NHTSA Complaint #10169623 — 2005 JEEP LIBERTY

THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM IS: OUR CAR HAS BEHAVED LIKE WE'VE SLOWLY RELEASED THE CLUTCH ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD, HARD AGAINST THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE WILL START STRAINING AND FINALLY STALL OUT. FORTUNATELY, EACH TIME IT'S DONE THIS, WE WERE IN OUR OWN DRIVEWAY OR A PLACE WHERE THERE WAS NO DANGER OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, OR WERE ABLE TO HOLD THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM ENTERING THE ROADWAY. IT SEEMS TO DO THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS COOLED OFF BUT NOT NECESSARILY WHEN IT'S COMPLETELY COLD. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE RIGHT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE DEALER TO SEE THE PROBLEM (WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE RIGHT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES ARE). SINCE NO CODES HAVE BEEN SET, AND IT HASN'T HAPPENED WHEN THE DEALER DROVE IT, NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE OR OFFERED TO BE MADE. *NM