Gas spills out of tank every time I fill up. Refer to following thread for details and videos. Http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/have-fuel-spill-problems-like-many-us-submit-complaint-force-recall-974337/.
2006 Jeep Liberty fuel system complaints
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I have a 2006 jeep liberty that spews gas as it gets full. It has shot out as much as 3-4 cups worth at its worst. This happens every time it is a huge safety problem considering the amount of gas that is spilled each time.I have been told that it is a faulty venting mechanism in the gas tank and several others have the same issue on jeeps and dodges. I made mention of it at the dealership each time I have had it into the dealership. They never even looked into it. They told me that it must be the gas pump I am using. I have had it happen at gas stations in 8 states now. I am sure it is not the gas pumps. Now that it is out of warranty, I am told that they could replace the gas tank at my expense. Since the vehicle is so new and only has 40,000 miles on it that this should be considered their responsibility it is a safety issue though. *tr
Uncontrolled acceleration 2006 jeep liberty crd. While stopped at a red light, engine idling, foot on the brake, my engine started to wildly accelerate. I held the brake as hard as I could and the rear wheels started spinning and burning runner and the entire car was 'jumping'. After a few seconds of this I put it into neutral and turned off the engine. When I restarted it moments later it was fine. I brought it to my jeep dealer in mt kisco ny but they couldn't ind anything wrong. It hasn't done it again. There was nothing jamming the gas pedal. The car was at a stop and idling with my foot on the brake when the engine suddenly started racing on it's own.
The gas tank won't shut off when filling gas, and gas spews out everywhere on the ground. There seemed to be no remedy for this except to change the gas tank which I had a dealership do... It works fine now.
This is an incident - when fueling the gas tank with the nozzle inside the gas tank opening, the fuel gushes out of the opening after the tank is full, spilling gas on the vehicle and on the ground. This is not at one gas pump, it happens at any gas station I go to. This results in a potential fire hazard and damage to the paint on the vehicle. Each gas pump has an automatic vacuum shut off when the gas reaches the nozzle and is supposed to shut off the supply of gas. For some reason, the jeep liberty gushes out gas all over the place every time I fuel it. This has been a recurring event and the only reason why I have not reported it is because I did not know that this reporting mechanism was available and I was only putting in a limited amount of gas to prevent the gushing from happening. Is this peculiar to just my vehicle or have others had this experience as well???
Gas spews dramatically out of the gas tank when filling. A friend of mine has the same vehicle and his does the same thing. We cannot fill our tanks full, regardless of the filling station. We estimate that 1-2 cups of gasoline spew out onto the side of the jeep. It spews far enough to saturate clothing of the person filling up the tank. My wife's hairdresser reports the same problem with her 2006 jeep liberty.
Tl*the contact owns a used 2006 jeep liberty which was purchased in 2008. He stated that when adding gasoline, the fuel pump would not shut-off and the gasoline fuel would overflow from tank. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the "flapper" had failed. There were no repairs made to the vehicle. There were also no recall campaigns for the failure. The failure and current mileages were 75,000. 06/28/10
When filling the gas tank pressure builds in the tank and forces the gas back out under pressure creating a spray the covers the person filling the tank, and side of the vehicle. This is caused by a broken / clogged fuel tank vent. This occurs everytime you fill the tank. Trying to fill the tank at a low fill rate doesn't improve the situation.
Hello, I bought a 2006 jeep cherokee sport in romania kj / le85 (the liberty 4x4 jeep for europe), from casa auto romania: / 7 february 2007. My technical problems with this car, still in warranty (2 years warranty in romania) are: -the esp/bas warning lamp comes on continuously with engine running, the light remains on at speeds greater than 30mps. First, this problem was randomly appearing, but now it appears each time I am driving on highway with speeds greater than 30 miles/h . -2 times my engine lost power for no reason; -the fuel consumption urban: ca 17 l / 100 km; -the fuel consumption extra urban: ca 12 / /100 km. My car is for the second time in the service in the last 6 weeks for the same problem ? Electronic stability control, the primary safety system of this vehicle. First time, after 3 weeks they said they fixed the problem. I brought it back next day with the same problem. My car is still in service. My great problem is that my authorized dealer is unable or don't want to fix these problems, waiting to expire the warranty of my car ? In few days. They don?t want to offer warranty for the pieces they replaced, they say the warranty of this pieces replaced expires with the warranty of the car. I'm afraid this problem is unsolvable for chrysler llc, and my car is an unsafe car. Also, I want you to help me with the serial number of the components of my car: wind screen, battery, pistons,?. I found this links on internet with 2006 liberty jeep owners with the same unsolvable problem. Http://jeephorizons.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=6836&sid=9f0a35885eee4cb496bf50e84284d105 http://jeephorizons.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=10382 http://jeephorizons.com/phpbb/?f=8.
2006 jeep liberty - gas tank fueling issue. When filling the vehicle with gasoline at the service station the fuel pump will not shut-off and gasoline overflows from tank. Multiple gas stations tried, problem exists at all fuel pumps. Potential personal injury or fire hazard with gasoline overflowing from tank. Jeep chyrsler dealership cannot resolve the problem after 5 visits to dealership. Dealership acknowledges problem and has had jeep chyrsler engineering has been involved with no resolution to the problem. Potential personal injury or fire hazard with gas overflowing from tank. First reported to jeep chyrsler in dec 2008 and problem still exists. Dealer has replaced gas tank 3 times and new gas tanks do not fill properly. Jeep chrysler indicates that design change has occurred on replacement tanks not compatible with 2006 vehicle. Faulty gasoline tank currently installed on vehicle.
Numerous mechanical problems all dash lights come on at once between 15 - 50 MPH dealer replaced body control module lights still come on now has more problems after repair by dealer. Several recalls on this leased vehicle running up miles back 2 dealer rear window fall down repaired motor tried 2 quit 3 times could be dangerous in traffic seems it loses prime on fuel system . Also excessive tire wear on front tires had it aligned myself was out from factory 10 deg. I have no confidence in dealer 2 fix since I have more problems after last visit. Horn doesn't sound on key pad door lock and fog lights stay on at highbeam after electrical work. Vehicle has locked me out when I shut doors 4 no apparent reason switch keys in ignition and motor running.
There is a slight fuel system leak that allows an air pocket to build in the fuel filter housing. When this air pocket gets drawn into the injector pump, the engine begins running badly, causing immediate loss of power. This has occurred multiple times, the first time the dealer could not duplicate the problem, so there was no point in returning to waste my time after that. I know how to temporarily fix the problem now that I have read so many other owners have experienced the same thing, as noted in the lost internet forum. The latest occurrence happened at 65 MPH passing on the freeway, and I nearly caused an accident trying to maneuver off the road when I lost power.
Read info online on www.lostkjs.com about issues with the fuel filter housing and fuel heater puck wire on my 2006 jeep liberty crd (diesel). I checked mine and noticed diesel fuel on the wiring and burn marks on the wire connector. This seems like a potential fire hazard. Due to the fuel leakage and scorching of wiring I will have to get both the fuel filter housing and plug replaced. Based upon the number of issues I have read about this seems like a design flaw that needs to be recalled.
2006 jeep liberty crd fuel filter separator heater element evidence of pending failure and leak and fire hazard; browning of plug contact and air in system due to some sort of slow leak. This makes element overheat in aforementioned air - as it was designed to be submerged in fuel - and will melt thermoplastic plug element fitting, causing leak, which will dribble onto hot areas below - if gases not ignited by heating element first in air/fuel space created by air leak - and potentially cause fire and death.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep liberty. While driving between 50- 65 MPH, the vehicle hesitated without warning. The contact smelled fuel inside the passenger compartment twice. The dealer inspected the vehicle and found no failures. The failure mileage was 34,000 and current mileage was 38,792.
2006 jeep liberty diesel with 14,500 miles. Engine dies 10-15 seconds after start. Fuel system must be primed with pump on fuel filter head in order to restart engine. Fuel is seeping from the fuel heater electrical connector located on the filter assembly. Dealer replaced fuel filter assembly as a warranty repair.
Today my 2006 jeep liberty diesel would not start. I discovered that the fuel filter had lost prime and there was diesel fuel leaking from the heater plug connector that is connected to the fuel filter housing. I unplugged the connector and noticed that the yellow plastic plug head showed noticeable signs of scorching (brown discoloration) around the pin holes. Also, when I disconnected the plug there was a hiss of air escaping from the system. No doubt this air leak is what caused my initial problem of lack of fuel pressure causing the vehicle to fail to start. However, the bigger concern here is that the system is leaking fuel and the heater seems to be shorting out its electrical components which is a very dangerous combination.
Our jeep liberty diesel as been running terribly lately, and then stalled and would not start. After looking further into the cause,I found that the fuel filter head had a fuel leak at the electrical connection for the fuel heater. It appears that the heater is over heating and melting the non-metallic filter head where the connector penetrates and seals. The connector that plugs into the filter head is black around one of the pins. I have left the heater unplugged, and for now have sealed the leak with a fuel tank epoxy patch.
Air leak in fuel system. Requires regular purging. Could lead to an unsafe breakdown.
While doing routine maintenance under the hood of the vehicle I noticed diesel fuel leaking out of the fuel heater connector located in the fuel filter housing. I pulled the connector off and found it partially damaged by excess heat at the connector terminal and wet with fuel. I left the connector disconnected from the housing until I had the dealer replace the filter housing assembly under warranty. The burned/damaged connector was not replaced by the dealership when the housing was replaced. I don't have the old housing, but I could take a picture of the damaged connector/terminal that was still on the vehicle. Also, I noticed that there was excess air in the filter housing before the replacement of the housing. After the housing was replaced there was still excess air, but not nearly as much as before. While the connector was off, and I was waiting for the replacement part the vehicle would not start 2 separate times because air was entering through the connector. I had to pump the primer that was installed on the filter housing to get the vehicle started both times.
Fuel heater leak in a 2006 jeep liberty crd, common rail diesel, possible cause of an injection pump failure.
After purchasing my diesel jeep I noticed a shuddering in the transmission at about 55-65 miles an hour. Considerably worse with you decelerate after acceleration. In a construction hold on traffic my vehicle idled for about 10 minutes. When I was cleared to move forward I put the gear selector in drive. The jeep stalled. It took me a several attempts to restart the motor. I have done extensive research and have come up with one answer. Air is in the fuel. I have taken it to a jeep dealer in ozark alabama and in dothan alabama. Chrysler tells them that the air in my fuel system is ok. I demand to know what is a safe level of air allowed in the fuel system. No one has measured the amount of air in the fuel system. Please tell me so I can have it measured because I have volumes. I am afraid it will stall out on me again. I have had a few close calls when the jeep hesitated and choked after a long light and a train crossing,
My wife contacted me this morning complaining the jeep wouldn't start. I walked to where she was and checked out the engine. I noticed fuel around the fuel filter mount; I bled the fuel system and the vehicle started. I got it home and check a little further and noticed fuel leaking out of the fuel heater plug. I unplugged it and a small amount of fuel dumped out. I took it to the local dealer and had them order the part. The technician said it's ok to drive the jeep until next week when the part arrives. *nm email update (6/25/2007): "...my replacement heater is overheating and leaking again."
I have had multiple problems related to the back lights on my 2006 jeep liberty renegade 4x4 vehicle. I purchased the car new with no miles on it. Recently, the gas pump was leaking and a valve was installed to stop the oil from leaking. The back light rack had to be replaced twice in two months. The back lights have gone out numerous of times.
Dt*: the contact stated the brakes failed five times at low speeds. There was an accident causing minor damage to another vehicle. The dealer could not duplicate the problem. Also, the check engine light illuminated. The dealer replaced the heater control head however that did not fix the problem. The fuel pump also runs constantly and the manufacturer has been alerted.
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