2006 Jeep Liberty Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. ON MAY 29, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS CRASH WITH SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE SHOP ON JUNE 6, 2007, IT WAS NOT IN THE SAME WORKING CONDITION AS BEFORE IT WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THE FAN BELT RECALL REPAIR. SHE STATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE LOOSE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER PRODUCED A BURNING SMELL WHEN ACTIVATED. THE DEALER REMEDIED THE RECALL, HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE OTHER POTENTIAL FAILURES THAT NEEDED ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW AND SHE HAS ALREADY RECEIVED SEVEN RECALL NOTICES. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The contact stated that all 4 windows had detached from the track. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the failure was a common failure. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 4,707.

AIR LEAK IN FUEL SYSTEM. REQUIRES REGULAR PURGING. COULD LEAD TO AN UNSAFE BREAKDOWN. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE PEDAL. WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH A DIESEL MOTORED VEHICLE AND HE WAS ISSUED REFERENCE NUMBER 16527339. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 23,470 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

PASSENGER DOOR WINDOW FELL DOWN. LINKAGE/REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE WINDOWS, ON ALL 4 DOORS, 3-4 TIMES EACH. THIS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW ON 5-10-15.

DURING THESE SEVEN YEARS THE SYSTEM ARE BROKEN CRYSTALS HAVE ARRANGED MORE THAN TWICE PER GLASS AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM WILL FALL BY ITSELF OR DURING THESE DRIVING PARKED I UNDERSTAND IT'S A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM SINCE THE WARRANTY IS RUNNING OUT CONTINUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I UNDERSTAND IT IS A FAILURE OF THE MATERIAL THAT MADE ??THE SYSTEM THAT IS NOT USUAL IS THE SAME PIECE THAT HOLDS THE GLASS IS ITS POSITION TO RAISE OR LOWER BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE IS STILL WORKING BUT CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO TELL YOU WHICH IS THE SYSTEM THAT IS BROKEN RAILS I UNDERSTAND THAT SHOULD CHANGE THE MATERIAL THAT IS MANUFACTURED OR SEEK A PERMANENT SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD FALLEN INTO THE DOOR PANEL ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED ELEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES ON THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

I OWN A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. I HAVE TWO ISSUES. FIRST ONE IS THE REAR BRAKES. I REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS AT 34000 MILES TO FIND MY REAR OUTER BRAKE CALIPERS WERE NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR ON EITHER WHEEL. THE SVC MGR AT GRINDSTAFF OF ELIZABETHTON, TN TOLD ME MY ROTORS WERE WARPED. THERE IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AT 34000 MILES. I DRIVE 95% FOUR LANE HIGHWAY MILES TO WORK - NO RED LIGHTS AT ALL. YOU CAN SEE BY LOOKING AT THE ROTORS THE OUTER BRAKE PADS HAVE NEVER MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS. WHEN THE OTHER SIX PADS WERE REPLACED THE OUTER REAR BRAKE PADS WERE NOT WORN ONE BIT AND THE OUTER BRAKE CONTACT SURFACE OF THE ROTOR IS NOT WORN AT ALL. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SOLENOID. MY JEEP WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK WHEN IT GETS EXTREMELY HOT INSIDE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RUNNING THE A/C ABOUT 10 MINS. TO COOL THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY OFF A LITTLE. IT STICKS IN PARK AND WILL NOT COME OUT. THE SAME DEALER TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM EVEN WITH IT STILL UNDER WARRANTY (REPORTED AT 33000 MILES). THE SERVICE MGR AT GRINDSTAFF IN ELIZABETHTON, TN SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE RELIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE. BOTH PROBLEMS I HAVE ARE SAFETY ISSUES, FACTORY DESIGN ISSUES AND DEALER WARRANTY COMPLIANCE. *JB

SPEEDOMETER HAS A 5 MPH ERROR....MANUFACTURER CONFIRMS ERROR AND INDICATES THAT THIS AMOUNT OF ERROR IS ACCEPTABLE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON APRIL 2, 2007. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE,THE DEALER AGREED TO GIVE THE CONTACT THE 2006 VEHICLE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE 2005 JEEP LIBERTY DUE TO RELATED LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURES. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DEACTIVATE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, AND MAKING A SHARP TURN, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL DID NOT HELP TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS14,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V288000 IN JANUARY 2007. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN APPROXIMATE DATE OF WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.*AK

THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE UNTIL I CAME HERE...I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A PLACE TO FILE A COMPLAINT.. IF I FILL UP MY CAR IT DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY STOP .. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I MEAN THE GAS JUST SPEWED EVERYWHERE LIKE ALL OVER ME ... ON THE GROUND ON THE CAR... I JUST SO AFRAID THOUGHT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE NOZZLE FOR THE GAS PUMP...NOPE... IT WAS MY CAR. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AND I CAN NEVER JUST FILL MY CAR WITH GAS BECAUSE EVEN WHEN FULL THE GAS WILL JUST CONTINUE POURING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 06V288000 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. DAIMLER CHRYSLER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS FOR THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY DONE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON 2/17/07. THE CONTACT COULD PROVE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 33400.*AK

WINDOWS FALLING INTO DOOR. SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, ALL OF THE WINDOWS AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DOOR, SOME OF THEM 2 TIMES. I HAVE HAS THEM FIXED 7 TIMES. WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6500. THE DEALER/MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9400.*AK

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AND HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEM WITH THE ROLLOVER PROTECTION PROGRAM SAFETY SYSTEM. HERE'S WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING: I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN A STRAIGHT LINE, SAY 30 MPH, AND THE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS WOULD GO ON, THEN MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD BEGIN FIRING BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT THE CAR IS ABOUT TO ROLL OVER. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THIS WOULD STOP. BUT AFTER THAT, SOMETIMES THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ALTOGETHER. OTHER TIMES DRIVING WENT BACK TO NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE WARNING LIGHT STAYING ON. IT'S A LITTLE SCARY AND MORE THAN A LITTLE DANGEROUS FOR YOUR BRAKES TO LOCK UP THIS WAY. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR WEEKS. I SPENT HUNDREDS ON RENTAL CARS. AND I HAD TO REPLACE MY BACK BRAKES AT 16,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT WAS DUE TO THIS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THIS IS A VITAL SAFETY SYSTEM, BUT THE DEALER AND JEEP DON'T REALLY WANT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL O6V288000 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE DEALER/MECHANIC REPLACED THE STEERING SENSOR, AS WELL AS THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. WITHIN A HALF MILE AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN LEFT, AND SHE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER\MANUFACTURER AND THE STEERING SENSOR WAS CHANGED AGAIN ALONG WITH THE REAR BRAKE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 03/13/07. WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE HAZARD LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK, THE RADIO SHUT OFF, AND ALL OF THE COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LOST POWER. HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND WITHIN A MINUTE THE FRONT END WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. BOTH THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS FILED REPORTS, AND THE CONTACT HAD ACCESS TO THEM. THE CONTACT WAS STILL WAITING FOR THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO GET INFORMATION ON THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, BUT THE VEHICLEWAS NOTED AS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCAL NEWS MENTIONED A RECALL 06V036000 FOR THE 2006 TWO WHEEL DRIVE SPORT JEEP LIBERTY CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING: FRONT UNDER THE HOO. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE 4X4 SHOULD ALSO BE ON THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 3100 MILES.*AK

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.

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM JEEP ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT, I CALL MY DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD BE 3-4 MONTHS BEFORE THE PART CAME IN. 3-4 MONTHS I THEN CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER THEY SAID I COULD WAIT OR CALL OTHER DEALERS TO SEE HOW LONG THEIR WAIT IS. IT WAS THE SAME STORY WITH THEM. ON THE RECALL IT STATED IN BOLD LETTERS "THIS CAN CAUSE THE BALL JOINT TO CORRODE AND SEPARATE. BALL JOINT SEPARATION CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. MY COMPLAINT IS I HAVE TO WAIT 3-4 MONTHS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WHILE THIS PLACES ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK. *JB

ON 2006 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE ACTIVATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER/CHOKE OUT/STUMBLE ON ACCELERATION. PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY UP TO 3 OR 4 TIMES A WEEK. TENDED TO HAPPEN OFTEN WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, AND SOMETIMES WHEN JUST GOING STRAIGHT. SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL FLASH WHILE THE LOSS OF POWER OCCURED, BUT SOMETIMES NOT.. WHEN THIS OCCURRED PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND THERE WERE NO ABRUPT MANUEVERS NO REASON FOR THIS SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE. THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW FROM DEALER IN NOVEMBER '06. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM IN MARCH '07 , CLAIMING THEY WERE WAITING FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE FROM CHRYSLER. IN JUNE '07 I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM AGAIN, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO TSBS, NO CODES, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM . THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE"THE PROBLEM THIS TIME. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED IT IN WRITING ON MY SERVICE RECEIPT IN MARCH). EVEN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I EXITED AN OFF RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY. *AK

WHILE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED DIESEL FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL HEATER CONNECTOR LOCATED IN THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING. I PULLED THE CONNECTOR OFF AND FOUND IT PARTIALLY DAMAGED BY EXCESS HEAT AT THE CONNECTOR TERMINAL AND WET WITH FUEL. I LEFT THE CONNECTOR DISCONNECTED FROM THE HOUSING UNTIL I HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE FILTER HOUSING ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY. THE BURNED/DAMAGED CONNECTOR WAS NOT REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE HOUSING WAS REPLACED. I DON'T HAVE THE OLD HOUSING, BUT I COULD TAKE A PICTURE OF THE DAMAGED CONNECTOR/TERMINAL THAT WAS STILL ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS EXCESS AIR IN THE FILTER HOUSING BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HOUSING. AFTER THE HOUSING WAS REPLACED THERE WAS STILL EXCESS AIR, BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS BEFORE. WHILE THE CONNECTOR WAS OFF, AND I WAS WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START 2 SEPARATE TIMES BECAUSE AIR WAS ENTERING THROUGH THE CONNECTOR. I HAD TO PUMP THE PRIMER THAT WAS INSTALLED ON THE FILTER HOUSING TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED BOTH TIMES.*AK

I PURCHASED MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IN JANUARY 2007. A FEW MONTHS LATER 3 OF THE AUTOMATIC WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. DEALER REPLACED THE ACTUATOR FOR FREE. SINCE THEN 2 MY WINDOWS HAVE BEEN STUCK GOING UP LIKE THEY ARE OFF TRACK. DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND BACK WINDOW NEED TO HAVE ACTUATOR REPLACED AGAIN. BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL COMPLETELY DOWN AND WON'T ROLL UP. PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW HAS NEEDED NEW ACTUATOR BECAUSE IT SOMETIMES WON'T ROLL UP. I WILL BE FINALLY TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND HOPEFULLY GETTING THE ACTUATORS REPLACED FOR FREE SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. THERE ARE LOTS OF LITTLE PIECES HERE AND THERE THAT FALL OFF THE CAR AND LITTLE THINGS THAT DON'T WORK. IT IS REALLY A VERY CHEAPLY MADE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S NAME WILL BE PLACED ON A LIST AND ,WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE. THE DEALER HD S NOT NOTIFIED THE CONTACT, AND THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 11,000. *AK

SENT A RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER JEEP STATING THE BALL JOINTS ARE BEING RECALLED AND THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CAUSING A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPT TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED I WAS ADVISED THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER FOR A "FEW WEEKS". *NM

REPLACEMENT OF CONTROL ARM LOWER BALL JOINT JEEP LIBERTY ..APPARENTLY THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AND THIS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. SHE RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES FOR THE SUPSPENSION, LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE CONTAC T FOLLOWED UP WITH THE DEALER THREE TO 4 WEEKS AGO, AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WAS NUMBER14 ON THE LIST. THE OWNER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK AND POSSIBILITY OF THE FAILURE THA TCOULD RESULT IN A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,800. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE.*AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

PARTS FOR MY RECALL ARE NOT AVILABLE OVER 6 WEEKS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT CLAIMED TO RECEIVE RECALL NOTICE F23. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING REMEDIED IN A TIMELY FASHION, AND THE CONTACT HAS BEEN WAITING APPROXIMATELY SEVEN WEEKS FOR THE WORK TO BE COMPLETED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,465.*AK

ACCORDING TO THE SEARCH ON YOUR SITE, RECALL F23 STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2006. THE RECALLL SPECIFICALLY STATES THE LOWER BALL JOINT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I WAS NOT NOTIFICED UNTIL LAST MONTH AND I AM STILL WAITING TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD I'M ON THE LIST AND THEY'LL CALL WHEN THEY GET THE PARTS BUT IT MAY BE MONTHS...

WE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER IN FEBRUARY 2007 REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS IN OUR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. I CALLED THE DEALER, SUPERIOR, TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND THAT I WOULD BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST AND CALLED WHEN THE PART WERE IN. IT IS NOW ALMOST THE END OF APRIL AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TO SCHEDULE THE SERVICE NECESSARY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 06V288000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) AND HAS BEEN ON A WAITING LIST SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2007. SHE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V089000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN JUNE OF 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NO ESTIMATED TIME OF WHEN THE PART WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS INAPPLICABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. AT 5 MPH IN A SNOW STORM,FLAMES BEGAN TO EMERGE FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT BUMPER. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WITNESSED FLAMES FROM WITHIN THE HEATER VENTS IN THE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. DAIMLER CHRYSLER WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALLS #'S 06V036000 AND 07V089000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 3,604.*AK UPDATE *4/23/07 **TR

AFTER PURCHASING MY DIESEL JEEP I NOTICED A SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT 55-65 MILES AN HOUR. CONSIDERABLY WORSE WITH YOU DECELERATE AFTER ACCELERATION. IN A CONSTRUCTION HOLD ON TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE IDLED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. WHEN I WAS CLEARED TO MOVE FORWARD I PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN DRIVE. THE JEEP STALLED. IT TOOK ME A SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE MOTOR. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND HAVE COME UP WITH ONE ANSWER. AIR IS IN THE FUEL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A JEEP DEALER IN OZARK ALABAMA AND IN DOTHAN ALABAMA. CHRYSLER TELLS THEM THAT THE AIR IN MY FUEL SYSTEM IS OK. I DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT IS A SAFE LEVEL OF AIR ALLOWED IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. NO ONE HAS MEASURED THE AMOUNT OF AIR IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. PLEASE TELL ME SO I CAN HAVE IT MEASURED BECAUSE I HAVE VOLUMES. I AM AFRAID IT WILL STALL OUT ON ME AGAIN. I HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS WHEN THE JEEP HESITATED AND CHOKED AFTER A LONG LIGHT AND A TRAIN CROSSING, *JB

MY WIFE CONTACTED ME THIS MORNING COMPLAINING THE JEEP WOULDN'T START. I WALKED TO WHERE SHE WAS AND CHECKED OUT THE ENGINE. I NOTICED FUEL AROUND THE FUEL FILTER MOUNT; I BLED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. I GOT IT HOME AND CHECK A LITTLE FURTHER AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE FUEL HEATER PLUG. I UNPLUGGED IT AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL DUMPED OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND HAD THEM ORDER THE PART. THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT'S OK TO DRIVE THE JEEP UNTIL NEXT WEEK WHEN THE PART ARRIVES. *NM EMAIL UPDATE (6/25/2007): "...MY REPLACEMENT HEATER IS OVERHEATING AND LEAKING AGAIN."

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2006 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON 2/27/06 WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7500. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT TURNING ON, AND FELT TENSION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CHRYSLER DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE STEERING AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE LEFT HTE ROADWAY, THE CONSUMER WAS UNBALE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES LOCKED UP.

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

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE NEW VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AT THAT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS SAID TO BE REPAIRED. SINCE THAT FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY: THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SEEM TO BE SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. FOR THE NEXT 8 MONTHS I TRIED TO HAVE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT, THE TOLD ME THE "PROBLEM" WAS NORMAL. IN JANUARY 2007, I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WAS GETTING WORSE. I HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR MORE THAN NORMAL TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT AFTER MAKING A STOP. THE CAR WOULD THEN JERK INTO GEAR WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR AND I WOULD SPEED UP MORE THAN WAS SAFE. THE FINAL INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER A STOP AND THE CAR JERKED INTO GEAR ALONG WITH MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND. BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE, WHEN THE CAR JERKED INTO GEAR I WAS SENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS QUICKLY DIAGNOSED AS A TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIRS FOR 22 DAYS BEFORE I GOT IT BACK. PARTS WERE REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT ONLY AFTER APPROVAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING A LITTLE BETTER BUT IT IS STILL NOT RUNNING LIKE IT WAS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DEADLY AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR WINDOWS WERE DOWN AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,699 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE REGULATORS WERE REPLACED TWICE. UPDATED 10/23/08. *JB

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

DESCRIPTION : THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.8L CRD (DIESEL ENGINE). FROM AN INTERSECTION AT A COMPLETE STOP, I PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT INTO ANOTHER STREET. I ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST. ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 5 MPH. IT COULD ONLY LIMP ALONG AT THIS SPEED WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THIS CREATED A SERIOUS CONDITION FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO ATTEMPTING TO AVOID MY VEHICLE UNTIL I COULD REACH A SECTION A THAT ALLOWED ME TO PULL-OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW MINUTES, AND IT RAN IN A NORMAL MANNER. I SUBSEQUENTLY CONTINUED MY TRIP WITHOUT ANY OTHER INCIDENTS. THIS IS A VERY DISCONCERTING DEFECT BECAUSE IT EXHIBITS NO SIGNS THAT ALLOW THE OPERATOR TO TAKE PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS TO AVOID POSSIBLE ACCIDENT DURING ROAD USE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY ON THE INTERSTATE. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS EXITING THE EXPRESSWAY. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED TOLD ME THAT HE KNEW ABOUT THE "JEEP LIBERTY" PROBLEM. THAT HE IS CURRENTLY PICKING UP AT LEAST 1 JEEP LIBERTY PER DAY DUE TO FAILED POWER STEERING. HE MENTIONED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE CURRENT DESIGN CAUSES THE BELT TO JUST SLIP OFF. HE THEN RAISED THE HOOD AND SHOWED ME THAT THE BELT WAS INTACT BUT JUST OFF AND WAS LYING ON ANOTHER PART OF THE ENGINE. HE MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD SEE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER IT MAY COME OFF AGAIN. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THAT SAME PROBLEM THAT HE WAS SEEING WITH THE OTHER JEEPS THAT HE IS TOWING, THE BELT JUST SLIPS OFF. I DO NOT MAKE MANY ROAD TRIPS, JUST BACK AND FORTH TO WORK AND MY DAUGHTER'S VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE. WE WERE RETURNING FROM VOLLEYBALL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HE SUGGESTED THAT I INFORM THE DEALER OF OUR CONVERSATION, AND ALSO SUGGESTED THAT I REQUEST AN INQUIRY. BEING SUNDAY EVENING THE DEALER WAS CLOSED. I PLAN TO BE AT THE DEALER TOMORROW MORNING. *JB

POWER WINDOW FAILURE. FRONT LEFT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. REAR LEFT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. SAME PROBLEM EACH TIME. WINDOW STOPS GOING UP OR DOWN WITH POWER SWITCH AND THEN WINDOW FALLS INTO THE DOOR. SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. FIRST INSTANCE 1/3/07 10,182 MILES: 2ND INSTANCE 4/20/07 16,789 MILES; 3RD INSTANCE 11/08 61,777 MILES; 4TH INSTANCE 1/09 64,000 MILES. FIRST TWO TIMES WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. LAST TWO TIMES ARE MY RESPONSIBILITY. (VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE.) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPILLED TO THE GROUND AND ON THE CONTACT CLOTHES. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S WINDOW FAILED TO CLOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOWS REGULATORS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHENEVER I FILL UP THE GAS TANK WITH GAS THE FILLER TUBE OVER FLOWS WITH GAS AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE FUEL PUMP TO CUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. GAS GUSHES OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND CREATES A LARGE POOL OF GASOLINE ON THE GROUND. THIS ACTION CAN BE EASILY REPEATED. ONE MUST STOP THE FUEL PUMP BEFORE THE TANK IS FULL AND NOT ALLOW THE PUMP TO CUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER OF 2006 (F23). SINCE THEN, SHE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE HER VEHICLE SERVICED. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. SHE HAS NOTIFIED VARIOUS DEALERS IN THE AREA AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED THE SAME RESPONSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE ONLY HAS F23 ON IT AND DOES NOT SPECIFY WHAT IS BEING RECALLED. SHE ASKED THE DEALER WHAT THE DEFECT PERTAINS TO AND THEY STATED THAT NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 6,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE BACK LIGHTS ON MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE 4X4 VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW WITH NO MILES ON IT. RECENTLY, THE GAS PUMP WAS LEAKING AND A VALVE WAS INSTALLED TO STOP THE OIL FROM LEAKING. THE BACK LIGHT RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS. THE BACK LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT NUMEROUS OF TIMES. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IN TAMPA, FL SEPTEMBER OF 2006. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW, WITH APPROX 24 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. SINCE MY PURCHASE THE REAR WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL 5 TIMES AS OF THE CURRENT DATE. 4 TIMES THE DEALERSHIP IN FL FIXED WITHOUT ANY COST TO ME. WHEN THIS HAPPENED 9/15/2010 FOR THE 5TH TIME (3RD TIME ON THE SAME WINDOW) I CALLED THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER :EXPLAINED THE ISSUE & WANTED TO KNOW WHEN I COULD BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. HE WENT ON TO TELL ME THIS: 'YOU CAN BRING IT IN ANYTIME, THERE IS A $100 DEDUCTIBLE TO HAVE THIS FIXED. ' ( I QUESTIONED WHY, AS THIS WAS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT ON THE MANUFACTURER) HE RESPONDED 'THAT IS WHAT THE CHARGE IS, JUST BE GLAD THAT THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ALL OF YOUR WINDOWS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2002- CURRENT JEEP LIBERTY. JEEP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL, NOR ARE THEY GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.' (I WAS SHOCKED THAT I WOULD BE TOLD THIS) 'IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS WELL, CALL CHRYSLER YOURSELF, HERE IS THE NUMBER 1-800-992-1997.' AFTER I HUNG UP THE PHONE WITH HIM, I CALLED THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP IN FLORIDA TO GET THE EXACT DATES OF THE REPAIRS. RIGHT REAR- 1/28/08 LEFT REAR- 12/20/2006, 7/8/2008, AND 8/13/09. I DID CALL CHRYSLER AND SPOKE TO SOMEONE, RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER, AND WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME IN 24-48 HOURS WITH SOME SORT OF RESOLVE TO THIS. (THAT WAS THURSDAY MORNING.) I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CASE MANAGER AT CHRYSLER FRIDAY AROUND 9:50AM. THERE WAS A MESSAGE LEFT TO CALL BACK, OR I COULD WAIT FOR THEM TO CALL ME BACK ON MONDAY. CALLED BACK,SPOKE 2 GRETCHEN: SAI THE CASE MANAGER HAD PUT NOTES IN THE CASE WITH THE FOLLOWING: I HAD TO PAY THE $100 UP FRONT AND I COULD SUBMIT ALL THE DOCUMENTS TO BE REIMBURSEDASKED TO SPEAK TO THE CASE MANAGER AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO MATT (WHOM I THOUGHT WAS THE CASE MANAGER). *TR

ENGINE STALLS, SPUTTERS, NOT DRIVABLE, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, DEALER HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS CONDITION CONTINUED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. SHE STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR WINDOW BECAME STUCK AND SHE WAS FORCED TO PHYSICALLY PULL THE WINDOW OPEN WITH HER HAND. THE LEFT FRONT AND REAR WINDOW REGULATOR ALSO FAILED WHEN SHE ROLLED THE WINDOW DOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE TIMES. THE WINDOWS ALSO ROLL DOWN AUTOMATICALLY BY THEMSELVES AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE WINDOW FAILURES PER THE WARRANTY WHICH THERE WERE 3 REPAIRS ON THE REGULATORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.