Jeep Liberty CRD 545RFE Transmission Not Shifting

[@clutch4922]

I see your video and I think to myself, "I may have replaced a transmission that had the filter fall out". Holy crap! Thanks for the video.

[@123turby]

I can’t believe this, I just came inside my house after spending most of the day doing this exact thing. I was heading up the mountain yesterday and lost all power. I called CAA to come and hook me up and bring me home. I dropped the pan this morning and there was the filter laying in the pan. On mine the adapter was on the transmission so it came out of the filter. I might add I drove 80000 Kms on the wrong oil. Didn’t seem to do and harm. My lucky lucky day. Ps. My laptop herd me telling someone and I turn on utube and your vid was in the top 6 on my screen and that’s after looking up 545 rfe transmission problems all day yesterday, find that kind of strange. Big brother is listening.

[@tanyaleverich7540]

Informative not shit of bs just good mechanics straight to the point thank you

[@larrybrown1984]

Thanks for these! They have a been a big help. I have a ‘05 CRD Sport and now, also have, a 2006 CRD Limited. I’ve had both do the ‘want to keep moving, even though the break is on’ thing. The ‘05 is not currently doing it, the ‘06 is. I’ll have to check the fluid level. (I change them, with filters, regularly.) I think the issue with not wanting to shift into the 2 upper gears when it’s cold, and really cold out, is ‘normal’. The engine has to be warmed up before the 2 top gears will engage...

[@DCshadowdiver]

Great video guys.. my 06 CRD started doing this today. Transmission won’t engage in any gear. I was dreading that the TC has finally gone bad and repairs would cost close to $2500, but this seams a lot cheaper fix if I have the same exact issue. I’ll have my repair shop look into this tomorrow. I would DIY it but Virginia is freaking cold now. This would be the third time I found the correct answer to my CRD issues from your videos

[@1106SONY]

Thomas Nelson what did you find out?

[@clutch4922]

Yes,,,,, what was the result???

[@geb9927]

Hey mate, what happened? Don't leave us hanging

[@paulcatanach8031]

C'mon Thomas, share the news. It's only been three years.

[@johndeno562]

Mine has to idle for a minute before it will go into gear. If you try to go too soon by the time you get to the end of the driveway and try to stop the torque converter will stay locked up and almost kill the engine. I just let it run for a minute. Love the videos, very helpful.

[@robertbrady1820]

thanks did help nice to see someone can work without gloves not scared of cil

[@pineroac1221]

Thank you for the video because my Jeep is been doing the same thing

[@Sevatar]

I appreciate you making these crd videos so much.

[@thornyturtleranch4u]

Watch out. Had my 2005 crd transmission catch the car on fire, the vent leaks onto the exhaust. 1st time ran to a business and borrowed a fire extinguisher, $3000 in fire damage. Second time a week later I had 2 fire extinguishers and it was $8000 in damage. Chrysler sent a fire investigator who lied about the problem. Certainly i put 1 or 2 too many quarts of oil in it. I have a 2005 and a 2006, I was so stupid. Each needed a rebuild by 40k miles. The 2006 after a rebuild would never run right. 4 or 5 places never fixed it. A brilliant friend of mine and I traced the wiring harness for conductivity and found a short. I was under the car, I made a diagram of the connection ports for each wire and we found the one that didnt have electrical flow. I wasted so much time and money on that car. It now has 150,000 miles and rattles in the engine upon acceleration. I did buy a second spare engine years ago from a wrecked Wisconsin car with 90k. So I'm stuck with these cars. When your suspension in the front goes out replace the whole suspension with a $700 kit off ebay. Watch out for ball joints breaking and your wheel falling off, happened to my wife. The VM motorist engine is cool but the Chrysler product sucks, hate it. The back windows the motor design just sucks horrible, I dont even replace them anymore just bind newspaper up in them. $180.00 every 6 months for rolling down the windows 5 times or so is just redicululous. Oh, we vented the transmission with a hose that drops at the front of the car by the head lights. So watch out for fires. I did put a trans go shift kit inthat transmission, has incredible performance but it pumped fluid out for the fires or me over filling it did.

[@7127terra]

Thank you for all your hard work with these jeep videos. I love watching them. Do you think you could do a CRD buyer's guide??

[@patracy]

Had that happen to mine too. Toasted the transmission from it. I used a hose clamp on the filter, then safety wired it to the dipstick tube. Along with the updated filter of course. But that at least will prevent it from ever possibly happening.

[@sh1467]

Thank you pretty sure it's what mines doing

[@0x00zero]

The RTV will leak if ANY oil runs across bac corner of sealing surface while gluing pan on. Always use a gasket if easy to get one. RTV optional on proper gasketing....sometimes nice to hold things in place but eventually have to clean it off again.

[@2StallGarage]

Good video. Thank you.

[@garyhoney2013]

Good luck getting timing parts. The dealership wont even touch these crds now. Myself and the Diesel doc I took it too has both had problem getting quality parts especially after Corona BS. Jusst put a cumming restore in it and call it good if the timing balancer goes.

[@GitItGarage]

Gary Honey thanks for the comment, they sure can be hard to find parts for check out our channel sponsor Sasquatchparts.com they have a lot of parts not available for these anywhere else and thanks for watching!

[@paulcatanach8031]

There's always a video for any problem of mine and today it's this one. The fault codes you quote are almost exactly the ones I have, as are the symptoms. The pan is coming off tomorrow, what's the bet I find the filter lying in the bottom?

[@elbroro25]

Thank's for the video. I have one Liberty CRD 2.8L that have a similar problem. Mine when the jeep starts runing shif ok. And then when you stops and start again Does Not downshit to 1first and Run without shit to 4th and 5th. What could be the problem.

[@rogermulenga6295]

hello, I own a jeep cherokee liberty limited 2003 KJ 2.8 CRD, with my diagnostic devices (DRBIII emulator, Icarsoft) the following DTCs are still present despite their erase. It's P0740 TCC out of range, P2704, P0218, P0868, when I drive I feel vibrations, I can't say exactly if it comes from the gearbox...I'M NOT A MECHANIC. Your videos are very informative, which is why I am turning to you with the idea of ​​having information from a specialist to help me solve this problem. The accelerator pedal is sometimes soft and sometimes not...is there a connection? I changed the oil, the filter but I did not change the flat filter. Thank you for your response, help and support

[@GitItGarage]

Hi there! Sorry to hear you are having issues, These codes may be coming from the transmission control module so I'm not sure if erasing them will remove them completely, I am not familiar with the DRBIII emulator. However these code indicate a major issue in the transmission or Most likely the torque converter, these are known to have torque converter issues with the symptoms being shuddering, and that comes from the torque converter lock up slipping, that can heat up the fluid causing overheating and in turn low pressure codes and not changing gears the way that it should, all codes that you have. The recommended upgrade is the Suncoast brand torque convertor or the euro spec torque convertor. I am not sure if driving with a bad torque convertor would damage the rest of the transmission.

[@cornekoekemoer157]

Thanks dude

[@GitItGarage]

Happy to help

[@RazvanSzekely]

Hi, I have '04 CRD Liberty , I have no error codes but when I put in Drive first time is smooth, second time when I put it back in D from R or N there is a hard kick ( I have new U joints and driveshaft is good) , what could be the problem there ? thanks

[@0x00zero]

I've had the plastic nipple break off on install of the new one. I was able to recover nipple from old filter and put into new.

[@danp6125]

thanks, this really helps !!!

[@diymisfit_Mechanic_UDX404]

That's awesome that it was a cheap fix

[@GitItGarage]

Yes especially cheap considering, it could have been much worse, although it did end up taking 11 or 12 quarts of atf+4

[@androidchannel309]

Which Rotary Lift model do you recommend as the best one? (For it changes, working on transmission, etc.)

[@dusanljubec7203]

Same jeep...same problem...I"ll let you know!

[@desirjohnny7711]

Hi , i have a big problems with a liberty Sometime he shifts but landing after . I must accelerate for shifting again. Sorry I don’t speak English very well. But i need help

[@thomasjefferson1081]

I used a 3/8 extension, HF Pittsburgh brand with the socket lock. Just stuck the female end of the extension and pried it sideways and the seal popped right out. Couldn’t be any easier

[@carlsmith7679]

Did you drain the torque converter?

[@0x00zero]

My 03 ram 4x4 always takes 8-10 qts ATF+4. Not sure what you were pouring in there.

[@chadsmalley67]

When I change the transmission fluid in mine it took 10 quarts of fluid to refill it

[@ChillDfect]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

[@mohammad42999]

thank you, How many quarts you added?

[@krisadams4921]

Hey man , wanna say great video. I have a question my 05 jeep liberty crd . I think I might be having this issue with mine. I was driving then all of a sudden my rpms were moving but transmission felt like it was in neutral . Once I stopped couldn't engage

[@denisrhodes54]

had that happen once in an oldsmobile diesel. torque converter went bad, it previously had a gas spec. that couldn’t handle the vibration

[@JohnRyanCahill]

Why did you use atf and not atf+4?

[@antonioconstantinojr947]

Good evening, what is the correct way to check the fluid? Idle in park or idle in neutral. Manual says one thing and the dipstick says another. Thanks in advance

[@GitItGarage]

That’s a good question ! It is my understanding that it should be checked in neutral with the parking brake set (for safety) as the pump is not engaged in park and could lead to a false full reading , it should also be at full operating temp and on level ground.

[@andyva4317]

Does this apply for 2008 crds ?

[@earlclauson9047]

Cool video

[@isulsten8379]

Thanks 👍

[@ps-ff6yx]

Hey G.IG. guys the only thing funny thing my wifes libby crd is doing right now is that it doesn't have heat in the winter. I suspect that the viscous coolant heater has gone bad, because I bypassed the relay and kept it engaged and still doesn't heat. Anyone know where I can get a rebuild kit or aftermarket one?

[@Feliksas12]

7:25 any clue why it does so many turns to start?

[@GitItGarage]

Kotas Medinis this was done in a non heated garage and the temps were kinda low, I didn’t allow the glow plugs to cycle fully as well

[@Feliksas12]

@@GitItGarage if glow plugs are good what else can it be to do that? some fuel leak or air in fuel?

[@truthprevailss]

Please help somebody I have a 2011 jeep liberty that won't move when going into any gear the day it halpend I had put it in 4 wheel drive and when I took it out of 4 w it didn't feel like it came out I got home and parked it and ever since it won't do nothing in any gears

[@jimmiejordan1]

Sounds like the rod and main bearings are loose.

[@robertopagan5809]

Do you know if the 2004 liberty sport has the same setup?

[@denisrhodes54]

not diesel, not same transmission

[@jameswofford3063]

do any one have a video 2003 jeep liberty valve body or shift pressure change

[@kos_antonov]

part number FK13575 kit?

[@toddpillars3214]

Anybody have experience with a shift kit so the trans shift points are a little stronger?

[@mr-t1243]

You need to Trans-go shift kit

[@naagiiheronaa]

filters?

[@satt4603]

Two filters for this transmission

[@naagiiheronaa]

@@satt4603 for buy link give me pls

[@GitItGarage]

This is the pickup filter www.idparts.com/transmission-filter-main-liberty-crd-p-3386.html This is the spin on filter www.idparts.com/transmission-oil-return-spin-on-filter-liberty-crd-p-3387.html?osCsid=8f4b22e78e566a380f346f2987824a4b

[@naagiiheronaa]

@@GitItGarage thx man