2006 Jeep Liberty engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 67 complaints for the 2006 Jeep Liberty, 4% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 67 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 53,000 miles 61 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 3
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 61 complaints that include mileage. 52% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	17
20k to 40k miles	5
40k to 60k miles	10
60k to 80k miles	5
80k to 100k miles	9
100k to 120k miles	5
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	3
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	3
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 61 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. While attempting to park the vehicle stalled, and then smoke began to come under the hood of the vehicle. Moments later the engine misfired. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership. The current and failure mileages were 42000.

Reported at 42,000 miles, December 2009 Fire

Dashboard lights for electronic stability control, and traction control come on and stayed lit until after turning the motor off. The systems don't seem to function when the lights are on. This occurs several times a month with no apparent reason, ie: not slippery conditions, weather is variable. I noticed another driver said it happens when their lights are on. I always drive with my lights on, so I don't know if that is a factor.

Reported at 100,000 miles, April 2012

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Jeep models