2006 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

I WAS LEAVING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT ONCE AGAIN BROKE. I REPLACED THIS PART JUST ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH AGO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

DRIVING VEHICLE AND VEHICLE STARTED MAKING POPPING NOISES RIGHT REAR, AND VEHICLE FELT LIKE THE REAR END WAS FISHTAILING WHY FRONT WAS STILL GOING STRAIGHT. TOOK TO CERTIFIED DEALER AND THEY REPORTED UNSAFE VEHICLE REPORT FILED DUE TO FRAME ROTTED THROUGH ON RIGHT REAR WHERE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO THE FRAME. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM FOR 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IN MAY 2018 (U38). OUTREACHED TO MOPAR AND AS TOLD NO RECALL ON VIN FOR THIS YET IF AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED IT IS WHAT RECALL IS THEY WOULD FILE CLAIM. WHEN TOLD IT IS, WAS DOCUMENTED ON INVOICE, MOPAR STATED THEY NEVER SAID THAT, WAS NOTHING COULD DO, WOULD NOT FILE CLAIM AGAINST U38 RECALL, AND BECAUSE UNABLE TO FIX AND OLD VEHICLE NOTHING WOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY STEERED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER CAUSING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TO DETACH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS, AND TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 285,000.

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 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) AND 18V278000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

ON FRIDAY, 02/15/19, TRAVELING BACK FROM AUSTIN TO HOUSTON, TX, WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON FOR MY WEEKEND VISITATION, I HAD STOPPED AT THE ENTRANCE TO MY APT COMPLEX AND WAS WAITING FOR THE ACCESS GATE TO OPEN TO ENTER. TURNING RIGHT AND ELEVATING SLIGHTLY TO ENTER MY COMPLEX, I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND FELT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE LOWER. I THOUGHT I HAD MANAGED TO RUN OVER THE CURB ALONG THE PUBLIC STREET AND TRIED TO REVERSE WHEN THE SAME LOUD GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, AND THEN GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT. I COULD SEE THAT THE WHEEL WAS FOLDED INWARD TOWARDS THE VEHICLE. LOOKING UNDER THE CAR I COULD ALSO SEE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NOW RESTING ON THE GROUND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD ZERO IDEA WHAT COULD'VE CAUSED THIS BUT WAS EXTREMELY THANKFUL IT HAD NOT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH ON THE HWY WITH MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE BACK ENTRANCE TO MY APT COMPLEX AND A PASSERBY STOPPED TO SEE IF HE COULD HELP. HE RECOGNIZED THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THAT MY PASSENGER WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BALL JOINT. HE MENTIONED THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO NUMBER OF OTHER VEHICLES. A LOCAL HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND I CALLED MY STATE FARM INSURANCE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY A NEARBY DEALERSHIP, AUTONATION JEEP/CHRYSLER. ON MONDAY, 02/18/19, I STOPPED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WHEEL SEPARATION HAD CAUSED DAMAGE TO A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS. I BEGAN RESEARCHING ON-LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT A PREVIOUS NHTSA CAMPAIGN HAD BEEN OPENED IN 2006 THAT CENTERED AROUND THE EXACT PROBLEM MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED; NHTSA CAMPAIGN#: 06V288000, DAIMLER/CHRYSLER RECALL#. F23. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED & ADDITIONAL OWNERS NOTIFIED.

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE PUMP FAILS TO AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL FILLER NECK. THE ENTIRE GAS TANK MUST BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VALVE IS PART OF THE TANK AND CANNOT BE REPLACED SEPARATELY. THE FUEL SPILLAGE HAZARD CREATES RISK OF EXPLOSION AT THE GAS STATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS WAS REQUESTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED DUE TO REQUEST MISPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBERS: 57876805, 57684064, AND 57185298. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY, FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE ESP, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL SARTED FLASHING AT ONCE. SINCE THEN, MY VEHICLE WOULD CONSTANTLY LOSE POWER AND STALL OUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. DIAGNOSTIC CHECK INDICATED A DEFECTIVE SPEED SENSOR. IT WAS REPLACED, AND THE ISSUE CORRECTED ITSELF SOMEWHAT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. HOWEVER...THE SAME EXACT ISSUE RETURNED. IT PROGRESSIVELY BECAME SO BAD I HAD TO REMOVE THE ABS FUSES IN ORDER TO EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THUS CREATING AN EQUALLY DANGROUS SITUATION. MY JEEP IS OUT OF WARRANTY, OF COURSE, AND I'VE READ TONS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, SO I AM BASICALLY (DANGEROUSLY) WAITING FOR A RECALL TO OCCUR.

SO BASICALLY I'M DRIVING MY MOM TO WORK AND ABOUT TO REACH AND LIGHT AND ACCELERATION ISN'T WORKING AND I'M LIKE WHATEVER IT'S A RED LIGHT ILL JUST BRAKE SO I BRAKE THEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATION AND NOTHING IT'S NOT MOVING SO THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP LITERALLY COULDN'T TURN IT I MISS THE LIGHT TURN OFF THE CAR TURN IT ON IT'S WORKING I GET TO A STOP SIGN THE SAME THING HAPPENS BUT THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON SO I'M LIKE OK MAYBE THIS THEN I BUY OIL THEN I'M ON MY WAY HOME MAKING A RIGHT ONTO A MAIN ROAD I'M LIKE OK I'LL MAKE IT AND AGAIN THE ACCELERATION STOPS WORKING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP SO BEFORE IT LOCKS ALL THE WAY I PULL UP AND THEN TURN IT OFF BACK ON AND DRIVE ALL THE WAY HOME WITH THE HAZARDS YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TERRIFYING IT WAS TO BE ON A MAIN ROAD AND THE ACCELERATION STOPS LIKE I PRESSED ALL THE WAY AND IT WOULDN'T INCREASE THE SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED COULDN'T EVEN SLIGHTLY TURN SO IT WAS SO SCARY I'M SO SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND IDK WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO FIX IT THAT'S WHY I NEED HELP