2008 Jeep Liberty electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 126 complaints for the 2008 Jeep Liberty, 16% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 126 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 108 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 30 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 108 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 91,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
This cars tipm system is extremely faulty I've had it fixed 3 already and it still acts as of it is possessed. This happened on the freeway where the car started going off by it's self stalled and couldn't do anything about it. I almost died. There has been many complaints about this vehicles tipm system but jeep refuses to recall them. Also the airbags do not deploy. This is a huge safety issue
Vehicle shuts off while driving without notice and will not start right away leave set for a 1/2 hour or so and it starts back up but horn blows wipers come on and doors will not unlock automatically this could be a real problem if in an accident due to shutting off on the freeway and I can not exit the vehicle.I was told that the problem is in the (tipm) and that there have been many problems with this but there is no recall. This in my opinion is a huge safety concern.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Jeep Liberty
- Fuel system 159 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 88 complaints
- Body & structure 86 complaints
- Air bags 43 complaints
- Engine 41 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 28 complaints
- Brakes 24 complaints
- Lighting 23 complaints