2012 Jeep Liberty wipers, windshield & visibility problems

20 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2012 Jeep Liberty, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 20 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 40,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 76% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

View the numbers

Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	5
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	6
60k to 80k miles	0
80k to 100k miles	2
100k to 120k miles	0
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 17 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 76% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. The contact stated that the windows would not defrost completely, leaving blind spots at the top and bottom of the front windshield. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the contact was told that there was nothing that could be done to correct the issue. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the contact should have tested the safety features out on the vehicle before purchasing. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 5,500 miles, December 2011

The wipers start working by themselves while driving down the road. It is very scary and I am worried what else will go wrong!!! :(

Reported at 40,000 miles, March 2017

Wipers, windshield & visibility problems in other years

2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002

Wipers, windshield & visibility problems across all Jeep models