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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1J4GL58K42W••••••2002 Jeep LIBERTY
This build draws 4.3× more complaints than the average 2002 Jeep LIBERTY build (40 vs 9).
40on this build
1501on the model
163builds in total
2involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 13Suspension 10Engine 4Steering 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashSep 2013
Jeep hit another car head on air bags failed to deploy
SuspensioncrashOct 2002
Consumer states while driving at a low speed, swerved to miss object in the road. Consumer lost total control of vehicle resulting in a collision. Cause unknown. Ts
EngineApr 2016
The contact owns a 2002 jeep liberty. The contact heard an abnormal noise associated with the 3.7 liter engine. The contact noticed there was a strong hesitation without warning and the vehicle later stalled more than once. The vehicle was parked at the contact's residence due…
Electrical SystemSep 2014
I was driving my vehicle down the highway when my vehicle made a loud popping sound that sounded like it came through the stereo system. I noticed all power to my car went out. The radio, lights, dash, headlights, everything shut off. I went and tried everything. I thought maybe…
Fuel/propulsion SystemJan 2014
The contact owns a 2002 jeep liberty. The contact stated there was a NHTSA recall campaign id number 13V252000 (fuel system, gasoline , structure) and the part was not available; therefore, they could not repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem.…
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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 1J4GL58K42W151197 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.