2005 Jeep Liberty Fuel System Problems

Which parts fail

• Storage › Tank assembly
  5
• Delivery
  4
• Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
  3
• Storage
  1

Components named in complaints (fuel pump, injectors, fuel tank, hybrid and EV propulsion).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  126%
• 25k–50k
  4622%
• 50k–75k
  4823%
• 75k–100k
  5225%
• 100k–150k
  4421%
• 150k+
  84%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2005 Jeep Liberty owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

Tl contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact stated that when attempting to not hit a deer, the vehicle flipped and crashed into a ditch. The contact stated that fuel began to leak out after the vehicle landed upside down. A police report was filed and there were minor injuries to the contact's foot and arm that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

I have had numerous issues with this vehicle. I have had to replace the cooling fan, three window motors, the alternator, head gaskets, the fuel pump sensor is broken, the oil sensor is broken, when I pump gas it spills out, the radiator, the electrical system on both the left and right side. The tail lights don't work properly and I have replaced both the lights and fuses as well as the sockets numerous times. These are just the things I can think of off the top of my head. I've spent thousands of dollars, literally, on this car. I feel like it's a death trap waiting to happen and can't wait until I am able to purchase something else, it won't be a Jeep product. Jeep doesn't care if you have numerous issues with their product. When I first started having issues I called the dealership I purchased from to talk to my salesman and I was asked what my mileage was. …

We received the notice about the gas/fuel tank potential to catch fire, we took our vehicle to the dealer. The dealer explained that we have too much corrosion on our vehicle to be repaired. The cost to repair exceeds the value of the vehicle, currently we are still driving with a vehicle that May catch fire. We contacted Chrysler as we still are paying off the vehicle, we where given the run around until finally one associate told us simply, they will not help you. Prior to this recall notice we have constantly had issues when filling up with gas and the gas would leak out in large quantities instead of shutting off. We replaced the oil pan recently after it rusted out, we are about to replace to transmission fluid pan as that is about to rust out, the transmission lines are also rusting and corroded. …

I have my brother's 2005 Jeep Liberty with less than 100,000 miles. It is a very important vehicle to me as he passed from cancer. To date I have filled the car 3x and every time I get a gas gusher coming out of the tank. The last time I was extra careful and still ended up getting gas all over the car and myself. Now I try to estimate gallons so it doesn't spray out and I stand off to the side. 600.00 is a lot of money to spend for a new fuel neck replacement. Obviously not everyone is reporting this as they are trying to fix it themselves. Try googling this on the internet. This is not a safe situation, although gas on the outside dissipates quite quickly. One spark and the gas station could be toast. I am very leery of Chrysler & Dodge gas tanks, thankfully my magnum which started acting up had a lifetime warranty on the fuel tank, which Dodge is not very quick to point out. …

NHTSA recall number 13v-252. Chrysler/Jeep has never contacted me in reference to this recall. Which seems to be very serious since it appears passengers in my vehicle and myself could be killed due to this defect. Another example of Jeep not caring about their customers. Once they get their money they don't know you. I am the only owner of the vehicle and I have not moved so there is no excuse for not contacting me. I am sure they will lie and say they did. If they had I would have had the work done since it involves life and death. All about the bottom line and not caring about people. I would prefer they send me the materials to repair the problem and I will have my mechanic take care of the issue. When I had Jeep repair a defective window regulator now that door does not work. I want it done right so have them send me the parts needed to: 115 avenue c, sch. Haven, pa 17972.

Every time my wife or I fill up the gas tank, gas sprays everywhere as the auto-shut-off does not work. The gas tank over-fills every single time and gas spews everywhere, getting on me, down the side of my Jeep, and all over the ground. This is a major hazard and could ultimately end up in an explosion. To act as additional support, the fact that gas sprays everywhere is against the law that can be found on the stickers at every gas station gas pump for how to "operate" the gas pump and how to "fill-up" correctly. There needs to be a recall immediately as I know there are many other people who experience this same issue. Also, the only reason why I stated the problem began at 147,000 miles is because that was the mileage on the vehicle when I purchased it used.

I was sent a recall notice for my 2005 Jeep Liberty (n46 recall). After a long wait being told there were no parts available I finally got it into a dealer who told me they were unable to install the trailer hitch because of rust and that Chrysler states that it is a level 5 corrosion so they were unable to fix the problem. I find this very disturbing since there have been so many accidents with the gas tank exploding and burning the whole car on impacts, rollovers, etc. I feel very unsafe to drive this vehicle at this point and still feel that the dealer should be able to do something to fix this problem... ...updated08/20/15 updated 9/25/2017

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. While the vehicle was parked at the contact's residence, a fuel leak was noticed. The failure recurred several other times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic three times. The vehicle was not diagnosed and the contact did not know what the mechanic replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred several times afterwards. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer stated that there were no recalls for the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 91,935.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13V252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure). The contact called a couple of dealers, including the station Chrysler Jeep of mansfield dealer at [phone] (mansfield, ma 02048). The dealer stated that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle vibrated. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Jeep Liberty. While refueling the vehicle, fuel began to spew out of the filler neck. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose the failure. In addition, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13V252000 (fuel system, gasoline, structure); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 300.

NHTSA investigations

Fuel System complaints in other Liberty years