Jeep Liberty Complaints (2006)

1,372 consumer complaints on file.

#10937390December 25, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935885December 16, 2016
SUSPENSION
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935385December 15, 2016
WHEELS
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927606November 23, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927285November 21, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920168October 31, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917054October 27, 2016
SUSPENSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914163October 6, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
JSS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10913855October 4, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907989September 19, 2016
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907237September 16, 2016
SUSPENSION
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905098September 9, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905114September 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904310September 7, 2016
SUSPENSION
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10904331September 7, 2016
SUSPENSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898003August 23, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893689August 6, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892317August 1, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887723July 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887741July 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
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.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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