2009 Jeep Liberty

GAS TANK WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN FILL POINT IS REACHED. TOOK IT TO DEALER, WAS TOLD "WARPED TANK" COSTS $1015.00 FOR REPLACEMENT ! OBVIOUSLY I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALER SAID PART WOULD BE BACKORDERED BECAUSE NONE WERE AVAILABLE & I SHOULD KEEP CHECKING RECALLS BECAUSE THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM IF NO PARTS. THIS IS MY THIRD JEEP. MIGHT BE MY LAST. *TR

THE BODY HAS A NOTICEABLE LEAN TO THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DRIVER SIDE IS ONE INCH LOWER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAD NEW SHOCKS AND STRUTS INSTALLED THINKING THAT THIS WOULD BRING THE BODY BACK TO A LEVEL POSITION. I ALSO REMOVED ALL EXTRA GEAR FROM THE VEHICLE TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTRA WEIGHT, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME AMOUNT OF LEAN TO THE DRIVER SIDE. THE MEASUREMENTS ARE TAKEN ON LEVEL GROUND. THE MEASUREMENTS ARE TAKEN FROM THE GROUND TO THE WHEEL WELL LIP THROUGH THE CENTER LINE OF THE WHEEL. THE DRIVER SIDE, FRONT AND REAR IS ONE INCH LOWER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR. *TR

ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH, AND MAKING LOUD NOISES. IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE, BUT AGAIN IT MADE LOUD NOISE AND WOULDN'T TURN OVER. HAD IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC. HE TOLD US ROCKER ARM JAMMED, LIFTER AND CAMSHAFT TOASTED, AND HEAD BLEW, AND MORE THAN ONE CYLINDER IS INVOLVED. HE ALSO TOLD US THIS IS THE THIRD LIBERTY ENGINE HE'S HAD TO REPLACE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS - AND THAT'S IN A COMMUNITY OF LESS THAN 250,000 PEOPLE.WHEN I GOOGLED THE ISSUE I FOUND MANY LIBERTY ENGINE FAILURES REPORTED ON SEVERAL BLOGS - EDMUNDS, CARTALK, ALLPAR, TOPIX, ASK, ETC., BUT NOT ON THE NHTSA SITE. DON'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE DON'T LODGE COMPLAINTS HERE FIRST! REGARDLESS, WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT ~$4000 REPAIR/REPLACEMENT ON A WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 55K MILES ON IT. WE WENT TO OUR LOCAL JEEP DEALER, WHO TOLD US THE JEEP LIFETIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE DAMAGE AS WE'RE THE SECOND OWNER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN FLAW IN THE 3.7L ENGINES THAT CAUSES THEM TO BLOW, AND CHRYSLER/JEEP MUST BE AWARE OF IT, AND SHOULD REPLACE THE FAILED ENGINES. IF THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE RESULTING IN A CRASH. NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THESE ENGINE FAILURES! *TR

ENVIRONMENTAL & SAFETY ISSUE. FUEL SPITS BACK DURING FILL. TSB ISSUED (14-003-13) AND WARRANTY BULLETIN (D-003-13). CHRYSLER REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR EXPENSE DUE TO MILEAGE @ 95,000 (CHRYSLER CASE [XXX]. GROUND IS SATURATED IN GAS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK AND ALL OVER ME. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR A GAS STATION EXPLOSION BEFORE THIS IS A RECALL? WHY HASN'T NHTSA GONE AFTER THIS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY ISSUE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE DEFROSTER ON THESE MODELS ARE CENTERED ON THE DASHBOARD AND DO NOT EXTEND FAR ENOUGH TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT TO PREVENT ICING OF THE WINDSHIELD AND WIPERS, WHICH CAUSES VISIBILITY ISSUES. IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE NEW, AND THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. SOME TYPE OF ADAPTER TO DIRECT MORE OF THE DEFROST TO THE EDGES OF THE WINDSHIELD WOULD BE HELPFUL. *TR

WHEN I AM FILLING MY GAS TANK I ENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF ON THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE BUT THE GAS CONTINUES TO FLOW AND SPILLS OUT. THE GAS COMES OUT AND SPLASHES ON THE OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. IT ALSO RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING A LOT MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. I HAVE TO STOP THE PUMP, CHECK THE GAS LEVEL BY TURNING THE IGNITION PARTIALLY ON TO SEE THE GAS GAUGE. IF I DON'T DO THAT PROCEDURE I WILL HAVE GAS ON ME, MY CAR AND THE GROUND. WHEN THE SHUTOFF DOES NOT STOP THERE IS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE MY VEHICLE THAT I FEEL IS VERY UNSAFE. THIS OCCURS AT DIFFERENT BRAND GAS STATIONS. *TR

I INSERT THE PUMP NOZZLE AND SET THE AUTO SHUT OFF. WHEN THE PUMP CLICKS OFF, GAS BUBBLES OVER AND FLOWS OUT NO MATTER IF THE PUMP HANDLE IS LOCKED OR I'M MANUALLY PUMPING, AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED OVERFLOW. IT RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. IT SEEMS DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD, AND IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD . I TRY TO PUMP AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE WHEN I KNOW IT IS NEAR FULL, BUT STILL GET GAS COMING OUT EVERY TIME THAT I LET IT GO UNTIL THE PUMP STOPS. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE FIXING. *TR

APPROXIMATELY JUNE 30, 2013, I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I MANAGED TO CROSS 2 LANES AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO DISCOVER MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CAUSE OF THE FLAT WAS A BROKEN VALVE STEM. THESE ARE THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS USED IN THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. I HAD IT REPLACED. ON NOVEMBER 22, 2013, ONLY 5 MONTHS LATER, WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AGAIN, 65 MPH, ANOTHER OF THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEMS BROKE. I DID KEEP SOME OF THE PIECES THAT I FOUND. UNFORTUNATELY I HAD TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE ON THE TIRE THAT QUICKLY WENT FLAT. THERE ARE ONLY 52,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL VALVE STEMS THAT CAME ON THE VEHICLE. *TR