Major Problems with 2012 Jeep Liberty Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Jeep Liberty

2012 Jeep Liberty AIR BAGS Victims: 5 Mileage: 122000 miles

2012 Jeep Liberty AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 25000 miles

2012 Jeep Liberty AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 42000 miles

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Problems with AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and ENGINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Jeep Liberty owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS air bag lights stay on continously. manufacture date 10/2011. suspect clockspring since jeep wrangler has this problem. *tr...	157 ~ 43236 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM on fri may 11 2012 8 30 am .i was driving my jeep liberty and notice a strong odor in...	95 ~ 113497 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. the contact stated that a lot of smoke emitted from the vehicle...	34 ~ 60803 miles
POWER TRAIN the 2012 jeep liberty automatic transmission "clunks" severely when upshifting or downshifting. a loud "clunk" is noted at either the...	24 ~ 56350 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER on june 17 2014 i went to fields chrysler jeep dodge in sanford fl. due to starting issues with my...	23 ~ 47841 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING had vehicle at dealership about 3 weeks prior for a heavy burning smell inside and out side of vehicle.smelled like...	16 ~ 44381 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the hood latch slipped and fell down while...	14 ~ 25685 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. while parked the contact noticed a large metal pole had torn through...	12 ~ 36234 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the windows would not defrost completely leaving blind...	11 ~ 27252 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while driving the esc off came on and the jeep driving strange . it is jerking when you are coming...	10 ~ 112762 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign id number...	9 ~ 123916 miles
WHEELS the clear coat is chipping/peeling off the wheels on the jeep liberty 2012 jet edition.....only have had the vehicle for	7 ~ 70479 miles
SEAT BELTS i have a perforated hole in the driver side seat and another perforated hole in the passenger seat caused by...	6 ~ 33897 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM after going thru a car wash i was touching up the back of the vehicle when i noticed the exhaust...	6 ~ 70959 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL vehicle has a eco-mode to reserve excessive fuel usage. when traveling at a speed to exceed 45 mph the vehicle...	6 ~ 46986 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING vehicle has a eco-mode to reserve excessive fuel usage. when traveling at a speed to exceed 45 mph the vehicle...	6 ~ 9130 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. the contact stated that while driving 10 mph the power steering seized...	5 ~ 38777 miles
STRUCTURE after going thru a car wash i was touching up the back of the vehicle when i noticed the exhaust...	4 ~ 12363 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the sky slider's plastic piece inside rail fractured...	3 ~ 56704 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE vehicle has a eco-mode to reserve excessive fuel usage. when traveling at a speed to exceed 45 mph the vehicle...	2 ~ 58 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the windows would not defrost completely leaving blind...	2 ~ 3022 miles
SUSPENSION i had to have my rf hub bearing replaced 3 times. my vehicle was purchased new. the first time milage...	1 ~ 255000 miles
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the heater box did not produce heat. the...	1 ~ 85000 miles
FAN/MOTOR > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. the contact stated that heat failed to blow out of the air...	1 ~ 81150 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. while at an independent mechanic for routine maintenance the mechanic inspected under...	1 ~ 98000 miles
TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty equipped with goodyear wrangler sr-a tires size: p245/50/r20 (na). while the vehicle...	1 ~ 54635 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. while driving 50 mph the vehicle vibrated and the transmission made a...	1 ~ 37000 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag indicator illuminated while...	1 ~ 33000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY windshield cracked out of the blue. looks like a stress fracture but dealership and chrysler claim its environmental and won't	1 ~ 6000 miles

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