Take it to the dealer and have them figure it out.

Ed

"Mario via CarKB.com" <u14986@uwe> wrote in message
news:562317446ce39@uwe...
> well it is not the clutch, and I never forget to release the brake, this
> smell always comes up whe I overdrive up to 3000 rpm and then lower the
rpms
> to normal 2500, this liberty is brand new, so i just need to know what to
do
> or what to say by the time i go to the dealer.
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> >In that case, Bill is right (never thought I'd sat that), his e-brake is
> >probably being toasted...
> >
> >>I believe he said he is experiencing a "smell like the clutch is burning
or
> >>somethig like it"
> >[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
> >>>> this
> >>>> normal?
>
>
> --
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Lock-up torque convertor having a bit of slippage?

Mario via CarKB.com proclaimed:

> well it is not the clutch, and I never forget to release the brake, this
> smell always comes up whe I overdrive up to 3000 rpm and then lower the rpms
> to normal 2500, this liberty is brand new, so i just need to know what to do
> or what to say by the time i go to the dealer.
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
>>In that case, Bill is right (never thought I'd sat that), his e-brake is
>>probably being toasted...
>>
>>
>>>I believe he said he is experiencing a "smell like the clutch is burning or
>>>somethig like it"
>>
>>[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>>
>>>>>this
>>>>>normal?
>
>
>

 

Lock-up torque convertor having a bit of slippage?

Mario via CarKB.com proclaimed:

> well it is not the clutch, and I never forget to release the brake, this
> smell always comes up whe I overdrive up to 3000 rpm and then lower the rpms
> to normal 2500, this liberty is brand new, so i just need to know what to do
> or what to say by the time i go to the dealer.
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
>>In that case, Bill is right (never thought I'd sat that), his e-brake is
>>probably being toasted...
>>
>>
>>>I believe he said he is experiencing a "smell like the clutch is burning or
>>>somethig like it"
>>
>>[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>>
>>>>>this
>>>>>normal?
>
>
>

 

Lock-up torque convertor having a bit of slippage?

Mario via CarKB.com proclaimed:

> well it is not the clutch, and I never forget to release the brake, this
> smell always comes up whe I overdrive up to 3000 rpm and then lower the rpms
> to normal 2500, this liberty is brand new, so i just need to know what to do
> or what to say by the time i go to the dealer.
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
>>In that case, Bill is right (never thought I'd sat that), his e-brake is
>>probably being toasted...
>>
>>
>>>I believe he said he is experiencing a "smell like the clutch is burning or
>>>somethig like it"
>>
>>[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>>
>>>>>this
>>>>>normal?
>
>
>

 

> well it is not the clutch, and I never forget to release the brake

That you release the handle doesn't gurantee it's released. It's possible
that it's not releasing fully. But it'd smell all the time so it's unlikely
to be the culprit in this particular situation.

What's the smell like? Is it engine oil, antifreeze or trans fluid? Are
there any leak spots under it in your regular parking space? Is there any
filmy residue on the underside of the transmission? Burning smells don't
usually come without fluids dripping, usually onto some part of the exhaust
system. Look for where something's dripped and that might point to the
source.

Of course I'd also check to be sure there's also enough fluid IN the trans
and that it's not discolored. It's entirely possible it's not filled
properly or that something's broken. If the trans is overheating then it'd
probably be apparently in the color of the trans fluid being darker than
it's supposed to be.

The only other ideas that come to mind might be belt oriented. Like
something's binding up when the air conditioning compressor comes or
something similar. Unlikely given the symptoms you've described. Cooked
smells come from something being hotter than it's supposed to be, either
from something dripping, something overheating (electrical) or something
rubbing more than it's supposed to be.

Tangentally, make sure nothing's gotten caught up on the drive train.
Something wrapped around the drive or axle shafts might be getting cooked as
the RPMs increase. Blue plastic grocery bags come to mind. Or rodentia
trapped somewhere...

If the problem is regularly repeatable then write down those steps and
demonstrate it to the dealer. There's a certain amount of 'burn off'
expected in a new vehicle, it doesn't sound like that's happening with
yours.

 

> well it is not the clutch, and I never forget to release the brake

That you release the handle doesn't gurantee it's released. It's possible
that it's not releasing fully. But it'd smell all the time so it's unlikely
to be the culprit in this particular situation.

What's the smell like? Is it engine oil, antifreeze or trans fluid? Are
there any leak spots under it in your regular parking space? Is there any
filmy residue on the underside of the transmission? Burning smells don't
usually come without fluids dripping, usually onto some part of the exhaust
system. Look for where something's dripped and that might point to the
source.

Of course I'd also check to be sure there's also enough fluid IN the trans
and that it's not discolored. It's entirely possible it's not filled
properly or that something's broken. If the trans is overheating then it'd
probably be apparently in the color of the trans fluid being darker than
it's supposed to be.

The only other ideas that come to mind might be belt oriented. Like
something's binding up when the air conditioning compressor comes or
something similar. Unlikely given the symptoms you've described. Cooked
smells come from something being hotter than it's supposed to be, either
from something dripping, something overheating (electrical) or something
rubbing more than it's supposed to be.

Tangentally, make sure nothing's gotten caught up on the drive train.
Something wrapped around the drive or axle shafts might be getting cooked as
the RPMs increase. Blue plastic grocery bags come to mind. Or rodentia
trapped somewhere...

If the problem is regularly repeatable then write down those steps and
demonstrate it to the dealer. There's a certain amount of 'burn off'
expected in a new vehicle, it doesn't sound like that's happening with
yours.

 

> well it is not the clutch, and I never forget to release the brake

That you release the handle doesn't gurantee it's released. It's possible
that it's not releasing fully. But it'd smell all the time so it's unlikely
to be the culprit in this particular situation.

What's the smell like? Is it engine oil, antifreeze or trans fluid? Are
there any leak spots under it in your regular parking space? Is there any
filmy residue on the underside of the transmission? Burning smells don't
usually come without fluids dripping, usually onto some part of the exhaust
system. Look for where something's dripped and that might point to the
source.

Of course I'd also check to be sure there's also enough fluid IN the trans
and that it's not discolored. It's entirely possible it's not filled
properly or that something's broken. If the trans is overheating then it'd
probably be apparently in the color of the trans fluid being darker than
it's supposed to be.

The only other ideas that come to mind might be belt oriented. Like
something's binding up when the air conditioning compressor comes or
something similar. Unlikely given the symptoms you've described. Cooked
smells come from something being hotter than it's supposed to be, either
from something dripping, something overheating (electrical) or something
rubbing more than it's supposed to be.

Tangentally, make sure nothing's gotten caught up on the drive train.
Something wrapped around the drive or axle shafts might be getting cooked as
the RPMs increase. Blue plastic grocery bags come to mind. Or rodentia
trapped somewhere...

If the problem is regularly repeatable then write down those steps and
demonstrate it to the dealer. There's a certain amount of 'burn off'
expected in a new vehicle, it doesn't sound like that's happening with
yours.