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2011 Jeep Liberty Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
3%of 181 total for the year
Median mileage
55,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2011 Jeep Liberty, 3% of the 181 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 55,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“Electrical icons continue to appear on dashboard like traction, ABS,service engine soon,gauge for RPM is 0 mp, engine gauge remain at engine speed. When taken to Jeep dealership for repair I was told there was nothing wrong with the Jeep it is running correctly. And yet the Jeep cut completely down for 10 mins on the expressway. When on the street all icons come on and I have to pull over because Jeep has shut down.”

NHTSA complaint #10782001, filed 2015-10, 34,000 miles

“On two occasions, while traveling on high speed highways, my Jeep suddenly lost power. When that happened, I lost power steering and had to muscle the car to the side of the road. I removed the keep from the ignition. When I tried again to start it, although difficult, it started. My mechanic ran an electrical test, and on the repair order he wrote: research symptoms. Find high failure rate of tipm module. Recommend returning to dealer because the apparent frequency across the country may lead to possible warranty extension or open campaign .”

NHTSA complaint #10969880, filed 2017-04, 137,000 miles

“So yesterday after work I get in my car and start it, and I noticed my airbag light came on. I figured maybe the sensor was triggered by the hot weather but that still didn't make sense. So I look up what I should do in the manual and it says take it to the dealer (they were closed). The next day, I thought surely the code would clear and all would be well. To my surprise my light was still on. I take my car to the dealership to get checked out (mind you, I have 2 warranties on this car) and I just know it will be covered. Wrong! …”

NHTSA complaint #10746176, filed 2015-08, 70,100 miles

“On 3 separate occasions, over the course of the last 5 months, my Jeep has just randomly quit (engine stalled). This has happened while driving down the road -(twice on a freeway, once on a surface street)- all the dash indicator lights have come on and my Jeep engine has just quit. I've been very lucky that I was not in heavy traffic and was able to coast to the side of the road without incident. After a couple of attempts, I was able to restart my Jeep. There is no warning to this random stalling, no sputtering, no loss of power, it just quits with no indication. …”

NHTSA complaint #10788367, filed 2015-11, 52,000 miles

“10/20/17 driving 5 minutes & brakes locked - Jeep wouldn't move at all - after 20 minutes Jeep ran normally for 3 weeks; 11/9/17 driving grandbabies home - going 40 on a major highway - brakes again lock up Jeep came to a stop & would not move forward and would not reverse - ESC indicator light on, ESC off appeared in the odometer and the ABS light was on - the smell of brakes was overwhelming - called aaa for a tow - after an hour - all sorts of creaking noises could be heard - ? …”

NHTSA complaint #11046577, filed 2017-11, 55,000 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2012103%
201153%
2010116%
200911%
2008122%
200791%
2006353%
200550%
200471%
200330%
200250%

Other parts of the 2011 Jeep Liberty

Electrical system
42 complaints
Air bags
35 complaints
Fuel system
35 complaints
Engine
22 complaints
Body and structure
17 complaints
Other or unknown
14 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaints
Brakes
13 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
10 complaints
Suspension
6 complaints
Seat belts
5 complaints
Steering
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Jeep Liberty

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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