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2011 Jeep Liberty engine problems

The 2011 Jeep Liberty has 21 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

21

Engine complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Liberty engine complaints by model year163 complaints2002: 163 complaints2003: 67 complaints2004: 60 complaints2005: 74 complaints2006: 72 complaints2007: 21 complaints2008: 41 complaints2009: 9 complaints2010: 25 complaints2011: 21 complaints2012: 51 complaints
Liberty engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, BEGAN HEARING A HIGH PITCHED HUMMING NOISE, BEGAN SMELLING A BURNING RUBBER SMELL, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY, AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN 10 MINS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR A YEAR AND A…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 18, 2016 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2011 Jeep Liberty have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2011 Jeep Liberty engine — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.