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2006 Jeep Liberty complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 4, 2014100,000 milesCA

DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL COME ON AND STAYED LIT UNTIL AFTER TURNING THE MOTOR OFF. THE SYSTEMS DON'T SEEM TO FUNCTION WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH WITH NO APPARENT REASON, IE: NOT SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, WEATHER IS VARIABLE. I NOTICED ANOTHER DRIVER SAID IT HAPPENS WHEN THEIR LIGHTS ARE ON. I ALWAYS DRIVE WITH MY LIGHTS ON, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A FACTOR. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 3, 201436,855 milesKY

FIRST - MY VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL AND HAS BEEN FOR 6 MONTHS AND JEEP DOES NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE - UNDER REAR END CRASH A FIRE CAN HAPPEN FROM GAS TANK - JEEP SUPPOSED TO PUT A HITCH ON VEHICLE HOWEVER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS. THEY CANNOT GIVE ME A DATE OF WHEN THOSE PARTS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. SECONDLY, MY GAS TANK SPILLS OVER WHENEVER IT IS FILLED AT GAS STATION.....I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A VALVE PROBLEM THAT WOULD MEAN A GAS TANK REPLACEMENT AT MY OWN COST. THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD IN 1-11-2012. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 2, 2014CO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 2, 2014NJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE REMEDY PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 8/9/2017*CN

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 2, 201490,000 milesSC

ESP BAS ABS LIGHTS KEEPING COMING ON AND PULLING TO ONE SIDE OCCASIONALLY FOR UNKNOWN REASON WHILE LIGHTS ARE ON. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER 2006 JEEP LIBERTY OWNERS. *TR

SeatsFire
Filed Mar 31, 201487,500 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT ACTIVATED, THE SEAT WARMER BECAME OVERHEATED AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,500.

Steering
Filed Mar 30, 201470,816 milesOH

WE PURCHASED A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY LAST YEAR. LAST NIGHT WE WENT TO DRIVE IT UP THE ROAD AND THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DISENGAGED FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE AND THE BALL JOINT DISCONNECTED. LUCKILY ENOUGH WE WEREN'T DRIVING VERY FAST OTHERWISE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY CONSIDERING THE TIRE IS NOW ALMOST AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND WE CAN'T MOVE THE CAR. I UNDERSTAND THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IS 8 YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN GET A MANUFACTURER REPAIR DONE FREE OF CHARGE, AND WOULD RATHER HAVE IT DONE AT A DEALER KNOWING THEY WOULD HAVE THE CORRECT PARTS. NORMALLY MY 1 YEAR OLD IS IN THE CAR, LUCKILY HE WASN'T LAST NIGHT, BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I AM ENTITLED TO REPAIRS. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Mar 27, 201478,000 milesLA

THE CLOCK SPRING ON THIS JEEP HAS BROKEN AND HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS. THIS HAS DISABLED THE HORN, ABS SYSTEM, CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE STABILITY PROGRAM AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO JEEP AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY JUST CONTINUE TO SAY THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS UNSAFE AND SOMEONE MUST FORCE A MANDATORY IMMEDIATE SOLUTION. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 26, 2014KY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 25, 2014PA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS VERY CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED THE LETTER APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 25, 2014NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE AND STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION THREE MONTHS PRIOR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 20, 2014MI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN JUNE OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 17, 2014NC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND DECLINED TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 17, 201474,000 milesNC

CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER DEALER IN HENDERSONVILLE, NC, EGOLF MOTORS 888 810 1729 AND CHRYSLER CORP 800 853 1403...NO ONE CAN PROVIDE CORRECTION INFO DATE. BOTH TOLD ME THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND/OR CORRECTION MADE, THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN MID-SEPTEMBER 2013 AND NO PROGRESS YET. SPOKE WITH A NHTSA REP, [XXX], WHO WAS HELPFUL, KIND, THRIFTY, ETC AND HOPEFULLY YOUR REPORT TO CHRYSLER HAS THEM QUAKING IN THEIR BOOTS AND A REPAIR WILL BE SCHEDULED AND COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE DAY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Power Train
Filed Mar 17, 201490,000 milesCA

THE VEHICLE SHIFT ASSEMBLY FOR THESE MODEL OF JEEPS FAILS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE CABLE WILL NOT SET IN THE PROPER POSITION WHEN SHIFTED BACK INTO PARK, DISABLING THE OWNER'S ABILITY TO REMOVE THEIR KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REMOVE THE COVER COVERING THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY AND FORCEFULLY PUSH THE CABLE INTO PLACE TO RELEASE THE KEY. IN ADDITION TO THIS, THE SHIFT HANDLE CAN BE BUMPED AND SHIFTED INTO GEARS, OR INTO REVERSE OR PARK, WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING PUSHED AS WOULD NORMALLY OPERATE THE ASSEMBLY. THIS CAUSES THE RISK OF ACCIDENTALLY BUMPING THE VEHICLE INTO A GEAR THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND RISK THE DRIVER'S LIFE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 17, 2014SC

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL IN DECEMBER OF 2013 . CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I BELIEVE AREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME HAS PASSED(ALMOST 3 MONTHS) .I CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER AGAIN TODAY AND THEY SAY CHRYSLER HAS NOT RELEASED PART AT THIS TIME. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE ? RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT CHRYSLER INTENDS TO INSPECT MY VEHICLE AND INSTALL AN OEM TRAILER HITCH WHERE APPROPRIATE. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Mar 15, 2014126,000 milesOH

I WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AND MY BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN. I DIDN'T HIT ANY OF THE BUTTONS, IT JUST FELL. I TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WENT BAD AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I BELIEVE IT IS CRAZY THAT THIS PART ISN'T APART OF THE RECALL. THE PLACE DIDN'T HAVE ANY IN STOCK (SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM PROBABLY BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES TO COUNTLESS CUSTOMERS), SO BASICALLY I WAS CHARGED 110$ FOR THEM TO LOOK AT AND TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WHILE ME KNOWING IT WAS EITHER THAT OR THE LIFT PLATE. DON'T THINK I HAVE BEEN MORE FRUSTRATED IN MY LIFE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 13, 2014CA

THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL N46 / NHTSA 13V-252 WHICH WE WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT. SAID THAT CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT THIS RECALL WAS EFFECTIVE BACK IN JUNE 2013, AND WE JUST CALLED THEM AND THEY HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO SEND OUT, MAKE OR OBTAIN ANY OF THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THIS SAFETY RECALL!! CAN YOU MOVE THEM ALONG? *TR

Electrical System
Filed Mar 11, 201471,000 milesPA

THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. TRIED RESTARTING AND SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE, MADE SURE IT WAS COMPLETELY IN PARK AND EVEN WIGGLED THE KEY BACK AND FORTH. THE KEY HAS BEEN STUCK IN THE IGNITION EVER SINCE. NOTHING ELSE IS AFFECTED BY THIS JUST CANNOT REMOVE THE KEY. *TR

Suspension
Filed Mar 10, 2014119,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT SUDDENLY BECAME FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 06V288000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 10, 2014147,000 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION LOCKING MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE OUT OF POSITION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 8, 201485,000 milesTN

FUEL SPEWS OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER OPENING AFTER THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ON TO THE VEHICLE BODY (BOTH PAINTED AND PLASTIC AREAS), ON THE GROUND, AND ON THE PERSON FILLING THE JEEP. THIS CONDITION HAS EXISTED FOR A YEAR BEFORE FILLING THIS COMPLAINT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE ACROSS ALL JEEP LINES. THE ONLY FIX AVAILABLE IS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK (ESTIMATED $1700.00) AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. MODEL 2007 AND UP JEEP LIBERTY'S HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NOT MY 2006 PER MY LOCAL DEALER. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 6, 2014PA

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE HER VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN JUNE OF 2013, THERE SHOULD BE A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE MARCH OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. DR *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 5, 2014120,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPILLED TO THE GROUND AND ON THE CONTACT CLOTHES. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S WINDOW FAILED TO CLOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOWS REGULATORS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 4, 2014OH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 27, 2014CT

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.LJ

Suspension
Filed Feb 26, 201469,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BOLT JOINT WAS FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE WHEEL. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION) FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 25, 2014CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE REMEDY PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Steering
Filed Feb 24, 201485,000 milesNY

CAR WAS DISABLED DUE TO DEFECTIVE TAB INSIDE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. BATTERY FINE. STARTER FINE. MECHANIC FOUND IT TO BE AN NON-SERVICEABLE PART WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. ENTIRE COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE TO EITHER WAIT FOR A NEW COLUMN TO SHIP AND PAY A TOTAL OF $920 PARTS AND LABOR AND TAX. OR BUY A USED ONE AND TOTAL COST IS $475. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS PART CANNOT BE MAINTAINED AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND CAN LEAVE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS STRANDED IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Feb 24, 201482,000 milesKS

I PULLED UP TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. THE PASSENGER LOWERED THE PASSENGER FRONT-SIDE WINDOW USING THE ELECTRICAL BUTTON. THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR AND DID NOT COME BACK UP WHEN THE PASSENGER TRIED TO RAISE IT AGAIN. THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. EACH TIME THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 19, 2014NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE ) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN JUNE OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE FEBRUARY OF 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 19, 2014CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

EngineFire
Filed Feb 17, 201487,000 milesMN

I TRIED TO MAKE A U TURN ROAD WAS NARROW SO I HAD TO BACK UP AND GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW . I ROCKED IT BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES AND THEN WE NOTICED SMOKE AND FIRE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD .WE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE WHOLE JEEP WAS ON FIRE! THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WHEN I GOT STUCK NOT A CLEW WHY THIS VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STARTED ON FIRE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 13, 2014WA

WHEN I PUT GAS IN MY JEEP IT BURPS GAS OUT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE JEEP IN 2012. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH OTHER JEEPS OWNERS. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD BE THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL ON MY JEEP MODEL. *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 7, 201482,200 milesOR

I PUT MY CAR INTO 4WD FOR A MINUTE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TOOK IT COMPLETELY OUT OF 4WD. IT STAYED STUCK IN 4WD AND AFTER BURNING UP MY ENGINE IT BROKE MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY $800 FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE NEVER USED MY 4WD AND WE ARE STUCK IN A SNOWSTORM IN THE MOUNTAIN CLOSE TO PORTLAND, OREGON AND I CANT GET ANYWHERE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline1 injured
Filed Feb 5, 201430,000 milesCO

THIS INCIDENT STARTED IN 2008 AND AT THE TIME THOUGHT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE GAS PUMP AT THE GAS STATION BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS MORE COMMON AND HAPPENS WEEKLY, RECENTLY SPLASHING GASOLINE INTO MY EYES WHICH REQUIRED FLUID EYE RINSE AND MEDICAL ATTENTION. EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK ON MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY, THE GAS BEGINS TO OVERFLOW AND SPLASHES BACK, OUT OF THE FUEL INLET OPENING. THIS IN TURN SPRAYS FUEL OUT AT A FORCE, AND THEN ONTO THE GROUND. RECENTLY THIS HAPPENED AND SPRAYED FUEL INTO MY EYES, ON ONTO MY CLOTHES. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT ALSO A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING AFTER TALKING WITH THE DEALER THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH JEEP LIBERTY'S IN THAT THE FUEL TANK'S INLET CHECK VALVE IS FAULTY WHICH IN TURN FAILS TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF THE GAS STATION FUEL PUMP IN TIME. THIS IS MY FORMAL COMPLAINT THAT I WAS INJURED DUE TO A KNOWN, FAULTY PART/COMPONENT OF THE JEEP LIBERTY. *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 3, 201429,000 milesPA

HARD TO GET 4-WHEEL DRIVE IN GEAR. I HAD SERVICE TECH. TALK ME THRU SINCE IT WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY. 4-WHEEL DRIVE LEVER/GEAR BROKE COMPLETELY ON FEB. 3, 2014. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 3, 2014MA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN EXPERIENCED.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 3, 2014OH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE NEEDED PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF UPDATED 03/13/14

Suspension
Filed Jan 30, 2014VA

2006 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AT TIMES, WITH OR WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, WHEN HE TAPPED THE BRAKE. *JB

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 29, 2014NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE . THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 28, 2014CA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND AN ARRIVAL DATE COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 27, 201493,000 milesDC

2 BACK WINDOW MOTORS DON'T WORK

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 27, 2014132,000 milesDC

IT IS BEEN DOING 12-15 MILES PER GALLON ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT HEAT OR AC ON. IT CONSUMING MORE FUEL THAN NORMAL.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 27, 201489,000 milesDC

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF

Steering
Filed Jan 27, 2014132,000 milesDC

TURNING LEFT THE CAR LOST CONTROL SPINNING AROUND 360 DEGREES. IT WAS AROUND 9PM. NO TRAFFIC NO CARS AROUND, NO CRASHES.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jan 26, 2014NC

AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SONS IN THE BACK SEAT, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG ON THE RIGHT BACK PASSENGER SIDE. THE WINDOW STARTED TO ROLL DOWN INTO THE DOOR SHIFT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CATCH THE WINDOW AND MANUALLY PUSH IT BACK UP. IT THEN FELL COMPLETELY INTO THE DOOR SHIFT. IT WAS 17 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND WE HAD TO RIDE ALL THE WAYHOME WITH THE WINDOW DOWN. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE NOISE SURPRISED US AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 25, 201458,835 milesWA

HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL, ASKED CHRYSLER AFTER REGISTERING AT THEIR WEB SITE, WAS ASSURED BY THEIR EMAIL, NO PROBLEM, NOW DON'T KNOW HOW LONG LATER I GET A RECALL NOTICE, ALSO PARTS TO FIX NOT AVAILABLE YET. THIS WHOLE THING WAS A FARCE, WITH CHRYSLER DRAGGING THEIR FEET, SOLD MY JEEP A FEW MONTHS AGO TO CARTER SUBARU, SEATTLE WA. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 21, 2014NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE ) IN EARLY JANUARY 2014. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BUT THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Steering
Filed Jan 15, 201475,100 milesDE

WE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON OUR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY UNTIL WE HAD A SEVERE COLD SNAP (JEEP WAS BOUGHT IN FL AND NOW RESIDES IN DE) AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DEVELOPED A SCREECHING, STRAINING NOISE IN THE STEERING AND ALL AROUND DRIVING.IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED WE DROVE THE NOISE WAS ALWAYS THERE AND CONSISTENT, WHETHER YOU TURNED A CORNER, PUT ON THE BRAKES, BACKED UP OR DROVE ON THE ROAD NORMALLY ALMOST SOUNDED LIKE THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING BUT WE HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED IN APRIL 2013. TOOK JEEP TO OUR AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH BAD UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN ALL OF A SUDDEN BUT IN ENDED UP A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. ENJOY OUR JEEP BUT IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS FOR BALL JOINTS WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. *TR

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