Problems with 2006 Jeep Liberty ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

On wednesday, september 5, 2007, at approximately 8:30pm both my husband and i got in our 2006 jeep liberty with only 9,188 miles to drive home. upon turning on the vehicle we turned up the air conditioner and heard a grinding sound. unsure of what the noise was, my husband turned down the air for a moment. as he turned the air back up the blower fan fell out of the dashboard and into the foot area of the passenger front seat where i was sitting. the blower fan was still turning as it made contact with my feet because it did not detach from the electrical wiring. the blower fan continued running until my husband shut off the vehicle. due to the fact that i was wearing sandals when the blower fan fell out of the dashboard my toes were severely lacerated and suffered abrasions. these injuries required me to seek medical attention. due to this injury i have had to miss work, as it is not possible for me to wear shoes, stand for any length of time, or sit without elevating my feet. this incident along with other multiple faulty window components, all of which are warranty items, cause us concern. particularly since the blower fan was a recalled part and had recently been replaced. we no longer feel that this vehicle is safe to operate and have contacted chrysler headquarters customer service call center for assistance and are awaiting an inspection. *tr

I had driven my jeep liberty for about 10 miles and parked it in my driveway at about 6 pm on wed aug 15,2007. at midnight, i went to let the dog in and saw flames coming from the front passenger side of my car. i called the fire department . the whole front of the car was burned up. the car is totaled. i later found out there was a recall issued on that car for a defect in the ac blower motor. i was not using the ac that day. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact stated that her vehicle may overheat and cause an interior fire. she stated that the temperature gauge on the dashboard was rising. the dealer has not received the parts yet to repair the vehicle, but will make the repair once they become available. the speed was unknown. the current mileage was 16,456 and the failure mileage was unknown.

2006 jeep liberty with motor blower recall problems customer wants reimbursement for repairs**cc the consumer stated he received a recall notice for his vehicle pertaining to the motor blower. the dealer stated the recall work had already been performed and there was nothing that they could do. the consumer stated that he contacted chrysler who informed him to get the vehicle repaired and supply them with the invoice for reimbursement. *tr

I received a letter from daimler chrysler, about blower motor may overheat and cause an interior fire under certain operating conditions. i was go to the dealer (napleton chrysler) for to do that, they told me they don't has that parts for to do the job, they will contact me for it, i 'm waiting the whole month and i don't recipe notice for it, since the problem should happen anytime, i want to present this complaint and pass to daimler chrysler all the responsibility for the car and all the injures. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. on july 6, 2007, the contact received recall notice number 07v089000 (electrical system). he was informed by two local dealers that it would take two months before the vehicle could be repaired. the current mileage is 8,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact received recall notice # 07v089000 (electrical system). two dealers stated that it will take 2-3 weeks to get an appointment. the manufacturer stated that they could not provide a rental. the current mileage is 6,581 and the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty 4x4. the contact received recall notice # 07v089000 (electrical system). he stated that he has notified the dealer and they do not have the parts to repair the recall. he has notified several other dealers and the waiting lists are extremely long. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer will explain why the parts are unavailable or the possible cause of failure. the current mileage is 30,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty 4x4. the contact received recall notice # 07v089000 (electrical system). the dealer stated that they are only receiving two parts per week. the contact was put on a waiting list. presently, no failures have occurred. the purchase date and failure mileage were unknown. the current mileage is 6,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty 4x4. the contact received recall notice # 07v089000 (electrical system). she is # 91 on the recall repair waiting list. the contact has not experienced any failures at this time. the purchase date and mileage information were unavailable.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact received recall notice # 07v089000 (electrical system). the contact was added to a waiting list. presently, no failures have occurred. the engine size was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 9,500.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty 4x4. the contact received recall notice # 07v089000 (electrical system). the dealer stated that they are only receiving two parts every ten days. currently, no failures have occurred. the vin, engine size, and failure mileage were unavailable. the current mileage is 25,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. after receiving a safety recall on june 21, 2007, the contact called her dealer to schedule an appointment. she was told that the earliest she could bring her vehicle in for the repair is on august 20, 2007. she called daimler chrysler on june 22, 2007 and they explained the difficulty they were experiencing in retrieving the parts for the repair. the contact is currently not experiencing the failure stated in safety recall # 07v089000 (electrical system). the current and failure mileages were 4,900.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact had been attempting to schedule an appointment to have his vehicle serviced for nhtsa recall # 07v089000 (electrical system). the dealer and manufacturer stated that no parts were available. the contact was placed on a waiting list. the current and failure mileages were 10,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact received recall notice # 07v089000 (electrical system) on june 7, 2007. she spoke with the dealer who stated that they will not hold the part for her, however, she felt that they should. no failures have occurred at this time. the current mileage is 7,000 and the failure mileage was inapplicable.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact received recall notice # 07v089000 (electrical system) on june 6, 2007. the dealer stated that it would take eight weeks to have the vehicle repaired because the manufacturer is only sending two parts per week. the manufacturer stated that nothing can be done. the contact felt that the wait time is too long. there have been no failures to date. the current mileage is 4,500 and the failure mileage was unknown. updated 02-01-08. *kb

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact received her first recall notice on june 5, 2007 and called the dealer to schedule an appointment. the dealer stated that they would call her when the parts arrived. they never called and the contact received a second recall notice a few days later. she called the dealer again and was told that they are only receiving two parts per week. the dealer stated that she was on the waiting list for the repair. the contact feels that she should not have to wait this long, if this is a potential safety issue. no failures have occurred at this time. the recall #'s were unknown. the current mileage is 33,000 and failure mileage was 28,000. the consumer stated she has yet to receive notification from the dealer that the part needed to perform the recall was in the office. the consumer provided a copy of the recall notice. updated 07/24/07 *tr

Safety defect 1) my wife was driving in the rain and went to the mall. just after she left the mall, the 2) dashboard lights for abs, electronic stability control, and traction control came on and stayed lit. within a mile or so, my wife had spun across 3 lanes of interstate traffic and into the guardrail while attempting to enter interstate. 3) at this point the jeep liberty has been towed to a body shop. nothing to repair failure has yet been attempted.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. she stated that she received a recall notice (recall # 07v089000) on 06/03/07 for the electrical system. the dealer stated that they would add her name to the waiting list; however, they did not inform the contact how long she would have to wait. the dealer stated they are only receiving two parts per week. there had been no failure to date. the current mileage was 12,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact received a recall notice for the electrical system (nhtsa campaign # 07v089000) in june of 2007. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but they did not perform the recall repair. the dealer stated that the part was unavailable. as of august 8, 2007, the dealer has not repaired the vehicle. there had been no failure to date. the powertrain was unknown. the current mileage was 10,000. updated 02-01-08 *bf updated 02/01/08 *tr

Tl*- the contact stated that the 2006 jeep liberty 4x4 caught on fire on 03/13/07. while making a left hand turn the vehicle stalled. the hazard lights didn't work, the radio shut off, and all of the components on the instrument panel lost power. he saw smoke coming from under the hood, and within a minute the front end was engulfed in flames. the contact stated that the fire department showed up to extinguish the fire. both the fire and police departments filed reports, and the contact had access to them. the contact was still waiting for the insurance adjuster to get information on the cause of the fire, but the vehiclewas noted as destroyed. the contact stated that the local news mentioned a recall 06v036000 for the 2006 two wheel drive sport jeep liberty concerning the electrical system: wiring: front under the hoo. the contact felt that the 4x4 should also be on this recall campaign. the current and failure mileage were both 3100 miles.*ak

On 2006 jeep liberty renegade activates for no apparent reason, causing vehicle to lose power/choke out/stumble on acceleration. problem occurred intermittently up to 3 or 4 times a week. tended to happen often when going around corners in 1st or 2nd gear, and sometimes when just going straight. sometimes the light will flash while the loss of power occured, but sometimes not.. when this occurred pavement was dry and there were no abrupt manuevers no reason for this system to activate. this was a serious safety issue that could cause an accident. purchased vehicle new from dealer in november '06. dealer acknowledged problem in march '07 , claiming they were waiting for a software update from chrysler. in june '07 i returned to the dealer and addressed the problem again, and i was told that there were no tsbs, no codes, and they could not duplicate the problem . they did not acknowledge"the problem this time. they acknowledged it in writing on my service receipt in march). even on the way home from the dealer today it happened again when i exited an off ramp from the highway. *ak

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. the contact received recall notice # 06v288000 (suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint) and has been on a waiting list since february of 2007. she received recall notice # 07v089000 (electrical system) in june of 2007. the dealer stated that there is no estimated time of when the part will become available. the contact has not experienced any failures at this time. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage is 32,000 and failure mileage was inapplicable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. at 5 mph in a snow storm,flames began to emerge from underneath the front bumper. the contact exited the vehicle and witnessed flames from within the heater vents in the compartment. the vehicle was completely destroyed. daimler chrysler would not acknowledge the vehicle under recalls #'s 06v036000 and 07v089000. the current and failure mileage were 3,604.*ak update *4/23/07 **tr

My liberty has 3 recalls, 2 having do with big safety issues- fire and tires detaching. i first called planet dodge (miami, fl) for service appt.; gave vin and advised of recalls- surprise! when i arrived for my appointment; they said the parts were on back order! today i called tamiami jeep to make an appointment and was told 1) it's very dangerous as tires may detach 2) they have some parts, but not some bolt, if that is required! question- if these are mandatory recalls and on such potentially safety compromising parts- how can the parts be on back order for 3 months!! (this will be my first visit to tamiami for service appt-but was already advised not all parts available- what's the use of making a appointment if they is a nationwide of a part to repair a recall? what happens if my tires detach or my car has "underbody fire" as per my most recent notice? i would appreciate a reply via email and i would like somebody to investigate how service departments can run out of parts that have mandatory recalls. i was not told at planet dodge how serious this was and have been driving around waiting for the parts to arrive.(lower ball joint). *nm

While driving 2006 jeep liberty limited esp/bas light came on and also charging system warning light. took to dealership they said powertrain control module needs update reprogram, also was a recal to program bcm. got jeep back next day, light came back on plus the malfunction indicator light, took back to dealership they had for 2 days called and said they could not find a problem with it. said it was due to the way i drive and use the brake pedal. problem not fixed. jeep has 10000 miles on it now. when it only had 1750 miles all the panel lights came on and the vechicle shut down, had to be towed to dealership. they had to replace cluster, bcm and pcm per star line, repair short in radio wiring harness, also repair burn in 02 sensor wiring harness, reroute harness. and now they say there is nothing wrong with it, to pick it up in the morning. *nm

I have a 2003 jeep liberty sport and i was recently driving it when the entire system completely shut down. i was able to pull over to the side of the road. it restarted and i went a little further and it completely shut down again. i lost power to steering and was fortunately able to guide it off the main highway without any power. it would not continue running after that. it would start but then shut down right off. i ended up having it towed to a jeep dealership where i found out two sensors in the computer had gone bad. i had to pay to have the sensors replaced in addition to the tow. i am concerned about what would have happened if i had been on an interstate going at a high rate of speed and those sensors would have gone bad causing me to lose power in traffic. i wonder if some fatalities and injuries have resulted from this situation with other vehicles. i think its a very dangerous situation and jeep should be investigated to see if they are using defective sensors in the jeep liberty. i only have 65 thousand miles on this vehicle and i am concerned about taking it on any lengthy trips. i feel its a danger on the highways with these sensors. *nm

My new 2006 jeep liberty caught fire while driving on i-15. the insurance investigator indicated it was caused by a wiring problem and/or connector to the blower fan under the passenger side dash board. the car was towed to the salvage yard and investigated by gmac insurance. *jb

Front power windows fall out of track while going up requiring the driver to remove hands from the steering wheel to make correction. windshield wipers which are supposed to be on their own fuse according to manual quit working if the radio fuse blows. *nm

Our jeep liberty has had the left rear window repaired 3 times and it fell down again yesterday. the right rear has been repaired twice. the sunroof repaired once and the battery/electrical repaired three times. this doesn't count the windshield repaired twice because of leaks. i t appears the windows fall down about every 3-4 months. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. on the third day after the vehicle was purchased, the vehicle began to vibrate while driving 40 mph. the vehicle was taken to two dealers and they stated that the vehicle was operating normally. however, the vibrations continue to occur. the contact received recall notice number 07v089000 (electrical system) on august 3, 2007. the dealer informed him that there is a three week waiting period and will call him to schedule an appointment. the dealer also stated that if the vehicle happens to overheat, the contact should stop, turn the vehicle off, and let it cool down. the current mileage was 8,000 and failure mileage was 200.

Dt*: the contact stated the brakes failed five times at low speeds. there was an accident causing minor damage to another vehicle. the dealer could not duplicate the problem. also, the check engine light illuminated. the dealer replaced the heater control head however that did not fix the problem. the fuel pump also runs constantly and the manufacturer has been alerted.

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 70 mph, a smell of burnt plastic was noticed. the vehicle pulled over, and flames erupted from under the passenger glove compartment. the contact extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher, and a police report was taken. the driver sustained blisters on his right hand while putting the fire out. the contact believed the fire could have been electrical since the fire started from the air conditioning blower area. the vehicle was deemed totaled, and was taken to a salvage yard. the manufacturer was contacted, and a complaint was taken. updated 11/03/06. *jb

Vehicle parked in driveway for approximately one hour, when neighbor notified that car was on fire. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated although the vehicle is not having any problems, there is a nhtsa recall, #06v036000 on the vehicle regarding the front under hood wiring. the parts needed to repair the vehicle are not available at the local dealership. the manufacturer confirmed the parts are not available.

My client, pablo e. coelho, bought a jeep liberty sport 4x4 in argentina for the sum of usd 40,000 and had several problems. finally the seller change it for a new jeep last year. with the new jeep we are experiencing more problems than with the first one and there are more than three recalls incomplete and the seller is not giving us any notice of them neither any solutions to all these problems. the last recall is described as a safety recall and it is stating that the blower motor may overheat and cause an interior fire. this jeep is not safe to drive and i do not want to have my client nor any third party injured. i will really appreciate if you can help me to have this solved asap.

After one month, car speedometer, tachometer and various safety systems on the instrument panel stopped working after first service these include abs, hand brake light, tpm. chrysler has not been able to fix problem to date and are now claiming it is an abs 'pump'.*jb

Dt*: the contact stated a recall letter was received 4-24-2006; the dealer was alerted 4-25-2006. the dealer stated parts would not be available for repair until 4-26-2006. the contact believes this will not be repaired in a timely manner. the nhtsa recall #06v036000 concerning the electrical system: wiring: front underhood.