Jeep Liberty Transmission Problems
429 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 12 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2005. Best year: 2000.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS FROM WINTER TO SUMMER CAUSING MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION TO THE COMPUTER, THE AUTO CAN OVERHEAT, IT CAN ALSO CLEAR DOWN AND OPEN FAILURE OF GASOLINE. THE BALL JOINTS FAIL TRULY. IT HAPPENED TO ME IN THREE O...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE DRIVER WALKED 15 FEET AWAY, AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD DOWN A HILL INTO A POND. THE VEHICLE GAINED SPEED WHILE ROLLING DOWN THE HILL AND TH...
The ball joint broke while I was driving I lost all control of vehicle
FRONT BALL JOINTS/CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY BROKE ON PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING ACCIDENT.
ON 17 FEBRUARY, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I PLACED MY CAR INTO REVERSE TO BACK INTO AN AVAILABLE PARKING SPOT AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP ON ITS OWN AND SHOT THE CAR BACKWARD AT TOP SPEED HITTING AND TOPPLING A SAN DIEGO LIGHT POST AND ST...
I WAS HIT ON MY PASSENGER FRONT, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS INTO A PARKING LOT, SO HARD UNTIL MY TIRE ROD BENT AT A 90* ANGLE. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO BLIND SPOT WARNING. EVEN AFTER TH...
I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, WHEN I ACQUIRED IT, I HAD IT SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PREFORMED ALL RECALL WORK. IT HAS BEEN KEPT SERVICED AND UP TO DATE ON ANY RECALL WORK SINCE. DURING THE DAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2019 I ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THEY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE CAUSED A MOMENTARY LOCK UP OF THE DRIVE WHEELS. THE VEHICLE FLI...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE TO RUN AN ERRAND. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION,...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REVERSING IN A PARKING SPACE, THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AND HE EXITED THE VEHICLE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND LEFT UNATTENDED W...
I PLACED THIS VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING INTO THE PARK POSITION ON 05/20/17 AT APPROX. 12:15 AM. I SAT IN THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. I EXITED DRIVERS SIDE, CLOSED THAT DOOR AFTER PLACING PATROL ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE DRIVER'S DOOR TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, KNOCKED THE CONTACT DOWN, ...