2006 JEEP LIBERTY Power Train Problems

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 dented when I bought it like the vehicle may have been in an accident. This was a vehicle I purchased for my 2 kids and I. This vehicle has been giving me problems since I bought it. The back driver's side window won't go all the way up. I have to keep a stick in between just to keep the window from falling all the way in the door. Definitely not a safe vehicle. My Engine stalled out on the free way while I was on my way to pick up my kids. After my oil change, no oil light came on. I am seeking help with any buy back programs or a valued trade in appraisal. I have a quote from Conrad's on how much it's going to cost to fix it and the price is over $3,000. I have extended warranty, but am unsure if it will cover any service requests. That is pretty outrageous that it's going to cost that much to fix it. I've been at Take 5 to keep up on the maintenance and was told I had an oil leak somewhere. On top of the brakes, I've spent money on 4 new tires, 6 ignition coils, an O2 Sensor, and I bought a New PCM/ECU computer I have yet to have installed. Feel free to contact me at the information I've provided. I'd be truly grateful for any assistance. Thanks!

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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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 10

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.

Mileage: 54,000

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.

Mileage: 137,000

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????????

Mileage: 97,000

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

Mileage: 91,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 14,736

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

Mileage: 80,000

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.

Mileage: 80,000

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 POWER. OTHERS ON THE INTERNET HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM WITH JEEP 3.7 AND 4.7 POWERTECH JEEP MOTORS. OUR JEEP IS A 3.7 MOTOR. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM AS JEEP EXPERIENCED WITH JEEP COMMANDER AND JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE MODELS, WHICH WERE RECALLED. THIS SITUATION CAN OBVIOUSLY BE LIFE THREATENING. CHRYSLER JEEP SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PUT LIFE TREATING VEHICLES ON THE MARKET AND THESE JEEPS MUST BE RECALLED. WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Mileage: 88,500

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.

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 137,000

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.

Mileage: 129,000

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.

Mileage: 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 TANK RECALL SEEMS TO BE A RIDICULOUS FIX, AND I HAVE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR THIS FOR MONTHS AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT IN TO GET THIS FIXED. I SAW A NEWS STORY THAT SAID THAT CHRYSLER WAS BEING MANDATED TO FIX THESE VERY POORLY MADE VEHICLES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL INTO THE OTHER RECALLS WHEN IT HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING BREAKING SYSTEM ISSUES AS LONG BACK AS 13 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE.

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

Mileage: 65,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 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 OF LIBERTY OWNERS AND ALL HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS,I HAVE ALSO SPOKE WITH MANY FORMER LIBERTY OWNERS WHO SAID THEY WOULD NEVER DRIVE ANOTHER JEEP, BECAUSE LACK OF DEALER CONCERNS OVER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS..THEY HAD! I AM CORRECTING THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE DAMAGED STOCK TRANSMISSION,WITH A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AFTERMARKET ONE MADE FOR THE TORQUE OF A DIESEL ENGINE.. I FEEL CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HALF TO ENDURE THAT LARGE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE,TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM! THANK-YOU *TR

Mileage: 68,000

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

Mileage: 41,000

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

Mileage: 95,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 82,200

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

Mileage: 29,000

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

Mileage: 72,625

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

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 81,458

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WOULD ONLY SEE THE VEHICLE WHILE THE LIGHT WHILE WERE ON BUT, THE LIGHTS FLICKERED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY FAILURES THE CONSUMER HAS HAD SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT, HOOD,STEERING BOX, AND CLUTCH HAVE ALL HAD FAILURES AS WELL. UPDATED 02/25/2013 *JS

Mileage: 53,000

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

Mileage: 73,000

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.

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 89,000

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 OF THE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM A RECALL AS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THE RECALL WAS OLD, AND HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER SUDDENLY AFTER DRIVING FORWARD, THE WINDOWS WOULD MAKE A DRAGGING NOISE, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER REPLACE, THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 06/22/12 UPDATED 6/25/12 *CN UPDATED 06/29/12

Mileage: 20,000

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

Mileage: 75,000

VEHICLES STALLS AFTER EXTENDED OFF PERIOD. VEHICLE SHUDDERS UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHRYSLER HAS 2 TSBS TO FIX THIS- 21-016-05 AND 21-009-06 WHICH CALLS FOR REPLACING A TROUBLE PRONE TORQUE CONVERTER. CHRYSLER HAS AN UPDATED TORQUE CONVERTER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM YET WILL NOT TAKE ACTION TO FIX THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS SINCE 2006 TO GET TRANSMISSION FIXED PROPERLY. I WOULD LIKE THIS LOOKED INTO AS MYSELF AND NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2005-2006 JEEP LIBERTY WITH THE DIESEL ENGINE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. THE TRUCK HAS STALLED AFTER STARTING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAUSING CONCERN FOR ACTION SINCE I HAVE HAD MY PREGNANT WIFE WITNESS THIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

Mileage: 80,500

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.

Mileage: 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

Mileage: 46,000

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.

Mileage: 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 TIME, I DROVE IT STRAIGHT THERE AND MADE THEM LOOK AT IT AND DRIVE IT, THEY HAD MY CAR FOR FOUR DAYS AND CALL ME TO TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE CODES WERE STORED AND NOT ACTIVE RESET THE COMPUTER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. NOW YESTERDAY A YEAR LATER AND AT 48,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. I MADE THEM HOOK IT UP WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND THE LIGHTS STILL ON. WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU IS THAT SHUTTING YOUR CAR OFF "STORES" THE CODES. WITH THE CAR STILL ON, THE CODES WERE ACTIVE AND THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. HOWEVER NOW IT IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY AND I HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE GM TO GET IT COVERED. THEY STILL WOULDN'T COVER IT UNDER FACTORY BUT DID COVER IT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAIVED MY DEDUCTIBLE. HOWEVER I AM STILL VERY UPSET THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, THIS SHOULD NOT BE AT MY EXPENSE AT ALL!!! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP EVER! *TR

THE IGNITION KEY WAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE BRAKE PARK INTERLOCK MECHANISM WAS NOT WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER THROUGH IT'S ENTIRE RANGE WITHOUT PRESSING THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER KNOB. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE WITHOUT THESE SAFETY MECHANISMS OPERATING CORRECTLY THE SHIFTER CAN BE ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED ONTO DRIVE. THE WEAK LINK IS A PLASTIC PUSH ROD IN THE SHIFTER MECHANISM THAT IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE JOB. MANY CHRYSLER SHIFTERS WILL FAIL IN THIS MANNER. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DIED. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE INDICATED THAT A VALVE SPRING BROKE INSIDE THE #5 CYLINDER, CAUSED BY A JUMP IN TIMING. THIS REPAIR/PROBLEM IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO A JEEP/CHRYSLER TECHNICAL BULLETIN. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

2006 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED WITH 2.7L CR DIESEL ENGINE. TRANSMISSION "HUNTS" FOR A GEAR WHILE DRIVING 50-TO-60 MPH, FREQUENTLY UP- AND DOWN-SHIFTING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAVE REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER BUT THEY FIND NO PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

CLUTCH SAFETY SWITCH ON 2006 JEEP LIBERTY (3.7 L GAS ENGINE) FAILED AFTER 40 K. IRONICALLY, THIS REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE MASTER CYLINDER (COST $375). WOULD IGNORE PROBLEM, BUT THIS ALSO DEACTIVATES THE CRUISE CONTROL. SILLY DESIGN IN THAT A SIMPLE SWITCH FAILURE REQUIRES HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WORK. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

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.

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 VISIT. HORN DOESN'T SOUND ON KEY PAD DOOR LOCK AND FOG LIGHTS STAY ON AT HIGHBEAM AFTER ELECTRICAL WORK. VEHICLE HAS LOCKED ME OUT WHEN I SHUT DOORS 4 NO APPARENT REASON SWITCH KEYS IN IGNITION AND MOTOR RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE IN ANY DIRECTION AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2006 LIBERTY ON THE NORTHERN PARKWAY IN WESTBURY, NY ON JANUARY 2, 2008. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2006 AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 15,500 MILES ON IT. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE WHEELS LOCKED UP RIPPING OUT THE TRANSFER CASE AND DROPPING THE DRIVE SHAFT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR BEHIND HER WAS DAMAGED AS IT RAN OVER THE DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENTS. THE DRIVER OF THE DAMAGED CAR SAW FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE LIBERTY AND A CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE. (PROBABLY FROM THE GEAR OIL). FORTUNATELY THE LIBERTY VEERED INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND NOT INTO ANOTHER TRAVEL. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE LIBERTY WAS TOWED TO WESTBURY JEEP. INITIALLY I MET WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE INDICATED THE REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER 12 DAYS HE PHONE ME AND SAID ...EITHER THE CAR HIT SOMETHING OR IT WAS DRIVEN IN 4WD LOW ON THE HIGHWAY. NEITHER OF THESE OCCURRED AND JEEP DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AND WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. I PHONED CHRYSLER AND THEY WON?T EVEN SEND A REP TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND REPEATED WHAT THE DEALER SAID. THE CHRYSLER SERVICE REP WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANOTHER CONTACT SAYING SHE WAS TRAINED TO HANDLE THESE SITUATIONS. SHE ALSO SAID THERE ARE NO TSBS OR RECALLS FOR MY LIBERTY WHICH APPLY. I AM FRUSTRATED AND STONEWALLED BY BOTH THE WESTBURY JEEP AND CHRYSLER. *TR

Mileage: 15,500

ON THE 27TH. OF DEC. 2007 I WAS TRAVELING ON I70E AND AS I WAS GETTING BACK ON THE HWY. FROM A REST STOP JUST EAST OF INDIANAPLOIS, IN. MY 2006 JEEP LIBERTY CRD HAD A FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. I GOING ABOUT 60-65 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOT OF SHUDDERING COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN A LOUD KLUNK AND IT CAUSE A SUDDEN DROP IN MY SPEED FROM 65 TO 30 MPH. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED OR HURT, HOWEVER AS IN THE PAST WHEN THIS HAPPEN, ITS WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDER HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WHILE II WAS TRAVELING. MY DEALER HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR, AND I HAVE REPORTED IT TO HIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT MORE THAN 4 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE FIXED. CHRYSLER I BELIEVE KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP LIBERTY CRD'S DRIVE TRAIN BUT HAS YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS WILL BE MY THIRD COMPLAINT TO NHTSA ON THIS. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I WAS RETURNING HOME ON THE 3RD OF JAN. 2008. I WILL BE SEEING A REP ON THIS COMING MONDAY AND I DO NOT EXPECT TO GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM HIM ON THIS SAFETY MATTER. ALSO MY REAR BRAKES ARE GROANING EVERY TIME THAT I STOP AND THE DEALER HAS ALREADY DID A TSB ON THEM ONCE AND THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THEY TOLD ME THAT AFTER THE CAR HAS MORE THAN 12,000 MILES THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THE CAR HAS JUST 16,500. *TR

Mileage: 16,588

I BOUGHT A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY4X4 3RD DAY IT WAS TOWED BACK DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NOW AT 30,000 MILES I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUES PLUS THE GEAR KEEPS SKIPPING. I BROUGHT IT BACK 3 TIMES NOW AND BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MAKE THE CUNKING NOISE THE FEW MINUTES THEY HAVE IT THEY SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG AND THE GEARS ARE SUPPOSED TO SKIP. HMMM NEW ONE ON ME. THEY ALSO SAY THERE'S NO REPORTS ON THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HMM PLENTY HERE OR AM I SEEING THINGS. IT PRINTED THEM ALL OUT SO I CAN GO BACK AND SHOW THEM THE COMPLAINTS. CAN'T DENY WHAT'S ON BLACK AND WHITE NOW CAN THEY? *TR

THE GEARSHIFT LOCKS IN PARK AND CANNOT BE MOVED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INCONSISTENTLY, AND ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, THEY STATE THAT THERE IS NO IDENTIFIABLE PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM AND NO SURE WAY TO FIX IT. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2006 JEEP LIBERTY CRD BEGAN STALLING WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. DRIVING STARTED OUT NORMAL, THEN SUDDENLY WHILE AT A STEADY 65 MPH THE JEEP BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND NOT RESPONDING TO ACCELERATION. THIS WENT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY FOR 5 MILES TO THE NEXT EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY, THEN IT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY ON A HIGHWAY THEN SIDE STREETS UNTIL I MADE IT HOME. FROM A DEAD STOP IT WAS EXTREMELY SLUGGISH TO GET GOING AT ALL. THE SYMPTOMS POINT TO TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUES, I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALER IN DECEMBER 2006, APPARENTLY THAT DIDN'T EVEN LAST A YEAR. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO STALL ON A FREEWAY, LET ALONE SIDE ROADS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE A VISIT FOR WELL OVER A WEEK, IT GOES IN TOMORROW. *TR

Mileage: 22,500

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER IS GOING INTO PARTIAL LOCK-UP. MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF SITUATION PER KN 87887255, BUT THERE IS NO REPAIR AT THIS TIME. HESITATION, SHUDDER, ALMOST STALLS. BEEN OCCURRING SINCE PURCHASED NEW. *JB

Mileage: 50

I OWN A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. I HAVE TWO ISSUES. FIRST ONE IS THE REAR BRAKES. I REPLACED MY BRAKE PADS AT 34000 MILES TO FIND MY REAR OUTER BRAKE CALIPERS WERE NOT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR ON EITHER WHEEL. THE SVC MGR AT GRINDSTAFF OF ELIZABETHTON, TN TOLD ME MY ROTORS WERE WARPED. THERE IS NO WAY THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AT 34000 MILES. I DRIVE 95% FOUR LANE HIGHWAY MILES TO WORK - NO RED LIGHTS AT ALL. YOU CAN SEE BY LOOKING AT THE ROTORS THE OUTER BRAKE PADS HAVE NEVER MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS. WHEN THE OTHER SIX PADS WERE REPLACED THE OUTER REAR BRAKE PADS WERE NOT WORN ONE BIT AND THE OUTER BRAKE CONTACT SURFACE OF THE ROTOR IS NOT WORN AT ALL. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SOLENOID. MY JEEP WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK WHEN IT GETS EXTREMELY HOT INSIDE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT RUNNING THE A/C ABOUT 10 MINS. TO COOL THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY OFF A LITTLE. IT STICKS IN PARK AND WILL NOT COME OUT. THE SAME DEALER TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT'S AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM EVEN WITH IT STILL UNDER WARRANTY (REPORTED AT 33000 MILES). THE SERVICE MGR AT GRINDSTAFF IN ELIZABETHTON, TN SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE RELIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE. BOTH PROBLEMS I HAVE ARE SAFETY ISSUES, FACTORY DESIGN ISSUES AND DEALER WARRANTY COMPLIANCE. *JB

Mileage: 32,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN LOCKING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GRIND WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30 AND 55 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS AT SPEEDS FROM 0 TO 70 MPH. THE TRANSFER DRIVES FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. IN APRIL OF 2007, NEW HARDWARE WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD FOUR TORT CONVERTERS AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED, YET THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 25,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 999.

Mileage: 999

AFTER PURCHASING MY DIESEL JEEP I NOTICED A SHUDDERING IN THE TRANSMISSION AT ABOUT 55-65 MILES AN HOUR. CONSIDERABLY WORSE WITH YOU DECELERATE AFTER ACCELERATION. IN A CONSTRUCTION HOLD ON TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE IDLED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. WHEN I WAS CLEARED TO MOVE FORWARD I PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN DRIVE. THE JEEP STALLED. IT TOOK ME A SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE MOTOR. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND HAVE COME UP WITH ONE ANSWER. AIR IS IN THE FUEL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A JEEP DEALER IN OZARK ALABAMA AND IN DOTHAN ALABAMA. CHRYSLER TELLS THEM THAT THE AIR IN MY FUEL SYSTEM IS OK. I DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT IS A SAFE LEVEL OF AIR ALLOWED IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. NO ONE HAS MEASURED THE AMOUNT OF AIR IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. PLEASE TELL ME SO I CAN HAVE IT MEASURED BECAUSE I HAVE VOLUMES. I AM AFRAID IT WILL STALL OUT ON ME AGAIN. I HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS WHEN THE JEEP HESITATED AND CHOKED AFTER A LONG LIGHT AND A TRAIN CROSSING, *JB

Mileage: 5,300

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 2007, I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WAS GETTING WORSE. I HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR MORE THAN NORMAL TO GET THE CAR TO SHIFT AFTER MAKING A STOP. THE CAR WOULD THEN JERK INTO GEAR WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR AND I WOULD SPEED UP MORE THAN WAS SAFE. THE FINAL INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER A STOP AND THE CAR JERKED INTO GEAR ALONG WITH MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND. BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE, WHEN THE CAR JERKED INTO GEAR I WAS SENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS QUICKLY DIAGNOSED AS A TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIRS FOR 22 DAYS BEFORE I GOT IT BACK. PARTS WERE REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT ONLY AFTER APPROVAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING A LITTLE BETTER BUT IT IS STILL NOT RUNNING LIKE IT WAS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DEADLY AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 16,450

I OWN A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY CRD (DIESEL) I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY JEEP DRIVING SAFE NOW SINCE I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN JAN 2006. MY TRUCK WILL SHUTTER AND ALMOST STALL ON A DAILY BASIS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AND BACK IN MAY 2006 MY WHOLE TRUCK STOPPED DEAD ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY AND WENT INTO A "LIMP" MODE BRINGING ME FROM A 45 MPH SPEED TO ABOUT 2-3 MPH IN A SECOND. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND HAVE FOUND THAT THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE IN A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE MEET SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET AND IN PERSON THAT HAVE ALL HAD THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE TOLD MY DEALER ABOUT THIS WITH 0 OUTCOME OF A FIX, THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED EITHER. I ONLY HOPE THAT THE ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE IM ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY WIFE, WITH THE SUDDEN SPEED LOSS AND LOCK UP OF MY REAR WHEELS I COULD ONLY HOPE THE CARS BEHIND ME COULD STOP IN TIME, COULD A LARGE SEMI THOUGH? THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE AND ONLY DOING A SHORT INTERNET SEARCH WILL PROVE THIS. JUST SEARCH FOR LIBERTY CRD LOST TORQUE CONVERTER AND SEE WHAT YOU FIND. I HOPE THAT JEEP WILL HAVE A BETTER SOLUTION SOON FOR THIS. *JB

Mileage: 9,850

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

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

Mileage: 500

TRANSMISSION BUCKING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS WHILE MAINTAINING SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, OR GOING FROM COASTING AT SPEED TO ACCELERATING. THIS A DAILY/CONTINUAL OCCURRENCE. '06 JEEP LIBERTY CRD. *NM

ON SEP. THE 23RD I WAS ON I70E JUST OUT OF EFFINGHAM IL. WHEN MY JEEP LIBERTY CRD HAD A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE OR THUD THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SPEED WENT FROM ABOUT 65 MPH DOWN TO 45 TO 50 ALMOST INSTANTLY. THE WHITE VAN THAT WAS BEHIND ME JUST TAPPED MY REAR BUMPER WITH NO DAMAGE. THE DRIVER OF THE VAN WENT ON AROUND ME AS I WENT OFF OF THE HYW. TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM CLEARED UP IN ABOUT 1 MIN. AND THE CAR THE WENT ON AS IT WAS OK. PLEASE REFERENCE ODI NUMBER 10167608. THIS INCIDENT IS THE SAME AS THAT REPORT. ALSO COMING BACK TO FLORISSANT ON THE 30TH OF SEPT 2006 THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. HOWEVER MY CAR WAS THE ONLY CAR IN SIGHT AT THE TIME. I HAVE HAD THREE EVENTS WITH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AND ONE OF THEM RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME JUST TOUCHING MY CAR. THE DEALER HERE IN FLORISSANT, MO. (MARTY CANCILLA DODGE. HAS YET TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THE CHRYSLER DISTRICT REP IS GOING TO BE HERE ON THIS THURSDAYS TO TALK TO ME. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE A 60 TO 70 MPH. MY JEEP LIBERTY HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERS SHOP SINCE TUESDAY OF LAST WEEK. I DO HOPE THEY WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW FORM THE JEEP INTERNET FORUM THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH OTHER LIBERTY OWNERS WITH THE DIESEL CRD. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS. *JB

Mileage: 1,598

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 JEEP LIBERTY DIESEL FAILING TO STOP AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN IN THE MORNING. IT HAS ALSO NOT STOPPED AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO PUSH THE VEHICLE FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC OR THE INTERSECTION/CROSS WALK. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO JEEP BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO RUNNING OVER STUDENTS ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH JEEP'S TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEMS. MY WIFE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM SO IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH DRIVING STYLE. THIS PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY KILL OR INJURE SOMEONE. *JB

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 DEALER WHO SAID THAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I SHOULD BRING IT IN. I AM AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THIS TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN I HAVE LESS FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND WITH A SUDDEN POWER LOSS, ESPECIALLY IN RAINY/SNOWY WEATHER, OR A CROWDED ROAD WITH ONLY ONE LANE. JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED, 2006, 2800 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 2,700

2006 JEEP LIBERTY CRD WITH 2200 MILES COMPLETELY DIED ON THE ON RAMP TO AN INTERSTATE. AFTER 7 DAYS THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS THE FLYWHEEL IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THEY SAY THAT THEY CANT GET PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK TO RESCUE US. I FELT VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE THE OTHER WAY BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE TO EVEN TRY TO PULL OVER. *NM

Mileage: 2,200

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 WAS LUCKY FOR ME BECAUSE IF A CAR OR SEMI WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND ME I WOULD NOT BE HERE WRITING THIS. I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND STARTED TO LEAVE THE ROAD FOR THE SHOULDER. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. I DROVE AT A REDUCED SPEED FOR AWHILE AND DID NOTICE THAT THER WAS A SLIGHT TRANSMISSION SHUDDER. THIS WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW MINUETES AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME TO FLORISSANT MISSOURI WITHOUT FUTHER TROUBLE. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE CHECKED WITH OTHER'S WHO OWN LIBERTYI'S AND SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THOUGH THEIR'S WAS NOT AS HARROWING AS MIND. I TOOK MY JEEP JIBERTY DOWN TO THE DEALER'S THE FOLLOWING DAY AND LEFT IT THERE. THAT WAS TWO DAYS AGO AND THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON IT. I WILL BE SEEING THE SERVICE REP. TOMORROW AND WILL FINDING OUT A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT HAPPEN. I DO KNOW THAT THIS IT SEEMS TO BE A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRAANSMISSION WITH A TRANSFER CASE. THANK YOU FOR READING THIS. JAMES E. FRIESE, 115 ST. BENEDICT LANE, FLORISSANT, MISSOURI, 63033, PN. 314-837-3885. *NM

Mileage: 1,195

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

Mileage: 530

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

Mileage: 1,305

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