TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING TO CAPACITY, FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CEASED FOR A SHORT TIME BUT LATER RECURRED. THE LEAK WOULD NOT OCCUR WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FIRST FILLED, BUT WOULD LEAK OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,094 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,900. *TR
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 →
WHEN PUMPING GAS, IT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, AND THE GAS OVERFLOWS. I HAD IT LOOKED AT, AND THEY SAID THE ENTIRE GAS TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
I HAD TO GET A WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED. THIS IS ABOUT THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAPPENS. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS BEFORE THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ROUTINELY AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS. I HAVE STOPPED TRYING TO COMPLETELY FILL UP MY TANK BUT IF SOMEONE ELSE FILLS MY TANK AND DOES THEIR MATH WRONG THE GAS STARTS SPILLING OUT ONTO THEM AND THE GROUND. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY WANTED TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE TANK AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $1,000 FOR THEM TO DO SO, EVEN THOUGH ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN OTHER JEEP MODELS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DO GREAT HARM TO SOMEONE. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS WHICH SHOWS THAT'S ITS A STRUCTURAL/COMPONENT ISSUE AND NOT THAT IT SOMEHOW GOT KNOCKED OUT OF WACK. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL OVERFLOWED AND SPEWED FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,773. *TR
FUEL SYSTEM NOZZLE ALLOWS FUEL TO BE EXPELLED AFTER PUMP AUTOSHUTOFF ENGAGES CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ON VEHICLE AND ONTO PAVEMENT. *TR
HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR POWER WINDOW REGULATORS. 75,000 MILES
EVERYTIME I GET MY GAS TANK FILLED ON MY JEEP LIBERTY IT SPILLS OVER ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND AND MAKES MY CAR SMELL OF GAS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER, THIS FIRST OCCURRED WHILE I WAS AT A FULL SERVICE GAS STATION I HEARD THE PUMP STOP FOLLOWED BY GAS POURING OUT AND THE SERVICE ATTENDANT YELLED, JEEP MUST BE FULL! NATURALLY I TOLD THE GAS ATTENDANT HE OVERFILLED MY TANK AND HIS RESPONSE WAS, NO ITS JUST A JEEP THING, AT FIRST I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM BUT THEN THE NEXT TIME A FILLED IT AT ANOTHER GAS STATION THE SAME THING HAPPENED (FULL SERVICE AS WELL) I THEN FILLED THE TANK MYSELF THE FOLLOWING TIME AND IT HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL! NATURALLY I DON'T FILL MY TANK ANYMORE! I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND NOW I AM HEARING ABOUT ALL THESE RECALLS ON SUSPENSION AND GAS TANKS EXPLODING IT REAR ENDED! I THINK IT IS TIME FOR CHRYSLER TO STEP UP AND RECALL THESE DEATH TRAPS! I LIKE MY JEEP, THE WAY IT DRIVES AND THE 4X4 FEATURE BUT THIS IS JUST TO RISKY TO KEEP THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO GET HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO DISH OUT THE MONEY FOR THE RECALL. THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T WANT THEIR KIDS IN A VEHICLE LIKE THAT, SO WHY SHOULD OURS?!! *TR
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, GAS WILL SQUIRT OUT BEFORE THE NOZZLE CAN SHUT OFF. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE GAS TANK THAT CAUSES AIR TO NOT VENT PROPERLY DURING THE FILLING PROCESS. THIS AIR BUILDS UP PRESSURE UNTIL IT PUSHES GAS BACK OUT THE FILLER TUBE POTENTIALLY ONTO THE PERSON FILLING THE TANK, DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ONE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED. *TR
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WE WENT TO ROLL DOWN THE REAR WINDOW AND IT FELL INTO THE DOOR AND WOULDN'T GO UP OR DOWN. WHEN WE STOPPED TO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE WINDOW THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN AT ALL. *TR
I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK AT THE GAS STATION AND THE GAS STARTED OVER-FLOWING OUT OF THE GAS TANK AFTER STOPPING THE PUMP FROM PUMPING. *TR
THE FUEL TANK BEGAN TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH OVERFLOWING WHEN REFUELING. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FILL THE TANK WITHOUT GAS POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STOPPED DEVELOPING POWER. WIDE OPEN THROTTLE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 30MPH UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH AND WOULD NOT GENERATE POWER. I SHUT IT DOWN, WAITING A APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE WHERE IT RAN NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. *TR
THE GAS TANK SPEWS OUT FUEL WHEN YOU LET IT FILL. *TR
GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK WHEN YOU ALLOW IT TO USE OUT SHUT-OFF OF THE GAS PUMP. WE PAID $1885.82 FOR A NEW GAS TANK. NOW OUR 2ND 2006 LIBERTY IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR
THIS IS THE SIXTH TIME ONE OF THE WINDOWS HAS GOTTEN STUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN. I HAVE A CHILD, AND CANNOT DRIVE WITH OPEN WINDOWS. NOT ONLY AM I WORRIED ABOUT THEFT, BUT I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FLYING INTO THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. IT IS SATURDAY, AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL TUESDAY, DUE TO THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. I WILL MORRE THAN LIKELY HAVE TO MISS WORK BECAUSE I CAN'T DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY WITH A WINDOW DOWN, AND I HAVE TO PARK IN AN AREA THAT IS NOT GOOD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE WINDOWS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,174. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TWO FRONT WINDOWS AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WINDOWS ON THE VEHICLE HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR PANELS AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EACH WINDOW HAD FAILED ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER HAD PROVIDED THE DEALERS WITH A KIT TO REPAIR THE SPECIFIC FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
KEYS STUCK IN IGNITION. WOULD NOT COME OUT WHICH LEFT LEAVING MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO LEAVE UNATTENDED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SHIFTER AND SOMETHING IN THE IGNITION. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS OFTEN IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. TOTAL REPAIR WAS $699. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS FELL INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLS UPON ENGAGING DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE SHIFT IS MADE, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO MOVE, THEN SUDDENLY IT STALLS, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. PARK OR NEUTRAL MUST BE QUICKLY RESELECTED TO RESTART VEHICLE. DANGER OF BEING IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT HIGH. DEALER SAYS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, WITH NO SOLUTION. *TR
I OWN A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE REAR LEFT WINDOW FELL. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL LETTER STATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS. APRIL 2013 I CAME OUT OF WORK TO FIND MY DIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS ONLY TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS OVER. LAST YEAR I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE 1 OF 2 THINGS PLUGS OR O2 SENSORS. I HAD THE PLUGS AND THE UPPER AND LOWER BANK O2 SENSORS DONE 9 MONTHS AGO. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS GONE ON AND OFF OVER THE LAST 7 MONTHS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THE SENSORS EVERY TIME THE LIGHT GOES ON. I HAVE HAD FUEL SPILL PROBLEMS THAT STARTED ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WHEN FILLING MY GAS TANK THE PUMP DOESN'T SHUT OFF FAST ENOUGH AND THERE IS AN OVERFLOW OF GASOLINE. NOT ONLY IS THIS A FIRE HAZARD BUT WITH THE PRICE OF GAS ITS A LOT MONEY WASTED. ALSO TWO WEEKS AGO MY JEEP HAS BEEN LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. *TR
KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION AFTER PARKING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. I ADVISED DEALERSHIP, POSSIBLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND SHIFT INTERLOCK CABLE PROBLEM, PER OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM THEM AND THEY ADVISED THERE WAS A PIECE BROKEN IN STEERING COLUMN AND THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN. PROBLEM 1 IS THERE IS A SUPPOSED NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH AN UNDETERMINED DATE OF WHEN THEY WILL GET IT IN. 2ND ISSUE, IS THEY HAD NO SOLUTION ON HOW TO GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION SO I COULD PROPERLY SECURE MY JEEP FROM THEFT OR HELP WITH ANY SOLUTION TO THIS OTHER THAN....LOCK AND UNLOCK WITH SPARE KEY, SINCE IT IS KEY FOB THAT IS IN THE IGNITION. 3RD ISSUE............THE COST $1240.65 WITH PARTS AND LABOR..........I WILL BE CHECKING THIS OUT WITH OTHER SERVICE CENTERS AND REPAIR SHOPS TO MAKE SURE BEFORE I CONSENT TO ANY REPAIRS WITH ANYONE. *TR
THE BALL JOINTS ARE GOING BAD. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER, IT'S THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT IS COVERED BY THE RECALL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. JEEP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN CONTACTED. HOW DID THEY GET AWAY WITH SUCH A NARROW RECALL? *TR
WHEN FUELING THE JEEP, THE JEEP OVERFILLS EVERY TIME, EVERY PUMP. I CONTACTED JEEP BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD TO THE PERSON FUELING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID IT HAS TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. *TR
HAD LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED DUE TO RECALL NOTICE. THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE DETERIORATING JUST LIKE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE EXPERIENCING, THE UPPER BALL JOINTS ARE ALSO DOING. 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 UPPER BALLS JOINTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME CORROSION PROBLEMS AS THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE JEEP COMPANY FOR THE LACK OF ATTENTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
2006 JEEP LIBERTY CRD. UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE: TURNING INTO PARKING SPOT ,STEERING GOT REAL SOFT, AND A LACK OF STEERING CONTROL OCCURRED. LEFT FRONT SPINDLE AND TIRE ASSEMBLY FELL AWAY FROM VEHICLE RIPPING FRONT BRAKE LINE OPEN. NEVER MIND THAT FRONT BRAKES ACCOUNT FOR 70% OF BRAKING FORCE. PIVOTING FROM LOWER BALL JOINT. RIM/TIRE/SPINDLE ENDED UP AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE OR MORE FROM VERTICAL. GOUGED RIM AND INNER TIRE. DISPLACED WHEEL WEIGHTS. 2006 JEEP LIBERTY CRD. UPPER BALL JOINT FAILURE ON OUTER PART OF A ARM ASSEMBLY, COLLECTION OF RUST AND DEGRADED GREASE CONSISTENCY OF MOIST DIRT. RUBBER BOOT (ON BALL JOINT) INTACT AND UNDAMAGED. NOTE: THIS IS A NON GREASEABLE BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY. *TR
MY REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD SLIDE DOWN UNTIL IT SLID DOWN SO MUCH I HAD TO PULL IT UP JUST FOR IT TO FALL COMPLETELY INTO THE DOOR THE NEXT DAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WONT FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THE RECALL DATE. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND CANT DRIVE THEM ANYWHERE BECAUSE ITS TO COLD AND THE WIND IS TO MUCH. I CAN BARELY AFFORD FOOD MUCH LESS A $240 WINDOW REPAIR. *TR
CONTINUED ISSUES WITH WINDOW REGULATORS. THIS IS THE FORTH TIME THE SAME PART HAS BROKEN. THE TWO REAR WINDOWS HAVE BROKEN AND BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES AND NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR. DURING ALL OF THE INCIDENTS WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. JEEP KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. MOPAR KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS CHANGED MATERIAL THAT THEY PART IS MADE OUT OF. *TR
PUT THE JEEP IN PARK AND COULD NOT REMOVE KEY. HAD TO DISCONNECT CABLE TO REMOVE KEY, WITH CABLE DISCONNECTED I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THROUGH GEARS WITH CAR TURNED OFF AND KEY OUT. HOOKED CABLE BACK UP AND KEYS STUCK IN IGNITION. *TR
DRIVER REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN. TESTED AND REPAIRED REAR WINDOW REGULATOR AND ASSEMBLY. *TR
KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. TECH VERIFIED CONCERN. FOUND SHIFT INTERLOCK CABLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY SEIZED AND INTERLOCK STRETCHED. TECH ACCESSED AND REPLACED SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND SHIFT INTERLOCK CABLE. *TR
SINCE I HAVEN RECEIVED MY JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE 2006 MODEL. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT EVERYTIME WE WOULD FILL UP THE GAS TANK. THAT LOTS OF GAS WOULD POUR OUT ONTO THE CAR AND THE GROUND. WE HAVE DONE INTERNET RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT LOTS OF JEEP LIBERTY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE VIDEOS AND THOUSANDS OF COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED THE EPA,[XXX] AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAD CHRYSLER ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER MY VEHICLE YEAR FALLS OUT OF THE RECALL DATES LISTED. WE I SPOKE WITH THEM THEY SAID TO CONTACT YOU GUYS BECAUSE THERE IS NOT AS MANY OF MY VEHICLE YEARS TO EXPAND THE RECALL. I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEED HELP WITH TRYING TO GET A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY WANT TO PAY FOR A BRAND NEW GAS TANK AT $500.00+ AND I DON'T FEEL THAT BECAUSE I OWN A 06 AND NOT AN 07 OR 08 THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER MAIN NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. WHEN IT SHOULD BE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM PA TO TX THE 2ND BACK WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR WITH OUR DOG IN THE BACK, THIS COULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED TO BOTH MY BACK WINDOWS, BOTH THESE ARE CHILD SAFETY WINDOWS, AND IF SOMEONE HAD A CHILD IN A CAR SEAT IN THESE JEEPS COULD HAVE HAD A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, WINTER MONTHS, STORMS ETC. PLEASE RECALL THESE HAZARDOUS WINDOW REGULATORS ON THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THE CHRYSLER COMPANY WILL PAY 1/2 FOR THE REPAIR,. I AM ASKING FOR AN IMMEDIATE RECALL AND REPLACEMENT FOR THE WINDOW REGULATORS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR
I MADE AN APPOINTMENT ON 23 MARCH 2013 WITH THE LOCAL WILLIAMSBURG, VA CHRYSLER TO HAVE THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED ON 5 APRIL 2013. I DROPPED THE JEEP LIBERTY OFF ON 4 APRIL 2013. I RECEIVED A CALL AT 0815 FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER IT AND IT COULD BE IN ON MONDAY 8 APRIL 2013. I HAD ALREADY TAKEN A DAY OFF FROM WORK TO GET THIS DONE. I WENT IN TO PICK UP THE JEEP AND SPOKE TO [XXX] AT THE WILLIAMSBURG, VA CHRYSLER/JEEP/DODGE/KIA DEALERSHIP AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY IT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN. HE STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THAT PART IN STOCK AND THAT HE WOULD NOT ORDER THE PART UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED TO SEE IF IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WELL DUH! IF I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER STATING THAT THE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THEN THE PART SHOULD BE ORDERED AND WAITING FOR ME. THE DEALERSHIP ALREADY HAS A BAD REPUTATION WITH LOCAL MECHANICS. DEFINITELY CALLING COPRATE TO REPORT THE POOR SERVICE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR
I FIRST BOUGHT THE JEEP IN 2008 (USED). EVERYTHINE I WENT TO FILL THE TANK, ABOUT 1 CUP OF GAS WOULD SPILL OUT WHEN IT WAS FULL. I GOT USED TO THIS BUT NOW THE SERVICE LIGHT POPS ON AND THE GASCAP WARING APPEARS IN THE ODOMETER WINDOW. SPOKE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1200 TO GET IT REPLACED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THE OTHER ISSE IS THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THREE (3) REGULATORS FOR MY REAR WINDOWS (2 ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND ONE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE) IF THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 300+ COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, WHY HASN'T CHRYSLER RECALL THE VEHICLE TO TAKE CARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE FUEL SPEWED OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR
VEHICLE STARTED EXHIBITING A CYL #3 MISFIRE SHOWING CODE P0303 AND ALL THE SIGNS INCLUDED IN TSB 09-007-06. WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND HAVING DEFECTIVE CYLINDER VALVES AND VALVE LOCKS. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ABOUT IT. THIS ISSUE IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PRODUCE MORE EMISSIONS AND WASTE MORE GAS WHILE IT RUNS INCORRECTLY ALSO CAUSING PREMATURE DAMAGE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ANY HELP THE NHTSA CAN PROVIDE TO HELP RECTIFY THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREAT HELP AS JEEP WANTS TO HIDE FROM ALL OF THERE DEFECTIVE PARTS BEHIND NEW OWNER FIAT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE FUEL TANK, FUEL SPILLED BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. *TR
WHILE DRIVING A PASSENGER ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW. WE THEN HEARD A POP AND THE WINDOW WAS HALF WAY DOWN AND BEGAN TO FALL. WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE WINDOW FROM FALLING INTO THE DOOR. THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO SOUND AS IF IT WAS WORKING BUT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE WINDOW TO GO UP OR DOWN. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER THE REAR RIGHT SIDE WINDOW WAS BEING ROLLED DOWN AND WE AGAIN HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE WINDOW AGAIN WOULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. AFTER RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND DUE TO HAVING TWO OUT OF FOUR WINDOWS ON MY CAR ALONE EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS VERY STRANGE TO ME THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED AS A RECALL AND IS COSTING OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES OVER $400 PER WINDOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE RISK OF SOMEONE BREAKING IN TO A VEHICLE AND ALSO THE RISK OF THE WINDOW FALLING AND BREAKING PUTTING ANYONE IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE AT RISK OF INJURY, INCLUDING MY DAUGHTER. *TR
THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME IT IS FILLED. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY GAS STATION AND EVERY TIME IT IS LEFT ON AUTOFILL. THE JEEP ALSO EMITS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS REGULARLY. *TR
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED - IT'S THE WINDOW REGULATOR - AGAIN. HAVE REPLACED THE OTHER WINDOW PLATES AND REGULATORS IN THIS CAR 4 TIMES! REALLY SCARY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AND THE WINDOW SUDDENLY DROPS! ESPECIALLY NICE WHEN IT'S POURING OUT! PREVIOUSLY WAS REIMBURSED BY CHRYSLER FOR REPAIRS, BUT NOW THEY'VE 'CHANGED THEIR POLICY' (REALLY????). THIS WILL COST ME $375 AT MY OWN SHOP AS OPPOSED TO $508 AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. I WOULDN'T CARE IF IT WAS TWICE THE PRICE, I'M NOT GIVING JEEP A DIME! THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM, THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. *TR
THE WINDOWS FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY, SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS DANGEROUS. JEEP SHOULD REPLACE THE FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V085000 (SUSPENSION), THE VEHICLE STARTED TO EMIT A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS, SPRINGS AND REAR SHOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,143 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
2006 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE WINDOW PARTS INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, IN ADDITION, TO THE PREVIOUS 11-12 REPLACEMENTS IN 2007. THE CONSUMER STATED USING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS WAS NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN, THERE WAS A THUMPING AND WIND NOISE, THAT WAS UNBEARABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THINGS WERE STOLEN OUT OF HIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP. ALSO THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DOORS WOULD VIBRATE WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN.
THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY SPILLS FUEL WHEN FILLING AT A GAS STATION. THE STATION PUMP SHUTS OFF AND THEN A FEW CUPS OF FUEL OVERFLOWS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. IF IT IS WINDY, YOU WILL GET FUEL EVERYWHERE. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GAS STATION YOU GO TO OR HOW FAST YOU FILL UP. YOUR ONLY OPTION IS TO STOP THE PUMP BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WOULD ONLY SEE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE LIGHT WHILE WERE ON BUT, THE LIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY FAILURES THE CONSUMER HAS HAD SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT, HOOD,STEERING BOX, AND CLUTCH HAVE ALL HAD FAILURES AS WELL. UPDATED 02/25/2013 *JS
GAS TANK OVERFLOWED SPILLING GAS ON GROUND WHEN PUMP CUT OFF. HAS HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS SO FAULT IS IN JEEP FILL SYSTEM. *TR
DURING THESE SEVEN YEARS THE SYSTEM ARE BROKEN CRYSTALS HAVE ARRANGED MORE THAN TWICE PER GLASS AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM WILL FALL BY ITSELF OR DURING THESE DRIVING PARKED I UNDERSTAND IT'S A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM SINCE THE WARRANTY IS RUNNING OUT CONTINUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I UNDERSTAND IT IS A FAILURE OF THE MATERIAL THAT MADE ??THE SYSTEM THAT IS NOT USUAL IS THE SAME PIECE THAT HOLDS THE GLASS IS ITS POSITION TO RAISE OR LOWER BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE IS STILL WORKING BUT CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO TELL YOU WHICH IS THE SYSTEM THAT IS BROKEN RAILS I UNDERSTAND THAT SHOULD CHANGE THE MATERIAL THAT IS MANUFACTURED OR SEEK A PERMANENT SOLUTION. *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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