Jeep Liberty Brakes Problems
302 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 12 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2002. Best year: 2000.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
FRONT BRAKES GOT STUCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING GOT STUCK BEFORE BUT HAD GOT FIXED AND THEN HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME CAUGHT FIRE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PURCHASING AND DRIVING FROM THE DEALER BI AUTO SALES (1431 CHURCH ST, BOHEMIA, NY 11716) AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS T...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH IN RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOW, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT S...
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I STARTED TO APPROACH A MAC TRUCK, I STARTED TO APPLY MY BREAKS AND I NOTICED I DIDNT SLOW DOWN, SO I KEPT TRYING, THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS, ESP, AND TWO OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. I REAR ENDED THE TRUCKED AND MY ...
ON 8-15-2018, I (DRIVER/OWNER OF A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT) WAS LEAVING MY PARKING SPOT AT A CONVENIENCE STORE. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED SPEEDING BACKWARDS. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH ALL THE FORCE I ...
WHILE APPLYING BRAKE & SHIFTING TO REVERSE, CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT HIGH SPEED WITH NO THROTTLE ENGAGED. BRAKE WAS PRESSED THE WHOLE TIME AND PUMPED TO STOP VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO BRAKING. A POLE WAS IMPACTED CRUSHING VEHICLE. NO WA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE STOPPED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ABS AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADRESTS DEPLOYED. THE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED ME...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH IN SNOWY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BRIDGE ABUTMENT. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLO...
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET, TURNING A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE FRONT END SUSPENSION: CONTROL ARM SNAPPED/ DISCONNECTED FROM THE LOWER BALL JOINT. AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY/ CV DRIVE SHAFT BROKE. COST OF REPAIR $1500
ON MARCH 3, 2015 I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET AND IT HAS A SEMI-STEEP DECLINE AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP GOING DOWN. I PUMPED MY BRAKES AND HAD MY BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BOARD. MY JEEP LIBERTY FAILED TO STOP SENDING ME THROUGH AN INTERSEC...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER DETACHED FROM THE WINDOW. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE TI...