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Seat beltsPart report

2003 Jeep Liberty Seat belts Problems

Complaints
36about this part
Share
3%of 1,352 total for the year
Median mileage
119,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 36 complaints about the seat belts of the 2003 Jeep Liberty, 3% of the 1,352 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 119,000 miles. 4 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.

“The car had been acting funny , going fast then making a noise and going ok again. I am not a fast driver as in november my husband of 32 years , passed after being in a hit and run , from people with no insurance , my life is pretty much hell . I was starting to smell something funny like burning and I thought I maybe a tire or strut. I was at a signal second car in and loots of traffic , including school buses. …”

NHTSA complaint #10577228, filed 2014-04, 105,000 miles

“I was driving 60 MPH down sh 75 when the air bag light came on. A few seconds later the air bag deployed. It hit me in the chest and startled me. I had burns on my arms and it ripped a fingernail back. I thought I broke my thumb, the impact was so hard. Thankfully, I was able to keep my Jeep on the road. The driver side air bag is the only one that deployed and now the seat belt does not work properly either.”

NHTSA complaint #10533322, filed 2013-08, 150,000 miles

“I took my vehicle to the dealership to have the orc module replaced as part of recall campaing r06. The service writer informed me that after r/r of orc, they had to replace the front impact sensors, which was not part of the recall, and afterwards they could not communicate with the orc and it would cost me $100.00 or so to have issue diagnosed. I couldn't afford it and now have no air bags. Also after leaving the dealership I noticed the pass. Seatbelt is in a constant locked position while the drivers side seat belt never locks even when brakes are applied. …”

NHTSA complaint #11058194, filed 2018-01, 172,624 miles

“While driving an extremely short distance from my home driveway (maybe 50 feet), my driver side seatbelt pretensioner and airbag deployed. There is already a recall for airbag/seatbelt pretensioner on my vehicle (m35 (12v-527) or n13 (13v-040) r06). When I brought my vehicle into suncoast chrysler dodge Jeep ram, they to told me the recall was for only the passenger side and driver side was not part of the recall. They said they could not find any reason why the driver side airbag and seatbelt pretensioner deployed. …”

NHTSA complaint #10724878, filed 2015-06, 148,000 miles

“I got a recall letter fro my Jeep Liberty 2003, to arrigo chrysler, 6500 okeechobee blvd. West palm beach, fl I got a recall on my air bag. I told the services manager that my air condition was not blow cold. I was at the dealership for 2 hours. When the services manager told me my Jeep was ready. I when to pickup my Jeep, and got a bill for $249.00 for recharging my air condition. When I got in my Jeep, and trun on my air condition, it was worry then it was when I brought it in. I took my Jeep back to the services manager and told him my air condition was not working. …”

NHTSA complaint #10758606, filed 2015-08, 103,231 miles

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Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201282%
201153%
201032%
200841%
2007101%
200640%
2005373%
2004141%
2003363%
20021106%
2000117%

Other parts of the 2003 Jeep Liberty

Suspension
437 complaints
Air bags
392 complaints
Fuel system
172 complaints
Body and structure
111 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
97 complaints
Electrical system
72 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
64 complaints
Steering
52 complaints
Brakes
49 complaints
Engine cooling
42 complaints
Exterior lighting
32 complaints
Other or unknown
30 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2003 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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