2011 Jeep Liberty air bags problems
35 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2011 Jeep Liberty, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 83,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was driving about 40 MPH. There was a red light and some preceding cars were stopped and others were slowing down. The brakes failed to respond even after stomping on it a of couple times. The brakes only depressed down a little bit but not fully (seemed like depressing brake pedal when ignition is turned off). The vehicle slowed down to about 30 MPH, but did not come to a complete stop and crashed into the rear end of vehicle in front. Airbag deployed and caused minor cuts and bruises to the face.
The air bag dash light has recently come on, after the mechanic tried unsuccessfully to reset it the same error message pops up. When the computer is connected it shows the only airbag affected is the one in the steering wheel. This vehicle has never been in a crash, much less anything to cause the airbag to deploy so it is the original. It stays on consistently anytime the key is in the on/started position
Other problems reported for the 2011 Jeep Liberty
- Electrical system 42 complaints
- Fuel system 36 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Body & structure 18 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 16 complaints