2007 Jeep Liberty Transmission Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormally strong fuel odor coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the fuel gauge failed to operate as intended. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle the fuel gauge failed to provide the proper fuel level. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with fuel injector failure. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated the failure occurred frequently after the vehicle was repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was unavailable.

NHTSA ID

11593891

Incident

Mar 15, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE ENGINE IDLED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY POSSIBLY NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 01/24/12*LJ THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PASSING GEAR, BUT WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL WHILE THE ENGINE RACED. THE VEHICLE COASTED UNTIL IT SLOWED DOWN AND TRANSMISSION RE-ENGAGED AT A LOWER SPEED. UPDATED 01/25/12

NHTSA ID

10437684

Incident

Sep 15, 2011

Mileage

26,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FELL AJAR AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE CLOSED POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD BE REPLACED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED WINDOW ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS A RESULT OF SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE OLDER DESIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 10/21/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE AROUND 35 MPH. UPDATED 10/25/10

NHTSA ID

10347486

Incident

May 8, 2010

Mileage

52,000 mi

I OWN A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE DRIVING THE GEARS SEEM TO SLIP WHICH CAUSES THE SLIPPAGE LIGHT TO TURN ON . I'VE TAKEN TO SEVERAL JEEP GARAGES AND I'M TOLD IT'S NOT THE JEEP IT'S THE WAY I DRIVE THE JEEP THAT IS CAUSING THIS SLIPPAGE OF THE TIRES OR THE TRANSMISSION. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM? *TR

NHTSA ID

10293773

Incident

Dec 2, 2007

Mileage

1,000 mi

THE VEHICLE, WHEN GOING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, STEEP GRAVEL, UNLOCKS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AT AROUND 1400-1500 RPM, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO 'FREEWHEEL', SIMILAR TO MY OLD 1933 PLYMOUTH. DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVES INSIST THAT THIS IS NORMAL. EVERY TRANSMISSION SHOP I HAVE CONSULTED, AND EVERYONE I KNOW, BELIEVES THIS IS NOT A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND IN MY ONE MILLION PLUS MILES OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED IT ON ANY OTHER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267688

Incident

Feb 27, 2007

Mileage

200 mi

VEHICLE HAS 25000 MILES AND HAS HAD FOUR POWER WINDOW REGULATORS BREAK, TWO OF WHICH WERE THE SAME WINDOW. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS VERY HARD BETWEEN 1700 AND 2100 RPM. REGULATORS WERE REPLACED ON WARRANTY, BUT I FEAR AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES THIS WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE. HAVE HAD NO LUCK GETTING TRANSMISSION FIXED, EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIRS, I'M TOLD THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

NHTSA ID

10257639

Incident

Oct 7, 2008

Mileage

13,000 mi

2007 JEEP LIBERTY WITH SEVERAL TRANSMISSION ISSUES. CONSUMER STATES CHRYSLER NEVER GAVE A RESPONSE TO HIS LETTER AND WANTS THE LIFETIME WARRANTY EXTENDED SINCE CHRYSLER CHANGED IT 4 MONTHS AFTER HE PURCHASED VEHICLE AND A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ECU SEVERAL TIMES, REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER TWICE, REPLACED THE PUMP, REPLACED THE VALVE BODY, CLEANED DEBRIS OUT OF THE PUMP, SERVICED THE CLUTCH, BUT THE TRANSMISSION STILL MADE A HORRIBLE NOISE PERIODICALLY. SINCE THE LAST ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE HAD A POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED IT WOULDN'T CREEP INTO GEAR LIKE A NORMAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; INSTEAD IT NEEDED SIGNIFICANT THROTTLE APPLICATION TO GET MOVING, THEN IT LUNGED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10241517

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

ELECTRICAL INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH SURGES AND BUCKS IT GOES TO FULL THROTTLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHEN NOT EXPECTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10235812

Incident

Mar 23, 2008

Mileage

2,300 mi

2007 JEEP LIBERTY 4WD 3.7L AUTO R45RLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RPM'S RISE SUDDENLY THEN RETURN. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I SUSPECT IT IS TRANSMISSION RELATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225728

Incident

Mar 21, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE IDLING ON A MODERATELY LEVELED HILL AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, AND ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM. WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V341000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RECURRED A THIRD TIME. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. SHE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,317.

NHTSA ID

10218156

Incident

Jun 14, 2007

Mileage

3,000 mi

MY JEEP LIBERTY JERKS BETWEEN 35-55 MPH AND 1400-1500 RPMS. THIS HAS CAUSED THE CAR TO SLIP AND SLID ON ICY ROADS. I FIRST NOTICED IT WITH ONLY 200 MILES ON THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. CHRYLSER SAID THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE ANOTHER JEEP AND IT DOES NOT DO THIS. THIS IS BECOMING A DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE ICY CONDITIONS WHERE I LIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10216940

Incident

Feb 4, 2008

Mileage

698 mi

I AM HAVING SHUDDER /SHUDDER AT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30-45 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS SEARCHING FOR A GEAR , IT SURGES. TORQUE CONVERTER COULD BE THE ISSUE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10206015

Incident

Oct 17, 2007

Mileage

25 mi

2007 LIBERTY DEVELOPED A SHUDDER IN THE POWER TRAIN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-45 MPH. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES IN FIVE WEEKS. THEY CLAIM IT IS A NEW TRANSMISSION DESIGN BY CHRYSLER TO GET BETTER MILEAGE. I CLAIM IT IS THE WORST ACTING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION I HAVE EVER OWNED (40YR OF DRIVING). THE DEALER ALSO CLAIMS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED TO ACT. YET, THE SALES FORCE NEVER MENTIONED THE UNIQUENESS OF THE NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10201324

Incident

Aug 2, 2007

Mileage

500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARDS WHEN PRESSURE IS RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IDLE COULD BE ADJUSTED, BUT ONLY WITH CHRYSLER'S PERMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

NHTSA ID

10201108

Incident

May 28, 2007

Mileage

100 mi

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. AFTER OWNING IT FOR LESS THAN A MONTH WE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE (OR SHUDDER) WHEN MAINTAINING SPEEDS BETWEEN 35-70 MPH. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GET WORSE WHEN DRIVING UP HILLS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE BACK FOR APPROXIMATELY A MONTH NOW AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE SHUDDER AGAIN. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE SERVICE SHOP NEXT WEEK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10198203

Incident

Jun 21, 2007

Mileage

1,800 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE 2007 JEEP LIBERTY WITH 32000 CURRENT MILEAGE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A LOWER BALL JOINT AND A TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL THE MECHANIC CUT THE SHROUD THAT COVERED THE FAN .THEREFORE, THE FAN WAS EXPOSED. THE DEALER ADMITTED TO CUTTING THE SHROUD, AND THEY WILL REPLACE IT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10184939

Incident

Mar 9, 2007

MY JEEP LIBERTY SPORT CRD HAS 16000 MILES ON IT, AND SINCE NEW IT HAS HAD A SHUDDER OR STUMBLE FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. IT HAS HAD REPAIRS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT STILL REMAIN TO THIS DAY. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL IN THE WINTER CONDITIONS IN MY AREA. WHICH CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO END UP IN THE DITCH. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF THERE WAS TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. *JB

NHTSA ID

10183422

Incident

Feb 15, 2007

Mileage

15,500 mi