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2009 Jeep Liberty fuel/propulsion system problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2009 Jeep Liberty14% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
14%
share of all complaints
46,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Fuel Spit Back During Refueling. When refueling at any gas pump, flammable fuel almost always spits back out of the filler hose, down the side of the vehicle and pools on ground by the tire. There has been a recall issued for the same issue and same vehicle model: Jeep Liberty KK, which runs from…

    filed Feb 20, 2024

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep liberty. While the contact was adding fuel to the vehicle, the fuel tank overflowed without being filled entirely. The dealer (sam leman dodge, chrysler, jeep, ram, 1801 w pioneer pkwy, peoria, il 61615) observed that the fuel spewed out while filling the tank and…

    filed May 18, 2018

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

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Liberty years

YearReportsShare
2012 Liberty92%
2011 Liberty3117%
2010 Liberty2513%
2008 Liberty6111%
2007 Liberty10114%
2006 Liberty16412%
2005 Liberty19217%
2004 Liberty938%
2003 Liberty836%
2002 Liberty885%
Liberty fuel/propulsion system 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.