2006 Jeep Liberty Airbags Problems

Two of my sons were involved in a rollover accident. Thankfully, they are ok with minor injuries and bruising. However, none of the airbags deployed.

NHTSA ID

11754588

Incident

Aug 1, 2026

The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated upon crashing into the vehicle before her, the air bags exploded and propelled burning chemicals. The contact sustained burns on her chest, breast, her right leg, and on her left hand. The contact was transported to the hospital by emergency units and was diagnosed with chemical burns. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 212,000.

NHTSA ID

11499527

Incident

Mar 4, 2022

Mileage

212,000 mi

Air bag light stays on and the never been setoff

NHTSA ID

11460319

Incident

Apr 10, 2022

MY 2006 JEEP JUST STOP WORKING, CAME OUT OF WORK AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER,ECM BOX WENT BAD ON MY JEEP. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM PER MY MECHANIC THE ON BOARD ( BRAIN ) COMPUTER ECU, ECM AND EC BOX MUST BE RECALLED OR ELSE THIS ISSUE IS ON THE PURCHASERS LIKE US. FORDS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BACK IN 96. YOUR PART FOR MAY 2006 JEEP ECM CAN NOT BE LOCATED ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE????????

NHTSA ID

11218801

Incident

Jun 7, 2019

Mileage

97,000 mi

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT REPEATEDLY TURNS ON AND OFF DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. WHEN THE SPEED CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY ACCELERATED ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

NHTSA ID

11170618

Incident

Jan 15, 2018

Mileage

179,000 mi

WHILE APPLYING BRAKE & SHIFTING TO REVERSE, CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT HIGH SPEED WITH NO THROTTLE ENGAGED. BRAKE WAS PRESSED THE WHOLE TIME AND PUMPED TO STOP VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO BRAKING. A POLE WAS IMPACTED CRUSHING VEHICLE. NO WARNINGS OF THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS LEFT THE FAMILY IN FEAR OF EVER DRIVING A JEEP. THIS WAS A JEEP LIBERTY 2006 WITH LESS THAN 70K MILES. WELL KEPT MAINTAINED VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11118097

Incident

Aug 3, 2018

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

NHTSA ID

11113105

Incident

Jul 4, 2018

Mileage

62,000 mi

I WAS SUFFOCATING UNTIL THE AIRBAG EXPLODED CAUSING CUTS TO MY HANDS HOLDING STEERING WHEEL. A CUT OR SLASH ABOVE MY LEFT BROW ABRAISIONS TO MY NOSE CUT ON FACE AND UPPER LIP BRUISED CHEST FOR 5-6 WEEKS OF PAIN & EXPLOSION BLEW OUT THE BACK OF A FRONT TOOTH CROWN & LOOSENED 3 OTHER FRONT TEETH AS WELL AS CRACKING MY BRIDGE TO THE UPPER RIGHT IF MY MOUTH! RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 2 DAYS AGO REGARDING THE AIRBAG I WAS FURIOUS! NOBODY COULD UNDERSTAND HOW I SUFFERRED ALL THOSE INJURIES. MY INSURANCE DID NOT COVER MEDICAL. I WAS TOTALLY BED RIDDEN FOR THE FIRST 10 DAYS. I COULD BARELY BREATHE AND OR MOVE! I DID NOT GO TO EMERGENCY I COULDNT AFFORD TO PAY THE BILLS. I WILL HAVE DENTAL MARCH 2017. I HAVE BEEN ON STATE DISABILITY SINCE 2005 AND I'M FINANCIALLY LIMITED . THANK GOD MY SISTER AND NEIGHBORS HELPED ME THANK YOU REPECTFULLY ; AGNES CRAIG 3221 MATTERHORN WAY. CERES, CA. 95307.I ALMOST FORGOT MY LOWER RIGHT MOLAR HAD A PIN FROM ROOT CANAL AND THE ENTIRE CROWN SHATTERED AND FELL OUT OF M I COULD HAVE LOST MORE THAN BLOWN OUT TEETH CROWN & BRIDGE. CUTS AND TRAMA TO MY HANDS FACE ARMS IT WAS EXTREMELY TRAMATIZING. I LOOKED HORRIBLE 2 BLACK EYES CUTS ON FACE SCRAPE MARKS BUMPED BRUISED STILL CANT EAT NORMAL FOOD WITHOUT DISCOMFORT & PAIN. I SEE THE SCARS. I USE ALOT OF MAKE UP. IM DEPRESSED AND DRIVING IS NOT AS ENJOYABLE. IT WAS DARK RAINY AND DRIVING IN NARROW 2 WAY TRAFFIC SWERVED TO MISS A DOG OR COYOTE? THEN WENT OFF THE ROAD ROLLING DOWN A DITCH COMING TO A STOP BY A TREE. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 - 20 MPH. I AM 411 AND WAS AT FIRST PINNED AND SUFFOCATING MY CHEST WAS BADLY BRUISED FOR WEEKS HURTING EVEN TO BREATH I WAS LITERALLY BED RIDDEN AND OUT OF SIGHT FOR THE FIRST 10 DAYS. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW INGIT SO CUT UP BANGED UP BRUISED.

NHTSA ID

10949189

Incident

Nov 23, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG AND ABS INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND LATER TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE AIR BAGS COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART UNAVAILABILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,450.

NHTSA ID

10905114

Incident

Jul 19, 2016

Mileage

108,450 mi

SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 AT TIMES THE INTERIOR DASH LIGHT AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER ALSO THE AIR BAG LIGHT ALL THE SUDDEN STAYS ON. I HAVE INTERMEDIATE NO START AT THIS TIME SO I CAN'T REALLY USE THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS MIGHT BE AN ELECTRONIC ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10898003

Incident

Aug 15, 2016

Mileage

72 mi

I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF PRETTY BAD ACCIDENTS TO FRONT END OF MY JEEP LIBERTY AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. LAST ACCIDENT WAS PRETTY BAD. VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FROM OF ME AND I T-BONED THEM, I TRIED TO STOP BUT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME. EVERY AIRBAG IN THEIR VEHICLE DEPLOYED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME.

NHTSA ID

10887741

Incident

Jan 12, 2015

Mileage

12,000 mi

2006 JEEP LIBERTY CLOCKSPRING MALFUNCTION. CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP YIELDED INFO THAT NO REPLACEMENT PART IS AVAILABLE, YET THE CAR IS RENDERED UNSAFE WITHOUT THE REPLACEMENT OF MALFUNCTIONING PART. OWNERS HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO DRIVE UNSAFELY OR PARK IT UNTIL THE PART IS AVAILABLE, WHICH MOST PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO DO. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT ADDRESSING.

NHTSA ID

10859927

Incident

Sep 15, 2014

Mileage

89,525 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10762659

Incident

Feb 6, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, AND ANTI SKID WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE WAS ACTIVATED, BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ UPDATED 12/12/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10744167

Incident

Apr 7, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

THE CLOCK SPRING ON THIS 2006 JEEP LIBERTY HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. THIS HAS DISABLED THE ABS SYSTEM, VEHICLE STABILITY PROGRAM AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO JEEP AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY JUST CONTINUE TO SAY THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS UNSAFE AND SOMEONE MUST FORCE A MANDATORY IMMEDIATE SOLUTION IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS ALONE SINCE MAY 2015 THE BACKORDER HAS GROWN FROM 500+ TO 700+ AND NOW CHRYSLER WON'T EVEN RETURN MY CALL

NHTSA ID

10733909

Incident

Jan 2, 2014

Mileage

96,000 mi

ESP/BAS, ABS AND SKIDDING VEHICLE ICON LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER! THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE WE HAD ON OUR 2007 JEEP WRANGLER, WHICH I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA, WHICH ISSUED A RECALL ON OUR JEEP. THE CLOCK SPRING MODULE, LOCATED UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL, CONTROLS, THE ABS, ESP/BAS, CRUISE CONTROL, HORN, AND AIR BAG! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED, LIKE MY 2007 JEEP WRANGLER WAS!

NHTSA ID

10721294

Incident

May 21, 2015

Mileage

66,525 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE MAKING A U-TURN AT 3 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. NEITHER OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WENT TO A DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHO DIAGNOSED THE CONTACT WITH WHIPLASH AND SEVERE HEADACHES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

NHTSA ID

10716458

Incident

May 6, 2015

Mileage

48,000 mi

MY AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR ACTIVATED, AND AT THE SAME TIME MY HORN STOPPED WORKING! AFTER HAVING IT CHECKED OUT BY A REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THIS ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MALFUNCTION OF AIR BAGS IN OTHER 2006 JEEP LIBERTY'S; HOWEVER, RECALLS OF THIS PROBLEM APPLY TO OTHER VIN NUMBERS (BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER K). I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A JEEP DEALERSHIP THAT THE COST OF REPAIRS WILL EXCEED $400.00, AND THAT MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT CLOCK SPRING ASSEMBLY'S ARE THAT MUCH DIFFERENT AMONGST THE DIFFERENT VIN NUMBERS? I AM HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS, AND IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IN ADDITION TO HAVING NO HORN THAT MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT EMPLOY IN THE EVENT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO BE KILLED IN A VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER VIN NUMBER TO BE CHECKED OUT ON THE CURRENT LISTING? *JS

NHTSA ID

10669155

Incident

Dec 29, 2014

Mileage

59,500 mi

CHRYSLER CASE NUMBER [XXX] JEEP LIBERTYOWNER [XXX]: BROUGHT JEEP VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP (BEDARD BROTHERS MA.) IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION (SAFETY/AIRBAG). DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A CLOCK SPRING REPLACEMENT. CHRYSLER IS UNABLE TO REPLACE THIS PART (WAITING @1 YEAR). UNABLE TO PERFORM REPAIR TO VEHICLE BECAUSE CLOCK SPRING PART IS UNAVAILABLE - CAN'T BE FOUND ANYWHERE - CHRYSLER PROCUREMENT FAILURE. CAR IS UN-DRIVABLE. THIS VEHICLE IS ONE OF FOUR HUNDRED ACROSS THE COUNTRY WAITING FOR THIS PART. RECEIVED ABSOLUTELY NO ASSISTANCE FROM CHRYSLER OR DEALERSHIP. HAD TO SCRAP CAR. LOST A LOT OF MONEY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10663737

Incident

Mar 29, 2014

Mileage

122,267 mi

WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES BETWEEN THE 1 AND 2' O CLOCK DIRECTION THE ESP/BAS LIGHT COMES ON AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE PARKED AND IN MOTION AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND IT WAS REPORTED TO BE A FAULTY STEERING SENSOR/CLOCKSPRING. WHICH CONTROLS THE ESP/BAS PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG SHOULD THERE BE AN IMPACT. I TOOK MY JEEP IN EARLY FEBRUARY AND THE PART WAS PLACED ON BACK ORDER BECAUSE THERE WAS NONE AVAILABLE IN THE NATIONWIDE INVENTORY WAS EXPECTED AT THE EARLIEST, MID-MAY. THE RECOMMENDATION IS NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I FOLLOWED UP IN EARLY MAY AND THAT DATE WAS SHIFTED TO AUGUST. I FOLLOWED UP IN THIS PAST WEEK AND THE DATE HAS BEEN SHIFTED YET AGAIN TO MID-SEPTEMBER. GOING ON 7 PLUS MONTHS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE DUE TO ONE PART THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SEEMINGLY A COMMON ONE LOOKING AT THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS SITE IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE TRIED GETTING THIS PART THROUGH OTHER AFTER MARKET PLACES ONLINE AND IT CAN ONLY COME THROUGH JEEP/MOPAR PART AUTHORIZED SUPPLIER. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT OR RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED TO ESCALATED TO GIVE THIS PROBLEM MORE VISIBILITY IN ORDE FOR IT TO BE CORRECTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10605803

Incident

Feb 7, 2014

Mileage

54,865 mi

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND A TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED QUICKLY CAUSING MY DAUGHTER TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION BUT ENDED UP REAR ENDING THE TRUCK. HER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND HER JEEP HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE SITE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE 4/28/14 AND WAS REPAIRED EXCEPT FOR THE CLOCK SPRING WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THE NEW AIRBAG. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS PART IS NO LONGER PRODUCED OR MANUFACTURED BY ANY VENDOR IN THE COUNTRY. THEREFORE, OUR JEEP CANNOT BE RELEASED TO US WHICH HAS CAUSED A HARDSHIP ON OUR FAMILY AS WELL AS A HARDSHIP FOR THE SHOP MANAGER AS HE CANNOT BE PAID UNTIL THE CAR IS RELEASED. BECAUSE OF THIS I BELIEVE THAT ANYONE DRIVING A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY IN THE COUNTRY IS POSSIBLY AT RISK DUE TO THIS DEVICE NOT BEING READILY AVAILABLE IN THE PROPER SUPPLY CHANNELS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10595747

Incident

Apr 21, 2014

Mileage

94,000 mi

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING WHILE DRIVING. LIGHT TURNS OFF WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, AND STAYS ON WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10592865

Incident

May 20, 2014

Mileage

84,002 mi

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT COMPLETELY STOPPED AND A VEHICLE HIT ME GOING AT A SPED OF 30 MPH, AND PUSHED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, HOWEVER I HAVE TERRIBLE WHIPLASH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10587937

Incident

May 6, 2014

Mileage

107,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO A BUS STOP AND A TREE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK, HEAD, BACK, AND RIGHT SHOULDER INJURIES. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ID

10579269

Incident

Mar 10, 2013

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE CLOCK SPRING ON THIS JEEP HAS BROKEN AND HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR MORE THAN TWO MONTHS. THIS HAS DISABLED THE HORN, ABS SYSTEM, CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE STABILITY PROGRAM AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO JEEP AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY JUST CONTINUE TO SAY THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THIS IS UNSAFE AND SOMEONE MUST FORCE A MANDATORY IMMEDIATE SOLUTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10575252

Incident

Jan 8, 2014

Mileage

78,000 mi