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2004 Jeep Liberty suspension problems

472 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 2004 Jeep Liberty, which is 33% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
472 33% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
52,000 miles 337 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
25 and 3
Injuries and deaths
22 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When suspension problems show up

Suspension complaints by mileage, 2004 Jeep Liberty Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 52,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 28 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 84 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 78 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 31 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 22 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 19 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 33 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 20 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 12 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 6 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 52,000 miles
Based on 337 complaints that include mileage. 56% 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 miles28
20k to 40k miles84
40k to 60k miles78
60k to 80k miles31
80k to 100k miles22
100k to 120k miles19
120k to 140k miles33
140k to 160k miles20
160k to 180k miles12
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles6

What the data shows

Of the 337 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 25 crashes, 3 fires, 22 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2004 jeep liberty. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the front end of the vehicle shook. The axle fractured and the vehicle crashed into the retaining wall. The vehicle spun counter clockwise and the rear passenger side tire detached from the vehicle. The vehicle stopped spinning and faced oncoming traffic. The vehicle was unable to be moved. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no warning lights illuminated.

Reported at 156,280 miles, November 2015 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep liberty. While driving 10 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle but was able to control the steering wheel and pull over. She heard a loud thumping noise coming from the driver side of the vehicle. Triple a removed the tire and stated that the failure was caused by the lower ball joints. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 68,000.

Reported at 68,000 miles, August 2007

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