2002 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

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  • 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
    - SURTRISE, AZ

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVERY TIME THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
    - ELIZABETH CITY , NC

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE SHIFTER LINKAGE CABLE SEPARATED FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. THE RUBBER THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE PLASTIC HOUSING ALSO SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND LINKAGE CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,603. AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,737....UPDATED 08-24-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE AND THE MANUFATURER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 09/04/2012 *JS

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  • 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
    - PORTLAND, OR

    FAST TRAVELING TRUCK PASSED ME AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. NOW IT KEEPS ON GOING ON FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN SHUTS OFF. IT DOES THIS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. *TR

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  • 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
    - DENVER, CO

    WHEN I WENT TO TURN MY CAR ON YESTERDAY IT WOULD TURN BUT WOULD NOT TURN THE CAR ON. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND STILL IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH DISCOVERED A SING BROKE PART BEFORE THE TUMBLER. IN ORDER TO REPAIR THIS, THE ENTIRE STEERING COLLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TWO JEEP SHOPS TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN A RECALL. A GOOGLE SEARCH BRINGS UP HUNDREDS OF UNSATISFIED OWNERS. IT COULD BE IN THE THOUSANDS. *TR

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  • 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
    - DOVER, NH

    KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN STEERING COLUMN. LEFT ME STRANDED WITH NO WAY TO CALL FOR HELP OR GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. I'VE READ MANY POSTS IN ONLINE FORUMS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN NO FACTORY RECALL FROM JEEP, DESPITE THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM PERSISTING FOR YEARS. HERE IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/JEEP-LIBERTY/T4EDN8HGLD2H8123L PLEASE HELP! *TR

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  • 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
    - GARDEN CITY, NY

    ABS LIGHT COMES ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY. NO DEPLOYMENT & CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. TIME FOR A RECALL BASED ON ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS LISTED HERE. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
    - TEMPE , AZ

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
    - SPEARFISH, SD

    TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CRASH CAUSED HEAD, NECK AND BACK INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, THE FRONT AND THE REAR PASSENGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. KMJ

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  • 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
    - CHICAGO , IL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 JEEP LIBERTY
    - GUNTERSVILLE, AL

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED NOSE AND SEVERAL BRUISES, AS WELL AS CONTUSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT KNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE