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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 →

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 27, 201170,000 milesCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE ONE OF THE REAR AUTOMATIC WINDOWS, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC WINDOW TRAY FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 25, 201128,000 milesOR

WE OWN A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT, AND THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND HAD TO PAY $250 TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE. IN THE BILL WE NOTICE IT READ "UPDATED WINDOW REGULATOR" WHICH MADE ME DO SOME RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF JEEP LIBERTIES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT RECALL THE PART. FOR US IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE WE HAVE A BABY IN THE REAR SEAT WHO WAS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. OF COURSE THE CAR COMPANY AND THE DEALERSHIPS STILL CHARGE YOU $150 FOR DIAGNOSTIC (ALTHOUGH THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS) AND $100 FOR THE PART PLUS OTHER FEES. SOME PEOPLE I FOUND HAVE HAD ALL WINDOWS REPLACED TO A COST OF APROX $1000 THIS IS NOT FAIR, THEY KNOW THE PART IS DEFECTIVE, THEY SHOULD FIX IT. THEY DO ACCEPT GOVERNMENT MONEY TO BE SAVED BUT THE CONSUMER IS ON ITS OWN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

Electrical System
Filed May 23, 201180,000 milesOH

ABS, ESP, BRAKE LIGHT, BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, COME OFF AND ON I HAVE TOOK IT TO JEEP AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, NEITHER PLACE HAS BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE MY PROBLEM, I EVEN DROVE WITH TECH IN THE CAR, HE SAW THE LIGHT COME ON AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *TR

Visibility
Filed May 18, 201170,000 milesTX

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ON MY JEEP LIBERTY HAVE FAILED ONE AFTER THE OTHER . I HAVE NOW REPLACED ALL REGULATORS MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed May 8, 201163,345 milesCO

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. STEERING WHEEL TURNS, SHIFTER WORKS, KEYS WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed May 5, 201121,000 milesRI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. WHILE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPEWED BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED CONSTANTLY WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED CLOSE TO CAPACITY. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FUEL CHECK VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed May 1, 201154,000 milesOH

EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK UP A BUNCH OF GAS SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE JEEP, THE GROUND AND ME. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR AROUND 6 MONTHS NOW. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION I'VE USED. *TR

Steering › Column
Filed Apr 29, 2011106,000 milesPA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE IGNITION ROD WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC FOR $489 AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. CASE #20734725 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO REIMBURSEMENTS DUE TO THE MILEAGE, AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALER; THEREFORE THE CASE WOULD BE CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 06/06/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED TO TRY AND RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN THERE IS AN IGNITION ROD WHICH MUST MAKE CONTACT IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START THE IGNITION ROD. UPDATED 06/20/11

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 23, 201166,000 milesNY

2006 JEEP LIBERTY GAS SPILL WHEN FUELING. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 15, 201141,000 milesNC

WHILE FILLING TANK WITH FUEL, FUEL SPILLS OUT ONTO EXTERIOR OF CAR. FUEL DOES NOT STOP, UNTIL OVERFULL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, AND AT VARIOUS FILLING STATIONS. *TR

Visibility
Filed Apr 13, 201160,000 milesDC

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE AND WERE UNABLE TO ROLL DOWN IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE CONTACT HAD THE SWITCHED REPLACED IN JUNE 2010; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. ALSO THE REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED, CAUSING IT TO FALL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 12, 201140,000 milesPA

EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS (REGARDLESS OF STATION / HOW I HOLD NOZZLE / SPEED AT WHICH I REFUEL / ETC), THE TANK OVERFLOWS WITH A LOT OF GAS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND AND SOMETIMES ON ME. THEN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE STINKS OF FUMES FOR A LONG TIME AFTERWARD. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST AS I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE BUT IT GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR. *TR

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Apr 6, 2011100,344 milesMI

DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR ABS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON AND STAYED LIT AND I WAS ABLE TO RESET AFTER TURNING THE MOTOR OFF. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 1, 2011OH

EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK ON MY 06 LIBERTY IT OVER FLOWS. *TR

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Mar 31, 201140,000 milesMN

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES ON A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 4X4. WINDOW RECEIVED ONLY LIGHT USED, WAS NOT USED WHILE FROZEN WITH ICE. THIS FAILURE RESULTS FROM A PLASTIC PART THAT IS SPECIFIED IN THE REGULATOR DESIGN THAT IS NOT DURABLE ENOUGH FOR THIS APPLICATION. THIS FAILURE RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSECURE AS THE WINDOW EITHER FALLS DOWN ON ITS OWN OR CAN BE PUSHED DOWN FROM THE OUTSIDE BY HAND. IT ALSO CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE WINDOW CAN FALL DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY AN ISSUE DURING WINTER OR STORM CONDITIONS. INCURRED $250 IN REPAIR COSTS. REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE THE SAME DESIGN FLAW AND CAN BE EXPECTED FAIL AGAIN IN SIMILARLY SHORT PEROIDS OF TIME. *TR

Structure
Filed Mar 24, 201163,000 milesTX

MY MOTHER BOUGHT A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM,SO IN MARCH OF 2010 ME AND MY HUSBAND DECIDED TO PURCHASE A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY FROM A TRUSTY CAR DEALER. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF HAVING THIS JEEP OUR RIGHT REAR WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR AS WE WERE DRIVING TO A FAMILY FUNCTION. MY BIGGEST FEAR WAS THAT 1 OF OUR 3 KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BY BROKEN GLASS. MY FATHER REPAIRED THE WINDOW BY WEDGING A PIECE OF WOOD BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW. I LATER CALLED JEEP WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS JEEP AND THAT THEY WOULD GLADLY SPLIT THE COST WITH ME WHICH ONLY COST $600 PER WINDOW AND THEY WON'T WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I LEFT IT ALONE CAUSE WE COULD NOT AFFORD THIS AT THE TIME. A FEW MONTHS LATER IN NOVEMBER 2010 THE LEFT SIDE REAR WINDOW SLIPPED,ONCE AGAIN MY FATHER REPAIRED IT AT BEST HE COULD. I FINALLY WENT ONLINE TO SEE WHAT I COULD DO REPAIR THE PROBLEM MYSELF AT A CHEAPER COST. I CAME ACROSS A WEB SITE STEIGERS.COM THE GENTLEMAN WHO OWNS THIS COMPANY HAS CREATED A REPLACEMENT PIECE FOR THE BROKEN PART AND IT WORKS GREAT. I REPLACED IT MYSELF WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF REPAIRING CARS. THE ONLY HARD PART WAS WORKING IN SUCH A TIGHT SPACE..THANK GOD MY HANDS ARE SMALL ENOUGH TO SQUEEZE IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW AREA. THE PART IS ABOUT A $100 WITH SHIPPING AND HANDLING AND SO FAR SEEMS TO HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM IT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO DO ALL THE WORK ON 1 WINDOW. THATS NOT OUR ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS LOVELY VEHICLE WE HA

Fuel System, Diesel
Filed Mar 24, 201166,000 milesGA

OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, I HAVE OCCASIONALLY SMELLED A KEROSENE ODOR WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL. TODAY, I READ ABOUT A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL HEATER ON THE LIBERTY DIESEL AND SO I CHECKED THE HEATER ON MY VEHICLE. THE PLASTIC INSULATOR AROUND THE ELECTRICAL PINS OF THE FUEL HEATER CONNECTOR (ON CABLE) IS DISCOLORED AND PARTIALLY MELTED. DOING FURTHER READING THIS EVENING, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN ALSO BE A SOURCE OF FUEL SEEPAGE. ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF FUEL AROUND THE CONNECTOR, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND MAY HAVE BEEN ALSO BEEN THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR I HAVE BEEN SMELLING WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IN A PRE-FAILURE CONDITION AND HAVE NOT (YET) EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK, ENGINE FIRE OR ENGINE STOPPAGE DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE, I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THAT YOUR AGENCY WAS AWARE OF THIS DESIGN PROBLEM BACK IN 2007 (PE07041), BUT CLOSED IT WITH APPARENTLY NO ACTION TAKEN. IN MY OPINION, THIS CONDITION CERTAINLY WARRANTS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AND REPAIR. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE PARTIALLY BURNED CONNECTOR ON MY VEHICLE, SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN SEEING THEM. IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY OF THIS CONNECTOR IS BEING EXCEEDED AND IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Feb 23, 2011114,000 milesMI

2006 JEEP LIBERTY. ESP/BAS LIGHTS . PROBLEM DOES NOT REGISTER ON COMPUTER. HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM. BAS MODULE IS THE PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 19, 201132,999 milesPA

2006 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT (3.7L GAS), SPILLS FUEL AT EVERY FILL UP. THE PUMP WILL CLICK OFF, AND ABOUT TWO SECONDS LATER, ABOUT A CUP OF FUEL WILL SPILL OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE ALL OVER MY HANDS, CLOTHES, AND VEHICLE. JEEP DEALER SAID THEY'VE NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH WITH 5 MINUTES OF RESEARCH ONLINE, IT'S VERY COMMON. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED IT AS A CERTIFIED JEEP VEHICLE WITH 32,XXX MILES. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 16, 201135,300 milesIL

THE JEEP LIBERTY HAS REGULARLY "SPIT" OUT QUANTITIES OF GASOLINE WHILE FILLING UP AT GAS STATIONS. THE QUANTITIES RANGE FROM 1 TO 8 OUNCES, WITH THE QUANTITY THAT POURED OUT TODAY THE LARGEST AMOUNT YET. THE QUANTITIES VARY BY HOW FAST THE PUMP IS PUMPING AND WHETHER THE PUMP IS HAND OPERATED OR ON AUTOMATIC BUT SOME QUANTITY OF GAS COMES OUT ALMOST EVERY TIME. THE SPILL TODAY LEFT AT LEAST 4 TO 6 OUNCES OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND WHICH IS BOTH AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY HAZARD.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Feb 15, 201141,400 milesNY

IN JULY 2009 THE LEFT, REAR PASSENGER WINDOW IN MY JEEP LIBERTY FELL DOWN BY ITSELF. IN DEC. 2010 THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WINDOW IN THE SAME VEHICLE FELL DOWN BY ITSELF DURING A SNOW STORM CAUSING APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE IN MY VEHICLE. THESE ARE WINDOWS THAT ARE RARELY USED. BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS AT CHRYSLER ADVISED ME THAT THERE IS A FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR IN THE JEEP VEHICLES WHICH CAUSES THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 15, 201185,000 milesAL

WHEN FUELING THE TANK THE GASOLINE PUMP WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE TANK GETS FULL CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE TO SPILL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND AS WELL AS SPLASHING ALL OVER THE HANDLE AND THE PERSON HOLDING THE HANDLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED REGARDLESS OF WEATHER OR LOCATION. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 12, 201155,000 milesWI

FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY JEEP LIBERTY 2006 GAS SPILLS OUT. THIS IS FRUSTRATING ESPECIALLY WITH THE PRICE OF GAS. I ESTIMATE THAT I LOSE AT LEAST A GALLON EACH TIME. WHEN I FIRST GOT THE JEEP I NOTICED THAT YOU COULD NOT "TOP OFF" THE GAS WHICH EACH FILL. BUT NOW IT JUST SPILLS OUT ALL OVER. HELP!! *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 12, 201135,283 milesNV

WHEN EVER JEEP IS FUELED UP , FUEL GUSHES OUT OF FILLER NECK WHEN NOZZLE SHUTS OFF ,SLOW OR FAST, IT MAKES A MESS ON JEEP AND ON THE GROUND. BIG FIRE HAZARD.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 10, 201174,500 milesOH

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY VEHICLE AT A GAS STATION GAS COMES POURING OUT AFTER THE TANK IS FULL. THE GAS NOZZLE CLICKS OFF AND GAS BEGINS TO POUR OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. I HAVE TRIED MANUALLY PUMPING AS WELL AS AUTOMATICALLY PUMPING WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I HAVE ATTEMPTED FILLING AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS WITH THE SAME OUTCOME. THIS DID NOT OCCUR THE FIRST YEAR THAT I OWNED MY CAR, AND ONLY BEGAN IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. THIS IS A HAZARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND A POTENTIAL DANGER FOR A FIRE. *TR

Parking Brake
Filed Feb 3, 201175,000 milesNH

KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION OF 2006 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED EDITION. ALSO NOTICED THE SHIFTER WAS MOVING FREELY, WITHOUT HAVING TO BE PUSHED IN LIKE IT TYPICALLY WOULD. TOOK TO JEEP DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD THAT ENTIRE SHIFTER COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS PLASTIC & BRAKES EASILY - COST $200.00. HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 27, 2011SC

BELTED DRIVER OF A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IMPACTED A LARGE PINE TREE IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUFFERED SIGNFICANT INJURIES FROM IMPACTING STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT OF CAR. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 14, 201163,757 milesWV

SUDDENLY STARTED OVER-FLOWING GAS OUT THE FILLER TUBE UPON FILLING. HAS HAPPENED WITH MULTIPLE FILLING STATIONS FOR ABOUT THE LAST 6 OR 8 FILLINGS. NEVER HAPPENED PRIOR TO THAT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MODIFICATIONS, DAMAGE, OR CHANGES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE.

Visibility
Filed Jan 12, 201155,000 milesMD

I, LIKE MOST OTHERS OWNING A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS THAT JEEP CONTINUES TO USE. I HAVE REPLACED TWO REAR WINDOWS WITHIN A WEEK COSTING ABOUT $1000.00 ON MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS LOW MILEAGE. I CONSIDER THIS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE IS NO WARNING TO WHEN THE WINDOWS FAIL AND OBJECTS ENTER THE VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH OR DEATH. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 4, 201120,000 milesCO

2006 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT FUEL OVERFLOWS OUT OF FUEL FILLER TUBE WHEN FILLING GAS TANK NO MATTER HOW SLOWLY THE TANK IS FILLED. *TR

Visibility
Filed Dec 29, 201060,000 milesOH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE WINDOWS OPENED INVOLUNTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 29, 201064,000 milesFL

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 4X4 WITH A 3.7L V6 ENGINE THAT OVERFLOWS GAS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHEN REFUELING NO MATTER HOW FAST THE FLOW OF GAS IS FLOWING. VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 66,000 MILES AND HAS ONLY STARTED HAPPENING IN THE LAST 3,000 MILES OR SO. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 22, 201080,500 milesNJ

VEHICLES STALLS AFTER EXTENDED OFF PERIOD. VEHICLE SHUDDERS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHRYSLER HAS 2 TSBS TO FIX THIS- 21-016-05 AND 21-009-06 WHICH CALLS FOR REPLACING A TROUBLE PRONE TORQUE CONVERTER. CHRYSLER HAS AN UPDATED TORQUE CONVERTER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM YET WILL NOT TAKE ACTION TO FIX THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS SINCE 2006 TO GET TRANSMISSION FIXED PROPERLY. I WOULD LIKE THIS LOOKED INTO AS MYSELF AND NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2005-2006 JEEP LIBERTY WITH THE DIESEL ENGINE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. THE TRUCK HAS STALLED AFTER STARTING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING CONCERN FOR ACTION SINCE I HAVE HAD MY PREGNANT WIFE WITNESS THIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Dec 20, 201016,999 milesNC

AT THIS FIRST OCCURRENCE, WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT WITH THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DELL INTO THE DOOR. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY WOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW FALLING DOWN OCCURRED IN JUNE 2010 ABOUT A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE, AFFECTING THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW, WHICH HAD NOT EVEN BEEN USED. I FOUND OUT THEN THAT THERE WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW REGULATOR IN 2006 & 2007 JEEP LIBERTYS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. THE 3RD OCCURRENCE, WITH THE LEFT REAR WINDOW IN NOVEMBER OF 2010, MADE ME GET ONLINE AND FILE THIS REPORT AFTER CARMAX REFUSED TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY ON THIS REPAIR AND SENT ME TO JEEP WHO CHARGED 100 DOLLARS FOR IT. CHECKING THE SERVICE HISTORY THROUGH JEEP.COM, I FOUND THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST TWICE WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CHRYSLER COMPANY TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL, REPAIRING THE PROBLEM IN A WAY THAT IT STAYS FIXED, RATHER THAN REPLACING THE WINDOW REGULATOR WITH MORE FAULTY PARTS AS THEY HAVE BEEN DOING. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND DISTRACTING IF IT FALLS WHILE TRAVELLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR, IN MY CASE, OVER 2 HOURS FROM HOME IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH A 7 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE SEAT BY THE WINDOW.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 20, 201046,000 milesNV

GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING TANK. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Dec 16, 201036,000 milesAZ

2006 JEEP LIBERTY - FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR AND CHRYSLER/JEEP'S RELUCTANCE TO RECTIFY THIS WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AT THEIR COST. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Dec 14, 201086,000 milesAZ

THE WINDOW REGULATOR OF MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BROKE CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL INTO THE DOOR. LUCKILY MY CAR WAS PARKED AT THE TIME AND I DON'T LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS GETTING SNOWED ON. THIS IS AT LEAST THE 12TH TIME ONE OF THE REGULATORS HAS BROKE SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2006. *TR

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 12, 201040,000 milesCA

MY REAR TAIL LIGHTS AND STOP LIGHTS BULBS KEEP BURNIGING OUT. THE REAR PASSENGER HOUSING HAS BEEN REPLACED FREE BY THE DEALER. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME HOUSING IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. THE REAR TAIL LAMP AND BRAKE LAMP BULBS DO NOT BURN THE FILAMENT THE LIGHT BULBS ACTUALLY EXPLODE INSIDE THE HOUSING OR MELT THE HOUSING. THE PLUGS THAT HOLD THE BULBS ARE SCORCHED. I HAVE BOTH THE REAR LAMP AND PLUGS TO SHOW THE DEFECT. I AM NOT THE ISOLATED CASE: MOST LIBERTY OWNERS AND SOME GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY SECOND COMPLAINT IS A FUEL LEAK AT THE CONNECTION OF THE FUEL HEATING ELEMENT. THE FILTER HEAD WHERE THE FUEL FILTER IS ATTACHED ALSO HAS A HEATING ELEMNT.. THE ELECTIC PLUG CONNECTION AT THE HEAD LEAKED FUEL ONTO THE CONNECTION. I OBSERVED WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TUNED ON, THE FUEL LEAKED AND VAPORIZE AS IT WAS BEING SHORTED AND HEATED. I DISCONNECTED THE ELECTRIC PLUG., FILLED THE FEMALE RECEPTACLE WITH FUEL TANK EPOXY AND RUBBER PLUG FOR GOOD MEASURE. WILL BE REPLACING SCORCHED CONNECTION AND FILTER HEAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WILL KEEP ALL DEFECTIVE PARTS FOR YOUR INSPECTON UPON YOUR REQUEST THANK YOU.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 2, 201042,000 milesPA

2006 JEEP LIBERTY OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING WITH GAS. GAS SPRAYS OUT WITH SIGNIFICANT FORCE. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2006 DURNAGO AND THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK AND FILL NECK NEEDED REPLACED. 2005 MODELS WERE RECALLED, NOTHING ON 2006 YET. *TR

Steering
Filed Nov 30, 201042,000 milesMS

FAILURE OF HIGH-PRESSURE SEND/RECEIVE POWER STEERING LINE DUE TO RUSTED CONNECTOR ON A VEHICLE WITH 42,000 MILES ON IT LEADING TO A $600 REPAIR AND LOSS OF USE OF MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP LIBERTY ACCORDING TO MANY LIBERTY OWNERS AND JEEP WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PART, WHICH REPEATEDLY FAILS. *TR

Fuel System, Other
Filed Nov 29, 201088,000 milesNC

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED WITH APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WHERE THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE DOES NOT SHUT ITSELF OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHEN MY FUEL TANK IS FULL. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP AT THE STATION, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AT MULTIPLE STATIONS AND EVERY TIME I PUMP FUEL. I'VE JUST BEEN TRYING TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION AND STOP THE FUEL FLOW BEFORE MY TANK GETS FULL. THIS OVERFLOWING FUEL IS GOING TO DAMAGE THE PAINT ON MY VEHICLE AND IS A FIRE HAZARD AT THE GAS STATION, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE FUEL HAS SPEWED ONTO MY SHOES AND CLOTHING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PROGRESSING NOW, AS YESTERDAY WHEN I WENT TO GET FUEL, THE NOZZLE SPEWED IMMEDIATELY UPON BEGINNING TO PUMP (AND THE TANK WAS NEARLY EMPTY AS MY FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR HAD JUST GONE OFF). THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET FUEL INTO MY TANK WAS TO MANUALLY CONTROL THE FLOW WITH THE NOZZLE SO THAT IT WENT INTO THE TANK VERY SLOWLY. I HAVE CONTACTED MY JEEP DEALERSHIP AND HAVE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT LATER THIS WEEK. I'VE READ ABOUT A LOT OF OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY WILL NEED TO REPLACE MY FUEL TANK. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Nov 29, 201030,000 milesVA

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 40 MPH. WAS NOT ROLLING UP OR DOWN THE POWER WINDOWS, WHEN THE BACK WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL FROM BEING CLOSED TO HALF OPEN. IT WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. IT WAS STARTLING AND DISTRACTED MY DRIVING MOMENTARILY. FAULTY REGULATORS WERE THE CAUSE OF PREVIOUS FAILURES AND THE BROKEN GLASS AND I EXPECT THE SAME DETERMINATION WILL BE MADE WHEN I BRING IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP LATER THIS WEEK FOR REPAIR. THE MOST RECENT (NOV. 29, 2010) FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK WINDOW WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED ON THIS PARTICULARLY WINDOW. PREVIOUS REPAIRS INVOLVED WINDOW AND REGULATOR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH JEEP LIBERTY SUVS AND A REAL SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IN MY OPINION. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Nov 24, 201039,919 milesMD

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 LAST DECEMBER AND SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 4 BROKEN WINDOW REGULATORS. CLEARLY THESE PLASTIC REGULATORS ARE SUBSTANDARD AND EASILY BREAK. THERE APPEAR TO BE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE RELATING TO THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Nov 22, 201012,796 milesTN

DRIVER SIDE REAR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE 2 TIMES WITHIN 6 MONTHS. (SAME WINDOW) DROPPED WHILE DRIVING - 1ST TIME IT BROKE IT WAS REPAIRED COSTING ME $259.52 - 2ND TIME IT BROKE I HAVE A TEMP FIX HOLDING WINDOW UP B/C I'M NOT WASTING $ TO FIX IT IF IT IS JUST GOING TO BREAK AGAIN IN 6 MONTHS.. I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING SOMETHING JEEP SHOULD HAVE RECALLED. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN JEEP LIBERTY 06 PROBLEM. *TR

Visibility
Filed Nov 21, 201041,250 milesIL

YET AGAIN, A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR IN THE JEEP LIBERTY. I'VE HAD 2 WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS AND JEEP NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE FAULTY PART. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 19, 201085,025 milesMO

2006 JEEP LIBERTY MADE IN MAY 06. THIS MODEL IS SIMILAR TO THE 07. GAS TANK FILLING TO FULL, GASOLINE SHOOTS OUT THE GAS INLET WITH MUCH BACK PRESSURE. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS CONSISTENTLY FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHAT STATION I GO TO, OR HOW FAST THE GASOLINE IS FLOWING. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 16, 201020,000 milesIN

2006 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT, OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK, MOST OF THE TIME. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Nov 16, 201032,400 milesOH

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF OF ITS TRACK AND FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR, WHERE MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SEATED, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN 65 MPH DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY, ON THE WAY TO VISIT FAMILY OUT OF STATE. I HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT A YEAR AGO, BUT WITH THE DRIVERSIDE WINDOW. THIS WINDOW TRACK WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE GLASS HAD TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET (BECAUSE OF A CHANGE DONE TO THE NEW TRACK). THE RECENT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. *TR

Visibility
Filed Nov 14, 201075,040 milesCT

THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS HAVE HAD THE REGULATORS BREAK - THE FIRST ONE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, THE SECOND THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME (EVEN THOUGH I HAD A WARRANTY IN EFFECT) AND THE THIRD WINDOW IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN PLACE BY GORILLA TAPE (THE VIEW OUT THE PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW IS FORTUNATELY NOT OBSCURED). THIS WINDOW STARTED FALLING IN WHEN WE HIT A BUMP DRIVING DOWN I-95 AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. GIVEN THE HUGE NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL YEAR WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS, IT SEEMS INEVITABLE THAT THE WINDOW OF THE FINAL WINDOW WILL GIVE WAY AT SOME UNKNOWN POINT IN THE FUTURE. WHY JEEP HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Nov 13, 201025,000 milesOH

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAME OFF TRACK AND SLID DOWN INTO THE DOOR, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *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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