2008 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

WHILE FILLING WITH FUEL, WHEN ALMOST FULL, FUEL WOULD GUSH OUT OF THE FILLER. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. *TR

GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AFTER IT IS FILLED. JEEP SERVICE TOLD ME IT IS CAUSED BY A CUT-OFF VALVE DEFECT NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THAT THE REPAIR COSTS $750.00 AND INVOLVES REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. I SEE FROM THE INTERNET THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THIS VEHICLE. HAVE YOU PREVIOUSLY BEEN MADE AWARE OF IT AND IS IT THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE GAS LITERALLY SPEWS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL VIOLENTLY SPLASHES OUT OF FUEL FILL TUBE EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS FILLED UP. FUEL SPLASHES ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE PERSON FILLING IT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

DURING REFUELING AT SERVICE STATION FUEL SPILLS FROM TANK FILLER AFTER THE AUTOMATIC FUEL FILLER SHUTOFF VALVE TURNS OFF (ABOUT A CUP OF FUEL BURPS OUT). EXTREME FIRE HAZARD! PROBLEM HAS GONE FROM ONCE IN A NUMBER OF FILLS TO EVERY TIME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK IN DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,920 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE FILLING UP MY 2008 JEEP LIBERTY THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY AS IT SHOULD HAVE BUT, A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE GAS TANK FILL TUBE ALL OVER THE GROUND, VEHICLE, AND ON THE PERSON PUMPING THE GAS WHEN HOLDING THE NOZZLE GRIP MANUALLY. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL UP AND OCCURS EVEN WHEN MANUALLY HOLDING THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE. I FILED A COMPLAINT THROUGH MYCARSTATS.COM BUT NOTICED THAT THE REPORTS ON THIS ISSUE HAVE STARTED TO INCREASES QUITE A BIT SINCE MY REPORT A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE COMPLAINTS ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT MANY COMPLAINT FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM ACROSS THE BOARD AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE SINCE IT IS DEALING WITH A HIGHLY COMBUSTIBLE SUBSTANCE. MANY HAVE TAKEN THIS UP WITH VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE. THIS IS WHERE THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN AND GET THIS ISSUE ON THE RECALL LIST FOR JEEP LIBERTY'S AND WRANGLER'S. *TR

AFTER OVER 3 YEARS OF NO PROBLEMS WHEN FUELING OUR LIBERTY, WE BEGAN TO HAVE GAS SPEW OUT AT EVERY FILL-UP. THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, AND GAS COMES BACK OUT FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO HIT THE PERSON PUMPING THE GASOLINE. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY USED FROM A TOLEDO DEALERSHIP IN APRIL OF 2011. THE FUEL AUTO SHUT-OFF DOES NOT WORK AT ALL, AND EVERY TIME WE TOP OFF THE TANK FUEL ENDS UP "BURPING" ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ONTO THE GROUND, AND IN SOME CASES ONTO THE PERSON FUELING THE VEHICLE. EVEN THE SALESPERSON COMPLAINED THAT SHE GOT FUEL ON HER WHEN WE ASKED HER TO TOP IT OFF BEFORE WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT WE HAD WITH OUR 2007 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THAT AND A NEW FUEL TANK AND NECK HAD TO BE INSTALLED THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THE 2008 JEEP LIBERTY TO FIX WHAT SEEMS TO BE AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED AND REMEDIATED. EVERY TIME I'VE CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL AND LOCAL DEALERSHIPS REGARDING THE ISSUE I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPUTER AND FUSE BOX MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO A BACK ORDER OF THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THE HORN STARTED HONKING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND EVENTUALLY REPAIRED. UPDATED 02/17/12

MY 2008 JEEP LIBERTY HAS OVERFLOWED FUEL WHEN FILLING THE TANK 3 OUT OF THE 6 TIMES I HAVE FILLED IT SINCE PURCHASED ON 11/28. IT HAS HAPPENED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. WHEN THE PUMP KICKS OFF THERE IS BETWEEN 2-8 OUNCES OF FUEL THAT SPITS BACK AROUND THE HANDLE WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. THE AREA UNDERNEATH THE FILLER CAP IS SOAKED AND A LARGE PUDDLE FORMS ON THE GROUND. I AM CONCERNED THAT AT SOME POINT A FIRE MAY RESULT. I ALSO FEEL I MUST WASH THE CAR AFTER EVERY INCIDENT BECAUSE I WORRY ABOUT THE GAS CAUSING A PAINT DEFECT. *KB