Transmission Not Go Into Gear Problems of Jeep Liberty

2005 Jeep Liberty, automatic, with 71k miles. Traveling on freeway with cruise control on when sudden loud "thud" followed by forward jerking motion. Disengaged cruise control. Was able to continue to destination. On return, Jeep started but will not move in any gear. Towed to repair center. Diagnosis showed that the transmission failed but not due to lack of maintenance or driving habits. Transmission just failed. Replacement transmission is on backorder from Jeep for two weeks as of this writing. I will write to Chrysler as transmission are not to just fail after 71k miles. This is a defect that Chrysler needs to acknowledge.

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The contact owns a 2010 Jeep Liberty. While driving 65 mph with the vehicle speed control on, the speed suddenly decreased, the vehicle shifted out of gear for about a second and then back into the previous gear. This has been a continuous problem since the vehicle was purchased. While stopping at a traffic light there was a sudden lunging motion in the transmission and it changed gears as he continued to drive the vehicle. The vehicle continued to change into another gear and this was an automatic transmission that should not be changing continuously. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they inspected the transmission and could not find any problems with the gears. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 5,700.

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The contact owns a 2004 Jeep Liberty. While idling at a stop light in 4 wheel drive, approximately 6 feet behind another vehicle, the vehicle dramatically jerked forward without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into the other vehicle. She had to place the vehicle in park to prevent movement of the vehicle. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The contact noticed that when switching from 4 wheel to two wheel drive, the vehicle operated awkwardly as if it was not in the proper gear. The vehicle stalled once while driving and then restarted itself moments later. The contact filed a formal complaint with the manufacturer. The current and failure mileages were 60,000.

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: the contact stated while driving 65 mph under normal road conditions, the transmission froze and did not catch any gear. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer, who determined the transmission needed to be replaced.

Vehicle experienced acceleration surges. The surging occurred at random times above 25 mph. The acceleration surge also occurred with the cruise control engaged. Also the manual transmission would not shift into fourth gear at highway speeds. If a shift was missed, the transmission winded up but no power was transferred to the wheels. With the clutch engaged, the transmission could not be put into gear until the transmission winded down.

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