2006 JEEP LIBERTY Power Train Problems

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 without warning, causing loss of steering control. The vehicle had to be towed home by AAA. The failure is consistent with the recall condition involving water intrusion, corrosion, and separation of the lower ball joint from the steering knuckle. The vehicle still has other open recalls (fuel tank and rear lower control arms), but the front lower ball joint recall...

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...

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFTER CEASED IN PARK. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE CENTER CONSOLE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNED THE IGNITION KEY WHILE MANUALLY ADJUSTING THE SHIFTER CABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED FITZGERALD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (187 BENJAMIN H HILL DR W, FITZGERALD, GA 31750, (229) 423-5720) AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000.

MY LIGHTS ARE TURNING ON DASH. IT GRABS REAL BAD AND ACTS LIKE IT GOING TO DIE IN TRAFFIC. DANGEROUS. MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT WORK.

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.

GEAR SHIFTER INDICATES JEEP I IS IN PARK, BUT VEHICLE ROLLS AND WILL NOT START IN THIS POSITION. MUST "WIGGLE" FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFTER TO GET CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO RESTART CAR. VEHICLE ROLLS UNLESS HELD IN PLACE BY EMERGENCY BRAKE.

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.

MY 2006 JEEP JUST STOP WORKING, CAME OUT OF WORK AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER,ECM BOX WENT BAD ON MY JEEP. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM PER MY MECHANIC THE ON BOARD ( BRAIN ) COMPUTER ECU, ECM AND EC BOX MUST BE RECALLED OR ELSE THIS ISSUE IS ON THE PURCHASERS LIKE US. FORDS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BACK IN 96. YOUR PART FOR MAY 2006 JEEP ECM CAN NOT BE LOCATED ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE????????

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED SUSPENSION FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V222000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 18V278000 (SUSPENSION). IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH GREENWAY CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE, RAM (9051 E COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32817). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TYSON CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (1 SW FRONTAGE RD, SHOREWOOD, IL 60404, (815) 741-5530) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

THE CLUTCH IGNITION, POWER SWITCH OF MY TRUCK KEEPS STALLS. THE VEHICLE DON'T START, WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN. ALSO THE ENGINE CRANK AND START WITHOUT THE CLUTCH PEDAL BEING PUSHED DOWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO UNEXPECTEDLY LURCH. I WAS NOTIFIED BY A DEALER AFTER INSPECTION THAT SAID PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, THAT WAS ON RECALL. HOWEVER SAID MY VEHICLE VIN# COULD NOT BE LOCATED WITH THE RECALL. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ON 1-800-992-1997, AND WAS TOLD I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I WILL HIGHLY APPRECIATE YOUR IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION.

CAR CAN NOT BE PLACED IN PARK AND HAVE IT STAY THERE, KEY WILL NOT COME OUT

SHIFTER MOVES FREELY BETWEEN PARK-REVERSE-NEUTRAL-DRIVE-2ND-1ST GEARS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON AND OFF; AND WITH OR WITHOUT A KEY IN THE IGNITION. IF THE SHIFTER IS BUMPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE CAN BE THROWN INTO REVERSE AND/OR PARK. WHEN I CONTACTED THE JEEP DEALER IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI, I WAS TOLD THAT JEEP HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THE SHIFTER CONTROL AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED. COST FOR THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLE IS APPROXIMATELY $480 PLUS LABOR. IF THE PROBLEM IS SO APPARENT THAT IT CAN BE FOUND THOUSANDS OF TIMES USING GOOGLE, AND IF THE MANUFACTURER HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THE ENTIRE SHIFTER CONTROL SYSTEM; THEN ONE WOULD THINK THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL.

ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH TO 70 MPH, THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, WITHOUT WARNING, WITH THE LOSS OF ALL STEERING OR CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, WITHOUT WARNING, WITH THE LOSS OF ANY STEERING OR CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND ENTERING CITY TRAFFIC. THAT IS A TOTAL OF FOUR ENGINE SHUT DOWNS OR STALLS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WE JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, AND THIS IS NERVE-WRECKING AND DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AFTER DRIVING LONG DISTANCES, AND HAS HAPPENED FROM DRIVING DISTANCES OF APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES TO 160 MILES. IF YOU WAIT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, THE VEHICLE WILL THEN START UP AGAIN AND RUN. BUT IT WILL STALL AGAIN WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF...

H. THIS CAR HAS REQUIRED ENGINE OIL TO BE ADDED EVERY 50 TO 100 MILES WITHOUT ANY EVIDENT SMELL OR SIGHT OF LEAKING OIL, ALSO TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT EXPERIENCED DECELERATION OF SPEED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V222000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A ROARING NOISE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE BRAKES SEIZED AND THE PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE POLICE FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. UPDATED 05/11/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V222000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLAMS OUT OF 1ST GEAR INTO NEUTRAL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS REAR-END COLLISION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS SUDDENLY OUT OF GEAR AT A CRITICAL POINT OF ACCELERATION. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE AND THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT IT IS TO HOLD THE STICK SHIFT SECURELY WHILE ACCELERATING. IT HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE DEALER WAS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE PAIN ON THE OUTSIDE ROOF IS PEELING, I DO LIVE IN A STATE WHERE THE ROADS ARE SALTED HOWEVER, THERE IS NO SALT USED ON THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE, THIS, WHILE NOT A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE PEELING THE WAY IT IS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD A SEVERE CHIP & THE INSTALLER WAS BARELY ABLE TO SAND THIS AREA DOWN ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SEAL THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH & THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ALONG WITH THE REAR WINDOW REGULATORS BOTH OF WHICH HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE EMERGENCY BREAK & THE JEEP DEALERSHIP GIVES ONE REASON FOR THE ABS, ESP AMONG OTHER WHEEL AND BREAKING ISSUES. AND NOW THE ONE THING THAT JEEP IS FINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT RATHER THAN ME HAVING TO PUT MORE MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE FOR, THE GAS...

THE VEHICLE KEYS CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE SHIFT IS IN DRIVE, AND IT WAS REMOVED ON THIS DATE AND THE CAR ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH UP A HILL, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR PRESENT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO SAFETY RELATED RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TRANSMISSION BROKE! EVERY OWNER OF A 2005 OR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH,HAS HAD TO REBUILD OR REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSION.THE MANUFACTURE HAD A RECALL TO TUNE DOWN ENGINE TO HELP PREVENT PROBLEM,I HAD THIS DONE,BUT THIS IS ONLY A TEMP FIX,(A BAND-AID). THE REAL PROBLEM IS A WEAK LINK IN THE TRANNY,(THE TORQUE CONVERTER). WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS IT DESTROYS THE TRANSMISSION.. WHICH IS WHAT JUST HAPPENED TO ME. MY JEEP IS 8 YEARS OLD, BUT I ONLY HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT. THE REASON I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WAS FOR THE LONG SERVICE LIFE OF THE 2.8L DIESEL (300,000 PLUS MILES BEFORE REBUILD). I LIVE IN A SOMEWHAT RURAL AREA AND I HAVE SPOKE WITH OVER 12 PEOPLE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE 2.8L DIESEL TRANSMISSION #545RFE. I KNOW THIS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM,I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND SPOKEN WITH ALOT...

COULD NOT REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. MECHANIC DISCOVERED CABLE FROM SHIFTER TO IGNITION BROKEN. MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED PIECE WITHIN SHIFTER BROKEN THAT ALLOWED SHIFTER TO MOVE IN AND OUT OF PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKE. *JS

KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION ON STEERING COLUMN DUE TO RESTRICTED (DEGRADED RANGE OF MOTION FROM A SUBASSEMBLY WITH WEAKENED SPRING) MOVEMENT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER INTERLOCK CABLE. VEHICLE CAN NOT BE PUT IN PARK (SHIFTER FREELY MOVES THROUGH P R N D 3 2) AND KEY WILL NOT MAKE THE LAST LITTLE TURN BEFORE RELEASE. SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG OWNERS, BASED ON CURSORY ONLINE RESEARCH. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE CENTER CONSOLE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WITH AN "UPGRADED/IMPROVED" MOPAR PART TO FIX THE KNOWN HIGH FAILURE SUBASSEMBLY (BUT NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE SEPARATELY). INABILITY TO PLACE VEHICLE SECURELY IN PARK WOULD SEEM TO BE BIGGEST SAFETY ISSUE, NOT TO MENTION VEHICLE SECURITY COMPROMISED WITH KEY PERPETUALLY IN IGNITION. *JS ..UPDATED 02-10-15 *BF UPDATED 8/28/2017*CN

THE VEHICLE SHIFT ASSEMBLY FOR THESE MODEL OF JEEPS FAILS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE CABLE WILL NOT SET IN THE PROPER POSITION WHEN SHIFTED BACK INTO PARK, DISABLING THE OWNER'S ABILITY TO REMOVE THEIR KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REMOVE THE COVER COVERING THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY AND FORCEFULLY PUSH THE CABLE INTO PLACE TO RELEASE THE KEY. IN ADDITION TO THIS, THE SHIFT HANDLE CAN BE BUMPED AND SHIFTED INTO GEARS, OR INTO REVERSE OR PARK, WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING PUSHED AS WOULD NORMALLY OPERATE THE ASSEMBLY. THIS CAUSES THE RISK OF ACCIDENTALLY BUMPING THE VEHICLE INTO A GEAR THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND RISK THE DRIVER'S LIFE. *TR

I PUT MY CAR INTO 4WD FOR A MINUTE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TOOK IT COMPLETELY OUT OF 4WD. IT STAYED STUCK IN 4WD AND AFTER BURNING UP MY ENGINE IT BROKE MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY $800 FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE NEVER USED MY 4WD AND WE ARE STUCK IN A SNOWSTORM IN THE MOUNTAIN CLOSE TO PORTLAND, OREGON AND I CANT GET ANYWHERE. *TR

HARD TO GET 4-WHEEL DRIVE IN GEAR. I HAD SERVICE TECH. TALK ME THRU SINCE IT WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY. 4-WHEEL DRIVE LEVER/GEAR BROKE COMPLETELY ON FEB. 3, 2014. *TR

AC COMPRESSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT.. ALSO THE COMPUTER WENT ON IT AND THAT WAS REPAIRED ON 10/11/13... I WAS TOLD THE SPARK PLUGS WERE WRONG. I HAVE NEVER HAD A TUNE UP OR MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED! UNLESS THE WRONG ONES WERE IN THERE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. OR POSSIBLY THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP DID IT TO GET A REPAIR. SAFFORD IN SPRINGFIELD VA. I WILL NOT STOP PERUSING THIS UNTIL I HAVE ANSWERS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CAR WILL NOT BLOW OUT COLD AIR BUT WORKS FOR A MOMENT THEN JUST HOT AIR. THOUGHT IT NEEDED FREON BUT I AM BEING TOLD NEW COMPRESSOR IS REQUIRED $700.00. I SPOKE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO THOUGHT THE CLUTCH PART IS THE REAL ISSUE. THE CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED. REPLACING CLUTCH FIRST. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE TOO. WINDOWS 3 OF 4 HAVE DROPPED. *TR

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS VEHICLE STALLS UPON ENGAGING DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE SHIFT IS MADE, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO MOVE, THEN SUDDENLY IT STALLS, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. PARK OR NEUTRAL MUST BE QUICKLY RESELECTED TO RESTART VEHICLE. DANGER OF BEING IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT HIGH. DEALER SAYS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, WITH NO SOLUTION. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED, ENGINE SHUT OFF WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THE STALL POINT OF THE TRANSMISSION IS EXCEED, MAKING TRANSITION FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR DRIVE TO REVERSE TOO MUCH, CAUSING A STALL. ALSO, IDLE IN DRIVE WHEN STOPPED THERE ARE SURGES THAT CAUSE A NEAR STALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN MAKING 2-POINT OR 3-POINT TURNS ON A ROAD WITH TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

GEAR SHIFTER STUCK IN PARK, KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.$431. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO ANY GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LOOSE POWER ABNORMALLY. THE EGR (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION) VALVE MELTED, CAUSING A BURNING SMELL TO RELEASE INTO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT OUT OF PARK INDEPENDENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME DEFECTIVE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE VEHICLE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS, ESP AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000. ....UPDATED 06/18/12 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CONTROL ARM ON THE VEHICLE AND BECAUSE...

BOTH REAR PASSAGE WINDOWS FAIL TO WORK AT ALL WE HAD TO TAPE UP THE WINDOWS AND THE POWER MAKE A GRILLING NOISE. *TR

KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION OF 2006 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED EDITION. ALSO NOTICED THE SHIFTER WAS MOVING FREELY, WITHOUT HAVING TO BE PUSHED IN LIKE IT TYPICALLY WOULD. TOOK TO JEEP DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD THAT ENTIRE SHIFTER COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS PLASTIC & BRAKES EASILY - COST $200.00. HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID DID NOT CIRCULATE THROUGH THE SEALS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

2006 JEEP LIBERTY WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF APPLYING SERVICE BRAKE IT COMES OUT SO FAR. DEALERSHIP WANTS $600 BUCKS TO REPLACE SHIFT LEVER TOWER AND SHIFT CABLE. OTHERS ON LINE TALK ABOUT SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIPS PLEAD IGNORANCE ON THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL GLADLY TAKE $600 TO REPLACE THE SHIFT LEVER TOWER AND ! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN THE STREET, JUMP THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE INSURANCE COMPANY BUT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,250.

I HAVE HAD MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY AT THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES IN THE 3 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. FIRST THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK, AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. AFTER MAY MONTHS OF THIS HAPPENING DAILY I HAD IT TOWED ON A FLAT BED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FINALLY REPLACED A CABLE THAT CONNECTED THE GEAR SHIFT TO BRAKE AFTER TELLING ME I COULD JUST SLAM REALLY HARD ON THE BRAKE AND IT WOULD JUST DISENGAGE, I SHOULD JUST HAVE DONE THAT INSTEAD OF HAVING IT TOWED. (STUPID ME I GUESS) THEN I HAD THE SAME ABS TRACTION CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS I'VE HEARD AND READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT, FIRST TIME TAKING IT IN, THE PROBLEMS STOPPED AND THEY SENT ME HOME. SECOND...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IN FIRST GEAR, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FIRST GEAR AND WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AGAIN AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER FOR REPAIRS. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,010.

VEHICLE BUCKING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN SPEED MANUALLY (W/OUT CRUISE CONTROL). *NM

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 AND CLEARED THE CONDITION. VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED FINE SINCE THAT INCIDENT. *JB

I AM CURRENTLY LEASING A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. I AM ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND REMOVE THE KEY WHILE STILL IN 'DRIVE'. I DID THIS ONCE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY WHEN I STEPPED OUT OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK IN THE CAR AND STOP IT. NO ACCIDENT/NO INJURIES. *JB