Five problems related to other fuel system tank mounting have been reported for the 2008 Jeep Liberty. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Jeep Liberty based on all problems reported for the 2008 Liberty.
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 maintained and I only found it by accident when it was up on a rack and mechanic was showing me something else. More than likely there is a large amount of same model and year vehicles on road with this same issues that owners are unaware of. Jeep did a recall on 2005 Liberty before due to vulnerability of gas tank concerning the hitch. And should do the same with this as it leaves the gas tank vulnerable and should never be occurring. It is strictly a case of using inferior material on a vulnerable part.
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.
When the gas tank is full, a significant amount of gas spills out of the tank before the pump shuts off automatically. This was not a problem until recently, but now it has happened the last three fillups at three different pumps.
The fuel overflows when filling tank which causes a vast amount of fuel to spill down the side of the vehicle and on the ground. . . . This is a great safety hazard and is clearly a major issue with these Jeeps. Made phone calls to dealer and Chrysler and was told there is no recall for this issue. Chrysler said to bring to a dealer and have it diagnosed. . . If dealer feels it's an issue that should be on a recall then call Chrysler back and they may be able to do something to cover the service.
When filling this vehicle with gas, gas with spew out all over the car and the person holding the nozzle that is still in the gas tank. No matter what gas station used/pump and no matter how slow or fast it is going. I do not " top off". The spillage can be between a cup to a half gallon for no reason in particular. This is a very dangerous issue and needs to be resolved. I have to guess each time how much to put in so I can limit the amount of fuel spillage. This has been happening for years with no resolution.