2006 Jeep Liberty: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1808 complaints
1808
Total Complaints
59,700mi
Median Mileage
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Top Issue
57
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

32,999 25th Percentile
59,700 Median Mileage
90,875 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
256
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
176
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
164
SUSPENSION
152
VISIBILITY
125
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
120
STRUCTURE
79
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
54
POWER TRAIN
49
STRUCTURE:BODY
46

Severity Assessment

57
Crashes
23
Fires
29
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ACTIVATED. THE PASSENGER WEIGHS 94 POUNDS AND THE CONTACT IS UNAWARE OF THE WEIGHT IN WHICH THE AIR BAG SHOULD ACTIVATE. *NM UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB"
"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"
"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 SY..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28