I was hoping someone could comment on a strange thing that happened yesterday as I am slightly baffled by it.

I was on a back road, not going very fast, and after I made a right turn, as I pressed the gas pedal there was no power and I noticed that the engine was sputtering like it was missing on one of the cylinders. The CEL did not come on. There was no smoke coming from the exhaust that I could see. Engine temperature was normal. I was able to drive it this way about a mile (nowhere to pull over) to a CVS and park it. When I opened the hood, with it still running, the engine was shaking WAY MORE than normal. I put my hand over the exhaust and it felt like it was missing on one of the cylinders. I turned the engine off and after waiting a couple of minutes fired it back up and it purred like normal. I drove it back to my house (about an hour at 70 mph) and had no issues.

Could this be a result of a sticking injector? Anyone else have this issue? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Vehicle background:
2006, 63,000mi, GDE eco since 33,000mi, HOT tune since about 52,000mi

Sounds like electrical, mine used to do the same thing until I found the #3 cylinder plug wasn't making a good connection. Some dielectric grease and its all good. Next time it happens pull over, let it run, open the hood and wiggle the injector wiring harness plug one at a time.

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05 Liberty Limited CRD, converted to KPA 2863 ball bearing and billet turbo, 50hp injectorsl, complete egr delete, cooling fan delete, weeks intake kit, cummins in tank lift pump, ARP studs, 3" turbo back exhaust, samcos, etecno plugs, GDE trans tune, custom GDE engine tune.

If an injector plug doesn't make the right connection, it usually throws a cel with a missfire for that cylinder. Do you have any cel light in the dash oatd

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2005 kj CRD, samco, suncoast tc, provent, Kennedy lift pump, GDE ECO full torque, 2nd gen filter head, 245/70/16 a/t tires, mopar light bar, fumoto oil valve, OEM Skid Plates, ARB Front bumper and HD OME, tru cool LPD47391 40k GVW tranny cooler (stock cooler delete), FF Dynamics e-fan and shroud, rocker arms replaced, HDS2 190F thermostat.

Thanks for the input! Thermorex, I have no visible CEL on the dash. From what I know there could be codes thrown in the computer without a CEL light being seen. I am planning to get it plugged in to see if there is anything.

This has happened to me a few times. I haven't tracked it down to anything specific. Shutting off the engine and restarting it clears the problem for me. There has been a few other similar posts on here throughout the years, but nobody seems to have found the exact cause, (injector, battery, water in fuel, bad diesel, etc.)

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05 Liberty CRD - Sold
07 WK CRD - Family SUV

May be a bit late, just back from a month on "holiday", but take a look at viewtopic.php?f=5&t=78359 . Might bleed fuel filter head and if it has not been done recently replace fuel filter. Otherwise drive and don't worry about it unless it comes back soon.

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Sold to LOST member my 05 Ltd, GDE Stg II turbo + TCM tune, SunCoast TC w. Transgo kit, Steiger window regulators, Samcos, Fumoto valve, 2nd gen filter head with Lub. Spec. bleeder, Hayden clutch & 11 blade fan, inverted spare, P-1 battery, BF Goodrich Long Trail TAs, Etecno1 glow plugs, timing belt at 50K miles/8 yrs