general problems of the 2012 Jeep Liberty - part 1

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?.

Transmission failure due to not being replaced when scheduled for maintenance.

I was hit on my passenger front, while attempting to cross into a parking lot, so hard until my tire rod bent at a 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

Something with the starter and something with the back latch can't lock vechicle up do to the alarm will go off.

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.

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.

Sky slider on 2012 Jeep Liberty is unable to close and pops open while driving. This happens at any speed you are driving.

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?.

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!.

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?.

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.

The window regulator frequently breaks without warning. We have had it changed on 3 different occasions and it just broke again.

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.

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.

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.

Gate latch light will not shut off. Interior lights stay on,drains battery. Stationary, moving.

Heater would not send heat to floor setting. Told by dealer that heater melted parts of housing-distribution to the point that it would not work anymore. Also said I had to replace heater core since they were known to go bad also. The dealer, szott m59 Chrysler Jeep, said they were having to replace lots of the housings and heater cores on this model because of melting and plugging problems. Told by dealer that it was an engineering problem and Jeep knew about it and was trying to correct it. My problem is they still wanted almost $1000. 00 to fix it, after discount from almost $1200. 00, when they admitted it was a poorly designed system that the Jeep engineers were working on to repair. Also, what if it happens again just because I use the heater and it melts itself again to the point of not working? I feel that if they know this is a common problem, and the dealer says it has to replace a lot of the units, Jeep should be covering the cost of repairs. I have the old part here at home if you would like to inspect it. Thank you.

I was involved in an accident in my 2012 Jeep Liberty when another driver pulled left I front of me to make their right turn into a parking lot. My truck drove over hi and on the way down struck a parked car and flipped over on to its hood. The entire interior caved in directly on to my head and not a single air bag deployed. I was hospitalized and was already handicapped so this exacerbated my injuries pronouncly and the increased pain, both physical and mental, led to my wife leaving, loss of employment, family, you name it and it's been lost because of this accident. When you see pics, you'll understand why paramedics were shocked I was alive at all. -scott linden 818. 384. 2182 (1st 2 pics are exterior, 3rd pic is of my driver's seat itself and how I managed avoiding being split in 1/2 is beyond me. ).

The oil filler tube leaking oil onto valve cover. Part is on back order for 1 month.

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.

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.

On 3 different occasions, first one driving on 95 from new york on December 3, 2014, I put on cruise control and car accelerated out of my control, brakes didn't work and I had to cross over lanes and tried everything to stop car, drove in to a ditch and car died, wouldn't restart for hours. The second time was March 6 2015 in florida, I was just driving along and the car just got out from under me at a very fast speed and I couldn't stop it, I threw it into park and the car died and the ignition just kept doing a clicking noise, left it over night because it wouldn't start, had to have it flatbed away, the car started the next day?? now on April 3rd 2015 it happened when I was going 3 miles an hour in my parking lot and the Jeep accelerated and I drove straight between 2 parked cars and over a handicap sign to stop, now it has been sitting since Friday in to a parking spot that my neighbors helped me push it in to, I could of been killed or hurt others. This car is in pristine condition, well maintained and low mileage. . . Who can help me???.

Opened the driver side door while the car was parked to find a foot of water that leaked in from the fabric of the driver's side roof.

While driving , all warning light lid up on the dash board and the car just die out on the road.

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 steve). 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 steve 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. Steve 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 steve 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.

Active head restraints recall, I got this recall almost a year ago now, and never got the second notice of parts being available to fix this issue. I see other people have also had this issue. Could this possibly be why my air bag light is constantly on?? when is the recall going to be addressed?.

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.

No second notification was received by mail as it had been indicated by the recall notice: "what your dealer will do. . . Chrysler intends to repair your vehicle free of charge (parts and labor). However, the parts required to provide a permanent remedy for this condition are currently not available. Chrysler is making every effort to obtain these parts as quickly as possible. Chrysler will contact you again by mail, with a follow-up recall notice, when the remedy parts are available. " the last sentence was underlined on the notice. No 2nd notification was mailed. I complained at an oil change, and I received an email shortly after "reminding" me to have it done. Several months, maybe even almost a year, had passed.

Have a Jeep Liberty 2012 with retractable roof. Have had leaking problems since I've owned the Jeep. It is now in the electrical and hoping it doesn't catch fire or something. They have tried to fix, there is no fix for this problem. They only made one year of the Liberty with the retractable roof because of this problem. My worry is that now it's in the electrical part of the Jeep. Is this a safety item?.

Vehicle experiences momentary loss of power during normal highway driving. Dealership and manufacturer representative both agree there is a problem, but do not know how to repair and refuse to do any repairs. They do not know what causes the loss of power.