2002 Jeep Liberty suspension problems
527 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2002 Jeep Liberty, which is 23% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 527 23% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 352 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 42 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 52 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When suspension problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 46 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 78 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 77 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 43 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 42 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 12 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 352 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 42 crashes, 1 fire, 52 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
I bought a 2002 jeep liberty in mid-april of 2005. I told a number of people that the jeep frightened me when driving because it felt like the steering was loose and like the jeep was skating on the road. After driving the jeep over 2 1/2 weeks I had a tragic accident lost of steering control.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 jeep liberty. While driving between 5-10 MPH, the front passenger side of the vehicle dropped. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The fender well was damaged. The vehicle was previously repaired for NHTSA campaign id number 06v288000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint) at approximately 20,000 miles. The current and failure mileages were 65,000.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Jeep Liberty
- Air bags 551 complaints
- Fuel system 174 complaints
- Engine 149 complaints
- Electrical system 118 complaints
- Body & structure 114 complaints
- Seat belts 112 complaints
- Brakes 89 complaints
- Steering 78 complaints