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2008 Jeep Liberty wipers, windshield & visibility problems

88 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2008 Jeep Liberty, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
88 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 71 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2008 Jeep Liberty Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 22 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 15 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 71 complaints that include mileage. 48% 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 miles5
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles22
60k to 80k miles15
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 71 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. The contact stated while driving approximately 56 MPH he activated the rear defroster and smelled a burning odor. The contact also heard a loud banging sound and noticed that the rear glass shattered. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000.

Reported at 64,000 miles, December 2013 Fire

Upon opening skyslider passanger side of top did not open, when finally starting to open got stuck at first frame. Would not close properly. This needs to be recalled. Consumer should not have this many problems.

Reported at 31,525 miles, July 2012

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