2006 JEEP LIBERTY Electrical System Problems
120 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2006 JEEP LIBERTY
120 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 3 involved a fire, and 2 resulted in injury.
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Hello, my name is Jamie Woodley. I'm filing this complaint on my 2006 Jeep Liberty Sport. Currently, there's a recall for the Suspension Rear lower control arms. I've read the previous recalls on it, which I saw this vehicle has been reprogrammed before. I've only had the vehicle for a few months and I've had an oil leak, bad thermostat, and the transmission is busted. I can't reverse or drive over 10 mph. I heard the transmission may be in Fail Safe mode. I had Midas do a full inspection, but they failed to acknowledge the lower control arms by suggesting brakes. I knew it wasn't the brakes. The technician drove the vehicle after the brakes were done, but I still heard/felt a problem with the Suspension. There is a recall for that from 2018. I purchased the vehicle last year in March 2020. Also, the rear lift gate was...
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
IN DECEMBER 2020, I STOPPED AT THE POST OFFICE TO DROP A LETTER IN THE OUTDOOR BOX. I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW, DEPOSITED THE LETTER, AND DROVE OFF. AS I WAS RAISING MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY WINDOW DROPPED INTO THE CAR DOOR. IT WAS ANOTHER BROKEN WINDOW REGULATOR. IT WAS 30 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I HAD OTHER ERRANDS TO RUN. I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND THE CITY WITH MY WINDOW HALF-WAY DOWN IN THE FREEZING WEATHER. JEEP HAD A RECALL IN 2010 STATING "WE ARE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR WINDOW LIFT PLATE REPAIRS BECAUSE SOME VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED REPEAT CONCERNS WITH WINDOW COMPONENTS. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THIS WINDOW REGULATOR CONCERN AND HAVE PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT." WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL, I SUBMITTED RECEIPTS FOR THE THREE INCIDENTS I HAD...
I'VE HAD LOWER BALL JOINTS, BUSHING AND CONTROL ARMS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE IN 2017 AND NOW THEY ARE OUT AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MOPAR THAT MY 2006 LIBERTY WAS MADE 5 WEEKS AFTER THE LAST ONE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL.THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. I'VE HAD 3 WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED. THIS IS A FATALITY WAITING TO HAPPEN IF I DRIVE. I STARTED HEARING AND FEELING THE BALL JOINTS GOING BAD ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I HARDLY HAVE DRIVEN IT SINCE I WORK FROM HOME NOW. CAN CHRYSLER SEE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BALL JOINTS AND STILL NOT ADD THESE 06 JEEP'S TO THAT RECALL. THIS IS NOT GOOD BUSINESS AT ALL. ALSO JUST HAD FRONT BRAKES DONE 1 YEAR AGO AND THEY NEED REPLACED ALREADY. IGNITION - MY KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION UNLESS I PUSH ON THE IGNITION CABLE. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THESE PROBLEMS...
FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR ISSUES. TODAY THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL WHILE STATIONARY. A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS SOUNDING LIKE IT MAY GO AT ANY MOMENT. I TOOK APART THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEN THAT WINDOW FELL THINKING IT JUST FELL OFF TRACK. I DISCOVERED A PIECE OF THE REGULATOR IS BROKEN. IN DOING RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE! THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZZARD!! THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2013 REGARDING THIS ISSUE. HTTPS://TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/LAWSUIT-NEWS/41976-JEEP-WINDOW-DEFECT-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-CERTIFIED-DESPITE-SANCTIONS/
BOTH REAR, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR,. FAILED.CAUSING WINDOWS TO DROP WHILE DRIVING 1 MONTH APART. VERY DANGEROUS. IN MOTION, ON A CITY HIGHWAY VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS.COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT OR HARM TO PASSENGERS.
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 SUDDEN THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS IN THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THEM WHAT A JOKE MY AC BLOWER HASN'T WORKED ON 1 SINCE BOUGHT IT NEW CAN'T BELIVE IT HAS NOT CAUGHT ON...
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.
AUGUST 2018 THE ELECTRICAL WENT OUT. RADIO/STEREO, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKERS. PAID TO GET THIS FIXED. AUGUST 2019. EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER FIXED IT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER. THEN THEY KEPT CAR FROM 9/4-9/20 AND COULD NOT FIX IT. I STILL HAVE NO ELECTRICAL IN STEROE OR DOOR MECHANISMS.
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.
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE JEEP STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART (NO CRANK, NO START). THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WAS ON A INCLINE OF A HILL, THE JEEP WAS TOO HEAVY FOR ONE PERSON TO PUSH UP, AND ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO ONCOMING 60+MPH TRAFFIC WAS NOT A OPTION. A GROUP OF GOOD CITIZENS HELPED PUSH THE JEEP TO SAFETY. BATTERY WAS FULLY CHARGED, BUT SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON, PREVENTING A RESTART. IN ADDITION WHEN THE KEY IS TURN TO THE START POSITION THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT UP AS NORMAL. PLUS ECM IS NOT CONNECTING TO THE SCAN TOOL. SCAN TOOL DISPLAYS CONNECTION ERROR. THE ECM FAILED. BEFORE THE FAILURE THE JEEP RAN PERFECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE KEY SEIZED IN THE IGNITION HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME THE SHIFTER CABLE FRACTURED THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. SIMI VALLEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 2350 FIRST ST, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065, (805) 581-9090 WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE FOR AN ESTIMATE ON THE COST OF THE PART FOR THE SHIFTER CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURED WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. PIIR=Y.
2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE ROD LINKING BETWEEN THE KEY SIDE OF THE IGNITION AND THE SWITCH IS BROKEN. I HAVE SEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ONLINE OF THE SAME YEAR MODEL TO KNOW THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. ALSO, THE ROD IS NOT AVAILABLE, ONLY THE ENTIRE COLUMN AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
1) FRONT DRIVER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. 2) FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ARMREST DETACHED WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR.
3 OUT OF THE 4 WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY JEEP HAVE MECHANICALLY BROKEN INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT'S NOT A CHEAP FIX FOR ME TO KEEP PAYING FOR YOUR MISTAKE. I WAS GOING TO BUY ANOTHER JEEP, BUT NOT SO SURE ANYMORE
THERE IS ONLY ONE WINDOW THAT WILL COME DOWN AND IT'S THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, THEY ALL CAME DOWN AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. I REPLACED A REGULATOR IN THE RIGHT BACK WINDOW AND IT WENT AGAIN SO I JUST HAD THEM ALL PINNED UP. I'VE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE AC COMPRESSOR TWICE AND JUST PUT IN 07/06/2018. I HAD TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PUT IN 3 YEARS AGO. AND NOW THE TRUCK IS JUST SHUTTING DOWN WHEN I COME TO A STOP BUT IT WILL START BACK UP. I HAD A DIAGNOSIS TEST DONE AND IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY PROBLEMS, BUT IT'S STILL SHUTTING DOWN AND I DON'T KNOW WHY. THE MECHANIC SAID IT IS PROBABLY SOMETHING ELECTRICAL OR HAS TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER.
BOTH REAR WINDOW MOTORS HAVE FAILED. THE WINDOWS SLIDE DOWN INTO THE DOORS STATIONARY, AND OR DRIVING.
MY JEEP WAS PART OF A RECALL IN 2012. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WINDOW WOULDN'T GO UP OR DOWN. L-27 REAR CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED. 02-L2-71-82 REAR CONTROL ARMS AND CBFZL270AA ARM LOWER CONTROL. THE SAME THING HAPPED RECENTLY, BUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR. CAN YOU HELP ME GET THE WINDOW FIXED AS PART OF THE RECALL IN 2012?
SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 AT TIMES THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHT AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER ALSO THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALL THE SUDDEN STAYS ON. I HAVE INTERMEDIATE NO START AT THIS TIME SO I CAN'T REALLY USE THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS MIGHT BE AN ELECTRONIC ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARK SAFETY CABLE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE HER FINGER UNDER THE CONSOLE TO PUSH THE SWITCH THAT ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE RELEASED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR EASILY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 10/26/16*LJ *CN
YESTERDAY, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW SLID INTO DOOR, WILL NOT COME UP. CAN HEAR REGULATOR BUT WINDOW IS STUCK IN DOOR. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, ALL WINDOWS WERE UP, AND ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER THE WINDOW HAD DISAPPEARED INTO THE DOOR. I CALLED CHRYSLER BUT THE VIN IS NOT PART OF CHRYSLER'S NOTICE TO OWNER'S IN 2010 REGARDING FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE AIR CONTROL SENSOR AND IDLE CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
WENT TO START SMOKE CAME OUT FROM DASH WAS PARKED IN GARGAGE TRUCK IS STILL IN SHOP INS TOLD ME ONLY REASON THEY WOUL D COVER IS BECAUSE IS WAS A LONG COUSTOMER THY ONLY GAVE ME 883 TO REPAIR THERE ARE AT LEAST 14 CODES DUE TO THIS DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL RESET IF NOT I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS I DO HAVE FIRE PROTECTION ON TRUCK THIS IS ALLSTATE I WILL SEND PAPER WORK IF NEEDED AT A LATER DATE I HAVE NONE ALSO WAITING FOR CHECK TOLD FOR ME TO PAY REPAIR SHOP
MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY WILL NOT START OR CRANK. THE COMPUTER DOES NOT SHOW ANY CODES. THE BATTERY HAD POWER, THE RELAYS ARE FINE AND THE STARTER IS FINE. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE JEEP AND TRY TO START IT, IT DOES NOTHING. ITS LIKE YOU FORGOT AND LEFT IT OUT OF PARK AND TRIED TO START IT. THE JEEP DOES NOT CLICK OR EVEN ATTEMPT TO START. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I LOVE MY JEEP AND IT HAD BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES, AND RECALLS. I STILL LOVE MY LITTLE LIBERTY. IF YOU COULD JUST HELP WITH A DIAGNOSIS, I WOULD BE FOREVER GRATEFUL!
2006 JEEP LIBERTY CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTION. CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP YIELDED INFO THAT NO REPLACEMENT PART IS AVAILABLE, YET THE CAR IS RENDERED UNSAFE WITHOUT THE REPLACEMENT OF MALFUNCTIONING PART. OWNERS HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO DRIVE UNSAFELY OR PARK IT UNTIL THE PART IS AVAILABLE, WHICH MOST PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO DO. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT ADDRESSING.
IGNITION, KEY FELL OUT OF IGNITION AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I PUT KEY BACK IN IGNITION AND HAD NO RESPONSE TO SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF, KEY JUST WENT BACK & FORTH SLOPPY COULDN'T SHUT ENGINE OF! I ACTUALLY HAD TO TAKE BATTERY CABLES OFF TO SHUT OFF ENGINE? JEEP RAN AND DROVE FINE BUT HAD NO IGNITION CONTROL ON STOPPING OR STARTING? COST ME A NEW STEERING COLUMN TO FIX THE PROBLEM! DIDN'T EVEN MAKE 1 PAYMENT ON TRUCK WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED DOWNWARDS AND FAILED TO ROLL BACK UP. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO ROLL BACK UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
JEEP WOULD NOT START -HAD LIGHTS, RADIO, HORN ETC. BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. TOWED TO DEALER. TECH PERFORMED DIAGNOSIS AND FOUND THE PROBLEM - STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST $798.00. I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND IGNITION SWITCH WERE PROBLEM ISSUES IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL BUT NO RECALL WAS IN PLACE TO REPAIR. IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPLACE IN 2006 JEEP LIBERTY MANUAL TRANSMISSION BUT NOT IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. AFTER ROLLING THE POWER WINDOW DOWN AND ATTEMPTING TO ROLL IT BACK UP, THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,506.
ABS SYSTEM GOES OUT WHICH IN TURN MAKES THE CRUISE CONTROL GO OUT. THEN WHEN YOU USE THE VEHICLE AGAIN THE ABS IS ON SO IS THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE BRAKES DON'T WORK WELL AND GRAB. THEN WHEN YOU ARE USING THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT IT DIMS FOR NO REASON INSIDE AND OUT. STILL WAITING ON THE FIX FOR THE REAR END FUEL TANK ISSUE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOWS WERE OPEN AND WOULD NOT CLOSE WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTORS ON ALL FOUR WINDOWS TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,022.
MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, NOT MOVED OR IN USE AND THE BACK LEFT WINDOWS MECHANISM FAIL TO WORK WINDOW WOULDN'T GO UP OR DOWN WINDOW DID NOT STAY UP WHILE DRIVING KEEP FALLING DOWN. REPLACED THE PART. PARKED CAR IN MY GARAGE STARTED TO USE THE CAR AGAIN AFTER BRINGING IT IN TO DEALER FOR TWO RECALLS TO BE DONE SPENDING OVER 500 DOLLARS CHANGING ALL THE FLUIDS BUYING A BRAD NEW BATTERY DROVE CAR EVERY DAY SINCE AUGUST 21,2015 CAR HAS 358 MILES AT THIS DATE AUGUST 28 2015 THE BACK RIGHT WINDOWS MECHANISM DOESN'T WORK JUST LIKE THE PREVIEUS TIME. CAR ITS LIKE BRAND NEW AND THE TWO REAR WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW IF OTHER PEOPLE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THANKS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION AND THEN BACK TO OFF TO FINALLY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURN OVER, HOWEVER, ALL THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CONTINUED TO RUN. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE BATTERY TO SHUT DOWN THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, AND ANTI SKID WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE WAS ACTIVATED, BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ UPDATED 12/12/2017*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO ROLL UP AND REMAINED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,564.
1) AS SPRING ARRIVED I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS AND THERE IS A NOISE WHICH SOUNDS LIKE CARD BOARD FLAPPING AS WHEEL TURNS. 2) DURING THE WINTER WHILE DRIVING SLOW OVER SPEED BUMPS IT SOUNDED LIKE RUSTY SPRINGS. 3) ANOTHER ON/OFF PROBLEM - WHEN I PARK; AND TURN KEY TO OFF IT PASS OFF POSITION TO ACC POSITION. *TR
IN NOV 2014 AS I WAS DELIVERING MAIL IN MY RHD JEEP LIBERTY 06, MY HEAT WAS ON AND MY BLOWER FAN "BLEW UP", BLOWING BLACK SMOKE INTO THE JEEP FROM THE VENTS AND A BURNING SMELL CAME FROM THE DASH BOARD. I TOOK THE JEEP TO MY LOCAL GARAGE IN WHICH TIME THEY TORE THE DASH APART AND FOUND IT HAD IN FACT "BLEW UP". IT NOW ONLY RUNS ON ONE SPEED (HIGH). DURING THE NEXT FEW MONTHS (WINTER) EVERY TIME I RUN MY HEATER WITH THE FAN OR THE DEFROST MY DASH BOARD GOES HAYWIRE. MEANING GAUGES SHUT DOWN, ALL ALERT LIGHTS GO ON AND/OR FLASH AND ALL BEEPS, BUZZERS AND NOISES SOUND. IT CONTINUES UNTIL I TURN THE HEAT/DEFROST OFF. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE GARAGE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN WHICH THEY RAN THE SCANNER WITH 7 CODES COMING UP. AFTER A FEW HOURS OF SITTING...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OPENED AND FAILED TO CLOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFT PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN ACCELERATING ON DASH LIGHTS AS WELL, WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN BOTH DASH AND HEADLIGHTS ARE USED. ALSO, WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON THE HEAT IS ALSO RUNNING, IT ACTS LIKE THERE IS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM. *TR
THE SUNROOF DRAINS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND ON TO THE FUSE PANEL AND FREEZES. I HAVE TO REPLACE AT $822.00. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED IN 2006 ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE THE DRAIN ISSUE WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER DURING WARRANTY IN 2007. A FROZEN FUSE PANEL CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE INSIDE THE CAR. *TR
MY AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR ACTIVATED, AND AT THE SAME TIME MY HORN STOPPED WORKING! AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED OUT BY A REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MALFUNCTION OF AIR BAGS IN OTHER 2006 JEEP LIBERTY'S; HOWEVER, RECALLS OF THIS PROBLEM APPLY TO OTHER VIN NUMBERS (BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER K). I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A JEEP DEALERSHIP THAT THE COST OF REPAIRS WILL EXCEED $400.00, AND THAT MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY'S ARE THAT MUCH DIFFERENT AMONGST THE DIFFERENT VIN NUMBERS? I AM HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS, AND IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IN ADDITION TO HAVING NO HORN THAT MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT EMPLOY IN THE EVENT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE...
MY FRIEND WAS BEHIND ME AND NOTICED MY LEFT REAR SIGNAL INDICATOR AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I TOOK MY CAR TO A SHOP FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND MELTED THE COMPONENTS. THE SHOP OWNER HAS HAD OTHER JEEP LIBERTY OWNERS COME IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THEIR CARS. HE THINKS IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE. *TR
I HAVE TWO (2) JEEP LIBERTY'S BOTH 2006 (1) RENEGADE, & (1) SPORT, BOTH VEHICLES HAVE HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR'S FAIL, (2) - WINDOW REGULATOR'S FAILED ON THE RENEGADE, (1) ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE WINDOW, THE REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 02/12/11 & AGAIN (1) ON THE DRIVER'S REAR WINDOW, THE REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 05/18/12 THIS WAS ON THE 2006 JEEP RENEGADE. (2) - WINDOW REGULATOR'S FAILED, ON THE JEEP SPORT, (1) ON THE DRIVER'S REAR WINDOW, THE WINDOW REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 09/19/11 & (1) WINDOW REGULATOR AGAIN ON THE SAME WINDOW ON 10/08/14 NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE SAME WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE FIXED TWICE WITHIN THREE YEARS & 20 DAYS, THE DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE WINDOW UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS OVER THE EXP. DATE BY 20 DAYS, WHY IS IT ALWAYS THE WINDOW REGULATORS BECAUSE IT'S A...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO GO UP AFTER I HAD LOWERED IT A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS WINDOW HAS HAD THIS ISSUE AND WILL BE THE FIFTH TIME I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE SINCE 2006. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DODGE / JEEP / CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID, IN OTHER WORDS IT EXPIRED IN MARCH OF 2014 AND I WOULD NOW BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR ANY WORK NEEDED TO BE DONE TO REPAIR THIS WINDOW ISSUE. THIS DEALERSHIP DOES HAVE MY PRIOR RECORDS ON FILE IN THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM OF THE 4 PREVIOUS TIMES I'VE BEEN THERE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REPAIRED AS WELL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED TO THE "ON" POSITION. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD ILLUMINATE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK PROPERLY DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND BOTH STATED THAT THE KEY WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE MODULE IN THE IGNITION OR VISE VERSA. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW KEY OR THE IGNITION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHEN DRIVING I WOULD STOP SOMEWHERE GET BACK IN TO THE JEEP GO TO TURN THE JEEP ON AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. MECHANIC SAID TO PUMP THE GAS. SOMETIMES IT WOULD START SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T. KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND YOU HAD A HARD TIME PULLING IT OUT. TOOK IT IN TO THE MECHANIC FOR A DAY AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, NO CODES. DRIVE AGAIN JEEP WOULD DO THE SAME THING. THEN WHEN FAR FROM HOME GOT INTO JEEP TO GO HOME AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER, WOULDN'T START, COULDN'T JUMP IT, BUT THE BATTERY AND ALL ELECTRICAL WORKED. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. AFTER 2 DAYS THEY FOUND IT TO BE A BROKEN PIN INSIDE THE IGNITION. A PLASTIC PIECE WRAPPED AROUND A METAL PIECE BROKE. $800 LATER AFTER TOWING,PARTS AND LABOR. THIS IS A...
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.
OUR JEEP LIBERTY FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO A FAILED CLOCK SPRING. THIS PART IS BACKORDERED WITH AN EXPECTED DELIVERY TIME FRAME OF MORE THAN 7 MONTHS. SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY INSPECTION FAILURE, THIS VEHICLE IS NON-DRIVABLE. WE WERE FORCED TO SCRAP THE LIBERTY AND PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE (FORD). WE RECEIVED ABSOLUTELY NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, OR FROM CHRYSLER CORPORATE. CHRYSLER CASE NUMBER = [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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