2003 Jeep Liberty transmission problems
36 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2003 Jeep Liberty, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 36 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 20,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 20,000 miles, and 87% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.
What owners wrote
While driving on any surface, my 4wd manual transmission 2003 jeep liberty pulls strongly to the right. It easily goes off the edge of the road, creating the need for an off road recovery. Dealer rotated the tires, but said that the wheels were aligned properly after an accident, an all wheel alignment was completed but it still pulls severely to the right.
Bought the 2003 jeep liberty brand new in may, 2003. Now a year and seven months later, we still have squealing brakes. The dealer in wichita has replaced the pads 2 or 3 times, and re-surfaced the pads once or twice. They've now decided that they will need to replace the back brakes, including the roters. These parts have been ordered, and we are waiting to have this work done. Additionally, the automatic transmission started downshifting hard from 3rd gear to second gear, and down to first gear.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Jeep Liberty
- Suspension 467 complaints
- Air bags 393 complaints
- Fuel system 172 complaints
- Body & structure 111 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 97 complaints
- Electrical system 74 complaints
- Engine 64 complaints
- Brakes 54 complaints