2008 Jeep Liberty: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Jan 24, 2021 · Acceleration, Brakes · 116,100 miles · CA

I'm speeding up as I'm passing a truck on 395, signaling with left blinker. Start speed as beginning to pass is approx. 55 MPH. I signal right as I pull back in the south bound lane, take my foot off the gas pedal as I notice I'm driving 80 MPH. The gas pedal is stuck and the car is going 80 MPH on its own. I step on the brake carefully but its rock hard and doesn't move at all. At this point the car is stuck at 80 MPH. I try to brake again but the same - brake pedal is stuck, doesn't move at all and is rock hard. Road conditions are good so I'm in a "controlled panic", and try the brake one more time. This time the brakes engage and I get the car down to 65 MPH. I don't want to burn the brakes so I release the brake and immediately the car speeds up on its own to 80 MPH. I repeat. Slow to 65 MPH, step off the brake and again the car immediately speeds up to 80 MPH. At this point my thoughts go to cruise control (which I had not activated or used on this trip). I pull the "cancel" on the cruise control, nothing. I try again and look at the dashboard where the cruise control light is "off", indicating cruise control is not on. I turn the cruise control on and pull the "cancel" again and brake. This time the car comes out of it, and I turn the cruise control off again. Since the cruise control was not even on to begin with, I don't know if that's what actually made the car 'unfreeze'. I was lucky I was on a straight stretch of road with no traffic in front of me. Since I was passing a truck I'm not 100% sure if I sped up to 80 MPH or if the car suddenly did that on its own. I do believe the car did that, as there was no reason to get up to that speed to pass safely.

Filed May 6, 2020 · Brakes, Electrical · 115,000 miles · GA

When I am driving my jeep the parking break will randomly come on when I am driving down the highway or street. The heat shaft under my jeep completely fell off while I was driving 30 miles per hour on a city street. The electric windows, locks and auto start frequently glitch out where they just do not work at all. The cruise control works only about half of the time and will not turn on at all the other half of the time.

Filed Aug 22, 2016 · Airbags · 100,000 miles · VA

Air bag sensor harness under seat is exposed and prone to break when rear seated passenger(s) are in vehicle. I have replaced the wiring connectors/wiring harness 3 times. One on drivers side and twice on passenger side. This has happened on the road while moving. If cruise control is on it will stop functioning until the car has been shut off and restarted.

Filed Nov 17, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 145,000 miles · WA

Purchased vehicle used in 2013 11/17/2015 1. Engine continues to run when key is removed from ignition switch. While parked. First noticed last week 11/08/2015 (only as long as the preset time on the radio shut off or the door is opened) 2. With cruise control set and going up hill, transmission down shifts to maintain speed. While trying to keep speed up and then break applied, excessive force is required to dis-engage cruise control. While driving at normal speeds. For as long as I can remember. (break switch has been changed twice) 3. While filling fuel tank at gas station, paying close attention to the pump, fuel will pour out from the filler neck after the pump has shut off. For as long as I can remember. (many occasions) 4. Check engine light continuously on. Possible damage to hoses on emissions canister in left rear wheel well due to gas spillage? (as long as I can remember) 5. Gas cap indicator comes on at start. Possible damage to hoses on emissions canister in left rear wheel well due to gas spillage? (need to manually turn off, changed gas cap twice) 6. It seems that all things electrical have a delay to their function, flashing high beams, honking horn... While parked or driving. For as long as I can remember. (all of the time)

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · Acceleration, Airbags · 120,000 miles · NC

Inoperative speed control and sudden loss of instrument cluster lights/speedometer at high speed. Code read out performed. Indicated wheel sensor not communicating with control module. Had it replaced twice. Problem is not with the sensor. The control module for panel displays shuts down. Alll warning lights on dash display come on indicating ABS disabled, brake/engine failure. Also,speed cruise control lost plus speedometer drops/ freezes at zero

Filed Oct 11, 2012 · Acceleration · 50,200 miles · CO

Sept. 8, 2012 I took my jeep to the dealership I purchased it from, and have had all maintenance work completed by, for routine factory maintenance and an oil change. I told them I was leaving for an extended road trip and requested they look everything over to see if there might be any safety issues. On sept. 17, 2012 while traveling on the interstate, I accelerated and the accelerator pedal stuck. I do not have cruise control and it was not related to the floor mats. This happened several times while on the road trip. I returned home sept. 19, 2012 and for the next 2 weeks the accelerator stuck intermittently, with no common underlying cause. Oct. 2, 2012, while backing into a parking space the accelerator stuck at a high RPM and I nearly crashed. I contacted the same dealership, who originally wanted to look at the vehicle almost a week later even after I explained how serious the issue was. I managed to talk them into looking at the jeep on oct 3, 2012 and they were able to duplicate the accelerator sticking on their first try. They contacted me later in the day to tell me it would be $385 to fix and was not covered under my extended manufacturer warranty. I contacted the warranty administrators who also said it was not covered as the accelerator is considered "an accessory". I tried to get some assistance through chrysler customer care assistance to no avail. Now the issue has become serious enough that I'm afraid to drive the vehicle. In other words, it is worse now than before. I'd like to receive some assistance with this issue and/or find out what truly constitutes a vehicle accessory, as the accelerator pedal seems to be an integral part of the vehicle's operation, not an "accessory" like a stereo or luggage rack. Help?

Filed Oct 14, 2008 · Electrical · 3,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty 4x4. Immediately after purchasing the vehicle in october of 2007, the gears failed to shift once placed into park. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and they stated that the failure was due to an electrical spike. The contact was also informed to unhook the battery, leave it off for five minutes, and the gears would shift properly. The failure has occurred four times since taking the vehicle to the dealer. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer have been notified. The current mileage was 17,194 and failure mileage was 3,000. Updated 11/07/08. *lj the consumer stated the dashboard lights and cruise control did not work. The consumer disconnected the battery and re-connected it and everything is working fine. Updated 11/07/08.