Problems with 2006 Jeep Liberty POWER TRAIN

On the 27th. of dec. 2007 i was traveling on i70e and as i was getting back on the hwy. from a rest stop just east of indianaplois, in. my 2006 jeep liberty crd had a failure in the transmission torque converter. i going about 60-65 mph when all of a sudden there was a lot of shuddering coming from the transmission and then a loud klunk and it cause a sudden drop in my speed from 65 to 30 mph. luckily no one was injured or hurt, however as in the past when this happen, its without warning causing a temporary loss of control. the transmission shudder happened several more times while ii was traveling. my dealer has know about this problem for over a year, and i have reported it to his service department more than 4 times and the problem has yet to be fixed. chrysler i believe knows that there is a problem with the jeep liberty crd's drive train but has yet to fix the problem. this will be my third complaint to nhtsa on this. the same problem happened again when i was returning home on the 3rd of jan. 2008. i will be seeing a rep on this coming monday and i do not expect to get any satisfaction from him on this safety matter. also my rear brakes are groaning every time that i stop and the dealer has already did a tsb on them once and the problem has returned. they told me that after the car has more than 12,000 miles they will do nothing. the car has just 16,500. *tr

The gearshift locks in park and cannot be moved. the problem occurs inconsistently, and although it has been brought to the dealer twice for this problem, they state that there is no identifiable problem with the system and no sure way to fix it. *tr

2006 jeep liberty crd began stalling while on the interstate. driving started out normal, then suddenly while at a steady 65 mph the jeep began making a loud noise and not responding to acceleration. this went on and off intermittently for 5 miles to the next exit off the freeway, then it occurred intermittently on a highway then side streets until i made it home. from a dead stop it was extremely sluggish to get going at all. the symptoms point to torque converter issues, i had previously had the torque converter recall work done at the dealer in december 2006, apparently that didn't even last a year. it is unacceptable to stall on a freeway, let alone side roads. the dealer was unable to schedule a visit for well over a week, it goes in tomorrow. *tr

Automatic transmission torque converter is going into partial lock-up. manufacturer is aware of situation per kn 87887255, but there is no repair at this time. hesitation, shudder, almost stalls. been occurring since purchased new. *jb

I own a 2006 jeep liberty. i have two issues. first one is the rear brakes. i replaced my brake pads at 34000 miles to find my rear outer brake calipers were not making contact with the rotor on either wheel. the svc mgr at grindstaff of elizabethton, tn told me my rotors were warped. there is no way this should happen at 34000 miles. i drive 95% four lane highway miles to work - no red lights at all. you can see by looking at the rotors the outer brake pads have never made contact with the rotors. when the other six pads were replaced the outer rear brake pads were not worn one bit and the outer brake contact surface of the rotor is not worn at all. the second issue is the brake actuator solenoid. my jeep will not come out of park when it gets extremely hot inside the vehicle without running the a/c about 10 mins. to cool the brake actuator assembly off a little. it sticks in park and will not come out. the same dealer told me they would not fix it because it's an intermittent problem even with it still under warranty (reported at 33000 miles). the service mgr at grindstaff in elizabethton, tn said they would not replace the defective parts because it was only an intermittent problem. i am very dissatisfied with the reliability of this vehicle. both problems i have are safety issues, factory design issues and dealer warranty compliance. *jb

After purchasing my diesel jeep i noticed a shuddering in the transmission at about 55-65 miles an hour. considerably worse with you decelerate after acceleration. in a construction hold on traffic my vehicle idled for about 10 minutes. when i was cleared to move forward i put the gear selector in drive. the jeep stalled. it took me a several attempts to restart the motor. i have done extensive research and have come up with one answer. air is in the fuel. i have taken it to a jeep dealer in ozark alabama and in dothan alabama. chrysler tells them that the air in my fuel system is ok. i demand to know what is a safe level of air allowed in the fuel system. no one has measured the amount of air in the fuel system. please tell me so i can have it measured because i have volumes. i am afraid it will stall out on me again. i have had a few close calls when the jeep hesitated and choked after a long light and a train crossing, *jb

I am the owner of a 2006 jeep liberty. approximately 3 weeks after i purchased the new vehicle the transmission failed while i was driving on the highway. at that time the vehicle was towed to the service department where the transmission problem was said to be repaired. since that failure the vehicle was not running properly: the automatic transmission did not seem to be shifting smoothly. for the next 8 months i tried to have the service department repair the problem but they did not, the told me the "problem" was normal. in january 2007, i noticed the problem with the transmission was getting worse. i had to press the accelerator more than normal to get the car to shift after making a stop. the car would then jerk into gear while my foot was on the accelerator and i would speed up more than was safe. the final incident was when i was accelerating to get on the highway after a stop and the car jerked into gear along with making a clunking sound. because i was trying to accelerate, when the car jerked into gear i was sent off the side of the road. thank goodness there was no traffic or i would have been in a serious accident. i drove to the nearest service department where the problem was quickly diagnosed as a torque converter problem. the vehicle was in for repairs for 22 days before i got it back. parts were replaced in the transmission but only after approval from the manufacturer. the vehicle is running a little better but it is still not running like it was when i first bought the vehicle. this problem can be deadly and i no longer feel safe driving the vehicle. *nm

Vehicle bucking when attempting to maintain speed manually (w/out cruise control). *nm

Transmission bucking at different speeds while maintaining speed on the highway, or going from coasting at speed to accelerating. this a daily/continual occurrence. '06 jeep liberty crd. *nm

On sep. the 23rd i was on i70e just out of effingham il. when my jeep liberty crd had a problem. there was a loud noise or thud then all of a sudden my speed went from about 65 mph down to 45 to 50 almost instantly. the white van that was behind me just tapped my rear bumper with no damage. the driver of the van went on around me as i went off of the hyw. to the side of the road. this problem cleared up in about 1 min. and the car the went on as it was ok. please reference odi number 10167608. this incident is the same as that report. also coming back to florissant on the 30th of sept 2006 the exact same thing happened. however my car was the only car in sight at the time. i have had three events with this type of failure and one of them resulted in the vehicle behind me just touching my car. the dealer here in florissant, mo. (marty cancilla dodge. has yet to figure out the problem. the chrysler district rep is going to be here on this thursdays to talk to me. as far as i am concerned this is a very dangerous problem, especially when traveling on the interstate a 60 to 70 mph. my jeep liberty has been in the dealers shop since tuesday of last week. i do hope they will fix this problem. i know form the jeep internet forum that this is a real problem with other liberty owners with the diesel crd. thank you for taking the time to read this. *jb

I was doing a rapid deceleration for traffic slowing down suddenly on us 30 in york county, pa. i heard a loud clunk as i slowed down and the check engine light came on. as i tried to get back up to speed the jeep would not get out of 3rd gear. i kept to the right and got off at the first exit. after 5 minutes, i got back in the jeep, started it up, the check engine light still on. it shifted somewhat normally although it did shudder a bit. the following day, 9/10/06, the engine light was off and appears to be shifting ok now. i called the dealer who said that if it happens again i should bring it in. i am aware that there have been problems with this torque converter/transmission. i am concerned that it will happen when i have less flexibility to respond with a sudden power loss, especially in rainy/snowy weather, or a crowded road with only one lane. jeep liberty limited, 2006, 2800 miles. *jb

On the 5th. of september i was traveling home from dayton, oh on i70 and just as i was coming into indianapolis, in. my 2006 jeep liberty crd had a failure in its transmission that caused me to temporary lose control of the car. i was driving at the speed limit of 65 to 70 mph and all of a sudden there was a very loud klunk and the cars speed dropped from about 65 mph to 40 to 35 mph almost instantly and that's when i almost lost control for just about a second. i check and there was no cars either behind or to either side of me, which was lucky for me because if a car or semi would have been behind me i would not be here writing this. i pulled over to the right hand lane and started to leave the road for the shoulder. then all of a sudden my car started to drive normally again. i drove at a reduced speed for awhile and did notice that ther was a slight transmission shudder. this went away after a few minuetes and i was able to drive home to florissant missouri without futher trouble. i would like to say that i have checked with other's who own libertyi's and several of them have had the same problem. though their's was not as harrowing as mind. i took my jeep jiberty down to the dealer's the following day and left it there. that was two days ago and they are still working on it. i will be seeing the service rep. tomorrow and will finding out a little more about what happen. i do know that this it seems to be a ongoing problem with the 5 speed automatic traansmission with a transfer case. thank you for reading this. james e. friese, 115 st. benedict lane, florissant, missouri, 63033, pn. 314-837-3885. *nm

When driving at speeds greater than 40 mph, car jerks and bucks, like it's unable to shift into next gear. this happens randomly, but at least once a day. this vehicle is a 2006 jeep liberty diesel. *nm

2006 jeep liberty crd with 2200 miles completely died on the on ramp to an interstate. after 7 days the dealer said that it was the flywheel in the torque converter. they say that they cant get parts to fix the problem. i had my two children in the car and had to wait for a tow truck to rescue us. i felt very lucky that i was not getting on the interstate the other way because there is no place to even try to pull over. *nm

I bought a 2006 jeep liberty4x4 3rd day it was towed back due to transmission problems. now at 30,000 miles i'm having the same issues plus the gear keeps skipping. i brought it back 3 times now and because it doesn't make the cunking noise the few minutes they have it they say there's nothing wrong and the gears are supposed to skip. hmmm new one on me. they also say there's no reports on the transmission problems hmm plenty here or am i seeing things. it printed them all out so i can go back and show them the complaints. can't deny what's on black and white now can they? *tr

This is a new liberty crd (diesel) with 610 miles that was accelerating from a border patrol checkpoint on i-8 east of san diego. while accelerating to ~65 the vehicle suddenly lost power in heavy freeway traffic and slowed to 35 mph even though the engine was running good. this sudden loss of power caused overtaking vehicles to swerve violently to avoid an accident including at least 2 panic stops. when the vehicle was safely on the shoulder (engine was idling fine) the car was shutdown and restarted which apparently recycled the computer and cleared the condition. vehicle has performed fine since that incident. *jb

Vehicle was driven up to red light. when light turned green, vehicle would not move leaving it in traffic unable to get out of the way. it was later determined by the dealer to be a failed torque converter. the part was replaced, however, other parts in engine and transmission that could have been damaged were not replaced. was told by dealer that redesigned torque converter is not yet available but coming. *nm

I own a 2006 jeep liberty crd (diesel) i have had problems with my jeep driving safe now since i bought this truck in jan 2006. my truck will shutter and almost stall on a daily basis in heavy traffic. and back in may 2006 my whole truck stopped dead on a local highway and went into a "limp" mode bringing me from a 45 mph speed to about 2-3 mph in a second. i have researched this and have found that the issue seems to be in a faulty torque converter in the transmission. i have meet several other people on the internet and in person that have all had the same issues. i have told my dealer about this with 0 outcome of a fix, there is a service bulletin for the transmission, but this has not helped either. i only hope that the issue does not happen while im on the interstate with my wife, with the sudden speed loss and lock up of my rear wheels i could only hope the cars behind me could stop in time, could a large semi though? there are many people with this issue and only doing a short internet search will prove this. just search for liberty crd lost torque converter and see what you find. i hope that jeep will have a better solution soon for this. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. three weeks after purchasing the vehicle, the transmission began locking and caused the vehicle to grind when driving between 30 and 55 mph. the contact stated that the transmission skips at speeds from 0 to 70 mph. the transfer drives failed in the middle of an intersection and the vehicle had to be towed. in april of 2007, new hardware was installed on the vehicle. the vehicle has had four tort converters and a rebuilt transmission installed, yet the failure persists. the engine size was unknown. the current mileage is 25,600 and failure mileage was 999.

I have a problem with my 2005 jeep liberty diesel failing to stop at the first stop sign in the morning. it has also not stopped after being parked for a few hours. the engine continues to push the vehicle forward into traffic or the intersection/cross walk. i have taken the vehicle to jeep but they cannot duplicate the problem. i have come very close to running over students on the campus of the university of alabama. i believe this problem is associated with jeep's torque converter problems. my wife has also experienced this problem so it has nothing to do with driving style. this problem will eventually kill or injure someone. *jb

I am currently leasing a 2006 jeep liberty. i am able to turn off the vehicle and remove the key while still in 'drive'. i did this once and the vehicle began to roll away when i stepped out of the car. i was able to get back in the car and stop it. no accident/no injuries. *jb