2008 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

JUST BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. EVERYTIME I FILL THE GAS TANK UP IT SPITS GAS OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE. BOTH AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL OPERATION (FILL UP), IT DOES NOT MATTER. WHY??? *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2008 JEEP LIBERTY WITH 32,000 MILES. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER A FEW FILL UPS, BUT NOW GAS SPEWS OUT AFTER FILLING THE TANK. I GETS ALL OVER THE CAR, THE GROUND AND MY SHOES. *TR

2008 JEEP LIBERTY. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS. IT HAS 43,000 MILES. FOUR MONTHS AGO THE ISSUE BEGAN WHILE FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS. THE GAS PUMP DOES NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL CAUSING AN OVERFLOW OF GASOLINE ONTO THE CAR AND GROUND. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE REFUEL. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE REFUELED JUST TO ENSURE IT WAS NOT USER ERROR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. WE HAVE ALSO USED MANY DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEIR RESPONSE IS THAT AN ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AND A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER AGREED TO PAY FOR THE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT AND THEREFORE REQUEST TO DELETE THIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 06/07/11 *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4 IN NOVEMBER 2010, AND EVERY SINGLE TIME I HAVE FILLED UP WITH GAS, THE FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK JUST AS THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT EVERY GAS STATION AND EVERY TYPE OF PUMP I HAVE USED. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THE GAS RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE (NEAR THE EXHAUST), ONTO THE GROUND, AND OFTEN GETS ON ME. I CANNOT IMAGINE THIS IS SAFE. NOT ONLY IS THE SPILL HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT, IT IS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD. AND, WITH FUEL PRICES CREEPING UP, I BECOME MORE AND MORE FRUSTRATED AT THIS WASTED FUEL THAT I AM PAYING FOR. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT A SIMILAR ISSUE WAS FOUND IN 2007-2008 JEEP WRANGLERS, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY VALVE THAT IS SUPPOSEDLY CAUSING THIS ISSUE - FOR THE SAFETY AND PIECE OF MIND OF ALL LOYAL JEEP OWNERS. *TR

WHILE FILLING 2008 JEEP LIBERTY, PAST 6 TIMES, THE GAS TENDS TO SEEP OUT. MILEAGE WHEN STARTED ~43K MILES. EVEN WHEN THE RUBBER COVER OVER THE GAS NOZZLE FITS SNUG WITH THE THROAT OF THE GAS INLET, GAS HAS LEAKED. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY THAT WILL NOT SHUT OFF THE GAS VALVE WHEN I AM PUMPING GAS. I PREVIOUSLY HAD A 2005 JEEP LIBERTY THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE GAS DRIPS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR, TIRE AND EVENTUALLY ON THE PERSON PUMPING GAS CREATING A VERY LARGE PUDDLE OF GAS THAT REQUIRES CLEANUP FROM THE GAS ATTENDANT. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH 2 DIFFERENT STYLES OF JEEPS AT VARIOUS GAS STATIONS. *TR

THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME FUEL IS PUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL GAS STATIONS AND REGARDLESS OF HOW SLOWLY THE TANK IS FILLED. THE PROBLEM STARTED SEEMINGLY OUT OF THE BLUE WITH NO ACCIDENTS OR DAMAGE TO THE CAR PRIOR. GAS SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE AS SOON AS THE PUMP IS REMOVED, GETTING THE PERSON WET IF THEY DO NOT KNOW TO STAND ASIDE. GAS ALSO RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS BOTH A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL / EMISSIONS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY JEEP. THE INTERIOR SMELLS OF GAS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER EACH OVERFLOW INCIDENT. WE TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE ENTIRE GAS TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE VALVE THAT HAS FAILED. WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AND/OR EMISSIONS WARRANTY COVERED ITEM. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE FOR SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT IT IS ENDEMIC TO MANY JEEP LIBERTY AND JEEP WRANGLER VEHICLES MADE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. JEEP HAS ONLY OFFERED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR WRANGLERS FROM 2007-08. *TR

WHEN PUTTING FUEL IN THE TANK, IT WILL BURP OUT THE FILL LINE JUST AS THE PUMP IS CLICKING OFF. CANNOT FILL THE TANK WITHOUT THIS HAPPENING AND IT OCCURS EVERY TIME WE FUEL UP. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 9 MONTHS AGO AND WE HAVE LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT NOW. NO EVENT LED UP TO THIS STARTING, IT JUST STARTED WHEN TRYING TO FUEL UP. NO MATTER HOW I TRY TO FUEL UP, I GET SLOSH BACK. THIS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD BESIDES THE FILLING STATIONS DO NOT LIKE HAVING GASOLINE SPILLED IN THEIR STATIONS. IT IS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. I HAD THE CAR AT BROWN DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP TODAY AND THEY CHECKED OUT THE GAS TANK AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY DID A THOROUGH CHECK AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. VIN # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2008 JEEP LIBERTY WITH 45K MILES. NOW WITH GAS TANK OVERFLOW WHEN FILLING BOTH AUTOMATICALLY AND MANUALLY. GAS OVERFLOWS ONTO CAR AND GROUND EVERY TIME TANK IS FILLED COMPLETELY, DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU ADJUST NOZZLE OR WHICH GAS STATIONS IS USED. DEALER UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM DESPITE MULITPLE COMPLAINTS FILED TO VARIOUS SAFETY AGENCIES. HUGE SAFETY AND HEALTH CONSEQUENCES. *TR

PUTTING GASOLINE INTO MY 2008 JEEP LIBERTY, THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AS EXPECTED HOWEVER GASOLINE SPEWS OUT OF THE JEEP'S FILLING SYSTEM. TRIED DIFFERENT PUMPS SAME RESULTS, THIS OCCURS WITHOUT "TOPPING OFF THE TANK". THIS I A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WITH GAS BEING SPILLED ON MY CLOTHING, SHOES, HANDS, VEHICLE AND GROUND. ONCE THIS HAPPENS THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GAS CAUSING HEADACHES AND BREATHING PROBLEMS. I AM JUST WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO CAUSE A SPARK AT THE GAS PUMP TO IGNITE ME. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS INTERNET FORUMS STATING THE SAME ISSUES, THIS TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT JEEP HAS NOT ADDRESSED. *TR