2005 Jeep Wrangler complaints

SPIT BACK OF FUEL WHEN TANK IS FULL. *TR

GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME DURING FILL-UP. *TR

UPON REFILLING MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WITH GASOLINE WHEN THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF THERE IS A BLOW BACK OF ROUGHLY 1 QUART OF GASOLINE. THIS HAPPENS EACH AND EVERY TIME I RE-FUEL AND EACH TIME IT IS ROUGHLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF BLOW BACK. *TR

AT SPEEDS IN THE RANGE OF 45-50MPH, AND USUALLY AROUND 47MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE AND WOBBLE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER IS TO EITHER SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEPS AS THERE ARE YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF THE JEEP "DEATH WOBBLE". IT BECOMES VERY SERIOUS AND COULD CAUSE A PERSON TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, AND SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL MY JEEP UP WITH GASOLINE IT SPITS BACK AT ME. I HAVE TO STAND BACK WHILE FILLING THE TANK AND GAUGE APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH GAS I AM LOW SO I CAN PREDICT WHEN TO SLOW DOWN THE PUMP, JUST TO SOFTEN THE AMOUNT OF GAS THAT IS SPIT BACK. THIS ONLY LIMITS THE AMOUNT THAT SPITS BACK, IT DOES NOT STOP IT ENTIRELY. HALF OF THE TIME I END UP WET WITH GASOLINE. *TR

WHEN FILLING UP THE JEEP WITH GAS THIS MORNING, FUEL SHOT OUT OF THE JEEP ABOUT 3 FEET AND ALSO RAN DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP RIGHT WHEN THE FUEL PUMP SHUT OFF. HAD I BEEN STANDING IN FRONT OF THE FUEL TANK, I WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IN GAS TO INCLUDE MY FACE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THIS! THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY PROBLEM, BUT A HAZMAT PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

EVERY SINGLE TIME I PUT GAS IN THE JEEP, IT OVERFLOWS. EVEN IF I LISTEN CAREFULLY AND TRY TO STOP IT BEFORE IT IS COMPLETELY FULL. IT SPRAYS GAS ALL OVER ME, THE PARKING LOT AND THE JEEP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I'M AFRAID OF A FIRE. *TR

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. GAS SPILLS ON THE GROUND. IT HAPPENS AT ALL THE GAS STATIONS I VISIT IN MULTIPLE STATES, INCLUDING TEXAS, ARKANSAS, MISSOURI, ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. *TR

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK AT THE PUMP FUEL FLIES UP OUT OF THE TANK AND ALL OVER THE PLACE. EVERYTIME I FILL UP I HAVE TO CLEAN GAS OFF OF MY VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. *TR

WHILE FILLING UP MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER NO MATTER THE SPEED OF THE GAS FLOW THERE IS A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS OVERFLOW. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME AND AT ALL GAS STATIONS I TRY. *TT

MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER HAS STARTED SPITTING FUEL OUT WHEN I FILL UP. IT NEVER DID IT UP UNTIL THIS TIME. IT SPLASHES FUEL ON THE GROUND AND DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. WE ALSO GET A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENS. *TR

MY FUEL TANK OVERFLOWED DURING FUEL FILL UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED THE LAST 4 OR 5 TIMES CONSISTENTLY. I EVEN TRIED TO FILL THE FUEL TANK AT THE SLOWEST SPEED POSSIBLE AND IT STILL OVERFLOWED AND CAME OUT THE FILLER NECK WHEN FULL. *TT

DEATH WOBBLE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH.L *TT

WHEN FUELING THE VEHICLE IT OVERFLOWS. THE FUEL ALWAYS OVERFLOWS BEFORE IT TRIGGERS THE PUMP TO STOP FUELING. *TR

EVERY TIME DURING REFUELING THE GAS SPITS, OR SPLASHES OUT. THIS CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE TO BE SPILLED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. IT IS NOT ONLY A WASTE, AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD, BUT A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE DISCUSS THE MATTER FURTHER WITH JEEP. I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE, AND FAR MANY MORE OWNERS HAVE YET TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHENEVER I AM FILLING UP MY JEEP IT REGULARLY OVERFLOWS CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL ALL OVER MYSELF, VEHICLE, AND GROUND. IT TYPICALLY SPILLS FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL THE PUMP SHUTS OFF BUT IT IS A HASSLE, FIRE HAZARD, AND COSTLY. I AM AWARE OF MANY OTHER JEEP WRANGLER OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *KB

WHEN REFUELING, THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF BEFORE SPRAYING GASOLINE OUT OF THE TANK. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE PUMP IS RUNNING FAST OR SLOW AND WHETHER THE NOZZLE IS ALL THE WAY IN OR NOT. *TR

WHEN FUELING AT GAS STATION THE FUEL DOES NOT CUT OFF AND FUEL SPILLS BACK OUT OF THE VEHICLE ONTO THE PERSON FUELING AND/OR THE VEHICLE AND GROUND. THERE IS NO WARNING AND THE PUMP DOES NOT CUT OFF. *TR

WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK. THE VALVE IN THE TANK IS STUCK. SO IT WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF THE PUMP CAUSING ME TO NOT KNOW IF IT IS FULL OR NOT. SINCE THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN IT IS FULL IT SPILLS OUT IF THE TANK AND ALL OVER ME THE BODY OF MY CAR AND GROUND. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN COMPLAINT WITH ALL WRANGLERS IN THIS MODEL. PLEASE HELP FIX THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE BYPASS NEAR MY HOME AND EXPERIENCED "THE DEATH WOBBLE" BETWEEN 50-55 I THOUGHT THE FRONT END WAS FALLING OUT SO I SLOWED DOWN AND GOT TO THE SISE OF THE ROAD AND BEGAN CHECKING OUT THE VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. MY JEEP IS AT THE DEALERS AS I WRITE THIS GETTING CHECKED OUT. I THINK JEEP SHOULD PUT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TT

I DO NOT RECALL EXACTLY WHEN THIS ISSUE BEGAN. BUT MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED SPILLS FUEL EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK. THE GAS DOES NOT SHUT OFF WHEN FULL AND OVER A CUP OF FUEL SPILLS OUT. THE DEALER SHIP CLAIMS THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM ON JEEPS OLDER THAN 2007. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL STARTED TO SPEW BACK OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHEN FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION, GASOLINE SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE, RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND SPILLS OUT ONTO THE GROUND. *KB

FUEL OVERFLOWS FROM FILLER NECK EVERYTIME PURCHASING FUEL REGARDLESS OF FUEL STATION. THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITY OF FUEL THAT REPRESENTS A FIRE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. FUEL SPLASHED OUT AND GOT ON MY 3.5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS STANDING AT WHAT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A SAFE DISTANCE. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR FUEL TO SHOOT OUT CLOSE TO 3 FEET. WHEN YOU THINK THE TANK IS ALMOST FULL EVEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE PUMP FUEL WILL STILL SPLASH OUT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT WHILE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

2005 JEEP WRANGLER GAS TANK SPILLS GAS OUT OF THE FILL LINE ONTO THE GROUND AT EVERY FILLUP, EVEN WHEN FILLING SLOWLY. AS I READ ON THE JEEP WRANGLER FORUMS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

THIS JEEP BOUGHT "USED' IN 2007 WITH 18K MILES AND NO MODIFICATIONS. NO POST-PURCHASE MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. PROBLEM FIRST NOTICED AT 20K MILES AND HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. AT 45+ MPH, WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY ON-RAMP OVERPASS, HIT EXPANSION JOINT IN ROAD. JEEP BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE, AND STEERING WHEEL WOBBLED LEFT TO RIGHT, 5 TO 6 INCHES EACH SIDE, UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO LITERALLY FALL APART. DRIVER TRIED BREAKING GENTLY BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE/WOBBLE EVEN WORSE. WITH DIFFICULTY, DRIVER GOT VEHICLE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED FOR HELP. ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL 55 - 60 MPH AND DECELERATING, VEHICLE STARTED VIOLENTLY SHAKING/WOBBLING, UNPROVOKED BY ROADWAY DEFECT OR OBSTRUCTION. DRIVER BROKE HARD, DOWN-SHIFTED, GOT VEHICLE TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. WOBBLE DID NOT CEASE UNTIL CAR STOPPED. OTHER OCCASIONS, TYPICALLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 - 60 MPH ON FREEWAY, STEERING WHEEL WILL START WOBBLING, SUBTLY AT FIRST, THEN ALL-OUT SHIMMY/WOBBLE FROM FRONT END. ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE SEEMED TO SELF-CORRECT, BUT DRIVER SENSED WOBBLING TRYING TO RETURN. ON ALL OCCASIONS DRIVER(S) GRASPED STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TRY TO "CALM" VEHICLE. THREE DIFFERENT FAMILY DRIVERS (AND ONLY DRIVERS) OF THIS VEHICLE ALL EXPERIENCED SIMILAR VEHICLE MALFUNCTION. JEEP HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS (CHRYSLER/JEEP, LES SCHWAB, KEN'S TIRES) FOR INSPECTIO

FUEL SPURTS OUT OF FILLER UPON EACH FILL UP PRIOR TO PUMP KICKING OFF. IT COMES OUT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO GET ONTO CLOTHING, ETC. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

DURING EACH FUEL FILL UP WITH MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED WHEN THE TANK REACHES ALMOST FULL, THERE IS A BACK SPLASH THAT OCCURS. FUEL IS FORCED OUT OF THE FUEL TANK AND SPILL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND AROUND THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AND SPITS BACK GAS EVERYTIME I REFILL THE JEEP'S FUEL TANK. WHEN THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF ON THE GAS STATION PUMP IS ENGAGED THE GAS SPRAYS OUT OF THE FUEL CAP AREA OF THE 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED I AM FILLING THE TANK. *KB

FUEL OVERFLOWS AT ALL FILLUPS. *KB

WHEN PUMPING GAS, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS BEFORE THE GAS PUMP SENSES IT IS FULL. HAPPENS WITH A 99% CHANCE OF HAPPENING AND EASILY REPRODUCIBLE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL ESCAPED FROM THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE TEST INDICATED THAT THE ROLLOVER VALVE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

EVERY TIME I NEED TO FILL MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER WITH GAS IT SPILLS OUT OF THE NOZZLE AND ALL OVER THE GROUND RIGHT AT THE PUMP. THIS SITUATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND WASTEFUL. NO MATTER HOW THE NOZZLE IS HELD, WHAT GAS COMPANY I USE OR HOW SLOW I LET IT PUMP IN THE FUEL SEEMS TO CHANGE THE FINAL OUTCOME OF A LARGE SLOSH OF GASOLINE GUSHING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. AS AN ADDED CONSEQUENCE, MANY GAS STATIONS DON'T EVEN HAVE THE MEANS OR PROPER EQUIPMENT TO CLEAN UP THIS HAZARDOUS WASTE SPILL. I HAVE SEEN NOTHING RELEASED AND NO FIXES FOR THIS PROBLEM FROM JEEP OR ANY OTHER COMPANY BECAUSE APPARENTLY JEEP DOES NOT FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH, DANGEROUS ENOUGH OR EVEN ENOUGH OF A PAIN TO THEIR CUSTOMERS TO OFFER A REMEDY. IF IT WASN'T SO DANGEROUS TO HOLD AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WHILE FILLING MY VEHICLE, I'D HAPPILY SEND A VIDEO IN OF WHAT IT DOES WHEN IT REACHES THE TOP OF THE TANK. *TR

UPON FILLING THE GAS TANK, FUEL OVERFLOWS, AT TIMES IT SPRAYS ALL OVER THE PLACE. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2005 WRANGLER X HAS AN ISSUE WITH OVERFLOWING OR SPURTING GAS INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF LIKE IT SHOULD. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT ALMOST EVERY GAS STATION I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SO I'M CERTAIN ITS NOT AN ISSUE WITH A PARTICULAR PUMP. I HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TT

I LOVE MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER BUT I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO KILL ME OR CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. HITTING A BUMP OR ROUGH PATCH AT SPEEDS OVER 50 CAN TRIGGER A "DEATH WOBBLE." THE TIRES SPIN SIDEWAYS- UNCONTROLLABLY- AND THE CAR LITERALLY JUMPS AND SHIMMIES OUT OF CONTROL. IF I'M LUCKY I CAN GUIDE IT OFF THE FREEWAY TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED A YEAR AGO AND I HAD MY TIRES ALIGNED, WHICH HELPED FOR A WHILE. IT STARTED AGAIN, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO ALIGNED MY TIRES AND REPLACED MY STEERING DAMPER. JEEP KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM- THERE'S A REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE FOR NEWER MODELS. I DRIVE CONSERVATIVELY, AND NEVER OFF-ROAD, AND HAVE NOT MADE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE FACTORY PARTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND COMMON COMPLAINT- JEEP SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED!! HOW CAN THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACTION TO DATE WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS! *KB

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER GAS SPEWS OUT OF THE TANK ONCE FULL. *KB

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON AND EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO FILL UP AT A GAS STATION, THE PUMP FAILS TO SHUT OFF CAUSING ABOUT A HALF GALLON OF FUEL TO SPILL OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THIS SPILLING HAPPENS EVERY TIME REGARDLESS OF THE STATION, THE PUMP AND/OR THE TECHNIQUE USED TO FILL (AUTO, MANUAL, FAST, SLOW, NOZZLE ALL THE WAY IN, PARTIALLY OUT ETC). *TR

2005 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED OVERFLOW FUEL ONTO THE GROUND (MORE THAN 1 CUP) AT EVERY FILL UP. THE TANK ALSO STOPS SHORT OF THE EXPECTED VOLUME. VEHICLE HAS 47K MILES AND IS PAST WARRANTY. AS STATED, THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILLUP. THE EVAPORATIVE CONTROL FILLING UNITS (LIKE FOUND IN HOUSTON) HAVE A FURTHER ISSUE OF NOT OPERATING FASTER THAN THE FIRST 'CLICK'. THE SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE RELEASE (SOMETIMES VIOLENT) OF FUEL FROM THE FILLER NECK ONTO THE GROUND OR BYSTANDERS. WATERSHED WILL PUSH THIS RAW FUEL DIRECTLY INTO STORM DRAINS, AND IN THIS AREA, INTO OUR DRINKING WATER AQUAFER RECHARGE ZONES. *TR

GAS OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING UP. *TR

EVERY TIME I TRY AND FILL UP THE GAS TANK ON MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER TJ, GAS OVERFLOWS DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY AND EVERY PUMP I GO TO. I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER CAR. *TT WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? BESIDES BEING DANGEROUS, IT'S ALSO WASTING MY MONEY, SINCE UP TO A QUART OF GASOLINE COMES SHOOTING OUT EVERY TIME I FILL UP.

GAS OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS OUT ON EVERY FUEL FILL-UP ATTEMPT.

THE VEHICLE HAS SPEWED GASOLINE ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THE PERSON WHO FUELS THE VEHICLE SINCE THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL AFTER PURCHASE. THE ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND WAS IGNORED. THERE WAS NOTHING PRINTED ON WARRANTY PRINT OUT AFTER SERVICE FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS(STEERING DAMPENER). YEARS AFTER I SPOKE WITH SAME DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN AS IT WAS A "COMMON" PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER HAD BEEN REPAIRING ON OTHER VEHICLES. UPON ARRIVAL THEY TRY TO CHARGE ME FOR REPAIR. I REFUSED. I AM STUNNED THAT THE NHTSA HAS ELECTED TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM AND LABEL IT AS AN INTERNET SENSATION WHEN THERE IS LITERALLY A MOUNTAIN OF EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE. I CAN PROVIDE VIDEOS, PICTURES, AND MAKE MY SELF AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION TODAY. I CAN SHOW THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND CAN BE REPEATED ON A LARGE NUMBER VEHICLES USING THE SAME PART. THIS IS ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AS LARGE QUANTITIES OF FUEL ARE BEING DUMPED ON THE GROUND ON A DAILY BASIS. I FIND THAT THE CHRYSLER AS WELL AS NHTSA ARE IN FACT NEGLIGENT BY NOT PURSUING THEIR INVESTIGATION OF THIS HAZARDOUS CONDITION. I HAVE TO QUESTION THE RELEVANCE OF NHTSA WHEN SUCH AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IS REPORTED ONLY TO BE IGNORED. YOUR ORGANIZATION HAS ESSENTIALLY TOLD THE VEHICLE OWNERS THAT IF THEY ORGANIZE ON THE INTERNET THEIR CLAIMS WILL BE CONSIDERED TO LACK MERIT. IN ADDITION, THE SAME PARTS IN OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS CAN BE SHOWN TO HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION TO BE FAULTY, YET IGNORED IN EARLIER

I PURCHASED MY JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON SAHARA IN JULY 2005. OVER THE YEARS, THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS I HAD WERE THE INFAMOUS SHAKING OF THE CAR AT SPEEDS OVER ABOUT 55MPH AND THE CONSTANT NEED TO JUMP THE CAR AND BUY NEW BATTERIES. THE LATTER PROBLEM SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING I COULD LIVE WITH BUT OVER TIME IT BECAME WORSE AND YOU COULD NO LONGER RELY ON THE CAR TO START. JEEP HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CAVALIER ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS, BUT THEY ARE REAL. MY CAR NOW HAS ONLY ABOUT 17,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE OF THE RELIABILITY PROBLEM. IN JANUARY 2011 THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION AND SMOKE IN THE CAR. IT WAS TOWED TO LITHIA JEEP IN SANTA FE NM (WHERE I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT). THEY COULDN'T REALLY FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, BUT CHARGED ME FOR SOME REWIRING AND SENT IT BACK TO ME. WITHIN DAYS, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN, SO I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. WITHIN DAYS, THAT BATTERY WAS DEAD AND THE CAR WAS AGAIN TOWED TO JEEP. THIS TIME, I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH CHRYSLER, WHO ACCEPTED THE CASE.THE DEALER FIDDLED AROUND WITH THE CAR WITHOUT SUCCESS FOR A MONTH, BEFORE CHRYSLER AGREED TO ACCEPT MOST OF THE CHARGES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REWIRING OF THE CAR. THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS UNABLE TO DO THE RECALL WORK ON THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE THE BOLTS SECURING THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN STRIPPED AT THE FACTORY. THIS SEEMED ODD TO ME, THAT A DEALER WAS TELLING ME IT COULDN'T DO THE RECALL WORK ON A DANGEROUS CONDITION, SO I JUST HAD TO LIVE WITH IT. IN MARCH THE DEALER COMMEN

PURCHASED 2005 JEEP WRANGLER X FROM INDIVIDUAL NOVEMBER 2010. VEHICLE HAD 21K MILES. DEATH WOBBLE OCCURS EVERYTIME VEHICLE REACHES SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH. JEEP IS OUT OF CONTROL AND YOU MUST COME TO A SWIFT, BUT COMPLETE STOP TO KEEP FROM LOSING CONTROL. DRIVER OF VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLES LESS THAN 10 FEET AWAY ARE IN DANGER WHEN THIS OCCURS. DISCOVERED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON TODAY AND I HOPE THAT JEEP COMES UP WITH A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. *KB

DRIVING OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES, MAN HOLE COVERS, POT HOLES, EXPANSION JOINTS IN CONCRETE, OR ANY RIPPLES IN THE ROAD SURFACE, WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE" OCCURS. THIS IS AN UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT AND RIGHT PROGRESSIVE WOBBLE OF THE FRONT WHEELS. THIS WOBBLE DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SLOWED DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. PARTS REPLACED HAVE BEEN THE STEERING STABILIZER, TRACK BAR BUSHINGS, PITMAN ARM AND PITMAN TIE ROD END, TIRES, TIRES BALANCED THREE TIMES (TWICE IN TWO WEEKS), ALIGNMENT PERFORMED TWICE, AND STEERING GEAR BOX ADJUSTED. TWO DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THE STABILIZER IS THE PROBLEM, AND THE ONE REPLACED MUST BE FAULTY. DO THE RESEARCH, THE STEERING STABILIZER IS NOT THE PROBLEM... ONLY A MASK. THE "DEATH WOBBLE" HAPPENS DAILY. USUALLY MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

FUEL OVERFLOWS OUTSIDE AND ON THE FLOOR WHEN CAR IS REFUELED. *TR

FUEL SPILLS/SPLASHES OUT WITH EVERY FILL-UP. NOZZLE POSITION OR RATE OF FILL DOES NOT CHANGE RESULT. HAVE ONLY EVER USED REGULAR UNLEADED FUEL, 87 GRADE W/ 10% OR LESS ETHANOL. APPROXIMATELY 1 CUP OF FUEL ENDS UP ON THE GROUND, THE BODY OF THE JEEP, SHOES, PANTS, AND/OR HANDS EVERY SINGLE TIME. THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH HAZARD.

HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER GOING INTO PARK. *TR