FaultScore

2002 Jeep Liberty window and wiper problems

73 of the 2,330 complaints about the 2002 Jeep Liberty are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 78,825 miles.

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73

Complaints

1

Crashes

2

Fires

2

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Power Window Devices AND Controls 37 50.7%
Visibility 17 23.3%
Visibility/Wiper 6 8.2%
Glass, Side/Rear 4 5.5%
Windshield Wiper/Washer 3 4.1%
Windshield 3 4.1%
Rear Window Wiper/Washer 2 2.7%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 1 1.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers across every Jeep Liberty year

2002 73 6.0%
2003 97 8.0%
2004 121 10.0%
2005 95 7.8%
2006 442 36.4%
2007 239 19.7%
2008 88 7.3%
2009 10 0.8%
2010 12 1.0%
2011 16 1.3%
2012 20 1.6%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 111,800 miles Hagerstown, MD

VISIBILITY/WIPER

REAR POWER WINDOW MADE CRACKING GRINDING NOISE AND WINDOW FAILED TO RAISE OR LOWER

NHTSA complaint #11180492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Morristown, TN

VISIBILITY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE RELATED TO THE AIR BAGS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BURNED OUT AND THE WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10786309 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 120,000 miles Moore, OK

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

THE SUNROOF STOPPED CLOSING ALL THE WAY. BITS OF PLASTIC STARTED FALLING OUT. IT WAS STUCK OPEN FOR OVER A YEAR AND I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO LOOK INTO IT. THE TRACK IS BROKEN WITH NO INCIDENT OR CAUSE. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT THESE SUNROOFS ARE PRONE TO FLYING OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND AN EXTREMELY COSTLY REPAIR FOR THE CONSUMER.

NHTSA complaint #10714944 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 134,000 miles Decatur, AL

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN HER BACK WINDOW FELL DOWN AND SCARED HER. SHE IS 16 YEARS OLD AND NOT VERY COMFORTABLE WITH DRIVING ANYWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. SINCE THIS TIME ANOTHER WINDOW HAS FELL DOWN. WE JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR HER AND AM REGRETTING IT NOW. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE WINDOWS AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. I AM SO SURPRISED!!! WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO THROW AWAY!!

NHTSA complaint #10694522 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Addison, IL

VISIBILITY

2002 JEEP LIBERTY - FLIP UP GLASS AND/OR REAR HATCH DOOR SOMETIMES DO NOT CLOSE DUE TO LOCK/LATCH PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10670329 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Selden, NY

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A POP SOUND AND A STICK SEPARATED FROM THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART THAT CONNECTS TO THE MOTOR INSIDE THE PANEL WAS RIPPED IN HALF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A MONTH AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WINDOW MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA complaint #10638922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 25,000 miles THE Villages, FL

VISIBILITY/WIPER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE WINDOW FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA complaint #10626011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 57,000 miles Warrenton, VA

VISIBILITY/WIPER

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WATER LEAKED INTO THE FOUR CLOSED WINDOWS AND FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. JS

NHTSA complaint #10563729 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 48,000 miles Ocoee, FL

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I HAVE NOW HAD 6 WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL ON MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LE. THE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IS WITH REGARD TO PERSONAL PROPERTY AND THEFT AS IT IS NOW IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE THE VEHICLE IF NOT IN A LOCKED, PRIVATE GARAGE.

NHTSA complaint #10555538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 90,000 miles Lebanon, TN

VISIBILITY/WIPER

BOTH, DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR, AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR CLIPS ARE BROKEN. ALL OF THE WINDOWS DROPPED DOWN INTO DOOR AND ARE NOW BEING HELD UP WITH A PLASTIC WEDGE JAMMED IN THE OPENING TO HOLD THE WINDOWS UP. THREE WINDOWS ON THIS ONE VEHICLE AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THERE IS NO RECALL? WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, WHILE IT IS RAINING, AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR CLIP BREAKS AND THE WINDOW DROPS DOWN WITH NO NOTICE? THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA complaint #10548087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 90,000 miles Lebanon, TN

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

BOTH, DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR, AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR CLIPS ARE BROKEN. ALL OF THE WINDOWS DROPPED DOWN INTO DOOR AND ARE NOW BEING HELD UP WITH A PLASTIC WEDGE JAMMED IN THE OPENING TO HOLD THE WINDOWS UP. THREE WINDOWS ON THIS ONE VEHICLE AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND THERE IS NO RECALL? WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, WHILE IT IS RAINING, AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR CLIP BREAKS AND THE WINDOW DROPS DOWN WITH NO NOTICE? THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

NHTSA complaint #10548087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 153,000 miles Natick, MA Crash

VISIBILITY/WIPER

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY , IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE AND I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE REAR GLASS OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TINT IS TOO DARK ON THESE AND MOST SUV'S . I FEEL THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE THE REVERSE LIGHTS MUCH BRIGHTER IF THEY ARE GOING TO TINT THE WINDOWS THAT DARK.

NHTSA complaint #10547532 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 9,000 miles Euless, TX

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

4 INCIDENTS IN 10 YEARS: $350.+ EACH TO REPAIR. REAR PASSENGER WINDOW FALLS INSIDE DOOR WHILE DRIVING, STARTLES DRIVER. LONG STANDING KNOWN PROBLEM JEEP REFUSES TO ADMIT/CORRECT.

NHTSA complaint #10505249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 179,000 miles Linwood, PA

VISIBILITY/WIPER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PLASTIC LIFT PLATE ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

NHTSA complaint #10504879 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 135,000 miles Cape Caneaveral, FL

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO DISENGAGE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE LOCK TO FAIL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 2/21/13 WE PURCHASED THE 2002 JEEP LIBERTY BRAND NEW AS A SPECIAL ORDER IN OCTOBER 2001 AS A 2002 MODEL YEAR. THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR POWER WINDOW MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED. THIS INHIBITED THE DOOR FROM BEING OPENED FROM WITHER THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. AT THE TIME, WE DID NOT HAVE A CHILD, NOW WE DO, WHEN CARRYING PASSENGERS, THEY HAD TO ENTER AND EXIT THROUGH THE DRIVERS REAR DOOR. HAD THERE BEEN ACCIDENT WHICH BLOCKED THE DRIVERS SIDE, THE REAR PASSENGERS WOULD BE TRAPPED. I HAD THE DOOR FIXED AT THE DEALER IN APRIL 2011. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAD OUR FIRST CHILD AND AS LAW REQUIRES HE IS IN THE BACK SEAT. AGAIN, THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL A DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER MOTOR CORP AND THEY DO NOT CARE. THE DEALER WASHED THEIR HANDS OF ANY CULPABILITY IN THE MATTER AS WELL. I KNOW I CAN NOT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUED WITH THE DOOR FAILING TO OPEN WHEN THE WINDOW MOTOR BREAKS. UPDATED 02/25/13

NHTSA complaint #10494911 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 81,000 miles Pleasanton, CA

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE CHEAP PLASTIC LIFT PLATE THAT IS PART OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW AND JUST BROKE AGAIN. WITH THE WINDOW DOWN IN THE DOOR THE VEHICLE IS VULNERABLE TO BREAK-IN AND DAMAGE FROM THE WEATHER. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME BECAUSE MY CHILD'S CARSEAT IS IN THIS LOCATION.

NHTSA complaint #10485165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 107,000 miles Nauvoo, IL

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND NOTICED MY WINDOW FOR NO REASON FELL DOWN. THE JEEP WAS BOUGHT NEW BY US IN 2002. THE BACK SEATS OR WINDOWS HAVE BEEN RARELY USED. WE USE AIR AND HEAT, SO WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DRIVER'S WINDOW, WE HAVE HARDLY ROLLED DOWN THE OTHER WINDOWS. I DID RESEARCH ABOUT THE FALLING DOWN ON THE JEEP WINDOWS. I LEARNED CHRYSLER KNEW SINCE 2002 ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE WINDOWS. THEY FINALLY RECALLED BACK SOME OF THE 2006 AND 2007 JEEPS. I CALLED THEM AND THEY DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT THE DANGER THIS COULD CAUSE. I FEEL BECAUSE OF THE LITTLE USE OF THE WINDOW IS WHY WE HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEMS SEVERAL HAVE HAD. THEY THEN PROCEED TO CHARGE YOU $500. TO REPAIR THE WINDOW WITH THE SAME KIND OF PART THAT WILL BREAK AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE. I ASKED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS PART, THEY CONFESS JUST RECENTLY THEY HAVE CHANGED THE PART TO WORK. I SEE THE DANGER THIS COULD BE IF HAULING A YOUNG CHILD. EVEN THOUGH A CHILD IS TO BE IN A CHILD SEAT, THEY SOMETIMES CAN GET OUT. IF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WINDOW JUST DROPS, A CHILD COULD FALL OUT. IN A WRECK THIS COULD ENDANGER ANYONE. ALL THE WINDOWS IN THE JEEP HAVE A PROBLEM OF BREAKING FOR NO REASON, BUT MOSTLY THE BACK WINDOWS. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS AND SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ALL THESE WINDOWS. THEY ARE BLEEDING THE JEEP OWNERS BY HAVING TO CONTINUE TO REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE WINDOWS AND ARE ENDANGERING PEOPLE'S LIFE. THEY SHOULD BE MADE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT THEY KNEW THEY HAD AND CONTINUED TO USE.

NHTSA complaint #10472044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 28,000 miles Miami, FL

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ON THE BACK WINDOWS OF MY JEEP LIBERTY 2002 ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I HAVE BARELY USED THESE WINDOWS AND THIS HAS BEEN A HEMORRHAGE OF MONEY. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THEY INFORMED ME AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WAS OVER THE DATE OF WARRANTY, AND THAT MY MILEAGE ALSO EXCEEDED THE LIMIT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE TWO BACK ONES, THEN I HAD TO GO BACK AND REPLACE A THIRD ONE, LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THAT. THE FOURTH AND FIFTH TIME IT HAPPENED, I WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AS GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS TOO EXPENSIVE, NOW THE WINDOW DOES NOT WORK AGAIN. THE WINDOWS JUST FALL, AND WATER AND DEBRIS COME INTO THE CAR. AMONG JEEP LIBERTY OWNERS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND ONE THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON. I WANT TO PLACE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THIS CAR CAME DEFECTIVE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED IT. CUSTOMERS NEED PROTECTION ON THIS MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #10469961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 88,000 miles Woodland Park, NJ

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE INSTANCES OF FAILURE OF THE REGULATORS FOR THE REAR DOOR POWER WINDOWS. IN THIS LATEST INCIDENT, THE CABLE FOR THE WINDOWS SNAPPED AND CAME THROUGH THE DOOR LOCK AREA IN THE JAM ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10469576 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 45,000 miles Farmington, NM

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

ON APPROX THE DATE ENTERED, THE LEFT REAR ELECTRIC WINDOW GLASS DROPPED INTO DOOR FRAME AND WOULD NO LONGER OPERATE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT PLASTIC CLIP ON THE END OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE GETS WORN AND BREAKS, AND WINDOW BECOMES DISCONNECTED FROM REGULATOR AT THIS POINT. VERY EXPENSIVE FOR SIMPLE FIX, COST OVER $100 FOR ENTIRE NEW REGULATOR, AS PLASTIC CLIP IS NOT AVAILABLE SEPARATELY. THANKFULLY I AM MECHANICALLY INCLINED AND I WAS ABLE TO INSTALL IT MYSELF, AS ESTIMATE FROM THEN DAIMLER-CHRYSLER WAS OVER $300 FOR REPAIR. SINCE THAT TIME, THE OTHER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE IN THE EXACT SAME FASHION, AND BEING THE REPLACEMENT PART HAD GONE UP EVEN FURTHER IN COST, I TAPED WINDOW SHUT. BEFORE I COULD AFFORD TO FIX OTHER WINDOW, THE ONE I HAD PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BROKE AGAIN IN AN IDENTICAL FASHION. ALL THREE REAR WINDOW REGULATORS, BOTH FACTORY ORIGINALS, AND ONE FACTORY REPLACEMENT, BROKE WITHIN 3 YEARS. BOTH WINDOWS WERE THEN TAPED UP, AS I WASN'T ABOUT TO BUY WELL OVER $200 WORTH OF TROUBLE PRONE REPLACEMENT PARTS ONLY TO HAVE SITUATION TAKE PLACE YET AGAIN. THANKFULLY, AN AFTERMARKET SOURCE NOW SELLS METAL PARTS TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE, WEAR PRONE PARTS SUPPLIED BY CHRYSLER-JEEP. IT COST $100 TO FURTHER REPAIR BOTH WINDOWS WITH AFTERMARKET METAL PARTS, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED NO TROUBLE SINCE. INCORRECTLY DESIGNED/MANUFACTURED PARTS SUPPLIED BY CHRYSLER-JEEP ARE DEFINITELY THE ISSUE HERE.

NHTSA complaint #10458476 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 110 miles Wilmington, NC

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, CAUSING WINDOW TO SLIDE DOWN INTO DOOR.

NHTSA complaint #10441612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 28,719 miles Pace, FL

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

FAULTY REAR WINDOW REGULATORS. TO DATE HAVE HAD THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED SIX TIMES. 7/2006 RIGHT REGULATOR, 6/2007 LEFT REGULATOR, 7/2007 RIGHT REGULATOR, 9/2008 RIGHT AND LEFT REGULATOR, 8/2010 LEFT REGULATOR. IT IS 2011 AND THEY ARE BOTH NOW BROKE AGAIN AND ARE NOW BEING HELD UP WITH TAPE. I CONTINUE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AS CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO MAKE ME PAY A CO-PAY WHICH IN THE PAST HAS BEEN $150. I REFUSE NOW TO PAY TO REPLACE THEM ANYMORE AND BELIEVE CHRYSLER HAS A DUTY TO MAKE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THE REGULATORS.

NHTSA complaint #10439149 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 30,000 miles Carolina, PR

VISIBILITY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE REAR LIFT GATE WAS UNLOCKED ELECTRONICALLY, IT WOULD THEN AUTOMATICALLY LOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA complaint #10429475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 61,844 miles Millstadt, IL

VISIBILITY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DROPPED INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE FRACTURED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME TO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,844.

NHTSA complaint #10427884 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 81,014 miles Pleasanton, CA

VISIBILITY

RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. AFTER PART WAS REPLACED BY DEALER, SAME WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED 16 MONTHS LATER. THIS WINDOW IS NEXT TO MY 4 YEARS OLD CAR SEAT AND IS NEVER OPENED. FOR ME, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THOUSANDS OF IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND ON VARIOUS SITES. JEEP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REFUSES TO FIX IT.

NHTSA complaint #10426836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 129,000 miles Clovis, CA

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

POWER FAILURE OF THE MOTOR FOR THE REAR POWER WINDOWS. THE WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TWICE IN A YEAR.

NHTSA complaint #10410519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Columbia, MD

VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

2002 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT REGARDING SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS FOR VEHICLE INCLUDING LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR. *TGW

NHTSA complaint #10409873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Columbia, MD

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

2002 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT REGARDING SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS FOR VEHICLE INCLUDING LEFT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR. *TGW

NHTSA complaint #10409873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 77,000 miles Metarie, LA

VISIBILITY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BECAME INOPERABLE AND WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE REPEATED FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

NHTSA complaint #10408472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 71,000 miles Frisco, TX

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY AND WAS RAISING THE WINDOWS UP AND THE WINDOW OF THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE FELL INTO THE DOOR. THESE ARE ELECTRONIC WINDOWS. I WAS LUCKY THAT NONE OF MY CHILDREN WERE HURT. LUCKILY, THE WINDOW DID NOT BREAK AND I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN MY CAR. I FEEL THERE IS A FAULTY PART THAT JEEP DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS. IT IS A PLASTIC PART IN THE WINDOW REGULATOR. IT COST ME $400 DOLLARS THE FIRST TIME TO REPLACE THE PART. THE SECOND ONE JEEP REPLACED FOR FREE. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE AND JEEP DOES NOT FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING IT AGAIN. I AM NOT SURE IF I WANT TO GET IT REPLACED AGAIN OR JUST FINE SOME WAY TO KEEP THE WINDOW UP. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT WITH A PART THAT WILL JUST BREAK AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10407567 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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