2012 Jeep Liberty Service and Repair Manual
The 2012 Jeep Liberty was offered with a single engine, the 3.7L V6, across six trims. This factory service and repair manual is matched to that exact year, model, engine, and trim.
Engines
- 3.7L V6 (226 cu in), SOHC
Trims
- Jet
- Limited
- Limited Edition
- Limited Jet
- North Edition
- Sport
Known issues on the 2012 Liberty. One recall is on federal record for this model year, an electrical-system fault in which the active head restraints may fail to deploy in a crash. Owners have filed 551 complaints with NHTSA, and 44 technical service bulletins have been issued for the year.
From a routine service interval to a hard-to-trace wiring fault, it keeps you on the correct factory specification for your specific 2012 Liberty.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2012 Jeep Liberty and 2012-2013 Chrysler 200 and Dodge Avenger vehicles. A component within the occupant restraint controller (ORC) may fail and prevent the active headrests from deploying in the event of a rear-end crash.
If the active headrests do not deploy in certain rear-end crashes, the front seat occupants have an increased risk of injury.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ORC as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2017. Owners may contact FCA customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is T56.
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Sebring and 200 vehicles manufactured June 28, 2011, through December 13, 2012; model year 2011-2013 Dodge Avenger vehicles manufactured June 25, 2011, through January 14, 2013; model year 2011-2012 Dodge Nitro vehicles manufactured June 17, 2011, through December 15, 2011; and model year 2011-2012 Jeep Liberty vehicles manufactured June 17, 2011, through August 15, 2012. Electrical over-stress of a resistor in the occupant restraint control module may lead to the non-deployment of the active head restraints during a rear impact collision.
In the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the active head restraints , their non-deployment could increase the risk of injury.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will flash the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) or replace the occupant restraint control module, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on November 19, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N38.
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Connector kit Before ordering this connector repair kit 68018957A$, check it in the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website to confirm part number and applicability. There is an error with the wiring diagrams in Service Library that is causing t
LIFTER, Hydraulic Roller Deactivating Please do not replace MDS lifters because the disconnecting pin is not lined up, this is normal and not a defect.
Connector kit Before ordering this connector repair kit 68018957A$, check it in the Mopar Connector Repair Kit Website to confirm part number and applicability. There is an error with the wiring diagrams in Service Library that is causing t
LIFTER, Hydraulic Roller Deactivating Please do not replace MDS lifters because the disconnecting pin is not lined up, this is normal and not a defect.
Lubrication and Maintenance Fluids If MOPAR fluids and chemicals are not readily available, please review Service Library for specifications so a suitable alternative can be used
wiTECH Small Leak Verification Test (SLVT) - P0456-EVAP SYSTEM SMALL LEAK
Issue involves overheating, running hot, coolant leaks and related symptoms after a Mopar replacement engine has been installed in the vehicle.
Showing the 8 most recent of 110 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
MY DAUGHTER WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD IN HER JEEP LIBERTY ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 70MPH.. SHE HIT A GUARD RAIL AND ROLLED THE JEEP. THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT DEPLOYED WAS THE STEERING WHEEL ONE AND IT ONLY CAME OUT AFTER SHE STOPPED ROLLING. NONE OF THE OTHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!! THANKFULLY SHE IS ONLY BRUISED ALL OVER HER BODY. HER SEATBELT IS WHAT SAVED HER. LUCKILY THAT WORKED. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP ABOUT THIS AND HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET.
I WAS HIT ON MY PASSENGER FRONT, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS INTO A PARKING LOT, SO HARD UNTIL MY TIRE ROD BENT AT A 90* ANGLE. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO BLIND SPOT WARNING. EVEN AFTER THE IMPACT, THERE WAS NO ALARM OR NOTIFICATION OF THE DAMAGE, AS THE FIREMEN WERE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE MY CAR OUT OF THE ROAD.
I WAS ON MAJOR INTERSTATE IN BIRMINGHAM ALA. CAR ACCIDENT I WAS HIT ON LEFT SIDE AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AND MY CAR ROLLED . I HAD A CALL BACK ON MY HEAD RESTRAINTS .?
I WAS IN A WRECK 3/24/2014 ,I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER DOOR AND BACK LEFT DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER SEAT. I SAW THE CAR COMING TOWARDS ME AT A ANGLE WHEN I LOOKED OVER TO SEE IF I COULD CHANGE LANES, SHE HIT ME AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL OVER..FROM THAT ALL I REMEMBER I WOKE UP BLEEDING SEVERELY FROM 7 INCH CUT TO MY HEAD. I WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO UAB TRAUMA UNIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAVE INJURIES TO MY CERVICAL NECK/SPINE AND SHOULDER . I AM STI
IN AUGUST 2016 AT 39000 MILES WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THE ISSUE AND FOUND THE RECALL FOR THE ORC MODULE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FRISCO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM IN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND THEY PULLED THE CODE, FLASHED THE DEVICE, BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY $550 + LABOR TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. I DECLINED THE REPAIR BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS PART O
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.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE BEING DRIVEN HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND ROLLED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THERE WAS ONE INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND SEVERE UPPER BODY PAIN. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWE
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2012 JEEP LIBERTY WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED LEFT I FRONT OF ME TO MAKE THEIR RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. MY TRUCK DROVE OVER HI AND ON THE WAY DOWN STRUCK A PARKED CAR AND FLIPPED OVER ON TO ITS HOOD. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR CAVED IN DIRECTLY ON TO MY HEAD AND NOT A SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WAS HOSPITALIZED AND WAS ALREADY HANDICAPPED SO THIS EXACERBATED MY INJURIES PRONOUNCEDLY AND THE INCREASED PAIN, BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL, LED TO MY WIFE LEAVING, LOSS O
We were involved in an accident on the NY State Thruway 87. The airbags did not deploy and the seatbelts did not engage. If the airbags had deployed my husband would not have been injured as seriously as he was.
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LIBERTY SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BEFORE APRIL 26,2015 THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS NOT PRESENT THE LIBERTY WAS BACKED INTO AT A HIGH SPEED AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE COMPANY THAT REPAIRED MY CAR AFTER THE WRECK TOLD ME THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON, THE AIRBAGS TRIED TO DEPLOY BUT MALFUNCTIONED. THEY FIXED THE LIGHT I GUESS BY RESETTING IT. NOW 5 MONTHS LATER THE LIGHT IS BACK ON FOR THE AIRBAGS AND IT WILL NOT GO OFF.
TAKARA RECALL, BELIEVE AIR BAGS DIDNT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE DRIVER'S DOOR TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, KNOCKED THE CONTACT DOWN, AND CRASHED INTO A NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN VISIBLE INJURIES, BUT FELT PAIN ON HER SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND ANKLES. THE CONTACT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICL
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-70 E, I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE APPROACHING ME FROM BEHIND, WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED SO I SWERVED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND THE OTHER VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT LANE AND THEN BACK ACROSS THE RIGHT LANE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STRUCK MY 2012 JEEP LIBERTY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR PROBABLY AT A SPEED BETWEEN 60 - 75. WITH THAT IMPACT I RECEIVED WHIPLASH & INJURY TO MY LEFT ARM, LEFT HAND, NECK & SHOULDER. I DID NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NO
THREE YEARS AGO MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY JEEP. SHE HAD A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A BUILDING. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE LITERALLY DROVE INSIDE THE BUILDING. NOW MY CURRENT COMPLAINT IS THAT SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON AND GOING OFF RANDOMLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER RAN THEIR RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND ROLLED OVER THEN SLID. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE CONTACT. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE PERSON THAT CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE POLICE IMPOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEA
Showing the 15 most serious of 385 complaints filed with NHTSA.
