Page 21 of 28 · complaints 1,001–1,050 of 1,372

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
Filed Jun 7, 2010IN

2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AGAIN, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT. EVERY WINDOW HAS FAILED AT LEAST ONCE, SOME TWICE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS ON THIS AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM YET NOTHING SEEMS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. WHERE IS THE QUALITY AND CARE FOR THE CONSUMER? *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jun 5, 201033,000 milesKY

MY 2006 DIESEL JEEP LIBERTY CRD 4X4 WINDOWS IN THE REAR BOTH STOPPED WORKING. FIRST ONE SIDE QUITE ROLLING UP AND DOWN AND THEN ON JUNE 4TH 2010 THE LEFT REAR WINDOW WOULDN'T GO UP AND MADE A LOUD ROARING NOISE AND CLICKING AND MY SON GOT SOAKED FROM THE RAIN AND NOW IT STILL WON'T ROLL UP. ALSO, THE ESP AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STAYING ON. *TR

Visibility
Filed Jun 3, 201063,000 milesIN

WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY FALLS DOWN. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES NOW (OBVIOUSLY ONE WINDOW TWICE). CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FIX IT. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 3, 201036,000 milesIN

NO KNOWN CAUSE OF DEFECT EXCEPT CHEAP/FAULTY PARTS FROM MANUFACTURER. WINDOW REGULATOR FIXED NUMEROUS TIME, RESORTED TO DUCT TAPE THAT DOES NOT HOLD. WINDOWS WON'T STAY UP, DEFECTIVE WINDOW REGULATOR FOR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF US WHO WORK NIGHTS AND HAVE TO APPROACH THE VEHICLE WITH THE WINDOW NOT INTACT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SECURE. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 2, 201050,000 milesPA

MY FATHER'S JEEP LIBERTY TURBO DIESEL AUTOMATICALLY & RANDOMLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN ABOUT 2-3 DAYS ON HIS WAY TO WORK (SIMILAR TO THE TOYOTA SITUATION). THE JEEP ON-BOARD COMPUTER THREW UP AN ENGINE FAULT CODE. WHEN HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID HIS ACCELERATOR PEDAL MODULE WAS BAD AND MADE MY DAD PAY OVER $300 TO GET IT REPLACE. THE JEEP HAD UNDER 50K MILES ON IT AND IT SHOULD BE AGAINST THE LAW TO MAKE CUSTOMER PAY TO REPAIR A CAR THAT SPEEDS UP ON ITS OWN. ARE WE THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH A JEEP (CHRYSLER) PRODUCT? WE HAVE RECEIPTS FOR THE REPAIRS AND IT SHOULD HAVE DOCUMENTED THE ENGINE FAULT CODE THAT JEEP DISCOVERED. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed May 29, 201035,319 milesAZ

HVAC IN AIR CONDITIONING WENT OUT I'M TOLD BECAUSE OF MILEAGE THAT IT'S NOT BEING FIXED IT WAS A RECALL AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 28, 201026,345 milesND

WE PURCHASED A USED JEEP LIBERTY 2006 SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THIS SPRING WE ROLLED DOWN THE REAR WINDOWS AND COULDN'T ROLL THEM UP. IN FACT, THE REAR WINDOWS SEEM TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE WINDOW MECHANISM AND CAN FREELY DESCEND. I HAD TO WEDGE THEM IN PLACE TO KEEP THEM UP. IN ARRANGING TO HAVE THESE FIXED WE WERE TOLD BY SERVICE PERSONNEL AT CORWIN CHURCHILL MOTORS IN BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH JEEP LIBERTYS AND THAT NO SAFETY RECALLS FOR THESE DEFECTIVE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD FOR CHILDREN OR PETS. IF THE WINDOW WERE TO FREELY DESCEND A CHILD OR PET COULD POTENTIALLY BE INJURED FROM A FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE INJURY PREVENTION DIRECTOR AT THE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WHO SUGGESTED I SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT TO YOUR OFFICE. *TR

Power TrainCrash
Filed May 28, 201076,250 milesFL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET, JUMP THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE INSURANCE COMPANY BUT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,250.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 27, 2010NC

WINDOWS FALLING. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed May 27, 2010NM

BOTH REAR REGULATORS HAVE QUIT WORKING, LEAVING MY JEEP AND MYSELF VULNERABLE TO OTHERS BEING ABLE TO EASILY ENTER THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE REPLACED ONE AND WILL BE REPLACING THE OTHER NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE COST. AS IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, THE SUN ROOF JUST QUIT WORKING AND STUCK PARTIALLY OPEN. I HARDLY EVER USE IT, SO IT DID NOT BREAK DUE TO USE. WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WILL COST $1300.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR, WHICH WE CANNOT AFFORD. ALSO, FUEL QUITE OFTEN OVERFLOWS WHEN FUELING, SPILLING GASOLINE DOWN THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AS WELL AS SPRAYING OUT ONTO THE PERSON FUELING. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW SLOWLY WE PUT THE GASOLINE IN, IT STILL OVERFLOWS. *TR

Electrical System
Filed May 27, 2010NE

I HAVE HAD MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AT THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES IN THE 3 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. FIRST THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK, AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. AFTER MAY MONTHS OF THIS HAPPENING DAILY I HAD IT TOWED ON A FLAT BED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FINALLY REPLACED A CABLE THAT CONNECTED THE GEAR SHIFT TO BRAKE AFTER TELLING ME I COULD JUST SLAM REALLY HARD ON THE BRAKE AND IT WOULD JUST DISENGAGE, I SHOULD JUST HAVE DONE THAT INSTEAD OF HAVING IT TOWED. (STUPID ME I GUESS) THEN I HAD THE SAME ABS TRACTION CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS I'VE HEARD AND READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT, FIRST TIME TAKING IT IN, THE PROBLEMS STOPPED AND THEY SENT ME HOME. SECOND TIME, I DROVE IT STRAIGHT THERE AND MADE THEM LOOK AT IT AND DRIVE IT, THEY HAD MY CAR FOR FOUR DAYS AND CALL ME TO TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE CODES WERE STORED AND NOT ACTIVE RESET THE COMPUTER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. NOW YESTERDAY A YEAR LATER AND AT 48,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. I MADE THEM HOOK IT UP WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND THE LIGHTS STILL ON. WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU IS THAT SHUTTING YOUR CAR OFF "STORES" THE CODES. WITH THE CAR STILL ON, THE CODES WERE ACTIVE AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. HOWEVER NOW IT IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND I HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE GM TO GET IT COVERED. THEY STILL WOULDN'T COVER IT UNDER FACTORY BUT DID COVER IT

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 26, 201083,000 milesTN

MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY HAS HAD THE WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL WITH THE WINDOW FALLING BACK INTO THE DOOR UNEXPECTANTLY WHILE DRIVING. ALL FOUR OF THE REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND NOW HAS BROKEN AGAIN FOR A THIRD TIME. NO WARNING SIGNS ARE NOTED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. SO FAR IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED DURING GOOD WEATHER. IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN DURING INCLEMENT CONDITIONS. THE FIRST TWO FAILURES WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY WITH THE SAME FAULTY PARTS. THE LAST THREE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BY MYSELF AS THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. JEEP HAS NOT REDESIGNED THE PART BUT ONLY REPLACES THE FAILED REGULATOR WITH THE POORLY DESIGNED ORRIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE COMPONENT WHICH FAILS EACH TIME IS A PLASTIC PIECE WHICH HOLDS THE WINDOW AND CONNECTS TO THE REGULATOR CABLE. THIS PLASTIC PIECE FAILS EVEN WITH MINIMAL TO NO USE OF THE WINDOW. THE REAR WINDOWS IN MY JEEP HAVE ALMOST NEVER BEEN ROLLED DOWN AND STILL FAIL. I DO NOT HAVE ANY OF THE PRIOR FAILED WINDOW REGULATORS BUT THE LAST FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. BELOW UNDER THE "EQUIPMENT INFORMATION" HEADING AND THEN SUBCATEGORY "MODEL", I WAS GIVEN SEVERAL MODEL NUMBERS OF WHICH I HAVE NO IDEA SO I PICKED THE FIRST ONE. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 24, 201039,000 milesSC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD SUDDENLY ROLL DOWN AT ANY TIME. THE CONTACT PULLED THE WINDOW APART AND NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED ON ALL WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

Visibility
Filed May 24, 201062,000 milesAZ

YESTERDAY MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL IT BACK UP IT MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE REGULATOR AND MOTOR. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ONE ON THIS JEEP. *TR

Visibility
Filed May 24, 201035,100 milesFL

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY WIFE AND 7 MONTH OLD BABY IN HER CAR SEAT WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW COMPLETELY DROPS INSIDE THE DOOR. I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS DUE TO IF THE WINDOW WOULD'VE BROKE OR SHATTERED IT COULD'VE HURT OUR NEW BORN BABY. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR CASES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM (2006 JEEP LIBERTY). I DON'T KNOW WHY CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS WHEN SOO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME RE-OCCURRING ISSUE. IM STUCK NOW WITH A BILL FROM THE DEALER DUE TO THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE WHOLE COST OF THE REPAIR WHICH THEY EXPLAINED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE MOTOR, WINDOW REGULATOR ALSO THE GLASS. KEEP IN MIND I JUS PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 4 MONTHS LATER IM ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed May 23, 201036,452 milesMI

2006 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT FUEL OVERFLOWS OUT OF FUEL FILLER TUBE WHEN FILLING GAS TANK NO MATTER HOW SLOWLY THE TANK IS FILLED. THE AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF AT SERVICE STATION PUMPS DOES NOT SENSE THE BACK PRESSURE OF THE FILL TUBE FOR THESE VEHICLES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WHEN REFUELING VEHICLE AT ANY SERVICE STATION. EACH OCCURRENCE CAUSES SPILLAGE OF FUEL (APPROXIMATELY 6-12 OUNCES) ON EXTERIOR PAINTED SURFACE OF VEHICLE, ON PERSON FILLING VEHICLE AND ONTO PAVEMENT CREATING NOT ONLY CUMULATIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE EXTERIOR BUT FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AS WELL. INTERNET RESEARCH CONCERNING THIS ISSUE WITH JEEP VEHICLES SHOWS THIS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE VERY RARELY ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND THEN ONLY IF VEHICLE IS WITHIN WARRANTY. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DEFECT IN EITHER THE VEHICLE FUEL FILL TUBE, FUEL TANK OR BOTH. IT APPEARS CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS DEFECT FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT HAS YET TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 22, 201035,800 milesTX

REAR WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME WITH THE SEVEN MONTH OLD SECURED IN HER CAR SEAT IN THE REAR SEAT THIS TIME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME ONE OF THESE WINDOWS HAS FAILED WHEN THE SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. THEY HAVE FAILED TWICE BEFORE IN THIS VEHICLE OVER THE PERIOD WE'VE OWNED IT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER AND HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 18, 201044,477 milesTX

IN 2006 JEEP LIBERTY, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW DROPPED IN DOOR WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT. WHEN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ROLL WINDOW UP WITH POWER WINDOW SWITCH STRANGE NOISE WAS MADE AND WINDOW REMAINED DOWN IN DOOR. BROKEN PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS FOUND AT BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND A DIFFERENT REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN MADE, SHOWING THAT THE ORIGINAL IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BUT CONSUMER IS EXPECTED TO ABSORB THE COST. *TR

Visibility
Filed May 17, 201046,700 milesNJ

I HAD MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IN MY DRIVEWAY AND LOOKED OUT MY BEDROOM WINDOW AND NOTICED THAT MY REAR WINDOW WAS WIDE OPEN IN THE RAIN!! I'M GLAD THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN IN A HIGH CRIME AREA! ANYWAY, BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AFTER WRAPPING PLASTIC OVER IT WITH DUCT TAPE AND HAD IT REPAIRED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY (47,000K). THE DEALER SAID IT WAS VERY COMMON IN THAT VEHICLE. I EXPLAINED THAT I'M LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE OPPOSITE REAR WINDOW BEGAN TO DROP INTO THE DOOR WELL AFTER HEARING A POPPING SOUND WHICH DISTRACTED ME. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY CHRYSLER. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO GET MY $200 DEDUCTIBLE REIMBURSED FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE. THANK YOU. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 16, 2010GA

ALL FOUR ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS HAVE FAILED AT LEAST ONCE, SOME MORE THAN ONCE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE FOR JEEP LIBERTY'S AND WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL NOTICE AS REPAIR OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT CAN BE AS COSTLY AS $350-500. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 12, 201063,567 milesGA

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE OTHER DAY I HEARD A NOISE WHEN I WAS LETTING THE WINDOW DOWN. THE WINDOW WAS STUCK AND WOULDN'T GO DOWN OR UP. I GOT OUT OF MY JEEP AND TOUCHED THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW AND THE WINDOW MOVED UP AND DOWN WHEN I TRIED TO LET THE WINDOW UP. I HAD TO PLACE CARD BOARD IN THE WINDOW'S FRAME TO KEEP THE WINDOW UP. THE NEXT DAY THE WINDOW FELL INTO THE WINDOW'S FRAME AND I CAN'T GET IT OUT. THIS IS MY SECOND NIGHT WITH MY REAR WINDOW DOWN IN MY JEEP. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR THE WINDOW RIGHT NOW AND I'M AFRAID THAT A THIEF WILL ENTER MY VEHICLE. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THIS COULD BE HAPPENING TO A 2006 VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM WITH JEEP LIBERTY'S. WHY ARE JEEPS NOT BEING RECALLED DUE TO THIS DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM? *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 12, 201066,000 milesCA

FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 12, 2010NM

THE WINDOW DON'T WORK AND WE HAVE TO TAPE THEM SHUT BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THEM WILL THIS BE A RECALL. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 10, 201012,000 milesMI

2006 JEEP LIBERTY, BOTH REAR WINDOW ACTUATORS REPLACED WITHIN MONTHS OF PURCHASING NEW. NOW BOTH FRONT (DRIVER & PASSENGER) SIDE WINDOW ACTUATORS FAILED. WINDOWS DO NOT GO UP OR DOWN, CAN ONLY FORCE THEM UP MANUALLY AND REQUIRES OBSTRUCTION IN WINDOW TO KEEP THEM FROM FALLING. SAFETY ISSUE. WINDOWS FELL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, WERE NOT BEING USED, JUST FELL ON THEIR OWN. CURRENTLY NOT REPAIRED AND NOT PAYING DEALER INFLATED PRICE TO REPAIR THEIR PROBLEM. CHRYSLER/MOPAR FIX THIS NOW. DIFFICULT KEEPING WINDOWS IN UP POSITION, HAVE HAD INTERIOR DAMAGE DUE TO WATER COMING IN FAILED WINDOWS. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 9, 201043,234 milesNE

I OWN A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THIS IS THE THIRD WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE. MY JEEP ONLY HAS 43234 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST 2 WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS LAST WAS THE REAR LEFT WINDOW. HARDLY USED. HAD TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR PLUS PUT A NEW WINDOW IN BECAUSE THEY CHANGED THE PART. AT THE COST OF $425. WHAT A RIP! *TR

Visibility
Filed May 7, 201052,000 miles00

REAR WINDOW ON 2006 JEEP LIBERTY DROPPED DOWN IN DOOR WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. WEBSITE DEFECTS ON 2006 JEEP LIBERTY SHOWS MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM & STILL NO RECALL FROM CHRYSLER. DOES IT TAKE AN ACCIDENT BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 7, 201080,000 milesCA

2006 JEEP LIBERTY WINDOW REGULATORS ARE JUST PLAIN GARBAGE. I JUST HAD MY SECOND ONE FAIL AND I RARELY EVER MOVE MY WINDOWS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, WHEN A CHILD PASSENGER ACTIVATED THE WINDOW SWITCH. THERE WAS A LOUD CRACKING SOUND AND THE WINDOW FELL FROM FULLY CLOSED POSITION DOWN INTO THE DOOR IN FULLY OPEN POSITION. SOME KID WILL FALL OUT OF A WINDOW ONE OF THESE DAYS AND DIE BECAUSE OF THIS. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB ABOUT THESE THINGS FAILING WHILE JEEPS ARE PARKED AND UNATTENDED. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS OBVIOUSLY INFERIOR AND DANGEROUS DESIGN? *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 6, 2010TX

I'VE HAD MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY FOR ONLY 2 YEARS AND HAVE ALREADY HAD WINDOW REGULATORS IN BOTH THE BACK WINDOWS FAIL 3 TIMES! WHEN YOU GO TO CONTROL THE WINDOW, IT MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND EITHER (I'VE HAD BOTH HAPPEN) SLOWLY START FALLING INTO THE DOOR PANEL OR IMMEDIATELY JUST PLUMMET DOWN WITH SO WARNING EXCEPT FOR THE LOUD NOISE WHICH GIVES YOU NO TIME TO REACT TO THE SITUATION. LUCKILY, THIS LAST TIME, I WAS ABLE TO CATCH THE WINDOW BEFORE IT'S GREAT FALL OF DEATH INTO THE DOOR AND NOW IT IS ELECTRICAL TAPED UP TO MY DOOR JAM. WHICH IS INCONVENIENT AND UNSAFE. UNTIL I GET IT FIXED, (OR DECIDE TO DROP ANOTHER MEANINGLESS $300+++ DOLLARS TO FIX A REPETITIVE PROBLEM) MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THERE SHOULD NOT BE A WORRY ON MY PART WHETHER OR NOT ROLLING DOWN MY WINDOWS AT ANY TIME WILL CAUSE THIS PROBLEM REPEATEDLY. MY FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW IS MAKING A FUNNY SOUND NOW SO I AM RELUCTANT TO EVEN USE IT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IT'S NOT LIKE US JEEP OWNERS ARE PRESSING DOWN ON THE WINDOW OR EVEN DOING ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS DEFECT. I UNDERSTAND THINGS BREAK, BUT 3 TIMES IN 2 YEARS? THE MANUFACTURERS BUY THE PART FOR PENNIES AND CHARGE US AN ARM AND A LEG TO GET THE PART FIXED AND IT CONTINUES TO BREAK. THIS IS HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND WITHOUT QUESTION THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED ON THIS CONSISTENT PROBLEM. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 6, 201059,900 milesTX

THE POWER WINDOW ON THE RIGHT REAR AND THE LEFT REAR DOORS HAVE FAILED. THE REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE ON THE RIGHT REAR DOOR AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT STILL COST ME $100. NOW THE LEFT REAR POWER WINDOW DOES NOT WANT TO RAISE THE WINDOW AND IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 5, 201050,000 milesAZ

2009 DRIVERS SIDE BACK WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE NEEDED REPLACEMENT 2010 BACK WINDOW PASSENGER SIDE BROKE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 5, 201066,000 milesFL

THIS HAS CAUSED GREAT INCONVENIENCE, NOT TO MENTION CONCERN. I'M A SINGLE MOM OF A TODDLER AND THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR OF MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY BROKE. I DON'T OPEN THIS WINDOW OFTEN, SINCE MY PASSENGER IS IN THE BACK ALONE. I NOW HAVE TO COLLECT $500+ TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM THAT CAN BECOME VERY SERIOUS, VERY QUICKLY. IN ADDITION, MY CAR IS NOW ACCESSIBLE TO VANDALS. IS CHRYSLER WAITING FOR A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO OCCUR BEFORE APPROVING THIS RECALL? BEING PROACTIVE CAN SAVE A LIFE OR A BODY PART FOR THAT MATTER! *TR

Visibility
Filed May 4, 201086,000 milesNM

MULTIPLE REPEATED FAILURES OF POWER WINDOWS, MOST RECENTLY LEFT REAR ON OR ABOUT 5/1/2010. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM REPAIRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. DOOR FELL INTO WINDOW WHEN HUSBAND WAS BEING ADMITTED TO HEALTH SOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL TWO YEARS AGO, AND NEITHER DEALERSHIP NOT EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE WOULD COVER AN EMERGENCY REPAIR. WE LIVE AT AN ALTITUDE OF OVER 8,000 FEET AND MY HUSBAND HAS HAD SURGERIES FOR BRAIN ANEURYSMS AND FOR LUNG CANCER, WHICH HAS LEFT HIM IN FRAGILE HEALTH. WE BOUGHT OUT JEEP LIBERTY AFTER HIS SURGERIES BECAUSE HE LIKED THE MULTIPLE PASSENGER SIDE HANDLES ON THE RENEGADE MODEL. WHEN A WINDOW FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR AN OLDER MAN WHO IS VERY SENSITIVE TO COLD. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ARE WE JUST WAITING FOR A VULNERABLE PERSON TO PASS AWAY FROM EXPOSURE? *TR

Fuel System, Diesel
Filed May 3, 201050,000 milesNC

ON A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 EVERY TIME GAS IS PUMPED INTO THE TANK (FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT FILLING STATIONS) GAS OVER FLOWS SPILLING OVER VEHICLE AND OVER THE GROUND POSING A HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK. I HAVE READ WHERE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH NO SUPPORT FROM THE COMPANY. *TR

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed May 2, 201058,950 milesNY

DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW FALLS DOWN. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 1, 201094,785 milesCO

RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR/MOTOR WENT OUT AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP ACTUALLY SAID THIS IS INCREDIBLY COMMON AND THEY SERVICE IT REGULARLY. NORMAL COST WOULD BE $220.00 HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE WAS MADE BEFORE 01/19/2006 SO IT'S $380.00. THE WINDOW WON'T GO UP AND SUDDENLY CAME DOWN. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Apr 30, 201023,000 milesFL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. AFTER ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

Visibility
Filed Apr 27, 201038,157 milesKY

THE LEFT REAR WNIDOW FALLS DOWN AT ANYTIME. MY CHILDREN COULD FALL OUT THE WINDOW. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Apr 27, 201066,460 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT COULD HEAR WIND IN THE CABIN AND FOUND THE REAR PASSENGERS SIDE WINDOW WAS OPEN WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. SHE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE WINDOW AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,460.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Apr 26, 201048,565 milesCA

2006 JEEP LIBERTY WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL MULTIPLE TIMES; POSSIBLE CRASH HAZARD DUE TO UNEXPECTED FALLING WINDOWS. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Apr 25, 201042,005 milesMN

FOR THE 4TH TIME IN ALMOST AS MANY YEARS I HAVE HAD THE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAIL LEAVING THE WINDOW(S) IN THE STUCK DOWN POSITION. THESE COMPONENTS FAIL VERY OFTEN ACROSS THE JEEP LIBERTY MODELS. MINE IS A 2006 BUT I KNOW OF PEOPLE FROM 2002 TO CURRENT THAT HAVE HAD THIS EXACT ISSUE OVER AND OVER. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Apr 24, 201043,400 milesTN

BAD ACTUATOR ON THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY WINDOWS. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I NEED TO GET THE WINDOW FIXED. IT HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED. THERE IS A NEW ACTUATOR SUPPOSE TO BE BETTER BUT HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW ALSO. BAD THING ABOUT IT THE WINDOW CAN FALL DOWN AND IT WOULD BE UNSECURED. *TR

Visibility
Filed Apr 22, 201076,000 milesCA

THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IN MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY FELL DOWN AND WILL NOT GO UP. IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE THE FREEWAYS (THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO GET HOME FROM LOS ANGELES) IN THE RAIN WITH A WINDOW THAT MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALERSHIP ALREADY FIXED THIS PROBLEM ONCE, AND TWICE IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Steering
Filed Apr 20, 2010CO

AT 16,000 MILES MY HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE WENT OUT ON MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AND AGAIN AT 46,000. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS "NORMAL" AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON A FAULTY PART. IF IT WEREN'T $462 I WOULDN'T THINK TWICE ABOUT IT. I GOT A SECOND ESTIMATE FROM THE GUY WHO WORKED ON MY OLD CAR(MAIN ST. GARAGE, FIRPLAY CO) AND HE SAID THAT HE'S SEEN QUITE A FEW JEEP LIBERTY'S COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM...ONE LAST WEEK AND BEFORE THAT THERE WERE 3 OTHERS IN A 2 WEEK PERIOD. HE ALSO STATED THAT JEEP IS NOW USING A DIFFERENT COMPANY TO SUPPLY THEM WITH THE PART WHICH, TO ME, MEANS THEY KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE OLD ONE. *TR

Visibility › Rear Window Wiper/Washer
Filed Apr 20, 2010IL

JEEP 2006 LIBERTY BOUGHT NEW 12/26/06. AS OF TODAY MY JEEP WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPT. TO HAVE THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW LOOKED AT. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE JEEP REGARDING THE WINDOWS SINCE 2007. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE REGULATORS AND THE WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LAST TIME THE REGULATOR AND WINDOW WAS REPLACED WAS AUGUST 2008 AND NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURS. THE IS SOMETHING THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND HAVE RESOLVED FOR OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Apr 20, 2010KY

I PURCHASED MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IN 2007 WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF PURCHASE THE REAR RIGHT WINDOW MOTOR WENT OUT AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND REPLACED. WHILE STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY THE SAME WINDOW MOTOR WHEN OUT AGAIN AND WAS AGAIN REPLACED. NOW I NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY BOTH REAR WINDOW MOTORS HAVE GONE OUT. TO REPLACE BOTH WINDOWS WILL COST ME AROUND $830 DOLLARS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE WINDOW MOTORS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IF THESE MOTORS KEEP GOING OUT LIKE THIS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND WE AS CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FOOT THIS BILL, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Visibility
Filed Apr 18, 201041,300 milesNJ

REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WHILE CLOSING (WAS ONLY 1/4 OPEN) LOUD NOISE THEN WOULD NOT CLOSE OR OPEN WITH BUTTON. HAD TO PUSH UP MANUALLY TO CLOSE, WINDOW WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. KEPT SLIDING OPEN. TOOK TO DEALER REPAIRED REGULATOR AND HAD TO REPLACE WINDOW. ONLY OWNED CAR FOR APPROX. 1 MONTH. *TR

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 16, 201032,000 milesVA

2006 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY SUDDEN ACCELERATING. *DT THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH. NO AMOUNT OF PUSHING ON THE BRAKES MADE THE CAR STOP. SHE WAS GOING DOWN A MOUNTAIN, WHIZZED PAST A STOP SIGN, AND WENT AROUND ANOTHER CURVE UNTIL SHE CAME TO A MAJOR STATE ROAD WITH LOTS OF SPEEDING CARS. SHE HAD TO MAKE A DECISION EITHER TO TRY TO MERGE ONTO THE ROAD OR PLOW INTO THE MOUNTAIN. SHE PLOWED INTO THE MOUNTAIN AND CAME TO A STOP WHEN HER CAR CRASHED A STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THE ROAD INCHES FROM THE ONGOING TRAFFIC. BOTH OF HER FEET WERE ON THE BRAKES THE ENTIRE TIME. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL ROARING. *JB

Visibility
Filed Apr 14, 2010PA

WHAT A JOKE, I TRADED IN MY FOREIGN CAR (WHICH WITH 150,000 MILES, I DUMPED PROBABLY A $1000 IN TOTAL FOR REPAIRS) FOR AN AMERICAN VEHICLE. MY BACK WINDOW FELL DOWN AND LOOKING AT A $500 BILL TO REPAIR IT, I TOOK SILICONE WINDOW SEALER AND SEALED THE WINDOW SHUT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL BE ONE THAT HAS A 100,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY LIKE MY LAST ONE DID. I CAN'T BELIEVE WITH ALL OF THE REPORTS OF WINDOW FAILURES THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT STAND BY THEIR VEHICLE. THEY CONTINUALLY MANUFACTURE VEHICLES WITH OBVIOUS DEFECTS, BUT WITH 32,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE HIT YOU UP FOR $500 A "REPAIR" BILL. THIS IS NOT A REPAIR, IT IS EXTORTION TO FIX SOMETHING THAT WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE A DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS, AS WELL AS POOR DESIGN. IT IRKS ME WHEN AMERICAN CAR MAKERS WHINE AND GET BAIL-OUT MONEY BECAUSE THEIR PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE AND "NOT THE SAME WORKMANSHIP" AS A FOREIGN VEHICLE. *TR

Visibility
Filed Apr 13, 201021,000 milesNY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL FOUR WINDOWS WOULD GRADUALLY SLIDE DOWN. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE POWER BUTTONGS FOR THE WINDOWS AND ALTHOUGH SHE COULD HEAR A NOISE, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT MOVE BACK UP. THE WINDOWS WERE SO FAR DOWN THAT THEY COULD NOT BE PULLED UP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,045. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Apr 12, 20104,500 milesUT

REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS FALL OFF TRACK AND SLIP INTO DOOR WHILE DRIVING. WINDOWS CANNOT BE ROLLED BACK UP. *TR

Reading these

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.

Full record for the 2006 Jeep Liberty → · Every Liberty year → · How the figures are calculated →