2012 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

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  • 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
    - CORTLANDT MANOR, NY

    IT STARTS WITH LOCKING THE DOORS AND THE HORN SOUNDS OFF AND THE LIGHTS STAY ON INSIDE THE CAR AND THE REAR GATE LITE COMES UP ON THE DASH,IT ALSO HAS A REMOTE STATER PUT IN THE CAR BY THEM, THAT DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES ,THEY REPLACE THE SWITCH 2 PLUS CHANGE THE WIRING THAT LEADS THERE.PS ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP A VIEW TIMES ALREADY. *TR

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  • 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
    - SAN FRANCISCO, CA

    THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE FROM NEUTRAL TO FIRST GEAR, OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND DOWN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO FIRST. WHEN IT DOES ENGAGE, IT JOLTS FORWARD AT A HIGHER SPEED WHICH COULD A) CAUSE ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR; B) ALLOW ANOTHER CAR TO HIT ME AS I AM NOT MOVING; C) ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL AS THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE AND CAUSE ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. JEEP IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX OR RECALL THE VEHICLE. *TR

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  • 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
    - KINGWOOD, TX

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V282000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,999.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
    - ATLANTA, GA

    LAST WEEK THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. ON 28 OCT, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL TO FIX THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT MODULE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO PART AVAILABLE TO FIX IT. I WENT ONLINE AND RESEARCHED N38 RECALL. IT SEEMS THAT THIS WAS RELEASED ON JULY 2ND (BOUGHT THE CAR JULY 5), AND ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER RECALL WOULD START IN AUGUST. I NEVER RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS RECALL. IT IS NOW OCT AND SO FAR THERE ARE NO PARTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I CAN BE REAR ENDED AND AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THIS ISSUE! *TR

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  • 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
    - CHICAGO, IL

    AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING WARM AIR. IT HAPPEN IN JUNE 2013 AND AUG 24, 2013. *TR

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  • 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
    - PEORIA, IL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MEASURING SYSTEM WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MEASURING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,450.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
    - DALLAS, TX

    ON 3/29/13 THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP RECEIVED A LONER AND THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY SAYING THE CAR WAS FIXED. THEY CONDUCTED: 1) MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, 2) REPLACED THE ORC MODULE, STATED 3) THAT THERE WAS IN FACT AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE VEHICLE. NHTSA HAS NOW FORCED THE MANUFACTURER TO ISSUE A RECALL AND IN THE NOTICE, ALL THE NOTICE STATES AS A REMEDY IS REPETITIVE OF THE WORK THE WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE IN MARCH. IN ADDITION, IF THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AS STATED IN THE NOTICE, HOW COULD THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM IN MARCH THEN? MY VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND NO ONE HAS COME FORWARD TO REASSURE ME THAT UPON COLLISION THE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY AND THERE WON'T BE ANY SUCH MECHANICAL FAILURE AS STATED IN THE RECALL. *TR

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  • 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
    - CASTLE ROCK, WA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V282000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REMEDY PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
    - CICERO, NY

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, HE ACCELERATED AND MERGED INTO ANOTHER LANE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE FLOOR MAT AND REMOVED IT FROM THE FLOOR BOARD AND NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD DROPPED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE RPM READING CONTINUED TO INCREASE AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT THEN KICKED THE PEDAL VARIOUS TIMES UNTIL THE PEDAL DISENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, NONE OF THE TECHNICIANS WERE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. *TR

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
    - CHILLICOTHE, IL

    I STARTED MY 2012 JEEP LIBERTY 4 DAYS AGO AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYED ON. WHY WOULD A 2012 JEEP HAVE THIS PROBLEM, I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT HAD 29,538 MILES ON IT. IT NOW HAS 39,300 MILES ON IT, SO IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG. I DON'T HAVE THE $95 TO DIAGNOSIS THIS ISSUE, THE $95 IS ONLY FOR DIAGNOSIS. I HOPE THERE WILL BE A RECALL OR SOMETHING FOR THIS ISSUE SOON. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I HAVE NO AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE