After just purchasing vehicle from used dealership (2nd owner), first time filling up resulted in overflow of gas. Tried multiple gas stations, speeds, amounts and resulted in same overflow. Called dealership and they refused to check out the car unless I paid non-refundable 200 inspection fee before diagnosis (keep in mind I had just purchased the vehicle)! Called manufacturer and they claimed not a known issue although current recall states otherwise. 2008 jeep liberty should be added to that recall effort!
2008 Jeep Liberty fuel system complaints
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Every time I fill up with gas, the gas spews from the filler neck when the tank is full. This happens whether the nozzle shuts off automatically or if I shut it off manually to try to prevent it from spewing out. This happens no matter which gas station I fill up at, whether it's near home or out of town. I have driven many, many makes of automobiles since 1956 (that's 56 years) and this is the first vehicle that ever gave me this problem.
Every time I fill my fuel tank the gasoline overflows and spills all over the vehicle and ground. This will happen when I fill automatically or manually.
While putting gas in the tank I have to put it in very slow or it will shut off, then when the gas tank gets close to full gas will gush out. Also some times I smell gas inside the vehicle.
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!
When filling the vehicle up with gasoline, it spews out of the intake, draining all over the vehicle and the ground of the gas station. Not only is this a waste of a resource and money but it is very dangerous as one spark could ignite the entire gas station killing innocent children and other citizens. This is a very common problem, there are many complaints all over this site and many others. This problem needs to be resolved before people are hurt.
Every time I fill the liberty up with fuel is overflows and spills out. It does not matter if I pump the fuel fast or slow, it spills out every time. This is an extremely dangerous situation for me, my family and everyone around me when I put fuel in.
Fuel shoots out of inlet when filling gas tank. During one of the many incidents the fuel shot out about 18 inches from the filler inlet.
When filling my jeep at multiple gas stations I have experienced overflow. It runs down the side of the car and all over the ground. It has happened numerous times at different stations. It seems dangerous and is obviously a waste of money.
I purchased a used 2008 jeep liberty in may of 2011. Everything was fine until mid-december 2011 while I was filling up the gas tank. The pump shut off automatically but gas spouted out of the fill all over the pump handle and my hand. It's a considerable amount of gas spilling down the side of the vehicle and puddling on the ground. This now happens every time I fill the tank unless I try to cut it off early. This is a safety issue because of the danger of spilled gas and an major inconvenience. I see hundreds of similar complaints online so clearly this is not an isolated problem. I strongly urge the federal safety agency to investigate this issue and compel chrysler to correct the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. While refueling the vehicle the contact noticed that the fuel spilled out of the filler neck. The failure recurred every time the contact would refuel the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
Safety concern: while filling up my 2008 jeep liberty the gas pump shuts off automatically, but a large amount of gas spills out of the filler tube all over the ground, vehicle, and on the person pumping the gas. This occurs every time I fill up. This seems to be a common problem and is very dangerous.
The gastank overflows and spits out a considerable amount of gasoline every time you get gas! It is a hazard and a safety issue. I have contacted chrysler jeep for a year now and they refuse to assist in correcting the problem. I have attempted to get the gastank repaired and it still will not work properly. From my research there are many of these complaints online about this same issue. I can't believe jeep has not issued a recall on these vehicles. I am worried everyday about the safety of me and my family. I'm not willing to take any more chances with gas all over the truck every time I drive, and how can I go about selling a car to someone with this problem. I am not sure where to go next. I hope you can help in this matter.
While filling with fuel, when almost full, fuel would gush out of the filler. This happened repeatedly.
Gas tank overflows after it is filled. Jeep service told me it is caused by a cut-off valve defect no longer covered by warranty and that the repair costs $750.00 and involves replacing the entire fuel tank. I see from the internet that this problem is common to this vehicle. Have you previously been made aware of it and is it the subject of a recall? It is obviously a very dangerous situation as the gas literally spews out of the vehicle.
Large amount of fuel violently splashes out of fuel fill tube every time the vehicle is filled up. Fuel splashes all over the side of the vehicle and the person filling it. This is a dangerous malfunction of the fuel system.
During refueling at service station fuel spills from tank filler after the automatic fuel filler shutoff valve turns off (about a cup of fuel burps out). Extreme fire hazard! Problem has gone from once in a number of fills to every time!
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.
After over 3 years of no problems when fueling our liberty, we began to have gas spew out at every fill-up. The pump does not shut off when the tank is full, and gas comes back out forcefully enough to hit the person pumping the gasoline.
We purchased a 2008 jeep liberty used from a toledo dealership in april of 2011. The fuel auto shut-off does not work at all, and every time we top off the tank fuel ends up "burping" all over the side of the vehicle, onto the ground, and in some cases onto the person fueling the vehicle. Even the salesperson complained that she got fuel on her when we asked her to top it off before we drove it off the lot. This seems to be the exact same issue that we had with our 2007 jeep wrangler unlimited. However, there was a safety recall for that and a new fuel tank and neck had to be installed that fixed the problem. It seems to me that there should be a safety recall on the 2008 jeep liberty to fix what seems to be an identical problem that was recalled and remediated. Every time I've contacted the original and local dealerships regarding the issue I've been told that there is nothing wrong with the vehicle.
My 2008 jeep liberty has overflowed fuel when filling the tank 3 out of the 6 times I have filled it since purchased on 11/28. It has happened at several different gas stations. When the pump kicks off there is between 2-8 ounces of fuel that spits back around the handle with a fair amount of pressure. The area underneath the filler cap is soaked and a large puddle forms on the ground. I am concerned that at some point a fire may result. I also feel I must wash the car after every incident because I worry about the gas causing a paint defect.
When filling up at a gas station, the gas tank over flows before the pump stops. I originally thought it was a broken pump, however, I have now filled up over 4 times at 4 different gas stations and the problem continues to happen. This most recent time I have lost around 1/2 gallon of gas on the ground. I am also concerned with the effect of the gas on my paint/car body.
When filling gas tank it splashes out and get all over the jeep and the person filling the tank.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep liberty. The contact stated that after refueling, fuel would spill back out from the filler neck. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000. Updated 01/24/12*lj the consumer stated when he filled the vehicle up with gas, it splashed back out. The dealer replaced the fuel fill tube. Updated 01/25/12
When filling gas tank with fuel, fuel spills out of the filler tube splashing on the side of the vehicle, the person pumping the fuel, and onto the ground. There is an obvious defect internal relating to the filler valve or fuel tank. This is extremely dangerous and should be evaluated as a safety recall.
Every time I fill up my jeep the pump will shut off when the tank is full and I remove the pump and gas will bubble out of the tank and runs down the side of the vehicle.
The last 3 times I have filled the gas tank on my vehicle, gas has overflowed onto the ground. After the 2nd time, the check engine light came on. I brought it to the dealership and was advised the code read that the filler neck was faulty and needed to be replaced. I advised them that I had an issue with gas overflowing onto the ground when filling up and was advised it "may" be fixed by the new filler neck since there is a sensor in there. I had the filler neck replaced. I filled the jeep again today, roughly a week after having the filler neck replaced, and again gas overflowed and leaked down the side of my jeep and onto the ground. Up until this point, when filling my jeep, the gas pump would click off when the tank was full. I have gone to three different gas stations so it is not a problem with the pump at the station.
Every time I fill the gas tank, fuel gushes out of the filler neck onto the side of the vehicle and onto the ground. Most times, the automatic fuel shutoff a the gas pump .... At various stations ... Does not stop the flow. At other times, fuel gushes out even if the pump shuts off. I have tried slowing the rate fuel goes into the tank. Sometimes this works. Other times, it doesn't. The only way to avoid this potentially dangerous situation is to try to calculate how much fuel it will take to fill the vehicle and then stop the flow myself a couple of gallons early. There is a jeep tsb out on this problem. And there have been numerous complaints. The fuel spillage issue is dangerous and should be a recall item.
I bought my jeep in june with just over 36000 miles. It was previously a rental vehicle. Everything was fine until about september when I filled gas and the pump clicked off and gas came out all over at about 42,000 miles. I thought it was the gas pump, but then I went to other stations and it happened every time. I was going to bring it in to have it looked at but I see other people have the same problem. It is very irritating to have it happen every time! Please have a recall!
A significant amount of gas spills out of the fuel tank opening after the automatic shut-off of the pumps gas flow. This occurs almost every time I fill up. I now have to only allow the tank to fill up 3/4 full to avoid spills.
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