2003 Jeep Liberty Transmission Problems

MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAGS AND THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE CORRECTED. I WAS TOLD THE JEEP DEALERSHIPS DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT. ALSO, THE PCM COMPONENT OF MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP HAS DISCONTINUED THE PART, AN AFTERMARKET PART CAN NOT BE FOUND AND NONE ARE ON BACK ORDER. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT IS SENDING THE PCM TO HAVE THE PART REFURBISHED BUT WILL NOT GUARANTEE THE PART. MY CONCERN IS THE CARS SAFETY IS NOT GUARANTEED DUE TO THE RECALL ON AIRBAGS AND THE PCM IS THE MAIN COMPUTER PART FOR THE CAR, IF IT CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED TO BE SAFE AND RUNNING WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TT

NHTSA ID

10537989

Incident

Jul 22, 2013

AFTER BUYING THE CAR AS JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE 2003 USED AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. THE SECOND TIME I DROVE THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR STARTED STALLING AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I LIMPED IN FOR ABOUT 15 MILES TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR. THAT WAS REPLACED AND CAR RAN FINE FOR 4 YEARS. NOW WITH 66000 MILES THE CAR STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. RESTARTED AND TOOK CAR IN AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CRANK SENSOR AGAIN, BUT PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. SO I DECIDED TO DRIVE CAR WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART AND NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED CAR STATED FINE BUT HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE SHOP STILL WAS HAVING PERIODIC STALLING PROBLEM. IT WAS FINALLY DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY CAM SHAFT SENSOR WHICH WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE. LOOKS LIKE JEEP HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSORS IN THE JEEP RENEGADE MODEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10370573

Incident

Nov 22, 2010

Mileage

66,000 mi

AT APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY RENEGADE'S TRANSMISSION WENT. I TOOK IT TOO A DEALER AND THEY REBUILT IT INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND TOOK IT BACK CONTINUOUS TIMES FOR THEM TOO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID TOO JUST KEEP DOING FIGURE 8'S WITH IT TOO GET THE FLUIDS TO RUN THROUGH PROPERLY!! SO THIS OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T WORK, DAH!! AND THEY KEPT PUTTING ME OFF UNTIL THEY FINALLY SAID, OH IT'S BEEN TOO LONG NOW AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT! THIS COMPANY IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE TRANNY HAS NOT GOTTEN BETTER IN FACT GOTTEN WORSE!! IT WAS A DEFAULT TRANSMISSION OBVIOUSLY AND I'M STILL HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES WITH IT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE JUSTIFIED FOR ME???? *TR

NHTSA ID

10294576

Incident

Nov 19, 2004

Mileage

25,000 mi

2003 JEEP LIBERTY (FREEDOM EDITION) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED TWICE FIRST TIME - JUNE 2007 IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER NOVEMBER 2008 IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND THE WARRANTY ON THE PART WAS UP JUNE 2008. SHOULD THIS HAVE TO BE REPLACED TWICE IN A YEAR AND A HALF? *TR

NHTSA ID

10248745

Incident

Nov 11, 2008

Mileage

84,000 mi

TRANSMISSION HESITATES / LURCHES RANDOMLY. CAR STALLS OUT, INCREASINGLY FREQUENTLY DESPITE REPAIRS. WHEN ENGINE CUTS OUT, LOSE ALL POWER STEERING BRAKES ETC - SO FAR ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS BUT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE - SEEMS VERY SIMILAR TO JEEP COMMANDER RECALL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. RPM NEEDLE GOES WILD AFTER ENGINE CUTS OUT. CAN RESTART AND LIMP A FEW MILES, THEN NEED TOW - 2X TOWED IN 1 WEEK, 3X TOWED IN 2 MONTHS, AND 4 TRIPS TO SHOP WITHOUT RESULTS. CAR CURRENTLY STUCK UPSTATE NY WHERE I WAS TRYING TO VACATION -AND CHRYSLER/JEEP NOT SO COOPERATIVE. THERE'S PLENTY EVIDENCE OF STALLING PROBLEMS ON INTERNET FOR 4-5 YEARS - SEE EDMUNDS. THEORIES: DECELERATION / RPMS BELOW 1000 MAKE ENGINE CUT OUT. SOLENOID IS PULLING BATTERY AMPS =12 AND CAUSING HAVOC IN IGNITION SYSTEM, SHORT-CIRCUITING SENSORS. THERMAL COMPUTER MODULE DAMAGE. COMPUTER SCANS FOR DIAGNOSTIC CODES DEFINITELY NOT RELIABLE. BY RELYING ONLY ON COMPUTER MODULE FOR DIAGNOSIS, DEALERS ARE ONLY MAKING THE PROBLEM WORSE BECAUSE THEY ARE SENDING CARS BACK OUT WITHOUT FIXING ROOT PROBLEM, CAUSING MORE DAMAGE. I HAD WHEEL SENSOR FOUND CORRODED 6/3, CRANK SENSOR FAIL 8/6 AND CAM SENSOR FAILED 8/10. SENSORS DON'T FAIL SEQUENTIALLY NOR SO FAST. SOMETHING IS CAUSING SENSORS TO FAIL. AND WHILE SENSORS NOT WORKING THEY ARE CAUSING DAMAGE OF THEIR OWN...COMPUTER, IGNITION COILS (ALL 6 NEEDED REPAIR IN 1 CASE WHERE BURNED OUT). WHO KNOWS IF THE SPARK PLUGS, FUEL PUMPS, INJECTION CLEANS, AND THROTTLE BODY CLEANS WORK OR NOT. (SOME SAY TB CLEANOUT IS IMPORTANT IF STALLS ARE AT LOWER SPEEDS - LESS AIR INFLOW). BATTERY SEEMED TO HAVE ISSUES TOO SOON - MAY BE RELATED. ONE CASE WHERE HARNESS WIRING RUBBED AGAINST REAR SOMETHING CAUSING PROBS. MY SPEEDOMETER BROKE AFTER 1 SENSOR REPAIR. SEPARATELY (UNLESS WATER AND CORROSION ARE THE REAL CULPRITS) BRAKES AND ROTORS WEARING OUT - REPLACED 2X IN 40K MILES. NOT RIGHT. SOME BLOG ON THAT, TOO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238084

Incident

Jun 3, 2008

Mileage

60,000 mi

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE WHILE LOADING MY BOAT NEARLY COST MY SON AND MYSELF OUR LIVES. BACKED TRUCK AND TRAILER ONTO RAMP TO LOAD BOAT. NOTICED THE TRUCK SLIPPING ON THE RAMP AND SUDDENLY ROLLED OFF THE RAMP HITTING MY BOAT AND MY SON HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE DOOR AND SWIM FOR SAFETY. HE IS SIX YEARS OLD. VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN GEAR AND THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10227430

Incident

May 10, 2008

Mileage

26,751 mi

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY AND VIOLENTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10205306

Incident

Oct 5, 2007

Mileage

20,000 mi

THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR JEEP LIBERTY WENT ABOUT A MONTH AND HALF AGO. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP IN LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND AND WERE TOLD IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE 7 YEAR/70,000 MILE WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THEY ALSO TOLD US WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT A REBUILT ONE WOULD BE FASTER AND JUST AS GOOD. THEY HAD OUR VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. WE TRIED TO BE PATIENT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO NOT HAVE THE USE OF OUR VEHICLE FOR THIS AMOUNT OF TIME. WE GOT THE JEEP BACK AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS BUCKING AND SMELLED LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE. IT IS MY OPINION THAT IF HE HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT THAT DAY, IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WE CALLED THE SAME DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO TAKE IT RIGHT AWAY. WHEN WE DID DROP IT OFF, IT SAT THERE BEFORE THEY COULD LOOK AT IT. THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY PART IN THE TRANSMISSION AND AGAIN THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT THREE WEEKS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PART COULD BE ORDERED AND SENT BY FEDERAL EXPRESS. WE CANNOT BE WITHOUT THIS VEHICLE AGAIN FOR THREE WEEKS SO WE CHOSE THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I CALLED TODAY, AND THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE PART AND HAVEN'T CALLED ME BACK WITH WHERE IT IS. I CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID MAYBE THEY COULD OFFER "GOODWILL ASSISTANCE" WITH A LOANER VEHICLE, BUT THEN SAID NO BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED IN OUR WARRANTY AND WE ARE OVER IN MILEAGE, EVEN THOUGH OUR JEEP IS NOT 7 YEARS OLD AND DOES NOT HAVE 70,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10204151

Incident

Sep 24, 2007

I HAVE A 2003 JEEP LIBERTY, WITH 36,000 MILES. IN A SPAN OF NINE MONTHS, MY TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT 3 TIMES. I DON'T HAUL ANYTHING WITH MY JEEP, NOR DO I DRIVE UPHILL. THE JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS CHOSEN TO EITHER REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION OR USE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, IN SPIT OF MY CONSISTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CONSIST OF MY CAR NOT ABLE TO GO OVER 30 MPH, THE RPMS SHOOT UP TO 6 OR 7 AND WILL NOT COME DOWN, AND WHEN I TRY TO GO FASTER THAN 30 THE CAR JERKS AND SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10183943

Incident

Feb 26, 2007

Mileage

34,500 mi

I HAVE TWO ISSUES. THE FIRST BEING THAT I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ON NOV. 16, 2006 AND WAS ASKED FOR MY NAME, NUMBER, AND ADDRESS. THE MAN TOLD ME THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT IN STOCK AND HAD TO BE ORDERED WHICH MAY TAKE 4-5 WEEKS. HE SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME AS SOON AS THE PART CAME IN. IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS AND I HAVE YET TO BE CONTACTED. RECALLS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. IS THIS "SHORTAGE" OF PARTS REALLY THE PROBLEM OR IT MY LOCAL DEALER. MY SECOND ISSUE IS THAT OF THE FLOOR SHIFTER. THE LAST TWO TIMES I DROVE MY JEEP, IT REFUSED TO GO INTO PARK OR 1ST GEAR. I TRIED PRESSING HARDER ON THE BUTTON ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SHIFTER, TURNING MY VEHICLE OFF, AND GIVING IT FORCE. THE FIRST TIME I ENDED UP DRIVING TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T GET IT INTO PARK AT FIRST EITHER, AFTER GIVING IT SOME FORCE IT WENT IN, HOWEVER HE SEEMED TO IGNORE THE FACT THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME TO "MAKE SURE I PRESS THE BUTTON IN WHEN TRYING TO PUT IT INTO PARK." IT HAPPENED THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN I WAS PARKING IN FRONT OF MY HOME. I STRUGGLED FOR 15 MINUTES, THEN DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK AND TRIED AGAIN. I WENT INTO PARK ALTHOUGH NOT SMOOTHLY. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER TOMORROW. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS ISSUE AND WOULD IT BE COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES WITH DEALERS, THEREFORE I AM DREADING HAVING TO TAKE MY JEEP AND PAY FOR A "DEFECT". PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THESE ISSUES, LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *NM

NHTSA ID

10178682

Incident

Jan 12, 2007

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED INTO DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON 4 TIMES, BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE WORN DOWN UNEVENLY AND THERE WERE PIECES OF METAL SHOWING ON THE INSIDES OF THE TIRES. ALSO, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES AND REAR ROTORS WERE WORN, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH ALL 4 TIRES. A NHTSA RECALL LETTER, #06V288000 ON THE VEHICLE, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT WAS RECEIVED. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITLIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE RECALL WORK SHOULD BE PERFORMED PRIOR TO GETTING ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

10173966

Incident

Nov 2, 2006

Mileage

42,050 mi

MY SIX-YEAR-OLD CLIMBED INTO THE FRONT SEAT OF MY 2003 JEEP LIBERTY AND WITHOUT THE KEY OR STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVED THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR FROM PARK TO SOME OTHER GEAR CAUSING IT TO ROLL DOWN A DRIVEWAY WHERE PEOPLE WERE. WITH GREAT FORTUNE, NO ONE WAS STRUCK OR INJURED BUT WHEN THE CAR SILENTLY ROLLED AWAY THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPEATABLE. WITHOUT THE KEY TURNED FORWARD, THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. WITH THE KEY FORWARD, IT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. JEEP REPORTED NO RECALLS AND WAS WILLING TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10161515

Incident

Jul 2, 2006

Mileage

22,000 mi

2003 LIBERTY GEAR WAS IN PARK MADE A LOUD ROARING NOISE AND ACCELERATED. *TS WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL, IT CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL OF A BUILDING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10147595

Incident

Feb 21, 2005

Mileage

14,500 mi

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK I WILL ACCELERATE. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10122002

Incident

May 14, 2005

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THE PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. *TC

NHTSA ID

10111237

Incident

Aug 11, 2004

Mileage

20,000 mi

BOUGHT THE 2003 JEEP LIBERTY BRAND NEW IN MAY, 2003. NOW A YEAR AND SEVEN MONTHS LATER, WE STILL HAVE SQUEALING BRAKES. THE DEALER IN WICHITA HAS REPLACED THE PADS 2 OR 3 TIMES, AND RE-SURFACED THE PADS ONCE OR TWICE. THEY'VE NOW DECIDED THAT THEY WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE BACK BRAKES, INCLUDING THE ROTERS. THESE PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED, AND WE ARE WAITING TO HAVE THIS WORK DONE. ADDITIONALLY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STARTED DOWNSHIFTING HARD FROM 3RD GEAR TO SECOND GEAR, AND DOWN TO FIRST GEAR. THEY REPLACED SOME PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE FIXED. WE'LL SEE! THEY BLAMED THE RUSTING BRAKES TO "HUMIDITY"...THE CAR NOW HAS ONLY 7,200 MILES ON IT, AND HAS BEEN KEPT INSIDE THE GARAGE EVERY NIGHT OF IT'S EXISTENCE. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT ALL THE SQUEALING AND RUSTING OF THE BRAKES ARE DUE TO THE "HUMIDITY" IN THE AIR. WE LIVE IN THE EXACT MIDDLE OF THE US IN KANSAS. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR INSIDE OF MY ATTACHED GARAGE. THIS BRAKE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FROM MID 2003 TO THE PRESENT TIME IN DECEMBER OF 2004. THE CAR ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 7000 MILES ON IT...THE DEALER SAID THAT "THE PROBLEMS MIGHT GO DOWN IF WE WOULD DRIVE THE CAR MORE OFTEN." WE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND A JEEP LIBERTY TO ANYONE WE LIKE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10102145

Incident

Jun 10, 2003

Mileage

1,500 mi

FOR MOST OF THE YEAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY JEEP LIBERT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH IT AND THE DEALER STILL HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING AS THE PROBLEMS. AT A FULL STOP WHILE HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKE THE TRANS MISSION WILL SHUTTER AND MAKE A BANGING NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AT LOWER GEARS IS ROUGH. IT IS NOT IN A LIKE NEW CONDITION. HE TRANSMISSION MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED 3 TIMES DO TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEVEHICLE HAS LURCHED FORWARD AT A STOP SIGN/LIGHT. IF NOT FOR HOLDING DOWN THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WOULD HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHUTTERED AS IT CHANGES GEARS WHILE DRIVING. MAINLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL AND I FEAR IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE MADE EVERY ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THIS WITH THE DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN RECONDITIONED TWICE. ONCE ON APRIL 5,2004 AND THE OTHER ON MAY 26, 2004. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME BUT THE PROBLEMS REOCCURRED AFTER A SHORT TIME. I HAVE CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND TALKED TO SEVERAL REPS. I HAVE FILE NUMBERS 12578676 AND 12805501. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH SERVICE MANAGER DAVID CARGAIL AND DISTRIC MANAGER BRUCE SHIRLEY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS THAT I AM SEEING. I HAVE INCLUDED THE COPIES OF THE RECEIPTS FROM THE SERVICE CALLS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I AM MISSING SOME OF THE EARLIER ONCE FROM THIS YEAR AND WILL SEND THEM IF I LOCATE THEM. I DID TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TODAY AND DAVID CARGAIL TEST DROVE IT AND REFUSED TO GIVE ME A RECEIPT THAT I HAD TAKEN IT IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT. HE SAID THAT I SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH DOCUMENTATION THAT I NEEDED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10098337

Incident

Apr 5, 2004

Mileage

22,678 mi

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPAIRED, FRONT AXLE REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATIONS, 5 NEW TIRES, RADIO, ETC... THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR REPAIRS TO THE POINT WHERE THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR CHRYSLER HAS BEEN INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE RAN A LITTLE BETTER FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO SHIFT INCORRECTLY THE VIBRATION IS BACK AND THE DISTRICT MANAGER (MR. BILL KEUHRMAN STATES "THAT THERE IS IMPROVEMENT", AND I STATED THAT IT IS FUNNY THE WORDS HE CHOSE INSTEAD OF THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE SCARES ME TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION DURING SHIFTING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10093759

Incident

Nov 9, 2003

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SLIPPAGE IN THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED MILES. THERE WERE MISSING AND LOOSE BOLTS AROUND THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A HARD KNOCK AT TIMES AND WAS POOR ON GAS MILEAGE. *SC *NM *JB

NHTSA ID

10091651

Incident

Sep 9, 2004

Mileage

661 mi

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR IT JAMMED. CONSUMER KEPT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES TO GET VEHICLE INTO GEAR. THE FLOATER AND THE SHIFT SCREW WERE LOOSE, PER DEALER MECHANIC. CONSUMER MAINTAINED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10090378

Incident

Sep 3, 2004

WHILE DRIVING ON ANY SURFACE, MY 4WD MANUAL TRANSMISSION 2003 JEEP LIBERTY PULLS STRONGLY TO THE RIGHT. IT EASILY GOES OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROAD, CREATING THE NEED FOR AN OFF ROAD RECOVERY. DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES, BUT SAID THAT THE WHEELS WERE ALIGNED PROPERLY AFTER AN ACCIDENT, AN ALL WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS COMPLETED BUT IT STILL PULLS SEVERELY TO THE RIGHT. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IN THE RAIN OR ON A WET SURFACE, THE TIRES SKID AND DO NOT PROPERLY SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, SO TRYING TO MANIPULATE THE VEHICLE TO NOT SKID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH IS DIFFICULT WITHOUT BEING IN AT LEAST PARTIAL 4WD--AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN HELP OCCASIONALLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10082776

Incident

Nov 1, 2003

Mileage

53,000 mi

TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON UPON TOWING A COLEMAN "YUMA" POP-UP CAMPER. TOOK IN TO DEALER AND DEALER FOUND THAT TORQUE CONVERTER TO BE BAD ALONG WITH GEAR WEAR. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND GEAR WEAR REPAIRED. CAR HAS ONLY 8,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAS TOWED ANYTHING. THE CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD A PROBLEM SINCE IT IS RATED WITH A MUCH HIGHER TOWING CAPACITY THAN THE COLEMAN "YUMA" IS. THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO TELL ME THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OF A BAD TRANSMISSION, BUT UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH JEEP FORUMS ON THE NET, 85% OF LIBERTY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION AFTER 8,000 MILES! ONE OWNER HAS HAD HIS TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES! THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY THIS TIME, BUT THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED NEXT TIME. IF THE TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY ON ALL OF THEM, I DON'T WANT TO GET STUCK WITH A LEMON ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE!*AK

NHTSA ID

10079238

Incident

Jun 12, 2004

Mileage

8,100 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM ANY GEAR TO NEUTRAL. DEALER ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS REPLACED THE COMPUTER, AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10066696

Incident

Apr 7, 2004

VEHICLE HAD POWER SURGES. *PH PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND WINDSHIELD FREEZING. *MR *JB

NHTSA ID

10066866

Incident

Mar 4, 2004

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY LAUNCHED FORWARD WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES, AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP LOCATED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10057699

Incident

Jan 9, 2003

Mileage

200 mi