Gasoline pump fails to shut off when filling the fuel tank. One pint to one quart spills out of the tank onto the filler and the ground. Potential fire and environmental hazard. Happens almost every time the car is filled.
2005 Jeep Liberty fuel system complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. While fueling the vehicle the contact noticed fuel began to spray out once the fuel tank was full. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 6,000. Updated 05/11/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. The contact stated that when refueling, fuel would spill onto the ground abnormally from the filler neck. The dealer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 99,000 and the current mileage was 103,000.
When I fill up my gas tank and let the pump do the automatic shut off it overflows. Gas leaks out of the tank, on the side of the car, on the ground and sometimes on myself. This is dangerous and leaves a gas smell in the car for at least a day.
Several months ago, started having difficulty fueling vehicle. Fuel splashes back up out of tank. Nozzle continually shuts off because gas overflows. Occurs at all pumps-not just high pressure. This happens during entire fill process, even when filling an empty tank. Requires hand holding nozle and filling at extremely slow rate. Even at very slow rate, must repeatedly stop all flow every few seconds or pump nozle will automatically shut off due to gas overflow. Takes extreme amount of time to fill entire tank and never sure it is full due to nozle shut-off continually being activated with back up of gas. Research on internet shows ongoing problem with other jeeps as well.
When refueling the vehicle, gas splashes or spits back out of the gas tank prior to the gas station pump turning off. The amount of gas that splashes or spits out of the tank varies but occurs 100% of the time at all gas stations. The slashed volume appears to be a few ounces up to a quart and has splashed back up to a distance of 24". The gas usually splashes on the vehicle itself and on the ground and will splash on the operator if he/she is close enough to the tank or holding the pump. The gas has splashed/spit back on me a few times. The failure occurs regardless of the pumping speed - it occurs with the pump on the top notch (fast), the bottom notch (slow), anywhere in between and also if you fill it manually without the notches. The vehicle is never "topped off'."
When filling the car with gas it does not stop it pops out and if you are in the way will go all over you on the ground and the car. Plus you are paying for gas that is not in your car.
Gas tank over fills on 2005 jeep liberty. When pumping gas , automatic shut off does not work and tank overflows. Very annoying and very dangerous.
We purchased this car in august of 2008 from a dealership with 25,462 miles. When you fill the car with gas it overflows out the gascap instead of the gas pump automatically shutting off. It splashes back at you. I have no check engine lights. I was told that because of saddle bag style gas tank I should let the engine run for a minute at idle before turning engine off and filling gas tank. I tried this several times and gas pump still does not stop when it should and splashes back at you before pump stops. Is there a solution to this problem? Gas sprays back at you and also runs down side of car. It could be dangerous!
For the second time in less than a month my gas tank has overflowed while filling. I went to a different pump than the previous time. This time the pressure of the gas going in when it overflowed was enough to cause the gas to spray back out and upward towards my face. I have a 3 year old who rides in my vehicle all the time including when I stop for gas. I have to take her out of her carseat and carry her inside to pay. Gas gets on my hands which I can't go inside to wash off without getting gas on her in the process. If I would have been standing in front of the gas nozzle this time, it would have sprayed into my face and eyes.
When gas is finished pumping, a pint of gas spills down side of vehicle then onto ground. Automatic shutoff doesn't engage when finished pumping gas at any gas station.
I purchased a 2005 jeep liberty from a dealer lot 01-27-2012. Today I filled up the gas tank for the first time and it overflowed on me, got on my jeans legs, jacket, on the ground and on the left rear quarter panel of the jeep. The dealer filled up the gas tank before it was taken off the lot, and I was not informed of any problem by them. This vehicle transports my 3-year old in it!!!
I can only pump 50 cents worth of gas at a time into my 2005 jeep liberty. The check engine light is on with the evap code. I took my jeep to my mechanic and he cannot find any blockages or anything bent. He called two different local jeep dealers and they claim they have never heard of this problem. I do not understand how they have never heard of this when there are multiple forums about this issue. My mechanic is going to continue to research for a solution for this problem.
Hi, I own a 2005 jeep liberty for my wife, purchased it with 20k and now with 98k we have a consistent problem with gas pumps not shutting off at any of the stations where I have purchased gas. At first I just assumed it was related to a particular pump, but have found that it overflows no matter where I purchase gas. I have done some research on liberty owners forums and talked to others who have the same problem. Some have had their tanks replaced, which seems to solve the problem. I believe that this is a serious danger, especially with 3 young kids of ages 7,5,2 and if god forgive something horrible would happen and certainly an environmental issue especially when such efforts are made to even control vapor emissions on modern vehicles. The first time the tank overflowed my wife relates it to me as being scared,surprised and soaked her leg and shoes. When trying to pump gas it just literately just not easy it takes about 10 minutes to pump half a tank manually. The stopping the pump to avoid spilling gas is not suitable long term solution. I'm concerned about the environmental issue, but am more anxious about the safety issue this causes, especially for my wife and kids. It's bad enough driving around with the smell of gas around the jeep, but I hate to think about other worse scenarios such as a fire or having gas sprayed in someones face. I hope there is a fix for this and believe that it should be covered as part of an emissions and customer safety related service campaign. Please let me know how to get this fixed. Thanks, signed
Fuel overflow issue: while refueling, tank will consistently overflow large amounts of gasoline onto the ground. Problem occurs regardless of gas station used. Problem has occurred consistently for several years. This problem is a safety and environmental issue and should result in a recall before somebody is injured or the environment is further soiled. Internet research indicates that numerous other owners have reported this problem to chrysler corporation and some may be denied repairs due to expiration of vehicle warranty. Fuel/emissions/safety issues such as this should not be restricted to powertrain warranty and should be warranted for the life of vehicle. Others complaints and description of problem can be found here: http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36166 http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f176/have-fuel-spill-problems-like-many-us-submit-complaint-force-recall-974337/.
When pumping gas into my car, when it approaches full, gas spills out of the tank. It does not recognize when the car is full with gas, and gas spillage occurs. I contacted chrysler and brought the vehicle for a diagnosis into a jeep dealership. The stated that the fuel tank needs replacement which would cost approximately 1600 dollars. They would only cover 50 percent, which I cannot afford, and will not take any other responsibility with helping with this repair.
I own a 2005 jeep liberty, every time I fill the car up with gas, it spits out at me. Not just a little, it gets on my clothes, runs down my car and quite a bit ends up on the ground. This has been happening for a long time. I thought this was unique to my vehicle, but I have found out a lot jeep liberty owners have the same problem I do. When I took my car in to get fixed they said it cost $2100. The people at chrysler that I have talked to admit they have seen a lot of this and were willing to work with me, but it would still cost me $500. I believe this is extremely unsafe to me and the environment and these vehicle should be recalled because of this problem. This is not just unique to jeep liberty, but to other jeep products.
When fueling the vehicle, the vehicle no longer causes the gas nozzle automatic cutoff valve to operate before fuel is overflowing down the side of vehicle and on the ground. Until this fall, the vehicle usually cutoff the nozzle as the tank was full - very full - but prior to overflow. Starting two months ago, the tank always overflows at every pump used. This gasoline spill seems dangerous and is an environmental concern. I have noticed that mine is certainly not the first complaint of this nature, and it seems to be becoming a prevalent concern with this particular vehicle.
I just had to have my fuel tank replaced because the overflow function did not work when filling the vehicle with gas. The auto-shutoff did not activate causing gas to waterfall out of the tank when the pump did not shut off when filling gas. This is the same problem for which the jeep wranglers were just recalled.
The fuel tank appears to not properly vent whiling refueling which causes the fuel pump to kick off and fuel to be ejected from the tank while refueling. Even when you try to refill the tank very slowly the problem is still present. Some fuel stations don't have pumps that operate at a slow enough flow rate for me to be able to fill the tank. It takes about 15 to 20 minutes to fill the 20 gallon tank.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while refueling, fuel would spill out from the fuel filler neck and onto himself. The dealer was notified, but denied any assistance with repairs of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 74,000 and the current mileage was 79,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Every single time I fill up my jeep, it never fails to over fill. The gas pump does not shut off until the gas is coming out and spilling all over my vehicle.
Gas tank overflows while refueling and splashing gasoline all over car, ground and person (if nearby). Huge safety and fire issue. Shutoff doesn't engage and happens both during the filling process or when full. Pulling nozzle out some does not help problem. Ambient temperature doesn't not matter. Live in colorado with both hot and cold, same issue. Dozens of complaints on this site and on jeep blogs about this issue. Chrysler needs to fix before someone catches fire or a station blows up. I am sure the gas station owners would be happy to join consumers in getting this dangerous situation fixed for everyone's sake.
Every time I go to fill my jeep up, the gas tank over flows. It shuts off after a second or two, but there is a significant amount of gas that goes on the floor, and all over my car!
Each time I go to have gas put in my vehicle (no matter what gas station) or whether the gas is almost full or almost empty. When the gas is being filled it will spit the gas back out unless you fill it very, very, very slow and wait for the gas to settle. It spits it out on the side of the truck and has a very bad fume smell or odor after having gas pumped each time. This should be a safety concern and I do not understand why this has not been a recall via chrysler-jeep with all of the complaints I have read online.
Gas spurts out the filler tube when the vehicle is being filled and it is near full. The automatic pumps do not shut off as they would when the vehicle's tank is full. This happens regardless of whether I am filling with the convenience lock on the handle of the pump or when filling the vehicle squeezing the pump handle myself.
I have a 2005 jeep liberty and every time I fill up my gas tank (no matter what station I am at), it always overflows. I hold the nozzle till the nozzle clicks (indicating the tank is full) and consequently a massive amount of gasoline spills out. It's very embarrassing when other people notice and unsafe for the environment. I have read many other complaints on the internet about this and I have seen youtube videos showing it as well.
When filling my 2005 jeep liberty with fuel it spits back almost a quart. I have tried different pumps at different stations and it does this every time. The problem is very harmful to the environment and to me as I breathe in the fumes. There needs to be a recall to protect consumer.
The fuel tank on my liberty spews gas when filling (my warranty has expired). I filed a complaint with jeep, and their response was they would replace the gas tank if I pay a $500.00 copay, which to them is a "one time gesture of good will", and to me is unacceptable. There are hundreds of complaints all over the internet on chrysler vehicles with the same problem, and it's my opinion is there should be a recall and the fuel tanks replaced as a safety precaution - warranty or not. Apparently, jeep doesn't regard gas flying in your face as their problem, and I'm shocked and appalled they are not required to fix it.
When filling up gas tank for 2005 jeep liberty renegade, it does not shut off when tank is full, causing gas to gush out.
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