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2006 Jeep LIBERTY problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1,372 owner complaints analyzed

9 distinct recall campaigns

56,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2006 model year. Data updated: . 1,011 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls is the most frequently named component, appearing in 256 of 1,372 complaints (18.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Fuel system concerns1299.4%
Braking behavior1077.8%
Steering behavior664.8%
Electrical and battery issues654.7%
Transmission and shifting443.2%
Engine operation352.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls
256
Fuel System, Gasoline
176
Fuel/Propulsion System
164
Suspension
155
Visibility
125
Electrical System
120
Structure
79
Unknown Or Other
54
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls256
Fuel System, Gasoline176
Fuel/Propulsion System164
Suspension155
Visibility125
Electrical System120
Structure79
Unknown Or Other54

Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls: 256; Fuel System, Gasoline: 176; Fuel/Propulsion System: 164; Suspension: 155; Visibility: 125; Electrical System: 120; Structure: 79; Unknown Or Other: 54

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
201
25,000 to 49,999
240
50,000 to 74,999
214
75,000 to 99,999
166
100,000 to 149,999
129
150,000 and above
61
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,000201
25,000 to 49,999240
50,000 to 74,999214
75,000 to 99,999166
100,000 to 149,999129
150,000 and above61

Under 25,000: 201; 25,000 to 49,999: 240; 50,000 to 74,999: 214; 75,000 to 99,999: 166; 100,000 to 149,999: 129; 150,000 and above: 61

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (240). 361 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2006
34
2007
88
2008
47
2009
88
2010
235
2011
99
2012
81
2013
89
2014
241
2015
115
2016
55
2017
29
2018
59
2019
45
2020
24
2021
12
2022
10
2023
7
2024
2
2025
5
2026
7
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200634
200788
200847
200988
2010235
201199
201281
201389
2014241
2015115
201655
201729
201859
201945
202024
202112
202210
20237
20242
20255
20267

2006: 34; 2007: 88; 2008: 47; 2009: 88; 2010: 235; 2011: 99; 2012: 81; 2013: 89; 2014: 241; 2015: 115; 2016: 55; 2017: 29; 2018: 59; 2019: 45; 2020: 24; 2021: 12; 2022: 10; 2023: 7; 2024: 2; 2025: 5; 2026: 7

Pattern summary

Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls leads the component reports. Fuel system concerns appears in 129 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 107 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 66 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10161983 · 2006-07-10 (July 10, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CONTROL HEAD HOWEVER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL PUMP ALSO RUNS CONSTANTLY AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,977 miles reported. Look up ODI 10161983 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10200796 · 2007-08-26 (August 26, 2007)

OUR JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL AS BEEN RUNNING TERRIBLY LATELY, AND THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE CAUSE,I FOUND THAT THE FUEL FILTER HEAD HAD A FUEL LEAK AT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR THE FUEL HEATER. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEATER IS OVER HEATING AND MELTING THE NON-METALLIC FILTER HEAD WHERE THE CONNECTOR PENETRATES AND SEALS. THE CONNECTOR THAT PLUGS INTO THE FILTER HEAD IS BLACK AROUND ONE OF THE PINS. I HAVE LEFT THE HEATER UNPLUGGED, AND FOR NOW HAVE SEALED THE LEAK WITH A FUEL TANK EPOXY PATCH. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 39,327 miles reported. Look up ODI 10200796 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10157147 · 2006-05-10 (May 10, 2006)

HAVING APPROX. 31,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, I WAS ALREADY HEARING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE NOISE MAKER ON MY BRAKES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO PEPBOYS TO FIND OUT IT WAS NOT THE NOISE MAKER. THE FACTORY BRAKES WERE NOT WEARING CORRECTLY. I STILL HAVE 50% LEFT ON THE FRONT AND 75% ON THE BACK. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO REPLACE MY BRAKES AT ONLY 31,000 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS ARE UNEVEN AND SHOULD WERE EVENLY. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 31,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10157147 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10164484 · 2006-08-04 (August 4, 2006)

2006 JEEP LIBERTY WAS LEASED IN FEBRUARY 2006. IN MAY, THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND COMPLETELY CUT OFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, UNABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. SENT THE CAR HOME WITH US AFTER KEEPING IT FOR 5 DAYS AND ASSURED US THAT THE CAR WAS FINE. AUGUST 3, 2006 SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND CAR COMPLETELY CUT OFF THE ENGINE, CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CAR IS IN DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10164484 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10171470 · 2006-10-20 (October 20, 2006)

FRONT POWER WINDOWS FALL OUT OF TRACK WHILE GOING UP REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO REMOVE HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE CORRECTION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THEIR OWN FUSE ACCORDING TO MANUAL QUIT WORKING IF THE RADIO FUSE BLOWS. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10171470 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10156064 · 2006-04-25 (April 25, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED 4-24-2006; THE DEALER WAS ALERTED 4-25-2006. THE DEALER STATED PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR UNTIL 4-26-2006. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THIS WILL NOT BE REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE NHTSA RECALL #06V036000 CONCERNING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING: FRONT UNDERHOOD.

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10156064 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10158550 · 2006-05-30 (May 30, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS, THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V036000 ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE FRONT UNDER HOOD WIRING. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10158550 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10164065 · 2006-08-01 (August 1, 2006)

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UP TO RED LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE LEAVING IT IN TRAFFIC UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED BY THE DEALER TO BE A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER. THE PART WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER, OTHER PARTS IN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WERE NOT REPLACED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT REDESIGNED TORQUE CONVERTER IS NOT YET AVAILABLE BUT COMING. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 1,305 miles reported. Look up ODI 10164065 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10167608 · 2006-09-07 (September 7, 2006)

ON THE 5TH. OF SEPTEMBER I WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM DAYTON, OH ON I70 AND JUST AS I WAS COMING INTO INDIANAPOLIS, IN. MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY CRD HAD A FAILURE IN ITS TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED ME TO TEMPORARY LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 TO 70 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A VERY LOUD KLUNK AND THE CARS SPEED DROPPED FROM ABOUT 65 MPH TO 40 TO 35 MPH ALMOST INSTANTLY AND THAT'S WHEN I ALMOST LOST CONTROL FOR JUST ABOUT A SECOND. I CHECK AND THERE WAS NO CARS EITHER BEHIND OR TO EITHER SIDE OF ME, WHICH WA…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,195 miles reported. Look up ODI 10167608 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10166058 · 2006-08-20 (August 20, 2006)

THIS IS A NEW LIBERTY CRD (DIESEL) WITH 610 MILES THAT WAS ACCELERATING FROM A BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINT ON I-8 EAST OF SAN DIEGO. WHILE ACCELERATING TO ~65 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND SLOWED TO 35 MPH EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING GOOD. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CAUSED OVERTAKING VEHICLES TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT INCLUDING AT LEAST 2 PANIC STOPS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER (ENGINE WAS IDLING FINE) THE CAR WAS SHUTDOWN AND RESTARTED WHICH APPARENTLY RECYCLED THE COMPUTER…

Owner-reported narrative. 530 miles reported. Look up ODI 10166058 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10173422 · 2006-11-13 (November 13, 2006)

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 RIGHT 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 TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,240 miles reported. Look up ODI 10173422 at NHTSA ↗

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

1,372 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

73.7%Usable mileage1,011 / 1,372 records
100.0%Valid incident date1,372 / 1,372 records
100.0%Valid filing date1,372 / 1,372 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates1,372 / 1,372 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Air Bags
116.7%
ODI 10087983 · 9,000 mi

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM WOULD REOCCUR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

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330.0%
ODI 10148960

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY BROTHER HAD A HEART ATTACK, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HE STRUCK A TREE DEAD CENTER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE WAS PUSHED IN APPROXIMATELY 16 INCHES. PHOTOGRAPHS AVAILABLE. UNFORTUNATLY MY BROTHER IS NOT. VEHICLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE BUT NOT AT THIS MOMENT.*AK

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48927.0%
ODI 10000891 · 6,300 mi

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY HOWEVER THE PASSENGERSIDE DID. COLLISION OCCURED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CAUSING ABOUT $9500 IN DAMAGE. SCAN TEST COMPLETED AND THE INVESTIGATOR FOR CHRYSLER FOUND 3 FAULTS IN THE SQUIB 1 AND SQUIB 2 MODULES, ALSO SAID THAT THE SEATBELT TENSIONER SENSOR CREATED A FAULT WHICH TO THE COMPUTER NOT TO DEPLOY THE BAG. THE BELT WAS FASTENED AT TIME OF CRASH.

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36527.0%
ODI 10053833 · 6,000 mi

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING AREA GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, AND STRUCK A TREE. AFTER STRIKING THE TREE VEHICLE STRUCK AN ABUTMENT HEAD ON AND FLIPPED COMPLETELY OVER. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE DID RESPOND TO THE ACCIDENT. *AK THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *NM

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302.7%
ODI 10051584 · 4,700 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO LOGICAL REASON. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN OVER ANYTHING OR HIT ANYTHING BEFORE THE MISHAP. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A SPRAINED WRIST, A CONCUSSION AND TRAUMA TO HIS BACK. THE CONSUMER ALSO REPORTED THAT BEFORE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THAT ELECTRICAL CURRENTS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WERE SHOCKING WHO EVER DROVE THE VEHICLE. THIS ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO…

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322.9%
ODI 10153546 · 100 mi

AIRBAG OFF LIGHT COMES ON WITH ADULT IN PASSENGER SEAT. SEEMS TO GO OFF ONLY OVER 110LB. MANY ADULT PASSENGERS AROUND 100LB AND THUS DO NOT HAVE SAFETY OF SYSTEM ON. BEEN TO DEALER THREE TIMES. THEY SAY NOTHING CAN BE DONE."IT CHECKS OUT. OK" *JB

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282.0%
ODI 10456152 · 38,400 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES AN HOUR BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY APPARENT REASON. WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD AND AS SOON AS THE SMOKE CLEARED FROM THE VEHICLE WE DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST JEEP DEALER THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT IT BUT HAVEN'T GOT BACK TO US YET. *TR

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233.3%
ODI 10461467 · 70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VEHICLE COMING AT HER HEAD ON AND STEERED INTO A DITCH TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND NECK. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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437.9%
ODI 10515281

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V121000 (AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE), BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE DEFECT WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

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1110.2%
ODI 10496954 · 42,116 mi

HEAD ON ACCIDENT, LEFT SIDE OF BOTH VEHICLES. VEHICLE 1 WAS TOTALED - NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

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147.1%
ODI 10667952 · 51,000 mi

FOR NO REASON, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THOUGH THERE IS WARRANTY, THEY ARE TELLING US IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE AS LONG AS I LIVE. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INSTANCES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BUT WE WERE LIED TO REGARDING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ADDED...ENOUGH SAID. *TR

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3418.8%
ODI 10494451 · 10,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH. THERE WAS A RED LIGHT AND SOME PRECEDING CARS WERE STOPPED AND OTHERS WERE SLOWING DOWN. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND EVEN AFTER STOMPING ON IT A OF COUPLE TIMES. THE BRAKES ONLY DEPRESSED DOWN A LITTLE BIT BUT NOT FULLY (SEEMED LIKE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF). THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH, BUT DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND CAUSED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES TO THE FACE. *TR

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16843.6%
ODI 10459022 · 6,450 mi

AIR BAG LIGHTS STAY ON CONTINOUSLY. MANUFACTURE DATE 10/2011. SUSPECT CLOCKSPRING SINCE JEEP WRANGLER HAS THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint
116.7%
ODI 10062933 · 25,298 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED STEERING WHEEL PULLED TOWARDS THE RIGHT. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *AK CONSUMER WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, GEARSHIFT MADE NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. *LA

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110.0%
ODI 10115333

JEEP LIBERTY 2001, PROBLEM WITH BALL JOINT. *BF *JB

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29816.5%
ODI 10016727 · 36,495 mi

LOWER JOINT FAILURE ON NEW JEEP LIBERTY. *NLM

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27120.1%
ODI 10029160 · 8,500 mi

FRONT BALL JOINTS CLUNKING ON 5 MONTH OLD (8,000 MILES) JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE. VEHICLE IS STOCK (NO LIFT KIT OR OVER SIZED TIRES) AND HASN'T BEEN OFF ROAD MORE THAN TWICE IN LIGHT DIRT TRAILS. I'VE READ THAT THE DODGE DURANGO AND OTHER LIBERTY'S HAVE SIMILAR BALL JOINT FAILURES AND AM LOOKING FOR AN IMPROVED DESIGN OR FIX FROM JEEP.*AK

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26023.6%
ODI 10129979 · 29,000 mi

1. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARD WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP 2. STEERING GEAR REPLACED 3. AFTER ITEM 2 , LEFT (DRIVER) SIDE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE.

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948.4%
ODI 10149636 · 24,000 mi

THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS ON MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 WITH 26000 MILES SHOW EXCESSIVE WEAR. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE JOINT TOTAL FAILURE WILL RESULT IN THE BALL AND SOCKET SEPARATING FROM THE SPINDLE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY. A FAILURE OF THIS NATURE WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS EXCESSIVE WEAR HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF IN A LOUD CLUNKING WHICH HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE FOR 3000 MILES BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THE PROBLEM WHEN DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND MEASURED THE UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT IN THE JOINT TO B…

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362.6%
ODI 10162551

2006 LIBERTY LESS THAN 10000 MILES LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *JB

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50.7%
ODI 10184939

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE 2007 JEEP LIBERTY WITH 32000 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A LOWER BALL JOINT AND A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL THE MECHANIC CUT THE SHROUD THAT COVERED THE FAN .THEREFORE, THE FAN WAS EXPOSED. THE DEALER ADMITTED TO CUTTING THE SHROUD, AND THEY WILL REPLACE IT. *AK

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Fuel/Propulsion System
00.0%

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00.0%

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884.9%
ODI 10471325 · 72,756 mi

#2 CYLINDER FAILED,#2 ROCKER ARM CAME OFF,#2 LASH HAS PLAY WHICH CAUSED THE ROCKER TO COME OFF, PASSENGER SIDE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO FUEL LEAK BY CRIMP. ALL THIS WITH NO INDICATION OR WARNING SIGNS. NO UNUSUAL SOUNDS, SMELLS OR INDICATION FROM PANEL ON DASH. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY. *TR

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836.1%
ODI 10462278 · 131,366 mi

**URGENT** I AM REQUESTING THAT THE RECALL OF JEEPS DUE TO GAS-TANK FIRES BE ACCELERATED. I BECAME AWARE OF THE GAS-TANK FIRES INVOLVING JEEPS ON 6/17/2012. MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IS A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY AND I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOW. IF SOMEONE REAR ENDS ME, THE JEEP MAY BURST INTO FLAMES. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AGAINST JEEP/CHRYSLER FOR ALLOWING MYSELF AND A MILLION OTHER DRIVERS TO CONTINUE DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEN THEY HAVE KNOWN OF THE ISSUE FOR THE LAST TWO (2) YEARS!! I HAVE NOT PERS…

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938.5%
ODI 10463188

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FUEL TANK DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND SPILLED FUEL ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A USED CAR LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WHERE IT WAS UNTIL THEY COULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEND ANYONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND IF SHE WANTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER SHE COULD DO SO AT HER OWN COST. …

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19217.2%
ODI 10458235

WHEN FUELING THE CAR AT THE GAS PUMP, IT OVERFLOWS. SHUT OFF MECHANISM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. JEEP DEALER SAID THAT IT NEEDS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY JEEP LIBERTY'S. *TR

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16412.0%
ODI 10461489 · 52,515 mi

THIS PROBLEM PERTAINS TO THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY CRD 2.8L DIESEL. UNDER ACCELERATION FROM 55 MPH TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 3,000 RPM. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 45 MPH, IT WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED, EFFECTIVELY IN A "LIMP-IN MODE" . AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES THEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5-7 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS THEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND AFTER TWO WEEKS THE DEALER BASIC…

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10114.4%
ODI 10462461 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER REFUELING TO FULL CAPACITY, THE FUEL WOULD CONTINUOUSLY OVERFLOW FROM THE FILLER NECK VALVE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE PART WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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6111.3%
ODI 10462315 · 39,000 mi

AFTER JUST PURCHASING VEHICLE FROM USED DEALERSHIP (2ND OWNER), FIRST TIME FILLING UP RESULTED IN OVERFLOW OF GAS. TRIED MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS, SPEEDS, AMOUNTS AND RESULTED IN SAME OVERFLOW. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO CHECK OUT THE CAR UNLESS I PAID NON-REFUNDABLE 200 INSPECTION FEE BEFORE DIAGNOSIS (KEEP IN MIND I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE)! CALLED MANUFACTURER AND THEY CLAIMED NOT A KNOWN ISSUE ALTHOUGH CURRENT RECALL STATES OTHERWISE. 2008 JEEP LIBERTY SHOULD BE ADDED TO THAT RECALL EFFORT! *JS

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1513.9%
ODI 10491716 · 29,500 mi

WHEN FILLING GAS TANK FUEL SPITS BACK OUT OF TANK ALL OVER BODY AND ME IF NOT STANDING AWAY FROM NOZZLE. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING JUST AS JEEP WARRANTY RAN OUT. DEALER WILL NOT FIX PROBLEM UNLESS I SPEND $700 FOR NEW TANK. I FEEL THIS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT JEEP SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SAFETY BULLETINS OUT ON THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL MODELS OF JEEPS. *TR

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2512.7%
ODI 10483465 · 110,000 mi

WAS PUTTING GAS INTO JEEP AS I HAVE ALWAYS DONE, AND THIS TIME AFTER THE PUMP SHUT OFF, GAS CAME PUKING OUT OF THE TANK DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME, BUT LOOKING ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. YOU WOULD THINK JEEP WOULD RECALL THIS!!!! *TR

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3117.1%
ODI 10588475 · 42,000 mi

WHEN FUELING, THE PUMP'S AUTO SHUT OFF DOESN'T WORK AND GAS SPILLS OUT EVERYWHERE. HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE FILL UP AND AT DIFFERENT STATIONS. *TR

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92.3%
ODI 10501909 · 6,450 mi

AFTER GOING THRU A CAR WASH, I WAS TOUCHING UP THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS RUSTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON MON, STATED MY FINDING AND REMINDED THE SERVICE REP THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW ~6 MONTHS AGO (THEREFORE WAS UNDER WARRANTY) I SET UP TO DROP IT OFF ON WED @12PM. ~ 30 MINUTES, AFTER I WAS SHUTTLED TO WORK, THE SERVICE MGR CALLED AND TOLD ME THE RUST WAS NORMAL AND ONLY "SURFACE RUST". HOWEVER, IS GOING TO REPLACE IT TO KEEP THE CUSTOMER SERVICE UP. I SUGGESTED SOME SORT OF COATING TO PREVE…

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Fuel System, Gasoline
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744.1%
ODI 10022370

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER WINDOW, THERE WERE NOISES COMING FROM THE DASH AND DOOR AREA. ALSO THE STARTER FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE. *AK *JB

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856.3%
ODI 10091651 · 661 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SLIPPAGE IN THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED MILES. THERE WERE MISSING AND LOOSE BOLTS AROUND THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A HARD KNOCK AT TIMES AND WAS POOR ON GAS MILEAGE. *SC *NM *JB

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898.1%
ODI 10512282 · 72,000 mi

HIT FROM BEHIND. THE DRIVERS SEAT HELD UP WELL, BUT THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT FORCED MY LEGS BACKWARD OFF OF THE FIREWALL CONTROLS AND MY LEGS WERE UP AGAINST THE SEAT WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. MY LOWER LEGS AT THE CALVES WERE CRUSHED AND THIS LED TO SEVERE BLEEDING CONTAINED IN THE LEGS (COMPARTMENT SYNDROME). NO FRACTURES BUT EMERGENCY SURGERY WAS NEEDED. AFTER REVIEWING PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE INTERIOR TODAY, IT IS APPARENT THAT MY CALVES HIT THE SEAT ADJUSTMENT BAR THAT STICKS OUT UNDER AND FORWARD OF THE PADDED PORTION OF THE SEAT. …

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17515.7%
ODI 10250095 · 47,232 mi

WHEN FUELING OUR 2005 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 2WD THE FUEL SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER NECK ON THE GROUND AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY WITH THE FUEL BEING DISCHARGED BY HAND AND IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE ON THE FUELING NOZZLE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY WIFE ON AT LEAST 4 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS/INSTANCES. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP GREENBRIER CHRYSLER JEEP IN CHESAPEAKE VIRGINIA WHEN THE CURRENT FULL FUEL TANK IS AT 1/4 TANK SO IT CAN BE INSPECTED. …

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17612.8%
ODI 10236400 · 36,000 mi

THERE IS A SLIGHT FUEL SYSTEM LEAK THAT ALLOWS AN AIR POCKET TO BUILD IN THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING. WHEN THIS AIR POCKET GETS DRAWN INTO THE INJECTOR PUMP, THE ENGINE BEGINS RUNNING BADLY, CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THERE WAS NO POINT IN RETURNING TO WASTE MY TIME AFTER THAT. I KNOW HOW TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM NOW THAT I HAVE READ SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING, AS NOTED IN THE LOST INTERNET FORUM. THE LATEST OCCU…

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10615.1%
ODI 10318810 · 50,000 mi

2007 JEEP LIBERTY GAS BEGAN OVERFLOWING AFTER GAS TANK FILL UP AND PUMP AUTO SHUT OFF. THE GAS FLIES OUT. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME NOW. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAR THE NOZZLE IS IN OR WHICH GAS STATION. *TR

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9317.2%
ODI 10276400

I JUST RETURNED FROM ALEXANDER CHRYSLER JEEP IN FRANKLIN, TN [phone removed]. THEY TRIED TO BLAME A VACUUM HOSE FOR LETTING GASOLINE FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THE 2008 JEEP LIBERTY TO AVOID A WARRANTY FIX. THIS IS WHERE THE MY HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLAINT COMES IN. MY WIFE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT BEING SICK WITH HEADACHES AND STOMACH PAIN FOR MONTHS. ORIGINALLY WE TOOK THE JEEP IN FOR "GAS CAP" WARNING ON THE ODOMETER AND ENGINE LIGHT. NOTHING WAS FOUND. TODAY I TOOK THE JEEP IN AN ALEXANDER FOUND A CLEARLY ABRADED OR DETERIORATED VACUUM HOSE…

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65.6%
ODI 10435438 · 52,000 mi

GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK OPENING WHEN REFULING, AFTER THE PUMP AUTO SHUT-OFF HAS TURNED OFF. *TR

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94.6%
ODI 10448970

THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME YOU FILL IT UP WITH GAS. NO MATTER WHO FILLS IT UP OR WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO, WHEN THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF THE GAS IS SPILLING OUT OF THE TANK. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE HAD TO REMOVE GAS FROM MY VEHICLE AND MY CLOTHING AND BODY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

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42.2%
ODI 10536781 · 24,615 mi

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, GASOLINE OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP! IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NOT VERY GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT! *TR

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20.5%
ODI 10450605 · 115 mi

VEHICLE HAS A ECO-MODE TO RESERVE EXCESSIVE FUEL USAGE. WHEN TRAVELING AT A SPEED TO EXCEED 45 MPH THE VEHICLE REACTS WITH A BAD VIBRATION AND SHAKE AS IF THERE IS A FLAT TIRE OR SOMETHING. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE SHAKES AS IF THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE ROTORS OR BRAKES. WHEN TAKING OFF, THERE IS A KICK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FIRST ACCELERATE ESPECIALLY AT A TRAFFIC STOP/INTERSECTION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE SPORT DURST CHRYSLER JEEP IN DURHAM NC AND IT HAS BEEN DECLARED AS "DRONE MODE WHICH IS UNKNOWN CAUSE OF ISSUE- UN…

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Electrical System
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854.7%
ODI 10016212 · 13,744 mi

THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED WENT HAYWIRE. THE HORN STUCK ON, THE BACK GLASS WINDOW POPPED OPEN, THE SIGNAL RELAY WAS BUZZING, THE DOOR OPEN BELL WAS RINGING, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DEAD, ALL WHILE I WAS DOING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. *JB

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634.7%
ODI 10031004

WE WERE AWOKEN AT 3 IN THE MORNING TO THE CAR ON FIRE. ONE OF THE OFFICERS WHO WE SPOKE WITH IS VERY DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE WITH THE ELECTRICAL. *PH

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716.5%
ODI 10051584 · 4,700 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO LOGICAL REASON. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE NEVER RAN OVER ANYTHING OR HIT ANYTHING BEFORE THE MISHAP. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A SPRAINED WRIST, A CONCUSSION AND TRAUMA TO HIS BACK. THE CONSUMER ALSO REPORTED THAT BEFORE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THAT ELECTRICAL CURRENTS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WERE SHOCKING WHO EVER DROVE THE VEHICLE. THIS ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAS HAPPENED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO…

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504.5%
ODI 10122324 · 45 mi

2005 JEEP LIBERTY CRD WILL "SLING SHOT" ITSELF WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP WITH THE A/C ON. WHEN YOU START TO ACCELERATE MAKING A TURN FROM BEING STOPPED THE VEHICLE WILL START TO MOVE AND YOU CAN FEEL, HEAR THE ENGINE GAINING RPM BUT NOT MOVEMENT THEN A SUDDEN SLINGSHOT EFFECT WILL TAKE PLACE. THE SELLING DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR A DIESEL ENGINE WITH A TURBO TO DO THIS. ALSO STATED IT WAS IN THE ELECTRONICS AND THERE WASN'T ANY THING THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR IT. I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FACTORY BULLETIN TO COME OUT. THIS NEW VEHICLE PUL…

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1208.7%
ODI 10161983 · 3,977 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CONTROL HEAD HOWEVER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL PUMP ALSO RUNS CONSTANTLY AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

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649.1%
ODI 10195375 · 1,998 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE A MONTH AGO IN REGARDS TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. SHE HAS ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS A WAITING LIST BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,998. THE CONSUMER STILL HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT GETTING THE VEHICLE FIXED. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB

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12122.4%
ODI 10245417 · 3,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2007, THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT ONCE PLACED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SPIKE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY, LEAVE IT OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES, AND THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT PROPERLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES SINCE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,194 …

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1917.6%
ODI 10260353 · 78,132 mi

MY KEY ON MY MY 2002 JEEP LIBERTY WILL NO LONGER TURN THE IGNITION. *TR

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4020.3%
ODI 10451005 · 36,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE TOTAL INTEGRATED MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 39,000. UPDATED 04/25/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. UPDATED 04/30/12

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4122.7%
ODI 10376623 · 606 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND JERK WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE BECAME A CONTINUOUS OCCURRENCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FAULTY SOFTWARE BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT NEVER REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOST RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE D…

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11630.1%
ODI 10459029 · 10,200 mi

ON FRI MAY 11, 2012 8;30 AM .I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP LIBERTY AND NOTICE A STRONG ODOR IN THE VEHICLE THEN I NOTICED A BURNING BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CONTROL PANEL , AS QUICKLY AS I COULD I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT , AT THAT TIME MY WINDOWS WHERE MALFUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY ENGULFED WITH BLACK SMOKE TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND TOOK KEYS OUT OF IGNITION CLIMB OVER TO PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO EXIT VEHICLE AND GOT TWO CHILDREN OUT FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE . STOOD THERE IN SHOCK FOR A MOMENT , AND …

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Suspension
116.7%
ODI 8020071

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR DOWN WITH IN 5000 MILES. DEALER NOTIFIED SAID THE ALIGNMENT WAS NOT OFF. NLM

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955.3%
ODI 10003061

I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE IN THE RAIN WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE VEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, UP AND OVER THE CURB AND INTO SOMEONES FRONT YARD. REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TWO MONTHS LATER I HAD MY SECOND EXPERIENCE THAT ALSO HAPPENED IN THE RAIN. I WAS TRYING TO COME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. AT THIS TIME I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR AT THE TIME REFERRED TO IT AS OPERATOR ERRO…

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1077.9%
ODI 10008186 · 300 mi

SINCE PURCHASING IN SEPT 02 HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE SIX TIMES FOR NUMEROUS CONCERNS, REPEATEDLY FOR A CLUNKING/GRINDING SOUND FROM THE PSGR SD FT, A SEVERE PULLING OF THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, A VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING HWY SPEEDS, AND INTERMITTENT ENGINE MISSES. DEALERSHIP TWICE REPLACED THE FRONT END STRUT MOUNTS WHICH ELIMATED THE GRIND/CLUNK, BUT CANNOT ASCERTAIN THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S INSTABILITY (PULLING) ON THE ROAD NOR WITH THE ENGINE MISFIRES. AN ADJUSTMENT (OFF SPEC) TO THE ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED BY DEALERSHIP WHICH …

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15614.2%
ODI 10097912 · 410 mi

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL, I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A JEEP LIBERTY THAT PULLS TO THE RIGHT. MY FAMILY HAS 2 2004 LIBERTY. ONE BROUGHT FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND CAME STRAIGHT OUT OF THE SHOWROOM, PULLING BADLY TO THE RIGHT. I HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, AND FINALLY WAS SENT TO AN ALIGNMENT PLACE. BOUGHT ANOTHER LIBERTY IN JUNE, AND IT'S PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THIS IS DANGEROUS."*AK

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14713.1%
ODI 10167347 · 18,500 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THERE WAS A VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AT HIGH SPEEDS OF 85 MPH. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD WORN OUT AT ONLY 18,000 MILES. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V288000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 12/1/2006 - THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED 18000…

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15511.3%
ODI 10198727 · 200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. ON THE THIRD DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THE VIBRATIONS CONTINUE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V089000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ON AUGUST 3, 2007. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE IS A THREE WEEK WAITING PERIOD AND WILL CALL HIM TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAPPENS TO OVERHEAT…

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699.8%
ODI 10227172 · 6,193 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, HE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE DRIVE ONTO A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO DRIVER ERROR. THROUGH INTERNET RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED TWO RECALLS THAT MAY PERTAIN TO THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 06V493000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ) AND 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). HE TOOK…

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173.1%
ODI 10336712 · 48,819 mi

VEHICLE FEELS LOOSE IN REAR, SWAYS AT 40 MPH AND GETS WORST AT HIGHER SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKING GROOVES ON ROADWAYS HARD TO HANDLE. *TR

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76.5%
ODI 10501855 · 74,375 mi

IN 2009 I PURCHASED A JEEP LIBERTY (2009), FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY CAR WAS MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. I'VE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON MY VEHICLE (CAME BACK FINE), OIL CHANGES, ENGINE FLUSHED, FILERS, TRANSMISSION CHECKED, ALL FLUIDS THE HOLE NINE YARDS. STILL I COULD HERE THIS NOISE. IN JANUARY OF 2013, WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE BALL BEARINGS, THE SUN ROOF JAMMED, I PUT IN MY BACK TAIL LIGHTS 3TIMES KEEP BLOWING OUT, THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO JAM. ON MARCH 5, 2013, . I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR JERKE…

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52.5%
ODI 10306549 · 2,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION BOLTS WERE LOOSE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE EFT AND BAF WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A COLLISION SHOP TO FIND OUT WHY THE BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH; YET, IT WAS PURCHASED THAT WAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

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52.8%
ODI 10432651

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY JEEP LIBERTY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE JEEP BECAUSE THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE BROKE AND CAUSED HIM TO RUN INTO A WALL. HE HAS A LEG & BACK INJURY DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 7 MONTHS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

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41.0%
ODI 11245394 · 255,000 mi

I HAD TO HAVE MY RF HUB BEARING REPLACED 3 TIMES. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THE FIRST TIME MILAGE WAS AROUND 75000 MILE SECOND WAS AT ABOUT 150 AND AGAIN AROUND 255 ITS APPEARS ONCE A YEAR. I AM NOW HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEAKS. MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING, WATER PUMP LEAKING AND OIL ALL AT ONCE. GOING IN FOR INSPECTION TODAY. STARTED WITH TRANS LEAK FOLLOWED BY THESE OTHER LEAKS. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANS FLUID AND IT WAS JERKING HESITATE TO GO INTO GEAR. ADDED TRANS FLUID WAS FIND BUT FOUND MYSELF ADDING MORE FLUID WITHIN NEXT …

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372.0%
ODI 10022370

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER WINDOW, THERE WERE NOISES COMING FROM THE DASH AND DOOR AREA. ALSO THE STARTER FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE. *AK *JB

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654.8%
ODI 10164621 · 42,000 mi

BOTH REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS ON MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY HAVE FALLEN OFF OF THE TRACK. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, A MAN WHO WORKED THERE INFORMED ME THAT THIS HAPPENS "ALL THE TIME TO LIBERTY'S." HE CLAIMED THE MOTOR WAS TOO SMALL. I WAS UPSET WHEN THE DEALERSHIP WANTED $350 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE IT RAINS OFTEN, AND THE WINDOW SLIPPING ALLOWS FOR WATER TO GET IN. FURTHERMORE, A FRIEND WHO OWNS A LIBERTY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM WONDERING HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM REALLY IS, AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE SHOULD BE …

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787.1%
ODI 10204145 · 63,000 mi

I FOUND BACK WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR TWICE ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED INTO DOOR ONCE ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT GO UP. FIRST TIME WAS JUNE 8, 2006. SECOND TIME WAS JUNE 20, 2007. THIRD TIME WAS SEPTEMBER 4, 2007. *JB

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585.2%
ODI 10207362

FAILURE OF POWER WINDOW CABLE CAUSED REAR DOOR TO BE "DEADBOLTED" CLOSED WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO OPEN WHEN THE CABLE SNAKED ITS WAY INTO THE DOOR CATCH SYSTEM. WHEN ADDING THIS INFORMATION TO A FORUM IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY OTHER MEMBERS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL. THIS "DEADBOLTING" OF THE DOORS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

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25618.7%
ODI 10171470 · 1,500 mi

FRONT POWER WINDOWS FALL OUT OF TRACK WHILE GOING UP REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO REMOVE HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE CORRECTION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THEIR OWN FUSE ACCORDING TO MANUAL QUIT WORKING IF THE RADIO FUSE BLOWS. *NM

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15121.5%
ODI 10235424 · 19,000 mi

I HAD TO GET TWO WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED IN MY 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE JEEP HAS 19,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE FIRST WAS REPLACED. ANOTHER WAS DONE AT 30,000. I AM NOW AT 32,000 AND THE ONE THE WAS REPLACED AT 19,000 IS BAD AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP IS QUICK TO REPLACE THE REGULATORS, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD DIRECTLY FRONT HE DEALERSHIP THAT THESE ARE A COMMON PROBLEM. MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT IN 3,000 MILES AND THEN IT WILL COST ME 79 FOR THE PART, PLUS THE LABOR OF HAVING IT INSTALLED EVERYTIME ONE GOES BAD. THE JEEP BRAND SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO THE IS…

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40.7%
ODI 10239101

A PART FOR THE POWER WINDOWS FAILS DUE TO PRESSURE ON IT(ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER) ALLOWING THE WINDOW TO DROP. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS NOW (THE THIRD HAPPENED TODAY) I COME OUT OF WORK AND THE WINDOW IS DOWN. FORTUNATELY THE WEATHER WAS GOOD DURING THESE OCCURRENCES. AND NO ONE APPARENTLY NOTICED AS THE WALKED BY IT. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE FOURTH ONE WHILE THEY ARE DOING THE THIRD BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX IT UNTIL IT BREAKS. I TOLD THEM THAT I AM TIRED OF TAKING OFF WORK TO GET THIS FIXED. THIS C…

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10.5%
ODI 10359705 · 15,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE WINDOW UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

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21.1%
ODI 10423125 · 2,500 mi

WINDOW NOT WORKING PROPERLY, CANNOT BE FIXED BY CHRYSLER? *TR

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Structure
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693.8%
ODI 10015407

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT. *JB

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624.6%
ODI 10203195

I AM ON MY 2ND REPAIR OF BALL JOINTS WITH MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY, I HAVE ALSO HAD A REPAIR WHEN WATER GATHERED AND CAUSED MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CARPET TO GET SOAKED WITH WATER. MY ISSUE IS RELATED TO MY TIRES, I HAVE HAD RUBBING AND VEERING TO THE RIGHT PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR A FEW YEARS AGO. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN QUESTIONING ALIGNMENT AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO ROTATE EVERY OIL CHANGE WHICH I DUE BUT THE PREMATURE WEAR ON MY TIRES IS BAD. I BELIEVE IT IS CAUSED FROM THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT PROBLEMS AND FEEL MY TIRES NEED TO BE REP…

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756.8%
ODI 10156186 · 7,000 mi

EASY ROLLOVER/NON-DEPLLOYMENT OF DRIVER AIRBAG IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON APRIL 10, 2006,WHILE TRAVELLILNG IN RIGHT LANE, UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT, ON I-85 IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, A LARGE GERMAN SHEPHERD TYPE DOG RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE 2004 CHRYSLER JEEP LIBERTY I WAS DRIVING. I SWERVED TOWARDS THE ROAD SHOULDER, IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ROLLED OVER(SIDE TO SIDE), AND THEN HIT A GUARD RAIL, HEAD ON. THE JEEP THEN FLIPPED OVER, BACK TO FRONT. I LANDED UPSDIE DOWN, WITH SMOKE FILLING THE CAR. THE DRIVER STEE…

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696.2%
ODI 10134281

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY ROCKY MOUNTAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON AUGUST 25, 2005. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER 45 MPH WITH THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLED DOWN THERE WAS AN EXTREMELY LOUD ROARING SOUND THAT POUNDED THE PASSENGER'S EARS. HE DID NOT REALIZE THIS WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS DESIGN. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY REFERRED HIM TO WRITE A LETTER OR …

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795.8%
ODI 10229731 · 66,600 mi

BACK HATCH DOOR DOESN'T OPEN ANYMORE, LATCH JAMS. *TR

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649.1%
ODI 10204508 · 800 mi

THE 2007 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT MY PARENTS AND 3 YEAR OLD CHILD WERE IN WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 45 MPH UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN THE JEEP ROLLING OVER SEVERAL TIMES. THE OTHER CAR STRUCK THE JEEP DIRECTLY IN THE MIDDLE, CAUSING THE MIDDLE SECTION TO CAVE IN, FORCING THE PASSENGER SEAT INTO THE DASH/GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE REAR AXLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME, THE DRIVE-TRAIN SEPARATED, THE GAS TANK RUPTURED, AND THE REAR SHOCK SPRINGS CAME OFF. THE PERSON SEATED IN THE FRO…

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224.1%
ODI 10245639 · 20 mi

THE SKYSLIDER ROOF ON TRUCK MAKE LOUD WIND NOISE WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH SO LOUD YOU CAN'T HEAR CAR HORNS. I HAVE BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *TR

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21.9%
ODI 10491913 · 150 mi

AS WE WERE DRIVING OUR CAR ON THE INTERSTATE, WE NOTICED THAT THE CLOSED SLIDING ROOF WAS BUCKLING ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE (RIGHT ABOVE THE HEADRESTS) AND WE COULD HEAR THIS WHISTLING SOUND AND FEEL AIR COMING FROM THE RAISED JUNCTION. WE SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH WE HAD PURCHASED THE NEW VEHICLE, BRUNSWICK AUTO, AND INQUIRED ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON THE SLIDING ROOF. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO RECALLS. WE LATER HAD THE ROOF EXAMINED AND WAS TOLD THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. WE CONTINUED TO NOTIC…

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00.0%

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42.2%
ODI 10420023 · 15,185 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP LIBERTY JET. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE CHROME COVERS OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE COVERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,185.

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41.0%
ODI 10501909 · 6,450 mi

AFTER GOING THRU A CAR WASH, I WAS TOUCHING UP THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS RUSTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON MON, STATED MY FINDING AND REMINDED THE SERVICE REP THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW ~6 MONTHS AGO (THEREFORE WAS UNDER WARRANTY) I SET UP TO DROP IT OFF ON WED @12PM. ~ 30 MINUTES, AFTER I WAS SHUTTLED TO WORK, THE SERVICE MGR CALLED AND TOLD ME THE RUST WAS NORMAL AND ONLY "SURFACE RUST". HOWEVER, IS GOING TO REPLACE IT TO KEEP THE CUSTOMER SERVICE UP. I SUGGESTED SOME SORT OF COATING TO PREVE…

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls30,000–63,892 mi43,944 mi230
ODI 10171470 · 1,500 mi

FRONT POWER WINDOWS FALL OUT OF TRACK WHILE GOING UP REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO REMOVE HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE CORRECTION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ON THEIR OWN FUSE ACCORDING TO MANUAL QUIT WORKING IF THE RADIO FUSE BLOWS. *NM

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ODI 10192076 · 5,432 mi

TWICE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE WINDOW, FIRST TO MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE SECOND TO MY PASSENGER WINDOW DRIVERS SIDE , STARTING SLOWLY SLIDING DOWN INTO DOOR WITH WINDOW SWITCH NON-FUNCTIONAL. THIS FIRST HAPPENED JULY OF LAST YEAR AND AGAIN THIS MONTH, MAY 2007. *TR

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ODI 10201842 · 7,000 mi

MY LATEST JEEP, A 2006 LIBERTY (WITH FEWER THAN 16000 MILES), HAS GONE TO THE SHOP 5 TIMES FOR 5 BROKEN WINDOWS (CABLES/REGULATORS). THEY JUST ROLLED DOWN ONE DAY AND REFUSED TO ROLL BACK UP AGAIN. THE FIRST WINDOW BROKE ABOUT ONE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE SUV. ANOTHER OF THE WINDOWS HAS BROKEN TWICE, WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE FIRST "REPAIR." THEN I HAD TO TAKE IT IN RECENTLY WITH TWO WINDOWS BROKEN AT THE SAME TIME. IT'S RIDICULOUS! *JB UPDATED 10/10/07. *JB

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Fuel System, Gasoline37,141–73,250 mi50,000 mi82
ODI 10236400 · 36,000 mi

THERE IS A SLIGHT FUEL SYSTEM LEAK THAT ALLOWS AN AIR POCKET TO BUILD IN THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING. WHEN THIS AIR POCKET GETS DRAWN INTO THE INJECTOR PUMP, THE ENGINE BEGINS RUNNING BADLY, CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THERE WAS NO POINT IN RETURNING TO WASTE MY TIME AFTER THAT. I KNOW HOW TO TEMPORARILY FIX THE PROBLEM NOW THAT I HAVE READ SO MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING, AS NOTED IN THE LOST INTERNET FORUM. THE LATEST OCCU…

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ODI 10258903 · 11,800 mi

HELLO, I BOUGHT A 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT IN ROMANIA KJ / LE85 (THE LIBERTY 4X4 JEEP FOR EUROPE), FROM CASA AUTO ROMANIA: / 7 FEBRUARY 2007. MY TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, STILL IN WARRANTY (2 YEARS WARRANTY IN ROMANIA) ARE: -THE ESP/BAS WARNING LAMP COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY WITH ENGINE RUNNING, THE LIGHT REMAINS ON AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30MPS. FIRST, THIS PROBLEM WAS RANDOMLY APPEARING, BUT NOW IT APPEARS EACH TIME I AM DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MILES/H . -2 TIMES MY ENGINE LOST POWER FOR NO REASON; -THE FUEL C…

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ODI 10268476 · 59,000 mi

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE TANK AND FORCES THE GAS BACK OUT UNDER PRESSURE CREATING A SPRAY THE COVERS THE PERSON FILLING THE TANK, AND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CAUSED BY A BROKEN / CLOGGED FUEL TANK VENT. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME YOU FILL THE TANK. TRYING TO FILL THE TANK AT A LOW FILL RATE DOESN'T IMPROVE THE SITUATION. *TR

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Fuel/Propulsion System56,629–120,000 mi84,000 mi72
ODI 10461489 · 52,515 mi

THIS PROBLEM PERTAINS TO THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY CRD 2.8L DIESEL. UNDER ACCELERATION FROM 55 MPH TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 3,000 RPM. WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO 45 MPH, IT WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED, EFFECTIVELY IN A "LIMP-IN MODE" . AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES THEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5-7 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS THEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND AFTER TWO WEEKS THE DEALER BASIC…

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ODI 10465711 · 50,000 mi

THE GAS TANK SHOOTS A LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL OUT EACH TIME WHEN REFUELING, WHICH COVERS THE REAR QUARTER PANEL OF THE VEHICLE IN GASOLINE AS WELL AS THE PERSON PUMPING. THIS OCCURS CONSISTENTLY, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED REGARDLESS OF FACTORS SUCH AS PUMP SPEED, TEMPERATURE, DEPTH OR POSITION OF THE NOZZLE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TIME FUELING SO THAT THE TANK IS NOT FULL SO THIS DOES NOT OCCUR. THIS IS A SAFETY HARD DUE TO THE INABILITY OF THE GAS TANK TO HOLD THE GASOLINE, WHICH WOULD BE DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT OF EVEN A MINOR ACCIDEN…

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ODI 10470096 · 72,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL SMELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

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Suspension75,075–141,500 mi109,500 mi116
ODI 10198727 · 200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. ON THE THIRD DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THE VIBRATIONS CONTINUE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V089000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ON AUGUST 3, 2007. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE IS A THREE WEEK WAITING PERIOD AND WILL CALL HIM TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAPPENS TO OVERHEAT…

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ODI 10258158 · 70,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD WARM UP, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLINGING SOUND THAT APPEARED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE BLOWER. WITHIN THREE DAYS, THE SOUND WORSENED AND THE STEERING BECAME STIFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND WAS SEVERELY OUT OF ALIGNMENT. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT BOTH OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS VERY UNCOMMON FOR BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS WERE ORIGINALLY DEFECTI…

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ODI 10432481 · 40,000 mi

THE FRONT BALL JOINT HAS COMPLETELY BROKEN, AND THE OTHER THREE ARE IN BAD SHAPE AS WELL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR ALMOST 900,000 JEEP LIBERTY'S MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2002-2006, BUT MINE WAS NOT ON THE LIST FOR SOME REASON UNBEKNOWNST TO ME. THE CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT, AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON MY CAR WOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN RECALL ID #57136. *TR

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Visibility28,000–60,000 mi45,000 mi111
ODI 10202142 · 9,182 mi

ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30PM BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I GOT IN OUR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY WITH ONLY 9,188 MILES TO DRIVE HOME. UPON TURNING ON THE VEHICLE WE TURNED UP THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEARD A GRINDING SOUND. UNSURE OF WHAT THE NOISE WAS, MY HUSBAND TURNED DOWN THE AIR FOR A MOMENT. AS HE TURNED THE AIR BACK UP THE BLOWER FAN FELL OUT OF THE DASHBOARD AND INTO THE FOOT AREA OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT WHERE I WAS SITTING. THE BLOWER FAN WAS STILL TURNING AS IT MADE CONTACT WITH MY FEET BECAUSE IT DID NOT DETACH FROM…

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ODI 10242086 · 10,000 mi

2006 JEEP LIBERTY SEAT FABRIC STAINS VERY EASILY -- WATER STAINS. NO APPARENT WAY TO CLEAN IT AND KEEP IT CLEAN. ALSO 3 OUT OF 4 WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

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ODI 10242330 · 28,000 mi

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED ON ALL 4 WINDOWS, WITH THE LEFT REAR REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS AT 28,000 MILES, AND THE SECOND EPISODE OCCURRED AT 33,000 MILES. A FINAL INCIDENCE OCCURRED AT 42,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT JEEP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT HAPPENS IN HOT AREAS (LIKE THE DESERT). I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE MY WINDOWS CRACKED OPEN SO AS TO PREVENT THE BUILD-UP OF HEAT. THESE EVENTS HAPPEN AS I DRIVE, AND IN ONE CASE, IT HAPPENED THAT THE WINDOW CAME DOWN WHILE MY WIFE WAS AT WORK, AND SHE FOUND I…

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Electrical System30,705–89,881 mi60,500 mi90
ODI 10161983 · 3,977 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CONTROL HEAD HOWEVER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL PUMP ALSO RUNS CONSTANTLY AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

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ODI 10171213 · 3,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, A SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE PULLED OVER, AND FLAMES ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BLISTERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FIRE COULD HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL SINCE THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED, AND WAS TAKEN TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WA…

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ODI 10171755 · 1,750 mi

WHILE DRIVING 2006 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED ESP/BAS LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDS UPDATE REPROGRAM, ALSO WAS A RECAL TO PROGRAM BCM. GOT JEEP BACK NEXT DAY, LIGHT CAME BACK ON PLUS THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT, TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY HAD FOR 2 DAYS CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE WAY I DRIVE AND USE THE BRAKE PEDAL. PROBLEM NOT FIXED. JEEP HAS 10000 MILES ON IT NOW. WHEN IT ONLY HAD 1750 MILES ALL THE PANEL L…

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Structure38,000–112,000 mi66,600 mi13
ODI 10229731 · 66,600 mi

BACK HATCH DOOR DOESN'T OPEN ANYMORE, LATCH JAMS. *TR

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ODI 10392778 · 63,000 mi

MY MOTHER BOUGHT A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM,SO IN MARCH OF 2010 ME AND MY HUSBAND DECIDED TO PURCHASE A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY FROM A TRUSTY CAR DEALER. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF HAVING THIS JEEP OUR RIGHT REAR WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR AS WE WERE DRIVING TO A FAMILY FUNCTION. MY BIGGEST FEAR WAS THAT 1 OF OUR 3 KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BY BROKEN GLASS. MY FATHER REPAIRED THE WINDOW BY WEDGING A PIECE OF WOOD BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW. I LATER CALLED JEEP WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS JEEP AND THAT THEY WOULD …

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ODI 10490965 · 13,200 mi

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 …

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Unknown Or Other27,543–100,588 mi66,000 mi40
ODI 10184049 · 2 mi

FROM THE DATE I PICKED UP THE CAR, THE BRAKES GAVE OFF A "MOAN". THIS IS A RECOGNIZABLE NOISE, AS A BRAKE PROBLEM. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY IN COLDER WEATHER BUT IS LOUD AND PARTICULARLY EVIDENT WHEN I FIRST TAKE THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE IN THE MORNING WHEN BACKING UP. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS WORKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER, CHANGES THE COMPONENTS TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS WASHED THEIR HANDS OF THE PROBLEM BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. *JB

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ODI 10194115 · 3,000 mi

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 AVAILA…

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ODI 10238461 · 30,000 mi

NUMEROUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON AT ONCE BETWEEN 15 - 50 MPH DEALER REPLACED BODY CONTROL MODULE LIGHTS STILL COME ON NOW HAS MORE PROBLEMS AFTER REPAIR BY DEALER. SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS LEASED VEHICLE RUNNING UP MILES BACK 2 DEALER REAR WINDOW FALL DOWN REPAIRED MOTOR TRIED 2 QUIT 3 TIMES COULD BE DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC SEEMS IT LOSES PRIME ON FUEL SYSTEM . ALSO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES HAD IT ALIGNED MYSELF WAS OUT FROM FACTORY 10 DEG. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN DEALER 2 FIX SINCE I HAVE MORE PROBLEMS AFTER LAST VISI…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-011None
ODI 11638430

I was driving down the freeway at 70 mph, and suddenly my car (2006 Jeep Liberty) felt as if the rear end was dragging and I began to lose control of my vehicle. The icy Michigan conditions were no help, but thankfully the drivers surrounding me were attentive and moved out of the way until i was able to regain control and pull onto the shoulder. I had my vehicle towed to a shop, where i was informed the rear control arm had fractured and in turn damaged the rear axle. I found out there was a recall for this EXACT problem on my car, a blessing …

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2025-021None
ODI 11644146 · 213,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated while driving on the highway at 55 MPH, there was an abnormal popping sound coming from the front passenger’s side, and the vehicle started to skid. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over onto the side of the road to park and inspect the vehicle and became aware that the front passenger’s side lower ball joint was fractured. The vehicle was towed to a local independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the lower ball joint…

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2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

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2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-081None
ODI 11681633 · 214,564 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while reversing, the contact noticed an abnormal sound before the vehicle stopped. The contact stated that upon inspecting the vehicle, the front of the vehicle had lowered unintendedly. The contact noticed that the front lower ball joint had detached and separated from the spindle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact referenced an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included in…

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2025-091None
ODI 11685852

Every time I pump gas it spits back out at me. No matter what I do. This is completely unacceptable and dangerous

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2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-111None
ODI 11699001 · 180,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20-25 MPH, the front control arm fractured. The front wheel seized, and the vehicle drove into a driveway. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The local dealer was contacted and suggested an appointment, and that the rear control arm was not covered under warranty. The contact was informed about NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V252000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Structure) and NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V278000 (Suspension)…

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2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-011None
ODI 11713720

Vehicle: 2006 Jeep Liberty VIN: [XXX] Summary: The front lower ball joint on my 2006 Jeep Liberty failed while the vehicle was in normal use. This failure matches the defect described in NHTSA Recall 06V288000 (Chrysler F23), which involves corrosion and separation of the front lower ball joints. My VIN does not currently show this recall as open, but the failure occurred exactly as described in the recall documentation. Details: In November 2025, the front end of the vehicle collapsed due to a lower ball joint separation. The joint failed wit…

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2026-021None
ODI 11716426

The front lower ball joints have repeatedly failed under recall. The dealer says I now have to pay to have it repaired properly, under recall

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2026-031None
ODI 11722911 · 168,000 mi

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2006 Jeep Liberty on January 16, 2026, from a used car dealer. While attempting to obtain insurance for the vehicle, the insurance company discovered a mileage discrepancy. The insurance company informed the contact that the vehicle could not be insured due to the mileage discrepancy. The dealer was contacted however, while attempting to retrieve a Carfax report; Carfax could not provide the report. At the time of the purchase, the mileage was 143,000; however, the insurance company discovered that the mi…

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2026-041None
ODI 11730737 · 87,803 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel was loose, with a clunking sound coming from the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken for inspection and failed the inspection. The vehicle was diagnosed by a certified mechanic, and the contact was informed that the driver's side ball joint was detaching and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to another certified mechanic to be repaired. Two years later, the steering was loose again. The vehicle was taken for inspe…

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2026-050None

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2026-060None

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2026-071None
ODI 11751878 · 163,911 mi

ball joint recall was issues and done on paper in August 2006 on the Jeep liberty. Both ball joint have failed on this vehicle at different times this year while driving the vehicle and Jeep has declined to take any responsibility in any way. This is a major safety concern as any kind of speed while this occurs would be catastrophic. I suspect that Jeep submitted that the recall was fixed when in fact it was not and documents were falsified.

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2026-081None
ODI 11754588

Two of my sons were involved in a rollover accident. Thankfully, they are ok with minor injuries and bruising. However, none of the airbags deployed.

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2026-091None
ODI 11763816

The front passenger side lower ball joint corroded, failed, or detached while I was driving, causing the front of the car to basically fall onto the tire/steering to fail. I had to immediately pull over right before entering the highway as it was undriveable. Thankfully I wasn’t going fast bc this could’ve caused a crash or flipped my car. There was a recall for this exact issue for 800,000 Jeeps of the same make, model, and year, but this exact VIN wasn’t included in the recall. No warning lights or symptoms appeared prior to this occurring. I…

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2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 2114 reports

2011: 31 complaints · 2012: 114 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2011111931
20121851114
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
201117902
201238005

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentVisibility:Power Window Devices And ControlsFuel System, GasolineFuel/Propulsion SystemSuspensionVisibilityElectrical SystemStructureUnknown Or Other
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ODI 10548370 · 90,054 mi

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOME TIME. WHEN I FILL UP, THE GAS TANKS GUSHES OUT GAS WHEN IT IS FULL. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THAT I FILL UP WITH GAS. IT SEEMS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS ENOUGH FUEL THAT SPILLS ON TO THE GROUND BELOW THE JEEP. I HAVE REPLACED EVERY REGULATOR IN MY JEEP'S WINDOWS. THEY GO OUT ALL OF THE TIME. THE LAST ONE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THE WINDOW CRASHED DOWN AND SCARED ME TO DEATH. *TR

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ODI 10275280 · 38,402 mi

2006 JEEP LIBERTY REAR DRIVERSIDE WINDOW DROPPED IN TO THE DOOR FRAME WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ON 6-28-09. AT 60MPH THE NOISE ALMOST CAUSED ME SO CRASH!! TOLD IT WAS WINDOW REGULTOR...... IT WOULD COST ME 500 TO REPLACE. I ONLY HAVE 38,XXX MILES ON MY JEEP .......AFTER READING ONLINE THIS IS HAS BEEN A LARGE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE.... WHICH JUST SNUCK UP ON ME YESTURDAY. PLEASE REVIEW THIS WINDOW CONCERN THANK YOU MYRA ROOKS WILLARD MISSOURI *TR

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ODI 10278453 · 37,000 mi

THE DRIVER'S REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND NOW THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP AND DOWN AND SLIDES DOWN BY ITSELF. CHRYSLER ONLY SELLS THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR AND EVERYTHING AS ONE PACKAGE, SO EVEN THOUGH I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR WORKING AND IT IS MOST LIKELY A BROKEN PIECE OF PLASTIC, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT JEEPS USE FOR REGULATORS, THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM IM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY 300 DOLLARS TO BUY EVERYTHING. IF CHRYSLER WOULD USE A METAL BRACKET AS A REGULATOR INSTEAD OF A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC THERE WOULD NOT BE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH JEEP LIBERT…

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ODI 10331973 · 35,100 mi

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…

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ODI 10231955 · 11,000 mi

OUR JEEP LIBERTY HAS HAD THE LEFT REAR WINDOW REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND IT FELL DOWN AGAIN YESTERDAY. THE RIGHT REAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. THE SUNROOF REPAIRED ONCE AND THE BATTERY/ELECTRICAL REPAIRED THREE TIMES. THIS DOESN'T COUNT THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED TWICE BECAUSE OF LEAKS. I T APPEARS THE WINDOWS FALL DOWN ABOUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. *TR

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ODI 10334752 · 33,000 mi

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

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ODI 10346247 · 48,712 mi

IN MARCH 2009 I PURCHASED A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AND IN AUGUST 2009 THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING JUST A LOUD CLICKING SOUND AND THEN YOU CAN MANUAL PULL AND PUSH THE WINDOW DOWN. A NEW REGULATOR/CABLE AND WINDOW HAD TO BE INSTALLED. IN MARCH 2010 THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. IN JULY 2010 THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. EACH TIME THE WINDOWS STOPS WORKING THEY NEED TO REPLACED. MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET, NOW MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT A…

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ODI 10392778 · 63,000 mi

MY MOTHER BOUGHT A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM,SO IN MARCH OF 2010 ME AND MY HUSBAND DECIDED TO PURCHASE A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY FROM A TRUSTY CAR DEALER. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF HAVING THIS JEEP OUR RIGHT REAR WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR AS WE WERE DRIVING TO A FAMILY FUNCTION. MY BIGGEST FEAR WAS THAT 1 OF OUR 3 KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BY BROKEN GLASS. MY FATHER REPAIRED THE WINDOW BY WEDGING A PIECE OF WOOD BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW. I LATER CALLED JEEP WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS JEEP AND THAT THEY WOULD …

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ODI 10494201

2006 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE WINDOW PARTS INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, IN ADDITION, TO THE PREVIOUS 11-12 REPLACEMENTS IN 2007. THE CONSUMER STATED USING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS WAS NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN, THERE WAS A THUMPING AND WIND NOISE, THAT WAS UNBEARABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THINGS WERE STOLEN OUT OF HIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP. ALSO THERE WAS A NOISE COMI…

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Fuel System, Gasoline
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ODI 10548370 · 90,054 mi

THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SOME TIME. WHEN I FILL UP, THE GAS TANKS GUSHES OUT GAS WHEN IT IS FULL. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THAT I FILL UP WITH GAS. IT SEEMS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS ENOUGH FUEL THAT SPILLS ON TO THE GROUND BELOW THE JEEP. I HAVE REPLACED EVERY REGULATOR IN MY JEEP'S WINDOWS. THEY GO OUT ALL OF THE TIME. THE LAST ONE WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND THE WINDOW CRASHED DOWN AND SCARED ME TO DEATH. *TR

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ODI 11163681

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) AND 18V278000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. NEUWIRTH CHRYSLER WILMINGTON (219 S COLLEGE RD, WILMINGTON, NC 28403, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONT…

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ODI 11574040 · 63,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 13V252000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Structure) and 18V278000 (Suspension) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the abnormal sound was due to a lower control arm failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that th…

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ODI 11699001 · 180,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20-25 MPH, the front control arm fractured. The front wheel seized, and the vehicle drove into a driveway. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The local dealer was contacted and suggested an appointment, and that the rear control arm was not covered under warranty. The contact was informed about NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V252000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Structure) and NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V278000 (Suspension)…

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ODI 10332548

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 SP…

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ODI 10451518

LAST YEAR AROUND AUG 2011 MY KEY STUCK IN THE KEY SLOT COULDN'T EVEN GET IT OUT HAD AFTER A WHILE FIGURED OUT IF U PUSH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY IN THEN PUT IN PARK THEN SOMETIMES THE KEY WOULD COME OUT STARTED WORKIN AFTER ABOUT 2 TO 3MONTHS LATER THEN ON FEB 27 12 IT STARTED 2 STICK AGAIN THEN IT WOULDN'T START WE CALLED CHRYSLER. THEY TOLD US 2 HAVE IT HAULED 2 SOME WHERE 2 HAVE IT CHECKED ITS AT LEE AUTO IN AURBON MAINE THEY WE ARE NOW PAYING 200$ AND THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT WHAT IT IS -CHRYSLER, GAVE US A CASE NUM [XXX] AND THEY TOLD MY HU…

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ODI 10451864 · 60,000 mi

GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FUELING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SENSE WHEN ITS FULL. I HAVE TO STOP FUELING BEFORE I THINK ITS FULL SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN, SO I AM UNABLE TO FILL TANK COMPLETELY. SPILLS ALL OVER MY CLOTHES, ON THE GROUND AND DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. ALSO I SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WHEN I'M DRIVING MY VEHICLE SOMETIMES WHICH IS VERY SCARY. *TR

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ODI 10577805

MY ORIGINAL INTENT WAS TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A GAS OVERFLOW ISSUE, BUT AFTER SEEING ALL THE OTHER LIBERTY COMPLAINTS, I HAVE INCLUDED OTHER ISSUES I HAVE: 1. FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS, WHEN PUMPING GAS, THE GAS HAS CONTINUED TO FLOW EVEN AFTER THE AUTOMATIC FLOW HAS SHUT OFF. I NOW STAND AT THE PUMP AND WHEN I THINK IT IS GETTING FULL, I START PUMPING BY HAND TO AVOID THE OVERFLOW. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN ISSUE OTHER LIBERTY OWNERS EXPERIENCE. I DID RECEIVE THE INITIAL RECALL NOTICE FOR 13V-252, BUT NOTHING SINCE TO S…

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ODI 10552793 · 77,691 mi

MY COMPLAINT IS ACTUALLY ABOUT NHTSA! IN JUNE OF 2013, NHTSA PETITIONED CHRYSLER TO RECALL (RECALL NUMBER N46) JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES INCLUDING MODEL YEARS 2002 - 2007. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IS INCLUDED. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A RISK OF FUEL TANK PUNCTURE, AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE IN THE CASE OF REAR-END COLLISION. CHRYSLER, AFTER INITIALLY REFUSING TO ISSUE THE RECALL, CAVED IN TO NHTSA PRESSURE. WHEN I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER TODAY, FIVE MONTHS AFTER THEY AGREED TO THE RECALL, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY ARE WAITING…

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ODI 10562705

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE NEEDED PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF UPDATED 03/13/14

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ODI 10569099

THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL N46 / NHTSA 13V-252 WHICH WE WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT. SAID THAT CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT THIS RECALL WAS EFFECTIVE BACK IN JUNE 2013, AND WE JUST CALLED THEM AND THEY HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO SEND OUT, MAKE OR OBTAIN ANY OF THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THIS SAFETY RECALL!! CAN YOU MOVE THEM ALONG? *TR

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ODI 11153019

THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY CORRODE AND COULD BREAK WITHOUT WARNING. SAFETY RISK: A BROKEN REAR SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSE A CRASH. REMEDY: THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS MUST BE REPLACED THE FUEL TANK ON YOUR VEHICLE HAS A SMALL CHANCE OF EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK DURING CERTAIN TYPES OF REAR END COLLISIONS. SAFETY RISK: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERBODY FIRE.

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ODI 11182557 · 150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINT AND AN UNKNOWN TIRE BECAME DETACHED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V252000 …

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ODI 11208181 · 91,000 mi

RECALL THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES WHEN IT'S JUST START TO MOVE AND WHEN YOU START TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKES TOO

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ODI 11337404

MY FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE MY WINDOWS REGULATORS DON'T LAST 6 MONTHS I TRIED TO DO THE RECALLS SINCE I BOUGHT THING AND EVERY TIME I TRIED I GET THE SAME THING WE DON'T HAVE THE PARTS WE DON'T HAVE THE PARTS NOT 1 OF MY RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE TRIED N TRIED GOT FEED UP WHEN I SEEN THAT THERE ALL OFF MY VIN LOOK UP FOR MY 06 RECALLS BUT 1AND THE FUNNY THING IS I JUST I MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT ON LINE TO GET LOWER CONTROL ARMS THIS WEEK DIDN'T SAY ABOUT NO REALLY UNTIL I WAS THERE AND THEY WERE GETTING READY TO PULL IT IN THEN ALL OF A SU…

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ODI 10585851

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

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ODI 10605382

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF AUGUST 2014 THE PARTS WERE NOT YET MADE AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. UPDATED 09/10/2014 *JS

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ODI 10616327

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) WAS RECEIVED IN MID OF 2013. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE EACH TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

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Suspension0
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ODI 11163681

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) AND 18V278000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. NEUWIRTH CHRYSLER WILMINGTON (219 S COLLEGE RD, WILMINGTON, NC 28403, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONT…

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ODI 11574040 · 63,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 13V252000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Structure) and 18V278000 (Suspension) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the abnormal sound was due to a lower control arm failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that th…

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ODI 11699001 · 180,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20-25 MPH, the front control arm fractured. The front wheel seized, and the vehicle drove into a driveway. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The local dealer was contacted and suggested an appointment, and that the rear control arm was not covered under warranty. The contact was informed about NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V252000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Structure) and NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V278000 (Suspension)…

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ODI 11153019

THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY CORRODE AND COULD BREAK WITHOUT WARNING. SAFETY RISK: A BROKEN REAR SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND CAUSE A CRASH. REMEDY: THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS MUST BE REPLACED THE FUEL TANK ON YOUR VEHICLE HAS A SMALL CHANCE OF EXPERIENCING A FUEL LEAK DURING CERTAIN TYPES OF REAR END COLLISIONS. SAFETY RISK: FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERBODY FIRE.

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ODI 11182557 · 150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINT AND AN UNKNOWN TIRE BECAME DETACHED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V252000 …

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ODI 11208181 · 91,000 mi

RECALL THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES WHEN IT'S JUST START TO MOVE AND WHEN YOU START TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKES TOO

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ODI 10198727 · 200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. ON THE THIRD DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THE VIBRATIONS CONTINUE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V089000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ON AUGUST 3, 2007. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE IS A THREE WEEK WAITING PERIOD AND WILL CALL HIM TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAPPENS TO OVERHEAT…

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ODI 11265771 · 130 mi

1. FRONT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AS THEY SUPPOSED TO. IF THERE IS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THIS SUV VIHECLE GOT HIT STRONGLY. BOLTS ARE OUT OF ORDER TOO. ON MOTION MAKES LOTS OF NOISE AND SQUEEZING SOUNDS AS WELL. 2. INTERNAL ELECRICAL WIRING HAS SOME ISSUES. THE FRONT CEILING LIGHT GETS ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. THE AIRCONTIONER LED LIGHT AS WELL.

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ODI 11266541

I THE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE LEFT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT GOING BAD. THE TRANSMISSION MODULE IS TRIPPING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS (FRONT AND BACK) MAKES AWFUL SOUND GOING UP. THE AC COMPRESSOR HAS STOPPED WORKING.

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ODI 11163681

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) AND 18V278000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. NEUWIRTH CHRYSLER WILMINGTON (219 S COLLEGE RD, WILMINGTON, NC 28403, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONT…

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ODI 11182557 · 150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINT AND AN UNKNOWN TIRE BECAME DETACHED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V252000 …

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ODI 11574040 · 63,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 13V252000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Structure) and 18V278000 (Suspension) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the abnormal sound was due to a lower control arm failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that th…

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ODI 10559993 · 75,100 mi

WE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON OUR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY UNTIL WE HAD A SEVERE COLD SNAP (JEEP WAS BOUGHT IN FL AND NOW RESIDES IN DE) AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DEVELOPED A SCREECHING, STRAINING NOISE IN THE STEERING AND ALL AROUND DRIVING.IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED WE DROVE THE NOISE WAS ALWAYS THERE AND CONSISTENT, WHETHER YOU TURNED A CORNER, PUT ON THE BRAKES, BACKED UP OR DROVE ON THE ROAD NORMALLY ALMOST SOUNDED LIKE THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING BUT WE HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED IN APRIL 2013. TOOK JEEP TO OUR AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND …

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ODI 10826128 · 143,000 mi

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

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ODI 11413466 · 250,000 mi

ALREADY HAD RECALL REAR CONTROL ARMS THEN JEEP WAS MAKING NOISE FRONT DRIVER SIDE I WENT TO RUN CORNER ON CITY STREET CONTROL ARM IN FRONT BROKE BLEW OUT TIRE AND RIM HAD TO HAVE IT TOW THEN NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS LATER UPPER CONTROL ARM PASSENGERS IDENTIFIED SAME THING I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT BE ON HIGHWAY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAD CAR 3 1/2 YES REPLACE COMPRESSOR TWICE AND ALTERNATOR TWICE EVERY NOW RADIO GOES OFF AND ON LITES GO DANGEROUS CAR BUT CA N T AFFORD TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT

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ODI 10275280 · 38,402 mi

2006 JEEP LIBERTY REAR DRIVERSIDE WINDOW DROPPED IN TO THE DOOR FRAME WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ON 6-28-09. AT 60MPH THE NOISE ALMOST CAUSED ME SO CRASH!! TOLD IT WAS WINDOW REGULTOR...... IT WOULD COST ME 500 TO REPLACE. I ONLY HAVE 38,XXX MILES ON MY JEEP .......AFTER READING ONLINE THIS IS HAS BEEN A LARGE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE.... WHICH JUST SNUCK UP ON ME YESTURDAY. PLEASE REVIEW THIS WINDOW CONCERN THANK YOU MYRA ROOKS WILLARD MISSOURI *TR

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ODI 10278453 · 37,000 mi

THE DRIVER'S REAR WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE AND NOW THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP AND DOWN AND SLIDES DOWN BY ITSELF. CHRYSLER ONLY SELLS THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR AND EVERYTHING AS ONE PACKAGE, SO EVEN THOUGH I CAN HEAR THE MOTOR WORKING AND IT IS MOST LIKELY A BROKEN PIECE OF PLASTIC, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT JEEPS USE FOR REGULATORS, THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM IM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY 300 DOLLARS TO BUY EVERYTHING. IF CHRYSLER WOULD USE A METAL BRACKET AS A REGULATOR INSTEAD OF A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC THERE WOULD NOT BE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH JEEP LIBERT…

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ODI 10331973 · 35,100 mi

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…

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ODI 10332548

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 SP…

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ODI 10202142 · 9,182 mi

ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30PM BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I GOT IN OUR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY WITH ONLY 9,188 MILES TO DRIVE HOME. UPON TURNING ON THE VEHICLE WE TURNED UP THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEARD A GRINDING SOUND. UNSURE OF WHAT THE NOISE WAS, MY HUSBAND TURNED DOWN THE AIR FOR A MOMENT. AS HE TURNED THE AIR BACK UP THE BLOWER FAN FELL OUT OF THE DASHBOARD AND INTO THE FOOT AREA OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT WHERE I WAS SITTING. THE BLOWER FAN WAS STILL TURNING AS IT MADE CONTACT WITH MY FEET BECAUSE IT DID NOT DETACH FROM…

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ODI 10610350 · 75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REGULATOR LIFT PLATES FAILED ON BOTH REAR WINDOWS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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ODI 10838661 · 82,000 mi

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.

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ODI 10607241 · 32,000 mi

THE LIFT PLATES ON ALL SIDE WINDOWS OF JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES CAN BE DEFECTIVE. THE WINDOW WILL UNEXPECTEDLY COMPLETELY DROP DOWN. CHRYSLER CORPORATION ACCEPTS THE FACT THERE ARE WINDOW DEFECTIVE LIFT PLATES. THEY EXTENDED THE VEHICLE WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE LIFT PLATE PARTS IF THEY FAIL. TO MY KNOWLEDGE CHRYSLER CORPORATION DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE PARTS OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FOUND THIS INFORMATION OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR WINDOW REPAIR AT THE JEEP CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP (THE FARICY BOYS CHRYSLER, JEEP) ON …

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ODI 11523168 · 4,707 mi

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.

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ODI 10231955 · 11,000 mi

OUR JEEP LIBERTY HAS HAD THE LEFT REAR WINDOW REPAIRED 3 TIMES AND IT FELL DOWN AGAIN YESTERDAY. THE RIGHT REAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. THE SUNROOF REPAIRED ONCE AND THE BATTERY/ELECTRICAL REPAIRED THREE TIMES. THIS DOESN'T COUNT THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED TWICE BECAUSE OF LEAKS. I T APPEARS THE WINDOWS FALL DOWN ABOUT EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. *TR

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ODI 10334752 · 33,000 mi

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

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ODI 10346247 · 48,712 mi

IN MARCH 2009 I PURCHASED A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AND IN AUGUST 2009 THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING JUST A LOUD CLICKING SOUND AND THEN YOU CAN MANUAL PULL AND PUSH THE WINDOW DOWN. A NEW REGULATOR/CABLE AND WINDOW HAD TO BE INSTALLED. IN MARCH 2010 THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. IN JULY 2010 THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. EACH TIME THE WINDOWS STOPS WORKING THEY NEED TO REPLACED. MONEY OUT OF MY POCKET, NOW MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT A…

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ODI 10451518

LAST YEAR AROUND AUG 2011 MY KEY STUCK IN THE KEY SLOT COULDN'T EVEN GET IT OUT HAD AFTER A WHILE FIGURED OUT IF U PUSH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY IN THEN PUT IN PARK THEN SOMETIMES THE KEY WOULD COME OUT STARTED WORKIN AFTER ABOUT 2 TO 3MONTHS LATER THEN ON FEB 27 12 IT STARTED 2 STICK AGAIN THEN IT WOULDN'T START WE CALLED CHRYSLER. THEY TOLD US 2 HAVE IT HAULED 2 SOME WHERE 2 HAVE IT CHECKED ITS AT LEE AUTO IN AURBON MAINE THEY WE ARE NOW PAYING 200$ AND THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT WHAT IT IS -CHRYSLER, GAVE US A CASE NUM [XXX] AND THEY TOLD MY HU…

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ODI 10451864 · 60,000 mi

GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FUELING BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SENSE WHEN ITS FULL. I HAVE TO STOP FUELING BEFORE I THINK ITS FULL SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN, SO I AM UNABLE TO FILL TANK COMPLETELY. SPILLS ALL OVER MY CLOTHES, ON THE GROUND AND DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. ALSO I SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WHEN I'M DRIVING MY VEHICLE SOMETIMES WHICH IS VERY SCARY. *TR

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ODI 10577805

MY ORIGINAL INTENT WAS TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT A GAS OVERFLOW ISSUE, BUT AFTER SEEING ALL THE OTHER LIBERTY COMPLAINTS, I HAVE INCLUDED OTHER ISSUES I HAVE: 1. FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS, WHEN PUMPING GAS, THE GAS HAS CONTINUED TO FLOW EVEN AFTER THE AUTOMATIC FLOW HAS SHUT OFF. I NOW STAND AT THE PUMP AND WHEN I THINK IT IS GETTING FULL, I START PUMPING BY HAND TO AVOID THE OVERFLOW. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN ISSUE OTHER LIBERTY OWNERS EXPERIENCE. I DID RECEIVE THE INITIAL RECALL NOTICE FOR 13V-252, BUT NOTHING SINCE TO S…

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ODI 11337404

MY FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE MY WINDOWS REGULATORS DON'T LAST 6 MONTHS I TRIED TO DO THE RECALLS SINCE I BOUGHT THING AND EVERY TIME I TRIED I GET THE SAME THING WE DON'T HAVE THE PARTS WE DON'T HAVE THE PARTS NOT 1 OF MY RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE TRIED N TRIED GOT FEED UP WHEN I SEEN THAT THERE ALL OFF MY VIN LOOK UP FOR MY 06 RECALLS BUT 1AND THE FUNNY THING IS I JUST I MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT ON LINE TO GET LOWER CONTROL ARMS THIS WEEK DIDN'T SAY ABOUT NO REALLY UNTIL I WAS THERE AND THEY WERE GETTING READY TO PULL IT IN THEN ALL OF A SU…

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ODI 10198727 · 200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. ON THE THIRD DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THE VIBRATIONS CONTINUE TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V089000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ON AUGUST 3, 2007. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE IS A THREE WEEK WAITING PERIOD AND WILL CALL HIM TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAPPENS TO OVERHEAT…

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ODI 11265771 · 130 mi

1. FRONT UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING AS THEY SUPPOSED TO. IF THERE IS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THIS SUV VIHECLE GOT HIT STRONGLY. BOLTS ARE OUT OF ORDER TOO. ON MOTION MAKES LOTS OF NOISE AND SQUEEZING SOUNDS AS WELL. 2. INTERNAL ELECRICAL WIRING HAS SOME ISSUES. THE FRONT CEILING LIGHT GETS ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. THE AIRCONTIONER LED LIGHT AS WELL.

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ODI 11266541

I THE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THE LEFT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT GOING BAD. THE TRANSMISSION MODULE IS TRIPPING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS (FRONT AND BACK) MAKES AWFUL SOUND GOING UP. THE AC COMPRESSOR HAS STOPPED WORKING.

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ODI 10202142 · 9,182 mi

ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30PM BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I GOT IN OUR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY WITH ONLY 9,188 MILES TO DRIVE HOME. UPON TURNING ON THE VEHICLE WE TURNED UP THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEARD A GRINDING SOUND. UNSURE OF WHAT THE NOISE WAS, MY HUSBAND TURNED DOWN THE AIR FOR A MOMENT. AS HE TURNED THE AIR BACK UP THE BLOWER FAN FELL OUT OF THE DASHBOARD AND INTO THE FOOT AREA OF THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT WHERE I WAS SITTING. THE BLOWER FAN WAS STILL TURNING AS IT MADE CONTACT WITH MY FEET BECAUSE IT DID NOT DETACH FROM…

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ODI 10610350 · 75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REGULATOR LIFT PLATES FAILED ON BOTH REAR WINDOWS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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ODI 10838661 · 82,000 mi

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.

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ODI 10238461 · 30,000 mi

NUMEROUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON AT ONCE BETWEEN 15 - 50 MPH DEALER REPLACED BODY CONTROL MODULE LIGHTS STILL COME ON NOW HAS MORE PROBLEMS AFTER REPAIR BY DEALER. SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS LEASED VEHICLE RUNNING UP MILES BACK 2 DEALER REAR WINDOW FALL DOWN REPAIRED MOTOR TRIED 2 QUIT 3 TIMES COULD BE DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC SEEMS IT LOSES PRIME ON FUEL SYSTEM . ALSO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES HAD IT ALIGNED MYSELF WAS OUT FROM FACTORY 10 DEG. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN DEALER 2 FIX SINCE I HAVE MORE PROBLEMS AFTER LAST VISI…

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ODI 10561681 · 93,000 mi

2 BACK WINDOW MOTORS DON'T WORK

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ODI 10585820 · 60,000 mi

MY FRIEND AND I JUST FINISHED HAVING LUNCH AT RESTAURANT. IT WAS SNOWING REALLY BAD, I BRUSHED SNOW OFF AND I PRESSED THE LEFT PASSENGER BUTTON TO LET WINDOW DOWN SO THAT I CAN SEE AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. MY FRIEND AND I GOT OUT OF THE JEEP AND PUSHED WINDOW UP WITH OUR HAND. BUT WHEN I DRIVE IT FALLS DOWN, REALLY BAD DURING THE SUMMER TIME. DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY AND THE ESP, BAS AND TCS LIGHT ALL COME ON. EVENTUALLY WENT OFF BUT AFTER 4 MINS LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. *TR

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ODI 10392778 · 63,000 mi

MY MOTHER BOUGHT A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY HAS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM,SO IN MARCH OF 2010 ME AND MY HUSBAND DECIDED TO PURCHASE A USED 2006 JEEP LIBERTY FROM A TRUSTY CAR DEALER. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF HAVING THIS JEEP OUR RIGHT REAR WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE DOOR AS WE WERE DRIVING TO A FAMILY FUNCTION. MY BIGGEST FEAR WAS THAT 1 OF OUR 3 KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BY BROKEN GLASS. MY FATHER REPAIRED THE WINDOW BY WEDGING A PIECE OF WOOD BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW. I LATER CALLED JEEP WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS JEEP AND THAT THEY WOULD …

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ODI 10494201

2006 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE WINDOW PARTS INSTALLED IN VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, IN ADDITION, TO THE PREVIOUS 11-12 REPLACEMENTS IN 2007. THE CONSUMER STATED USING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS WAS NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN, THERE WAS A THUMPING AND WIND NOISE, THAT WAS UNBEARABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THINGS WERE STOLEN OUT OF HIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP. ALSO THERE WAS A NOISE COMI…

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ODI 10552793 · 77,691 mi

MY COMPLAINT IS ACTUALLY ABOUT NHTSA! IN JUNE OF 2013, NHTSA PETITIONED CHRYSLER TO RECALL (RECALL NUMBER N46) JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES INCLUDING MODEL YEARS 2002 - 2007. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE, MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IS INCLUDED. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A RISK OF FUEL TANK PUNCTURE, AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE IN THE CASE OF REAR-END COLLISION. CHRYSLER, AFTER INITIALLY REFUSING TO ISSUE THE RECALL, CAVED IN TO NHTSA PRESSURE. WHEN I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER TODAY, FIVE MONTHS AFTER THEY AGREED TO THE RECALL, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY ARE WAITING…

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ODI 10562705

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE , STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE NEEDED PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF UPDATED 03/13/14

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ODI 10569099

THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL N46 / NHTSA 13V-252 WHICH WE WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT. SAID THAT CHRYSLER WAS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT THIS RECALL WAS EFFECTIVE BACK IN JUNE 2013, AND WE JUST CALLED THEM AND THEY HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO SEND OUT, MAKE OR OBTAIN ANY OF THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THIS SAFETY RECALL!! CAN YOU MOVE THEM ALONG? *TR

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ODI 10585851

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

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ODI 10605382

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED AS OF AUGUST 2014 THE PARTS WERE NOT YET MADE AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. UPDATED 09/10/2014 *JS

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ODI 10616327

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) WAS RECEIVED IN MID OF 2013. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE EACH TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

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ODI 11163681

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) AND 18V278000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. NEUWIRTH CHRYSLER WILMINGTON (219 S COLLEGE RD, WILMINGTON, NC 28403, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONT…

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ODI 11182557 · 150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINT AND AN UNKNOWN TIRE BECAME DETACHED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V252000 …

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ODI 11574040 · 63,000 mi

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 13V252000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Structure) and 18V278000 (Suspension) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the abnormal sound was due to a lower control arm failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that th…

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ODI 10607241 · 32,000 mi

THE LIFT PLATES ON ALL SIDE WINDOWS OF JEEP LIBERTY VEHICLES CAN BE DEFECTIVE. THE WINDOW WILL UNEXPECTEDLY COMPLETELY DROP DOWN. CHRYSLER CORPORATION ACCEPTS THE FACT THERE ARE WINDOW DEFECTIVE LIFT PLATES. THEY EXTENDED THE VEHICLE WARRANTY TO REPLACE THE LIFT PLATE PARTS IF THEY FAIL. TO MY KNOWLEDGE CHRYSLER CORPORATION DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE PARTS OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FOUND THIS INFORMATION OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR WINDOW REPAIR AT THE JEEP CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP (THE FARICY BOYS CHRYSLER, JEEP) ON …

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ODI 11523168 · 4,707 mi

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.

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ODI 10559993 · 75,100 mi

WE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON OUR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY UNTIL WE HAD A SEVERE COLD SNAP (JEEP WAS BOUGHT IN FL AND NOW RESIDES IN DE) AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DEVELOPED A SCREECHING, STRAINING NOISE IN THE STEERING AND ALL AROUND DRIVING.IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED WE DROVE THE NOISE WAS ALWAYS THERE AND CONSISTENT, WHETHER YOU TURNED A CORNER, PUT ON THE BRAKES, BACKED UP OR DROVE ON THE ROAD NORMALLY ALMOST SOUNDED LIKE THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING BUT WE HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED IN APRIL 2013. TOOK JEEP TO OUR AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND …

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ODI 10826128 · 143,000 mi

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

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ODI 11413466 · 250,000 mi

ALREADY HAD RECALL REAR CONTROL ARMS THEN JEEP WAS MAKING NOISE FRONT DRIVER SIDE I WENT TO RUN CORNER ON CITY STREET CONTROL ARM IN FRONT BROKE BLEW OUT TIRE AND RIM HAD TO HAVE IT TOW THEN NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS LATER UPPER CONTROL ARM PASSENGERS IDENTIFIED SAME THING I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT BE ON HIGHWAY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAD CAR 3 1/2 YES REPLACE COMPRESSOR TWICE AND ALTERNATOR TWICE EVERY NOW RADIO GOES OFF AND ON LITES GO DANGEROUS CAR BUT CA N T AFFORD TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT

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ODI 10238461 · 30,000 mi

NUMEROUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON AT ONCE BETWEEN 15 - 50 MPH DEALER REPLACED BODY CONTROL MODULE LIGHTS STILL COME ON NOW HAS MORE PROBLEMS AFTER REPAIR BY DEALER. SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS LEASED VEHICLE RUNNING UP MILES BACK 2 DEALER REAR WINDOW FALL DOWN REPAIRED MOTOR TRIED 2 QUIT 3 TIMES COULD BE DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC SEEMS IT LOSES PRIME ON FUEL SYSTEM . ALSO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON FRONT TIRES HAD IT ALIGNED MYSELF WAS OUT FROM FACTORY 10 DEG. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN DEALER 2 FIX SINCE I HAVE MORE PROBLEMS AFTER LAST VISI…

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ODI 10561681 · 93,000 mi

2 BACK WINDOW MOTORS DON'T WORK

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ODI 10585820 · 60,000 mi

MY FRIEND AND I JUST FINISHED HAVING LUNCH AT RESTAURANT. IT WAS SNOWING REALLY BAD, I BRUSHED SNOW OFF AND I PRESSED THE LEFT PASSENGER BUTTON TO LET WINDOW DOWN SO THAT I CAN SEE AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. MY FRIEND AND I GOT OUT OF THE JEEP AND PUSHED WINDOW UP WITH OUR HAND. BUT WHEN I DRIVE IT FALLS DOWN, REALLY BAD DURING THE SUMMER TIME. DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY AND THE ESP, BAS AND TCS LIGHT ALL COME ON. EVENTUALLY WENT OFF BUT AFTER 4 MINS LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. *TR

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Recurring narrative patterns

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7 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

40 mentions · 2.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 40,664 mi (38 usable records).

ODI 10164484 · 3,600 mi

2006 JEEP LIBERTY WAS LEASED IN FEBRUARY 2006. IN MAY, THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND COMPLETELY CUT OFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, UNABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. SENT THE CAR HOME WITH US AFTER KEEPING IT FOR 5 DAYS AND ASSURED US THAT THE CAR WAS FINE. AUGUST 3, 2006 SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND CAR COMPLETELY CUT OFF THE ENGINE, CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CAR IS IN DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO…

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ODI 10166058 · 530 mi

THIS IS A NEW LIBERTY CRD (DIESEL) WITH 610 MILES THAT WAS ACCELERATING FROM A BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINT ON I-8 EAST OF SAN DIEGO. WHILE ACCELERATING TO ~65 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND SLOWED TO 35 MPH EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING GOOD. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CAUSED OVERTAKING VEHICLES TO SWERVE VIOLENTLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT INCLUDING AT LEAST 2 PANIC STOPS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER (ENGINE WAS IDLING FINE) THE CAR WAS SHUTDOWN AND RESTARTED WHICH APPARENTLY RECYCLED THE COMPUTER…

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ODI 10173422 · 5,240 mi

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 RIGHT 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 TH…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

38 mentions · 2.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 48,000 mi (31 usable records).

ODI 10161983 · 3,977 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CONTROL HEAD HOWEVER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL PUMP ALSO RUNS CONSTANTLY AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

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ODI 10168084 · 2,700 mi

I WAS DOING A RAPID DECELERATION FOR TRAFFIC SLOWING DOWN SUDDENLY ON US 30 IN YORK COUNTY, PA. I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AS I SLOWED DOWN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AS I TRIED TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED THE JEEP WOULD NOT GET OUT OF 3RD GEAR. I KEPT TO THE RIGHT AND GOT OFF AT THE FIRST EXIT. AFTER 5 MINUTES, I GOT BACK IN THE JEEP, STARTED IT UP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. IT SHIFTED SOMEWHAT NORMALLY ALTHOUGH IT DID SHUDDER A BIT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, 9/10/06, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND APPEARS TO BE SHIFTING OK NOW. I CALLED THE DEAL…

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ODI 10171755 · 1,750 mi

WHILE DRIVING 2006 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED ESP/BAS LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDS UPDATE REPROGRAM, ALSO WAS A RECAL TO PROGRAM BCM. GOT JEEP BACK NEXT DAY, LIGHT CAME BACK ON PLUS THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT, TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY HAD FOR 2 DAYS CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE WAY I DRIVE AND USE THE BRAKE PEDAL. PROBLEM NOT FIXED. JEEP HAS 10000 MILES ON IT NOW. WHEN IT ONLY HAD 1750 MILES ALL THE PANEL L…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

18 mentions · 1.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 50,000 mi (12 usable records).

ODI 10181386 · 17,780 mi

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): …

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ODI 10195017 · 13,000 mi

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…

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ODI 10200796 · 39,327 mi

OUR JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL AS BEEN RUNNING TERRIBLY LATELY, AND THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE CAUSE,I FOUND THAT THE FUEL FILTER HEAD HAD A FUEL LEAK AT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR THE FUEL HEATER. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEATER IS OVER HEATING AND MELTING THE NON-METALLIC FILTER HEAD WHERE THE CONNECTOR PENETRATES AND SEALS. THE CONNECTOR THAT PLUGS INTO THE FILTER HEAD IS BLACK AROUND ONE OF THE PINS. I HAVE LEFT THE HEATER UNPLUGGED, AND FOR NOW HAVE SEALED THE LEAK WITH A FUEL TANK EPOXY PATCH. *TR

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

13 mentions · 0.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 50,000 mi (13 usable records).

ODI 10164484 · 3,600 mi

2006 JEEP LIBERTY WAS LEASED IN FEBRUARY 2006. IN MAY, THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND COMPLETELY CUT OFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, UNABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. SENT THE CAR HOME WITH US AFTER KEEPING IT FOR 5 DAYS AND ASSURED US THAT THE CAR WAS FINE. AUGUST 3, 2006 SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND CAR COMPLETELY CUT OFF THE ENGINE, CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CAR IS IN DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO…

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ODI 10195017 · 13,000 mi

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…

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ODI 10200796 · 39,327 mi

OUR JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL AS BEEN RUNNING TERRIBLY LATELY, AND THEN STALLED AND WOULD NOT START. AFTER LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE CAUSE,I FOUND THAT THE FUEL FILTER HEAD HAD A FUEL LEAK AT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR THE FUEL HEATER. IT APPEARS THAT THE HEATER IS OVER HEATING AND MELTING THE NON-METALLIC FILTER HEAD WHERE THE CONNECTOR PENETRATES AND SEALS. THE CONNECTOR THAT PLUGS INTO THE FILTER HEAD IS BLACK AROUND ONE OF THE PINS. I HAVE LEFT THE HEATER UNPLUGGED, AND FOR NOW HAVE SEALED THE LEAK WITH A FUEL TANK EPOXY PATCH. *TR

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

11 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 17,971 mi (11 usable records).

ODI 10167613 · 150 mi

ENGINE JERKS WHEN RUNNING. *NM

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ODI 10174615 · 500 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH, CAR JERKS AND BUCKS, LIKE IT'S UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO NEXT GEAR. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY, BUT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. THIS VEHICLE IS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL. *NM

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ODI 10183225 · 16,450 mi

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 200…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Brake response concerns

8 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 18,500 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10161983 · 3,977 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CONTROL HEAD HOWEVER THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FUEL PUMP ALSO RUNS CONSTANTLY AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.

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ODI 10171755 · 1,750 mi

WHILE DRIVING 2006 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED ESP/BAS LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDS UPDATE REPROGRAM, ALSO WAS A RECAL TO PROGRAM BCM. GOT JEEP BACK NEXT DAY, LIGHT CAME BACK ON PLUS THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT, TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY HAD FOR 2 DAYS CALLED AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. SAID IT WAS DUE TO THE WAY I DRIVE AND USE THE BRAKE PEDAL. PROBLEM NOT FIXED. JEEP HAS 10000 MILES ON IT NOW. WHEN IT ONLY HAD 1750 MILES ALL THE PANEL L…

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ODI 10175279 · 48 mi

NEW VEHICLE, LESS THAN 50 MILES ODOMETER. ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AT 55 MPH, SEVERAL MILES LATER TAPPED BRAKE TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL TO SLOW FOR A TURN. BRAKE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, NEITHER WOULD THE 'OFF' BUTTON ON LEFT SIDE OF STEERING WHEEL. CANCEL BUTTON ON RIGHT SIDE OF WHEEL DID SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. RETURNED TO DEALER NEXT MORNING. DEALER REPLACED A 'REGULATOR/SOLENOID' BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL AND INDICATED THE ORIGINAL HAD BEEN INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED/SET FROM FACTORY AND THAT IT COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED BY DEALE…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Steering assistance concerns

6 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 42,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10164484 · 3,600 mi

2006 JEEP LIBERTY WAS LEASED IN FEBRUARY 2006. IN MAY, THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND COMPLETELY CUT OFF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, UNABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. SENT THE CAR HOME WITH US AFTER KEEPING IT FOR 5 DAYS AND ASSURED US THAT THE CAR WAS FINE. AUGUST 3, 2006 SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, NO POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES AND CAR COMPLETELY CUT OFF THE ENGINE, CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CAR IS IN DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO…

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ODI 10178034 · 29,100 mi

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 …

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ODI 10326550

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 SUP…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b