There are 50 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2004 Jeep Libertyin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PLACING FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL SPEWED OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PLACE FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE MINOR REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
THE VEHICLE DIES AFTER FILLING IT UP WITH FUEL. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TO US MULTIPLE TIMES, FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH JEEPS/CHRYSLERS AS WELL
ON SEPT. 2, 2019 WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 23 OUR 2004 JEEP LIBERTY'S GAS TANK BROKE OFF AND WE DRAGGED IT DOWN THE ROAD WITH GAS POURING OUT, ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED US THAT THE GAS TANK WAS DRAGGING. IF A SPARK HAPPENED WE WOULD HAVE BEEN SET ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED AND OUR CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. I SAW A RECALL #18V278000 ONLINE TODAY 09/05/19, WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL.
AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK THE CAR STARTS FINE BUT THEN THE ENGINE STALLS MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE FIRST 3-5 MILES. THIS IS HAZARDOUS SINCE IT OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC LEAVING THE GAS STATION. IT SEEMS TO GO AWAY AND THE CAR RUNS FINE AFTER SEVERAL MILES OF DRIVING AND STALLING AS I SLOW DOWN FOR STOP LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS JEEP AND THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER FILLUPS. I JUST GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND IT IS A COMMON ISSUE. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO ADD MY INFORMATION TO THE LIST. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT THIS POINT.
MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE LAST NIGHT, FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM SOURCE OF FIRE. I RESEARCHED JEEP LIBERTY 2004 RECALLS AND FOUND ON JUNE 12,2012 THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) OPENED (EA) 12-005 TO INVESTIGATE AN ALLEGED SAFETY RELATED DEFECTS CONCERNING FUEL TANK SYSTEM INTEGRITY FOR JEEP MY 1993-2007 FOR , WHICH INCLUDED NUMEROUS FIRE. ON 1/16/2017 MY JEEP LIBERTY CAUGHT ON FIRE, IN THE SNOW. CAR WAS STATIONARY, HAD ONLY DRIVEN 2 BLOCKS, GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW, REVVED UP THE ENGINE AND SMOKE BEGAN COMING OUT THE HOOD. CAR COMPLETELY COMBUSTED IN FLAMES,
I WAS APPROACHING THE ONRAMP,& AS I TURNED ON I HEARD A NOISE. THINKING I HAD A FLAT I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO CHECK MY TIRES UPON ROUNDING THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE I SAW LIQUID ON THE GROUND UPON BACKING UP A STEP I COULD SEE IT WAS MY GAS TANK WITH THE BROKEN BRACKETS. I THANK GOD THERE WERE NO SPARKS & THAT I WAS NOT YET @ SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS TERRIFIED AS TO HOW CLOSE TO DEATH I POSSIBLY WAS. THEN I FIND OUT HERE THAT IT HAD HAPPENED 1 OTHER TIME (THAT'S REPORTED HERE) BUT NOT TO THE MANUFACTURER. NOW I'M OUT OF MY VEHICLE WHILE BEING REPAIRED AND OUT OF WORK TILL IT'S FIXED. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET BUT WILL BECAUSE OF NEGLIGENCE. I ONLY WISH I HAD THOUGH TO TAKE PICTURES BEFORE IT WAS LOADED & TOWED TO THE GARAGE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE EMITTED INTO THE INTERIOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, LIFT THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.
2004 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE GAS TANK REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE GAS TANK WAS LYING ON THE GROUND, WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE GAS STATION TO GET GAS. *JB
I GOT MY JEEP REPOED IN 2016 BECAUSE OF NOT MAKING MY PAYMENTS. I WAS HAVING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO? PLEASE LET ME KNOW. [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
NTSB: 2004 JEEP LIBERTY: CONSUMER STATED THE GAS TANK STRAPS WERE NOT SECURE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *SS
I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE CAR HAS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL. IT IS CHRYSLER RECALL #N46 OR NHTSA #13V-252. WHICH IS RELATED TO POTENTIAL FIRE FROM REAR END COLLISION. I JUST CALLED JEEP CHRYSLER AT 5130 NESCONSETT HWY, PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY 11776. THEY INDICATED TO ME THAT THERE IS A 6 MONTH WAITING PERIOD IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR IN TO FIX THE RECALLED ITEM. I THINK THAT IS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO HAVE TO WAIT TO FIX THIS POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS ISSUE. IS THIS OK? I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS DONE MUCH SOONER AS I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ..UPDATED 05/20/15 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 4/27/2015. UPDATED 7/6/2015 *JS
I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND WAS NOTIFIED BY A FRIEND WHO OWNS AN IDENTICAL VEHICLE THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN IN FORCE FOR A POTENTIAL FUEL LEAK PROBLEM. I CHECKED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NO REMEDY FOR THIS SCENARIO. *TR
2004 JEEP LIBERTY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LACK OF PARTS FOR TRAILER HITCH RECALL. (FUEL LEAKAGE). *SMD THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 13V252000. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING OIL AND FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
CHRYSLER SENT ME A LETTER INFORMING ME OF RECALL N46. I AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR AN OEM HITCH THAT I HAD INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE RECALL. I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHRYSLER MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS AND FOLLOWED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSPECTION AND SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTATION FOR THE OEM HITCH. I HAVE A CASE # FROM CHRYSLER. DESPITE REPEATED PROMISES TO CALL ME AND /OR PROCESS THE REFUND, I HAVE HAD NO CONTACT FROM CHRYSLER. MY LATEST ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THEM WAS 1/20/15, AT WHICH POINT I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED WITHIN A WEEK. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET THE REFUND? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR THE TRAILER HITCH RECALL 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY TOLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. LAST TUESDAY 12-16 I FORCED THE ISSUE WITH THE DEALER FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR FRIDAY 12-19. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD I DON'T QUALIFY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS SOME CORROSION. IF THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, I WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WAY FOR JEEP TO SHIRK ITS OBLIGATIONS. IF THERE IS ANY REPAIR NEEDED BEFORE PERFORMING THE RECALL, IT SHOULD BE JEEP'S RESPONSIBILITY, NOT MINE...UPDATED 05/14/15 *BF *TR UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN
THE GAS CONSISTENTLY OVERFLOWS IN THIS VEHICLE WHEN FILLING UP THE TANK. IT'S LIKE THERE IS NO SAFETY STOP TO KEEP THE GAS FROM FILLING. IT ENDS UP GUSHING ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND WHEN I TRY TO FILL UP THE TANK. I NEVER LET THE TANK FILL AUTOMATICALLY AT THE PUMP. I WATCH THE GALLONS METER AS I'M PUMPING THE GAS TO ESTIMATE WHEN TO STOP PUMPING GAS BUT IT IS STILL VERY UNPREDICTABLE. EVEN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR
CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL ON THIS JEEP OVER FUEL TANK FIRES, I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL JEEP DEALER TWICE (JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE CITY, 631 WEST PUTNAM AVE, GREENWICH, CT 06830 ON OCT 25TH AND NOV 17TH) (I MADE APPOINTMENT AT LEAST TWO WEEKS EARLIER IN BOTH TIMES), BUT WERE TOLD THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. *TR
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