Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Jeep Liberty has 32 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
32
Complaints
0
Recalls
5
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | The vehicle gears slipped into neutral but back to drive without assistance on my part. Once at a st... |
| Oct 26, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | MY JEEP HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER FOR OVER 23 SERVICES FROM RECALLS, DEFECTIVE PARTS, ALTERED PARTS, E... |
| May 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission burnt out after only 128,000 miles. Got code 0869 and took to two auto shop and both s... |
| Feb 3, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | My heater takes 45-60 mins to heat up my car, and it doesn’t blow full force when it’s on the highes... |
| Mar 8, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | .The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the vehicle ... |
| Nov 12, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I WAS HIT ON MY PASSENGER FRONT, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS INTO A PARKING LOT, SO HARD UNTIL MY TIRE... |
| Aug 6, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I EXPERIENCED RAPID UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN STARTING UP SLOWLY FROM A COMPLETE STOP, RESULTIMG ... |
| Mar 2, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | ON 3 /2/2019 WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY PUT IN REVERSE DIDN'T MOVE I ASSUMED IT WAS THE LINKAGE... |
| Nov 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | VEHICLE IS ATTRACTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL. AIR BAGS PROBABLY SAVED THE WIFE'S LIFE IN A T BONE ACCIDENT.... |
| Apr 19, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | MY WIFE INFORMED ME ON FRIDAY EVENING 04/19/19 A WARNING LIGHT WAS ON VEHICLE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC 8... |
| Feb 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER PARKED THE VEHICLE ... |
| Jan 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE STREET WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO RUN... |
| Jan 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | AT 50 THOUSAND MILES ON MY VEHICLE A MAINTAINANCE TECHNICIAN NOTICED TWO MISSING BOLTS IN THE FRONT ... |
| Dec 14, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE 2012 JEEP LIBERTY ONLY HAS 56K THOUSAND MILE AND TRANSMISSION PAN WAS LEAKING AND RUSTING. HOW I... |
| Dec 7, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | IN DEC 2018, MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND WHEN I WENT TO DRIVE IT, ... |
| Jun 19, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION PAN LEAKING AT 56,000 MILES. NO WAY TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL FOR NOVICE. NO WARNING LIGHT ... |
| Mar 7, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE HAD 3 TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWNS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS.9/23/17, 12/6/17 AND 3/9/18. THE REPAIRS W... |
| Jan 16, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PAN WAS FRACTURE... |
| Nov 19, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS GONE ON AND OFF WHEN DRIVING THEN WENT BACK ON AND HAS STAYED ON. THE CAR WAS ... |
| Oct 18, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP I WILL PRESS MY GAS PEDAL AND WILL EITHER GO 20MPH OR NOT MOVE. THE RPM GO UP ... |