1. Air bag light stays on 2. ABS light stays on 3. ESP BAS light stays on The vehicle has not been inspected and is available for inspection
2009 Jeep Liberty electrical problems
19 complaints (17% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 52,000.
- owner complaints
- 19
- of this car's complaints
- 17%
- typical mileage
- 52,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Jeep Liberty electrical problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Totally Integrated Power Module Failure
In a letter dated August 21, 2014, the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) petitioned the federal safety agency to initiate a defect investigation of alleged failures associated with the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) installed in Chrysler SUV?s, trucks, and vans beginning in the 2007 model year. The petitioner alleges that TIPM defects may result in engine stall, airbag non-deployment, failure of fuel pump shutoff resulting in unintended acceleration, fire, and other symptoms. On September 25, 2014, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened DP14-004 to evaluate the petition for a grant or deny decision. ODI analyzed complaint data provided by CAS as well as complaints submitted to ODI from consumers. In total, there were 296 complaints submitted by the petitioner in the original petition and five supplements, including 271 complaints related to the subject vehicles equipped with TIPM-7. Approximately 3 percent of CAS complaints are related to vehicles equipped with TIPM-6 and ODI?s review of these complaints did not identify any safety defect trends. ODI conducted a detailed review of complaints narratives submitted by CAS and consumers including careful analysis of vehicle repair histories, warranty claims obtained from the manufacturer and any available Customer Assistance Inquiry reports (CAIR). Analysis of the field data indicated that MY2011-2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles exhibited significantly higher complaint rates related to fuel pump relay (FPR) failures than other subject vehicles. In a September 3, 2014 letter to the federal safety agency, Chrysler submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) identifying a defect in the FPR within the TIPM-7 which can result in a no start or stall condition in approximately 188,723 model year (MY) 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK) and Dodge Durango (WD) vehicles manufactured from January 5, 2010 through July 20, 2011 (14V‑530).In a February 24, 2015 letter, Chrysler submitted a second DIR expanding the scope of the FPR defect condition to include an additional 338,216 MY 2012 through 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured from September 17, 2010 through August 19, 2013 and MY 2012 through 2013 Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured from January 18, 2011 through August 19, 2013 (15V‑115).ODI analysis of the CAS allegations of TIPM defects resulting in stall while driving, airbag non-deployment, unintended acceleration, fire and other faults identified a single defect condition related to 1 of over 60 different circuits in the TIPM assembly. The most common effect of this defect condition, related to the fuel pump relay, was a no-start concern, but it could also result in stall while driving (76 complaints). No valid evidence was presented in support of claims related to airbag non-deployment, unintended acceleration or fire resulting from TIPM faults and these claims were found to be wholly without merit based on review of the field data and design of the relevant systems and components.Except insofar as the petitioner's contentions relate to the defect condition addressed by the Chrysler recalls, the factual bases of the petitioner's contentions that any further investigation is necessary are unsupported. In our view, additional investigation is unlikely to result in a finding that a defect related to motor vehicle safety exists or a the federal safety agency order for the notification and remedy of a safety-related defect as alleged by the petitioner at the conclusion of the requested investigation. Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize the federal safety agency's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is den
DP14004
What 2009 Jeep Liberty owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
On friday, 07.07.2017, as I was driving into a turn lane from the hwy, I had slowed way down for traffic then picked up speed slightly, not even 10 MPH, to follow cars in the turn lane when the accelerator became sluggish and the jeep came to a stop. As I pressed the accelerator again there was a very loud pop from under the hood. Everything quit, the engine, the electric, the starter would not turn over when I tried to start it again or the emergency flashers. Just before this happened the engine light and, what I found out later, the electronic throttle control light came on. I was confused at what just happened. Thinking what I saw next was steam coming from under the jeep was steam I popped the hood to go look. There was traffic all around on the hwy. Once I opened the hood I found the engine compartment was on fire, back against the firewall between the engine and the steering column, behind the battery. The fire got bigger once the hood was open, it spread very fast. People in other cars were yelling and a guy stopped to help me and told me to get away from the jeep because it was gas that was burning. The fire dept was called yet by the time they got there the whole front end of the jeep was destroyed.
While stationary sunroof leaks water causing roof damage and appears by rust from the outside due to water settling. Leaking sunroof also damaged motor of driver side window.
*safety* my wife was driving our 2009 jeep liberty when it completely shut down. The steering wheel locked, no brakes, and no power. She was making a left hand turn with traffic coming on her right. Wife and 6 year old son were in the jeep. She felt like her life was threatened! Come to find out chrysler has a well known tipm issue. The jeep only has 63,000 miles on the odometer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep liberty. While the vehicle was parked, the contact pressed the unlock button on the remote to unlock the vehicle and the engine started. The contact unlocked the vehicle and shut it off. The contact checked the remote for an auto start function; however, there was none. The vehicle was not diagnosed and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,000.
The slider roof which worked great in the fall of 2013 would not work. No noise, no movement, nothing. Like it was not getting power. Took it to my mechanic and he said all the motors were working when he jumped them so he thought it was a computer problem. Jeep wanted $1800 to fix the problem. Seems like thousands of people have the same problem. Why has a recall not been forced to address this issue?
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep liberty. While driving at 50 MPH, the sky slider roof failed to automatically close. The contact had to manually close the slider. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and an independent mechanic, but it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000.
The sky skyder wouldn't open anymore. I can't afford to fix it and jeep did not care to help. There are thousands of complaints and I do not know why it is not in recall!
The jeep liberty had an option called the sky-slider roof. I have seen many, many problems with the roof and I am positive that chrysler corporation is well aware of the defect with this sky-slider roof that malfunctions, locks and will not work. Our roof was stuck closed and taken to a jeep dealership for repair. They had to break a part to check what needed repair. It turns out that our extended warranty expired at 75,000 miles, but due to the weather, this roof cannot be opened, according to the owners manual unless the temperature is below 40 degrees f. With that, we could not get the jeep in to be looked at until april, thus the vehicle at time of inspection of the roof was at 75,249 miles, over the warranty. They could not repair at this time and now I had to tape the roof closed so it does not open while driving or leak if raining. From research on the sky-slider roof problems on the internet, I have found that I am not the only, but one of hundreds if not thousads that have this problem that chrysler would not give any monitary assistance in the repair that will cost approximately $3,000 to repair. Please assist in having chrysler corporation recall or refund all owners of this sky-slider roof who have had the repairs completed.
I am writing to let you know that I have done extensive research after the electrical system in 2009 jeep liberty began to give me problems. The problems are as follows: brake lights going out multiple times in a 1-2 year period, the radio and heat cutting off and restarting on their own multiple times in a short 30 minute drive, while the heat and radio are cut out the wipers and turn signals do not work which is a bit troublesome living in new england with the rain and snow since I cannot rely upon my car to work properly or safely. Jeep claims that they do not know what is wrong with my car but a second opinion with another mechanic told me that this is a commonly known problem with jeep and that this should be a recall because the vehicles are not safe. I have found numerous people online at complaints.com or edmunds.com who are saying the same things that I am saying so it is definitely not a one time thing with just my car. I just wanted to alert you to the situation because people driving in cars with faulty electric systems because the parent company doesn't want to replace the issue is putting the general public at risk given the number of jeeps currently on the road. I personally feel unsafe in this car and jeep will not do anything to assist in that matter like put me in a newer car for the same payment per month or fix the electrical system at their expense instead of mine as I have already spent well over $1000 in a month and have been without my car for a least 2 weeks time.
Questions about the 2009 Jeep Liberty electrical
Does the 2009 Jeep Liberty have electrical problems?
Owners have filed 19 complaints about the electrical of the 2009 Jeep Liberty, 17% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2009 Jeep Liberty electrical problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 52,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2009 Jeep Liberty electrical?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Jeep Liberty have the most electrical problems?
The Jeep Liberty model years with the most electrical complaints are 2006 (147 complaints), 2008 (124 complaints) and 2002 (119 complaints).
Other 2009 Jeep Liberty problems
Fuel system 21Body 20Airbags 12Visibility 10Wheels 10Engine 9Suspension 7Tires 7Lights 4Transmission 4Acceleration 3Brakes 2Locks 2Driver assistance 1Steering 1
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