10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
99,420 miles

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2010 Jeep Liberty electrical problems

electrical problem

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2010 Jeep Liberty Owner Comments (Page 1 of 2)

problem #30

Jun 052018

Liberty

  • 87,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While my son was driving the car just shut off. Mid drive, which was very unsafe. It stopped in the middle of the road rounding a curve. Attempted to jump the car with no success. Had the car towed to a local garage. They state it an electrical issue that it will be pretty costly. Explained it to me as the motherboard basically for the car. After reading up seems this is a common issue. I would think Jeep would fix this common and costly issue. I will never buy another Jeep.

- Twinsburg, OH, USA

problem #29

May 022015

Liberty

  • 50,000 miles
June 2 2015 approximately 54000 miles on vehicle purchased with 17,000 from Jeep dealership. Engine seized with out warning while in motion on way home from work. No smoke and no lights on dash to forewarn me. No coolant ever leaked on garage floor or anywhere at all. Repair cost 4,000 and nothing covered by Chrysler. Heater core replaced twice engine rebuilt and after repairs water pump was leaking. Had that replaced for free. Once agin having issues.

- Algonac, MI, USA

problem #28

Jun 012011

Liberty

  • 5,000 miles
This car is nothing but a problem. The roof leaks constantly, shorted out my eletronics, the odometer doesnt light up, issue after issue. To many to type

- Lake Hopatcong, NJ, USA

problem #27

Nov 062017

Liberty

  • 85,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Tipm failure. The car has shut down multiple times while driving. It has happened while driving in city streets and on highways. The 2010 Jeep Liberty lost all power had to steer to the side to avoid causing any accidents. Pretty scary experience especially when you are pregnant and cares are zooming by 80 miles per hour.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #26

Dec 172017

Liberty

  • 11,000 miles
My 2010 Jeep Liberty sport went on fire. I was stopping at a stop sign and all of a sudden the car started to completely malfunction. The care shut off at the stop sign, the horn went off for about 5 minutes, the windsheild wippers went off, all of the doors locked and I saw smoke from the hood. I didnt know what to do and maybe after about 3 minutes of trying to get doors to unlock they finally did I got out and opened the hood and the whole hood was up in flames. Now its a total loss they are only paying off my loan and I am stuck with trying to come up with my own money to buy a new car now I think I should be entilted to a lawsuit I could of died if those doors did not end up unlocking. Every Jeep should be recalled.

- North Bellmore, NY, USA

problem #25

Oct 042017

Liberty

  • 1,140,000 miles
Car was in motion when the transmission went out-2015 door locks stopped working-2017 driving in the rain when washer fluid stopped working-tipm went out-2017 driving down the highway when the back glass on lift gate was falling off-hinge bolt on the back glass is deteriorated.-2017

- Sugar Creek, MO, USA

problem #24

Oct 012017

Liberty

  • 97,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

"gate" light comes on dash and lights inside vehicle stay on, draining battery and if you lock your vehicle the alarm will go off. It is all caused by water getting into the back window which has bad seals and causes switch to go bad. Replaced year ago and now have to replace again. This is a common issue many Jeep Liberty owners complain. Fix the problem or I will never buy another Jeep.

- Wyoming, MI, USA

problem #23

May 032017

Liberty

  • 119,500 miles
My panic alarm went off by itself when I was in the store. I shut it off but now I have a message reading gate ajar and all my interior lights are on. It drained my battery and it would not take a charge. I needed to get a new battery. I am still getting the gate ajar reading and lights stay on. I disconnect my battery when I go to work. I have been reading online and apparently this is an ongoing problem with the Jeep Liberty and not just the 2010.

- House Springs, MO, USA

problem #22

Nov 182016

Liberty

  • 75,000 miles
The tipm on my 6 year old Jeep Liberty stopped functioning causing the lights on my vehicle to no longer work. This occurred after starting my car one night when leaving somewhere I had arrived during the daytime.

- Huntington, NY, USA

problem #21

Jun 202016

Liberty

  • 54,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Jeep Liberty. While driving approximately 5 mph and making a turn, the vehicle lost power without warning. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road, turned off, and restarted. The contact drove the vehicle home. The failure was not diagnosed and recurred two times. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

- Belair, MD, USA

problem #20

Oct 012016

Liberty

  • 89,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The totally integrated modulde (tipm) is defective. The car is 5 years old, but this places the user at a huge safety risk. The lights went off while driving at night in a very dark high way. Luckily the hazzard lights worked.

- Linden, NH, USA

problem #19

Jan 022016

Liberty

  • 28,200 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Jeep Liberty. When the vehicle was started, the instrument panel lights (avs, esp, vas, service four wheel drive) remained illuminated. All of the wheel sensors were replaced, the system was cleaned, and the brake pads were replaced; however, the failure continued. The dealer was notified, but the vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 28,200.

- Jersey City, NJ, USA

problem #18

Jan 022015

Liberty

  • 89,586 miles
Driving on I-75 my engine light came on. When I got home I called southfield Chrysler and they said if it was not blinking, not a big deal just get it checked out. This was a holiday weekend and I did not want to wait. I went to a mechanic in lake orion and some wires had burned through, cylinders were misfiring and I was lucky the engine did not catch in fire there is probably nothing you can do at this late date but I wanted to file a complaint anyway.

- Oxford, MI, USA

problem #17

Nov 172015

Liberty

  • 50,000 miles
This electrical problem showed up in the middle of driving down the road. The entire car shut down going 40 mph. Lights flashed, wipers went off, horn too, all for 10 seconds, while cruising with now power/gas. Then the car started again on its own, and kept driving. Ever since, the electrical system is screwed up. Wipers will run, but do not push fluid. Car doors will not lock/unlock with keyfob or driver's side controls. Must manually lock/unlock all doors. The tailgate cannot unlock, therefore will not open. Fan doesn't work, so no A/C or heat. Mechanic said the tipm must be replaced, and it is not covered by Jeep/Chrysler warranty. $1300 out of pocket! this is ridiculous, it is obviously a manufacturer defect.

- Ft. Collins, CO, USA

problem #16

Jan 042016

Liberty

  • 128,000 miles
Tipms is bad. While going down highway the horn started blowing non stop the windshield wipers and fluid began to go extremely fast, the car stalled out when I tried to turn it off but horn windshield etc continue to go after car was off and keys out. The locks and security no longer work, the ac/heat no longer works.

- Gadsden, AL, USA

problem #15

Dec 232015

Liberty

  • 36,000 miles
Started vehicle and drove about 1/4 of a mile. The vehicle completely shut down and I had to manually steer it to the side of the road. Car would not start and power to everything was lost. Could not jump start even though battery was fully charged. Turned out to be faulty tipm. Vehicle only has 36,000 miles on it!

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #14

Aug 162015

Liberty

  • 66,000 miles
Driver's door lock quit working, now when you put on wipers the control panel goes black or constantly flickers. Also, after filling gas tank gauge showed empty until more gas was put in. Had incident where alarm went off while I was in church. Everything except filling gas tank and alarm was while car was in motion.

- Humble, TX, USA

problem #13

Oct 082015

Liberty

  • 120,000 miles
Over 2 weeks ago, I was coming home with my 2 year old, and as we came off the highway, the battery light came on, then a bunch of other random lights on the dash popped on and beeped at me. I heard the car die right as I coasted into a gas station. Tried to jump with 3 different cables and it wouldn't jump. Next day, replaced the battery and it started up fine. Drove to work (about 5 miles) and the battery light came on again as I came across a hill. More dash lights came on and it died again. Had a mechanic replace the alternator, and then we had to get a 2nd new battery because I killed the first one. Later that day I drove it around, and after about 5-10 minutes of driving, as I was coming up a hill, the battery light came on. Turned around and came home. Next day I drove about 10 minutes across town and back and the light came on again, but it made it. I thought maybe the battery was just trying to get charged up, so I drove on the highway for about an hour and it was fine. When I came off the highway, all the dash lights started coming on and dinging at me... and then it died again in a parking lot. Would jump at first but RPM meter would jump up and down and then die. Eventually it wouldn't jump at all. Replaced the alternator again. Jumped the vehicle, let it sit running for about 10 minutes. Revved the engine and it died. Won't start. Won't even click. Called Jeep and they thought it was a bad PCM. Mechanic rented a special tool to test it. The PCM is fine, but the tipm module is bad. Now all my other weird issues are making sense: Radio dials sometimes don't work, sometimes it stalls in the cold at randomly. And the air flap actuators stopped working, meaning that no air/heat blows out the top vents. And then it dying on me randomly, with no other warnings that things were going wrong.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #12

May 012015

Liberty

  • 60,000 miles
2010 Jeep Liberty limited 4X4 began to intermittently start and not have headlights, sometimes the lights would not come on at all, other times only the parking lights would work, and other times only the headlights would work. It was taken to both a Jeep dealer as well as a local garage and no one could find an issue. They tried replacing the switch but this did not help either. Eventually, the issue got worse and the lights have now shut off while driving at night on highways, local roads, ect. And has become unsafe to drive. Jeep still claims to never have seen anything like this however multiple complaints exists online for similar complaints, a local garage told me about the tipm issues and even upon suggesting the replacement of this part, Jeep insisted this couldn't be the issue. Now the lights are really acting up, shutting off while driving, flashing frequently, only parking lights work sometimes, sometimes only one light works, and other issues are beginning (starting randomly, horn / alarm randomly going off, ect) Jeep still refusing that this is the issue and wants to replace / repair other things first. Currently looking into replacement tipm personally, as at this point, the Jeep Liberty is unsafe to drive, especially at night.

- Lake Ariel, PA, USA

problem #11

Oct 072015

Liberty

  • 40,000 miles
Have a bad tipm. Doors and windshield wipers were not functioning properly. Brought to dealer and they made worse now windows are stuck open. They told me bad tipm and the part is on back order for an unknown amount of time

- Clifton, NJ, USA

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