Problems with 2006 Jeep Liberty SUSPENSION

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that an independent mechanic diagnosed that the undercarriage had rusted extensively. the abs sensor lights remained on because the undercarriage was sagging toward the tires setting off the sensors. the mechanic stated that when he touched the undercarriage rust fell off in his hands. the mechanic refused the fix the vehicle and referred the contact back to the manufacturer. the manufacturer stated that similar vehicle were subjected to a recall. the manufacturer was provided the vin however, there was no recall associated with the vehicle. the contact was informed to contact the nhtsa hotline to file a complaint. the failure mileage was 94,000. *bf consumer stated the "arm" was recalled and replaced but has rusted. consumer's mechanic is willing to answer any questions regarding the issue.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the shield under the driver's side door detached from the vehicle. additionally, the undercarriage was severely rusted. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the lower control arm needed to be repaired. the local dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 140,668.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 13v252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure) and 18v278000 (suspension). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. neuwirth chrysler wilmington (219 s college rd, wilmington, nc 28403, (910) 799-1815) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Noticed that the front end of the vehicle felt loose. there had been a loud metal scraping noise while driving on a straight highway at about 65 mph about a month earlier, had the vehicle checked but nothing was found. took the vehicle in for new front tires and an alignment and was notified that the lower ball joint has a lot of play and needed to be replaced. i know there was a recall on the ball joints but when i contacted chrysler i was told there isn't a recall on my vehicle. the recall l27 includes my state that the vehicle is registered in but it was bought in virginia, which is not included in the recall. the vehicle has 120,000 miles on it.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while driving 70 mph, the front lower ball joint delaminated from the front driver's side tire without warning. as a result, the contact lost control of the steering and crashed into a concrete wall. no injuries were sustained and a police report was not filed. the vehicle was towed to lakeshore chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat (located at 330 e howze beach rd, slidell, la 70461 (985) 641-9595). the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in a recall. the approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

I found online that there's a recall on lower ball joints that get corroded and stop working properly, that can cause a break of the item and loose the steering while driving. well it's already corroded and no wheel alignment can be done without replacing both joints.already called the dealer and they denied any recall on ball joints. i decided to stop driving the car because it's getting hard to drive. when i turn the steering wheel you can feel the joint making a metal to metal sound, while stopping and when starting to move

I almost wrecked my car when the right control bar broke from corrosion. my local dealers refused to fix my vehicle iaw the recall because it is registered in virginia. i live in virginia but work in dc. i got it to the shop and replaced the suspension myself, taking 3 days and spending more than $400. safety recall l27 / nhtsa 12v-085 rear suspension lower control arms if your dealer fails or is unable to remedy this defect without charge and within a reasonable time, you may submit a written complaint to the administrator, national highway traffic safety administration, 1200 new jersey ave., s.e., washington, dc 20590, or call the toll-free vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

The driver side ball joint has broken 7 times in 1 year and has been replaced. using 4 different mechanics assuming it was the mechanic. this has happened each time while driving. the last mechanic put an additional nut and has assumed to work. he also indicated that he has repaired other jeep liberty's with same problem in one case he welded it on, i have seen 3 others in my small town that you can see they also have a driver fender that is damaged as mine is when the ball joint breaks and tires pushes wheel fender off. this is not an isolated problem and can not believe this issue has not been addressed in a recall, it asks for a date, well the first time was spring of 2017 since then it has happened 6 additonal times

tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the front end of the vehicle abruptly stopped without warning. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the front upper and lower ball joints and the lower control arm had fractured and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign: 06v288000 (suspension). the failure mileage was 103,000.

Vehicle was in motion 30 mph. front passenger side made a grinding noise and entire vehicle shook. lost complete steering control and crossed 3 lanes of traffic before bringing the vehicle to a stop. vehicle was in the far right lane and crossed over 3 lanes before stopping. location was on a city street.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the ball joint fractured on the driver's side tire. the vehicle was towed to a mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ball joint needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension). the contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. the failure mileage was 154,000.

Rh lower ball joint broke today. car is immobile. this ball joint was replaced one year ago, when it first failed. the lh one also broke 6 months ago. all 3 failures where in parking lots. my liberty's vin is not in the recall range. jeep refuses to talk to me. their explanation about water ant corrosion is not technically valid. i am an aerospace engineer and deal with this sort of thing all the time. the cause is cyclic loading of the tapered pin, high tension load and a stress riser at the thread. replacing the ball joint only provides more failure opportunities. i would like to know the number of deaths and injuries this has caused. *tr

I was driving home christmas morning and a few miles before i got home the lower and higher ball joints separated from each other. i had no control of the vehicle, thankfully there was no one else on the road with me. i was headed straight on road when incident happened. vehicle bounced many times before coming to a stop off the road. i was informed later after incident that this vehicle had a recall for what i had just described above. vehicle was bought used from dealership and have no record or info if this recall being fixed. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while driving 5 mph, the front passenger side ball joint fell apart and the wheel detached. a crash occurred. the air bags did not deploy. there were no injuries and a police report was not filed. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vin was excluded from nhtsa campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension). the contact was informed that the driver's side ball joint would soon fail and needed replacing. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. updated 02/16/17*lj *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while driving various speeds, there was an abnormal banging noise under the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front lower ball joints failed and would need to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 8,000. updated 11/01/16*lj

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while reversing the vehicle, the upper lower ball joint detached and caused the wheel to become loose. the vehicle was towed to a certified mechanic where it was diagnosed that the upper and lower ball joints on the front passenger side needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a safety complaint. the approximate failure mileage was 70,200.

2006 jeep liberty. consumer writes in regards to passenger side rear suspension and lower control arms damages caused by corrosion. *smd the consumer stated when the arm broke, it caused the consumer to veer to the left into oncoming traffic. the consumer stated he was never informed of a recall, despite there being one issued for his make, model and year vehicle. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while driving 35 mph, there was a loud creaking noise coming from the vehicle. the dealer repaired the upper and lower ball joints on the vehicle. the contact stated that he was experiencing the same failure as listed in nhtsa campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension); however, the vehicle was not included. the failure mileage was 67,000.

Recall regarding front lower ball joint; 06v288000. while at firestone during a routine oil change and check up, i received notice of a recall on my car - i was i went to the nearby jeep dealership and they told me it was not applicable for my car even though i showed them the paperwork from firestone directly. jeep did not fix my lower ball joint and then approximately two weeks later, i was driving to school and my car jolted as if i hit a pot-hole but the road was clear. i turned on my hazard lights and pulled over to inspect. my tires were not low on air there was nothing abnormal under the hood. i parked my car and looked underneath to find a very obvious dislocation. i called a friend who could identify what part it was exactly and he said it was my lower ball joint. my car was a safety hazard and has become a huge hassle to deal with and jeep is refusing to take responsibility. it is being repaired in a shop now and i am seeking reimbursement from jeep.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact heard an abnormal noise when the vehicle started. the vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer where the contact was informed that the ball joints needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was informed of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while driving 25 mph, the vehicle made a left turn and made an abnormal noise without warning. once the vehicle came to a stop, the front passenger tire detached from the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.

Front suspension:lower ball joint was replaced 2006 it has broke again while pulling into garage but is out of recall feel it is due to faulty replacement parts. shift interlock cable and gear shifter: cant remove key from the ignition called chrysler no recall issued for this they will not replace even though if you look in the internet there are lots of jeep liberty owners with the same problem

Original owner drives 5000 miles per year, errands, stay-at-home mom, parked in garage during vehicles life. in dec 2014 took to dealer for tire rotation and balance. was told ball joints bad on both front wheels and upper control arms needed replaced @ 60,000 miles. when liberty was brand new took to dealer for recall f-22 and was there maybe 30 mins. was told good to go.... vehicle currently has 65,000 and have received second opinion from reputable mechanic who states the driver's side is worse than passengers and should be replaced, that this is either a "failed recall" or premature wear. with my mileage being so lite, this defect would have initiated long before it should have. the average miles a person drives is 12000-15000 a yr which would have put this defect occurring 3 yrs after initially recalled. the replacement parts are faulty themselves or jeep isn't being honest about the life cycle of this recall. i cannot believe a company would allow people to drive vehicles with gas tanks ready to explode and ball joints about to come unglued any moment....

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while reversing at approximately 5 mph, the front passenger side of the vehicle fractured without warning. the vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front passenger side ball joints needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 106,817.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while driving at various speeds, an abnormal sound emitted from the front of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the technician diagnosed that the front passenger side lower ball joint and front driver side lower ball joints needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension). the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

[xxx]: complaint about jeep backing plates: 2006 jeep liberty vin # [xxx].i am writing about a safety problem we encountered over the past few weeks. on 2 separate occasions; 8-13 and 9-3-15 i almost drove off the road when suddenly my vehicle began to shake,loud, clamoring noise occurred, which made it imperative that i pull to the side of the road/await assistance. the problem was that the backing plates had corroded and rusted to such a severe degree the car was inoperable without expensive repairs (557.97 each time).the close timing of these incidents show that the lifespan of these parts were not made to last. jeep declined the request to reimburse expenses paid, and failed to address the bigger safety concern. i worry someone will not be as lucky when this problem occurs. it is a very dangerous situation when a vehicle <10 yrs old used solely as a passenger vehicle, is made of such poor quality parts that they literally rust off the vehicle while it is in transit. in doing research on the extent of these backing plate issues, i see that there have been a significant customer complaints from a quality, financial, and safety perspective, yet i see that nothing has been done to rectify this issue. it is my view that i should have been notified of this quality issue before i almost had accidents twice within a 3 week period. this make and model has been the subject of several consumer safety recalls, i am surprised that this has backing plate issue has not been brought to attention of owners so that it could be resolved in an expeditious manner at the cost of jeep corp. this is an issue that their company was aware of and parts should not ?rot? off quality vehicles. jeep responded on 9-29-15 and failed to mention the safety issue related to this problem. i attached their letter via attached file. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

The lower ball joint broke causing the frame and wheel to separate. the frame fell onto the tire. the rim was sliced completely in half. and the brand new tire was busted. it caused us to loose control of the vehicle. the vehicle feared of the road and landed ina ditch. we had to have a tow truck pick up the vehicle. it cost us 300 dollars to have the vehicle brought home. after getting home we found out the piece that broke, the lower ball joint, was part of the jeep recall in 2006. i called chrysler and they did admit that part was a recall fix in 2006. we are now waiting on chrysler to call us back to let us know what we are suppose to do next. we are without a vehicle.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while driving 10 mph, the lower ball joints failed and resulted in the wheel collapsing. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact repaired the vehicle on three occasions; however, the repair details were not available. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

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 there is a rambling sound coming from the front of my front of my vehicle, when i press on the breaks there is a grinding noise, i have taken my vehicle to southern chrysler jeep of greenbrier located in chesapeake, va and they advise the unit need front upper control arms and lower ball joints. according to contacting chrysler the manufacture i was advise the part was inital change in 2007 and the current part (lower ball joints) is currently on back order. according to the dealer/service facility they stated there is approximate 500 lower ball joints on back order, i have contacted chrysler via web chat and they confirm part is not available. i have express my fear of driving the vehicle due to issue and ask to be compensate for a car rental in which i was decline. i am complaining due to part stock availability is un-acceptable and i fear of driving this unsafe vehicle

Leaving driveway moving about 5mph there was a loud bang,checking the noise i found the driver side lower ball joint bolt broke in half.had to tow vehicle to repair shop.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was a squeaking sound that came from the front of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed that the lower ball joints had excessive rust and fractures and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension). the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 94,700.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while driving 10 mph and approaching a stop sign, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the front driver side of the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact was able to look under the vehicle and noticed that the ball joint fitting on the driver side of the vehicle fractured. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 99,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that while driving at 10 mph and going over a bump, there was an abnormal squeaking sound. the failure occurred constantly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front ball joints were worn out. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not included in the nhtsa campaign number: 12v085000 (suspension). the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while driving at 40 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to control. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the front lower steering ball joint failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 140,000. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph attempting to make a left turn, the vehicle stopped independently without warning. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the lower ball joint needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the contact stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension). the failure mileage was 130,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while driving 70 mph, the steering wheel began to vibrate without warning. the failure was persistent. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. while driving at an unknown speed, the lower ball joint fractured. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the ball joint needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 80,580.

A large noise followed by deteriorated control steering my vehicle. after forcing it into a parking lot, a view of underneath front drivers side revealed a large metal object broken and jammed into my wheel. this sounds like the recall #09e039000 or recall id # 91163. local dealership states my vin is not in this recall and cannot fix it under the recall. my make, model and year of vehicle matches the recall and i think this calls for further investigation into additional vehicles. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the vehicle jerked while turning in the driveway. upon inspection, the contact noticed that the wheel was not properly attached to the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the front passenger ball joint fractured and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. while driving 70 mph, the contact heard an abnormal popping noise. the vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the front driver side ball joints fractured and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not notified the failure. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension); however, the vin was not included. the failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

We are the original owners of the jeep liberty 2006 that had a recall on the ball joints and stabilizer bars in 2006. of course, we had the vehicle repaired when the jeep was only a few months old. it may have had less than 1000 miles on it at the time. when visiting the dealer on dec 2, 2014 for an oil change and tire balance. i was informed that the ball joints on driver's and passenger's side of jeep were in need of replacement at a cost of 1100.00 (we only have 61,600 miles on jeep) i was shocked that a vehicle that has been garage kept and only driven by the mom of the family around town of about 6000 miles a year could incur such a drastic problem. this is a valid safety issue with the integrity of the recall. the repair should have a lifetime warranty or at least 100k miles. there is absolutely no way, these ball joints disintegrated without being faulty from the being. my question lies if my vehicle was really taken care of, or was it just looked at because it was brand new at the time. our liberty has had full synthetic oil changes and treated with the utmost care. so it really saddens me that chrysler has such "safety" issues. of all things that can go wrong with a car, when it refers to a previous recall, it's obvious the issue was never really addressed. *js

While driving veh. slowy went over a speed bump heard a loud bang. upon inspection noticed that rear trailing / control arm. had separated / rusted. unable to drive at speed or control steering. did not crash though. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that while entering a parking space, the front lower ball joint became fractured. as a result, the frame came down and rested on the front driver's side wheel. the contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension). however, the parts were unavailable to remedy the vehicle. the dealer was made aware of the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 104,000. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that the front lower ball joints were loose and the front end jerked violently. the dealer stated that the front suspension needed to be repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Zubecks chrysler/ford in oscoda mi 48750 refuses to fix jeep with new hitch as stated in recall there service dept has been screwing up my jeep everytime i bring it in for repair or recall and now wont do the recall. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that while attempting to exit a parking space, there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. the contact discovered that the front lower passenger ball joint was fractured. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was informed that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 06v288000 (suspension). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 150,000.

Front lower drivers side ball joint broke while driving, was told by mechanic that all upper and lower ball joints are bad and need to be replaced..as well as rear suspension replacement. *tr

The wheel came off of my 2006 jeep liberty renegade as i was driving in a residential neighborhood, i was told by a mechanic the ball joint came off and broke in half. *tr