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2006 Jeep Liberty lighting problems

21 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2006 Jeep Liberty, which is 1% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
21 1% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
84,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2006 Jeep Liberty Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 84,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 84,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 31% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 16 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle emitted a rubber burning smell from the tail lights. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the cause of the failure was electrical wires from the tail lights. The vehicle was not repaired. Both of the tail lights remained burned. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 54,000 and the current mileage was 55,000.

Reported at 54,000 miles, November 2011 Fire

The brake light switch on my vehicle regularly fails. My mechanic has done this replacement so many times I have lost count. His first try he used a less expensive brake light switch, but since the first time he has only used the manufacturer part. The last replacement lasted 6 weeks.

Reported at 206,000 miles, January 2016

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Lighting problems in other years

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