Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Jeep Liberty submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the front driver’s and front passenger’s side seat belt straps had experienced material tearing causing the seat belts to become unsecured. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 102,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-992-1997 AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. UPDATED 10/18/17*LJ THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND FIXED THE SEATBELT. *TR
DRIVERS SEAT BELT LATCH WONT LATCH ANYMORE. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE THERE ARE TONS OF OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. IF IT IS CONCERNING MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON A RECALL LIST TO GET FIXED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE JAMMED AFTER BEING LATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOISED THAT THE SEAT BELT LATCH MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING CHIME KEPT SOUNDING FOR THE SEAT BELT AND THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,001. MA 09/03/15 UPDATED 10/19/2017*CN
THE UPPER MOUNTING NUT FOR THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BEAT SHOULDER LOOP IS PRONE TO SHEAR OFF THE MOUNTING PLATE THE NUT IS WELDED TO INSIDE THE C-PILLAR. THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME THE UPPER SEAT BELT LOOP IS SERVICED. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO MY VEHICLE WHEN INSTALLING THE MOPAR TRAILER TOW WIRE HARNESS. THE INSTALL OF THE WIRE HARNESS CALLS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT REAR INTERNAL TRIM PANEL AND THE UPPER RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT MOUNT. TO REMOVAL THE UPPER SEAT BELT BOLT I HAD USED A T47 BIT SOCKET ON 3/8" RATCHET HANDLE. WHILE REMOVING THE SEAT BELT BOLT, THE BOLT STARTED TO SPIN FREELY AND NOT BE ABLE TO BE REMOVED. I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR ADVICE AND THEY SAID TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP. ABRA AUTO BODY IN MADISON, WI HAD PLACED A CAMERA INSIDE THE RIGHT REAR C-PILLER TO FIND THE REASON FOR THE BOLT SPINNING FREELY. ABRA HAD FOUND THAT THE INTERNAL SEAT BELT NUT HAD BROKEN FREE FROM WELDS THAT HOLD THE NUT TO THE RIGHT REAR C-PILLAR. THAT FACT THAT I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THIS SEAT BELT BOLT NUT BREAK FROM ITS WELDS WITH JUST SMALL HAND TOOLS CONCERNS ME THAT THE ENTIRE JEEP LIBERTY FLEET IS PRONE TO REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT MOUNT POINT FAILURES DURING A CRASH. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WITH NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. IT WAS REPLACE ONCE BY THE DEALER AT NO COST, BUT WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN THIS TIME THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. THE CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE ONE DRIVER. IT JUST SHOULD HAPPEN. JEEP STAND BEHIND HER VEHICLES, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THAT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND UPON IMPACT THE SEAT BELT ERRONEOUSLY BECAME UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD AND SHOULDER INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 09/24/13*LJ UPDATED 09/27/2013*JS
THE SEAT BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IN THE BACK SEAT DOES NOT BUCKLE. *TR
MY 3 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS RESTRAINED IN AN EVENFLO "BIG KID BOOSTER SEAT" IN THE REAR-MIDDLE SEAT POSITION OF A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THEY WERE T-BONED BY A DRUNK DRIVER RUNNING A RED LIGHT, AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED-OVER SEVERAL TIMES, ULTIMATELY LANDING ON THE ROOF. THE EMS PERSONNEL AND THE EMERGENCY ROOM DOCTORS BOTH DEEMED THE CHILD BOOSTER SEAT TO BE "INADEQUATE" AND A "VERY POOR RESTRAINT," (AS WRITTEN IN MY DAUGHTER'S MEDICAL RECORDS). EVERY INTERCONNECTING COMPONENT BECAME LOOSE, ULTIMATELY RESULTING IN MY DAUGHTER HITTING HER HEAD & RECEIVING A DEEP CUT, WHICH HAS LEFT HER WITH A PERMANENT SCAR. *JB
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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