Towing a Jeep Liberty 4wd with a dolly
We are looking at purchasing a MH. Does anyone tow a 2012 Jeep Liberty 4wd on a dolly? The manual says not to, however you can tow it 4 down by putting the transfer case in neutral. It just seems if d...
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msmith1199 wrote:et2 wrote:sch911 wrote:
Yes Chrysler does know. We (yes we) put it right in the owners manual!
No! It cannot be towed on a dolly period. Serious damage will occur to the powertrain. 4X4 vehicles like these need to have all four wheels turning even when the t-case in in "N". There, you heard it direct from a Jeep engineer.
Thank you for your response. Unfortunately the person answering the phone at the Chrysler help desk wasn't helpful. Nor was the dealer.
I'm looking at the manual as we speak - again. Nowhere does it mention not to tow it on a dolly. There is instructions for 2wd towing on a dolly by the rear wheels. The 4wd can be flat towed but nothing stating not to put it on a dolly (4wd). So that leaves you to wonder if with the trans disconnect a dolly tow would work for the 4wd.
Actually the General RV service guy explained it in a way I could understand. There is too much of a angle (on 4wd jeeps) when being on the dolly and won't allow for the proper fluid circulation.
The reason I wanted a dolly is our lease will be up next year and we will be getting a new vehicle. It gets costly changing base plates every few years. This way I could tow just about anything on a dolly, except a jeep I guess.
Thanks for the help, much appreciated!
In your first post you said the manual says don't do it and now in this post you say the manual doesn't say that. I had a Jeep Liberty, a Jeep Wrangler, and now a Dodge Dakota and I'm pretty sure the manuals for all say do not tow with two wheels off the ground with the exception of short distance emergency towing.
I did say that, I misspoke. I read online that someone said it was in the manual not too (another forum). In my manual towing on a dolly with 4wd isn't noted as " do not do it".
Hence the question. I looked at least three times. As I did say 2wd is mentioned to dolly tow rear wheels up.
No big deal - getting it rigged for 4 down.
EDIT: I've been looking at the user guide. I forgot they don't have paperback manuals anymore. After downloading the CD "owners" manual it's there as clear as day. No tow dolly. Sorry if I offended anyone,
