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2008 Jeep Liberty brakes problems

24 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2008 Jeep Liberty, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
24 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2008 Jeep Liberty Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 47% 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 miles4
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I'm waiting there is a light change when I push and hold the brake to stop the car and it will move abruptly forward.

Reported at 7,239 miles, August 2008 Injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. The contact stated that the emergency brake malfunctioned. While the vehicle was parked on an incline with the emergency brake engaged, the vehicle rolled backward. The contact was able to secure an appointment to have the failure diagnosed. The contact was concerned with the possibility of being involved in a crash. The failure mileage was 27,000.

Reported at 27,000 miles, April 2011

Other problems reported for the 2008 Jeep Liberty

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