2002 Jeep Liberty Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITHOUT WARNING THE DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT FRACTURED CAUSING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO SEPARATE IMPALING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE”

“2002 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BALL JOINT BROKE AND WHEEL KNOCKED FRONT FENDER OFF OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED BALL JOINT AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL UNDER RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RE-ATTACHING FENDER”

“AFTER AN INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT MY UPPER CONTROL ARMS & BALL JOINTS ARE NO GOOD FROM MOSTLY CORROSION .I HAVE 73000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK. DOING RE SEARCH I FIND A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE”

“TAKATA RECALL: I WAS TOLD BY COVERT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 8107 RESEARCH BLVD. IN AUSTIN TX 78758 THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED ONCE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THAT WAS 2014. COVERT KEPT THE NOTICES THAT WERE MAILED TO MY HOME”

“ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND THE PART TO FIX MY JEEP IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I GOT SECOND NOTICE OF RECALL , CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE PART IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE”

“TAKATA RECALL/ THE LAST RECALL THAT I HAD PERFORMED WAS R06/NHTSA 15V-046 OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE. THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED AT BOBB'S CHRYSLER/CEDAR LAKE, IN 01/16. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY, SINCE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED”

“THIS IS TAKATA RECALL. FROM LAST YEAR, MY CAR'S AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON SOMETIMES WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT. ON FEBRUARY 24, 2016, MY CAR WENT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE AIRBAG LIGHT BY THE RECALL, WHICH IS FREE REPAIR, BUT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON”

“THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED”

“ON 11/11/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 05:00A.M. I STARTED OUT FOR WORK. THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. I WAS TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE GOING ABOUT 40MPH”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE ACCELERATING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT'S NIECE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S NIECE SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS AND CUTS TO THE LEFT ARM, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION”

“WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, FOLLOWED ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER BY MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET AT A STEADY SPEED AND HIT NO BUMPS”

“I WAS HIT IN A HEAD ON COLLISION BY A DRUNK DRIVER AND MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY KNEES WERE ALSO INJURED AND I WAS INFORMED THERE IS ALSO A RECALL ON MY JEEP FOR A KNEE PLATE”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC”

“AFTER A TIRE FAILURE AT 45MPH ON A PARKWAY VEHICLE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED 1 COMPLETE TIME. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED”

“NUMBER 3 AND 6 CYLINDERS BLEW. FOUND BROKEN RODS AND BEARINGS IN THE OIL PAN. BEARINGS WERE TWISTED AROUND THE STUDS FOR THE CRANK COVER”

“MOTOR WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING......REPLACED. AFTER 7K MILES.....MOTOR WENT OUT AGAIN. THE WARRANTY COMPANY FOR THE MOTOR ACTS AS IF THEY DID NOT KNOW THE MOTORS CONSTANTLY GO OUT”

“WE REPLACED THE ENGINE AT 135,000 MILES AND THE NEXT ENGINE IS DOING THE SAME THING AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. MECHANICS HAVE SAID THESE ENGINES WERE DEFECTIVE”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND ACCELERATED FORWARD”

“WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE HAS SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH SPEED EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE STANDING ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE”

“THE FUEL TANK ON YOUR VEHICLE HAS A SMALL CHANCE OF EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK DURING CERTAIN TYPES OF REAR END COLLISIONS. SAFETY RISK: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERBODY FIRE”

“I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, N46/NHTSA 13V-252. THIS INVOLVED THE FUEL TANK WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AFTER A REAR END COLLISION. THE FIX WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TRAILER HITCH WOULD BE INSTALLED TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR THE REAR MOUNTED FUEL TANK”

“I BROUGHT MY JEEP IN FOR A RECALL N46. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD CHRYSLER THEY DID THE RECALL BUT MY SHEET FROM THEM SAID INSPECT PER RECALL DID NOT PASS INSPECTION TOO RUSTED”