TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE AN OBD DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WOULD BE A COST TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,280.
2012 Jeep Liberty complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2012 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC INSPECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED EXTENSIVE RUST BUBBLES ON THE ENGINE OIL PAN AND THE TRANSMISSION PAN. THE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER (KAYSER CHRYSLER CENTER OF WATERTOWN, 105 HIGHWAY 16 FRONTAGE ROAD, WATERTOWN, WI 53094, (920) 261-3870) REPLACED THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO SERVICE CAMPAIGNS AND RECALLS CONCERNING PREMATURE RUST AND DETERIORATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
I HAVE HAD MY JEEP LIBERTY FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I PARKED MY JEEP IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR THE WEEKEND NO LIGHTS ON AT THAT TIME. I GET IT IT TO GO TO WORK ON A MONDAY MORNING AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON BUT ONLY FOR MY PASSENGER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN AND WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS WHY IS THERE NO RECALL SET FORTH!!!!! I HAVE NOT FIXED IT BECAUSE AIRBAG PROBLEMS COULD BE COSTLY AND IF I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM THEN THIS SHOULD NOT BE MY PROBLEM TO FIX!!!
2012 JEEP LIBERTY OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER 2 MODULE HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO RESTORE AIR BAG FUNCTIONALITY AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY UNTIL FIXED EVERY OTHER YEAR JEEP HAD A RECALL FOR THIS EXCEPT 2012 THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON IN THE DASHBOARD AT ALL TIMES THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE TIPM MODULE BUT NOT TO REPLACE THE ORC MODULE.
SEVERE CORROSION ON BOTH OIL PAN AND TRANSMISSION PAN. THIS VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 36,000 MILES. LOSS OF EITHER FLUID COULD CAUSE ENGINE - TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A HIGHWAY LEADING TO AN UNSAFE SITUATION.
MY SEAT BELT RECEPTACLE BROKE HALF AND HALF ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I CALL THE CAR DEALERSHIP AND THE WILL NOT REPLACE IT LET I PAY FOR IT
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2012 JEEP LIBERTY CAME ON RIGHT BEFORE I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALER AFTER THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SEPARATE AND VERY COSTLY ISSUE- THE ORC MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS GIVEN A 100% GUARANTEE BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER LOOKING UP THE ISSUE ONLINE, I FOUND A VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE ORC MODULE FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL. MANY INDIVIDUALS COMPLAINED THAT THEIR AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT RECALL. CLEARLY, THIS CAR HAS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE WHOLE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN GENERAL. THERE NEED TO BE A RECALL. IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE I AM ABLE TO AFFORD TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND MY AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY, I WILL SUE THE COMPANY FOR EVERYTHING THEY ARE WORTH. AT THIS POINT, IT IS STRAIGHT UP NEGLIGENCE THAT WILL END IN FATALITIES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (REDLANDS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 500 W REDLANDS BLVD, REDLANDS, CA 92373) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-992-1997 AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. SAME ISSUE AS THE 2011 JEEP LIBERTY THAT WAS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. SAME EXACT ERROR CODE BUT JEEP REFUSES TO COVER UNDER RECALL FOR THE 2012 MODEL.
I WAS IN A WRECK 3/24/2014 ,I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER DOOR AND BACK LEFT DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. I SAW THE CAR COMING TOWARDS ME AT A ANGLE WHEN I LOOKED OVER TO SEE IF I COULD CHANGE LANES, SHE HIT ME AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL OVER..FROM THAT ALL I REMEMBER I WOKE UP BLEEDING SEVERELY FROM 7 INCH CUT TO MY HEAD. I WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO UAB TRAUMA UNIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAVE INJURIES TO MY CERVICAL NECK/SPINE AND SHOULDER . I AM STILL SUFFERING FROM THE TRAUMA FROM PTSD. I WAS CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER MY WRECK ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THE HEAD RESTRAINT...RESTRAINT CONTROL (ORC) MODULE MUST BE REPLACED. FOR 2012 MODEL KK VEHICLES: THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) MUST BE REPROGRAMMED... UPDATED 08/21/17 *BF *CN
IN AUGUST 2016 AT 39000 MILES WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THE ISSUE AND FOUND THE RECALL FOR THE ORC MODULE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FRISCO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM IN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND THEY PULLED THE CODE, FLASHED THE DEVICE, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY $550 + LABOR TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. I DECLINED THE REPAIR BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS PART OF A RECALL AND I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT. IN APRIL 2017 I WAS REAR ENDED AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE BODY SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE PULLED THE CODE AND PRINTED OUT THE RECALL INFORMATION FOR ME AND STATED IT WAS INDEED THE DEALERSHIP'S ISSUE TO FIX FOR FREE UNDER THE RECALL SPECIFICATIONS. A FEW DAYS AGO I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, RECALL PRINTOUT IN HAND. THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT ASSISTED ME, WHOM ALSO WAS THE SERVICE MANAGER, STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AND IF THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING REGARDING THE RECALL HE WOULD PERSONALLY CONTACT CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CALLED THE NEXT DAY, NEVER RECEIVED A CALL. ON THE SECOND DAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE TECH STATING THAT IT WOULD BE $550 + LABOR FOR THE REPAIR AND IT WAS DUE TO AN INTERNAL FAULT WITH THE ORC MODULE. I STATED THAT I WAS NOT PAYING FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO IT BEING UNDER RECALL. I ADVISED T
VEHICLE DASH LIGHT FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAINS ILLUMINATED WITH AND WITHOUT A PASSENGER PRESENT. REMAINS ILLUMINATED DRIVING AND STATIONARY. THE CENTER CONSOLE BELOW THE RADIO INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY RAN A SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS. FAULT 17612 FAILED ORC 1.00. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED THE ORC BE REPLACED. PRICE QUOTED WAS $358.69. ONLY DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS AND THE MILEAGE IS AT 17,612.
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES FLASHES.
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 38000 MILES AND HAS REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. PRESUMABLY I WOULD HAVE NO AIRBAGS IN A WRECK. I'M WRITING BECAUSE I READ THAT THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING INTO THE 2012 LIBERTY FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE.
I PLACED THIS VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING INTO THE PARK POSITION ON 05/20/17 AT APPROX. 12:15 AM. I SAT IN THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. I EXITED DRIVERS SIDE, CLOSED THAT DOOR AFTER PLACING PATROL ITEMS ONTO THE FRONT SEAT. I MOVED TO PASSENGER FRONT DOOR, OPENED IT AND AND RETRIEVED A PATROL BAG AND ITEMS FROM THAT SEAT. AFTER CLOSING PASSENGER DOOR AND WALKING AWAY FROM VEHICLE THE SHIFTER "MOVED" DOWN INTO REVERSE. WAS IT IN "FALSE PARK"? THEN THE JEEP TO BACK UP OFF CONCRETE PARKING PAD AND INTO A SHALLOW LAGOON ON FRIPP ISLAND, ST. HELENA, SC. THE FRIPP ISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY, TRAVELERS, TOTALLED OUT THE VEHICLE STATING IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE?
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, WON'T GO OFF. TOOK IT IN THE JEEP DEALERSHIP THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THAT THE ORC MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $437 PLUS TAXES ETC. KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE DIAGNOSIS BECAUSE OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE 2011 AND 2012, APPARENTLY IT WAS OK FOR THE 2011'S BUT ISN'T IMPORTANT ENOUGH OF A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE 2012'S, WHEN IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2011'S AND IT TRULY IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG COMPUTER MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE BEYER JEEP DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 08/08/17*LJ *CN
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED BECAUSE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER HAS FAILED
SO, IN 2016 SEP. I TOOK MY 20012 JEEP LIBERTY IN FOR A RECALL WHICH HAS BEEN CORRECTED. THE TEC. THEN ADVISED ME TO GET THE LIGHT TURNED OFF I WOULD NEED TO PAY THE COST OF $400. TO GET THIS RESOLVED. AND IF I EVER GET INTO ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURES RECALL. AS OF TODAY I HAVE NOT YET FIXED THIS ISSUE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE SOLVED BY NHTSA
IT CAME ON ABOUT 50 THOUSAND MILES. CAR NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ONLY DRIVEN TO WORK. THERE ARE 3 KIDS IN THAT CAR ON DAILY BASIS. I CAN NOT TRUST THE CAR FROM WHAT I HEAR EVERYONE ELSE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE AIR BAGS.
THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON RANDOMLY
HEAD RESTRAINT IS BROKEN AND NEEDS REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE CAR LIKE THIS. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT EVEN WHEN I TOLD THEM IT WAS A PART OF THE SAFETY SYSTEM, SINCE IT'S AN ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT. I SAW IT RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ...UPDATED 07/11/17 *BF *TR
THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS GONE OUT IN 3 OF 4 OF MY AUTOMATIC WINDOWS, ALL WITHIN A YEARS SPAN. TWO WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD ONE OF THE REGULATORS FIXED, BUT FOR A HEFTY FEE. WHEN ONE REGULATOR WENT OUT MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND THE REAR WINDOW WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP.
FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD ELECTRIC ISSUES WITH MY CAR; I.E POWER DOORS LOCK/UNLOCK DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER DOESN'T WORK, WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL UP, AND DIMMING/FLICKERING OF INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHICH ARE ALL DUE TO A FAULTY TIPM. WHICH I HAVE BEEN INFORMED IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. AS OF TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON MY CAR HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND ACCELERATED TO A HIGHER SPEED REVVING THE CAR UP TO 4000 RPMS ON A FLAT STRAIGHT ROAD. I TRIED TO TURN OFF AND CANCEL CRUISE CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITH WHICH DID NOTHING. I THEN PRESSED THE BREAK SEVERAL TIMES AND AGAIN NOTHING. AFTER HAVING A COMPLETE PANIC ATTACK AND TRYING EVERYTHING I COULD TO TURN CRUISE OFF IT EVENTUAL WENT OFF ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE BUT OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVING SIMILAR ELECTRIC PROBLEMS ALL CAUSED BY A FAULTY TIPM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE DYING FOR CHRYSLER TO CARE?
AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS OCR MODULE FAILED. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS ALREADY RECALLED ON 2011 LIBERTY, BUT NOT 2012. I AM SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO HOPEFULLY FIX THIS ISSUE. CHRYSLER JEEP NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW, I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS TO BE AN ISSUE. RECALL THE OCR MODULE ON THE 2012 LIBERTY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE DRIVER'S DOOR TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, KNOCKED THE CONTACT DOWN, AND CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN VISIBLE INJURIES, BUT FELT PAIN ON HER SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND ANKLES. THE CONTACT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT WAS NOT TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THE CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
ABOUT 75,000 MILES, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IT FLASHED AND WENT OFF, THEN CAME BACK ON. WAS DIAGNOSED AS OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS ALREADY RECALLED ON OLDER VEHICLES, BUT NOT THIS YEAR. I AM SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO HOPEFULLY FIX THIS ISSUE. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NEW, SO I KNOW THAT IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY WRECKS OR HAD ANY REASON FOR THIS TO BE AN ISSUE.
JUST TURNED OVER 49,000 MILES AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON? BILL MARSH DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE ORC SENSOR? THEY SAID IT HAD A RECALL BUT LOOKED IT UP AND IT DID NOT HELP SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY OVER $540. TO GET A NEW SENSOR!
2ND OCCURRENCE., LIFT GATE LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL APP 4 DAYS AGO, MADE SURE DOOR WAS CLOSED. LIGHT REMAIN ON. THEN TODAY, HORN SOUNDED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY SECURED GARAGE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REQUIRE A FEE TO PUT ON DIANOSTIC MACHINE. THEN $200 FOR A LIFT GATE SENSOR WHICH THEY CLAIM MAY NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE PLUS LABOR! I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO WASTE ON MAYBE'S.
I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL JEEP LIBERTY OWNER SINCE 2008. I NOW HAVE A 2012, IN TOTAL I HAVE HAD 3 LIBERTY'S. THE CLOCK IN EACH OF THEM REMAIN 2 OR 3 MINUTES BEHIND NO MATTER WHAT I DO! I'VE JUST LOOKED AT YOUR COMPLAINTS AND I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT JUST THAT. IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IS WHY I'M SURE MOST PEOPLE HAVEN'T WRITTEN ABOUT IT. OR LIKE I DID IN 2008, I JUST ASSUMED THAT IS WAS JUST A FLUKE WITH THAT PARTICULAR CAR. WRONG, EVERY LIBERTY THAT I HAVE HAD HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THAT YOU ARE NOT MAKING THE LIBERTY ANYMORE PERHAPS YOU CAN DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR REMAINING LIBERTY OWNERS AND DO A RECALL AND FIX THE CLOCK? FURTHER MORE IT MAKES ME WONDER IF I SHOULD START A SURVEY/CAMPAIGN WITH OWNERS OF OTHER JEEP/CHRYSLER OWNERS TO SEE IF THEIR CLOCKS KEEP CORRECT TIME. OBVIOUSLY, I LIKE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE CONTINUED TO PURCHASE IT HOWEVER; IT IS VERY "TIME CONSUMING" TO HAVE TO RESET THE CLOCK EVERY OTHER DAY. YES, PUN INTENDED! PLEASE, LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU INTEND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IS IT THE SAME IN ALL YOUR VEHICLES OR IS THIS A DEFECT OF ONLY THE LIBERTY? IF SO THEN YOU HAVE AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM THEN I IMAGINED.
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINS ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHARGED 75.00 TO TELL ME THE ORC MODULE IS FAULTY AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. ALSO HEATED SEATS DO NOT WORK. CLOCK STAYS 2 MINUTES BEHIND.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COVERS OF THE SEAT ADJUSTER LEVERS ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS FELL OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COVERS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,721.
GATE LATCH SAYS IT'S OPEN AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF. IT WILL GO AWAY THEN AFTER RAIN WILL COME BACK ON. ONGOING ISSUE
RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED, AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON.
THE WIPERS START WORKING BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS VERY SCARY AND I AM WORRIED WHAT ELSE WILL GO WRONG!!! :(
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INADVERTENTLY ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING DIMMED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,182. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. DEALER SAYS CONTROL MODULE FAULTY (LOCATED CENTER CONSOLE) AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. JUST OVER $500 TO REPAIR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE SUNROOF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF WOULD NOT CONNECT TO LOCK AND THAT NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUNROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,692. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/13/2017*JS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT 30,000 MILES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT OCR UNIT FAULTY AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
FAULTY TIPM, FRONT WINDOW WASHER NOT FUNCTIONING, KEYLESS ENTRY ISSUES, ENGINE STARTING ISSUES, ETC.
THE WINDOW REGULATOR FREQUENTLY BREAKS WITHOUT WARNING. WE HAVE HAD IT CHANGED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND IT JUST BROKE AGAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITATING AND FELT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TUGGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS BEING OPENED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CONSUME OVER FIVE DOLLARS WORTH OF FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM MODULE AND THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,591.
THE HEAD RESTRAINT RECALL IN MY 2012 JEEP LIBERTY WILL NOT CORRECT THE WARNING LIGHT THAT SEEMS TO BE AN EPIDEMIC IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THIS ORC MODULE REPLACEMENT THAT WAS COVERED BY A RECALL IN THE 2011 MODEL IS STILL AN ISSUE IN THE 2012 BUT NOT COVERED BY RECALL. WHY DOES CHRYSLER STILL CONTINUE TO SELL VEHICLES WITH HUGE TIPM FAILURES? DISGUSTING.
AIR BAG DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACE.
AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH LIT. DEALER SAYS OCR UNIT FAULTY AND NOT UNDER WARRANTY. $521 TO REPAIR.
RIGHT AFTER IT HIT 100000 THOUSAND MILES ALL OF MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND ANTI SKID LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF VERY UPSETTING DO THEY RIG THE NEW CARS WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT THAT BREAKS OR SOMETHING HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY RUN OUT! THE LIGHTS STAY ON! I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP DETERMINE WHAT'S WRONG OR HAVE A RECALL SO I CAN GET IT FIXED
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. APX 50K MILES THE WATER PUMP BLEW. HAD IT REPLACED - THEN APX 75K MILES I EXPERIENCED JUMP STARTS - TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO WAS ONLY DOING OIL CHANGES THAT DAY. TOOK IT TO AAA REPAIR CENTER - THEY DID A PRESSURE TEST - FOUND NOTHING WRONG. EXPERIENCED THE JUMP AGAIN - TOOK IT TO A FIRESTONE MECHANIC WHO DID A PRESSURE TEST AND "FOUND NOTHING WRONG". THE JEEP WOULD NOT START ON THANKSGIVING - HAD IT TOWED TO THE AAA CENTER WHERE I EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE HEAD HAD BLOWN AND WAS NOW WARPED & CAMSHAFT BROKEN AT CONSIDERABLE COST, THEY FIXED IT, BUT NOW I HAVE A P0340 CODE (CAMSHAFT SENSOR). I LET THE VEHICLE SIT OVERNIGHT. IT SEEMED TO START FINE. AFTER 40 MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY, BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME..
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