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.
2003 Jeep Liberty transmission complaints
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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
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.
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.
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!
Excessive driveline vibration and noise under load/acceceration. Differential. Been to dealer twice with no repairs. Noise getting progressevly worse. Jeep shakes violently above 80 MPH.
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.
Vehicle had power surges. *ph problem with transmission slipping and windshield freezing. *mr
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.
2003 jeep liberty ltd. Car vibrated at speeds of 55mph and above. Fox dealer, auburn ny was great, daimler-chrysler was not. Changed all 4 tires and 3 wheels which didn't fix. Chrysler closed case "within mfg specs...". Dealer continued to try to fix at their expense. Balanced both driveshafts which were out of balance. Still vibrated. Moved alignment of spline/differential. Didn't fix. Finally, daimler-chrysler regional svc mgr offered a swap for a new car, but with me paying mileage over 8k. Ny lemon law allows 12k without mileage fee. I initiated lemon law proceedure. The day before arbitration daimler-chrysler legal reps offered same terms I'd have won in arbitration. Got rid of liberty at 11900 miles. Leased a grand cherokee. The verdict is still under consideration on this car.
Transmission is leaking,brakes squeal when you are backing up. They say it is from dew. It's in the garage at night. The steering is my main concern.it pulls so hard to the right. It's an accident waiting to happen.
Transmission is making clanking vibration/noise when slowing to a stop. The vehicle is not even 1 year old and has been to two different dealers for resolution. Problem still present.
The transmission is leaking and the car has only 4,000 miles on it. Also, the rear wheels are making a loud squeal when driving the car for the first time of the day. Dealer said wheel noise is due to a needed rebuild of disc brakes and the manufacturer is aware of the problem. I am on a waiting list to get my brakes fixed. However, the tranny should not be leaking at only 4,000 miles.
Vehicle operates properly through 3rd gear prior to the torque converter clutch engaging. Once the torque converter clutch engages, there is a noticeable slipping. this is evident at/and above 50 MPH, both on 3rd gear (with od off) and on 4th gear (with od on.) the slipping is not intermittent; it occurs once the vehicle is hot, and when there is a increase in engine load, such as when going up hills (long grade) or when the throttle pressure is increased. It is also most noticeable with the air conditioning on. The slip stops (or at least I do not feel it) once the tcc disengages.
Transmission is making clunking noise when shifting from park, dealer said all are like this.
Lurch from second to first when slowing to a stop. 2003 jeep liberty auto transmission
There is a humming noise coming from the truck when reaching 60mph also the jeep vibrates at that speed. I have taken it to warnock in cedar knolls after spending more than 3 days back and forth they advised it was the driveshaft, left the jeep with warnock only to find out that the condition is under investigation, so the truck is not fixed and I can't take it more than 60mph..
Vehicle experienced acceleration surges. *mr the surging occurred at random times above 25 MPH. The acceleration surge also occurred with the cruise control engaged. Also the manual transmission would not shift into fourth gear at highway speeds. If a shift was missed, the transmission winded up but no power was transferred to the wheels. With the clutch engaged, the transmission could not be put into gear until the transmission winded down. *tt
New 2003 jeep liberty with 64 odometer miles has extreme vibration when driving between 45-55 MPH. The dealership replaced the front and rear driveshafts, but this did not correct the problem. I have been without my new vehicle for 5 business days.
2003 jeep liberty sport (4x4) vibrates excessively between 45-55 MPH. Dealership replaced rear drive shaft, which did not fix the problem. This is my second jeep liberty with the same problem. The first was a 2002 jeep liberty sport (4x4) with a vibration problem. The dealership replaced the front and rear drives shafts on this vehicle, which did not fix the problem. This vehicle was replaced by chrysler under the wisconsin lemon law. My concern is that this is a design flaw with the jeep liberty that chrysler does not have a fix for.
The vehicle vibrated excessively while driving. The dealer diagnosed the origin of the problem to the transmission but was unable to correct it. *nlm, returned usps, 2nd attempt made 06/13/07 failed.
While driving between 40 - 55 MPH, vehicle driveline severly vibrates.
While driving between 40 to 50 MPH the entire vehicle vibrates. Dealer notified. Please provide additional information. Ph
While driving, vehicle shuts off. Dealer states that vehicle needs a new fuel injector pump. Vehicle has been repaired five times for the same problem. Please provide additional information. Ph
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