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2005 Jeep Wrangler complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2005 record →

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 26, 201050,000 milesDE

2005 JEEP WRANGLER. GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME IT IS FILLED UP. GAS COMES GUSHING OUT AS PUMP STOPS.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 25, 201055,000 milesMD

1. FILLING THE GAS TANK IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER, IF I ALLOW THE PUMP TO ACTUALLY FILL IT UP (UNTIL YOU HEAR THE "CLICK" SOUND) JUST BEFORE THE CLICK GAS SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER NOZZLE (AT LEAST A COUPLE CUPS WORTH). 2. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I LET THE PUMP FILL MY TANK UNTIL FULL. I VERY QUICKLY LEARNED THAT I'D HAVE TO JUST ESTIMATE HOW MUCH GAS I NEEDED, ROUND DOWN, AND NOT FILL UP ALL THE WAY (MANUALLY). 3. I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY FUEL FILLER OR TANK, DESPITE THIS BEING A WIDELY DOCUMENTED ISSUE ON WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM. ON A LATER PAGE IT KEPT SAYING IT WAS INVALID, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THIS IS CORRECT. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 24, 201028,000 milesFL

FUEL SPILL WHILE REFILLING. THE PUMP DID NOT SHUT OFF WHILE FILLING WITH GAS. HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FILL UP ALL THE WAY.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 24, 201035,000 milesWI

GAS SPLASHES OUT OF MY 2005 JEEP YJ WHEN FILLING AT ANY GAS PUMP. THE GAS PUMP STOPS THE FLOW OF GAS, BUT ABOUT ONE CUP OF GAS SPLASHES OUT EVERY TIME I FILL-UP.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 24, 201060,000 milesIL

05 JEEP WRANGLER, FUEL OVERFLOWS WHILE FILLING TANK CAUSING FUEL SPILL ON GROUND AND ANYTHING/ANYONE IN THE WAY. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 23, 2010IL

EVERY TIME I PUT GAS IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER IT OVERFLOWS, AND SPILLS GAS ALL OVER THE JEEP, AND THE GROUND.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 23, 201054,300 milesKY

WHEN FUELING, GAS SHOOTS OUT OF FILLER TUBE DUE TO DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE. THIS IS BOTH A FIRE HAZARD AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE PERSON FILLING THE TANK GETS GAS ALL OVER THEM.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 22, 201042,000 milesMO

EVERYTHING I FILL MY 05 JEEP WRANGLER THE GAS SPEWS OUT WHEN THE NOZZLE CUTS OFF. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO. BEFORE THEN WAS NORMAL WHEN FILLED. I TALKED TO THE JEEP DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *DT

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 21, 201018,850 milesPA

2005 JEEP WRANGLER - GASOLINE OVERFLOWS FROM FILLER NECK WHILE GAS IS PUMPED EVERYTIME TANK IS FILLED COMPLETELY. WASTE OF GAS AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 18, 20101,000 milesOH

GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AT THE PUMP, NOT THE FIRST TIME - HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE JEEP. PROBABLY 7 OUT OF TEN TIMES. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 17, 2010MD

I BOUGHT THE JEEP AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CHRYSLER. I'VE ONLY OWNED THE JEEP FOR A MONTH AND NOTICED GAS PUMPS DO NOT SHUT OFF WHEN FILLING THE TANK. I'VE TRIED MULTIPLE PUMPS, AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S NOT SOMETHING COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 17, 201025,000 milesNY

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL TANK, EVERY TIME I FILL UP, REGARDLESS OF THE GAS STATION I GO TO, FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ONTO THE PAVEMENT. I HAVE TRIED OVER 30 DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS IN 3 DIFFERENT STATES. I HAVE HEARD THIS SAME COMPLAINT FROM MANY OTHER JEEP AND CHRYSLER PRODUCT OWNERS. THE CONSTANT EXPOSURE TO FUEL IS DAMAGING THE PAINT ON MY FENDER AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IT IS NOT GOOD FOR THE PAVEMENT. ALSO, I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FIRE EVERY TIME I FILL UP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 15, 2010IN

AT THE END OF THE PUMPING OF GAS, IT SPEWS OUT THE FUEL LINE AND ALL OVER MY JEEP AND THE GROUND. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUE. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING FROM PUMPING FAST TO SLOW, NOZZLE RIGHT SIDE UP TO UPSIDE DOWN, ALL THE WAY IN AND HALF WAY OUT. NOTHING STOPS THE PROBLEM. *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 14, 201039,000 milesAZ

2005 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 39,000 MILES SHAKES VIOLENTLY ON THE FREEWAY AT 50-75 MPH. ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND THEN COULD ONLY GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL BY SLOWING TO 40MPH AND ALMOST GOT RE-ENDED. 1) THERE WAS A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING 2) ALMOST LOST CONTROL, THEN NEAR MISS BY VEHICLES BEHIND ME WHEN I HAD TO REDUCE SPEED TO 40MPH TO REGAIN CONTROL 3) I WILL BE SENDING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS AND NOTHING THE DEALER DOES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM HAS WORKED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 11, 201050,500 milesCO

2005 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY TANK, THE NOZZLE DOES NOT TURN OFF AND ABOUT A QUARTER OF A GALLON OF FUEL SPILLS OUT. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 9, 201057,000 milesRI

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP TJ RUBICON, AND EVERYTIME I FILL MY GAS TANK IT OVER FLOWS SPILLING GAS ON THE JEEP AND GROUND. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A GAS TANK ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 8, 201046,000 milesND

1) WHEN FILLING GAS TANK WITH NOZZLE CORRECTLY INSERTED INTO FUEL TANK FILLER, THE GAS WILL OVERFLOW OUT OF TANK BEFORE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF. GASOLINE THEN SPILLS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND ON THE TARMAC. CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. 2) THIS OCCURS 90% OF THE TIME I GAS UP. EVERY TIME IT LEAVES A PUDDLE OF GAS AT THE STATION AND MY VEHICLE IS COVERED WITH GAS AS WELL. 3) SO FAR I HAVE NOT PERFORMED ANY SERVICE TO CORRECT FAILURE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 6, 2010PA

WHEN REFUELING, FUEL WILL OVERFLOW FROM THE FILLER NECK BEFORE THE PUMP WILL STOP. ONCE THE FUEL COMES OUT, THE PUMP WILL THEN STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED REGULARLY AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND RESULTS IN APPROXIMATELY 0.25 GALLON OF FUEL ON THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 4, 201030,000 milesWI

FUEL SURGES BACK OUT OF FILL TUBE WHILE REFUELING. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I REFUEL NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION, GAS PUMP, HOW MUCH FUEL IS ADDED. ABOUT A QUART OF FUEL WILL BURP BACK OUT AND WILL SPLASH ON THE VEHICLE, GROUND, AND PERSON REFUELING THE JEEP. I TOOK MY JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ADMITTED THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY CHECK VALVE LOCATED INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK. THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I'M THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 53,000 MILES. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE A RECALL AT THE MANUFACTURES EXPENSE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 4, 201021,809 milesNY

GAS TANK OVERFLOW: THE GAS TANK WILL SPURT GAS OUT AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT IS FULL RATHER THAN HAVING THE PUMP CLICK TO INFORM YOU THAT IT IS FULL. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 3, 2010NY

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. THIS VEHICLE HAS A FUEL OVERFLOW SPILL PROBLEM EVERY TIME I GAS IT UP. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM A LOCAL GAS STATION BECAUSE I CONSTANTLY SPILL FUEL DUE TO A JEEP DEFECT THAT DOES NOT SHUT THE FUEL PUMP PRIOR TO FILL. CLEARLY A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 28, 201050,000 milesNV

2005 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED - WHEN FUELING MY VEHICLE AT A GAS STATION AND REACHING THE "FULL" LEVEL GAS SPILLS OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE AND ANYTHING CLOSE BY BECAUSE OF AN INEFFICIENT DESIGN IN THE TWO PRESSURE TUBES ON THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH JEEP WRANGLER TJ/LJ MODELS AMONGST THE JEEPING COMMUNITIES BUT NO ACTION HAS EVER BEEN TAKEN TO ADDRESS THIS BY ANY AGENCY OR COMPANY. THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF JEEP WRANGLERS OWNERS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM BUT NO ACTION HAS EVER BEEN TAKEN BECAUSE AS OF YET NO RESULTING LOSS OF LIFE OR SIGNIFICANT HARM HAS OCCURRED. I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AT ALMOST EVERY OCCASION WHERE I HAD TO STOP AND FUEL MY VEHICLE. IT HAS OCCURRED AT BOTH OLDER GAS STATIONS WITHOUT SPILL RESISTANT NOZZLES AND GAS STATIONS WITH THE NEWER SPILL RESISTANT PRESSURE NOZZLES. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE JEEP GAS TANK HAVING ONE OF THE TWO PRESSURE TUBES INVOLVING AN INNER TUBE THAT EXTENDS SEVERAL INCHES INTO THE TANK TO ATTEMPT TO EQUALIZE PRESSURE WHICH ACTUALLY CREATES AN AIR IMBALANCE THAT ALLOWS FOR FUEL TO SURGE BACK UP THE SPOUT DURING REFUELING WHEN THE FUEL FLOW INTO THE TANK IS STOPPED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 28, 2010MD

EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE FUEL TANK IT OVERFLOWS, NO MATTER WHICH STATION OR POSITION OF FILLER NOZZLE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 22, 2010NC

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2005 JEEP WRANGLER IN NOVEMBER OF 2005. EVER SINCE THEN, WHEN FILLING THE TANK UP WITH GAS, THE GAS OVER FLOWS. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO MODIFICATIONS. STOCK JEEP WRANGLER WHERE THE GAS OVER FLOWS EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP. NOTHING WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE UNLESS A RECALL IS ISSUED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 22, 2010NC

2005 JEEP WRANGLER OVER FLOWS WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 21, 201066,000 milesKS

2005 JEEP WRANGLER NEAR THE END OF FILLING UP GAS TANK ABOUT EVERY OTHER TIME THE PUMP CLICKS OFF AND THE FUEL FLOWS OUT OF FILLER NECK AND ALL OVER JEEP AND GROUND. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY GAS STATION AND IS HURTING PANT UNDER GAS CAP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 21, 201055,000 milesCO

MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT SPITS OUT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE WHEN THE TANK IS BEING FILLED UP. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IS ENOUGH TO WORRY ME AND CREATE A POSSIBLE FIRE DANGER. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 20, 201074,839 milesCA

VEHICLE DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF GAS PUMP WHEN REFUELING, CAUSING THE FUEL TO OVERFLOW AND SPILL. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 19, 201070,000 milesIL

FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, IT OVERFLOWS THE PUMP EVERYTIME. I AS OF YET HAVE DONE NOTHING. SOMETIMES WHEN APPROACHING FULL TANK, I WILL TRY TO REDUCE THE FLOW OF THE PUMP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 19, 201060,000 milesTX

FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN REFUELING. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Feb 19, 201040,000 milesWI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLAGE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER HE WAS DISPENSING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK, WITH A RESPONSE OF FUEL SPRAYING OUT OF THE TANK. THE FAILURE CONTINUED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS WHEN THE FUEL TANK REACHED FULL CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 3/17/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAPPENED AT EVERY FILL-UP. FUEL WILL SPILL ON THE GROUND. THE FUEL DISPENSER WILL SHUT OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, BUT FUEL STILL SPRAYS OUT. UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB

Fuel System, Other
Filed Feb 19, 201047,000 milesVA

EACH TIME I TOP OFF THE TANK IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER, THE TANK OVERFLOWS AND GAS RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I AM BOTH PAYING FOR GAS THAT IS BEING WASTED, AND HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE PAINT UNDERNEATH MY GAS CAP WILL SOON BE RUINED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 19, 201026,500 milesMO

FUEL TANK OVERFLOW PROBLEM. EVERY TIME I FILL UP A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL SPILLS FROM THE TANK. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 19, 2010NY

EVERY TIME WHEN FILLING GAS IT OVERFLOWS OUT OF MY JEEP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 18, 201012,000 milesVA

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER X MODEL. EVERY TIME I FILL IT WITH GAS IT WILL OVERFLOW. DOES NOT MATTER WHICH GAS STATION I USE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 18, 201050,000 milesNJ

2005 JEEP RUBICON 75,000 MILES SWB. EVERYTIME I FILL UP, GAS COMES UP THE FILLER NECK AND GUSHES ALL OVER MY JEEP AND WHOEVER IS FILLING IT ( I LIVE IN NJ) IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST A YEAR I CAN NOT AFFORD TO CHANGE MY TANK I JUST NEVER FILL UP ALL THE WAY. IT IS A REAL INCONVENIENCE WHEN I GO ON LONG TRIPS. I HOPE JEEP WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IT IS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 18, 201035,000 milesIL

WHEN FILLING MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER WITH GAS IT OVERFLOWS AND SPRAYS GASOLINE OUT THE FILL HOLE INSTEAD OF THE FUEL PUMP SHUTTING OFF AS IT SHOULD. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I FUEL UP REGARDLESS OF WHAT GAS STATION/PUMP I USE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A HUGE FIRE HAZARD AS WELL AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 18, 201043,696 milesWA

WHILE AT THE PUMP THE GAS NOZZLE KICKS OFF AND THEN ABOUT A PINT OF FUEL DUMPS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS WIDELY KNOWN ON THE WRANGLERS, WITH THE OLDEST VEHICLE I'VE HEARD THIS HAPPENING TO IS FROM '98 AND NEWEST A 2009. JEEP REDESIGNED THE WRANGLER IN '97 INCLUDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, SO I'M SURE THERE'S A DEFECT IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. CHRYSLER'S ANSWER IS TO JUST REPLACE THE TANK WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AGAIN. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS HAZARD AND COULD EASILY CAUSE A FIRE. ONE GUY SAID IT DUMPED FUEL ON HIS BOOTS WHILE ANOTHER GUY HAD FUEL SPRAY HIM FROM HEAD TO TOE. HERE IS A FEW LINKS FROM ONE FORUM SHOWING THE ISSUE INCLUDING A FEW VIDEOS (FAST FORWARD TO THE LAST 20 SECONDS) AND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F9/HAVE-FUEL-SPILL-PROBLEMS-LIKE-MANY-US-SUBMIT-COMPLAINT-FORCE-RECALL-974337/ HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F9/GAS-SPILLING-OVER-WHEN-FILLING-872096/. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 18, 201040,000 milesPA

EVERY TIME I GET GAS IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER IT OVERFILLS BY THE TIME THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. THIS LEADS TO GAS COMING OUT THE FUEL FILLER. THIS CAN LEAD TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS AS GAS IS FLAMMABLE. ALSO IT WILL EVENTUALLY MARK THE PAINT. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 18, 2010FL

1. FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING VEHICLE WITH FUEL AT GAS PUMP 2. EVERYTIME I FILL MY VEHICLE, IT SPILLS GASOLINE ON ME AND THE GROUND AT THE STATION. 3. NONE AVAILABLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 17, 201030,000 milesVA

MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER SPEWS GAS OUT THE FILLER EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP. THIS STARTED AROUND 30,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE. FORTUNATELY THIS HAS NOT CAUSED ANY SERIOUS PROBLEM YET BUT SPILLING GAS EVERY TIME I FILL UP IS NOT ONLY A WASTE BUT A HAZARD TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS NOT A LONE INCIDENT, MANY REPORTS OF THIS EXACT ISSUE HAVE COME UP ON INTERNET FORUMS AND OTHER JEEP OWNERS OF SIMILAR YEARS WHO I KNOW. PEOPLE ARE EVEN POSTING VIDEOS OF IT ON U TUBE! FROM MY LIMITED RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY VALVE IN THE GAS TANK, WHICH DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT COVERING UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 17, 201057,773 milesMO

WHEN I FILL UP WITH GAS IT SPILLS OUT EVERYTIME. SOMETIMES IT HAS SO MUCH PRESSURE BUILT UP IT SPRAYS GAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. *TR

Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 17, 201029,500 milesCA

I OWN A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 29,500 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY, THE FRONT-END HAS STARTED TO WOBBLE/SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS AROUND 40-45 MILES PER HOUR CAUSING NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL. WHEN IT HAPPENS, THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON, IN FACT, IT HAS BEEN LABELED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". PROBLEM IS, NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE IDENTIFIED THE EXACT CAUSE OR FIX. SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE: INSTALL AFTER-MARKET HEAVY STEERING STABILIZER (DID THAT, NO CHANGE), ALIGNMENT, WHEEL BALANCE, STEERING BOX, CAMBER ANGLE, ETC. ANY SUGGESTIONS? *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 15, 201086,296 milesTX

WHILE FILLING UP MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER TJ IT REGULARLY OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS GAS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON ME AND MY CLOTHES. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 31, 201049,450 milesFL

05 JEEP WRANGLER, WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, WITH PUMP ON AUTO FILL, IT OVER FLOWS ONTO THE GROUND. *TR

Seat Belts
Filed Jan 30, 201016,000 milesWA

I WISH TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER TJ. WITH ONLY 16000 MILES THE RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT ANYMORE AND IT APPEARS THAT THE PLASTIC SPACERS CAME APART. I REPLACED THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY TO THE COST OF $325.00 FOR A NEW BELT ASSEMBLY. IF MY JEEP BELT IS DEFECTIVE ARE THERE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE JEEP SEAT BELTS? *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 25, 201018,000 milesMI

I OWN A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER LWB, RECENTLY, EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH FUEL,GAS SHOOTS OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER. THIS DEFECT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE JEEP WEBSITE FORUMS. IT SEEMS CHRYSLER IS REPLACING SOME FUEL TANKS, AS THEY ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROLLOVER VALVE, BUILT INTO THE TANK. BUT, AS I SEE IT, THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW, AS THE TANKS THEY ARE REPLACING, WILL IN TIME, DO THE SAME THING. YOUR TIMELY INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER, IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. THE VIOLENCE OF SOME OF THE SPILLS I HAVE WITNESSED, DESERVE IMMEDIATE ACTION. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 22, 201038,010 milesTX

HELLO, OUR 2005 JEEP WRANGLER HAS AN ISSUE WITH GAS SPILLING OUT OF THE GAS TANK WHENEVER IT IS FILLED UP AT THE GAS STATION. A SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF GASOLINE SPRAYS OUTWARD ONTO THE DRIVER, AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH I BELIEVE MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN. IT SEEMS THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND IS QUITE COMMON, AS I HAVE EVEN SEEN VIDEO DOCUMENTATION ON WEB SITES SUCH AS "YOUTUBE." *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 9, 201046,850 milesOH

WHEN FILLING UP MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. IT WILL CLICK THE HOSE OFF LETTING YOU KNOW THAT IT IS FULL THEN YOU GET A BACK SPLASH OF GAS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND GOES ON THE GROUND. IT HAPPENS EVER TIME I FILL THE JEEP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 8, 201050,000 milesCO

I HAVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAD FUEL OVERFLOW (ACTUALLY MORE SHOOT OUT) WHILE FUELING MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON. IT OCCURS AS THE FUEL IS NEARING FULL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MANY DIFFERENT FUELING LOCATIONS AND I ALWAYS PUMP ON THE LOWEST SETTING. I HAVE EVEN BEEN SPRAYED MANUALLY FILLING THE TANK. AFTER READING THE TJ TECHNICAL FORUM ON JEEPFORUM.COM THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE IS THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED. *TR

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