Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2012 Jeep Liberty submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Fuel was spilling out underneath vehicle every time I filled up. The issue was that the plastic housing where the fuel filler tube connects to the gas tank hardened and deteriorated to a point where it begins to leak. That plastic appears not to be ethanol resistant. Indications a leak will or is occurring: P0456 code or fuel dripping down under vehicle or smell of fuel.
Gasoline is leaking out when filling up. This is a know issue with previous year models. The problem is so serious that Jeep is have a problem manufacturing the part to fix it. There should be a recall.
THE VEHICLES DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT WHILE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO ON AND OFF . THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND RADIO WILL DIM WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR SHIFTS MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE MOVING.
THE EVAP CONTAINER ISNT THE RIGHT PART AND OBVIOUSLY WAS ACTUALLY FOR A JEEP WRANGLER AND HAS AN EXTRA INLET. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT JEEP FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS AND STILL NOTHING THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AND IT DRIVES ALOT OF INTERSTATE TRAVEL WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND STILL HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE ALL I WANT IS FOR JEEP TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND FIX THE MANUFACTURER MESS UP.
I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH STRAIGHT ON A CITY ROAD WHEN THE ORANGE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO NEAREST AUTO STORE AND HAD IT SCANNED AND IT CAME OUT WITH CODE P0441. INCORRECT PURGE FLOW.
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROLLER (ORC) MODULE FAILED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. ELECTRICAL OVER-STRESS OF A RESISTOR IN THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER MASTER WINDOW SWITCH (PMWS) FAILED. THE POWER WINDOW FAILED ON DRIVERS SIDE AND ALSO A DOOR LOCK FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP LIBERTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITATING AND FELT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TUGGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS BEING OPENED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CONSUME OVER FIVE DOLLARS WORTH OF FUEL. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM MODULE AND THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,591.
ELECTRIC START HAS NOT BEEN CONNECTING. THIS MORNING I WENT TO DRIVE THE CAR. CANNOT DRIVE ACCELERATOR IS STUCK. CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER DURING NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE BOTH AGREE THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR AND REFUSE TO DO ANY REPAIRS. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE LOSS OF POWER. *TR
AFTER GOING THRU A CAR WASH, I WAS TOUCHING UP THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I NOTICED THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS RUSTED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON MON, STATED MY FINDING AND REMINDED THE SERVICE REP THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW ~6 MONTHS AGO (THEREFORE WAS UNDER WARRANTY) I SET UP TO DROP IT OFF ON WED @12PM. ~ 30 MINUTES, AFTER I WAS SHUTTLED TO WORK, THE SERVICE MGR CALLED AND TOLD ME THE RUST WAS NORMAL AND ONLY "SURFACE RUST". HOWEVER, IS GOING TO REPLACE IT TO KEEP THE CUSTOMER SERVICE UP. I SUGGESTED SOME SORT OF COATING TO PREVENT ANOTHER PREMATURE RUSTING, BEING MANY OTHER OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BUT WAS TOLD THAT CAN'T BE DONE. I HOPE TOM WHEN I AM PICKED UP TO RETRIEVE MY JEEP THAT I WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED! *TR
VEHICLE HAS A ECO-MODE TO RESERVE EXCESSIVE FUEL USAGE. WHEN TRAVELING AT A SPEED TO EXCEED 45 MPH THE VEHICLE REACTS WITH A BAD VIBRATION AND SHAKE AS IF THERE IS A FLAT TIRE OR SOMETHING. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE SHAKES AS IF THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE ROTORS OR BRAKES. WHEN TAKING OFF, THERE IS A KICK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FIRST ACCELERATE ESPECIALLY AT A TRAFFIC STOP/INTERSECTION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE SPORT DURST CHRYSLER JEEP IN DURHAM NC AND IT HAS BEEN DECLARED AS "DRONE MODE WHICH IS UNKNOWN CAUSE OF ISSUE- UNREPAIRABLE." SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONFERENCED WITH CHRYSLER CORP. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT VEHICLE IS RECOMMENDED FOR BUY BACK UNDER LEMON LAWS. NO FURTHER ACTION HAS YET BEEN TAKEN. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNSAFE AND UNDRIVEABLE. NEED ANOTHER VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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