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2005 Jeep Liberty fuel system, diesel problems

28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, diesel on the 2005 Jeep Liberty3% of all complaints for this model year.

28
Fuel System, Diesel complaints
3%
share of all complaints
43,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 3
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The fuel and water separator is leaking diesel fuel from the heater electrical lines. This is actually the second time this has occurred. The first time in 2008 the vehicle was idling when the wires began to smoke. Took it into repair the problem and didn't think anything of it. Now the same thing…

    filed Jul 23, 2014

  • Fuel was leaking out of the fuel filter head at the fuel heater electrical connection. The plastic around the fuel heater connecter had scorch marks. Vehicle stalled while pulling out of the garage due to air pulling into the fuel system through the electrical connection. Known issue for this…

    filed Dec 19, 2013

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Fuel System, Diesel problems in other Liberty years

YearReportsShare
2006 Liberty181%
Liberty fuel system, diesel problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.