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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1J4GL48K13W••••••2003 Jeep LIBERTY
This build draws 6.9× more complaints than the average 2003 Jeep LIBERTY build (53 vs 8).
53on this build
1145on the model
149builds in total
2involved a crash
6injuries
Most reportedSuspension 16Air Bags 14Power Train 6Fuel System 6
What owners of this build wrote
WheelscrashFeb 2008
My daughter had been driving on the upper level (h.o.v lane) of the 59th st. Bridge in queens ny and lost control of the vehicle as she was turning upward on a very sharp turn, which then LED to her colliding head first with the sidewalls
Air BagscrashDec 2004
My wife jessica and son andrew were traveling on interstate 80 east bound the day after christmas 2004 when we hit a patch of ice and were thrown off the road, down a bank and struck a tree head on at a speed of 40-50 mph. Our air bags did not deploy and our seat belts did not…
SuspensionJul 2021
On 7/10 I'm driving down the road towards the freeway. I hear a very loud pop that startles me. I pull over & discover lower ball joint has separated causing the lower control arm to slip out of socket into the wheel & than separate from wheel. I mean its still attached to the…
Electrical SystemOct 2015
My vehicle was being drivin on smooth open highway . The child in the back seat requested the back window be rolled up . This driver proceeded to depress button that controls the operation of the window in the back seat up or down and when doing so the window did not close all…
Fuel SystemSep 2014
2003 jeep liberty. Consumers concerned about vehicle gas tank exploding because of similar vehicles and recent complaints. *ta the consumer stated chrysler could not give a definitive time as to when the recall would be done. Chrysler approved the consumer to take the vehicle to…
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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 1J4GL48K13W538947 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.