There are 15 owner-reported body & structure complaints for the 2012 Jeep Libertyin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THE SKY SLIDER ON MY JEEP IS BROKEN CAUSE LEAKING WHEN IT RAINS. CALLED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND COMPANIES THAT SAY THEY DON'T HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT PARTS OR PIECES TO FIX THE ISSUE. THERE IS A SOCIAL MEDIA GROUP THAT SHOWS MANY OTHER JEEP LIBERTY'S THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND DUE TO THE TOP BEING BROKEN, TOPS HAVE FLOWN OFF WHILE ON HIGHWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE-MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO CALL AROUND AND SEE IF I CAN FIND A RESOLUTION BUT I'M PRAYING MY TOP STAYS ON UNTIL THEN. IN THE PHOTOS, YOU CAN SEE WHERE I HAD TO CLAMP THE TOP SHIFT WHICH HAS SLOWED THE LEAKING FOR NOW. *TR
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. *TR
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. *TR
I PURCHASED A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY WITH A SLIDER ROOF. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE SLIDER USING THE CONTROLS, THE ROOF WOULD NO LONGER CLOSE COMPLETELY, WHICH HAS CAUSED WATER DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND I WOULD IMAGINE MAY HAVE ALSO CAUSED ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THINGS LIKE THE DASH LIGHTS, WIPERS, AND SEAT RANDOMLY COME ON ON THEIR OWN. MY CONCERN, AND FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE ON THIS ISSUE, IS THAT THE ROOF IS NOT SECURELY ATTACHED WHICH IS CONCERNING WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE PIKE OR RT 128. JUST LAST WEEK WHEN DRIVING MY DAUGHTER BACK TO COLLEGE, THERE WERE SEVERAL LOUD CLICKING NOISES WHILE WE WERE ON RT 128 AND I HONESTLY THOUGHT THE ROOF WAS GOING TO FLY OFF. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE BY JEEP CHRYSLER AND IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING OR ABLE TO CORRECT.
I OWN A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY JET WITH A SLIDER ROOF. THIS IS A SPECIFIC TYPE OF ROOF THAT I JUST FOUND OUT THAT IN FEB 2019 HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. MY ROOF DOES NOT WORK AND NOT ONLY IS IT LEAKING IT WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY IT BEGINS TO COME OPEN EVEN WHEN I HAVE IT TAPED DOWN. I HAVE A HUGE FEAR THAT IT IS GOING TO FLY OFF WHILE DRIVING OVER 65MPH. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN (IT STARTED TO HAPPEN ONE TIME AND LUCKILY I HAD A FRIEND IN THE FRONT SEAT WHO WAS ABLE TO HOLD IT DOWN) I FEAR SOMEONE COULD REALLY GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED. JEEP IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF ROOF AND NO LONGER EVEN OFFERS THE PARTS TO FIX IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO SEEK A 3RD PARTY AND THE ROOF WOULD NEED TO BE SOLDERED OFF AND REPLACED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO IT NOR WOULD THEY OFFER ANY SORT OF COMPENSATION FOR THE ILL-CONSTRUCTED PRODUCT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT! I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANYONE GET HURT FOR A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF A CAR NOT WORKING.
THE SKY SLIDER ROOF BECAME DETACHED WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE ONLY PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS AN AFTERMARKET PRODUCT. THIS CONCERNS ME DUE TO NOT KNOWING HOW WELL THIS PART IS MADE. CONSIDERING CHRYSLER HAS TAKEN THE PARTS OFF OF THE MARKET, IT APPEARS THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECTS AND SAFETY ISSUES. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR FEAR THE ROOF WILL BLOW OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. THERE ARE NO RECALLS CURRENTLY FOR THIS AND I AM SHOCKED.
2012 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SKYLINER ROOF GETTING STUCK. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROOF GOT STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. THE DEALEAR AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. *JS
THIS VEHICLE HAS A SLIDER ROOF. THE ELECTRICAL PART WORKS FINE (TRUTH IS I ONLY USED THE ROOF A HANDFUL OF TIMES) BUT SOMEHOW -I BELIEVE FROM A CAR WASH THE SLIDER ROOF CAME OFF TRACK. I WAS TOLD BY JEEP THAT THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ROOF. MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT SINCE THE ELECTRICAL PART STILL WORKS. JEEP WOULD ONLY FIX IT FOR $3,000. THE CAR IS NOT WORTH FIXING FOR THAT MUCH MONEY. WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AIR GOT CAUGHT UP UNDER THE SOFT ROOF AND STARTED TO OPEN I HAD TO PULL OVER AND MANUALLY PULL IT CLOSED. I HAVE A HUGE FEAR THAT IT IS GOING TO BLOW OFF. THE SLIDER ROOF IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN THE ENTIRE ROOF BLOWS OFF DUE TO THIS DESIGN.
I HAVE A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE SKY SLIDER HAS NEVER SEALED PROPERLY SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I TOOK IT INTO JEEP 3X FOR WIND NOISE COMPLAINTS (YOU CAN BARELY HEAR YOURSELF TALK INSIDE THE CAR WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING OVER 40MPH) AND EACH TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE SKY SLIDER ROOF STOPPED OPERATING. I TOOK IT TO JEEP TO BE FIXED BUT THEY TOLD ME "YOU ARE LUCKY IT IS CLOSED. LEAVE IT CLOSED. WE HAVE SOME IN THE BACK OF THE SHOP THAT ARE STUCK OPEN AND WE CAN'T GET REPLACEMENT PARTS". I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER JEEP DEALER WHO LOOKED INTO THIS MORE FOR ME. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND JEEP HAD SOMEONE COME OUT TO CONFIRM THAT THE SKY SLIDER WAS INDEED INOPERABLE AND APPROVE THE REPAIR WORK TO BE DONE AND CONFIRM THAT THE PART WAS UNDER WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T GET THE PART FROM JEEP AS IT IS DISCONTINUED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH JEEP AND RECEIVED AN FCA NUMBER, BUT UNFORTUNATELY EVERY TIME I CALL OR THEY CALL ME THE ANSWER IS THE SAME. THE PART IS UNDER REVIEW AND THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE IT ANYMORE. TWO DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH, THE SKY SLIDER ROOF LITERALLY POPPED OPEN. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER IN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO TRY TO GET IT TO CLOSE. UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL NOT SEAL AND NOW HAS A GAPING HOLE IN THE ROOF WHICH RENDERS IT INOPERABLE AND NOT ONLY THAT, THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR IS NOW EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. IT IS UNHEARD OF THAT JEEP WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THE ROOF IS WARRANTIED (WHICH I PAID FOR) YET THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS FOR CONSUMERS AND REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. I AM NOT SURE WHAT MY NEXT STEP IS HERE EXCEPT TO FILE SUIT WITH JEEP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC INSPECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED EXTENSIVE RUST BUBBLES ON THE ENGINE OIL PAN AND THE TRANSMISSION PAN. THE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER (KAYSER CHRYSLER CENTER OF WATERTOWN, 105 HIGHWAY 16 FRONTAGE ROAD, WATERTOWN, WI 53094, (920) 261-3870) REPLACED THE PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO SERVICE CAMPAIGNS AND RECALLS CONCERNING PREMATURE RUST AND DETERIORATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
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. *TR
LIFT GATE HATCH MECHANISM PARTS CONTINUE TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING NOT ALLOWING EXIT/ENTRY INTO HATCH IN CASE OF EMERGENCY OR ACCESS TO SPARE TIRE AND JACK. I HAVE HAD PARTS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THIS LIFT GATE IS OPERATED MANUALLY. THIS HAPPENS IN NUMEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TEMPERATURES. THIS IS NOTED WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO JEEP, WITHOUT RESOLUTION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HEADLINER BECAME COMPLETELY WET DUE TO RAINY CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE SEALS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WHISTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE SKY SLIDER ROOF AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD LATCH SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN WHILE THE CONTACT WAS UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO SUPPORT CLAMPS FOR THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,500.
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? *TR
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