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Body and structurePart report

2004 Jeep Liberty Body and structure Problems

Complaints
128about this part
Share
12%of 1,101 total for the year
Median mileage
106,986miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 128 complaints about the body and structure of the 2004 Jeep Liberty, 12% of the 1,101 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 106,986 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“About a month ago I was coming up the mountain and it was hard to stere and it made me hit a gard rail on the other side of the road and then about a week ago I was going to town and I stopped at the store to get gas and turn it off and it would not start back so I don't no what is wrong”

NHTSA complaint #11372943, filed 2020-11, 235,000 miles

“Was going down a hill. Didn't notice a stop sign. Tried to stop but couldn't in time. Took the corner and hit a tree with my passenger front corner and the Jeep flipped on its side. Smashed my face on the steering wheel shattering my jaw due to airbags not going off and seatbelts not locking. Needed immediate surgery. They had to smash the front window to get me out of the vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #10978641, filed 2017-04, 106,000 miles

“I drove for about an hour on a steep mountain road. Sometimes using the overdrive to go up steep grades. The cruise control would not work. I made it to town and was on the main road stopped in traffic. Suddenly, the rpms raced and the Jeep accelerated on its own. I had my foot on the brake, but had to put it in park to stop it, but not before it hit then truck in front of me. I was shaken up and checked the floor mat to make sure it was not touching the gas pedal. It was not.”

NHTSA complaint #11204557, filed 2019-04, 94,000 miles

“I had just gotten off the highway and took the wrong turn so in the middle of the street I tried to whip a uturn and when I turned my wheel to the left I heard a loud crack and my vehicle was unlevel so I asked my passenger to see if we had blown a tire and he said it looked fine but I got out and looked and saw that the whole entire wheel assembly fell off. I had brake fluid draining in the street and there was the piece (control arm) that was snapped in half leaving my car stuck and broken .”

NHTSA complaint #11361002, filed 2020-09, 178,000 miles

“I called chrysler regarding recall 13v252000, as listed on this site. I was advised that my 2004 Jeep Liberty was not part of the recall. When asked what was different about my 2004 Jeep Liberty versus those involved in the recall I was told that they didn't know, just that the VIN number wasn't included in the recall.”

NHTSA complaint #10536174, filed 2013-08, 56,092 miles

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Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2012246%
2011179%
2010168%
20092019%
20088516%
200710615%
200613110%
200513712%
200412812%
20031118%
20021086%
2001110%
2000117%

Other parts of the 2004 Jeep Liberty

Suspension
456 complaints
Fuel system
186 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
121 complaints
Electrical system
80 complaints
Steering
54 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
52 complaints
Other or unknown
42 complaints
Brakes
40 complaints
Exterior lighting
40 complaints
Air bags
39 complaints
Engine
32 complaints
Engine cooling
27 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2004 Jeep Liberty

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 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