2003 Jeep Liberty: sudden unintended acceleration

Filed Dec 4, 2019 · Airbags, Brakes · 115,000 miles · CT · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owned a 2003 jeep liberty. While driving approximately 30 MPH in rain, sleet, and snow, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to approximately 70 MPH. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal, but the vehicle did not stop. The vehicle slid across the interstate and crashed into the divider in the middle of the road. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and deemed totaled. The contact sustained injuries to the mouth area, back, and legs. The passenger of the vehicle received shoulder injuries. Medical attention was received. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.*dt

Filed Jan 19, 2016 · Brakes · 140,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and depressing the brake pedal to come to a complete stop, the vehicle would lunge forward. The brake pedal required being depressed several times in order to stop the vehicle from lunging forward. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Aug 26, 2013 · Acceleration · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep liberty. The contact stated while driving various speeds, she approached a traffic stop signal and the vehicle unexpectedly lunged forward upon engaging the brake pedal. The vehicle failure was not diagnosed nor was it repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Sep 29, 2010 · Acceleration · 65,000 miles · VA

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep liberty. While traveling 25 MPH and attempting to apply the brakes, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly surged forward. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle using the brakes. The throttle sensor was replaced three times but the failure continued. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000 and the current mileage was approximately 88,000. Updated 01/11/2011*lj updated 03/30/11

Filed Mar 3, 2010 · Acceleration · 26,800 miles · KY

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 jeep liberty. The contact experienced unintended acceleration while his foot was on the brakes. He engaged the brake pedal so hard that the rear brake caliper was smoking and the back tires were also spinning before the vehicle would stop. The failure has occurred for two years. The vehicle was diagnosed by four dealers. None of the dealers could duplicate the failure which made it impossible for them to repair it. The jeep manufacturer was called and each time they gave him a different claim number. The failure mileage was 26,800.

Filed Feb 28, 2010 · Acceleration · 60,000 miles · PA · crash · 2 injuries

While traveling rt. 36 about 10 miles south of roaring springs, pa my 2003 jeep liberty suddenly accelerated and I had no braking control. I swerved across the 2 lane highway onto the berm, for fear of hitting oncoming traffic. I lost all steering control that I later found to be a broken tie rod on the right front. The vehicle continued in a circular manner at an excessive speed and with two feet pressing on the brake. I could not stop. Eventually the vehicle went over a stone embankment and fell about 15 feet and finally came to rest on a plateau just above a creekbed. Because of a multiplicity of very large stones, every panel of the jeep liberty was severely, with one exception and that was the roof. My wife and I were seriously and hurt and transported by ambulance the closest trauma center, the altoona hospital. My wife was diagnosed with a broken back and I was intensive care. The state police interviewed me over the phone while I was in the hospital and because of the unexplained nature of the accident, decided to write me up for excessive speed. They also charged me two points on my license. The car was totaled by a usaa authorized appraiser. I never contacted you, but I did contact usaa and told them something suspicious happened to that vehicle. The great publicity of the runaway toyotas made me recall this incident.

Filed Mar 8, 2005 · Transmission · 20,000 miles · SC

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.

Filed Apr 7, 2004 · Acceleration · 4,500 miles · WV · crash

Consumer started vehicle, and it surged forward, accelerating to 50 MPH, hitting objects in front until it came to a stop. All of this occurred while consumer had foot on the brakes. Vehicle was totaled.

Filed Feb 17, 2004 · Airbags, Brakes · 5,000 miles · NY · crash · 1 injury

While driving 50 MPH vehicle lost control without warning. When consumer applied the brakes vehicle surged forward into a guard rail. Air bags failed to deploy. Driver sustained back injuries.

Filed May 16, 2003 · Acceleration · 1,500 miles · OH · crash

The vehicle suddenly accelerated while at a complete stop.

Filed Nov 11, 2002 · Engine · MN · crash

Vehicle has several occurences of sudden acceleration, one occassion resulting in a minor rear-end collision. Dt