2002 Jeep Liberty: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Jan 28, 2017 · Acceleration · 126,897 miles · CA · crash

On 10/1/16 I was pulling into my driveway to park my 2002 jeep liberty when the vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed, crashing through my garage door. With both feet on the brake pedal and the hand brake applied the jeep would not stop. It smashed into my wife's car parked in the garage, slamming it into the garage refrigerator. With brakes still applied I attempted to shift to neutral to shut off engine when it slammed into reverse and at great speed careened out of the garage and down the street. At no time did I feel I had control of my vehicle. It finally stopped when it hit shrubbery and small boulders. When I start my jeep when engine cold,the RPM's are high as though I pushed doen on accelerator. On 6-13-15 while at a traffic light waiting for the green light (foot on brake)the jeep suddenly accelerated and smashed the car in front of us, causing extensive damage. The insurance co has totaled my wife's car, we have a damaged refrigerator, we need a new garage door and have a jeep liberty that we are now afraid to drive. I have read many, many identical complaints on this site regarding 2002-2008 jeep liberty-I could have written their stories-and I have little faith that I will ever drive my jeep again. How many complaints and injuries before chrysler admits they have a problem? Didn't read about any deaths so I guess there's your answer.

Filed Aug 18, 2015 · Airbags, Suspension · 70,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 jeep liberty. While driving approximately 10 MPH making a right turn, the vehicle made a grinding noise, lunged forward, and stopped in the middle of an intersection. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the ball joints on the front passenger side failed and damaged the front passenger side tire. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 06v288000 (suspension), 12v527000 (air bags) and 15v046000 (air bags); however, the parts needed to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. Ma 10/5

Filed May 26, 2015 · Acceleration, Airbags · CA · crash · 5 injuries

2002 jeep liberty suddenly accelerated at 10 miles in small parking lot to full throttle at maximum speed rear brakes spinning, and smoke from rear, brakes failed lasted 2 seconds; violent sudden acceleration causing fatal accident. Driving with 20yrs of clean spotless driving record. Jeep totaled, no airbag deployed. 10/4/14. Severe injuries; critical injuries.

Filed Aug 16, 2012 · Acceleration · 133,000 miles · TN · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 jeep liberty. The contact stated that the speedometer failed and caused an unexpected acceleration. The contact was accelerating from a stop light when the vehicle surged forward and caused the contact to crash into the rear of another vehicle. No one was injured, but the contact had the vehicle inspected by two dealers and was told there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. The contact stated that when the vehicle was sitting at a stop light the speedometer would read 80 MPH and the vehicle would rapidly accelerate when the brake was released. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included. The failure mileage was 133,000 and the current mileage was 136,000.

Filed Nov 29, 2010 · Acceleration · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle began to surge forward when he attempted to slow down. The contact was able to stop the vehicle after shifting into neutral. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jan 27, 2010 · Acceleration · 18,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while braking the vehicle will come to a complete stop and while having his foot on the brake the vehicle will surge forward. This has occurred several times since he purchased the vehicle. The dealer was contacted and the dealer stated that have never heard of this failure. The contacted stated he has previously reported the failure to the dealer. There have been no repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was currently being diagnosed by the dealer . The failure mileage was 18000 and current mileage was 49000. Updated 4/7/2010 *cn updated 06/04/10

Filed Oct 17, 2007 · Suspension · NJ

I was on my way to work driving my 2002 jeep liberty when I heard a strange noise. I pulled over to check for any visible problem. I found nothing. I began to driver a short distance when I heard a loud noise coming from the right front end. When I to pullover the vehicle lost control. Fortunately I was able to stop the car . Again I stepped out of the car to check for a problem. Once again I saw nothing visibly wrong. I slowly moved the car out of traffic when my jeep lunged forward and came to a full stop. When I checked for the problem my right front wheel had fallen off. What a scare. This could of ended up being a very tragic accident .

Filed Jan 23, 2004 · Acceleration, Airbags · MD · crash

While driving, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The driver was unable to maintain control of the vehicle. This caused the driver to hit another vehicle on the drivers side. None of the air bags deployed. The driver was not hurt. The driver had the vehicle towed to the dealer for analysis. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the problem.