NHTSA Complaint #10760254 — 2012 JEEP LIBERTY

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10760254
Vehicle 2012 JEEP LIBERTY
Component POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 64,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State SD

Consumer Description

I HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 500 MILES AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS CONCERNING THE 4 WD LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THE RPM'S JUMPED UP OVER 3000 RPM, I WAS TOWING A TRAILER AND USING THE TOWING MODE AS IT SAYS TO IN THE MANUAL, THERE WERE NO CHRYSLER DEALERS OPEN FOR DOING SERVICE, I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE TRAILER TOWING AND WENT A WAYS FURTHER AND THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON SO I PULLED THE FUSE AND CONTINUED ALONG THE LIGHTS SLOWLY ONE BY ONE SHUT OFF. I STOPPED IN BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS AT THE CHRYSLER DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE A GOD ANSWER FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I CONTINUED ON TO FLORIDA TO VISIT WITH MY SONS AND THE SITUATION GOT WORSE IT STARTED ACTING LIKE THE ENGINE WAS MISS FIRING ON A CYLINDER OR TWO, CHRYSLER DEALER IN FL WAS TOO BUSY TO CHECK IT OUT AND WANTED ME TO PAY UP FRONT EVEN THOUGH THE POWER TRAIN IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY TIL 100,000 MILES. I LEFT FL RETURNING TO IL AND HAD IT CHECKED BY A FRIEND WHO HAD A GARAGE AND HIS TESTING SHOWED A BAD MODULATOR IN THE TRANSMISSION, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE CHRYSLER DEALER AND THEY PUT IT ON THEIR COMPUTER AND DIS SOME ADJUSTING AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT EASY THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY WEAK AND NEEDS REPAIR BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE TRANSMISSION QUITS COMPLETELY. I LEFT IL AND RETURNED TO SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NO BETTER BUT ACTUALLY GETTING WORSE, I WENT TO HOT SPRINGS SD YESTERDAY WHICH IS ABOUT A 60 MILE ONE WAY TRIP, VISITED WITH FRIENDS FOR 4 HOURS AND RETURNED HOME AND BEFORE I GOT BACK HOME ALL THE LIGHTS FOR THE 4 WD WERE ON , I THINK CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I AM LEFT STRANDED ALONGSIDE A ROAD SOMEPLACE OR HAVE A WRECK FROM THE TRANSMISSION GONG OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE WORSE CHRYSLER THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED AND WILL BE THE LAST ONE IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED AND SOON.

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