2004 Jeep Liberty body & structure problems

128 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2004 Jeep Liberty, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 128 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 107,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 5 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Based on 36 complaints that include mileage. 8% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	1
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	2
60k to 80k miles	4
80k to 100k miles	6
100k to 120k miles	8
120k to 140k miles	5
140k to 160k miles	4
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	2

What the data shows

Of the 36 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 107,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

On the 18th of january of 2014, I was driving back home on a rural road where the speed limit is 25MPH and I was driving around 15 MPH because the road doesn't have an adequate pavement, where there is alot of pot holes. My 2004 jeep liberty on a small hill, came to a sudden stop shutting all the system which turned the vehicle off. I attempted to turn the car back on, by turning the switch and it wouldn't turn on. I waited approximately 3 minutes when I saw a thick black smoke coming from the hood.

Reported at 98,200 miles, January 2014 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep liberty. The contact stated that the passenger front door would not allow the passenger to open the vehicle from the outside, but instead the contact would have to open the vehicle by reaching into the vehicle and pulling the interior door latch. A local mechanic diagnosed that the door latch motor was defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure assistance with repairs to the vehicle.

Reported at 96,000 miles, March 2012

Body & structure problems in other years

Body & structure problems across all Jeep models