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2003 Jeep Liberty brakes problems

54 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2003 Jeep Liberty, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
54 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
31,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
17 and 0
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2003 Jeep Liberty Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 31,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 9 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 31,000 miles
Based on 42 complaints that include mileage. 69% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles14
20k to 40k miles9
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 42 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 30,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 17 crashes, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2003 jeep liberty. While driving approximately 30 MPH in rain, sleet, and snow, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to approximately 70 MPH. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal, but the vehicle did not stop. The vehicle slid across the interstate and crashed into the divider in the middle of the road. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and deemed totaled. The contact sustained injuries to the mouth area, back, and legs.

Reported at 115,000 miles, December 2019 CrashInjury

Bought the 2003 jeep liberty brand new in may, 2003. Now a year and seven months later, we still have squealing brakes. The dealer in wichita has replaced the pads 2 or 3 times, and re-surfaced the pads once or twice. They've now decided that they will need to replace the back brakes, including the roters. These parts have been ordered, and we are waiting to have this work done. Additionally, the automatic transmission started downshifting hard from 3rd gear to second gear, and down to first gear.

Reported at 1,500 miles, June 2003

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