Liberty is in the shop ... Electronic Throttle Failed

Mike08Liberty · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:34 pm

Well this past Sunday I went to breakfast and everything was fine. I went to leave breakfast and it all went crazy. I started my truck and it held the revs at like 2500. It wouldn't come down and the gas pedal wouldn't respond to anything. My engine light and electronic throttle light was on. I turned it off and back on a few times and got the revs to come down to normal but the lights were still on. I proceeded to try and drive it out of the parking lot but as soon as I got going the revs stuck at 2500 and the truck keep on moving. I popped it into neutral and coasted into a parking spot. Turned it off and called Jeep roadside support. I had it towed to the local Jeep dealership and I got a report today that the electronic gas pedal failed and would need to be replaced. Everything including the towing was covered under warranty and I will have my truck back tomorrow (Tuesday)

I'm just lucky it didn't fail at 70mph on the highway!!! I will talk to the dealship tomorrow when I pick it up and see if they've seen this happen before and I'll give you all the report back.

black and blue · **Posted:** Mon Aug 22, 2011 9:43 pm

thank god you didnt have the sprint booster installed. makes me think twice about that if the KK has problems with the electronic throttle system as it is

Mike08Liberty · **Posted:** Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:27 pm

I got it back today and all is well. I spoke to the service writer and asked him if he has seen this happen before and he said "Honestly, NO. This is the first Liberty I've seen and I haven't seen a Nitro with this issue." Since he grouped my Liberty with the Nitro I think it's safe to say he wasn't just saying that. It shows me that he knows how much the two vehicles have in common and he knew if it happen to one it may happen to the other.

I also asked him if he had any idea as to what might have caused it and he again responded "Honestly, I don't know. The gas pedal is now an electrical component and unfortunately unless there is physical signs of damage there is no way to tell why it failed."

I don't think anyone has anything to be alarmed about and it looks as if this was an isolated incident.

hrogi · **Posted:** Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:49 pm

I am glad your Jeep is fixed.

I do not agree with the dealer that they can not tell you why it failed.
Someone can tell why it failed, a signal was not being set in the right manner.
Most likey a Chip, diode, or other part failed... within the system....

I expect that these guys are not aloud to tear down the parts to the Baord level and test each little item.
But if they did they would find a burn peice, or a broken Crystal...

This is my opion and I am sticking with it....

Liberty is in the shop ... Electronic Throttle Failed

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