2008 JEEP LIBERTY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY 4X4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AS TRANSMISSION FLUID BEGAN ABNORMALLY LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION SEAL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SEAL AND HOUSING EXTENSION BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL KNOCKING. ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY ABRUPTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,850 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

FUEL SPURTS AND SPILLS OUT AFTER EACH FILL-UP AFTER GAS NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. JEEP 2008 LIBERTY WITH 44,000 MILES. *TR

WE HAVE AN OVERFLOWING GAS TANK. WHEN PUMP CLICKS THAT THE TANK IS FULL GAS COMES POURING OUT ONTO MYSELF AND THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE GROUND. *TR

WHILE FILLING UP MY 2008 JEEP LIBERTY THE GAS PUMP SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY AS IT SHOULD HAVE, BUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS SPIT OUT OF THE GAS TANK FILL TUBE ALL OVER THE GROUND AND VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE TANK VENTING. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 19,254 MILES ON IT. *TR

EVERY TIME THE GAS TANK IS BEING FILLED THERE IS AN ERUPTION OF FUEL THAT COMES OUT OF THE GAS TANK FILL WHEN THE GAS PUMP HANDLE SHUTS OFF. EVEN WHEN MANUALLY HOLDING THE GAS PUMP HANDLE DISPENSING GAS AT A VERY SLOW RATE, THE GAS TANK FILL STILL POURS OUT GAS WHEN IT REACHES THE FULL POINT AND SHUTS OFF THE PUMP.

AT AROUND THE 74,000 MILE MARKER, MY GAS TANK BEGAN SPEWING OUT GASOLINE UPON FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION. THE TANK HOLDS ROUGHLY 17.5 GALLONS, AND THE NOZZLE (UP TO THIS POINT) WOULD ALWAYS AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF UPON A FULL TANK WHEN AT THE PUMP. NOW, WHEN THE TANK IS NEARING FULL, THE FUEL SPILLS OUT OF THE GAS TANK, LEAKING GASOLINE ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, ON MY HANDS, SHOES, CLOTHES AND GROUND. THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND AVOID THIS ISSUE IS TO ESTIMATE A CUT-OFF POINT IN WHICH TO STOP PUMPING FUEL AT AROUND THE 17.0 GALLON MARK, WHICH IS STILL VERY HARD TO DO WITHOUT THE SPILLAGE OCCURRING AND OFTEN LEAVES ME WITH A PARTIAL FILLUP TO AVOID GETTING SOAKED IN GASOLINE. AS OF 4 DAYS AGO, MY GASCAP AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. I'VE FULLY REFUELED 3 TIMES SINCE THEN AND TIGHTENED THE GAS CAP AND THE LIGHTS HAVE NOT DISAPPEARED. I OFTEN SUFFER HEADACHES FROM THE GASOLINE FUMES THAT I CARRY BACK INTO THE VEHICLE ON MY HANDS, CLOTHES AND FEET FROM THE GAS SPILLAGE THAT OCCURS WHEN I FILL UP. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON AMONGST JEEP OWNERS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF FORUMS I'VE FOUND ONLINE.

WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK WITH GAS, AT THE FULL POINT THE TANK SHOOT BACK ABOUT A QUARTER GALLON OF GAS ONTO THE GROUND AND ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS WITHOUT TOPPING THE TANK OFF, AS IT HAPPENS AT THE POINT THAT THE GAS PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. THERE IS AN EXTREME DANGER OF THIS WITH GASOLINE BEING ALL OVER.

WHEN MAKING A TURN ONTO AN UNLEVEL PAVED ROAD (SUCH AS TURNING ONTO A ROAD WHEN TRAVELING UP OR DOWN A SMALL HILL, OR A ROAD WITH AN UNEVEN SURFACE), MY CAR CONSISTENTLY LOSES TRACTION AND DECELERATES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING ON WET ROADS, AND WHEN DRIVING ON LIGHTLY SANDY SURFACES (SUCH AS THE ROADS ALONG OUR BEACH NEARBY). WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR OFTEN SLOWS TO AN UNSAFE SPEED AND IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A TURN TO CROSS A ROAD WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PURCHASED THIS CAR 2 YEARS AGO FOR MYSELF, WITH THE INTENTION OF GIVING IT TO MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE REACHED DRIVING AGE THIS YEAR. WITH THIS DEFECT, I DO NOT TRUST THIS VEHICLE AS SAFE FOR HER TO DRIVE UNLESS THIS PROBLEM GETS RESOLVED. *TR

EVERY TIME I FUEL MY 2008 JEEP LIBERTY THE FUEL NOZZLE DOES NOT SHUT OFF PROPERLY WHEN FULL, CAUSING FUEL TO SPEW OUT ONTO THE CAR, MY HANDS, MY CLOTHING AND THE CONCRETE BENEATH THE CAR AT THE GAS STATION. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY ON 3/9/2010 AND THEY REPLACED THE FILLER TUBE. THE REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR A YEAR NOW. TODAY, WHILE AT THE GAS STATION, THE PERSON IN THE ISLE NEXT TO ME, DRIVING A 2008, 4-DOOR JEEP WRANGLER, HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I ASKED HER ABOUT IT AND SHE SAID THE PROBLEM HAD JUST BEGUN FOR HER IN THE PAST MONTH, BUT IT NOW HAPPENS TO HER EVERY FUEL UP. I DECIDED I WOULD LOOK INTO IT FURTHER. AFTER SEEING THE MULTIPLE ONLINE POSTS, I DECIDED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT, AS THIS IS OBVIOIUSLY A DEFECT WITH JEEP VEHICLES. *TR

FUEL SPILL DURING REFUELING. WHILE REFUELING THE CAR, WHEN THE TANK WAS ALMOST FULL, FUEL STARTED TO SPILL RESULTING IN SPRAYING THE CAR AND THE GROUND WITHIN 3 FEET RADIUS WITH GAS. THIS CREATES A RISK OF FIRE AND HEALTH HAZARDS BY SPILLING GAS ONTO SKIN. CHRYSLER/JEEP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO MAKE A RECALL. THEY ARE ALSO AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER 3 TIMES FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM BUT SO FAR THEY HAVE FAILED TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR