2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Fuel System Problems

WHEN FILLING UP MY JEEP WITH GAS THE FILLER NECK OVER FLOWS EVERY SINGLE TIME AND I HEARD THE COUNTERPARTS ON THE DODGE DURANGO IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM FIXING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A HUGE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD AND SINCE OTHER JEEP OWNERS I KNOW WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

WHEN PUMPING FUEL AT A GAS STATION, THE FUEL SPILLS OVER IN LARGE AMOUNTS ONTO MY JEEP, FENDER AND ONTO THE GROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE.

VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND CAME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE INDICATED PROBLEM WAS FAILED ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL. PROBLEM REOCCURRED 8 TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. VEHICLE WOULD START AND GO AND WOULD THEN SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

THE DIESEL TANK HAS STARTED TO RUST AND LEAK DIESEL FUEL ON THE GROUND.

FUEL TANK HAS BEGUN LEAKING DIESEL WITH LESS THAN 120000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CLEARLY THE RESULT OF A DESIGN FLAW ON THESE DIESEL JEEPS. THE FUEL TANK IS MADE OF FERROUS METAL (STEEL) AND IS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE WITH A STEEL SKID PLATE. THERE IS VERY LITTLE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE SKID PLATE AND THE FUEL TANK. THIS RESULTS IN THE TRAPPING OF DEBRIS AND MOISTURE AND RESULTING IN RUST DAMAGE TO THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON SEVERAL ONLINE CONSUMER FORUMS. FOR EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/2008-CRD-FUEL-DIESEL-TANK-LEAKING-2318409/ HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/07-GRANDE-CHEROKEE-3-0L-DIESEL-FUEL-LEAK-1503992/

NOTICED LEAKING OF DIESEL FROM THE FUEL TANK (WET SPOT IN PARKING). APPEARS THE TANK WAS CORRODED, AND LEAKING ON ONE OF THE SEAMS. ACCORDING TO GARAGE, DIRT COLLECTED BETWEEN THE TANK (METAL) AND THE SKID PLATE (METAL) RESULTED IN THE LEAK. LOOKING AT SOME FORUMS, THIS APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING FREQUENTLY.

ON MANY OCCASIONS BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE SMELLED GASOLINE WHEN GETTING INTO THE CAR AS WELL AS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. THIS IS NOT AFTER FUELING THE CAR WHEN THERE MAY BE A SMELL OF GASOLINE. ITS WHEN IT HAS BEEN SITTING OR JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WE HAVE NOT NOTICED A LEAK. I HAVE SEEN ON THE NEWS TODAY THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY IS WANTING A RECALL OF CERTAIN MODEL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S BUT THE CORPORATION IS NOT PLANNING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RECALLS. ALTHOUGH MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS A 2008 MODEL AND NOT ON THE LIST OF YEAR MODELS, THIS ISSUE WITH FUEL LEAKAGE AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WITH REAR END CRASHES CONCERNS ME SINCE WE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO SMELL GASOLINE WHEN GETTING INTO AND DRIVING OUR CAR. CAN YOU PLEASE DOCUMENT THIS AND PROVIDE ME MORE SPECIFICS AS TO WHY AND HOW THE LEAK MAY BE OCCURRING AND IF THERE IS ANY ACTION I NEED TO TAKE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, ALSO DOES NOT START OR DIFFICULTY STARTING, SEEMS TO LACK ADEQUATE POWER..AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. LET VEHICLE SIT, "COOL DOWN", ABLE TO START AGAIN, SYSTEM OK..NO DASHBOARD SYSTEM WARNINGS. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 81 SOUTH AND FAILURE HAPPENED. ALSO, THIS SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AT 15,000 MILES. TODAYS FAILURE AT 30,221 IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCRANTON DODGE JEEP SERVICE TONIGHT. WILL AWAIT VEHICLE SERVICE FROM DEALER. *TR