2012 JEEP LIBERTY Air Bags Problems
168 NHTSA complaints on file
Air Bags Issues in the 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
168 air bags complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. Of these, 15 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 20 resulted in injury.
168
Complaints
15
Crashes
1
Fires
20
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Air Bags Complaints
My daughter was hit by a semi truck on US-23 today. The trailer fishtailed hit the back end of Jeep. I hit the guard rail. All four corners of the Jeep were hit. The air bags did not deploy. The front driver tire fell off. The back window and passenger side trunk window blew out.
The contact's sister owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that upon opening the door of the vehicle, the contact's sister became aware that the driver's side headrest had been deployed. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V640000 (Seats, Air Bags). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for diagnostic testing. A case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.
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.
While my vehicle was sitting in our driveway, the AHR for the drivers seat activated. while at the time I had not received a notice " that im aware of" this could have been a very bad ending for this hitting my head while driving. although the recall showing is for the AHR not working, this one did it all by it self. NOT safe.
Horn stopped working. Tested actual horn another way and it operates properly but when driving it does not work Someone mentioned it could be the clock spring. Is this covered under warranty or other reports of this malfunctioning for a recall?
We were involved in an accident on the NY State Thruway 87. The airbags did not deploy and the seatbelts did not engage. If the airbags had deployed my husband would not have been injured as seriously as he was.
MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON IN MY DASHBOARD AND DOESNT GO AWAY. I ALSO GOT MY VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND ONE CODE THAT CAME BACK WAS BECAUSE OF MY HEADREST .
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
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
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
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN I STARTED IN UP IN THE MORNING AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER RAN THEIR RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND ROLLED OVER THEN SLID. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONTACT. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE PERSON THAT CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE POLICE IMPOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND IS IN "LIMBO" WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN ACCIDENT
ALL MY LIGHTS ARE ON IN DASH(CHECK ENGINE,TIRE PRESSURE,TRACTION CONTROL,ABS) WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY AC DOESN'T WORK...THE GAUAGES DOESN'T WORK. TEST DONE BY MECHANIC SAY COMMUNICATION FAILED...
THREE YEARS AGO MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY JEEP. SHE HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A BUILDING. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE LITERALLY DROVE INSIDE THE BUILDING. NOW MY CURRENT COMPLAINT IS THAT SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON AND GOING OFF RANDOMLY.
MY DAUGHTER WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD IN HER JEEP LIBERTY ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70MPH.. SHE HIT A GUARD RAIL AND ROLLED THE JEEP. THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED WAS THE STEERING WHEEL ONE AND IT ONLY CAME OUT AFTER SHE STOPPED ROLLING. NONE OF THE OTHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!! THANKFULLY SHE IS ONLY BRUISED ALL OVER HER BODY. HER SEATBELT IS WHAT SAVED HER. LUCKILY THAT WORKED. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP ABOUT THIS AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MIGHT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HUNTER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FIAT (LOCATED AT 1130 AUTO MALL DR, LANCASTER, CA 93534, (661) 948-8411), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,556. **TR CONSUMER STATED WE DISCOVERED I MAY HAVE HAD SOME SMALL ITEM IN THE FRONT SEAT THAT TURNED THE LIGHT ON & IT WAS NOT THE FAULT OF THE CAR. UPDATED 11/01/18*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TOWNE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (5130 CAMP RD, HAMBURG, NY) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I WAS ON MAJOR INTERSTATE IN BIRMINGHAM ALA. CAR ACCIDENT I WAS HIT ON LEFT SIDE AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AND MY CAR ROLLED . I HAD A CALL BACK ON MY HEAD RESTRAINTS .?
TAKARA RECALL, BELIEVE AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT.
IM WRITING TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE STILL QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL AND THE JEEP IS EXPERIENCE ALL THE DESCRIPTIONS THAT ARE POSTED.
MOON ROOF THAT CAME WITH THE CAR NOT WEATHER RESISTANT. ENTIRE ROOF CAME OFF DURING A DRIVE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BINGHAMTON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (1279 FRONT ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13901, (607) 771-7100) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED SCOVILLE-MENO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, INC. AT (607) 561-7500 AND WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN APRIL OF 2018. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. DON DAVIS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (1901 N COLLINS ST, ARLINGTON TX) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS), BUT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. *TT
ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE ON. SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, GPS, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK, REMOTE START, CRUISE CONTROL, NONE OF THAT WORKS. TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLASHING DIFFERENT PRESSURES. EVERYTHING LIGHTS UP UPON STARTING AND STAYS ON WHILE MOVING UNTIL IT'S TURNED OFF. THIS INITIALLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, AND MY FIRST REACTION WAS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY BRAKES. IT WAS QUITE FRIGHTENING. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS THEY ARE NOW PERMANENTLY ON. THE DASHBOARD ALSO MAKES A PING NOISE EVERY MINUTE OR SO. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2017 AND THIS HAD NOT BEEN A PROBLEM UNTIL A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE KNOWN DANGER IS IN NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE UNKNOWN DANGER IS COULD THE BRAKES AT SOME POINT NOT WORK, OR IF I BECOME INVOLVED IN AN...
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE JEEP DEALERSHIPS THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN THE PRODUCT NEEDED TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE LETTING FAMILY MEMBERS OR MYSELF DRIVE THIS CAR WITH THE POTENTIAL OF THE FAULTY AIRBAG DEPLOYING. WE NEED THIS CAR FIXED BECAUSE WE NEED IT TO DRIVE.
STARTED MY 2012 JEEP LIBERTY AND STARTED TO PULL OUT, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. AS I PULLED FROM A PARKING LOT ONTO A STREET THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO ACCIDENT OR COLLISION OF ANY TYPE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER BOX DID NOT PRODUCE HEAT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE HEATER BOX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V282000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS) AND 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL: MANUFACTURER NUMBERT56 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V-640; TOOK VEHICLE TO HALL JEEP AUTOGROUP: NOT TOLD PARTS UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR - FOUND OUT ONLY BY READING THE RECEIPT AFTER 3 HOURS AT DEALER. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69,285 MILES AND SUFFERING FAILURES: STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY: NOT TOLD MY STEERING FAILED AN INSPECTION - POWER STEERING LEAK NOTED ON RECEIPT; REPAIR ESTIMATE $1,600. I HAD BEEN DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND FOUND OUT INADVERTENTLY WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AIRBAG RECALL. HEAT BLOWER ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING: POWER MODULE DETERMINED TO HAVE SHORTED; REPAIR ESTIMATE $235; NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, SUDDENLY STOPPED BLOWING HEAT
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V640000 (SEATS, AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (WHITTEN BROTHERS OF RICHMOND, 10701 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE, RICHMOND, VA 23235) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY UNTIL APRIL OF 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 877-426-5337 AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
NEED ORC MODULE REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL T56. RAN MY VIN NUMBER AND IT STATES THERE IS A RECALL AND PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THERE IS NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR MY JEEP AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL APRIL 2018. WHY IS NHTSA STATING THERE IS A PART AVAILABLE? I WAS TOLD WITH THIS RECALL THERE IS 14 DIFFERENT PARTS AND MY PART CSKDT562AA WAS NOT AVAILABLE.SO AM I GOING TO HAVE TO RISK DRIVING MY JEEP AND PRAY I DO NOT HAVE A WRECK? I HAVE HAD A CERVICAL FUSION AND VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY ONLY VEHICLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING EVEN IF IT TAKES LOANING ME ANOTHER VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE BEING DRIVEN HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND ROLLED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND SEVERE UPPER BODY PAIN. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. SEE ALSO ODI 11048288. *DSY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AN ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PLANET CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (400 EAST CENTRAL STREET, FRANKLIN MA 02308) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ORC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN A FEW DAYS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,820.
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED. DEALER STATES TODAY (11/24/17)THE ISSUE IS WITH THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE AND THE UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2012 JEEP LIBERTY WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED LEFT I FRONT OF ME TO MAKE THEIR RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. MY TRUCK DROVE OVER HI AND ON THE WAY DOWN STRUCK A PARKED CAR AND FLIPPED OVER ON TO ITS HOOD. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR CAVED IN DIRECTLY ON TO MY HEAD AND NOT A SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WAS HOSPITALIZED AND WAS ALREADY HANDICAPPED SO THIS EXACERBATED MY INJURIES PRONOUNCEDLY AND THE INCREASED PAIN, BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL, LED TO MY WIFE LEAVING, LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY, YOU NAME IT AND IT'S BEEN LOST BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. WHEN YOU SEE PICS, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY PARAMEDICS WERE SHOCKED I WAS ALIVE AT ALL. -[XXX] (1ST 2 PICS ARE EXTERIOR, 3RD PIC IS OF MY DRIVER'S SEAT ITSELF AND HOW I MANAGED AVOIDING BEING SPLIT IN 1/2 IS BEYOND ME.) INFORMATION...
MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND SAID I NEED A NEW OCCUPANT RESTRAINT MODULE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THESE CARS. IS THERE A RECALL THAT COVERS THIS PROBLEM?
THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS GONE ON AND OFF WHEN DRIVING THEN WENT BACK ON AND HAS STAYED ON. THE CAR WAS MAKING A HUMMING NOISE AND HESITATED ON ACCELERATION. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP DUE TO BARRING LOSE, REPLACE SPARK PLUGS - COST $787.00
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER (ORC) MODULE FAILED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. ELECTRICAL OVER-STRESS OF A RESISTOR IN THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER MASTER WINDOW SWITCH (PMWS) FAILED. THE POWER WINDOW FAILED ON DRIVERS SIDE AND ALSO A DOOR LOCK FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DICK HANNAH DODGE (3517 NE AUTO MALL DR, VANCOUVER, WA 98662 (360) 944-3276) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE ORC MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V282000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY STATED THAT THE DEALER WOULD FLASH THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) OR REPLACE THE MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER FLASHED THE TIPM; HOWEVER, SINCE THE REMEDY FAILED, THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER NEEDED TO REPLACE THE MODULE PER THE RECALL REMEDY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY PAY FOR FLASHING THE TIPM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
LAKELAND, FL TWO DAYS AGO MY AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THEN STAYED ON. YESTERDAY TOOK IT TO LAKELAND DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE OCR MODULE WAD BAD AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $700.00 TO FIX.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE AN OBD DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WOULD BE A COST TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,280.
I HAVE HAD MY JEEP LIBERTY FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I PARKED MY JEEP IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR THE WEEKEND NO LIGHTS ON AT THAT TIME. I GET IT IT TO GO TO WORK ON A MONDAY MORNING AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON BUT ONLY FOR MY PASSENGER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN AND WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS WHY IS THERE NO RECALL SET FORTH!!!!! I HAVE NOT FIXED IT BECAUSE AIRBAG PROBLEMS COULD BE COSTLY AND IF I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM THEN THIS SHOULD NOT BE MY PROBLEM TO FIX!!!
2012 JEEP LIBERTY OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER 2 MODULE HAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO RESTORE AIR BAG FUNCTIONALITY AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY UNTIL FIXED EVERY OTHER YEAR JEEP HAD A RECALL FOR THIS EXCEPT 2012 THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON IN THE DASHBOARD AT ALL TIMES THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE TIPM MODULE BUT NOT TO REPLACE THE ORC MODULE.
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 2012 JEEP LIBERTY CAME ON RIGHT BEFORE I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINTS. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALER AFTER THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SEPARATE AND VERY COSTLY ISSUE- THE ORC MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS GIVEN A 100% GUARANTEE BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER LOOKING UP THE ISSUE ONLINE, I FOUND A VAST NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE ORC MODULE FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL. MANY INDIVIDUALS COMPLAINED THAT THEIR AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT RECALL. CLEARLY, THIS CAR HAS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE WHOLE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN GENERAL. THERE NEED TO BE A RECALL. IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT...
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. SAME ISSUE AS THE 2011 JEEP LIBERTY THAT WAS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. SAME EXACT ERROR CODE BUT JEEP REFUSES TO COVER UNDER RECALL FOR THE 2012 MODEL.
I WAS IN A WRECK 3/24/2014 ,I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER DOOR AND BACK LEFT DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. I SAW THE CAR COMING TOWARDS ME AT A ANGLE WHEN I LOOKED OVER TO SEE IF I COULD CHANGE LANES, SHE HIT ME AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL OVER..FROM THAT ALL I REMEMBER I WOKE UP BLEEDING SEVERELY FROM 7 INCH CUT TO MY HEAD. I WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO UAB TRAUMA UNIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAVE INJURIES TO MY CERVICAL NECK/SPINE AND SHOULDER . I AM STILL SUFFERING FROM THE TRAUMA FROM PTSD. I WAS CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER MY WRECK ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THE HEAD RESTRAINT...RESTRAINT CONTROL (ORC) MODULE MUST BE REPLACED. FOR 2012 MODEL KK VEHICLES: THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) MUST BE REPROGRAMMED... UPDATED 08/21/17 *BF *CN
IN AUGUST 2016 AT 39000 MILES WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THE ISSUE AND FOUND THE RECALL FOR THE ORC MODULE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FRISCO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM IN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND THEY PULLED THE CODE, FLASHED THE DEVICE, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY $550 + LABOR TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. I DECLINED THE REPAIR BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS PART OF A RECALL AND I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT. IN APRIL 2017 I WAS REAR ENDED AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE BODY SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE PULLED THE CODE AND PRINTED OUT THE RECALL INFORMATION FOR ME AND STATED IT...
VEHICLE DASH LIGHT FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAINS ILLUMINATED WITH AND WITHOUT A PASSENGER PRESENT. REMAINS ILLUMINATED DRIVING AND STATIONARY. THE CENTER CONSOLE BELOW THE RADIO INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY RAN A SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS. FAULT 17612 FAILED ORC 1.00. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED THE ORC BE REPLACED. PRICE QUOTED WAS $358.69. ONLY DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS AND THE MILEAGE IS AT 17,612.
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES FLASHES.
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AT ABOUT 38000 MILES AND HAS REMAINED ON EVER SINCE. PRESUMABLY I WOULD HAVE NO AIRBAGS IN A WRECK. I'M WRITING BECAUSE I READ THAT THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING INTO THE 2012 LIBERTY FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE.
Other 2012 JEEP LIBERTY Problem Areas
Electrical System
115 complaints
Engine
44 complaints
Power Train
33 complaints
Unknown Or Other
31 complaints
Exterior Lighting
20 complaints
Structurebody
18 complaints
Seats
16 complaints
Service Brakes
12 complaints
Visibilitywiper
11 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
10 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
9 complaints
Seat Belts
8 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
8 complaints
Wheels
8 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
7 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Structure
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly
4 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
2 complaints
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac System
2 complaints
Air Bagsfrontalsensorcontrol Module
1 complaint
Electrical Systeminstrument Panelspeedometerodometer
1 complaint
Power Trainclutch Assembly
1 complaint
Structurebodyroof And Pillars
1 complaint
Structureframe And Membersunderbody Shields
1 complaint
Suspensionrear
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Tiressidewall
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac Systemfanmotor
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac Systemheater Core
1 complaint
Visibilitywindshield
1 complaint