There are 50 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2005 Jeep Libertyin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION AT 30MPH STEERING AND BREAK PEDAL GOT HARD CAUSING ROLLOVER WHERE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NOT DID THE SEATBELT RESTRAIN
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT COMES UNBUCKLED FOR NO REASON. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DISENGAGES PERIODICALLY. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN TO THE OCCURRENCES . IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. I AM VERY DILIGENT IN MAKING SURE THE BELT IS SECURE BECAUSE I AM AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. BUT, IT STILL DISENGAGES WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT COMES UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. IT HAS BECOME UNLATCHED AT STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS. IT DOES NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT, THE SEATBELT COMES UNLATCHED . THIS STARTED HAPPENING A FEW MONTHS AGO.
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE. I'M WORRIED THE AIRBAG WILL GO OFF WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE STABLE AND CAUSE INJURY
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT MOST OF THE TIME CANNOT LATCH CLOSE AND AT TIMES IT WILL UNLOCK WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. MILEAGE 48000 MILES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECAME UNFASTENED. THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A CHIME EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HAD NOT ISSUED ANY SEAT BELT RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 275,768.
DRIVER'S SEATBELT LATCH WON'T ENGAGE/RESET/CLICK.
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. IT WILL NOT GO OUT. I DID THE SELF DIAGNOSIS TEST WITH THE IGNITION BUT IT SAID WAS DONE AND DID NOT FLASH ANY CODES.
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UNPON FRONT IMPACT. WE WAS DRIVING AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE
DRIVERS SEAT BELT RELEASE WILL NOT LOCK SEAT BELT. BELT RELEASES WITH MOVEMENT OF DRIVER. VEHICLE HAS APPROX 77,000+ MILES AND NORMAL WEAR/TEAR SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED SEAT BELT TO MALFUNCTION.
THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS LESS THAN 140,000 MILES. #1-IT HAS CORROSION ON THE OUTER BODY PANELS THAT IS STARTING TO GO INTO THE FRAME. THE CORROSION HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS CUTS, SCRAPES AND DAMAGED CLOTHING AS YOU GET IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. #2- I STARTED SMELLING ANTIFREEZE BUT YOU COULDN'T SEE ANY LEAKS UNLESS IT WAS PARKED DOWNHILL SO I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER SEVERAL TEST THEY FOUND IT TO BE THE HEAD GASKET. #3- I ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT STAYING LATCHED. YOU CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AND IT WILL JUST RELEASE AND IT TAKES AWHILE TO GET IT TO LATCH BACK. #4-IT WOULDN'T LET ME SELECT THE OPTION TO TALK ABOUT THE WINDOW REGULATORS THAT JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN DECIDE TO WORK BY THEMSELVES. I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE DISCUSS THESE ISSUES WITH ME AND I'D NOT SEEN ANY ISSUES UNTIL LATELY, REGARDLESS OF HOW SIGNIFICANT ANYONE THINKS THESE ISSUES ARE I'VE WORKED IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT THE MAKER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT REGARDLESS OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OR AGE OF VEHICLE.
WHEN FUELING, THE GAS TANK SENSOR FAILS AND CAUSES THE GAS PUMP TO NOT AUTOMATICALLY STOP AND GAS OVERFLOWS. LUCKILY I WAS NOT STANDING TOO CLOSE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ALSO,UPON STOPPING AND IGNITION IS OFF THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT AFTER UNLATCHING AND WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE CAR THE SEATBELT GETS STUCK IN THE DOOR.
VEHICLE SPUN OUT ON SNOWY ROAD AND SLID OFF THE ROAD AT A ~120 ANGLE TO DIRECTION OF TRAVEL (LEFT ROAD FACING RIGHT AND BACKWARDS) AT AROUND 45MPH. STRUCK A SIGNPOST IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THEN ROLLED OVER ONCE DOWN A ~30 EMBANKMENT TO LAND BACK ON WHEELS. SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED FRACTURED CLAVICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TURNED 360 DEGREES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CHEST INJURY, AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED AN EYE AND TOOTH INJURY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
DRIVER SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH, VEHICLE STATIONARY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS UNBUCKLED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
ACCIDENT ON 12-8-2015. WAS HIT IN FRONT END. I WAS STATIONARY AND CAR TRAVELLING ABOUT 35 MPH HIT ME ON RIGHT FRONT END. AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD AT ALL. THE BELT WAS ON AND LOCKED, BUT THE RETRACT MECHANISM DID NOT LOCK OR PRETENSION AT ALL. MY BODY FLEW FORWARD AND HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING HEAD INJURY.
SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT DOORS ON THE BOTTOM ARE RUSTING OUT ALONG WITH THE WINDOW DRAINS PAINT IS BUBBLING ON THE SIDE WELLS.THIS CAR IS GARAGE KEPT!WE HAVE READ ABOUT IT AUTO GUIDE.COM
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