2012 JEEP LIBERTY Unknown Or Other Problems

31 complaints about Unknown Or Other

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All Unknown Or Other Complaints (31)

Dec 10, 2025

Skyroof suddenly stopped working and will not close. No dealers will fix as thry say parts aren't longer available..my car is now worthless and is a safety issue while driving with the roof partially opened.

Dec 23, 2022

Horn stopped working. Tested actual horn another way and it operates properly but when driving it does not work Someone mentioned it could be the clock spring. Is this covered under warranty or other reports of this malfunctioning for a recall?

Jul 15, 2022

Transmission failure due to not being replaced when scheduled for maintenance

Dec 3, 2020 Crash

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.

Mileage: 76,000

Jun 18, 2020

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. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

Jun 11, 2020

MY SKY SLIDER WHILE CLOSED, STARTED OPENING ON IT'S OWN GOING DOWN THE ROAD. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT, THE SKY SLIDER WILL NOT SEAL/CLOSE ALL THE WAY. AFTER TAKING IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE SKY SLIDER NEEDS REPLACED BUT MOPAR DOES NOT PRODUCE THE PARTS ANY LONGER. NOW WHENEVER I NEED TO LEAVE, I HAVE TO BE SURE THE SKY SLIDER IS ALL THE WAY DOWN BEFORE DRIVING. EVEN THEN IT LIFTS AND OPENS ON ITS OWN. I CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL OR ANY AFFORDABLE SOLUTION TO THIS KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 82,164

Jun 10, 2020

HEAT SHIELD/BLANKET BETWEEN EXHAUST AND BODY .ALMOST STARTED ON FIRE. I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING LIKE PAPER/PLASTIC. I CRAWLED UNDER JEEP TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. I SAW SMOKE AND RED EMBERS IN THAT PADDING. *TR

Mileage: 123,380

Feb 12, 2020

MY WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STARTED TO ACT UP AND THE NEXT DAY ALL CONTROLS TO EVERY WINDOW QUIT WORKING AND NOW ITS VERY COLD OUT SIDE. PLUS THE HEAT FOR THE FLOOR QUIT WORKING ALSO.

Mileage: 59,624

Dec 10, 2019

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/

Mileage: 75,000

Sep 11, 2019

FOR THE 4TH TIME NOW MY JEEP DRIVERS SEAT HAD A SHARP METAL DEVICE POKE THRU THE SEAT AND INJURY MY LEG, THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. I HAVE TAKEN THIS BACK NOW 4 TIMES FOR NEW SEATS, MOTORS, ETC. YET AFTER A TIME IT CONTINUES BREAK AND INJURY THE DRIVER. SEAT MOTOR WILL MOVE ON ITS OWN. CHRYSLER/JEEP HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE CAUSING INJURY AND DEFECTIVE SEATS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AS THIS IS NOW THE 4 TIME ON THE SAME ISSUE, YESTERDAY THE DEALERSHIP SAID " WHEN WILL JEEP FIGURE IT OUT THE SEATS ARE DEFECTIVE"

Mileage: 96,567

Feb 22, 2019

SKY SLIDER BLOWS UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, IT IS VERY NOISY, AND WHEN TAKEN TO JEEP DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY THE PARTS NECESSARY TO FIX IT ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTO GLASS SHOT AND HAVE IT GLUED SHUT. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE IT GLUED SHUT, THERE GOES THE WHOLE VALUE OF THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY VERY DANGEROUS AND RATHER INCONVENIENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

Dec 14, 2018

SOMETHING WITH THE STARTER AND SOMETHING WITH THE BACK LATCH CAN'T LOCK VECHICLE UP DO TO THE ALARM WILL GO OFF

Nov 2, 2018

MOPAR ISSUED A RECALL T56/NHTSA 17V-640. MOPAR ISSUED THE FIX AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BLUE BONNET JEEP WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE, PRINTED DOCUMENTS TO A "FIX" BUT HAS NOT INPUTTED THIS INFORMATION INTO MOPAR AS FIXED BRINGING A QUESTION TO THE LEGITIMACY OF THE FIX. THIS DEALERSHIP IS EITHER DEFRAUDED NHTSA WITH FALSE FIXES OR IS INEPT IN FOLLOW THROUGH TO FIXING THE RECALL.

Sep 12, 2018

SKY SLIDER ON 2012 JEEP LIBERTY IS UNABLE TO CLOSE AND POPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING.THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING.

Mileage: 77,000

Jul 10, 2018 Fire

WELL SERVICED VEHICLE WITH 88,000 MILES. DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT OF CLIMATE VENTS. NOTED ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AT NORMAL. STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF. FIRE NOTED UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. WITHIN MINUTES, THE CAR BECAME FULLY ENGULFED AND BURNED COMPLETELY BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD ARRIVE.

Mileage: 86,000

Mar 2, 2018

SINCE I BOUGHT MY JEEP ALMOST ONE MONTH AGO I'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR HATCH ACTUATOR TONIGHT ( 4 WEEKS AFTER REPLACING IT) MY CAT IS GIVING ME SAME ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE REAR GATE IS OPEN AND ALARM GOES OFF BY ITSELF. PANIC BUTTON DOESN'T TURN IT OFF SO APPARENTLY IT'S NOT THE ALARM DISGAGING. I GO OUT TO CAR OPEN AND CLOSE MAKE SURE IT'S PROPERLY SEALED AND HORN GOES OFF AGAIN. THIS IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS. AM I GOING TO DROP 400.00 ON MY CAR ONCE A MONTH TO BE ABLE TO LOCK MY CAR OR HAVE MY DASH LIGHTS IN WHILE I DRIVE AT NIGHT OR IS THAT TO MUCH TO ASK OF JEEP?

Mileage: 96,000

Jan 13, 2018

CAR ALARM STARTED GOING OFF WHEN CAR WAS PARKED AT MY PLACE OF BUSINESS FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WENT OUT GOT IT OFF AND NOT EVEN 5 MINUTES LATER IT STARTED AGAIN. GOT IN THE CAR AND THE REAR HATCH WARNING LIGHT WAS ON SO I OPENED AND CLOSED IT LOOKED TO BE SECURE SO I TRIED LOCKING AGAIN AND ALARM WENT OFF AND WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ON. REAR GATE IS NOT OPEN AND CANNOT LOCK MY VEHICLE WITHOUT THE ALARM GOING OFF. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AS THERE IS NOT A PROPER SEAL ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK INTO THE WINDOW. I LOOKED AT THE LATCHES AND THEY BOTH APPEAR TO BE CORRODED AND RUSTY FROM SAID WATER DAMAGE!

Mileage: 95,200

Dec 4, 2017

THE SKY VIEW ROOF MALFUNCTIONED, CAME LOOSE BEGAN TO CATCH AIR. I BELIEVED THAT IF I WAS GOING FASTER IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN OFF. THE ROOF CAME OFF ITS TRACK. IT NEEDED REPAIR TO REPLACE "PINS AND RESET THE SWITCH" I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THIS IS A CHRONIC ISSUE AND A COSTLY ONE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON AN OFF RAMP I WAS GOING APX. 35.MPH THE USED CAR DEALER WARRANTED THE REPAIR BUT STATED IT WAS LIKELY TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

Mileage: 91,000

Oct 18, 2017

WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP I WILL PRESS MY GAS PEDAL AND WILL EITHER GO 20MPH OR NOT MOVE. THE RPM GO UP BUT WILL BARELY MOVE. IN ORDER TO GET IT TO STOP I HAVE TO SHUT OFF JEEP AND RESTART IT AND THEN IT WORKS FINE. ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CODE P0869. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP SHOWED THEM THE CODE AND VIDEO OF WHAT MY JEEP IS DOING. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNLESS IT HAPPENS WHEN THEY HAVE IT. IT'S BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT MY CAUSE THIS PROBLEM?

Mileage: 50,000

Jun 6, 2017

SO, IN 2016 SEP. I TOOK MY 20012 JEEP LIBERTY IN FOR A RECALL WHICH HAS BEEN CORRECTED. THE TEC. THEN ADVISED ME TO GET THE LIGHT TURNED OFF I WOULD NEED TO PAY THE COST OF $400. TO GET THIS RESOLVED. AND IF I EVER GET INTO ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURES RECALL. AS OF TODAY I HAVE NOT YET FIXED THIS ISSUE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE SOLVED BY NHTSA

May 30, 2017

THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAS GONE OUT IN 3 OF 4 OF MY AUTOMATIC WINDOWS, ALL WITHIN A YEARS SPAN. TWO WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD ONE OF THE REGULATORS FIXED, BUT FOR A HEFTY FEE. WHEN ONE REGULATOR WENT OUT MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND THE REAR WINDOW WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP.

Mileage: 29,000

May 7, 2017

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.

Mileage: 51,349

May 5, 2017

I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL JEEP LIBERTY OWNER SINCE 2008. I NOW HAVE A 2012, IN TOTAL I HAVE HAD 3 LIBERTY'S. THE CLOCK IN EACH OF THEM REMAIN 2 OR 3 MINUTES BEHIND NO MATTER WHAT I DO! I'VE JUST LOOKED AT YOUR COMPLAINTS AND I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT JUST THAT. IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH IS WHY I'M SURE MOST PEOPLE HAVEN'T WRITTEN ABOUT IT. OR LIKE I DID IN 2008, I JUST ASSUMED THAT IS WAS JUST A FLUKE WITH THAT PARTICULAR CAR. WRONG, EVERY LIBERTY THAT I HAVE HAD HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THAT YOU ARE NOT MAKING THE LIBERTY ANYMORE PERHAPS YOU CAN DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR REMAINING LIBERTY OWNERS AND DO A RECALL AND FIX THE CLOCK? FURTHER MORE IT MAKES ME WONDER IF I SHOULD START A SURVEY/CAMPAIGN WITH OWNERS OF OTHER JEEP/CHRYSLER OWNERS TO SEE IF THEIR CLOCKS KEEP CORRECT TIME. OBVIOUSLY, I LIKE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE CONTINUED TO PURCHASE IT HOWEVER; IT IS VERY "TIME CONSUMING" TO HAVE TO RESET THE CLOCK EVERY OTHER DAY. YES, PUN INTENDED! PLEASE, LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU INTEND TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IS IT THE SAME IN ALL YOUR VEHICLES OR IS THIS A DEFECT OF ONLY THE LIBERTY? IF SO THEN YOU HAVE AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM THEN I IMAGINED.

Mileage: 15

Feb 8, 2017

THE WINDOW REGULATOR FREQUENTLY BREAKS WITHOUT WARNING. WE HAVE HAD IT CHANGED ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND IT JUST BROKE AGAIN.

Mileage: 40,000

Jun 2, 2016

THE CABLE AND PINS ON THE SKY SLIDER ON ROOF OF VEHICLE SNAPPED AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING, IF WE HAD BEEN GOING A FASTER SPEED THE ENTIRE CANVASS TOP COULD HAVE BROKEN LOOSE FROM VEHICLE

Mileage: 26,604

Feb 27, 2016

GATE LATCH LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF.INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON,DRAINS BATTERY.STATIONARY, MOVING

Mileage: 98,145

Nov 18, 2015

THE OIL FILLER TUBE LEAKING OIL ONTO VALVE COVER. PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 1 MONTH

Mileage: 23,000

Sep 8, 2015

STARTED UP THE CAR AROUND 8/24/2015 AND THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH. IT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ON.

Mileage: 83,000

Jul 16, 2015

I WAS DRIVING 35 MILES PER HOUR, THE ESC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, CAR IS JERKING WHEN YOU ARE COMING TO A STOP. THE ESC IS FLASHING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2012 ,THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN THREE WEEKS THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TWO TIME LIGHT WHEN OFF WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF NOT THIS TIME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ON THIS TIME.

Mileage: 61,850

Jun 8, 2015

NOTHING MAJOR YET..THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIPM,MY JEEP JUST WENT OVER 50,000 MILES AND NOW I HAVE THIS THAT IS OUT OF WARRENTY.BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS OUT THERE AND NO RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT AND AM GOING TO BE FORCED IN TRADING IN,I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH ALL THE SUDDEN ISSUES.CHRYSLER IGNORING THIS PROBLEM,I WILL NOT BY ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT.I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN RIDE WITH ME OFTEN AND I AM CONCERNED. THANK-YOU.

Mar 26, 2015

ON JUNE 17, 2014 I WENT TO FIELDS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN SANFORD FL. DUE TO STARTING ISSUES WITH MY 2012 JEEP LIBERTY WHICH I PURCHASED ON DECEMBER 2012 UPON ARRIVAL I ENTERED THE SERVICE LANE AND WAS GREETED BY A COMPANY EMPLOYEE. HE SAID ?SOMEONE WILL BE WITH YOU SHORTLY? NOT LONG AFTER ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SAID BASICALLY THE SAME THING. I WAITED A WHILE LONGER THEN ANOTHER PERSON WHO DID NOT INTRODUCE HIMSELF (WHOM NOW I KNOW AS [XXX]). HOW CAN I HELP YOU? I STATE TO HIM THAT MY JEEP IS HAVING STARTING ISSUES AND WITHOUT LETTING ME FINISH HE SAID YOU GOT NO WARRANTY IT'S A 2012 JEEP. I STATED, ?SIR THIS JEEP WAS PURCHASED ON 12/2012 AND IT DOESN'T MATTER THE WARRANTY GOES FROM THE MANUFACTURED DATE.? I CONTINUE TO EXPLAIN THAT THE WARRANTY SAYS 12 MONTH WITH AN 18 MONTH REPLACEMENT THEN IT'S PRORATED. THEN [XXX] LOOKED INTO THE TRUCK AND SAID YOU HAVE TOO MANY MILES IN A RUDE AND NON-PROFESSIONAL MANNER. I SAID CAN WE LOOK AT THE BATTERY AND LOOK AT THE WARRANTY. I RELEASED THE LATCH AND HE OPENED THE HOOD. [XXX] WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE JEEP AND I WAS BY THE DRIVER SIDE I BEGAN TO READ THE PRINTED WARRANTY ON THE BATTERY. I BEGAN TO NOTICE LIQUID COMING FROM UNDER ONE OF THE CAPS. I SAID LOOK AT THAT NOT GOOD. AT THAT TIME [XXX] SAID LET ME HANDLE THIS ISSUE. I TOUCHED IT AND THE TOP BLEW OFF EXPLODING AND SPRAYING ME IN THE EYES AND IN THE FACE. I WAS RUSHED TO ANOTHER AREA OF THE SHOP WHERE THEY BEGAN TO FLUSH MY EYES. THE FIRST PERSON THAT GREETED ME UPON ARRIVAL HE SAID I?M THE PERSON WHO FIRST GREETED YOU THE MEDIC CANE AND CONTINUED FIRST AID WHILE TRANSPORTING ME TO THE HOSPITAL IN SANFORD THEN THE EMERGENCY ROOM OPERATORS TOOK OVER. I RECEIVED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON MY FACE. MY EYES ARE SEVERELY DAMAGED MY VISION HAS BEEN GREATLY DECREASED WITH DRY EYES CLOUDY AND VISION WHICH IS HINDERING MY NIGHT TIME DRIVING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 36,000