2011 Jeep Liberty electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 42 complaints for the 2011 Jeep Liberty, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 42 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 51,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 59% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	6
20k to 40k miles	6
40k to 60k miles	8
60k to 80k miles	6
80k to 100k miles	2
100k to 120k miles	2
120k to 140k miles	4
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 34 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 59% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

While driving the window driver side suddenly dropped and smoke came out of the driver door panel. Smoke increased rapidly and he began to emanate from the door. Once pulled over flames began coming through the plastic portion of the door where the window and door lock controls are located.

Reported at 70,000 miles, March 2018 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep liberty. The contact stated that the soft top cover underneath the sun roof would not pull out correctly. The soft top was part of the electrical system. The failure caused an electrical short in the engine and the check engine, tire pressure, and sun roof warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Reported at 80,000 miles, September 2016

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Jeep models