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Bigdog's avatar
Bigdog
Explorer
May 18, 2017

where'd toad go?

Funny little thing. Yesterday we came home to Bremerton from Jantzen Beach RV Park in Portland. When I left, I zeroed out the trip odometer on my POS '11 Jeep Liberty because I wanted to see if it was racking up miles because I was told it didn't. When we got home,I entered the mileage on the motorhome at 169 miles and then checked the GPS from the rv park and it was 169 miles. So, here's what was cute, the mileage on the toad, which isn't supposed to register was 174.9 miles. Now I'm trying to figger out where the toad went with out us.
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  • Bill_Satellite's avatar
    Bill_Satellite
    Explorer II
    May 18, 2017
    I have a 2012 Jeep Liberty and it does not accumulate any miles while being towed. Yours should not either. What's up? Where did you read this mileage increase? Is this a 4x4 or some other model?
  • Bigdog's avatar
    Bigdog
    Explorer
    May 18, 2017
    4x4, transfer case in neutral. It doesn't seem to do it all the time either. It didn't do it going to McMinville or to Eugene or up to Portland, but did it on the way home. It is weird and I should have noted the mileage on the regular odometer.
    Those of you with Liberties, do yours seem to have a slow oil leak or hesitate when shifting from reverse to drive or park to drive. I was told the hesitation was the computer doing the shifting.
  • Dale_Traveling's avatar
    Dale_Traveling
    Explorer II
    May 18, 2017
    Are the current tires on the jeep that same size as when came off the assembly line?

    Can't remember which direction mileage will go with an increase or decrease in tire diameter.
  • mike_brez's avatar
    mike_brez
    Explorer
    May 19, 2017
    Larger tires = less revolutions per mile so less milage and less mph
  • Bill_Satellite's avatar
    Bill_Satellite
    Explorer II
    May 19, 2017
    No matter the tire size, the odometer should not accumulate miles while being towed.
  • Jim_Norman's avatar
    Jim_Norman
    Explorer
    May 19, 2017
    OK, Transfer case in Neutral, Good. How about the Transmission? Neutral? or in Park? We've towed out 2008 Liberty probably 40k miles, it does NOT register.
  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    May 19, 2017
    The Jeep should not accumulate mileage when being towed but I have read somewhere that some were doing that and cannot remember the fix or cause or where I read it.

    There is several Jeep technical forums and there you may find your answer or check with a good dealer there may be a TSP on that issue.

    Re-read the manual on recreational towing as the answer may be there.

    Good Luck let us know what you find out

    JimR
  • The_Texan's avatar
    The_Texan
    Explorer
    May 19, 2017
    We have a 2011 Liberty and love it. None of the problems you are experiencing, either towing or with the tranny. Like was said, there are several Jeep forums where you should be asking questions.

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