I WAS DRIVING HOME CHRISTMAS MORNING AND A FEW MILES BEFORE I GOT HOME THE LOWER AND HIGHER BALL JOINTS SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WITH ME. I WAS HEADED STRAIGHT ON ROAD WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED. VEHICLE BOUNCED MANY TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP OFF THE ROAD. I WAS INFORMED LATER AFTER INCIDENT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR WHAT I HAD JUST DESCRIBED ABOVE. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED FROM DEALERSHIP AND HAVE NO RECORD OR INFO IF THIS RECALL BEING FIXED. *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. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FELL APART AND THE WHEEL DETACHED. A CRASH OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT WOULD SOON FAIL AND NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 02/16/17*LJ *CN
I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND THE AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. MY BALL JOINT BROKE OFF AND MY TIRE FELL OFF MY CAR. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THE BALL JOINT HAD RUSTED WHICH CAUSED IT TO BREAK. HE INSPECTED THE OTHER FRONT WHEEL AND SAID IT IS IN THE SAME CONDITION AND IS READY TO BREAK. I TALKED TO CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WHICH WAS CALLED A F-23 BUT MY CAR WAS 23 DAYS OUTSIDE OF THIS RECALL DATE AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. I LIFE IN FLORIDA, SO WHY ARE THESE BALL JOINTS RUSTING AWAY. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF MY DRIVEWAY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER JEEP OWNERS. [XXX]. I WILL BE GETTING THE BAD PARTS FROM MY MECHANIC WHEN THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THERE IS ALMOST ALWAYS OVERFLOW THAT SPILLS OUT OF THE NOZZLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ONTO THE PAVEMENT. I WOULD ESTIMATE THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME I FILL UP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
JEEP WINDOW REGULATOR ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SUDDENLY FAILED FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. WINDOW JUST FELL INSIDE THE DOOR WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED.
2006 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUSPENSION AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS DAMAGES CAUSED BY CORROSION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ARM BROKE, IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO VEER TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NEVER INFORMED OF A RECALL, DESPITE THERE BEING ONE ISSUED FOR HIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. *JB
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VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. A CO WORKER TOLD ME MY TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT AND THE NEXT DAY I LOOKED AT IT AND TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT THE BULB WAS MELTED AND BROKEN INSIDE THE LENS. THE BULB WAS MELTED TO A PIECE OF PLASTIC INSIDE...TO SOME TYPE OF FIN. THIS IS THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. I ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY EARLIER THIS YEAR. I REPLACED THE BULB 3 TIMES BEFORE I FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE BULB MELTED TO THAT FIN INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE BULB. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY AGAIN, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE AT $130 EACH PLUS THE BULBS. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE...OR A WRECK SINCE MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK UNTIL THIS TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS SPECIAL ORDERED AND RELACED, WHICH TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS TO RECEIVE. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT.
SHIFTER MOVES FREELY BETWEEN PARK-REVERSE-NEUTRAL-DRIVE-2ND-1ST GEARS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND OFF; AND WITH OR WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. IF THE SHIFTER IS BUMPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE CAN BE THROWN INTO REVERSE AND/OR PARK. WHEN I CONTACTED THE JEEP DEALER IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI, I WAS TOLD THAT JEEP HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THE SHIFTER CONTROL AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED. COST FOR THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLE IS APPROXIMATELY $480 PLUS LABOR. IF THE PROBLEM IS SO APPARENT THAT IT CAN BE FOUND THOUSANDS OF TIMES USING GOOGLE, AND IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THE ENTIRE SHIFTER CONTROL SYSTEM; THEN ONE WOULD THINK THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, A BURNING FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER THE RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS OPERATED, THE FUEL ODOR STILL ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THIN GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG AND ABS INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND LATER TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE AIR BAGS COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART UNAVAILABILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,450.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE UPPER LOWER BALL JOINT DETACHED AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A SAFETY COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,200.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. UPDATED 11/01/16*LJ
SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 AT TIMES THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHT AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER ALSO THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALL THE SUDDEN STAYS ON. I HAVE INTERMEDIATE NO START AT THIS TIME SO I CAN'T REALLY USE THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS MIGHT BE AN ELECTRONIC ISSUE.
I OWN A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY MADE FOR EXPORT. I LIVE IN MEXICO. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MEXICO. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THIS MODEL YEAR BECAUSE OF THE FUEL TANK PROBLEMS. I NEED THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF A JEEP DEALER IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO WHERE THEY CAN PUT THE TRAILER HITCH ON AT NO COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR. MY E-MAIL IS: [XXX] I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH TO 70 MPH, THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, WITHOUT WARNING, WITH THE LOSS OF ALL STEERING OR CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, WITHOUT WARNING, WITH THE LOSS OF ANY STEERING OR CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND ENTERING CITY TRAFFIC. THAT IS A TOTAL OF FOUR ENGINE SHUT DOWNS OR STALLS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WE JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, AND THIS IS NERVE-WRECKING AND DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AFTER DRIVING LONG DISTANCES, AND HAS HAPPENED FROM DRIVING DISTANCES OF APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES TO 160 MILES. IF YOU WAIT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, THE VEHICLE WILL THEN START UP AGAIN AND RUN. BUT IT WILL STALL AGAIN WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. OTHERS ON THE INTERNET HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM WITH JEEP 3.7 AND 4.7 POWERTECH JEEP MOTORS. OUR JEEP IS A 3.7 MOTOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS JEEP EXPERIENCED WITH JEEP COMMANDER AND JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE MODELS, WHICH WERE RECALLED. THIS SITUATION CAN OBVIOUSLY BE LIFE THREATENING. CHRYSLER JEEP SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PUT LIFE TREATING VEHICLES ON THE MARKET AND THESE JEEPS MUST BE RECALLED. WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARK SAFETY CABLE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE HER FINGER UNDER THE CONSOLE TO PUSH THE SWITCH THAT ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE RELEASED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR EASILY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 10/26/16*LJ *CN
I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF PRETTY BAD ACCIDENTS TO FRONT END OF MY JEEP LIBERTY AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. LAST ACCIDENT WAS PRETTY BAD. VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FROM OF ME AND I T-BONED THEM, I TRIED TO STOP BUT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME. EVERY AIRBAG IN THEIR VEHICLE DEPLOYED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME.
RECALL REGARDING FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT; 06V288000. WHILE AT FIRESTONE DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND CHECK UP, I RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL ON MY CAR - I WAS I WENT TO THE NEARBY JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT APPLICABLE FOR MY CAR EVEN THOUGH I SHOWED THEM THE PAPERWORK FROM FIRESTONE DIRECTLY. JEEP DID NOT FIX MY LOWER BALL JOINT AND THEN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND MY CAR JOLTED AS IF I HIT A POT-HOLE BUT THE ROAD WAS CLEAR. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULLED OVER TO INSPECT. MY TIRES WERE NOT LOW ON AIR THERE WAS NOTHING ABNORMAL UNDER THE HOOD. I PARKED MY CAR AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH TO FIND A VERY OBVIOUS DISLOCATION. I CALLED A FRIEND WHO COULD IDENTIFY WHAT PART IT WAS EXACTLY AND HE SAID IT WAS MY LOWER BALL JOINT. MY CAR WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS BECOME A HUGE HASSLE TO DEAL WITH AND JEEP IS REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS BEING REPAIRED IN A SHOP NOW AND I AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM JEEP.
YESTERDAY, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SLID INTO DOOR, WILL NOT COME UP. CAN HEAR REGULATOR BUT WINDOW IS STUCK IN DOOR. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, ALL WINDOWS WERE UP, AND ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER THE WINDOW HAD DISAPPEARED INTO THE DOOR. I CALLED CHRYSLER BUT THE VIN IS NOT PART OF CHRYSLER'S NOTICE TO OWNER'S IN 2010 REGARDING FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE AIR CONTROL SENSOR AND IDLE CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
AS I WAS LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE I HEARD A SLAM NOISE IN THE BACK PASSENGER AREA OF MY JEEP LIBERTY. I PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING AND SAW THAT MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. I WENT ONLINE TO INQUIRE ABOUT IT AND SAW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THE MAJORITY OF 06 JEEP LIBERTY OWNERS ALIKE. I CALLED CHRYSLER JEEP AND BECAUSE THERE'S NO RECALL ON MY VIN I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS MYSELF. IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO PAY FOR ANOTHER FAULTY PART LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DID. MY FATHER PAID TO FIX THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IN MARCH. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL IN AUGUST 2015. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY CHRYSLER DUE TO ALL OF THESE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A CHIME SOUNDED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THE FUEL CAP WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS FOR TWO WEEKS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. UPDATED 08/22/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICED THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF AND THE DIAGNOSTICS SAID THAT THERE WAS A GAS CAP READER PROBLEM IN THE TANK AND TRANSMISSION WAS POSSIBLY FAILING. CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL SHOWED ON THE COMPUTER STOPPING THE DEALER FROM GOING FURTHER. CONSUMER TOOK THE CASE TO AN ATTORNEY IN WHICH CASE BY THEN THE KEY STAYED STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND NEVER CAME OUT. UPDATED 6/20/18*JB
I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY FOR 6 YEARS, AND NOT ONE TIME HAVE I COMPLETELY FILLED MY FUEL TANK THAT IT DIDN'T GUSH FUEL OUT EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING ON ME !
EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK (PARKED WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF), GAS SPEWS FROM THE FILLER TUBE, RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR, POOLS ON THE GROUND AND UNDERNEATH THE CAR, CREATING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. GAS CONTINUES TO SPEW OUT AND ALL OVER THE AREA UNTIL I DESPERATELY GRAB THE GAS PUMP NOZZLE HANDLE AND MANUALLY DISENGAGE IT! I NOW NEVER CAN DEPEND UPON AUTO SHUT-OFF!! I HAVE TO MANUALLY OPERATE THE PUMP NOZZLE, NOT TAKE MY HAND OFF IT, LISTEN TO THE GUSHING TONE SOUND AS THE TANK NEARS THE FULL POINT AND SHUT OFF THE NOZZLE BY HAND WHEN I HEAR THE GAS GETTING READY TO SPEW ALL OVER THE PLACE!! THIS IS SO DANGEROUS!!!!! OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS, I THOUGHT THIS PROBLEM WAS JUST UNIQUE TO MY CAR BUT AFTER TALKING WITH TWO OTHER JEEP LIBERTY OWNER ACQUAINTANCES, I DISCOVERED THEY HAD THE SAME DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THEIR JEEP LIBERTY, AS WELL. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS.... IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED!!! ("WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN FIELD BELOW: JULY 2009 TO PRESENT")
I HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GLASS TO PAY PARKING FEE AND THEN THE WINDOW NEVER WENT UP. HAD TO DRIVE IN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE WINDOW WAS DOWN COMPLETELY. I HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW GLASS PRIOR 4 TIMES FOR THEIR LOW QUALITY LIFT PLATE ON WINDOW GLASS AND THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED IN 7 YRS EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ASKED TO PAY $500 TO FIX THE REGULATOR. THE DEALER FIXED THIS LIFT PLATE ISSUE PRIOR UNDER 7 YRS EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH LOW QUALITY MATERIAL AND SO THIS ISSUE REOCCURED BUT THIS TIME AS THEY FOUND WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED THEY ASKED TO PAY $500 FOR REGULATOR THIS TIME SAYING IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR 7 YRS EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. JEEP NEEDS TO PAY MY $500 BACK FOR THE REGULATOR BECAUSE I THINK THEY ARE RIPPING MY MONEY OFF BECAUSE OF THEIR FAULTY DESIGN.
AT 44,143 IN DEC 2009 I HAD 4 NEW TIRES AND REAR DISC PADS REPLACED. IN JULY 2012, ABOUT MILEAGE 54000, WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF ABS, ESP, AND CRUISE CONTROL. I HAD DEALER REPAIR. AT 67,642,IN APRIL 2016, I NOTICED THE REAR DISC ROTORS WERE CAKED WITH A CRUSTY RUST AND IT APPEARED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN OUT.. THE REAR BRAKES COULD NOT HAVE BEEN WORKING. THE DEALER PUT ON NEW ROTORS, CALIPERS, PADS, AND FLUSHED THE SYSTEM. THE RUSTY ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED TO REUSE, THE CALIPERS WERE BOTH "STUCK" AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS "BLACK". I ALSO HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED AND NEW PADS INSTALLED. THE ABS, ESP, AND CRUISE CONTROL STILL LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH FOR A MINUTE THEN GOES OUT BY ITSELF, LEADING ME TO TOTALLY DISTRUST THE SYSTEM. I HAVE NEVER SEEN BRAKE ROTORS SO RUSTED IN MY 65 YEARS.
H. THIS CAR HAS REQUIRED ENGINE OIL TO BE ADDED EVERY 50 TO 100 MILES WITHOUT ANY EVIDENT SMELL OR SIGHT OF LEAKING OIL, ALSO TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT EXPERIENCED DECELERATION OF SPEED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH.
RECALLS ON THIS CAR WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE BEING SOLD TO THE CURRENT OWNER. INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH RECALLS WERE NOT DISCLOSED BEFORE OR DURING THE TIME OF SALE. SMALL ISSUES AROSE DURING THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. RECENTLY ,IN JANUARY 2016 BIGGER ISSUES HAVE COME ABOUT AND NOW THE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED. THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MOTION.
2006 JEEP LIBERTY: FUEL SPLASHES BACK WHEN FILLING GAS TANK AT A GAS STATION. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FUEL THE TANK. FAULTY FUEL INLET CHECK VALVE. OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR REPAIR. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CHRYSLER, AND THEY STATED THAT CHRYSLER HAS NO PLANS OF ISSUING A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR VEHICLE.
WENT TO START SMOKE CAME OUT FROM DASH WAS PARKED IN GARGAGE TRUCK IS STILL IN SHOP INS TOLD ME ONLY REASON THEY WOUL D COVER IS BECAUSE IS WAS A LONG COUSTOMER THY ONLY GAVE ME 883 TO REPAIR THERE ARE AT LEAST 14 CODES DUE TO THIS DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL RESET IF NOT I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS I DO HAVE FIRE PROTECTION ON TRUCK THIS IS ALLSTATE I WILL SEND PAPER WORK IF NEEDED AT A LATER DATE I HAVE NONE ALSO WAITING FOR CHECK TOLD FOR ME TO PAY REPAIR SHOP
MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY WILL NOT START OR CRANK. THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW ANY CODES. THE BATTERY HAD POWER, THE RELAYS ARE FINE AND THE STARTER IS FINE. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE JEEP AND TRY TO START IT, IT DOES NOTHING. ITS LIKE YOU FORGOT AND LEFT IT OUT OF PARK AND TRIED TO START IT. THE JEEP DOES NOT CLICK OR EVEN ATTEMPT TO START. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I LOVE MY JEEP AND IT HAD BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES, AND RECALLS. I STILL LOVE MY LITTLE LIBERTY. IF YOU COULD JUST HELP WITH A DIAGNOSIS, I WOULD BE FOREVER GRATEFUL!
2006 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR REAR STRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED, DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE CORROSION AND CHRYSLER WOULD RESOLVE THE ISSUE IN A DIFFERENT WAY. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN, AFTER NOT HEARING ANYTHING, SHE WAS INFORMED THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. THE CONSUMER STATED NO REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE. RECALL # 13V252000. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LEFT TURN AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
2006 JEEP LIBERTY CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTION. CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP YIELDED INFO THAT NO REPLACEMENT PART IS AVAILABLE, YET THE CAR IS RENDERED UNSAFE WITHOUT THE REPLACEMENT OF MALFUNCTIONING PART. OWNERS HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO DRIVE UNSAFELY OR PARK IT UNTIL THE PART IS AVAILABLE, WHICH MOST PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO DO. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT ADDRESSING.
THE BACK RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. IT HAS BEEN TAPED FOR A WHILE BECAUSE IT IS ASTRONOMICALLY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I SEE MANY JEEPS DRIVING AROUND ALL THE TIME WITH TAPE ON THE WINDOWS BECAUSE OF THIS EXACT ISSUE. AFTER GOOGLING THE ISSUE IT IS WELL KNOWN IN THE JEEP COMMUNITY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER GLASSES SHATTERED PREVIOUSLY INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.
PARKING BREAK MOUNTING PLATE ATTACHMENTS HAVE SHEARED SEPARATING THE THE PARKING BREAK ASSEMBLY FROM THE AXEL HOUSING RENDERING THE BREAK USELESS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. CAUSE OF FAILURE UNKNOWN BUT THE ISSUE APPEARS SYSTEMATIC WITH THE VEHICLE AND IS NOT EASILY REPAIRED.
CURRENT PROBLEM: DROVE VEHICLE INTO MY GARAGE. GEAR SHIFT IS NOW STUCK IN PARK; KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. IN THE PAST, I HAVE ALSO HAD AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER ISSUE (WORKS ON LEVEL 4 ONLY) FOR SOME TIME AND PASSENGERS COMPLAIN OF A "PLASTIC" SMELL WHEN I'M DRIVING. ?? 109,000 MILES.
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF DOES NOT FUNCTION, RESULTING IN GAS POURING OUT OF THE TANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY, NO MATTER WHERE OR WHEN I FILL UP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V222000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A ROARING NOISE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE BRAKES SEIZED AND THE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE AIR CONDITIONING BLEW HOT AIR AND STEAM EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE AIR COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
IGNITION, KEY FELL OUT OF IGNITION AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I PUT KEY BACK IN IGNITION AND HAD NO RESPONSE TO SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF, KEY JUST WENT BACK & FORTH SLOPPY COULDN'T SHUT ENGINE OF! I ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE BATTERY CABLES OFF TO SHUT OFF ENGINE? JEEP RAN AND DROVE FINE BUT HAD NO IGNITION CONTROL ON STOPPING OR STARTING? COST ME A NEW STEERING COLUMN TO FIX THE PROBLEM! DIDN'T EVEN MAKE 1 PAYMENT ON TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED DOWNWARDS AND FAILED TO ROLL BACK UP. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO ROLL BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V222000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
FRONT SUSPENSION:LOWER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED 2006 IT HAS BROKE AGAIN WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE BUT IS OUT OF RECALL FEEL IT IS DUE TO FAULTY REPLACEMENT PARTS. SHIFT INTERLOCK CABLE AND GEAR SHIFTER: CANT REMOVE KEY FROM THE IGNITION CALLED CHRYSLER NO RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS THEY WILL NOT REPLACE EVEN THOUGH IF YOU LOOK IN THE INTERNET THERE ARE LOTS OF JEEP LIBERTY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM
ORIGINAL OWNER DRIVES 5000 MILES PER YEAR, ERRANDS, STAY-AT-HOME MOM, PARKED IN GARAGE DURING VEHICLES LIFE. IN DEC 2014 TOOK TO DEALER FOR TIRE ROTATION AND BALANCE. WAS TOLD BALL JOINTS BAD ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED REPLACED @ 60,000 MILES. WHEN LIBERTY WAS BRAND NEW TOOK TO DEALER FOR RECALL F-22 AND WAS THERE MAYBE 30 MINS. WAS TOLD GOOD TO GO.... VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 65,000 AND HAVE RECEIVED SECOND OPINION FROM REPUTABLE MECHANIC WHO STATES THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS WORSE THAN PASSENGERS AND SHOULD BE REPLACED, THAT THIS IS EITHER A "FAILED RECALL" OR PREMATURE WEAR. WITH MY MILEAGE BEING SO LITE, THIS DEFECT WOULD HAVE INITIATED LONG BEFORE IT SHOULD HAVE. THE AVERAGE MILES A PERSON DRIVES IS 12000-15000 A YR WHICH WOULD HAVE PUT THIS DEFECT OCCURRING 3 YRS AFTER INITIALLY RECALLED. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE FAULTY THEMSELVES OR JEEP ISN'T BEING HONEST ABOUT THE LIFE CYCLE OF THIS RECALL. I CANNOT BELIEVE A COMPANY WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO DRIVE VEHICLES WITH GAS TANKS READY TO EXPLODE AND BALL JOINTS ABOUT TO COME UNGLUED ANY MOMENT....
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