2006 Jeep Liberty defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2006 Jeep Liberty. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Crash Related Fuel Tank Fires
  Engineering Analysis EA12005 · opened Jun 12, 2012 · closed Nov 14, 2014 · led to recall 13V252000

  ODI has completed an extensive analysis of rear crash fuel tank system integrity data for the subject Jeep Cherokee, Grand Cherokee and Liberty vehicles (SVs).As of June 2013, ODI knew of 56 post-collision fatal fires, 28 non-fatal fires, and 6 fuel leak incidents (totaling 90 incidents, 75 fatalities and 58 injuries) …

• Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit
  Audit Query AQ10001 · opened Nov 18, 2010 · closed Dec 28, 2015

  On November 18, 2010, NHTSA's Recall Management Division (RMD) opened an audit query (AQ10-001) to investigate recall remedy completion by rental car companies on safety recall campaigns.It was expected to provide the agency an indication of how completely and how quickly rental car fleets perform necessary recall-rela…

• DIESEL FUEL LEAK
  Preliminary Evaluation PE07041 · opened Aug 8, 2007 · closed Dec 7, 2007

  Overheating of the electrical connector at the fuel heater on the fuel filter / water separator assembly can cause a fuel leak through the electrical connection.operators report the smell of diesel fuel, smoke, difficulty starting and/or poor engine operation.the fuel leakage is reported by some operators as seepage, w…

• INTERIOR FIRE, PASSENGER SIDE DASH AREA
  Preliminary Evaluation PE06056 · opened Nov 21, 2006 · closed Mar 12, 2007 · led to recall 07V089000

  This investigation was opened on november 21, 2006 based on two owner reports and one e-mail report alleging an interior fire in the passenger side area of the dash panel.daimlerchrysler (dcc) has identified a defect in the blower motor of the hvac system in the subject vehicles and in certain 2007 model year liberty v…

• FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINT SEPARATION
  Engineering Analysis EA06008 · opened May 31, 2006 · closed Aug 24, 2006 · led to recall 06V288000

  On january 6, 2006, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation to investigate alleged front suspension lower ball joint separationin certain model year (my) 2004 jeep liberty vehicles.odi sent a letter to the manufacturer on february 7, 2006 requesting information about these and other je…