general problems of the 2003 Jeep Liberty

9/18/2023 I had an incident I thought something got behind brake pedal and kept me from pushing the brakes. When I drove it home. Going down the interstate I hit the gas get to speed limit. 3 times the vehicle kept speeding up hitting 80 and still wanting to climb. When I hit breaks hit was hard to press worse then hitting non power breaks and then I forced on the brakes and the vehicle started shaking. And took lot of effort to slow down. This vehicle doesn't have cruise control. Have had cliche with lights radio tac speed air while driving. Non of the air bags went off I checked recall was January to March this Jeep was manufactured 12 2.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. After coming to a stop, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The body damage was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 101,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact was driving 15 mph and attempting a right turn when the vehicle began to accelerate without the accelerator pedal being depressed. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle did not stop until contact had crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was driven to the contact¿s residence and had not been repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated while driving various speeds, she approached a traffic stop signal and the vehicle unexpectedly lunged forward upon engaging the brake pedal. The vehicle failure was not diagnosed nor was it repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The failure mileage was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the brake pedal was depressed to however, the vehicle instead accelerated. The contact had to coast onto the road shoulder to bring the vehicle to stop, but the engine continued rev. The contact placed the gear in park and turned the engine off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who test drove the vehicle but was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 105,000.

Transmission hesitates / lurches randomly. Car stalls out, increasingly frequently despite repairs. When engine cuts out, lose all power steering brakes etc - so far only at low speeds but progressively worse - seems very similar to Jeep commander recall at higher speeds. Rpm needle goes wild after engine cuts out. Can restart and limp a few miles, then need tow - 2x towed in 1 week, 3x towed in 2 months, and 4 trips to shop without results. Car currently stuck upstate NY where I was trying to vacation -and Chrysler/Jeep not so cooperative. There's plenty evidence of stalling problems on internet for 4-5 years - see edmunds. Theories: deceleration / rpms below 1000 make engine cut out. Solenoid is pulling battery amps =12 and causing havoc in ignition system, short-circuiting sensors. Thermal computer module damage. Computer scans for diagnostic codes definitely not reliable. By relying only on computer module for diagnosis, dealers are only making the problem worse because they are sending cars back out without fixing root problem, causing more damage. I had wheel sensor found corroded 6/3, crank sensor fail 8/6 and cam sensor failed 8/10. Sensors don't fail sequentially nor so fast. Something is causing sensors to fail. And while sensors not working they are causing damage of their own. . . Computer, ignition coils (all 6 needed repair in 1 case where burned out). Who knows if the spark plugs, fuel pumps, injection cleans, and throttle body cleans work or not. (some say tb cleanout is important if stalls are at lower speeds - less air inflow). Battery seemed to have issues too soon - may be related. One case where harness wiring rubbed against rear something causing probs. My speedometer broke after 1 sensor repair. Separately (unless water and corrosion are the real culprits) brakes and rotors wearing out - replaced 2x in 40k miles. Not right. Some blog on that, too.

The contact owns a 2003 Jeep Liberty. While traveling 25 mph and attempting to apply the brakes, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly surged forward. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle using the brakes. The throttle sensor was replaced three times but the failure continued. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000 and the current mileage was approximately 88,000. Updated 01/11/2011 updated 03/30/11.

I was coming to a complete stop at a speed of 30 mph and had my foot on the brake. The engine continued to accelerate while I was pressing as hard as I could on the brake. The car lurched far enough forward to hit the bumper of the car in front of me. This is the second of two occurrences. The first was similar in nature. I was exiting the freeway after having the speed control activated. I was coming to a stop-the vehicle violently accelerated and lurched unexpectedly into the intersection. Luckily, no other car was present. Again, I pressed as hard as I could, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. I quickly change to neutral, where the engine rapidly revved to over 6,000r pm's. I am not sure what I did to finally make it stop-to frightened to remember!.

Three car crashes since October 2004. All between 5-15 mph. All where rear-end collisions by my vehicle. Did not make any connection between the three accidents until the third accident yesterday when I rear-ended a car. From a stopped position I was approximately one and a half car lengths behind a vehicle. The car in front moved forward but stopped, I did the same, but my car continued to accelerate even though I slammed on the brakes. In all three accidents it seemed my car continued to acccelerate even though I had room for the brakes to prevent these accidents. I considered the first two accidents unavoidable until the accident yesterday so I did not consider there was any type of vehicle failure in the first two incidents. I've become very aware of tail gating and left room between the car in front of me. Before October 2004 I have not had an accident in 15-20 years. In the last 8 years I've lived in houston I've not had any accidents.

2003 Liberty gear was in park made a loud roaring noise and accelerated. When the vehicle suddenly went out of control, it crashed into a brick wall of a building.

I have a Jeep Liberty limited 2003 leased on October 2002. Ive had to bring the vehicle in for service seven times for the same problem and the dealer has not repaired it. The problem is that while driving at speeds anywhere from 30 - 65 and while trying to accelerate from a complete stop the vehicle will start to buck and hesitate, the speedometer will swing back and forth and the vehicle suddenly loses speed and then regains it. I've almost been hit by another vehicle on the palisades parkway on three separate occasions. The failure started on April 28,2004 at 32,000 miles it now has 34,600 miles and it has reoccurred after all seven times of going in for repair of same condition after the dealership at central Ave Chrysler Jeep in yonkers,claims to have repaired it. The dealership will not honor the warranty by properly repairing or replacing vehicle.

Upon shifting vehicle out of park into drive vehicle accelerated at high rate of speed. Consumer turned ignition switch off to come to a stop.