2005 Jeep Liberty: sudden loss of power

Filed Jan 21, 2021 · Engine, Transmission · 142,000 miles · CA

My car had been driving fine when I was on my way to work this morning I felt a pop under the car and then my car lost power and now it won't go into gear.. But it still turns on.

Filed Nov 3, 2016 · Engine · 140,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and lost power. The contact stated that the vehicle also lost power while idling. The dealer diagnosed that the throttle body was failing. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Jul 23, 2014 · Fuel system · 115,000 miles · CO

The fuel and water separator is leaking diesel fuel from the heater electrical lines. This is actually the second time this has occurred. The first time in 2008 the vehicle was idling when the wires began to smoke. Took it into repair the problem and didn't think anything of it. Now the same thing is happening again which upon further research have found this to be a common issue with the crd's. This car is a fire hazard not to mention the stalling and loss of power due to air being pumped into the fuel lines. My child is not safe driving this car.

Filed Feb 4, 2014 · Engine · 70,764 miles · OH

Went to start my car in the morning and the oil light came on, and a loud knocking from under the hood. Checked all fluids and everything was fine. Oil light finally went off and while driving, the vehicle lost all power and had to be towed to the dealership. A diagnostic test was performed and the result was a blown engine. Service tech said they flushed oil from engine and it was filled with metal. All maintenance was up to date and is documented at dealership.

Filed Jun 19, 2013 · Fuel system · 81,000 miles · NY

2005 jeep liberty diesel. Fuel/water separator leaks fuel through the heater electrical lines. Known fire hazard that jeep/chrysler has not recalled. Raw fuel runs out the live electrical heater lines. Engine was stalling on startup. Odbii code came on after a month of this "fuel leak severe". It was loosing prime while sitting due to air leaking in. Found fuel leak on pre-heater connector to fuel water separator housing. Found some burnt and melted plastic where connector was. I found numerous incidents of this on-line. I found a plethora of info on this and there weren't many of these vehicles sold. It seems like a serious issue. Chrysler obviously knows about their mistake, when I called them they were able to sell me a new separator with an updated fuel heater connection, fixing the known issue. With new separator, no issues. Should be recall. Stalling out on highway speeds and losing power. Could have been a serious accident. Chrysler techs couldn't fix the issue when I brought it in for repair and I spent over a $1000 on other repairs they thought were causing the issue before I found the info online about the separator issue and we found the melted heater connections.

Filed Nov 30, 2012 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · IL

This liberty crd has had multiple transmission problems under original warranty, engine was detuned to prevent torque converter problems, after warranty I still had problems. On 11/27/ 2012 going to work merging on toll way car lost power. Turned out to be torque converter blew up and destroyed transmission. Even though car has 130,000 miles, transmission in car never had more than 40,000 due to the many times it was removed.

Filed Jan 31, 2011 · Electrical, Visibility · 25,000 miles · NY

2005 jeep libery rear driver side window regulator failure, resulting in loss of power window function and inability to keep window closed. Regulator was replaced at cost to owner. At approx same time, rear window wiper motor failed, was not repaired due to cost.

Filed May 20, 2008 · Engine · 35,500 miles · TN · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. While driving 25 MPH, the dashboard lights illuminated then the vehicle shut off. The contact waited five minutes then was able to restart the vehicle. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. Approximately three months later while driving 25 MPH, the dashboard lights illuminated then the vehicle shut off which resulted in total loss of power and a head on collision into another vehicle. As of may 20, 2008, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The failure mileage was 35,500 and current mileage was 35,623.

Filed Dec 23, 2007 · Fuel system · 24,240 miles · TN

The fuel filter head unit on my 2005 jeep liberty crd diesel has a defective design. It is a well documented issue with owners of these vehicles. The fuel heater in the filter head appears to overheat and cause a fuel leak. This causes a dangerous situation to occur as fuel leaks onto wires which are used to power the fuel heater. Once this leak begins, it introduces air into the fuel system which can damage the injector pump or cause a sudden loss of power which may cause a traffic hazard. I have taken pictures of the effected parts. They can be viewed here: this is the burnt connector: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/chadhargis/webpics/p1010031.jpg this is after priming the fuel head, you can see the fuel bubbling out: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/chadhargis/webpics/p1010032.jpg this the connector on the fuel head. Notice the burnt area inside: http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g222/chadhargis/webpics/p1010034.jpg.

Filed Sep 21, 2006 · Transmission · 18,500 miles · MD

My 2005 jeep liberty diesel had a catastrophic transmission failure on the drive home from the purchase from the dealer. I bought it used with 18,000 miles and during the drive home I had irregular shifting followed by high engine revs and then a loss of power on the highway with multiple warning lights (almost as if I had lost a gear). After taking it to the dealer the first time, they replaced an internal component in the transmission, I drove it home (approx. 30 mi.) and had the same thing happen. The second time the dealer said that the originally, they did not replace enough of the trans. To fix the problem. I ended up needing a new torque converter and various other internal transmission components. This must have been quite the popular repair because the dealer had my car for 3 1/2 weeks as the part was on chrysler backorder. Sometimes the transmission still seems awkward and I get an occasional shudder however, the occurrences vary and it is almost impossible to predict or pinpoint when something strange happens.

Filed Aug 25, 2006 · Engine, Transmission · MD

My 2005 jeep liberty crd has a transmission "shudder" and looses power between 55 and 60 MPH. This appears to be a common problem with crd owners and jeep has issued several tsb's that consist of computer reflashes that have not corrected the problem. I am to the point where I do not transport my children in this vehicle because it looses power at 55 MPH on highway merges and cruising. I am very concerned with the safety, because other crd owners have experienced transmission failure following the "shudder" symptom. Jeep only made 11,000 crd's (discontinued in 2006, however still part of their marketing campaign!) and the owners are having a difficult time getting them to respond to several safety problems. The erg valve is another issue. Mine has been replaced once, other crd owners have had multiple replacements. My jeep crd totally lost power when the egr valve failed. It was on an interstate traveling 65 MPH. Luckily I had a clear path to coast to the shoulder.

Filed Aug 6, 2006 · Transmission · CA

Driving along in freeway traffic on the 405 in southern california when there was a horrendous shudder and a sudden loss of power. Had to pull over to the shoulder real quick and just narrowly avoided involvement in several accidents. Check engine light came on and then the vehicle seemed to drive normally. Torque converter and misc. Transmission pieces were replaced by the dealer, but there is still a weird shudder below 60 MPH and some occasional loss of power.