THE FRONT BALL JOINT HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN, AND THE OTHER THREE ARE IN BAD SHAPE AS WELL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ALMOST 900,000 JEEP LIBERTY'S MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2002-2006, BUT MINE WAS NOT ON THE LIST FOR SOME REASON UNBEKNOWNST TO ME. THE CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT, AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON MY CAR WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN RECALL ID #57136. *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 →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR WINDOWS CONTINUED TO BREAK AND FALL INTO THE DOOR PANEL ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED A TOTAL OF TWELVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND LIFT PLATES WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO ONLY OFFERED TO REIMBURSE HER FOR ONE OF THE WINDOWS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
BOTH REAR PASSAGE WINDOWS FAIL TO WORK AT ALL WE HAD TO TAPE UP THE WINDOWS AND THE POWER MAKE A GRILLING NOISE. *TR
THIS PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW. THE DATES OF REPAIR ARE AS FOLLOW FROM NEWEST TO OLDEST, 10/10/11,10/22/10,9/30/10,8/10/09,3/13/08,12/11/07,4/10/07,4/5/07,3/16/07,1/24/07,11/07/06,11/03/06. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE DEALER THIS MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE NEVER PAID A PENNY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOW ASKING US TO PAY 100$ SAYING IS A WARRANTY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART BUT CANNOT FIX IT. THEY HAVE RECALLED ON SOME MODELS OF THIS CAR. OURS IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS TRIP FOR US TO TAKE THIS CAR IN FOR THE INITIAL CHECK IS 230 MILES THEN WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF REPAIRS TO TAKE IT BACK IS ANOTHER 230 MILES. IT IS NOT REASONABLE FOR US TO PAY FOR THE MANUFACTURERS FAULTY PARTS. WE ARE OUT OF POCKET 12 TIMES FOR THE TIME AND GAS TO GO OVER THERE. THIS WINDOW REGULATOR IS DEFECTIVE AND WHEN IT SNAPS THE WINDOW ROD BREAKS JAMS THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM THE DOOR THEN WILL NOT STAY CLOSED OR IT WILL NOT OPEN. WE ARE ALSO FILING CLAIMS WITH THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD. *TR
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN BROWN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING HIS 2006 JEEP LIBERTY; PLEASE RESPOND TO THE CLEVELAND OFFICE AT 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 1710, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114 TEL. 216-522-7272 FAX 216-522-2239 *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS WERE BEING USED AS REPLACEMENTS. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE SINCE RECURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS; ON THE REAR DRIVER'S WINDOW AND THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED ON EACH OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
AFTER VIEWING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ONLINE ABOUT JEEP LIBERTY CRD VEHICLE FIRES I DECIDED TO CHECK THE COMPONENT LISTED AS HAVING POSSIBLE ISSUES ON MY VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR THE FUEL HEATER LOCATED ON THE FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY WAS IN FACT SCORCHED AND SOAKED THROUGH WITH DIESEL. A FIRE HAS NOT OCCURRED, HOWEVER I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED THAT IT COULD AND THAT THERE IS NOT A MANDATORY RECALL ON THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE LEFT THE CONNECTION UNPLUGGED BUT WINTER IS COMING AND I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE THAT HEATER IS NECESSARY. *TR
FAILING WINDOW REGULATOR ON A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY , CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM , DOES NOT WANT TO ISSUE A RECALL, OR DO A GOOD WILL FIX . EST. TO FIX OVER $ 500. *TR
THE ESP BAS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS LIGHTS COME ONE RANDOMLY...COULD BE DRIVING, IN PARK, GOING 20 MPH...HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW SINCE APRIL...DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE LIGHTS ARE ON/ACTIVE...THIS MORNING MY BRAKES TRIED TO GIVE OUT ON ME AND IT REALLY SCARED ME...I AM A MOTHER AND NEED TO TRUST THAT I PAID FOR A RELIABLE VEHICLE...AFTER READING ABOUT 30 DIFFERENT FORUMS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM...THIS NEEDS TO GET FIXED IMMEDIATELY PLEASE. *TR
TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY, THE REAR LEFT WINDOW DROPPED AND COULD NOT BE ROLLED UP OR DOWN. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE NEXT TIME IT WAS THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW AND IT COST $429.26. THREE WEEKS LATER THE REAR LEFT WINDOW DROPPED AGAIN. THIS TIME WE CONTACTED JEEP/CHRYSLER AND WERE TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THE WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY THAT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT IN OCTOBER/2005. THE AGENT SAID NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE TO TALK TO - IT WAS A FINAL DECISION. I CALLED BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PREVIOUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT DIDN'T FOLLOW PROCEDURE AND WAS "STUNNED" AT THE WAY I WAS TREATED AND I WAS THEN ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER AND A CASE MANAGER. THERE HAVE NOW BEEN 14 PHONE CALLS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SMALL CHILDREN RIDE IN THE BACK SEAT THAT COULD GET OUT OF SAFETY RESTRAINTS AND BE IN DANGER. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE LOCKED UP AND SECURED AND IT'S SCARY TO HAVE TO GET INSIDE AN UNSECURED VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE INTERIOR IS BEING DESTROYED BY CONSTANTLY BEING RAINED AND SNOWED UPON IN A REGION OF THE COUNTRY THAT HAS MORE COLD AND WET WEATHER THAN ANYTHING ELSE. JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, NO STANDARD POLICY BEING FOLLOWED BY JEEP TO GET THIS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT FIXED, AND NO RECALL FOR A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AGAIN ON THE SAME VEHICLE. IF JEEP WILL NOT F
AT 43,305 MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE THE MAIN BEARING OIL SEAL. THE COST WAS $556.91. AT THIS LOW MILEAGE, THIS SEAL SHOULD NOT FAIL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR PANEL ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED ELEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES ON THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY'S BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR IS BROKEN. THE WINDOW WILL NOT STAY UP AND FALLS DOWN PART WAY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND NEEDS TO BE PULLED BACK UP MANUALLY WHEN YOU STOP. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON FOR THE WINDOW, YOU CAN HEAR THE WINDOW MOTOR RUNNING, BUT THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD JUST OVER 48,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS BEEN ISSUED BY CHRYSLER TO REPAIR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY'S WITH THIS PROBLEM WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED AFTER MARCH, 2006. MY JEEP WAS MANUFACTURED IN FEB. OF 2006. THIS WINDOW REGULATOR WARRANTY NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ALL 2006 JEEP LIBERTY'S. ACCORDING TO COMMENTS ON THE INTERNET, THIS REPAIR CAN BE $400 AND UP. *TR
IN RESPONSE TO ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF ABS LIGHT AND BRAKES FEELING LIKE THEY WON'T WORK. I HAD THIS PROBLEM AND WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP A LOT OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BURNT WIRE! I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS (WHICH IS A LONG TIME FOR THIS CAR)!. PLEASE TELL YOUR MECHANIC TO CHECK THE BRAKE SENSOR (ABS SENSOR) WIRES!! *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATED WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. IN AUGUST OF 2010, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS AND LIFT PLATES. JUNE 1, 2010, WAS THE FIRST REGULATOR TO GO OUT. THE SECOND ONE WENT OUT SHORTLY AFTER THAT. NOW THE FIRST ONE HAS DROPPED AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME, I PAID OVER $400 FOR THE REPAIR. THE SECOND ONE WAS COVERED BY CHRYSLER COMPLETELY, AND THEY REIMBURSED ME $333 FOR THE FIRST REPAIR WHEN THE SECOND REPAIR WAS DONE. THEY ARE GOING TO "CONSIDER" REIMBURSING ME FOR THIS THIRD ONE, BUT I HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH ALL OF THEIR HOOPS FOR IT TO BE CONSIDERED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS AFFECTING MANY MANY LIBERTY OWNERS. THERE SHOULD BE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THESE REGULATORS AND PLATES. MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING THIS CAR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH WHETHER HER WINDOWS ARE GOING TO STAY UP. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. NHTSA SHOULD DEMAND THAT CHRYSLER EITHER RECALL THESE OR AT BARE MINIMUM PUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON ALL LIBERTYS FOR THESE PARTS. UGH. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. OH, AND WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN NOVEMBER 2009. FOR ALL WE KNOW, MULTIPLE REGULATORS MIGHT HAVE BEEN PUT ON THIS CAR IN ITS FIRST 36,000 MILES BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. *KB
2006 JEEP LIBERTY GAS SHUT OFF VALVE DOES NOT ENGAGE AND GAS OVERFLOWS UPON FILLING UP GAS TANK. HAS HAPPENED EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE GAS TANK OVER THE PAST 4 MONTHS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER AND REAR WINDOWS CONTINUED TO FALL DOWN INTO THE DOORS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND COST $350 EACH TIME IT WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES ON THE LEFT REAR AND TWICE ON RIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LIFT PLATE ON THE WINDOWS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,634 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW DROPPED FULL OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY ON 2006 JEEP LIBERTY; ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE WITH 71,00+/- MILES. REPAIRED AT DEALER(COSTLY). FROM INTERNET SEARCH APPEARS THIS PROBLEM IS SYSTEMIC TO 2006-2007 MODELS AND REPEAT FAILURE NOT UNHEARD OF...VERY SCARY AT 65MPH. *TR
MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY CAN NOT MAKE CLOSE TURNS. SEEMS BALL JOINTS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
I PURCHASED MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IN MAY 2011, HOWEVER I HAVE TO WINDOWS THAT JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE WINDOWS JUST FAIL COMPLETELY DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING ONE WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHICH COULD HAVE SHATTER AND HURT MY PASSENGER. I CONTACTED THE CHRYSLER JEEP MANUFACTURE COMPLIANT LINE BUT THEY WERE NO HELP. I WAS GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I HAVE WARRANTY ON THE WINDOWS THAT ONLY COVER THE LIST PLATE (IF THAT'S THE PROBLEM) FOR MY BACK WINDOW ONLY. THE PROBLEM AFTER RESEARCHING IT THIS MORNING ON THE INTERNET IS THE REGULATORS IN THE WINDOWS WHICH ARE VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR APPROX. $260 PER WINDOW. IN THIS ECONOMY I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BECAUSE THERE IS SOME KIND OF MAL-FUNCTION WITH THE PARTS INSIDE OF THE WINDOWS. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE OWNER OF THEM WILL SPEND MONEY REPAIRING THE SAME PROBLEM AT LEAST 3 TO 4 TIMES IN ONE YEAR. *TR
VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND THE REAR DOOR WINDOWS JUST FALL IN TO THE INNER DOOR PANEL, MUST REMOVE PANEL TO RETRIEVE WINDOW AND BRACE UP. IF CHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK SEAT I WOULD HATE TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON LINE ABOUT THIS NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. I E RECALL MAKE JEEP REPAIR THE PROBLEM, INSTEAD OF THE CUSTOMER HAVING TO PAY $750.OO EACH TIME IT HAPPENS, ALL OVER A $.50 PIECE. TAKING VEHICLE TO MECHANIC TO HAVE THE WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED. *TT
THE REAR AUTOMATIC WINDOWS ON MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL AND CANNOT BE RAISED WITH THE REGULATOR. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND FORCED ME TO DRIVE WITH AN OPEN WINDOW DURING A STORM HEAVY RAIN, THE REAR INTERIOR OF MY CAR WAS DAMAGED. I HAVE HAD THE REAR WINDOWS REPAIRED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREAK, AT TIMES THAT ARE UNSAFE. IT ALSO PREVENTS ME FROM PROPERLY SECURING THE VEHICLE FROM THEFT UNTIL I CAN GET TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN "REPAIR" IT WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART OVER AND OVER AGAIN. YOU HAVE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FROM MANY CONSUMERS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLE, BUT NO RECALL. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR A DEATH? *TT
THE REAR AUTOMATIC WINDOWS ON MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL AND CANNOT BE RAISED WITH THE REGULATOR. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND FORCED ME TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH LOWERED WINDOWS. I HAVE HAD THE REAR WINDOWS REPAIRED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREAK, AT TIMES THAT ARE UNSAFE. IT ALSO PREVENTS ME FROM PROPERLY SECURING THE VEHICLE FROM THEFT UNTIL I CAN GET TO THE DEALER AND THEY CAN "REPAIR" IT WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART OVER AND OVER AGAIN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRONIC KEY FOB WAS USED BUT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DOORS TO BE OPENED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE REGULATOR IN THE DOOR HAD FAILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT WORK FROM THE INSIDE. UPDATED 11/02/11
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW DETACHED AND DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,600.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THREE WINDOW REGULATORS PREVIOUSLY FAILED. THE DRIVERS FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS WERE REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THEM UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED WHICH PREVENTED THE REMAINING WINDOWS FROM BEING REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, SHE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
REAR PASSENGER ELECTRIC WINDOW FAILED. SLID DOWN, WOULD NOT CLOSE. REPAIRED. FAILED AGAIN ABOUT THE 4TH OF FIFTH TIME IT WAS USED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A TOTAL OF TWO TIMES. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE REPAIR COSTS BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,790.
RIGHT REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED THE THE LEFT REAR WINDOW IN 2009, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS, WHICH CONFIRMED THE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ONCE AGAIN THIS IS A DOOR THAT IS SELDOM USED AND THE WINDOW IS ALMOST NEVER USED. *KB
LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. THIS DOOR IS SELDOM USED AND THE WINDOW HAD NOT BEEN ACTIVATED SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2006. CHRYSLER SERVICE DEPT. STATED THE REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. BECAUSE IT WAS "ONLY" 1200 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD COVER ALL BUT $100 OF THE COST. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF THIS ISSUE. *KB
LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. DEALER SERVICE SAID THE REGULATOR WAS OK BUT THE LIFT PLATE WAS BROKEN. YET AGAIN, THIS IS A DOOR THAT HAS NOT BEEN USED IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS AT A MINIMUM. CHRYSLER SERVICE REP WHO TOOK INITIAL CALL SAID THAT HE GETS LOTS OF CALLS FOR THIS ON 2005 & 2006 MODELS. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT MOST OF THE TIME IS IT IN DOORS THAT ARE SELDOM USED. CHRYSLER CASE MANAGER STATED THAT CHRYSLER IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS A SECURITY ISSUE. *KB
THIS IS TO REPORT A FAULTY PART ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THREE TIMES MINE HAS FAILED. TWICE THE LEFT REAR WINDOW HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR DUE TO A REGULATOR WHICH WAS FAULTY AND ON THE THIRD OCCASION IS WAS THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW THAT FELL. LUCKY FOR ME, I WAS STOPPED WHEN MY WINDOWS DROPPED. WHEN THE PART FAILS, THE GLASS JUST FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $750. AT THE DEALER BECAUSE YOU MUST REPLACE THE WHOLE REGULATOR, YOU CANNOT REPLACE JUST THE FIFTY CENT PART. THE ALTERNATIVE WHICH MOST PEOPLE DO IS TO TAPE THE WINDOW GLASS UP WHICH OBSCURES THE VISION AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT JEEP HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS. IMAGINE A MOTHER DRIVING WITH A CHILD IN THE REAR CAR SEAT IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM AND PASSES A TRACTOR TRAILER AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THE WINDOW FAILS AND FALLS. YOU THEN HAVE HEAVY RAIN AND DEBRIS COMING INTO THE REAR WINDOW. THE MOTHER PANICS AS SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO HER CHILD AND VEERS INTO THE TRACTOR TRAILER. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THE FAULTY PLASTIC SLIDES NEED TO BE REDESIGNED AND REPLACED WITH A METAL SLIDE WITH NEOPRENE GUIDES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM - A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WILL YIELD HUNDREDS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SAVED THE PARTS FROM MY DOOR IF YOU WISH TO INSPECT THEM.
UPON FILLING GAS TANK WITH FUEL, THE SHUTOFF ENGAGES TOO LATE, AND GASOLINE POURS OUT DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. THIS DOES NOT MATTER WHICH GAS STATION IS UTILIZED, BUT HAPPENS WHENEVER REACHING A FULL TANK, EVEN WHEN CARE IS TAKEN NOT TO ENGAGE THE SPOUT AT ITS MAXIMUM CAPACITY. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE, SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST SEPTEMBER, AND SO THE FOLLOWING "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" SHOULD BE - ONGOING. *TR
I HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS DURING THE PAST SIX MONTHS, AND I'M STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AGAIN, WHICH WERE THE MOST RECENTLY REPLACED AT ABOUT TWO - THREE MONTHS AGO (LESS THAN 50,000 MILES) AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT SEEMS THE ORIGINAL WINDOW PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP'S REPLACEMENTS (THAT I PAID FOR) ARE MUCH WORSE. I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, MY VEHICLE AND MY BELONGINGS WITH THIS ONGOING ISSUE. AND I AM ANGRY ABOUT THE TIME AND EXPENSE IT CONTINUES TO CAUSE. THE FORM WOULDN'T LET ME COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT REQUIRED INFORMATION, BUT LIMITED MY CHOICES TO THOSE THAT DID NOT APPLY.....FYI *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR WINDOWS WOULD DROP DOWN INTO THE DOOR PANELS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC ON FOUR OCASSIONS WHERE THEY REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATORS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
EVERY TIME I TRY TO FILL THE GAS TANK, IT OVERFLOWS. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT STATION OR PUMP. IF I USE THE AUTOMATIC LEVER ON THE PUMP, THE GAS COMES SQUIRTING OUT ALL OVER MY CAR, MY SHOES, AND THE GROUND. EVEN IF I DON'T USE THE LEVER, AND SQUEEZE THE PUMP HANDLE MYSELF, THE PUMP STILL DOES NOT SHUT OFF BEFORE OVERFLOWING. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, NOT THE GAS PUMP OR THE OPERATOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE WINDOW. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. FORM RETURNED NO CHANGE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVERS REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DRIVERS REAR WINDOW CONTINUED TO SLIDE INTO THE DOOR FRAME. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED A REPORT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH YEAR THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM IN MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. EACH YEAR, THE MECHANISM HAS FAILED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING (AUGUST 2007, JUNE 2009, JULY 2010, JUNE 2011). I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS A RECALL FOR SOME MODELS OF JEEP'S TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR MY VIN GROUP. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I CANNOT SECURE MY VEHICLE WHILE I AM AWAY AND SOMEONE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET INTO MY VEHICLE AND COULD BE WAITING FOR ME TO COME BACK. ALSO, THE INTEGRITY OF THE INTERIOR IS COMPROMISED IF AN ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR DUE TO THE WINDOW NOT BEING UP. THE WINDOW MECHANISM HAS BEEN REPLACED EACH YEAR BUT WITH THE SAME PART. NO MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE TO HELP ENSURE THIS PROBLEM WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO USE THIS WEBSITE TO LODGE MY COMPLAINT. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL WITH RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM EACH YEAR. *TR
THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN WE TRIED TO PUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN IT SLID DOWN AN INCH BUT DID NOT KEEP GOING. WHEN WE TRIED TO PUT THE WINDOW BACK UP, IT DID NOT MOVE BUT THE MOTOR KEPT SPINNING. IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I USUALLY HAVE MY CHILD RIDING IN THE BACKSEAT AND STUFF CAN FLY INTO THE CAR AND CAUSE INJURIES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED IT FOR AROUND $400. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AS BEING COMMON BUT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS GIVEN TO OLDER MODELS. I CALLED THE NATIONAL CHRYSLER HOTLINE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN NOT ESCALATE MY ISSUE UNLESS IT OCCURRED MORE OFTEN. *TR
DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW STUCK MIDWAY AND I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR, THE REGULATOR CABLE HUNG UP WITH DOOR LATCH, HAD TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY. GLAD I DID NOT HAVE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY EXIT. *TR
MY JEEP LIBERTY 2006 HAS HUGE WINDOW ISSUES- ALREADY HAVE HAD 2 REGULATORS REPLACED AND WORKING ON THE THIRD- JEEP SAYS THEY WILL ONLY FIX THE WINDOW LIFT PLATE, BUT IT'S THE WHOLE REGULATOR THAT'S BAD AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT- IF I HAVE IT FIXED, IT'S OVER $300 PER WINDOW, AND CHARGED ME A $90 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO TELL ME THIS- WHEN IS A RECALL GOING TO BE ISSUED? NOT A SAFETY ISSUE?! TELL THAT TO THOSE OF US WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT AND A WINDOW FALLS DOWN @ 55 MPH! JEEP NEEDS TO REPLACE ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATORS AND AT THEIR COST, NOT MINE! AND NOT JUST THE LIFT PLATES! IT'S ONLY GOOD BUISNESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I'VE ALREADY PAID OVER $20,000 TO JEEP FOR THIS LIBERTY AND NOW CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT BECAUSE MY WINDOWS ARE CRAHING DOWN! *TT
WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN FROM JEEP LIBERTY 13 TIMES. WINDOWS WILL FALL WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE PARKED WITHOUT WARNING. *TR
2006 JEEP LIBERTY HAS DEFECTIVE WINDOWS THAT FALL DOWN AND PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD. THE 2007 JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE SAME WARRANTY. *TR
BOTH TAILLIGHTS MELTED. THE INSIDE COVER AROUND THE BULB MELTED ONTO THE BULB. THE OUTSIDE COVER MELTED TO BE CONCAVE IN SHAPE. I REMOVED THE MELTED INSIDE PIECES AND REPLACED THE BULBS. I LATER CRACKED THE RIGHT TAILLIGHT AND REPLACED IT. THE OUTSIDE COVER OF THE NEW RIGHT TAILLIGHT HAS MELTED TO BE CONCAVE BUT STILL WORKS. IN MAY OF 2011 THE LEFT TAILLIGHT BRAKE LIGHT BULB WAS OUT. I REPLACED THE BULB BUT IT DID NOT WORK. I REPLACED THE SOCKET AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK BECAUSE IT WAS MELTED SO BAD. I FINALLY ENDED UP REPLACING THE TAILLIGHT. THE PARTS GUY SAID THERE WAS A NOTATION THAT IF YOU WERE REPLACING THE TAILLIGHT BECAUSE IT MELTED THIS NEW TAILLIGHT WAS MUCH BETTER. SO, THEY KNOW THE TAILLIGHTS MELT BUT ARE UNWILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TURBO CHARGER HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER SO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
2006 JEEP LIBERTY FUEL OVERFLOW HAZARD. WHEN REFUELING OUR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY, FUEL OVERFLOWS AFTER FUEL PUMP AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF IS TRIGGERED. THIS OVERFLOW NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS REFUELED. NO ONE IS ATTEMPTING TO "TOP OFF" THE FUEL TANK. THE OVERFLOW CAUSES A QUANTITY OF FUEL, THAT I ESTIMATE AT TWO TO FOUR CUPS, TO SPILL ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS FUEL OVERFLOW FLAW CREATES AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION RISK. THIS FLAW OCCURS IN THE WRANGLER MODEL OF CHRYSLER JEEP PRODUCTS ALSO, WHERE A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE SAME FLAW IS OCCURRING IN MANY THOUSANDS OF JEEP LIBERTY'S AS IS EVIDENT BY THE HUGE VOLUME OF OWNER STATEMENTS POSTED ON MANY WEBSITES. GO CHRYSLER JEEP IN ENGLEWOOD, CO QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF $2031.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE OVERFLOW FLAW FIRST OCCURRED IN MY JEEP LIBERTY, IT WAS AN OCCASIONAL PROBLEM THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT AND WITHOUT A RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMERS ARE UNAWARE OF THIS HAZARD. THIS FLAW CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE PERSON REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND ANYONE NEARBY. THE FUEL SPILLED HAS CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF RUINED CLOTHING AND SHOES, AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AS FUEL RUNS DOWN THE SIDE INTO CREVICES AROUND THE REAR WHEEL AND AXLE. THIS SPILLED FUEL COULD REACH THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE AND EXPLODE. WHY WOULD THE MANUFACTURER COVER THIS FLAW UNDER WARRANTY FOR ONE MAKE AND MODEL, THE JEEP WRANGLER, AND NOT COVER THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM FOR ANOTHER MAKE AND MODE
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME WHEN ATTEMPT TO FILL TANK FULL. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM CAN'T BE FIXED AND TANK MUST BE REPLACED. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND COST IS OVER $1500 TO REPLACE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF.
THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY, AND UNEXPECTEDLY, FELL OPEN FROM THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION WITH A LOUD CRASHING SOUND. ONE OPEN IT WAS UNABLE TO BE RE-CLOSED. FAILURE IN THIS MANNER WAS VERY STARTLING AND CAN BE SEEN SEEN AS AN UNNECESSARY DISTRACTION WHICH, IN MY OPINION, CONSTITUTES A SAFETY HAZARD. UPON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THE PART OF THE MECHANISM THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE WINDOW IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND FURTHER IS OF INSUFFICIENT DIMENSION TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE GLASS THROUGH REPEATED CYCLES. THE DEALER OFFERED ME THE SAME INADEQUATE PART AS REPLACEMENT WHICH IS DESTINED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. *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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