lock and unlock. The speedometer would also not work at times. These problems would happen when the vehicle was stopped or in motion and on any type of road. Air bags · reported at 72,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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