2012 Jeep Liberty problems
The 2012 Jeep Liberty has 552 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (31%) concerns air bags. After that come electrical system (21%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 552 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 33 and 21
- Injuries and deaths
- 54 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 429 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 66 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 85 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 112 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 55 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 56 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 26 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 429 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 50,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 45,000 miles (133 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 33 complaints mention a crash; 21 complaints mention a fire; 54 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Jeep Liberty with enough data (366 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My daughter was run off the road in her jeep liberty on a highway going about 70MPH.. She hit a guard rail and rolled the jeep. The only air bag that deployed was the steering wheel one and it only came out after she stopped rolling. None of the other airbags deployed!!! Thankfully she is only bruised all over her body. Her seatbelt is what saved her. Luckily that worked. I have contacted jeep about this and haven't heard back yet.
I was hit on my passenger front, while attempting to cross into a parking lot, so hard until my tire rod bent at a 90* angle. My passenger airbag didn't deploy. None of my airbags deployed. There was no blind spot warning. Even after the impact, there was no alarm or notification of the damage, as the firemen were attempting to drive my car out of the road.
Tl*the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated. The recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 13v282000 (air bags , electrical system) was received in october of 2014. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the tipm flashed and the contact was informed that the occupant restraint control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000.
2nd occurrence., lift gate light came on the instrument panel app 4 days ago, made sure door was closed. Light remain on. Then today, horn sounded while car was parked in my secured garage. I have contacted the dealership. They require a fee to put on dianostic machine. Then $200 for a lift gate sensor which they claim may not remedy the issue plus labor! I don't have money to waste on maybe's.