KnownCarProblems2012 Jeep Liberty Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 385 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Jeep Liberty, most often about the air bags (44% of complaints, typically around 45,000 miles). It is 8th of 13 Liberty model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2012 Jeep Liberty problems
Air bags
169 complaints · 44%Half of these problems showed up before 45,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the air bag indicator illuminated. The dealer stated that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v282000 (air bags, electrical system) for the tipm replacement. The contact was informed that the occupant restraint control module also needed to be…
Called dealership august 1st for the recall on head restraints. I have an appointment for the 8th. The next evening when started my car the air bag deploy light stays on dashboard. The light by gearshift flashed at first and said air bag for passenger side not on.I saw another complaint at 43,000. Miles with same…
Electrical
117 complaints · 30%Half of these problems showed up before 57,000 miles. Parts named most often: instrument panel.
We bought the 2012 Jeep Liberty last year and the airbag light came on randomly last week when I started it and hasn't turned off. I called the dealership and they said it would be $125.00 to diagnose the problem then more money to fix it. After researching online and not having the money to fix this issue I am afraid…
While driving my 2012 Jeep Liberty at about 10-15 MPH, on two different occasions dashboard lights will suddenly appear and the vehicle automatically turns off in mid driving. No current recalls for this particular Jeep Liberty model. This is major issue safety issue and I have hopes that the issue will be properly…
Engine
51 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 55,500 miles.
I bought my Jeep Liberty jet in feb 2012 brand new out of the show room. I am a military vet and wanted a reliable car to drive in for my pcs moves. I started having vehicle shakes in 2013 for my 2012 Jeep Liberty jet. In december 2013 I took it to milton reuben chrysler dealership for check engine light. I was also…
My engine and the entire electrical stop while driving, every system stopped while driving in the middle of the road. This vehicle has had many issues from defective drivers seats, oil leaks, windows not working, seat belt malfunctions, recalls, head rest issues, leaks from who know where the dealer had it time and…
Transmission
34 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 56,000 miles. Parts named most often: clutch assembly.
Transmission pan leaking at 56,000 miles. No way to check fluid level for novice. No warning light for low fluid level, pulling out into traffic, car no longer moves stalling in on coming traffic. Open further investigation, pan rusted was seeping trans fluid under carriage soak, no smoke from exhaust burning as short…
The 2012 Jeep Liberty only has 56k thousand mile and transmission pan was leaking and rusting. How is this possible and why isn't this a safety hazard/product defect. There are numerous other complaints of this issue. The oil pan also showing signs of rusting as well. When the vehicle is hot and leaking fluid is this…
Other or unspecified
31 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 75,000 miles.
Windows fell inside door, suspect window regulators, contacted fca and notified 3 of 4 window regulators failed. Requested assistance since 2007 models have been recalled and evidently there is still a problem. Fca said they are unable to help, windows are taped up with duct tape.12/
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…
Body and structure
24 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 40,000 miles. Parts named most often: body, frame and members.
Opened the driver side door while the car was parked to find a foot of water that leaked in from the fabric of the driver's side roof.
Sky slider roof broken, will not open nor close. I have to put a tarp over my Jeep to keep the rain out. Cannot be repaired due to no parts available. The possibility for this roof to fly off while driving at high speeds is real. Chrysler/Jeep needs to remedy this problem.
Lights
20 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 50,500 miles.
When problem starts wipers go on dash lights come on dash gauges do not work no speedometer AC defroster heater do not work brakes do not work right headlights go out no blinkers no lights on inside of car car says no bus where the gear selecter is dash they have replaced the tpn 3 times and the wiring cluster 4 times…
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…
Visibility and wipers
18 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 42,000 miles. Parts named most often: defroster/defogger/hvac system, sun/moon roof assembly, windshield.
The clamps have broken on the driver's side window tract. This is preventing the window to raise or lower. I have to either raise or lower the window by placing my hands on the glass.I have had this problem before in my 2010 Jeep Liberty. I was stationary when this happened after trying to roll my window down.
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the sky slider's plastic piece inside rail fractured while the contact was opening the sky slider. Due to the faulty piece, the sky slider failed to open or close. The dealer (atlantic chrysler Jeep dodge ram, 130 sunrise hwy, west islip, ny 11795…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2012 Jeep Liberty recalls
Seats: head restraint
Risk: If the active headrests do not deploy in certain rear-end crashes, the front seat occupants have an increased risk of injury.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the orc as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on december 4, 2017. Owners may contact fca customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Fca's number for this recall is t56.
Full defect summary
Chrysler (fca US llc) is recalling certain 2012 jeep liberty and 2012-2013 chrysler 200 and dodge avenger vehicles. A component within the occupant restraint controller (orc) may fail and prevent the active headrests from deploying in the event of a rear-end crash.
Air bags
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the active head restraints , their non-deployment could increase the risk of injury.
Fix: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will flash the totally integrated power module (tipm) or replace the occupant restraint control module, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on november 19, 2013. Owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is n38.
Full defect summary
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 sebring and 200 vehicles manufactured june 28, 2011, through december 13, 2012; model year 2011-2013 dodge avenger vehicles manufactured june 25, 2011, through january 14, 2013; model year 2011-2012 dodge nitro vehicles manufactured june 17, 2011, through december 15, 2011; and model year 2011-2012 jeep liberty vehicles manufactured june 17, 2011, through august 15, 2012. Electrical over-stress of a resistor in the occupant restraint control module may lead to the non-deployment of the active head restraints during a rear impact collision.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture
Summary
From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.NHTSA.gov/sites/NHTSA.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substa
Active head rest inadvertent deployment
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe19014 on september 9, 2019, to investigate 128 consumer complaints alleging that the active head rest (ahr) inadvertently deployed without the occurrence of a crash or other rear impact event in model year (my) 2014 jeep grand cherokee and dodge durango vehicles.when odi opened the investigation, odi was aware of thirteen alleged injuries.a small number of early warning reports identified driver and/or passenger front seat ahr inadvertent deployments without a rear impact event.reported safety consequences resulting from the ahr deployments include concussions, headaches, soft tissue injuries, disorientation, nausea, vomiting and/or loss of
Electrical overstress
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.â during the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (acu) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) electronic control unit (ecu) manufactured by zf-trw. â the ecu receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with m
Occupant restraint controller failure
Summary
The office of defects investigation opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate voq complaints alleging a failure of the occupant restraint controller (orc) module in model year (my) 2012 jeep liberty.the purpose of the investigation was to understand vehicle owner questionnaire (voq) complaints stating that the air bag warning light remained illuminated while the vehicle was in operation.in many cases the warning light issue was reportedly corrected by a replacement of the orc module. In 2013 fca issued NHTSA safety recall 13v282 to address orc module failures caused by an electrical over stress (eos) condition that damaged an internal resistor.the failure lead to non-deployment of th
Totally integrated power module failure
Summary
In a letter dated august 21, 2014, the center for auto safety (cas) petitioned the national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged failures associated with the totally integrated power module (tipm) installed in chrysler SUV?s, trucks, and vans beginning in the 2007 model year. The petitioner alleges that tipm defects may result in engine stall, airbag non-deployment, failure of fuel pump shutoff resulting in unintended acceleration, fire, and other symptoms. On september 25, 2014, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened dp14-004 to evaluate the petition for a grant or deny decision. Odi analyzed complaint data provided by cas as
Jeep liberty door fires
Summary
The driver's side power master window switch (pmws) evaluted during this investigation controls the power windows for all four doors, the power mirrors and door locks.the pmws is located on the driver's side door panel.chrysler advised that the pmws was used on multiple vehicle platforms including model year (my) 2011 dodge nitro, my 2011-2012 jeep liberty and my 2011 chrysler town & country and dodge caravan for a total of approximately 425,000 vehicles.at the opening of the investigation, odi identified two reports of fire near the vicinity of the pmws on my 2012 jeep liberty vehicles.during the course of the investigation, odi determined that one of the complaint fires was not likely caus
Questions about the 2012 Jeep Liberty
- What are the most common problems with the 2012 Jeep Liberty?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (169 complaints, typically around 45,000 miles); electrical (117 complaints, typically around 57,000 miles); engine (51 complaints, typically around 55,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2012 Jeep Liberty have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from October 10, 2017 (seats). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2012 a bad year for the Jeep Liberty?
- It is 8th of 13 Liberty model years by number of complaints, with 385 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.