2008 Jeep Liberty: fuel pump failure

Filed Jan 8, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 100,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. The contact stated that while attempting to move from a parked position, the vehicle called. The contact stated that the check engine light then illuminated. The contact stated also stated that the failure occurred while driving at various speeds. The contacted stated that the vehicle was inoperable. The contact also stated that the fuel pump and the fuse panel was replaced on three separate occasions by an independent mechanic however, the failure recurred. The contact was also informed that the failure was similar to manufacturer communication number: 10136536 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency to file a complaint. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Jan 22, 2019 · Fuel system · 80,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. While the contact was filling the fuel tank, the fuel pump sensor did not alert her that the tank was full. As a result, fuel spewed out of the tank. The failure recurred numerous times at different fuel stations. The contact stated that she could not fill the fuel tank because fuel would flow out. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the fuel station pump sensors failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Oct 19, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 140,000 miles · TN

Amongst other issues: vehicle fails to start occasionally, from both cold and warm states. From completely off, turning the key begins ignition but often does not start the vehicle. Engine sputters but does not complete the start. On some occasions, depressing the gas pedal while trying to start the vehicle works, leading me to believe this is one of the widely reported tipm issues plaguing jeeps from 2007-2014. I conclude the fuel pump fails to receive a signal to start from the tipm which causes the ignition failure. In addition, I have had multiple electrical issues including doors locking and unlocking when the opposite corresponding buttons are pressed, windshield wipers turning on when the turn signal is used, warning lights on the dashboard reporting non-issues, failure of power steering, and failure to accelerate when the gas pedal is depressed. Please address this issue as soon as possible.

Filed May 9, 2016 · Electrical, Fuel system · 84,656 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. While operating the vehicle, the doors would randomly lock and unlock, the windshield wipers and washer fluid would erroneously activate, and the horn and alarm would randomly sound. The contact also indicated that the fuel pump was faulty. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 84,656. ...updated 06/30/16 *bf

Filed Dec 28, 2015 · Electrical · 83,000 miles · NJ

I am the original owner of my 08 liberty. I have been using the dealership for all maintenance. I've had issues with my skyslider roof in the past which, after 5 years of haggling, has been fixed. The problem I am haveing now is with a dying battery. Replaced the battery only to find out that the battery was still good. New battery doesn't last overnight. Found that there could be 3 issues causing it. Radio, fuel pump or tipm. Cd player began to constantly eject a cd when no cd was present, so I pulled the radio fuse to stop the drain on the battery. No good! Next day, dead battery. Listened to any sound that the fuel pump was running while engine was off. Did not appear to be running. Checked with the jeep forum, wow was I shocked! Libertys have nothing but electrical problems with the tipm. Chrysler/jeep/fiat have been aware of the issue but have not done a recall, causing all it's customers hundreds of dollars t repair a known issue. Class action suit only pushed them to repair tipm's from 2010 and up vehicles leaving everyone else high and dry. I now need to disconnect the battery cable every night so the care starts in the morning. Dealer will diagnose the problem, at cost and then fix the problem, at cost, plus labor. All on a vehicle with 83,000 miles. In the last year, I have replaced the PCM, ECM, 4 o2 sensors and catalytic converters. Thanks to the governments emission control warranty of 8/80,000, they were covered. The tipm is not! When issue is confirmed by the dealer, I'll be calling detriot!!!!!!!!

Filed Apr 14, 2015 · Electrical · 97,000 miles · OH

I was driving my car on a main 2 lane, 2 way road and I noticed that the rpms were suddenly decreasing even though my foot was on the gas. I had very little time to pull somewhat to the side before it completely died on me. I was just about to get onto the highway, this could have went out on me while I was on the highway with very little time or warning! This isn't the first time it has happened either it happened a few days before this as well but luckily I was pulling into my driveway. This is an extreme safety concern! I might not be this lucky the next time!!! Is jeep going to wait until someone is seriously injured or killed because of this issue before they fix it?!? I have done some research and it seems that it could be the tipm which there have been recalls by jeep for this on other models and years, why not the liberty?! It seems that there are enough complaints for it. I have already had issues with my fuel pump and now this!

Filed Apr 5, 2015 · Fuel system · 112,200 miles · UT

When I fill up my gas tank, there is always a moderate amount of gas that comes out and goes down the side of my car. This has occurred at multiple different stations with all octane levels of gas. It ejects about .1-.2 gallons of gas from the fuel entrance. This occurs right before the automatic shut-off closes on the fuel pump.

Filed Dec 29, 2012 · Fuel system · 72,000 miles · SC

Jeep liberty spurts fuel when filling up. This has happened on numerous occasions. Auto shutoff on fuel pump/nozzle shuts off then a large quantity of fuel spurts out of tank all over side of car and ground. This is an environmental and human safety hazard. Now when filling up, I step away from the car and let the spurting finish. It happens every time I fill up. Also happens when I don't set pump/nozzle to auto shut off, but when I do that, I get fuel all over my hands.

Filed Apr 1, 2012 · Fuel system · 80,000 miles · NH

When my wife fills here 2008 jeep liberty the fuel pump doesn't shut off and full shots out of the filler. This came on suddenly had it looked at once (non-jeep dealer) and found nothing. This even happens when the pump is set to the lowest speed. This is dangerous and wasteful!

Filed Jan 17, 2012 · Fuel system · 32,000 miles · VA

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.

Filed Sep 15, 2011 · Fuel system · 60,000 miles · AR

During fueling at the end of the process the fuel pump will "click" off. After the click, a fair amount of fuel spills from the fuel tank down the side of my vehicle and the ground. This is a dangerous condition to the environment and a waste of fuel.

Filed Sep 12, 2011 · Fuel system · 55,000 miles · OH

When filling the gas tank on a 2008 jeep liberty, fuel will overflow out of the tank filler tube on to the vehicle and ground after the fuel pump has shut off. Fuel overflows out of the filler tube after the fuel pump is shut off, even when filling it at a low flow rate. It started occurring when the vehicle had approximately 55,000 miles.