Transmission Failure problems of the 2005 Jeep Liberty

Was stopped at a red light waiting to turn left. When the stop light turned green I attempted to proceed with the vehicle. Initially when I depressed the accelerator nothing happened. After about 15 seconds the vehicle lurched dramatically forward into opposing traffic. We were very lucky that the oncoming cars were able to swerve to avoid the vehicle. I took it in to a repair facility and the inspection showed that it was a transmission failure. The vehicle has been previously repaired on 5 separate occasions for similar transmission problems. In speaking with the mechanic performing the repair he indicated that Chrysler had severe problems with the 42rle transmissions. I'm filing this complaint as I am very concerned that manufacturer has been allowed to produce a vehicle with an inherent defect that creates a severe safety impairment.

My 2005 Jeep Liberty crd has a transmission "shudder" and looses power between 55 and 60 mph. This appears to be a common problem with crd owners and Jeep has issued several TSB's that consist of computer reflashes that have not corrected the problem. I am to the point where I do not transport my children in this vehicle because it looses power at 55 mph on highway merges and cruising. I am very concerned with the safety, because other crd owners have experienced transmission failure following the "shudder" symptom. Jeep only made 11,000 crd's (discontinued in 2006, however still part of their marketing campaign!) and the owners are having a difficult time getting them to respond to several safety problems. The erg valve is another issue. Mine has been replaced once, other crd owners have had multiple replacements. My Jeep crd totally lost power when the egr valve failed. It was on an interstate traveling 65 mph. Luckily I had a clear path to coast to the shoulder.

We have a 2005 Jeep Liberty with automatic transmission. We put the transmission into 1st gear manually and it shifts out of 1st and into second gear while going down steep inclines. This creates a serious safety issue for us since we live on a steep incline and drive on snow and ice. The transmission will start out in 1st and then after reaching about 1200 -1600 rpm it will shift automatically into second gear (without movement of the gear shifter) and then shift back down to 1st after 3600 rpm. I have taken it to the dealer, but they claim that they don't have a hill gear. I have went to the Chrysler web site and filed a complaint asking for assistance and telling them that this is a serious safety issue, but they fail to respond competently. They continually tell me to go back to the same dealership that told me that Jeep doesn't have a hill gear. I insisted that this is a safety issue and that this vehicle is made for four wheeling up and down steep inclines and the transmission can not come out of the gear that will let you safely negotiate the terrain. They responded with they don't have enough information to make an assessment. We are talking about the life of my wife and I here, but they don't care or understand. I have own 4x4 vehicles all my life and none of them have acted like this. The dealership has run their computer diagnostics on the transmission and failed to find anything wrong, but they failed to test drive the vehicle. I believe that this is a problem across the board with the Jeep Liberty and Chrysler is trying to cover it up, by giving bogus answers like we don't have a hill gear and we don't have enough information to make an assessment.