2002 Jeep Liberty seat belts problems
112 complaints about seat belts have been filed for the 2002 Jeep Liberty, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 112 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 80 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seat belts problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 80 seat belts complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 14 crashes, 15 injuries, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owned a 2002 jeep liberty. The contact stated that the vehicle rolled over while attempting to make a turn. The seat belt pretensioner failed to tighten and the air bags deployed, but did not inflate completely. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard and deemed destroyed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified. There was one fatality. The driver suffered from broken ribs and facial deformation. Medical attention was received.
My 2002 jeep liberty was bought brand new from the dealer. About two months ago I was driving on the highway when all of a sudden the dashboard turned off and then turned back on, then my car started shaking like it was about to stall, and the engine light started to blink. I got scared because I didn't want my engine to stall and break down in the middle of the highway since it can be very dangerous, so I got off the highway and parked it in a lot over night so that I could take it straight to the dealer the next…
Other problems reported for the 2002 Jeep Liberty
- Air bags 551 complaints
- Suspension 527 complaints
- Fuel system 174 complaints
- Engine 149 complaints
- Electrical system 118 complaints
- Body & structure 114 complaints
- Brakes 89 complaints
- Steering 78 complaints