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2005 JEEP LIBERTY — FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

fire · 804900 · 2010-08-07

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
LIBERTY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Miles at failure
43,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

JEEP LIBERTY CRD. ENGINE WAS STALLING ON STARTUP. ODB CODE CAME ON AFTER A MONTH OF THIS "FUEL LEAK SEVERE". IT WAS LOOSING PRIME WHILE SITTING DUE TO AIR LEAKING IN. FOUND FUEL LEAK ON PRE-HEATER CONNECTOR TO FUEL WATER SEPARATOR HOUSING. FOUND SOME BURNT PLASTIC WHERE CONNECTOR WAS, CLEARLY IT GOT HOT/FIRE. I FOUND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THIS ON-LINE. CONSIDERING THERE WERE REPORTEDLY LESS THEN 10,000 OF THESE BUILT, THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10347915
Machine
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