2009 Jeep Liberty: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 146 complaints
146
Total Complaints
62,500mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

34,970 25th Percentile
62,500 Median Mileage
93,150 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
19
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
15
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
13
STRUCTURE:BODY
13
AIR BAGS
11
WHEELS
10
SUSPENSION
7
ENGINE
7
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
6
VISIBILITY/WIPER
4

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
4
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY KEY ON MY MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY WILL NO LONGER TURN THE IGNITION. *TR"
"I OWN A 2009 JEEP LIBERTY WITH 2000 MILES ON IT. TWICE IT HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHEN I WAS STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT USING THE BRAKES BEFORE IT JUMPED OVER THE CURB. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED SO FAST I CO..."
"2009 JEEP LIBERTY HAD LIFTGATE SWITCH REPLACED 3 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE YET NO RECALL OR FIXING PROBLEM ANOTHER WAY 3 LATCH SWITCHES CORRODED. *TR"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28