general problems of the 2003 Jeep Liberty - part 1

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags). The contact stated that while parked in a structure, the air bags inadvertently deployed. The vehicle was not occupied at the time. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

9/18/2023 I had an incident I thought something got behind brake pedal and kept me from pushing the brakes. When I drove it home. Going down the interstate I hit the gas get to speed limit. 3 times the vehicle kept speeding up hitting 80 and still wanting to climb. When I hit breaks hit was hard to press worse then hitting non power breaks and then I forced on the brakes and the vehicle started shaking. And took lot of effort to slow down. This vehicle doesn't have cruise control. Have had cliche with lights radio tac speed air while driving. Non of the air bags went off I checked recall was January to March this Jeep was manufactured 12 2.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving 30–35 mph, the driver's and passenger's side air bags inadvertently deployed but then immediately deflated. No warning light was illuminated. There was no impact to the vehicle that could have caused the air bags to deploy. The air bags deployment caused damage to the dashboard. There was dust coming from the air bags which got into the contact and his passenger's eyes; however, no medical attention was received. The contact restarted the vehicle and drove to his residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance due to the age of the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated while his mother-in-law was exiting out the highway, she struck a curb causing the front passenger side tire to blow out. The vehicle lose control and was spinning and struck two utility poles and the vehicle was able to come to a stop. The driver of the vehicle passed away on impact and the passenger had to seek medical attention and was taken to the hospital. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was deemed totally loss. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.

Air bag warning light comes on from time to time. I wonder if the air bag system is working properly. Almost every other Jeep Liberty before and after my VIN number was recalled, just not a very small group of vehicles my Jeep is in.

The air bags didn't deploy at all. I slide on an icy bridge at 35 mph and slammed into the concrete bridge barrier. None of the airbags deployed. The Jeep was put on a scope 2 1/2 weeks before the accident with no codes read. I have severe whip lash and muscle strains in my back, neck, shoulders, and arms from the impact. I could have died. No, the problem wasn't reproduced or confirmed. The police have looked at and insurance company will be looking at the vehicle. There were no warnings at any kind prior to the failure.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while his girlfriend was driving at approximately 40 mph, the driver side air bag deployed independently without incident. The contact stated that the air bag warning light had illuminated on the instrument panel. His girlfriend managed to drive the vehicle back home; she then called a friend who drove her to the hospital for pain to her left forearm. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that the vehicle had been placed under NHTSA campaign number: 15v046000(air bags) which he linked to the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired or diagnosed and remained in the contact's possession. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

The airbag deployed while driving down the road. Was unaware of the recall. Dealer said they can not fix because the airbag already deployed. Had minor physical injury to the left arm but definitely mental distress. Air bag light came on which it had before then 30-60 seconds later airbag deployed without warning.

The airbag deployed on my wife that was in her third trimester pregnancy while driving on the highway, which left the baby and my wife at risk. She was sent to the emergency for abdominal trauma. Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, or ram dealer were unable to locate a recall number for the Jeep airbag system occupant restraint control (orc) module. It was a very long process and Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, or ram dealership located on I-10 kept giving us different responses about our airbag being at the dealership and then later finding out that they did not have the airbag in stock. The dealership offered $500 to keep the vehicle, but I refused and just wanted them to repair the airbag. The dealership kept calling us to pick up the vehicle and in order to do that, we would have to get it towed to where we lived. Luckily, a staff member at the dealership informed us that if we were to pick up the Jeep at that time then we would be fully responsible for it and could not hold the dealership accountable if something worse happened. Instead of following through with towing it, we did our own research and discovered that there were several similar testimonies about this issue for the same year make and model, (2003 Jeep Liberty). We called corporate several times and they were unable to locate the recall number nor give us a solution. After several months had passed, we finally received a recall number via text and email from mopar. Com. ( fca recall # r06). We then contacted the dealership with the recall number and confirmed that this was an issue that needed to be taken care of. They took several months to locate an airbag and finally repair the orc module. Once the vehicle was ready for pick up, they did not exactly walk us through the vehicle and new parts installed. The Jeep was in poor condition; it was left outside, uncovered, and paint is now peeling. Seatbelts do not spring back, dash lights are dim and steering is screeching, engine light is on. This took a total of 8 months.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty 2wd. The contact owns a 2008 Lincoln mkz. The contact received recall NHTSA campaign number: 15v046000 (airbags) was associated with the VIN. However, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. No injuries sustained. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while at an intersection. The driver's airbags deployed without warning. The contact managed to drive the vehicle to Jeep ft walton 541 mary esther cut off NW, fort walton beach, FL 32548 (888) 717-7554 where it was diagnosed and determined that the orc module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle is undrivable. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the defect was not believed to be the caused of the failure regarding the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 184,000. The parts distribution disconnect. Ck.

While turning from a green light I was probably going maybe 5-10 mph both my driver and passenger airbags both went off and man those things hurt badly but there was no car collision or anything they just went off out of the blue and there was a lot of smoke and left my ears ringing and parts of the dash came apart.

Driving 25 mph on my way home airbag deployed without collision jut deployed with no reason!!.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that as soon as the vehicle was parked in front of her driveway, by her husband, the air bag in the steering exploded and emitted smoke, without warning and without impact. . The contact's husband who was at the front driver's seat sustained some burns on his left arms and left hands. The vehicle was towed to the ray byrant Chrysler Dodge Jeep ram fiat dealer (504-363-1999, located at 1660 westbank expy. , harvey, la 70058) where an inspector from the NHTSA (bill janin) came to the shop to inspect the vehicle. The contact was asked whether the vehicle was involved in collision. The contact stated �no� . The contact was not provided any report about the inspection. The vehicle was towed back to the contact's residence after the inspection. The contact did not know whether the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. Fe.

Recall r06: the air bag on my 2003 Jeep deployed on my daughter while driving on the highway. The air bag hit her in the chest and face. I called the Jeep customer line to let them know what happened and they said there was a recall for the airbag. I informed them that I never received a recall for the airbag. They told me the recall was from 1/2015. In 2015 I took my Jeep to the dealership 2 different times for recalls I had received. July 2015 and September 2015. So even if I didn't get a recall notice the dealership still should have seen the airbag recall wasn't done. I have been going threw hell trying to get the fca group to fix the airbag and do the recall. This is the response they emailed my after I told them what had happened (this will further acknowledge contact to fiat Chrysler automobiles (fca), regarding your 2003 Jeep Liberty. Naturally, we were sorry to learn of the incident described to us during the initial contact. However, we have had the opportunity to review your case and must inform you that we are not led to believe that the incident was due to a manufacturing responsibility. ) this was unacceptable my daughter could have crashed the Jeep and died!! why would I lie about not get a recall notice that involves an airbag in 2015 but I had 3 other recalls done in 2015 after the airbag recall but no one noticed it wasn't done!!!.

2003 Jeep Liberty. Consumer writes in regards to airbag system occupant restraint control, fuel tank, front suspension upper control arm ball joints and lower ball joints safety recall. The consumer was unaware of all the recalls before being sold the vehicle. The dealer would not assist with the repairs.

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 could muster, it failed to stop the vehicle. The tires were squealing & black tire marks were left on the pavement. My vehicle stopped when I slammed into the front end of a parked car which was next to a gas pump with the driver inside. Fortunately nobody was hurt. No police report was filed but my insurance company was called immediately to report it. "takata recall" I went to the local Jeep dealership (bluebonnet Jeep in new braunfels,TX. ) with the recall notice in hand. The employee in the drive-up service lane called the office to verify if part was in stock. It was not. She made an appointment for 2 weeks from that date. I returned with my vehicle on my scheduled appointment date & was notified by a different employee that part(s) were still not available & was told that an individual needed to inspect my vehicle first but he didn't know when the inspector would be available to do it. I told that employee that they weren't serious about replacing the part(s) needed. So I got back in my car & drove home.

Wednesday December 20 2017, my wife and I were driving east on hwy 10 during snowy condions, when we hit black ice at 50 mph. The vehicle spun 360� and hit a guard rail at 40-45 mph. The airbags in the vehicle did not deploy resulting major injuries to my wife (passenger) broken sternum and right broken tibia, which was corrected with major surgery and rehabilitation. The roads were snowy, traffic was at 45-50mph in a 60 mph speed limit zone. The accident happend on hwy10 e and ferry st in anoka minnesota. The Jeep Liberty is totaled and my wife is suffering from injuries would have been severe, would the safety airbags had deployed and kept my wife from moving forward into the dash.

2003 Jeep Liberty. Consumer writes in regards to occupant restraint control module safety recall. The consumer stated the vehicle was taken into have the repairs completed, but the dealer was unaware which module was needed for the replacement. The dealer charged a fee to diagnose the failure. The consumer declined. Updated 10/03/2017.

Takata recall still waiting to be repaired.

Recall 15v-673 dealer still unable to repair recall - states no parts available from Chrysler.

Jeep was idling in park off the road in our pasture. Passenger air bag deployed an about 1-2 seconds later drivers air bag deployed striking me.

Hi,I really have a problem with the eastchester Chrysler Jeep doge dealer in the bronx NY 10466, I took few times to try to fixed the recall ( ro6 ) to the above dealer but unfortunately they never had the piece. I made an appointment we them to reserve the part but they not available to fixed.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v673000 (air bags) and 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure). The parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

My complaint is that of the air bags in this vehicle. On Saturday October 15, 2016 I was rear ended by another vehicle and forced into a telephone pole stopping me in my tracks. Through the rear impact with the vehicle striking me and the front colision with the telephone pole the air bag system in the vehicle did not deploy.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v673000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Both airbags on 2003 Jeep Liberty deployed for no reason. There was no accident. I was pulling out of the driveway. There were no passengers in the vehicle, only the driver. Jeep has denied responsibility for this claim indicating that there was ample time to have the recall repaired. However, I did not receive any recall notices. Jeep had and continues to have the wrong address on file. My address upon moving is promptly changed, yet Jeep continues to have the wrong address on file.

I just received a call from Jeep that an outstanding recall is still on my vehicle and looking back some months ago, I brought my car into a dealer to have all of the recalls fixed and they said they need to order a part for one of the recalls. I never received a call back stating that the part was ready to be installed. Had it not been for this current call from Jeep I would have forgotten all about it. I just don't have time to keep bringing this car in and waiting for parts to be installed on it.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The dealer indicated that the vehicle was repaired according to NHTSA campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension) on August 1, 2016; however, the remedy did not prevent the failure. Years later, while turning right into a parking lot, the lower ball joint fractured on the driver side. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed by the manufacturer to take the vehicle to the dealer for repairs where it was diagnosed that the driver side ball joint fractured and damaged the axle and the front driver side tire. The manufacturer refused to cover the repair. The contact was also unable to determine when the parts would become available to receive the repairs for NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v673000 (air bags and 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure). The vehicle was still at the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. While the vehicle was parked, the air bags deployed independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v046000 (air bags). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000.

Takata recall we have taken it in several times to carl gregory on victory dr. They keep saying the parts arent in and they will call, but they never do. This has been going on for over a year.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v673000 (air bags) and was unable to receive the repair within a reasonable time frame. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.