2003 Jeep Liberty Power Train Problems
Owners have filed 64 complaints with NHTSA about power train problems on the 2003 Jeep Liberty, 5% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 34,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “automatic transmission” (9% of reports).
- 64power train complaints
- 34,500median miles at failure
- 3mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 24%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Automatic transmission: mentioned in 6 of 64 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do power train problems happen?
Based on 47 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 64 complaints, 3 mention a crash, 1 a fire, 1 an injury.
Jeep Liberty power train complaints by model year
| Model year | Power Train complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Liberty | 34 | 9% | 56,000 |
| 2011 Liberty | 10 | 6% | 35,810 |
| 2010 Liberty | 12 | 6% | 51,760 |
| 2009 Liberty | 3 | 3% | 50,000 |
| 2008 Liberty | 30 | 6% | 80,000 |
| 2007 Liberty | 40 | 6% | 21,301 |
| 2006 Liberty | 76 | 6% | 53,000 |
| 2005 Liberty | 97 | 9% | 38,939 |
| 2004 Liberty | 52 | 5% | 45,075 |
| 2003 Liberty | 64 | 5% | 34,500 |
| 2002 Liberty | 84 | 5% | 52,500 |
| 2000 Liberty | 1 | 17% | 25,298 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists power train for the 2003 Jeep Liberty. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
I am the second owner of this vehicle, when i acquired it, i had it serviced at the dealership and they preformed all recall work. It has been kept serviced and up to date on any recall work since. During the day on christmas eve 2019 i was returning home from a visit at my mother's home and…
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 jeep liberty. The contact stated that the vehicle shook while driving. The contact replaced the front passenger side tire and hubs; however, the engine still felt as if it would fall out of the vehicle while driving. The vehicle was taken to demontrond chrysler dodge…
Vehicle will not move in any direction except reverse. We drove to a store and when reversing out of parking spot, the vehicle seized in reverse and wouldn't shift to drive initially. We managed to drive home and pulled into driveway. When we went into reverse to adjust vehicle position, it…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2003 Jeep Libertys have power train problems?
No. NHTSA has 64 owner complaints about power train for the 2003 Jeep Liberty (5% of the 1,352 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2003 Jeep Liberty power train?
No recall currently lists power train for this vehicle.
At what mileage do power train problems start?
The median reported mileage is 34,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about power train problems on the 2003 Jeep Liberty?
The most frequent phrase is “automatic transmission”, in 6 of 64 complaints.
Other 2003 Jeep Liberty problems
See all 2003 Jeep Liberty problems or power train problems across all Liberty years.