2002 Jeep Liberty power train problems
84 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2002 Jeep Liberty — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Vehicle has 70,000 original owner miles. Placed the transmission in park but the linkage had failed and the vehicle stayed in d and started to roll off. The linkage on the side of the transmission had failed, the part is: manual control lever - mopar 52104177. It has been revised twice since the…”
filed Jan 27, 2021
“The car chugg in and out goin down the road if feels like the transmission is goin to fall out of it the it dies the steering so so bad it feels like a tire is goin to fall of at any moment the valve cohere gasket needs replaced the brakes are non existing I almost crashed into some e head on after…”
filed Dec 20, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Liberty years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Liberty | 34 | 9% |
| 2011 Liberty | 10 | 6% |
| 2010 Liberty | 12 | 6% |
| 2009 Liberty | 3 | 3% |
| 2008 Liberty | 30 | 6% |
| 2007 Liberty | 40 | 6% |
| 2006 Liberty | 76 | 6% |
| 2005 Liberty | 97 | 9% |
| 2004 Liberty | 52 | 5% |
| 2003 Liberty | 64 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 Jeep Liberty
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.