2010 JEEP LIBERTY — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 195 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: FUEL SYSTEM (31 complaints · 15.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 13
  • Fires 4
  • Injuries 8
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution FUEL SYSTEM appears in 31 of 195 owner complaints (15.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. FUEL SYSTEM: 31 complaints, 15.9% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 31 · 15.9% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 21 complaints, 10.8% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 21 · 10.8% · 1 fire reports ENGINE: 19 complaints, 9.7% of reports ENGINE 19 · 9.7% · 1 fire reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 13 complaints, 6.7% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 13 · 6.7% SERVICE BRAKES: 13 complaints, 6.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 13 · 6.7% · 4 crash reports AIR BAGS: 12 complaints, 6.2% of reports AIR BAGS 12 · 6.2% · 4 crash reports VISIBILITY: 10 complaints, 5.1% of reports VISIBILITY 10 · 5.1% POWER TRAIN: 8 complaints, 4.1% of reports POWER TRAIN 8 · 4.1% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports STRUCTURE: 8 complaints, 4.1% of reports STRUCTURE 8 · 4.1% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 73 complaints, 37.4% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 73 · 37.4% · 5 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
FUEL SYSTEM 31 15.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 21 10.8% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 19 9.7% 0 crashes · 1 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 13 6.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 13 6.7% 4 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 12 6.2% 4 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 10 5.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 8 4.1% 1 crashes · 1 fires
STRUCTURE 8 4.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 73 37.4% 5 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2009; the first recall shown was reported in Jan 2010. 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2013-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2014-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2014-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2014-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2015-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2015-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2018-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2018-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2018-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2019-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2019-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2019-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2019-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2020-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2009 Apr 2026 Recall campaign 10V009000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V009000 Recall campaign 10V315000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V315000 Investigation DP14004 ● Investigation DP14004 Investigation EA19001 ● Investigation EA19001 Investigation PE19014 ● Investigation PE19014
  • Campaign 10V315000 was reported 145 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 3
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 5
2010-Q4 Owner reports 2
2011-Q1 Owner reports 3
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 6
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 2
2012-Q4 Owner reports 5
2013-Q1 Owner reports 2
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 4
2014-Q1 Owner reports 8
2014-Q2 Owner reports 6
2014-Q3 Owner reports 8
2014-Q4 Owner reports 13
2015-Q1 Owner reports 5
2015-Q2 Owner reports 9
2015-Q3 Owner reports 4
2015-Q4 Owner reports 6
2016-Q1 Owner reports 6
2016-Q2 Owner reports 5
2016-Q3 Owner reports 4
2016-Q4 Owner reports 3
2017-Q2 Owner reports 5
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q4 Owner reports 4
2018-Q1 Owner reports 11
2018-Q2 Owner reports 6
2018-Q3 Owner reports 3
2018-Q4 Owner reports 4
2019-Q1 Owner reports 8
2019-Q2 Owner reports 7
2019-Q3 Owner reports 4
2019-Q4 Owner reports 3
2020-Q1 Owner reports 3
2020-Q2 Owner reports 4
2020-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 2
2021-Q1 Owner reports 3
2021-Q2 Owner reports 3
2021-Q4 Owner reports 1
2022-Q4 Owner reports 2
2024-Q1 Owner reports 1
2024-Q4 Owner reports 1
2025-Q1 Owner reports 1
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
2026-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 10V009000
Recall campaign 1 10V315000
Defect investigation 1 DP14004
Defect investigation 1 EA19001
Defect investigation 1 PE19014
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 10V009000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD RESULT IN BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    CHRYSLER WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER INPUT ROD RETAINING CLIP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING FEBRUARY 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 10V315000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE TUBES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-853-1403.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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