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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 →

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 15, 2014NY

HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK COMPLETELY SINCE THIS PAST FALL. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AUGUST 2013 FROM AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT USER ERROR AT THE GAS PUMP. I HAVE OWNED AT LEAST A FEW DIFFERENT CARS AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE A GAS PUMP. I'VE FILLED THE JEEP LIBERTY AT LEAST A DOZEN DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND IT DOES IT EVERY TIME AND THE GAS SENSOR AT THE PUMP WILL NOT SHUT OFF. I HAVE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE WESTBURY JEEP SERVICE CENTER ON JANUARY 15,2013 TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE SINCE THE GAS OVERFLOW IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 11, 201470,000 milesMA

FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE NOT STOPPING GAS FROM SURGING OUT OF THE TANK AND ALL OVER THE GROUND/PERSON/CAR. THIS OCCURS EVEN AFTER THE GAS PUMP AS 'CLICKED OFF' AND IS NOT FILLING THE TANK. CHRYSLER AS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON MODEL YEAR 2007 & 2008 JEEP LIBERY'S, BUT THIS IS A 2006 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 10, 2014NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED AND STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 10, 201499,000 milesOH

WHILE FILLING UP WITH GAS, IF YOU TRY TO FILL THE TANK, GAS POURS OUT OF THE TANK BEFORE THE HOSE CAN SHUT ITSELF OFF. GAS COVERS THE SIDE OF THE CAR, IS ALL OVER ANYONE STANDING NEAR AND THE GROUND. WHEN I WALK AWAY FROM THE CAR, THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT SAYS I MUST STAY WITH THE CAR DURING THE GASSING PROCESS. IS IT SAFE TO HAVE A CAR WHERE THE AUTO SHUTOFF DOESN'T WORK FOR A FLUID AS FLAMMABLE AS GAS? I HAVE TRIED MANY GAS STATIONS, THIS OCCURS AT EVERY STATION, AND HOPED THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF, IT HAS NOT. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 9, 201497,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE APPROVAL FOR THE RECALL REMEDY HAD NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED THEREFORE, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 9, 2014PA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 COMPONENT(S): (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMEDY PART THAT WAS GOING TO BE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Jan 7, 201417,000 milesNC

WINDOW FELL IN DOOR, REAR PASSENGER ON DRIVERS SIDE. SELF REPLACED MOTOR WINDOW IN DOORSYSTEM. PLASTIC PART INSIDE SNAPS OR SHEARS OFF. BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT PART THAT HAS METAL STOPS. NO PROBLEMS. HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR WINDOW MOTORS. THEY ALL SNAPPED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. BY HUSBAND *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 7, 201417,500 milesNC

GAS SPITS OUT OF FUEL TANK WHEN FULL DOES NOT AUTO STOP. (FAULTY SENSOR)I TRY NOT TO FILL TANK ALL THE WAY. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 3, 20145 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPEWED FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INLET CHECK VALVE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 2, 2014VA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WAS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED FAILURE.

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jan 2, 201487,000 milesIL

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS AT REST FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, I CAME OUT TO DISCOVER THAT THE REAR DRIVER-WINDOW HAD FALLEN DOWN INTO THE DOOR. NOW THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN EITHER FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. IN CHICAGO, THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALSO, HAVING A DOOR THAT WON'T OPEN COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT EMERGENCY ISSUE IN CASE OF NEEDING TO ESCAPE FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

Suspension
Filed Dec 23, 2013DC

2006 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BROKEN FRONT BALL JOINT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, HE WAS NOT INFORMED BY CHRYSLER IN BRAZIL.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 20, 2013GA

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM FAILS TO STOP DELIVERING FUEL AFTER TANK IS FULL; THUS RESULTING IN FUEL OVERFLOWING THE TANK AND ONTO THE CAR EXTERIOR, GROUND, ETC. THIS OCCURS REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED AT WHICH THE FUEL IS DELIVERED INTO THE TANK. THIS HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT OUR OWNERSHIP OF THIS JEEP, AND THE INCIDENT DATE REPRESENT THE APPROX. DATE OF PURCHASE. THIS SAME ISSUE WAS OCCURRING IN THE 2008 JEEP WRANGLERS (OF WHICH I OWN ONE) AND WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL. UPON THE RECALL REPAIR (NEW TANK, ETC), THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. PRIOR TO THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY, WE OWNED A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY, WHICH DID NOT HAVE THAT ISSUE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 19, 201382,000 milesCO

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK TO FULL WITH THE PUMP NOZZLE SET TO AUTOMATIC, THE TANK SPITS OUT 1/2 TO 1 GALLON OF GAS BEFORE THE NOZZLE DISENGAGES. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PUMP. THE SAME PUMP WAS USED ON OTHER CARS WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS ON THIS JEEP LIBERTY REGARDLESS OF WHAT PUMP IS USED. ON OCCASIONS, THIS EXCESS FUEL HAS GOTTEN ONTO MY CLOTHES WHICH POSES A SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE INVESTIGATED THIS ON THE INTERNET AND MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I NO LONGER USE THE AUTOMATIC NOZZLE SETTING BUT THIS IS UNSATISFACTORY BECAUSE OTHERS FILLING THE TANK ON MY BEHALF MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THIS. SOME AREAS OF THE COUNTRY DON'T ALLOW THE USE OF SELF-SERVICE PUMPS. *TR

Suspension
Filed Dec 13, 201384,000 milesWA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BUSHINGS NEEDING REPLACING BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARM AND BUSHINGS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Dec 10, 201390,500 milesOR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE NEAR CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK. THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR SYSTEM BROKE ON THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR, THUS ALLOWING THE WINDOW TO FREE FALL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS AND HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR OF JEEP. THEN NOW IN DECMEBER, THE DRIVERS WINDOW MOTOR SYSTEM HAS BROKEN AGAIN CAUSING THE GLASS WINDOW TO FREE FALL INTO THE DOOR FRAME. IF THIS IS ALL TRUE ABOUT THIS SYSTEM, AND THE FACT THAT I NOW HAVE 2 BROKEN POWER WINDOW MOTORS WHICH WILL COST ME NEARLY $900 TO FIX, I FEEL THIS ITEM SHOULD BE ON A NATIONAL RECALL LIST FOR JEEP TO REPLACE THESE ITEMS SO THEY WILL NOT FAIL. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT COULD CAUSE GLASS TO BREAK DURING DRIVING TIME AND INJURING DRIVERS. *TR

Suspension
Filed Dec 6, 201398,000 milesSC

THE LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE DETERIORATING AND CAUSE INNER WEAR ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE CAR HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND NEW TIRES LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD. THE ACCELERATED INNER WEAR AND CUPPING RESULTED IN A BLOWOUT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE JEEP LIBERTY HAS SERIOUS SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE JEEP/CHRYSLER COOPERATION, THEY WERE UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. WHEN COMPLETING RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006 JEEP LIBERTIES. JEEP FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE VIN MODEL OF JEEP HAS A DEFECT IN LOWER AND UPPER BALLS JOINTS FOR MY MODEL. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE JEEP COMPANY FOR THE LACK OF ATTENTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Nov 25, 201336,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 18, 201377,691 milesMN

MY COMPLAINT IS ACTUALLY ABOUT NHTSA! IN JUNE OF 2013, NHTSA PETITIONED CHRYSLER TO RECALL (RECALL NUMBER N46) JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES INCLUDING MODEL YEARS 2002 - 2007. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IS INCLUDED. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A RISK OF FUEL TANK PUNCTURE, AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE IN THE CASE OF REAR-END COLLISION. CHRYSLER, AFTER INITIALLY REFUSING TO ISSUE THE RECALL, CAVED IN TO NHTSA PRESSURE. WHEN I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER TODAY, FIVE MONTHS AFTER THEY AGREED TO THE RECALL, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY ARE WAITING ON NHTSA REVIEWS AND APPROVAL OF CHRYSLER'S RECALL PROPOSAL TO INSTALL A TRAILER HITCH IN UNDER-EQUIPPED VEHICLES, IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AND PREVENT GAS TANK PUNCTURES IN THE EVENT OF A LOW-SPEED REAR-END COLLISION. IT SEEMS COUNTER INTUITIVE THAT NHTSA WOULD PRESSURE A MANUFACTURER TO ISSUE A RECALL, AND THEN HOLD UP THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING AFFECTED VEHICLES WHEN THE MANUFACTURER FINALLY AGREES. IF THIS ALLEGED VEHICLE DEFECT ACTUALLY PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD, WHY ALLOW FIVE MONTHS TO PASS WITHOUT ACTION? *TR

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 1, 201380,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AT NIGHT, A CLICKING SOUND EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE A WEEK ON AVERAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CURRENT FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Oct 29, 201372,625 milesVA

AC COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT.. ALSO THE COMPUTER WENT ON IT AND THAT WAS REPAIRED ON 10/11/13... I WAS TOLD THE SPARK PLUGS WERE WRONG. I HAVE NEVER HAD A TUNE UP OR MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED! UNLESS THE WRONG ONES WERE IN THERE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. OR POSSIBLY THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP DID IT TO GET A REPAIR. SAFFORD IN SPRINGFIELD VA. I WILL NOT STOP PERUSING THIS UNTIL I HAVE ANSWERS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Steering
Filed Oct 29, 201362,000 milesNJ

CAR WAS DISABLED DUE TO DEFECTIVE TAB INSIDE STEERING COLUMN. PART WAS REPLACED IN 2010, COSTING $600 TO REPAIR. HAPPENED AGAIN 10/25/13 COSTING OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. 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 BECAUSE THIS PART BREAKS OFTEN AND WILL DISABLE A VEHICLE, LEAVING A FAMILY STRANDED. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Oct 21, 201330,200 milesME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY AND PARTIALLY OPENED, PREVENTING THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR DOOR LOCKS TO UNLATCH WHEN ACCESSED WITH THE KEY FOB OR MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,200.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 19, 2013TX

HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES TO CHRYSLER (800)247-9753 IN REFERENCE TO THE REAR END BUMPER RECALL ON JEEP LIBERTYS CAMPAIGN # 46 ACCORDING TO REPRESENTATIVES, STATED OWNERS SHOULD BE RECEIVING A LETTER IN THE MAIL END OF SEPTEMBER 2013. HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY LETTER ADDRESSING RECALL, CALLED AGAIN TODAY 10/19/2013 APPX. MTN. STANDARD TIME 11:48AM , STATED THEY ARE AWAITING APPROVAL FROM NHTS BEFORE ANY LETTERS ARE SENT TO OWNERS IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL OF REAR END BUMPER CAUSING FIRE HAZARD ISSUES, WHEREAS THEY SHOULD BE ATTACHING A HITCH TO MAKE VEHICLE SAFER FOR PASSENGERS AND DRIVER IN CASE OF REAR END COLLISION SO VEHICLE NOT BURSTING INTO FLAMES. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Oct 18, 201390,054 milesCO

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOME TIME. WHEN I FILL UP, THE GAS TANKS GUSHES OUT GAS WHEN IT IS FULL. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THAT I FILL UP WITH GAS. IT SEEMS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS ENOUGH FUEL THAT SPILLS ON TO THE GROUND BELOW THE JEEP. I HAVE REPLACED EVERY REGULATOR IN MY JEEP'S WINDOWS. THEY GO OUT ALL OF THE TIME. THE LAST ONE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THE WINDOW CRASHED DOWN AND SCARED ME TO DEATH. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Oct 16, 201380,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW ERRONEOUSLY OPENED AND FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REGULATOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 12, 201364,000 milesCT

SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2006 IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 I CANNOT FILL THE GAS TANK W/O IT OVERFLOWING.....THE SENSOR THAT SENSES IT'S FULL IS DEFECTIVE.......ME AND ABOUT A ZILLION OTHER LIBERTY OWNERS.THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT!.....I HAVE OWNED 5 JEEPS AND THIS WOULD CAUSE ME TO RECONSIDER ANOTHER ONE. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Oct 11, 201340,000 milesCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE GLASS FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LATER OCCURRED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Seat BeltsCrash1 killed
Filed Oct 10, 201326,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. WHEN THE DRIVER SUDDENLY WOKE UP AND ATTEMPTED TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A TREE THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FRACTURED AND FAILED TO RESTRAIN THEM. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT SURVIVE THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 7, 201399,000 milesNY

FUEL GUSHES OUT OF TANK WHEN FILLING, SPLASHING GAS ALL OVER OPERATOR, VEHICLE, AND GROUND. A LOT OF GAS SPLASHES, ENOUGH TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. EVEN NOT IGNITED GAS ON THE GROUND CAN BE SLIPPERY AND CAUSE A FALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE, A FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD, UNHEALTHY, AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AND A WASTE OF VALUABLE RESOURCES. THERE IS NO WAY TO AVOID THE OCCURRENCE AS IT IS NOT RELATED TO THE SPEED OF FILLING OR WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE THE NOZZLE HANDLE LOCKED (MOST STATIONS HERE HAVE REMOVED THE LOCKS ANYWAY). *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 28, 2013CO

I AM ASKING FOR HELP IN GETTING MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY SAFETY DEFECT TAKEN CARE OF BY THE LOCAL DEALER. IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT THE TANK LOCATION ON THIS TYPE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS IF CAR IS HIT FROM BEHIND. I HAVE TRIED CALLING AND WRITING TO PERKINS CHRYSLER WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE TO DATE. I FEEL THAT CORPORATE GREED IS TRUMPING MY SAFETY. CAN YOU OFFER ANY HELP? *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 26, 20137,750,000 milesOH

WHY ISN'T MY JEEP ON THE RECALL? HOW DO I KNOW IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS ALL THE OTHER JEEP LIBERTIES. *JS

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 22, 2013SC

HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW ON THREE DIFFERENT WINDOWS. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD SHE WOULD HEAR A LOUD POW AND A WINDOW WOULD FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR FRAME. ALARMING HER AND SCARING HER CAUSING HER TO REACT IN A WAY THAT SHE COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH BACK WINDOWS AND NOW HER FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW HAS BEEN EFFECTED. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AMONG JEEP OWNERS. JEEP HAS YET TO PLACE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART (A PLASTIC CLIP ON THE WINDOW REGULATORS). JEEP DID SEND ME TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND STATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE OF OVER $100 PER WINDOW TO HAVE IT FIXED AND I'M TOLD THE FRONT WINDOWS COST EVEN MORE! THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART FROM THE FACTORY/DEALER CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO DROP INTO THE DOOR FRAME AT ANY TIME AS I STATED ABOVE, WHEN HERS DONE IT SHE COULD HAVE WRECKED FROM THE SOUND AND THEN THE RUSH OF AIR COMING INTO HER VEHICLE. SHE HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND IF SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING AT INTERNET SPEEDS, PROBABLY WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL DUE TO THE INCIDENT. I URGE YOU TO HAVE JEEP FIX THIS ISSUE AND NOT A FIX TO WHERE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN, BUT A PERMANENT FIX!

Suspension
Filed Sep 9, 2013MA

2006 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE GRANDDAUGHTER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE STORE, HOWEVER, WHEN SHE RETURNED, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. WHEN SHE TRIED TO BACKUP, THE RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE WRITER STATED THE UNDERSIDE LOOKED RUSTY. AN INSPECTION REVEALED, THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM HAD COLLAPSED. THE BRAKE LINE AND WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WERE REPLACED. ALSO, THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Suspension
Filed Aug 29, 201337,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE SPLIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 26, 201365,000 milesKY

THE WINDOW REGULATORS FOR MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY HAVE FAILED. THIS IS A MAJOR COMPLAINT WITH THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AND THIS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. JEEP NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. THE WINDOW REGULATORS FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING IN 2009, AND THE WINDOW REGULATOR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW STOPPED WORKING IN 2012. *TR

Suspension
Filed Aug 23, 2013121,835 milesVA

LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHEEL SEPARATION, TIRE DAMAGE, AND LOWER CONTROL ARM DAMAGE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Aug 16, 201350,000 milesOK

BOTH REAR WINDOWS FELL INTO DOOR CAVITY MULTIPLE TIMES, WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP BY REGULATOR MOTOR, MUST BE LIFTED BY HAND AFTER REMOVING INTERIOR DOOR PANEL. BOTH REGULATORS WERE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 18 MONTHS, DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM, BOTH WINDOWS CONTINUED TO FALL & REQUIRE REMOVING INTERIOR DOOR PANEL TO LIFT. DEFECT OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS EITHER MOVING OR PARKED, LEAVES OCCUPANTS AND CONTENTS UNSECURED AND/OR SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE ELEMENTS, THEFT, AND OTHER HAZARDS. ONLY METHOD AVAILABLE TO SECURE WINDOWS WAS PERMANENTLY TYING IN CLOSED POSITION. >>> THIS IS AN ENGINEERING AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF A SPECIFIC PART THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF MULTIPLE FAILURES. <<< THE DEFECTIVE PART NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED SO IT DOES NOT FAIL MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 15, 201315,000 milesNJ

FUEL IS EXPELLED WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, WHICH SPLASHES ON VEHICLE AND PERSON FILLING THE TANK. GASOLINE FUMES ARE VERY STRONG INSIDE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING TANK, AND REQUIRES WINDOWS TO BE OPEN FOR CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO RELIEVE OVERLY STRONG SMELL. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Aug 15, 201380,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CLOSING THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, HE HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THE WINDOW FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE AND HE HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Structure
Filed Aug 14, 201386,000 milesMN

I CALLED CHRYSLER (800-247-9753) AND SPOKE TO [XXX] ABOUT NHTSA REFERENCE #13V252000; GAS TANK ASSEMBLY RECALL AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE. SHE TOLD ME MY 2006 WAS NOT ON THEIR LIST FOR RECALL. I GAVE HER THE LAST 8 DIGITS OF MY VIN AND SHE SAID IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL. I REFERENCED THE NHTSA NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I TOLD HER I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND PURCHASED IT FROM BARNETT CHRYSLER/JEEP, WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN IN MAR 2007. AGAIN I WAS TOLD MY VIN IS NOT ON RECALL. I ASKED HOW THAT COULD BE; THE GAS TANKS WERE NOT PLACED IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE PLACED IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE VEHICLE. WHEN I ASKED WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST, ALL I WAS TOLD IS THE VIN ISN'T LISTED. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE CORRECTED WITH A TOW HITCH; WHICH I DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE I CAN GO TO FILE A FURTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT HOW THIS IS BEING HANDLED AND WHY I CANNOT GET ANY DEFINITE ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Aug 13, 201348,000 milesCO

2008 JEEP LIBERTY: I HAVE HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR LIFT PLATES ON ALL WINDOWS FAIL.....AGAIN, ALL 4 WINDOWS HAVE FAILED A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES COMBINED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2006. ONE WAS WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD. THE 6 OTHER FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE OUT OF WARRANTY. OF THESE 6 OUT OF WARRANTY INSTANCES, JEEP HAS COVERED 4 OF THESE UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE PLASTIC LIFT PLATE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND "NOT ADEQUATELY DESIGNED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE GLASS AND POWER OF THE WINDOW MOTOR". THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WORD FOR WORD! THIS WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED AND THE REGULATORS/LIFT PLATES CONTINUE TO FAIL. 1ST ONE FAILED IN MAY OF 2008 REAR DRIVER, 2ND MARCH 2010 PASSENGER, 3RD AUGUST 2010 PASSENGER REAR, 4TH JANUARY 2012 PASSENGER REAR, 5TH SEPTEMBER 2012 DRIVER REAR, 6TH APRIL 2013 DRIVER REAR, AND NOW ANOTHER (7TH) JUST FAILED AUGUST 11TH 2013 DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT STARTLES DRIVERS WHEN A WINDOW SUDDENLY FALLS AND SLAMS INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE SWERVED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, LUCKILY NOT HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE PROPERLY SECURED/LOCKED. AN INTRUDER CAN EASILY GAIN ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE, HIDE IN THE BACK AND THEN ATTACK THE DRIVER OR OCCUPANTS. THEY CAN ALSO STEAL THE VEHICLE OR ITS COMPONENTS OR PERSONAL BELONGINGS. ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ACROSS VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS, AND CO

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 9, 2013WI

EVERY TIME I FUEL UP, THE FUEL PUMP DOES NOT STOP AND OVERFLOWS. I HAVE TO GUESS WHEN IT'S FULL AND STOP THE FUEL PUMP MANUALLY. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Aug 5, 201342,000 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOWS ERRONEOUSLY OPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REGULATOR AND MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 27, 201340,000 milesCA

JEEP LIBERTY 2006, MANUFACTURED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. REPEATED FAILURE OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS. A KNOWN ISSUE AND A CAUSE FOR THE RECALL, BUT ONLY FOR CARS MADE AS OF FEBRUARY OF 2006. WINDOW REGULATORS ARE JUST AS FAULTY ON JEEP LIBERTY'S 2006 THAT WERE MADE IN PREVIOUS MONTHS. ENDLESS REPLACEMENTS AT $600 EACH TIME. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED AS SUDDEN WINDOW FAILURES MAY RESULT IN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS AND AS A RESULT, IN ACCIDENTS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jul 23, 201355,000 milesAZ

WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS FILLED WITH FUEL, WHEN THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF OCCURS, FUEL FLOWS BACK OUT OF THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND! *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jul 23, 201336,000 milesMN

CHECK VALVE IN FUEL TANK NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. DURING FILL-UP, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS ONTO THE GROUND EVERY TIME. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE IN ONLINE FORUMS. WITH GAS ALWAYS SPILLING OVER, I WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Jul 22, 201375,000 milesIL

CAR WILL NOT BLOW OUT COLD AIR BUT WORKS FOR A MOMENT THEN JUST HOT AIR. THOUGHT IT NEEDED FREON BUT I AM BEING TOLD NEW COMPRESSOR IS REQUIRED $700.00. I SPOKE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO THOUGHT THE CLUTCH PART IS THE REAL ISSUE. THE CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED. REPLACING CLUTCH FIRST. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE TOO. WINDOWS 3 OF 4 HAVE DROPPED. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Jun 26, 201360,000 milesIL

THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAD FILLED THE TANK UP ON OUR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY SINCE WE PURCHASED IT ON JUNE 7, 2013. WHILE STANDING AT THE PUMP WAITING FOR THE TANK TO FILL UP, THE TANK STARTED OVERFLOWING WITH GAS. I HAD GAS ALL OVER ME, THE CAR, AND THE GROUND. I WROTE IT OFF AS BEING A PROBLEM WITH THE PUMP. 1 WEEK LATER I GO TO A DIFFERENT PUMP TO FILL IT UP, AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SERVICES MY VEHICLES AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND WE TOOK IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. THEY SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT JEEP WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE. I STARTED LOOKING ON JEEP FORUMS AND HAVE FOUND QUITE A FEW INSTANCES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE JEEP LIBERTY AND THESE PEOPLE HAVE ALSO FILED CLAIMS TO THE NHTSA. THE ONLY WAY FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE FIXED IS FOR THE TANK TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE IS A CHECK VALVE IN THE TANK THAT IS CAUSING THIS. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR AS I HAVE CALLED A COUPLE OF DEALERSHIPS AROUND IN THE ARE WITH THE TANK ALONE COSTING OVER $1,400 DOLLARS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT JEEP REFUSES TO FIX. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jun 22, 201395,000 milesCA

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AND MY FRONT DRIVER WINDOW FELL DOWN FIRST HAD TO REPLACE REGULATOR, THEN ONE MONTH LATER REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DONE THE SAME THING. I DON'T FILL SAFE NOT KNOWING AT ANY TIME MY WINDOWS CAN FELL DOWN AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO PUT THEM UP WITH OUT TAKING OFF DOOR PANELS AND REPAIRING OR REPLACING THE REGULATOR WHICH COST UP TO $200.00 EACH. IS THERE ANY KIND OF RECALL ON THIS PART OR IS IT SOMETHING I JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR YOUR SAFETY. *TR

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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