2002 Jeep Liberty Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 28about this part
- Share
- 2%of 1,808 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 42,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 28 complaints about the tires of the 2002 Jeep Liberty, 2% of the 1,808 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 42,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Where to begin? My airbag light has been coming on for months while driving. I took it to a chrysler dealership 6 months ago & was charged $100 for them to tell me they didn't know what was wrong. About a month ago, while driving on the highway, my headlights went out, came back on, went out again, and finally I hit my high beams and they stayed on. My engine uses about 2 quarts of oil per week. I have parked on clean surfaces & there is no oil leaking, but it is going somewhere. I can hear a ticking noise coming from the engine area. …”
NHTSA complaint #10496016, filed 2013-01, 145,000 miles“My son and a couple of his friends and I were traveling to a marlins game ,about a 2 hr. Drive from our house. I had made a visual ck. Of tires while fueling car before getting on I-95. All looked fine. About 3-4 miles as I was getting on I-95 the left rear tire blew out. I pulled off to a safe area and changed tire. Something seemed odd to me so the next day I inspected the tire to see if I could find any reason for the blow out. Tires are not that old and they appeared to have plenty of tread [3/8 ]. …”
NHTSA complaint #10240763, filed 2008-09, 52,563 miles“On may 2nd ,2010, my wife and son heard an explosion outside in our driveway. When they went out to see what it was , they found the spare tire on the back of our 2002 Jeep Liberty had blown up. It is a goodyear wrangler tire made in 2002. It has only been used once for a couple hundred miles which brings me to the other reason for my complaint. Last fall while driving to a marlins game in miami as I was accelerating on an on ramp getting on to I 95 the left rear tire exploded through the sidewall and ripped apart. This tire was less than a year old as we had bought a complete set of 4. …”
NHTSA complaint #10328768, filed 2010-05, 62,000 miles“I have a set of 4 uniroyal liberator a/t p235 70r16 tires DOT apo8 c62u 4410 that have horrible problems. One of them is so elliptical that you feel like you are riding on a egg shaped tire that almost makes you sick at slower speeds. It has a awful vibration at higher speeds. The other 3 of the set are so out of balance that even with 5 ounces of weight, the tires still vibrate.”
NHTSA complaint #10533138, filed 2013-08, 134,000 miles“While traveling on the freeway had a drivers rear tire blow-out on the interior sidewall. All tires were inflated to manufacturers recommended air pressure. The tire had 7,500 miles on it! Goodyear would not honor the warranty on the tire. No foreign object was found, the side wall rubber is protruding. The tire was a goodyear wrangler sr-a p235/70r16”
NHTSA complaint #10005485, filed 2003-02, 7,500 milesTires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 1% |
| 2010 | 6 | 3% |
| 2009 | 7 | 6% |
| 2008 | 8 | 1% |
| 2007 | 5 | 1% |
| 2006 | 6 | 0% |
| 2005 | 20 | 2% |
| 2004 | 18 | 2% |
| 2003 | 13 | 1% |
| 2002 | 28 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2002 Jeep Liberty
546 complaintsSuspension
494 complaintsFuel system
173 complaintsElectrical system
118 complaintsSeat belts
110 complaintsBody and structure
108 complaintsEngine cooling
85 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
84 complaintsBrakes
83 complaintsSteering
78 complaintsEngine
74 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
70 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.
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