18 problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 2002 Jeep Liberty. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Jeep Liberty based on all problems reported for the 2002 Liberty.
The car chugg in and out goin down the road if feels like the transmission is goin to fall out of it the it dies the steering so so bad it feels like a tire is goin to fall of at any moment the valve cohere gasket needs replaced the brakes are non existing I almost crashed into some e head on after it diedon me while I was goin 50 mph down the 1j4gl58kx2w199593 I have only had the car for 2 week hobart auto sales have it to me in replace of a vehicle they had sold me that didn't have a title to it.
Tl the contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while approaching a stop sign at an intersection, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal and the engine revved up and accelerated forward. The brake pedal was then depressed however, the engine remained revved up. The contact turned off the vehicle and functioned as designed after restarted without further failure. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.
The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. While depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would not accelerate and the speedometer would not operate. The cause of the failures were not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 151,351.
The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician informed that the vehicle was operating as designed but the failure recurred. The contact also mentioned that another vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle. As a result the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There was a police report filed and no injuries sustained. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed. The front end was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 2,000.
The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. When coming to an idle speed and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact mentioned that excessive force was required on the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic stated that the throttle body needed to be cleaned and the idle control needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 118,000. The VIN was not available.
The Jeep all of sudden starts to accelerate and will not stop accelerating even when on the brake. My daughter first experience it and had to pull into a parking lot and pull the emergency brake and turn off Jeep. I then experience it after she told me about it I was stopping at a stop light when it started to accelerate. I had no cars in front of me I had to turn right the Jeep felt like someone had there foot on the gas pedal when I had my foot on the brake. I had to pull into ditch and put it in neutral and pull the emergency brake on and turn off Jeep. Every time I started the Jeep the engine would rev up like the pedal was stuck to floor please help my daughter drives this Jeep. I took it the shop and the diagnostic claims there is nothing wrong with it.
The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle began to surge forward when he attempted to slow down. The contact was able to stop the vehicle after shifting into neutral. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while sitting at a red light with vehicles in front of her the vehicle began accelerating forward and the back wheels were spinning with smoke coming from the rear end. The contact put both feet on the brake pedal and the acceleration stopped. She drove the vehicle home and called Chrysler. They stated that since there were no recalls there was nothing they could do. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileages were 62,000.
Major electrical problems. . . . Dash went dead, wipers dead, power door locks dead, tail gate latch released, no headlights, no speedometer, all shut off while driving in the rain at night at 65 mph.
While driving at highway speeds, the speedometer would intermittently stop functioning. All other electronics seem to still function alright.
The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while braking the vehicle will come to a complete stop and while having his foot on the brake the vehicle will surge forward. This has occurred several times since he purchased the vehicle. The dealer was contacted and the dealer stated that have never heard of this failure. The contacted stated he has previously reported the failure to the dealer. There have been no repairs to the vehicle. The vehicle was currently being diagnosed by the dealer . The failure mileage was 18000 and current mileage was 49000. Updated 4/7/2010 updated 06/04/10.
Speedometer has malfunctioned. Dealer notified.
The vehicle accelerated foward and collided with another vehicle, also the seat belt failed to restrain the consumer properly and was subsequently injured.
The vehicle accelerated and collided with another vehicle, consumer was injured.
Jeep motor starts racing high rpm when tring to stop, rear wheels starts spinning in reverse when slowing down or tring to put into park took to dealer three times dealer can't duplicate problem. Dealer has called Chrysler to times to report problem. I have called Chrysler two times to report problem, no solution at this time. Dt.
When coming to a stop applied brakes and engine will rev, and tires spin. Vehicle was moving forward, consumer has to shut off engine to stop vehicle. This has happened 3 times. Vehicle was taken to dealer twice, could not duplicate the problem.
Consumer was slowing vehicle down while going 25mph, and 30-40 feet before it almost came at a stand still, engine revved and vehicle was trying to go forward. Rear wheels were still spinning, and only way to stop vehicle from going forward was to put it in neutral. Dealer held vehicle for 2 days, and couldn't find anything wrong with it.
While in reverse vehicle accelerated forward, resulting in a collision. Dealer is inspecting vehicle. Please provide further information. Ak.