Three problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2004 Jeep Liberty. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Jeep Liberty based on all problems reported for the 2004 Liberty.
Owner of vehicle opened door and leaned inside to start vehicle. He inserted key and turned the ignition to the "start" position. The driver's side air bag spontaneously deployed. Owner was injured. No other air bags deployed. Seat belt pretensioners did not deploy.
I had a very serious car accident where the 2004 Jeep Liberty sport rolled over several times after swerving on the highway going 68 mph. The front airbags did not go off in this kind of crash. There was no front impact. However, the vehicle was equipped with side curtain airbags which did not go off. I was very surprised that they did not go off in this kind of impact when there was clear impact on the driver side and passenger side doors , both the driver and passanger side door windows shattered. The vehicle had been totaled. I believe there was additional bruising and head impact of the driver and passanger due the side curtain airbags not going off.
While driving the vehicle experienced a roll over, and upon impact, the side curtain air bags did not deploy . Driver had no major injuries. , however the driver sustained cuts and a concussion from the force of the vehicle slamming on its side.