2006 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON SOME 2006 JEEP LIBERTY'S, HOWEVER MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT IS HAVING THE ISSUES OF THE RECALL. I NEED MY VEHICLE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT IS A PROBLEM MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE FRONT BALL JOINTS (CONTROL ARMS) ARE OUT AND THAT IS WHAT THE RECALL IS FOR. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL FOR THE REAR CONTROL ARMS AND WE HAD THAT RECALL CORRECTED. PLEASE ADD MY CAR TO THE RECALL LIST SO THSI CAN BE CORRECTED.

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/

YESTERDAY MY ABS AND ESB LIGHTS CAME ON. I DID NOTICE A BIT OF GRINDING TYPE NOISE APPROXIMATELY TWICE IN A FULL DAY OF DRIVING. TODAY, SAME THING, BUT LIGHTS WENT OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES RIGHT AFTER START UP. MY BRAKES AND TIRES WERE REPLACED IN LATE AUGUST. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID MY BRAKES WERE IN GOOD ORDER BUT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR IS BAD. IF THIS DOESN'T CORRECT ISSUE, A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND RESET THE STEERING ANGLE IS RECOMMENDED. NONE OF THESE ISSUES WOULD WARRANT THE ODD GRINDING NOISE WHEN BREAKING AND ONLY OCCASSIONALLY DOES THIS HAPPEN AND IT DID NOT OCCUR WHEN THE TECHNICIAN DROVE IT. THIS WAS ALL ON CITY STREETS AND DRIVING STRAIGHT IN GOOD WEATHER. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY OWNERS OF THE 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, SENSORS, ROTORS AND ALL THINGS BRAKES BUT STILL EXPERIENCE THE LIGHTS AND THE NOISE. OFTEN, THERE IS REFERENCE MADE TO THE CLOCK SPRING. SINCE I SAW SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND MY REPAIRMAN WAS SO VAGUE THAT HIS RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD ACTUALLY SOLVE THE ISSUE, I FELT IT IS WORTHY OF INVESTIGATING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, A THUMPING WAS HEARD AND THE STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT. AFTER STOPPING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS POSITIONED INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BALL JOINT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE SAME WHEEL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V288000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER TAIL LIGHTS HAD OVERHEATED WHICH CAUSED BOTH HOUSING PLASTIC LENS TO MELT FROM THE BULB. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS ALSO OVERHEATED WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOHN ELWAY'S CLAREMONT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM(620 AUTO CENTER DR, CLAREMONT, CA 91711) WHERE SHE GIVEN A DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE CONTACT DECLINED THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

WHILE CRUISING A 50 MPH NOT ON CREWS CONTROL THE ENGINE STARTED RACING WITH OUT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN STOPPED IN NATURAL THE ENGINE WENT TO 4000 RPM AND SURGED +- 500 RPM.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN LINE AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING SOUND AS THE CONTACT BEGAN TO COAST FORWARD, WITHOUT WARNING. AS HE PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE CONTROL ARM RESULTING IN AN UNKNOWN FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THE BALL JOINT SEPARATION, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE POPPED OUT OF PLACE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FRACTURED CONTROL ARM THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED DELLEN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (2640 W. MAIN ST, GREENFIELD, IN 46140) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V278000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW IN 2006 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED DOOR WINDOW ISSUES OCCURRING 8 TIMES DUE TO "LIFT PLATE, AND REGULATOR" PROBLEMS. IN INVESTIGATING OTHER COMPLAINT FOR THIS MODEL YEAR, WINDOW ISSUES SEEM TO BE PERSISTENT PROBLEMS. DATE OF OCCURRENCE ARE 8/4/07 BACK WINDOW; 11/5/07 FRONT WINDOW; 10/29/08 PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW; 7/16/10 LEFT RIGHT WINDOW; 8/19/14 RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW; 2/7/18 DRIVER WINDOW, 7/13/20 FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER REPORTING THE MOST RECENT ISSUE AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD FOR A ACTIVE COMPLAINT OR ANY REIMBURSEMENT. I WANT AWARENESS OF THIS ISSUE TO BE KNOWN AND REPORTED.

PARKING BRAKE BACKING PLATES HAVE COME LOOSE AND THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES ARE DRAGGING AND WEARING OUT TOO FAST