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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 Sep 10, 201040,241 milesCA

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE WINDOWS HAVE BROKEN THREE TIMES. THEY FALL INTO THE DOOR AND CANNOT BE RAISED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE WINDOW IS STUCK IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION AND IS A GREAT RISK AS OBJECTS CAN FLY INTO THE CAR...AND GREAT RISKS WHEN PARKING OVERNIGHT AND THE WINDOW NOT BEING ABLE TO BE RAISED. THIS THE THIRD WINDOW BROKEN, WITH ONE BROKEN TWICE. THE WINDOWS GET FIXED AT A DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $100 PER WINDOW AND REQUIRE ME TO MISS A HALF TO A FULL DAY OF WORK DEPENDING ON THE SERVICE REPAIR VOLUME. *TR

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 8, 2010120,000 milesCA

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION- SHIFTER FAILURE. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Sep 7, 201091,000 milesIN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR WINDOWS AND THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH DURING A THUNDERSTORM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT UNTIL THE STORM STOPPED BEFORE THE CONTACT COULD CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. HE WAS ALSO FAMILIAR WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE WINDOW FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Sep 6, 2010KY

I BOUGHT MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IN 2007 (FEBRUARY) WITH ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON IT. THE WARRANTY WAS STILL GOOD FOR A LITTLE LONGER AT THAT TIME. IN THAT TIME AT 2 OF REGULATORS ON TWO DIFFERENT WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THAT TIME 2 MORE HAVE BEEN REPLACED OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. NOW HERE IN SEPTEMBER 2010 THE BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS DOING IT AGAIN. THE WINDOW WILL FALL DOWN OUT OF PLACE WHEN ROLLED UP AND WHEN YOU TRY TO ROLL IT UP THE MOTOR WILL GRIND AND THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF; PEOPLE ARE OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Sep 6, 201044,000 milesWV

WINDOW REGULATORS FOR JEEP LIBERTY. *TR

Visibility
Filed Sep 6, 201045,000 milesGA

BACK WINDOW FELL AND SWITCH WILL NOT BRING IT BACK UP. THIS IS MY SECOND WINDOW PROBLEM. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Sep 3, 2010TX

2006 JEEP LIBERTY, OWNED SINCE NEW IN LATE 2005 CURRENTLY 75,000 MILES. ALL WINDOWS HAVE BROKEN AT LEAST ONCE, SOME MORE THAN ONCE, I HAVE LOST COUNT. FIRST THREE TIMES FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. LAST FOUR OR FIVE TIMES FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Sep 2, 201048,103 milesFL

FAILURE OF POWER WINDOW COMPONENTS CAUSING WINDOW TO CRASH INTO INNER DOOR... ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BY FRIGHTENING ME TO THE POINT OF PANIC. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP LIBERTY THAT CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO DEAL WITH... IT WILL EVENTUALLY BE DEALT WITH AFTER SOMEONE IS KILLED OR MAIMED. WHY DON'T YOU DO YOUR JOB AND DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR MAIMED. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Sep 1, 201047,000 milesMI

2006 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT 4 X 4 WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE: ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND FOUND A REAR WINDOW DOWN ON MY JEEP. WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE BUTTON TO RAISE IT A LOUD GRINDING NOISE OCCURRED AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP. CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $442.73 TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR WITH, WHAT THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID, WAS THE NEW TYPE THAT CHRYSLER USES NOW. REP ALSO SAID I HAD TO BUY A NEW WINDOW GLASS BECAUSE THE NEW REGULATOR WAS NOT GUARANTEED TO WORK WITH THE OLD GLASS. THE NEW GLASS IS NOT TINTED TO MATCH THE OTHER CAR WINDOWS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ONLINE, FROM JEEP LIBERTY OWNERS, WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM REPEATEDLY. THERE IS AN ONLINE PETITION TO CHRYSLER TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND ABSORB THE EXPENSE OF HAVING THESE FAULTY REGULATORS REPLACED. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST VOLKS WAGEN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. NOT KNOWING WHEN ONE OF YOUR CAR WINDOWS WILL DROP IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR BROKEN GLASS, A DANGEROUS DRIVING DISTRACTION, AND I WAS NOT SECURE IN MY CAR, THOUGH HAVING ALL DOORS LOCKED, MY WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP. THIS LEAVES THE CAR OPEN TO EASY THEFT. SINCE CHRYSLER IS USING A "NEW" WINDOW REGULATOR, THAT DOESN'T FIT THE OLD GLASS, IT MUST KNOW OF THE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM OF THEIR FAULTY ORIGINAL REGULATORS. IN THE THOUSANDS OF POSTED CONSUMER COMPLAINTS, REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, IT SHOWS THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT COSTS. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 30, 201046,632 milesNC

2006 JEEP LIBERTY. JUST HAD A THIRD WINDOW FALL INTO THE DOOR OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED TWO, COSTING ME $200 A PIECE WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY CAR WAS LEFT EXPOSED TO ELEMENTS ALL NIGHT AND LUCKILY WAS NOT BROKEN INTO. THE WINDOW MOTORS FAIL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE NEW MECHANISM REQUIRES A WHOLE NEW WINDOW. JEEP KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THERE ARE TONS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET WHERE THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE. JEEP IS RIPPING OFF IT'S CUSTOMERS, IT SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOWS. WHAT IF IT FALLS DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE BACK? IT'S SHAMEFUL. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 30, 201045,000 milesMI

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WENT OFF TRACK AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT. NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW FALLS DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES DAILY I CAN NOT KEEP IT UP. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW KEEPS GOING OFF TRACK. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SQUEAKS REAL BAD. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 23, 201056,500 milesCO

VEHICLE PARKED IN LOT - NOT MOVING AT ALL - DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW DROPPED IN DOOR. UNABLE TO LIFT WITH POWER WINDOW BUTTON. THIS IS THE SEVENTH WINDOW REGULATOR TO FAIL ON THIS VEHICLE - FOURTH ONE FOR THIS PARTICULAR DOOR. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FAILED REGULATOR AND INDICATED THAT MANUFACTURER FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM IS REPLACEMENT OF REGULATOR PART AND WINDOW GLASS - $575. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 22, 201041,311 milesOH

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE/NEEDED REPLACED ON 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. SECOND ONE TO FAIL, FIRST COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, SECOND WAS NOT (PRICE 340.00 DOLLARS). HAPPENED TO BOTH REAR WINDOWS WHICH ARE RARELY DOWN. *TR

Power Train
Filed Aug 20, 201046,000 milesMI

2006 JEEP LIBERTY WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF APPLYING SERVICE BRAKE IT COMES OUT SO FAR. DEALERSHIP WANTS $600 BUCKS TO REPLACE SHIFT LEVER TOWER AND SHIFT CABLE. OTHERS ON LINE TALK ABOUT SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIPS PLEAD IGNORANCE ON THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL GLADLY TAKE $600 TO REPLACE THE SHIFT LEVER TOWER AND ! *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 17, 201091,000 milesFL

I LEFT WORK TODAY AND WALKED OUT TO MY CAR TO FIND MY BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT UP, IT WOULDN'T GO. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON THE SAME VEHICLE AND THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME, ALMOST A YEAR TO THE DAY, THAT THIS WINDOW HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE REGULATOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, AGAIN, AND THE COST WILL AGAIN BE OVER $300.00. EVEN AFTER THE REGULATOR IS REPLACED MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE SAFE. THE COMPLETE RANDOMNESS OF THIS OCCURRENCE AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME ON THE SAME WINDOW WITHIN A YEAR, LEAVES ME TO BELIEVE THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I CAN NO LONGER LEAVE ANYTHING OF VALUE IN MY CAR. I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN TRAVELING WITH MY DOGS. I WON'T BE ABLE TO TAKE CHILDREN IN MY CAR WITHOUT ANOTHER ADULT PRESENT. THE WINDOW FALLS COMPLETELY INTO THE DOOR LEAVING THE SPACE TOTALLY OPEN AND UNSAFE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 14, 201043,750 milesID

1. THERE ARE NOT EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. 2. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR. IT HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. THE CONSEQUENCE IS THAT DURING TIMES OF EXTREME HEAT OR COLD, THE WINDOW WILL STAY DOWN POSING A HEALTH RISK (IN COLD WEATHER-COLD RELATED ILLNESS AND IN HOT WEATHER-DEHYDRATION) AS WELL AS A SAFETY RISK (OUTSIDE DEBRIS ENTERING VEHICLE AT HIGH VELOCITIES) TO THE REAR PASSENGER. 3. THE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES: TWICE BY DEALERSHIP AND ONCE BY MYSELF. THE OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 12, 201048,000 milesOH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WERE DEFECTIVE. THE REAR RIGHT WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE WINDOWS ALSO CRACKED IN HALF DUE TO IMPROPER SETTINGS OF THE REGULATORS. THE OWNER HAD ALL FOUR WINDOWS REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. CHRYSLER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE OWNER STATED THAT CHRYSLER WAS OFFERING A DISCOUNT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE AT NO CHARGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000. UPDATED 11/08/10 * BF UPDATED 11/10/10*JP

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 10, 201054,000 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE WINDOWS FALL DOWN AND POSSIBLY BREAK UNDER RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES AND ALL EVENTUALLY FALL DOWN AND DON'T WORK WHEN FALL MAKE BIG BANG SCARES THE DRIVER AT HIGH SPEED YOU THINK YOU HIT SOMEONE!! *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 4, 201060,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TWO REAR WINDOWS FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE MOTORS FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED ONE YEAR PRIOR. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,800.

Electrical System
Filed Jul 30, 201048,712 milesNV

IN MARCH 2009 I PURCHASED A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AND IN AUGUST 2009 THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING JUST A LOUD CLICKING SOUND AND THEN YOU CAN MANUAL PULL AND PUSH THE WINDOW DOWN. A NEW REGULATOR/CABLE AND WINDOW HAD TO BE INSTALLED. IN MARCH 2010 THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. IN JULY 2010 THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. EACH TIME THE WINDOWS STOPS WORKING THEY NEED TO REPLACED. MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET, NOW MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT AND THE WORK THAT GETS DOWN ONLY HAS A WARRANTY FOR SO LONG. THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER FIX THEN FORKING OVER $500+ EACH TIME A WINDOW STOPS WORKING. IT SEEMS AT THIS RATE IT'S GOING TO HAPPENED NOW EVERY YEAR. I AM AFRAID TO USE THE WINDOW AT ALL. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!!! *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jul 26, 201088,000 milesNC

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIES AT STOP SIGN/ RED LIGHT OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. MAY GO FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEN IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE DAY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE ON HOT DAYS, IN THE AFTERNOON. CONSIDERING REPLACING CRANK SHAFT AND CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS. HAVE FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 24, 201047,150 milesOH

REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND THE WINDOW DROPPED. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH JEEP WINDOW REGULATORS. A CHEAPLY MADE PLASTIC CLIP ROUTINELY BREAKS CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP (BOTH FRONT AND REAR POWER WINDOWS). MANY OWNERS HAVE REPLACED MULTIPLE WINDOW REGULATORS COSTING SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH. FAILURE OCCURS EVEN ON WINDOWS THAT ARE RARELY OPERATED. THE FAILURES CREATE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. THE WEAK WINDOW REGULATORS ALSO MAKE IT VERY EASY TO BREAK INTO A VEHICLE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jul 22, 201042,000 milesTX

REAR LIGHT/STOP LIGHT LUBS KEEP BLOWING UP, I HAVE TO CHANGE THEM EVERY 2-3 WEEKS. I LOOKED ON LINE AND IT SEEMS THAT IT'S A PROBLEM FOR MOST OWNERS. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 19, 201055,000 milesIN

I OWN A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY, FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW JUST FELL DOWN. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THIS IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME. IT SEAMS TO ME THAT THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN. THE REGULATORS BREAK CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL (PER MECHANIC). *TR

Visibility
Filed Jul 19, 201050,000 milesDE

THE BACK WINDOWS FALL DOWN RANDOMLY AND WON'T STAY UP UNLESS THEY ARE TAPED. THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A FAULTY REGULATOR. JEEP IS AWARE OF THIS, HOWEVER, THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT IS RANDOM, OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED. *TR

Visibility
Filed Jul 18, 201055,649 milesCO

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR WINDOW DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRACK. THE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE BY THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH, AND COULD NOT BE MADE TO CLOSE. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WILL COST 500 DOLLARS TO FIX, EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF THESE FAILURES ARE RECORDED BY JEEP. THEY ALSO DEMANDED A $75.00 "DIAGNOSTIC FEE" TO TELL ME THIS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. A CHILD COULD BE PLACED IN SERIOUS JEPARDY BY THIS DEFECT. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 16, 201028,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED ONCE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FAILED ONCE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR TWICE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL BUT ADVISED THEY WOULD COVER THE COSTS FOR PARTS AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF LABOR. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS TO THE WINDOW. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 15, 2010FL

ALL THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY HAVE FAILED AND I AM ON MY 2ND GO ROUND NOW. HAD ONE REPLACED ON 7/12 AND ON 7/14 HAD ANOTHER ONE FAIL. I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD THE $1000 TO FIX BOTH WITHIN A 3 DAY TIME PERIOD. I'M SORRY - THIS IS REALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR CHRSYLER TO HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! .BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST INVOLVED THAT I JUST COULDN'T AFFORD I HAD A FRIEND "RIG" YET ANOTHER OF THE WINDOWS ONLY A FEW SHORT MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT CANNOT BE OPENED AT ALL. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I SEE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM JEEP OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 12, 201019,170 milesPA

BOTH REAR WINDOWS ON MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY FELL DOWN INTO THE DOORS. THE REAR WINDOWS HAD ONLY BEEN LOWERED AND RAISED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST ONE FELL AT 19,000 MILES; THE SECOND FELL AT 22,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jul 12, 201060,000 milesMD

REPLACED 3 WINDOWS THAT WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED (COMMON PROBLEM) . WENT TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOUND OUT THAT ALL 5 (OR 6) BREAK HOSES WERE ABOUT TO BURST AND CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NO FAULT OF MY OWN BUT JEEP HAS "NO IDEA" HOW IT HAPPENED! KEPT MY CAR FOR 4 WEEKS! NOW THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION EVERY TIME I TURN OFF THE CAR! CAR'S A LEMON!!! *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 10, 201043,887 milesFL

WHILE DRIVING ON 75N WITH NO WARRING MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THEN JUST FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. I HAD TWO PUPPIES IN THE BACK SEAT AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING THEY WERE TRYING TO GO BY THE WINDOW. DROVE 5 MILES LIKE THIS TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND WAS FORTUNATE TO FIND A TUFFY AUTO SERVICE STORE. THE WINDOW WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY REGULATOR AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE $400 TO FIX IT AND ABOUT 3 HOURS. I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT AT THE TIME, SO I DUCK TAPED PLASTIC TO THE WINDOW AND DROVE ANOTHER 2 HOURS NORTH ON 75 TO GET HOME. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND AFTER A SERVER SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP/CHRYSLER'S COMPLAINT LINE AND AFTER TWO DAYS HAVE STILL NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM A CASE MANAGER. I WAS ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT THERE ARE CLOSE TO 200 COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY SITUATION ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND THAT JEEP IS NOT BACKING THEIR PRODUCTS. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM TO SEE HOW THIS WILL BE COVERED. THIS TRULY COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS WITH THE DEATH OF MY DOG AND WHAT IF A BABY WAS BACK THERE. IN MANY CASES THE WINDOW'S ARE ACTUALLY SHATTERING WITH OUT WARNING AS THEY FALL. *TR

Visibility
Filed Jul 10, 201038,000 milesNJ

POWER WINDOWS ON 2006 JEEP LIBERTY - 38,000 MILES - WINDOW DROPS HALFWAY DOWN, WHEN TRY POWER CONTROL IT GRINDS AND WINDOW WILL NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN WITH CONTROL, WINDOW FALLS INTO DOOR. THIS IS MY THIRD WINDOW & IT IS THE REGULATOR AGAIN. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT CHRYSLER/JEEP HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL (OR HAS NOT BEEN DIRECTED TO BY AN AUTHORITY) WHEN IT IS SO VERY OBVIOUS THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *TR

Seats
Filed Jul 9, 2010107,000 milesFL

DRIVER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE MAKING THE NEEDED ADJUSTMENT, THE OPERATION OF THE RECLINER ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER IS EXTREMELY HARD. WITH OR WITH OUT A LOAD APPLIED TO THE BACK. DRIVE SEAT IS NOW RESTRICTED IN MOVEMENT AT A 25 DEGREE ANGLE. PASSENGER RECLINER WILL ONLY WORK IF YOU ARE OUT SIDE THE JEEP AND ASSIST FROM THE BACK SEAT TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 9, 2010800 milesOH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK INTO THE DOOR WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED FOR BOTH WINDOWS. IN APRIL 2010, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR; HOWEVER, THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR AND THE WINDOW. IN JULY 2010, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH HER BUT HAD NOT DONE SO. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,759. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 800. UPDATED 09/09/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/10/10*JB

Electrical System
Filed Jul 8, 201090,290 milesMI

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE AT A STOPLIGHT. HAD TO TURN OF THE MOTOR TO RESET. *TR

Visibility
Filed Jul 7, 2010PA

I OWN A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AND HAVE HAD IT FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. DURING THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 3 OF THE 4 POWER WINDOWS DUE TO MECHANISM FAILURE. TONIGHT ONE OF THE WINDOWS I HAVE REPLACED WITH MANUFACTURERS REPAIR KIT HAS BROKEN SO I WILL NEED TO REPLACE AGAIN. I HAVE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP LIBERTY AND ONE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT WITH RELIABLE METAL PARTS INSTEAD OF PLASTIC. AT $500 A WINDOW I CAN'T AFFORD TO CONTINUE TO KEEP REPLACING WINDOWS. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 6, 201066,000 milesNY

JEEP LIBERTY 2006 LEFT REAR WINDOW CRASHED DOWN WHILE DRIVING. REGULATOR BROKEN FOUND THAT THERE WHERE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS WITH JEEP. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 5, 201055,000 milesMS

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY WITH APPROXIMATELY 55K MILES ON IT. I USE MY WINDOWS VERY INFREQUENTLY. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKEN. I HAVE SEEN ON A COUPLE WEB SITES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN AND RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 1, 201035,000 milesNC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE WINDOW FELL THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE MECHANISM INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DOOR PANEL REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT REPLACE THE ENTIRE MECHANISM INSIDE THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 22, 201020,000 milesAZ

2006 JEEP LIBERTY REAR DOOR WON'T OPEN AND GLASS SLIDE DOWN. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 22, 201050,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE WINDOW AND WINDOW MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,618. UPDATED 08/12/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER AGREED TO THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT AT NO COST. UPDATED 08/17/10. *JB

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 21, 20108,000 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE WINDOW MECHANISM. HOWEVER, THE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE UPWARDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE REPAIR PART WAS UNKNOWN. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN AN UPWARD POSITION. IN ADDITION, WHEN DISPENSING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK TO THE FULL CAPACITY LEVEL; THE FUEL WOULD CONTINUOUSLY SPRAY OUT OF THE TANK WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 8/2/10 *CN UPDATED 08/09/10*JB

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 18, 201069,000 milesMI

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY THE REAR PASSENGER DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN. WHILE IN THE UP POSITION. I ALREADY HAD THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE I LIVE IN A COLD CLIMATE STATE THIS COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE WINDOW WERE TO BREAK IN CLIMATE WEATHER. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel
Filed Jun 18, 201017,971 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RIDE ROUGHLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SEVERE JERKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) VALVE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,971 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,946. UPDATED 8/25/10 *CN THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 08/27/10 UPDATED 08/31/10*JB

Service Brakes, Electric
Filed Jun 17, 201075,000 milesFL

ESP/BAS MALFUNCTION ON MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO BREAK AND HAS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND MAKE A GRINDING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE REAR END SENSOR AND CHARGED ME $289.80 FOR REPAIRS. THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS CAUSING THE GRINDING SOUND AND MY BRAKES ARE FINE. AFTER LOOKING THIS UP ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 15, 201055,000 milesAL

REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SLID INTO THE DOOR WITH NO WARNING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND IT WOULD COST $500 TO FIX IT. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 14, 201010,391 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW REGULATOR WHICH FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER, REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS AND WINDOW GLASS WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES BY THE DEALER UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSE OF THE WINDOW GLASS REPLACEMENTS WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. RECENTLY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,391.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 14, 201015,000 milesPA

WINDOW ASSEMBLY IN 2006 JEEP LIBERTY KEEPS FAILING I HAVE HAD THREE FIXED. *TR

Equipment
Filed Jun 13, 201038,500 milesFL

JEEP LIBERTY WINDOW REGULATOR FAILING MULTIPLE TIMES. SAFETY COMPROMISED DUE TO POTENTIAL INVASION, CLIMATE ISSUES, ETC. I'VE HAD SEVERAL WINDOWS REPLACED AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREAK, NOW OF COURSE THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT JEEP APPARENTLY IS UNWILLING TO RECALL TO DATE. *TR

Visibility
Filed Jun 8, 201046,634 milesNY

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE WINDOW REGULATOR AND WINDOW TWO TIMES.(ONCE ON REAR PASSENGER WINDOW AND ONE ON REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW) DUE TO REGULATOR FAILURE. IN BOTH CASES WINDOW SLIPPED INTO THE DOOR. IN BOTH CASES WINDOW AND REGULATOR WERE REPLACED. OLD PARTS REMAINED AT THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP. *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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