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2002 Jeep Liberty Exterior lighting Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA

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Exterior lighting reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 13, 2024
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 1,808 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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What this page shows

Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 Jeep Liberty submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 49 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming exterior lighting

The 25 most recent of 49, in the owner's own words

BrakesExterior lighting
Filed Jul 13, 2024

I install an after market right side tail light assembly on my Jeep liberty, light is “plug and play” during check out I found the whole light assembly was improperly wired so I sent back to Amazon and ordered another from a different supplier when I received it, it was manufactured by the same company Eagle Eyes auto lamps. The safety issue that were experienced The tail light was on the bright element of the light bulb, the brake light was on the dim side of the same bulb The turn signal was the on the dim side of the bulb showing up not any brighter than a side marker light (very dim) Finally the reverse light was also wired on the dim side of the bulb and does not illuminate what’s behind the vehicle when backing up Both items have a Carparts.com inc label on them I called to talk to their technical department at 866-529-0412 to make them aware of the of the problem, however the customer service representative would not put my call through to the technical team. Both tail light I received acted the same and would have made my jeep dangerous to be on the road, my old tail light works properly just has a cosmetic crack and will be replaced with oem part already ordered

NHTSA ID
11601807
Incident
Jul 13, 2024
BrakesExterior lighting
Filed Aug 6, 2022

Can’t go over 60 miles n the brake shake The gas pedal seem to be look at I purchase it 4 $3000 at a car lot last month

NHTSA ID
11477969
Incident
Aug 6, 2022
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 3, 2019

HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHUT THEMSELVES OFF AND THEN TURN BACK ON APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 SECONDS LATER. I HAVE TRIED SWITCHING THE LIGHTS COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON TO SEE IF THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN WORKING BUT THEY DID NOT. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB AND THIS SITE AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH NO RESOLUTION OR RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE IS NO WAY TO IMMEDIATELY CORRECT THE ISSUE WHILE DRIVING OR PREDICT WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURS. THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON AND STAY ON FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN SHUT BACK OFF AGAIN. SOMETIMES THEY WILL FLASH FROM LOW BEAMS TO HIGH BEAMS AND THEN SHUT OFF WHICH MAKES IT DANGEROUS FOR THE CARS THAT ARE DRIVING TOWARDS ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SO FAR AND AT THIS POINT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.

NHTSA ID
11173852
Incident
Feb 3, 2019
Mileage
200,000 mi
Exterior lightingVisibility
Filed Oct 27, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BURNED OUT AND THE WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10786309
Incident
Apr 1, 2013
Exterior lighting
Filed Sep 11, 2015

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, SO FAR THEY HAVE COME BACK ON WITHIN 5 SECONDS, HOWEVER, THAT IS A LONG TIME WITHOUT LIGHTS. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO SO I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER IT WAS HAPPENING TO THE PRIOR OWNER. IT HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER 2015. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS TURNING 16Y/O IN OCTOBER. THE IS DANGEROUS FOR AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER LET ALONE A NEW DRIVER. THIS ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET DATING BACK TO AT LEAST 2008. WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN DONE.

NHTSA ID
10763234
Incident
Sep 2, 2015
Mileage
130,000 mi
ElectricalEngineExterior lighting
Filed Jun 19, 2015

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ABOUT 10 MINS LATER, IT STARTED BACK UP AGAIN AND DROVE NORMALLY. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD, I COULD HAVE DIED. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO A MECHANIC AND PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. FROM LOOKING ONLINE, THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE CAN REALLY LOSE THEIR LIFE OVER THIS.

NHTSA ID
10726249
Incident
Jun 18, 2015
Mileage
90,380 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 19, 2015

WHEN RETURNING HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING, MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HEARD A CLICKING SOUND DOWN IN THE DASHBOARD WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A RELAY. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I OPENED MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND NOTICED MY DOME LIGHT WAS OUT AS WELL. MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS STAYED ON WHILE MY HEADLIGHTS AND DOME LIGHT WAS OFF. THIS SAME INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 8-10 TIMES. THE FLICKERING OF HEADLIGHTS ANNOYS DRIVERS AHEAD OF ME AND I'M CONCERNED THEY WILL BECOME RAGED, NOT TO MENTION THE DANGER OF THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAD A JEEP DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATE AND PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NOTHING SURFACED. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE LOW BEAM RELAY SINCE I HAD READ SEVERAL REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND SOME GUESSED IT MAY BE THE RELAY. WELL, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED AFTER REPLACING THE LOW BEAM RELAY AS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE STILL GOING OFF. NHTSA, PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10695377
Incident
Jan 19, 2015
Mileage
129,800 mi
AirbagsElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Mar 11, 2015

THE LIGHT FLASH ON AND OFF. AIR BAG LIGHT STILL ON, THE POWER WINDOW OF BAG DOOR DON,T WORK, THE REAR CARGO DOOR DON,T OPEN, THE STOPPER RUBBER CLOSE THE SHOCK ABSORBER (FRONT) BLOW AWAY, ETC ETC ETC ARE FACTORY DEFECTS ALL, THE LIBERTY IS A JUNK, THE CIA SHOULD TAKE BACK AND REFUND THE MONEY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10693739
Incident
Mar 1, 2012
Mileage
400,000 mi
AirbagsFuel systemExterior lighting
Filed Feb 6, 2015

I RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES FROM JEEP IN THE FALL OF 2014 FOR THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN FOR THE GAS TANK LOCATION ON MY JEEP LIBERTY. I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL DEALER LAST FALL AFTER GETTING THE SECOND NOTICE. I KNEW IT WAS A WASTE OF TIME TO CONTACT THEM AFTER ONLY THE FIRST MAILED NOTIFICATION, SINCE I KNEW THERE WOULDN'T BE PARTS AVAILABLE. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER ON A VISIT IN THE FALL AFTER THE SECOND MAILED NOTIFICATION AND THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I LEFT THEM MY NAME AND ASKED THEM TO CONTACT ME IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABEL. IN JANUARY OF 2015, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AGAIN AND THEY CHUCKLED AND TOLD ME THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE BUT THEY COULD PUT ME ON THE GROWING LIST THEY KEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP. SO I HAD NOT EVEN MADE IT ONTO THE LOCAL DEALER WAITING LIST YET! TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I GOT A CALL A WEEK LATER FROM A CHRYSLER WARRANTY CUSTOMER CENTER. I CALLED BACK AFTER THE SECOND CALL AND TOLD THEM THAT THE DEALER HAD LAUGHED AT ME JUST TWO WEEKS BEFORE WHEN I HAD ASKED IF THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION TO THE DEFECTIVE GAS TANK LOCATION, MY JEEP ALSO HAS THE AIR BAGS THAT CAN INADVERTENTLY INFLATE (SUPPOSEDLY WITH A FEW SECONDS OF WARNING IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE LOOKING AT THE DASHBOARD AND NOTICE A WARNING LIGHT). I GOT THAT RECALL FIXED (A VERY LOW COST JUMPER) LAST FALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT NOW MY JEEP MAY ALSO HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRW AIRBAG INFLATOR. I SUSPECT THIS WAS THE ISSUE ALL ALONG BUT CHRYSLER TOOK THE CHEAPEST POSSIBLE ROUTE (A JUMPER). LASTLY, I HAVE SUBMITTED A FORMAL COMPLAINT ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE CONCERNING MY HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THEY HAVE DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES AND NORMALLY COME BACK ON WITHIN 5 SECONDS. THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE ON THE NHTSA SITE AND YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS WITHOUT WARNING ISSUE. *JS

NHTSA ID
10681853
Incident
Feb 6, 2015
Mileage
237,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jan 27, 2015

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME THROUGH THE STEREO SYSTEM. I NOTICED ALL POWER TO MY CAR WENT OUT. THE RADIO, LIGHTS, DASH, HEADLIGHTS, EVERYTHING SHUT OFF. I WENT AND TRIED EVERYTHING. I THOUGHT MAYBE A FUSE HAD BLOWN, NOT THE CASE. I REPLACED HEAD LAMPS, AND THE LIGHTS STILL DIDN'T WORK. I CHANGED MY STEERING SWITCH OUT AND HAVE SINCE FIGURED OUT IT MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE? I HAVE READ MANY MANY PAGES ABOUT PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE OR VERY SIMILAR. I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT AND ITS NOT STREET SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10679133
Incident
Sep 15, 2014
Mileage
169,173 mi
AirbagsElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Dec 8, 2014

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXHIBITING ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH SIMILAR TO OTHERS SUCH AS THE GM CHEVROLET COBALT AND SATURN ION. WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ROTATED TO THE START/CRANK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STARTS AND THE KEY IS RELEASED IT SOMETIMES DOES NOT FULLY RETURN TO THE ON/RUN POSITION FROM THE START CRANK POSITION. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN SOME ELECTRICAL FUNCTION ARE OFFLINE DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCHES FAILURE TO REALLY RETURN TO THE ON/RUN POSITION. THE SITUATION IS NOT USUALLY NOTICED UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND ONE THE EFFECTED SYSTEMS IS USED (TURN SIGNAL, HVAC, RADIO) SYSTEMS THAT ARE EFFECTED AND NOT RECEIVING POWER ARE TURN SIGNALS, RADIO, AIRBAG, HVAC. THE SWITCH CAN BE MOVED INTO THE ON/RUN POSITION AND THESE SYSTEMS THEN COME ON-LINE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT (SIGNAL LAMPS NOT WORKING, HVAC DEFOGGER NOT WORKING) OR POSSIBLE AIRBAG NON-DEPLOYMENT IN A CRASH (POSSIBLE INJURY OR FATALITY). THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION AND WELL MAINTAINED BY AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER AUTO TECHNICIAN> THE VEHICLE HAS NO SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENT OR DAMAGE HISTORY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10662721
Incident
Dec 8, 2014
Mileage
127,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 3, 2014

AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALER AFTER IT WAS THERE FOR THE RECALL WORK OF PUTTING A HITCH ON THE REAR OF THE CAR FOR A SAFETY RECALL, WHILE DRIVING HOME IN THE DARK MY CAR LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH THEN SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TURNED OFF THE CAR THEN RESTARTED IT AND ONCE AGAIN AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF SO I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT ALL. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE CHECKED. I ONLY DRIVE THE CAR DURING THE DAY NOW BECAUSE I AM AFRAID OF IT OCCURRING AGAIN. *JS

NHTSA ID
10661887
Incident
Oct 20, 2014
Mileage
117,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 13, 2014

ALL LIGHTS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) GO OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THEY COME BACK ON, BUT IT'S PRETTY SCARY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN TRAFFIC AT 65 MPH. THE ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT - ISN'T TEMPERATURE RELATED (HAPPENS IN WINTER AND SUMMER), CAN HAPPEN SOON AFTER STARTING VEHICLE OR AFTER 60 MINUTES OF DRIVING, IS NOT RELATED TO ROUGH ROAD SURFACE OR CROSSING A RAILROAD CROSSING. HAS BEEN TO JEEP DEALER TWICE - BOTH TIMES DEALER STATED THEY COULDN'T REPEAT THE ISSUE AND SENT THE CAR BACK WITHOUT FIXING IT. IF YOU GOOGLE - 2002 JEEP LIBERTY HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS THIS ISSUE COMES UP FREQUENTLY. YOU'D BE AMAZED. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN DAILY BY MY DAUGHTER. IT HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF AN ACCIDENT. ORIGINALLY, I JUST WANTED IT FIXED - IT SCARES MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE IT. NOW IT'S SCARING ME. SHOULD THIS VEHICLE BE RECALLED? IT'S BEEN RECALLED FOR A REAR TRAILER HITCH AND HAS NEVER HAD A TRAILER HITCH. NOW, I WANT THE CAR MADE SAFE. CHECK THE WEBSITE, CONTACT JEEP - THIS IS A MORE COMMON PROBLEM THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10644406
Incident
Aug 1, 2013
Mileage
85,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+1 more
Filed Aug 28, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
10629183
Incident
Jun 19, 2013
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 25, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING ON THE VEHICLE FLICKERED AND BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

NHTSA ID
10628209
Incident
Jul 8, 2014
Mileage
52,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Aug 1, 2014

ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, WITHOUT WARNING MY HEADLIGHTS AND PARK LIGHTS HAVE SHUT OFF BY THEMSELVES. THE LIGHTS WILL USUALLY BE OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 - 10 SECONDS AND THEN COME BACK ON BY THEMSELVES. THE EVENTS SEEM TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10618165
Incident
May 21, 2014
Mileage
210,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Feb 26, 2014

WHEN DRIVING WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON, LIGHTS BEGIN FLASHING OFF AND ON, ALONG WITH A CLICKING NOISE SUCH AS A RELAY. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO THEY FINALLY STAY ON SOLID. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS ON A DARK ROAD, AND CONFUSING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! WE TOOK THE CAR TO A JEEP DEALER WHO FOUND NO DEFECT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION OF THIS HAPPENING. HOWEVER THERE ARE NUMEROUS ENTRIES ON THE INTERNET DESCRIBING THIS SAME ISSUE, INCLUDING THIS WEB SITE. CHRYSLER CLEARLY DOES NOT WANT TO OWN UP TO THIS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

NHTSA ID
10565998
Incident
Aug 14, 2013
Mileage
52,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 10, 2013

HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY TURN THEMSELVES OFF THEN BACK ON WHEN I HAVE THEM ON, SUCH AS AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID
10534644
Incident
Jun 26, 2009
Mileage
80,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Aug 2, 2013

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF FOR UP TO 2 SECONDS WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE PATTERN SEEMS TO OCCUR AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND MAY OR MAY NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH USING THE TURNING SIGNALS OR THE ACT OF TURNING. I TRIED REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT RELAY, AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE, AND I WORRY THAT IT WILL GET SO BAD I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I CURRENTLY SUSPECT A PROBLEM WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH OR SIMPLY A LOOSE WIRE SOMEWHERE. ON ONE OCCASION, MY INTERIOR LIGHTS TURNED ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT NIGHT AND NOT TOUCHING THE MULTIFUNCTION STALK AT ALL-NOT SURE IF THAT IS RELATED, AND AGAIN, IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A HASSLE. I'M CONSTANTLY WORRIED THAT I WILL BE PULLED OVER FOR FLASHING MY HEADLIGHTS OR THAT I'LL BE DRIVING BLIND WHEN AN ANIMAL RUNS OUT IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10533192
Incident
Jan 1, 2012
Mileage
70,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Jul 28, 2013

WHILE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHTS AND DRIVING LIGHTS ARE ON A CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD AND THE LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF. IT SOMETIMES OCCURS MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND WHILE RESEARCHING HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10532195
Incident
Jul 17, 2013
Mileage
127,000 mi
AirbagsExterior lighting
Filed Feb 3, 2013

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY DAUGHTERS JEEP LIBERTY REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. *TR

NHTSA ID
10496219
Incident
Feb 3, 2013
Mileage
110,000 mi
AirbagsEngineExterior lighting+2 more
Filed Jan 31, 2013

WHERE TO BEGIN? MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR MONTHS WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP 6 MONTHS AGO & WAS CHARGED $100 FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, CAME BACK ON, WENT OUT AGAIN, AND FINALLY I HIT MY HIGH BEAMS AND THEY STAYED ON. MY ENGINE USES ABOUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL PER WEEK. I HAVE PARKED ON CLEAN SURFACES & THERE IS NO OIL LEAKING, BUT IT IS GOING SOMEWHERE. I CAN HEAR A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I CALLED CHRYSLER'S TOLL-FREE NUMBER TODAY AFTER THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN, AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY JEEP IS UNDER RECALL FOR THE AIR BAG MODULE, AND MAYBE THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO ME THAT ONE WOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY'VE HAD NO COMPLAINTS. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED FRONT TIRES THREE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR FOR WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE. I'VE HAD THE JEEP ALIGNED, TIRES ROTATED AS THEY SHOULD BE, AND THEY JUST KEEP BALDING ON THE OUTER EDGE. THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT JEEPS EAT THROUGH TIRES BECAUSE OF THE WHEEL BASE? THIS CAR HAS ALL BUT EATEN UP MOST OF MY INCOME. IT IS CONSTANTLY HAVING ISSUES, AND I GET NOWHERE WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

NHTSA ID
10496016
Incident
Aug 1, 2012
Mileage
145,000 mi
ElectricalExterior lightingOther / unspecified+1 more
Filed Jan 29, 2013

I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN AUGUST. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF AT WILL, AS WELL AS INTERIOR LIGHTS. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WON'T COME ON AT ALL NOW AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLICKER. WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, LEAVING ME SPEECHLESS. WE HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND WEREN'T NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. HOPING WE CAN GET THIS REPAIRED SOON...... *TR

NHTSA ID
10495159
Incident
Oct 10, 2012
Mileage
160,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 12, 2012

HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT BULBS ALL BURN OUT AT ONCE. INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. BACK UP LIGHT SWITCH QUIT WORKING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10488093
Incident
Feb 23, 2011
Mileage
109,133 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 8, 2012

HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. HEAR A CLICKING/FLICKERING SOUND ON DASHBOARD WHEN IT HAPPENS. HAPPENS FAST--FLICKER OFF AND THEN BACK ON WITHIN A COUPLE OF SECONDS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10487732
Incident
Aug 20, 2012
Mileage
100,000 mi

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