There are 40 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2004 Jeep Libertyin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The contact owns a 2004 Jeep liberty. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH going through the green traffic light her vehicle had been hit by another vehicle in the intersection passing a red light. The contact stated that her vehicle was crashed head-on, however, the air bags did not deploy. The contact stated that a police report was filed, and the vehicle was towed. The contact stated that the ambulance was dispatched to the scene to evaluate her, and had determined that she was okay at the time and did not have to go to the hospital. The contact stated that she only suffered from a few bruises. The manufacturer nor the dealer were notified of the failure. The mileage failure was 200,000.
The driver side seatbelt will not stay buckled has a hard time to buckle if it does and then comes unbuckled again driving down the road. There has been numerous complaints I see already for this what do I need to fix it
THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY LATCH. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT COMES UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE BUTTON UNTOUCHED. AS AN EXAMPLE, THE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES WITHOUT TOUCHING THE RED BUTTON ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 275,000.
IMPORTANT THIS IS TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH TO ENGLISH IN GOOGLE TRANSLATOR. MY REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS, TO HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM I HAVE, REALLY DO NOT KNOW IF THIS MERCHANT EXISTS OR IS SOMETHING GHOST. I HAVE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SELLER AND WITH THE LOCAL DEALER BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NO ANSWER, AS THE PLACE IS FAR TO GO, I HAVE NOT YET HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE LOCAL. FOR THIS REASON I THINK I AM A VICTIM OF FRAUD. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM USING BARIOS PHONE NUMBER, BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE NOT ANSWER. SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2016 I WAS CLEANING THE SUV WHEN I REALIZE THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT LACKS A TURNILLO AND SAFETY BELTS OF DEFECTS ARE REMOVED. I QUICKLY CALL THE SELLER BUT NOT ANSWERED. THAT SAME DAY I INFORMED MY MECHANIC AVIA COME TO MY HOUSE, TOLD MY SUV HAS A WATER LEAK AND BURNED IN THE MUFFLER, WHEN MY CHECK MECHANIC TELLS ME IS NOT WATER IS OIL, AGAIN I CONTACT THE SELLER AND I SENT HIM A TEXT MESSAGE AND DOES NOT ANSWER ME, MY MECHANIC INFORMS ME, THE TRADER CAN NOT SELL TIRE TRUCK WITH BAD QUALITY, MY SUV THE TIRE ARE WORN, NOT REALLY SAP THAT INFORMATION. UNTIL TODAY I CALL AND LEAVE A TEXT MESSAGE TO THE SELLER BUT HE DOES NOT ANSWER WHEN I CALL THE MERCHANT I END THE CALL. FOR THIS REASON I THINK I AM A VICTIM OF FRAUD. PLEASE ASK FOR HELP BECAUSE NOW I HAVE NO CAR AND NOT THINK IT'S SURE I USE THE SUV IN THESE CONDITIONS, ANOTHER THING I WANT TO ADD ON THE WATER LEAK, THE REALITY IS THAT THE RADIATOR IS BROKEN, THE SELLER LIED TO ME DECEIVED ME, THE ME I SWINDLED. THAT DAY WHEN I GOT HOME IT WAS NIGHT, I WHEN I GET HOME CHECK THE PART OF THE FRONT OF THE SUV, THE PART WHERE THE ENGINE IS, THE WATER RESERVOIR HAD NO WATER, FOR ME THAT WAS STRANGE AND CONTACT THE SELLER, I TOLD THE SALESMAN THAT THE WATER RESERVOIR HAD NO WATER, THE SELLER TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS FATIGUED AND POSSIBLY FELL ASLEEP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SEVERED TONGUE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000. UPDATED 05/24/16*LJ *TR
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 WAS IN ACCIDENT ON SEPT 27 AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL THE VEHICLE STOPPED IT TOOK ABOUT 5MINS AFTER ACCIDENT THEN THERE WAS A SMELL LIKE RUBBER AND IT JUST WENT POOF DIDN'T MAKE CONTACT WITH MY FACE OR BODY. STATIONARY ON HWY 89 AND WAS FIRED FROM MY JOB FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE NEXT DAY. I AM LEFT HANDED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTACT YA'LL THANK YOU *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RED LATCH STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, UNABLE TO BUCKLE SEAT BELT DUE TO UNSAFE QUALITY OF MECHANISMS. SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
I WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE A TRUCK DRIVING ERRATICALLY SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES CAUSING A 3 CAR PILE UP, IN WHICH I WAS CAUSED TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING MY FACE/HEAD / CHEST TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO CAUSING SEVERE NECK PAIN AND OTHER INJURY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO PURSE THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE DEFECT. THERE IS NO REPORTED ACCIDENTS OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT TO THE VEHICLE. *TR
SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT LOCK ANYMORE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
MY DAUGHTERS WERE DRIVING HOME AND THE REAR TIRE SLID ON SOME GRAVEL AND IT APPEARED SHE OVER CORRECTED AND THEY WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED AT LEAST 8 TO 10 TIMES. AT SOME POINT WHILE THEY WERE ROLLING BOTH OF THEIR SEATBELTS (BOTH FRONT SEAT)CAME UNHOOKED AND CAUSED MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTERS HEAD TO HANG OUT THE WINDOW. PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS WILL OR MAY OCCUR IN AN ACCIDENT OF THIS TYPE FOR THEIR SAFETY. *TR
SLID ON ICE SLAMMED INTO BANK HARD, FLIPPED AROUND SLID ON SIDE OF THE CAR. THE CAR, FLIPPED BACK AROUND AND SLID ON THE OTHER SIDE THEN BACK UP ON THE WHEELS. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I SLAMMED INTO THE BANK. BUT I HAVE THE BRUISES WHERE THE SEAT BELTS WORKED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED LIT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE DEALER DID NOT INDICATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR YEARS TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID STRIKING A BEAR, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD, WHICH REQUIRED THREE STAPLES. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
MY DAUGHTER WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A TELEPHONE POLE UPON MAKING A TURN AT ABOUT 35MPH. THANK GOD SHE IS OKAY, BUT HER CAR, A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY 4D 4X4 LTD WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT AND I WANTED TO REPORT THIS FAILURE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) ONE YEAR AGO AND STATED THAT THE REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR HAD SURPASSED. BOTH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE WERE NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT LIGHTS WERE BOTH ILLUMINATED.
THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A CAR CRASH. I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT 5 DEC 2012. I MANAGED TO AVOID A BIGGER CRASH BY SWERVING BUT MY JEEP LOST CONTROL WHEN THE TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BLEW OUT DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH AND ROLLED INTO A FENCE. MY FRONT AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF. SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE? I'VE SINCE FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT I DID NOT OWN THE CAR AT THE TIME. DO I HAVE A CLAIM? *TR
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