2008 Jeep Liberty fuel/propulsion system problems

“We had a fire in the engine compartment. Fire started at the engine manifold ! We took pictures of the damage! This could have killed my son in law ! We gifted the vehicle to him so it could be used as a station vehicle. A dangerous situation Exist ! There is no recall or acknowledgment of this problem being identified!”

“WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK TO FULL CAPACITY AND FUEL FLOW IS SHUT OFF, FUEL COMES BACK UP OUT OF FILL PORT SPILLING AT LEAST 2 CUPS OF GAS OVER FILLER AND GROUND. HAPPENS EVERY TIME TANK IS FILLED FULL. THIS OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY ENGINE OFF WHILE AT ANY GAS STATION. IT IS AN APPARENT FAILURE ON A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK REQUIRING ENTIRE TANK TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO MANUFACTURER.”

“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 NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.”

“EVERY TIME WE REFILL THE GAS IT COME OUT LIKE THE CAR IS BURPING..MAKING IMPOSIBLE TO NO DROP GAS IT GOING DOWN OVER THE MUFLE..HAPPENED PARKING ENGING OFFIN ANY GAS STATION MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IS A SMALL VALVE E IN THE NECK OF THE TANK BUT THE TANK IS PLASTIC SO ILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TANK..WHOLE SET SOMETHING ABOUT A VALVE”

“WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT WILL NOT TURN OVER. IT CONTINUES TO CRANK UNTIL IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. TYPICALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WILL START UP CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS IN THE COLD AND IN THE HEAT, AFTER RUNNING FINE ALL DAY OR SITTING TURNED OFF OVER NIGHT.”

“SKID PLATE AND STRAPS ON FUEL TANK IS RUSTING ALL APART. IT HAS RUSTED ENOUGH THERE IS HOLE YOU CAN PUT YOUR FIGURE IN AND ACTUALLY TOUCH PLASTIC TANK. THE REST OF SKID PLATE IS RUSTED SO MUCH YOU CAN SEE THE LAYERS OF THE METAL SEPARATING. VEHICLE ONLY HAD AROUND 62,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS FIST FOUND AND IT AT THIS POINT OF RUSTING. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND WAS TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OFF INCLUDING PROMPT REMOVAL OF ANY ROAD SALT. LAST 3 1/2 YEARS HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN VERY RARELY WHEN IT HAS SNOWED MORE THEN AN INCH UNTIL ROADS WERE COMPLETELY CLEAR. AS OF 3/14/2019 WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED OUT THERE WERE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE AND THERE WAS NO IDEA WHEN THERE WOULD BE PER THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY CALLED TO CHECK ON PARTS. ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIRS PER DEALERSHIP WILL BE ALMOST $1000.00. PER DEALERSHIP THE RUSTED SKID PLATE AND STRAPS LIVES GAS TANK VULNERABLE IN A CRASH OR TO OBJECT INTRUSION. ALSO IF STRAPS RUST ENOUGH COULD CASE GAS TANK TO DROP. PERSONALLY I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM SINCE IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE EASILY FOUND AND COULD CAUSE DEATH OR INJURY. IT HAD NOT BEEN FOUND DURING ROUTE…”