2012 Jeep Liberty Electrical Problems

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front windshield wipers inadvertently activated. The contact turned the windshield wipers on and off to deactivate the windshield wipers. Additionally, the headlights inadvertently illuminated, and the doors locked and unlocked independently while the vehicle was unoccupied, parked, and turned off in the driveway. The vehicle occasionally hesitated while starting. The contact stated that the failure had caused the battery to drain. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact associated the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V530000 (Electrical System); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

NHTSA ID

11752635

Incident

Jul 13, 2026

Mileage

126,000 mi

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 94,000 and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 171,000.

NHTSA ID

11660979

Incident

May 14, 2025

Mileage

171,000 mi

Electrical issue with drivers side front blinker works when headlights are off but when headlights are turned on front blinker does not work. I’ve seen numerous complaints about the same issue with this vehicle amongst other electrical issues

NHTSA ID

11613483

Incident

Feb 20, 2023

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 17V640000 (Seats, Air Bags) and 13V282000 (Electrical System, Air Bags) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact attempted to schedule an appointment with a local dealer for the recall repairs however, the contact stated that the dealer was not cooperating. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID

11563731

Incident

Jul 2, 2013

MY JEEP HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER FOR OVER 23 SERVICES FROM RECALLS, DEFECTIVE PARTS, ALTERED PARTS, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, REAR END, BRAKING AND MANY MORE ISSUES TO INCLUDE SHARP ITEMS PUSHES THRU SEATS HARMING PEOPLE

NHTSA ID

11552038

Incident

Oct 26, 2023

air conditioner, horn and various dash lights not working properly or at all

NHTSA ID

11538879

Incident

May 11, 2023

The entire dashboard set of alarm lights go ON as soon as the vehicle starts. The speedometer stops working, the hand break light is on so it appears as it actually activates it and it slows the vehicle impacting drivability, the radiator fan is constantly working, the 4WD mode is activated by default also impacting drivability, impossible to see if the car is overheating, and it could very well be that the airbags would not work if needed. This all adds to a very unsafe drive.

NHTSA ID

11534640

Incident

Jul 10, 2023

I was driving on the roadway when suddenly the front driver side power switch (which controls the automatic windows, doors and mirrors), caught fire and started smoking. Unsure of what to do, I pulled over and tried to investigate. When the smoke subsided I drove to an oil change store, which had serviced my vehicle in the past, and asked for assistance from a technician on duty. While investigating, the power switch started smoldering again. The tech had no other option but to disconnect the power switch, by cutting the wires, to prevent future fire damage - as the wires and power switch had melted together. I contacted Jeep to share my concern but they declined assistance. I performed a Google search and found instances of two incidences similar to my experience. NOTE: I have a brief video but couldn’t upload it - photo option was the only option provided.

NHTSA ID

11528758

Incident

May 28, 2023

My heater takes 45-60 mins to heat up my car, and it doesn’t blow full force when it’s on the highest setting. On cold days I literally have to start my car up 45 before I need to leave just to have a slight warmth inside. Once I’m moving, it barely blows any heat through the vents. The highest setting feels like it’s on the lowest setting.

NHTSA ID

11450106

Incident

Feb 3, 2022

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that the indicator lights would activate without warning and other lights would stop working. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the TIPM module replaced. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was 103,994.

NHTSA ID

11439928

Incident

Nov 4, 2021

Mileage

103,994 mi

MY ENGINE AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL STOP WHILE DRIVING, EVERY SYSTEM STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY ISSUES FROM DEFECTIVE DRIVERS SEATS, OIL LEAKS, WINDOWS NOT WORKING, SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONS, RECALLS, HEAD REST ISSUES, LEAKS FROM WHO KNOW WHERE THE DEALER HAD IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN MISDIAGNOSED IT SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS IN THE JEEP DEALER AND DID NOT EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WENT IT STOPPED AGAIN. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON WARING FOR SEVERAL PROBLEMS IT IS NOW STUCK IN MY HOME. THIS JEEP IS AS FCA KNOWS A LEMON THESE PROBLEMS GO BACK YEARS EVEN WHEN I BOUGHT IT , IT HAS NEVER EVER WORKED OR OPERATED PROPERLY OR SAFELY. NEEDS TO BE ALL RECALLED AND REFUND ALL MY MONIES

NHTSA ID

11396154

Incident

Feb 13, 2021

Mileage

56,899 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPENING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE HORN ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE TIPM TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

NHTSA ID

11395964

Incident

Feb 9, 2021

Mileage

79,000 mi

JEEP DIED WHILE DRIVING ON THE DASH IT SAID NO FUSE THEN MY BATTERY DIED ALSO MY ALTERNATOR I STILL HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 5 TIMES AND STILL HAS ISSUES

NHTSA ID

11387181

Incident

Jan 2, 2021

Mileage

130,000 mi

WE HAD ISSUES WITH CAR NOT STARTING ALL WINTER, BUT COULD BE JUMPED. WE BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY & IT WORKED WELL FOR A WHILE. THEN WIPERS STARTED TURNING ON RANDOMLY & OVER HEAD LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. THEN THE CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN, TURN THE KEY OVER & IT STARTED. THEN IT DIED AGAIN & EVERY THING WORKED BIT IT WOULDN'T STARTED, SO WE JUMPED IT. I BARELY GOT HOME BECAUSE IT WOULD BARELY DRIVE. IT HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY SINCE WITH A RED LIGHT ON CONTROL PANEL ON. FUSE BOX LOOKS FINE. IT ONLY CLICKS WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED & THE DASH GOES CRAZY.

NHTSA ID

11361423

Incident

Sep 26, 2020

Mileage

134,000 mi

TRAVELING LAST NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS WENT UP, DOWN THEN OUT FOR ALMOST 20 SECONDS AND DOING 40 MPH IS SCARY. THE LIGHTS FINALLY CAME ON BUT THEN THEY DIM UP AND DOWN. BEFORE THIS LAST WEEK THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND THE WORST THING IS TAKING IT OUT AT NIGHT AND HAVING THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS WEEK WAS THE FORTH TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED THANK GOD IT HAPPENED ON A LIGHTED ROAD BUT I STILL HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. ALL TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED I'VE BEEN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND TRAVELING AT NIGHT

NHTSA ID

11353847

Incident

Sep 2, 2020

Mileage

88,000 mi

AS AS I WAS DRIVING DOING AROUND 50 MY SKYSLIDER ROOD OPENED UP JUST LIKE THAT AND I HAVE MANY LEAKS COMING IN CAUSIN MY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION AT TIMES AND I ALSO HAVE MY SENSOR THAT STAYS ON STATING LOW AIR PARE TIRE WAITED 6 MONTHS FOR A PART FROM THE DEALER AND NOW I'M SCARED TO EVEN OPEN IT UP AND STILL HAVE THE LOTS OF LEAKS ON ANY RAINY DAY THIS IS RIDICULOUS BEC THAT WAS THE SELLING POINT AS TO WHY I GOT THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I'M TO SCARED TO USE IT BEC I'VE HEARD FROM OTHERS THAT IT COMES LOSE AND FLIES OFF CAUSING ACCIDENTS PLS PLS SOMEONE DO SOMETHING BOUT THIS BEC IT'S NOT RIGHT AND THERE IS NO HELP FOR JEEP THANKS

NHTSA ID

11343791

Incident

Nov 2, 2019

Mileage

90,000 mi

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON AND IN MOTION THE TIRE PRESSURE COMES ON AND BLINKS AND STAYS SOLID WHENEVER A CAR CHARGER IS IN THE CHARGING PORT. THE SENSOR LET'S THE DRIVER THINK IT NEEDS AIR IN THE TIRES WHEN IT DOESN'T.

NHTSA ID

11339776

Incident

Jul 4, 2020

Mileage

50 mi

THE VEHICLES DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT WHILE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF . THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND RADIO WILL DIM WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR SHIFTS MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE MOVING.

NHTSA ID

11337365

Incident

Jun 18, 2020

Mileage

88,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH TOWN THE DASH LIGHTS UP COMPLETELY WITH ALL THE WARNINGS COMING ON AND THE WIPERS TURN ON AND WON'T TURN OFF. THE WARNINGS INCLUDE THE BRAKES AND AIRBAGS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A FEW DAYS. WE HAD IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY SAID IT'S THE TIPM MODULE. THIS JEEP DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100K MILES YET AND THERE ARE TONS OF REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE ONLINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

11327073

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

Mileage

15 mi

HAD A ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT COME OFF ALSO THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM WOULD NOT COME ON HORN WOULD NOT WORK AND OTHER THINGS. ROTOR HAD TO TO BE REPLACE, OFF THE SUSPENTION ? LIGHT ON. WAS HIT ON DRIVERS SIDE, HIT AND RUN MY INSURANCE WAS USED. HAD TO SEND TO DEALER TWO TIMES AND GET TOWED 2 TIMES. HAD

NHTSA ID

11316214

Incident

Dec 30, 2019

MY WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STARTED TO ACT UP AND THE NEXT DAY ALL CONTROLS TO EVERY WINDOW QUIT WORKING AND NOW ITS VERY COLD OUT SIDE. PLUS THE HEAT FOR THE FLOOR QUIT WORKING ALSO.

NHTSA ID

11308741

Incident

Feb 11, 2020

Mileage

59,624 mi

THE EVAP CONTAINER ISNT THE RIGHT PART AND OBVIOUSLY WAS ACTUALLY FOR A JEEP WRANGLER AND HAS AN EXTRA INLET. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT JEEP FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS AND STILL NOTHING THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AND IT DRIVES ALOT OF INTERSTATE TRAVEL WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND STILL HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE ALL I WANT IS FOR JEEP TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND FIX THE MANUFACTURER MESS UP.

NHTSA ID

11306598

Incident

Sep 12, 2019

Mileage

135,215 mi

RADIO DOESNT WORK -WIPERS COME ON BY THEM SELFS-LITTLE HEAT TURN BLOW UP BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, SLIP LIGHT FOR TIRES COMES ON DASH AND SEAT BELT GUY WITH AIRBAG LIGHTS UP ON DASH -MOTOR LOSES POWER DRIVING DOWN ROAD WITH HEATER BLOWER ON. TOOK TO MR. TIRE AUTO SERVICE CENTER FOR A FULL CURTESY INSPEPECTION AND THEY FOUND OUT ITS ELETRICAL ISSUE . I HAVE A VIDEO OF ME SITTING IN MY WORK PARKING LOT WITH THE LIGHTS ON DASH . I DONT KNOW WHAT THE HEATER HAS TO DO WITH THE LIGHTS ON DASH OR MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AND RADIO NOT WORKING AND WHY THE MOTOR LOSES POWER DRIVE IT IM SCARD OF DRIVING IT BECAUSE OF A FIRE BRAKING OUT BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE IT THE ONLY VECHICLE I HAVE TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THEN THREE YEARS.

NHTSA ID

11301794

Incident

Oct 1, 2019

Mileage

147,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND LOST POWER. THE BRAKE, THE AIR BAG, SEAT BELTS, THE HEATER CORE AND SOME OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIO DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FERRARIO AUTO TEAM OF SAYRE DEALER (570-888-2367, LOCATED AT 102 SPRING ST, SAYRE, PA 18840) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOULD BE COVERED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED NO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 139,000.

NHTSA ID

11300823

Incident

Oct 1, 2019

Mileage

139,000 mi

CLUSTER BACKLIGHTING RANDOM INSTRUMENT BACKLIGHT GOES OFF OR FLICKERS

NHTSA ID

11271715

Incident

Sep 26, 2019

Mileage

65,900 mi