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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1C4PJMAK8CW••••••2012 Jeep LIBERTY
This build draws 3.9× more complaints than the average 2012 Jeep LIBERTY build (22 vs 6).
22on this build
348on the model
61builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedEngine 8Air Bags 6Power Train 3Electrical System 3
What owners of this build wrote
SuspensioncrashDec 2025
My daughter was hit by a semi truck on US-23 today. The trailer fishtailed hit the back end of Jeep. I hit the guard rail. All four corners of the Jeep were hit. The air bags did not deploy. The front driver tire fell off. The back window and passenger side trunk window blew out
Electrical SystemfireJul 2018
Well serviced vehicle with 88,000 miles. Driving on a residential street when smoke began coming out of climate vents. Noted engine temperature gauge at normal. Stopped the car and turned off. Fire noted under the hood near the windshield. Within minutes, the car became fully…
Power TrainOct 2024
The vehicle gears slipped into neutral but back to drive without assistance on my part. Once at a stop sign when I resumed driving. Once turning a corner. Once getting ready to back up. / I took it to have the transmission fluid level checked and it checked out ok. There have…
EngineJul 2020
The contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. The contact stated while his wife was driving 65 mph, she heard a loud abnormal noise. Multiple warning lights were illuminated. The driver parked safety on the side of the roadway. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to an…
Air BagsApr 2018
The contact owns a 2012 jeep liberty. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator intermittently illuminated while driving at an unknown speed. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired per an unknown recall regarding the air bags. The contact was…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1C4PJMAK8CW137305 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.