2004 Jeep Liberty: hesitation when accelerating

Filed May 28, 2013 · Engine · 126,000 miles · DE

In 2012 my jeep started bucking and jerking,idle surging, stalling and had. Hesitation while trying to accelerate, it also had sudden surges in car's speed while driving on the highway, the engine light was always on and at times it felt like the back wheels would spin before the car got traction. I was told I needed a new engine, a new engine was put in in feb 2012 and my car has never run right since. I am now on my second new motor and still am having serious issues with the car. Everytime one thing is fixed another thing goes wrong and it is a never ending cycle. I would never buy another jeep product again. This is only a part of all the problems I have experienced with my 2004 jeep liberty.

Filed Jun 16, 2009 · Engine · 50,000 miles · 00

Since purchase of 2004 jeep liberty in sept 08, I've had a "hiccup" when idling. It's also stalled a few times and not started twice. Four garages and two jeep dealers later I was advised there is a slight miss in the cylinder. After spending over $300 in pre maintenance(new plugs which I had just replaced in dec and a de-carb) the engine is now hesitating and the problem is still there. Advised that I would have to pay again to have it looked at. I've spent $1700 in 10 months already. I'm tired of the lack of customer service - traded it in for a pontiac.

Filed Apr 17, 2007 · Transmission · 19,000 miles · MI

I bought a 2004 jeep liberty in august 2006 with 19,000 miles on it, from the day I bought it I complained of bad shifting. It has been in the shop 6 times for this problem, with the last time on april 2, 2007 when they finally pulled the pan and found brass shavings! They claimed that one side of clutches were completely burnt. I explained to them over and over that it hesitated and would not always want to take off. -

Filed Apr 21, 2006 · Transmission · 10 miles · NY

I have a jeep liberty 2004 sport edition with 10,000 miles on it. After owning it only a week, I noticed that when driving and going up grade , maybe 10 degrees on the freeway at speeds of around 40-50 MPH the vehicle would begin to slow down or lose speed. I would give it more gas, and the vehicle would continue to slow down-hesitate. The vehicle doesn't immediately take off, or accelerate, it 'hesitates'. I would give it just a hair more gas, still no acceleration- vehicle continues to slow down. This almost caused an accident one day as I was trying to accelerate to the expressway, when the car hesitated, I even pushed the accelerator to the floor which I experienced the same problem. I have gone to my dealership, where I have purchased the vehicle. They told me there a design change on the 2004 for the transmission that does this. I can not tell you how frustrating it is driving a car which hesitates, especially when it hits 40 MPH. It feels like the car is about to shut down. A tech drove the car with me and he experienced the same problem, they said there is nothing they can do. So I spend 20,000 dollars on a car that I really can drive over 40 MPH. Chrysler is not willing to help out. I am not the only one please click on this link for many other liberty owners that have the same problem. Any help would be appreciated. Here is the link this, this is just one of many that I found. Http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/webx?ed_searchresults@@.ef01b1b!keywords=allin%3amsgtext%20limit%3a.ef01b1b%202004%20liberty%20hesitation&count=20.

Filed May 12, 2004 · Engine · 1,500 miles · ME

Vehicle hesitates during nornal operation