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2005 Jeep Liberty electrical system problems

60 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2005 Jeep Liberty5% of all complaints for this model year.

60
Electrical System complaints
5%
share of all complaints
74,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 6
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The rear window latch does not work. It will not open to latch the window closed with the back door. The window then opens when driving. I have a bungee cord holding my window closed. So anyone can enter my vehicle and it moves when I stop or go. I am ot able to use my back door due to having to…

    filed Nov 9, 2021

  • My heated seat was on low and it has been getting extremely hot lately, well today it caught on fire. And about a month ago my ball joints all went out while driving.

    filed Nov 25, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • KEY, Master If replacing the key/FOBIK on a WJ, KJ, TJ, or PT Cruiser, use the "AC" NIC level part number. The "AB" NIC level will not program to these platforms. For all other platforms, if the "AB" NIC level will not…

    9004275 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 22, 2020
  • KEY, Master If replacing the key/FOBIK on a WJ, KJ, TJ, or PT Cruiser, use the "AC" NIC level part number. The "AB" NIC level will not program to these platforms. For all other platforms, if the "AB" NIC level will not…

    9004275 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 22, 2020
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Electrical System problems in other Liberty years

YearReportsShare
2012 Liberty11730%
2011 Liberty4223%
2010 Liberty4121%
2009 Liberty1918%
2008 Liberty12323%
2007 Liberty6710%
2006 Liberty14711%
2004 Liberty807%
2003 Liberty725%
2002 Liberty1187%
Liberty electrical system problems by year →

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.