2002 Jeep Liberty Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 110about this part
- Share
- 6%of 1,808 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 110 complaints about the seat belts of the 2002 Jeep Liberty, 6% of the 1,808 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,000 miles. 14 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have a safety recall that cannot be fixed according to tunkhannock auto mart and scranton dodge. I'm experiencing all kind of malfunctions due to the sensor being bad I have no power, my shifting, fuel economy ,hard starts,everything. This is my only vehicle and I need a vehicle until this is resolved”
NHTSA complaint #11366855, filed 2020-10, 91,000 miles“On a drive home from my mother's house, I had come to a complete stop waiting to make a left turn on a residential road when I heard a clicking sound. Then my seat belt tightened on its own and immediately after that the driver's side air bag deployed. Fortunately I was uninjured with the exception of a slight burn on my forearm.”
NHTSA complaint #10915729, filed 2016-10, 125,000 miles“Drivers side seat belt receiver failed to reset so it could be used again, had to use screw driver to force the receiver to pop back out so I could insert the belt into the receiver, continues to happen, now over 2 weeks and the receiver never resets, must always use screwdriver before I can lock seatbealt to its receiver. I am the original owner.”
NHTSA complaint #10543664, filed 2013-09, 46,850 miles“On 11/11/2015 at approximately 05:00a.m. I started out for work. The airbag indicator light started blinking and about 5 seconds later the airbag deployed for no reason. I was traveling in a straight line going about 40mph. The vehicle is being serviced at this time.”
NHTSA complaint #10794612, filed 2015-11, 150,000 miles“My 2002 Jeep Liberty front seatbelt latches are inoperative. They get stuck in the down position and have to be pried up in order to latch the seat belt securely. I would like to know if Jeep/chrysler has issued a recall or offered to repair the latches that go bad.”
NHTSA complaint #10411962, filed 2011-07, 110,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10216350Nov 8, 2013Advanced Field Action Communication ? M3511082012 Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) announced a safety recall on 2002 and 2003 model year (KJ) Jeep Liberty vehicles built through…
- 10136473Nov 8, 2013Advanced Field Action Communication ? M3511082012 Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) announced a safety recall on 2002 and 2003 model year (KJ) Jeep Liberty vehicles built through…
Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | 2% |
| 2011 | 5 | 3% |
| 2010 | 3 | 2% |
| 2008 | 4 | 1% |
| 2007 | 10 | 1% |
| 2006 | 4 | 0% |
| 2005 | 37 | 3% |
| 2004 | 14 | 1% |
| 2003 | 36 | 3% |
| 2002 | 110 | 6% |
| 2000 | 1 | 17% |
Other parts of the 2002 Jeep Liberty
546 complaintsSuspension
494 complaintsFuel system
173 complaintsElectrical system
118 complaintsBody and structure
108 complaintsEngine cooling
85 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
84 complaintsBrakes
83 complaintsSteering
78 complaintsEngine
74 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
70 complaintsExterior lighting
50 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Jeep Liberty
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology