I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER, AND MY TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I FILL UP THE JEEP. EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL PUMP CLICKS OFF WHEN FULL, FUEL WILL SPLASH OUT OF THE FILL NOZZLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. IT ALSO LEAKS ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
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 →
APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER BEGAN OVERFLOWING FROM THE FUEL INLET DURING REFUELING. IF I AM NOT CAREFUL DURING REFUELING FUEL WILL SPIT OUT FROM AROUND THE NOZZLE AND SPILL DOWN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN DOUSED WITH FUEL ON MY LEGS AND FEET. THE FUEL TANK AUTOMATIC CUT OFF DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TR
JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED 2005 FUEL SPLASH. WHEN FILLING TANK AND PUMP SHUTS OFF FUEL SPLASHES OUT. *TR
I AM EXPERIENCING A CONTINUING, DANGEROUS AND WORSENING SPRAYING OF GASOLINE WHEN I FILL THE TANK OF MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST LEARNED THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN WITHIN THE JEEP COMMUNITY. *TR
FUEL OVERFLOWING FROM FILL UPS
I PURCHASED A USED 2005 JEEP WRANGLER WITH 17,000 MILES. WHEN I FILLED THE TANK, GAS WOULD GUSH OUT OF THE FILLER AND SPLASH ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY (NEW FUEL TANK), WHICH DID CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOW, AT JUST OVER 51,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. EVERY TIME I FILL THE VEHICLE, THIS DANGEROUS FUEL SPILL OCCURS. I LIVE IN A VERY DRY (LOW HUMIDITY) CLIMATE, AND IT IS VERY COMMON TO GET STATIC DISCHARGE WHEN TOUCHING ANY CONDUCTIVE SURFACE. I AM FEARFUL THAT I AM GOING TO EXPERIENCE A VEHICLE FIRE IF THIS SITUATION CONTINUES. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT CAUSED A RECALL TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. *TR
WHEN FILLING MY FUEL TANK, GAS COMES OUT/BACKS UP AND SPILLS DOWN SIDE OF VEHICLE OR SPLASHES TO THE GROUND. I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I AM NOT TOPPING OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP REGARDLESS OF THE STATION.
MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAS AN OVERFILLING PROBLEM EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP AT THE GAS STATION. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I USE THE LOWEST SETTING ON THE GAS PUMP OR IF I MANUALLY USE AS LITTLE PRESSURE AS POSSIBLE, IT OVERFILLS EVERY SINGLE TIME AND GAS POURS OUT OF THE FILL SPOUT RUNNING DOWN THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, ON MY HAND, ON MY CLOTHES AND ON THE GROUND. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND AFFECTS THE 2003-2006 JEEP WRANGLER SERIES. *TR
THIS IS JUST A HEADS UP, HOPEFULLY FROM THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ALSO OF A PENDING MASS FAILURE OF CHRYSLER'S 4.0 MOTORS INVOLVING LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND THE POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY MOTOR SEIZURES HAPPENING AT ANY SPEED, ANYWHERE. CHRYSLER HAS BEEN DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE AND IN MY CASE NOT EVEN NOTIFYING ME OF A RECALL(WHICH WOULDN'T HAVE ALLEVIATED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM) DESPITE MY VIN HAVING THE S INDICATOR IN IT INDICATING IT BEING IN THE RANGE FOR THE RECALL.
CHRYSLER CHANGED THE OIL PUMP DRIVE ASSEMBLY (OPDA) ON 2005-06 MODEL JEEP WRANGLERS. THE OPDA WAS DESIGNED WITH A SEAL PREVENTING OIL FROM LUBRICATING THE UPPER BUSHING CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURES. THESE FAILURES WILL RESULT IN A IMMEDIATE DROP IN OIL PRESSURE CAUSING THE POTENTIAL FOR COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE AND MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY AND/OR BODILY INJURY. CHRYSLER ISSUED A TSB (E05R) ON CERTAIN MODELS, HOWEVER THIS HAS BECOME A LARGER ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F9/2005-06-JEEP-OPDA_CPS_DISTRIBUTOR-FAILURE-1144202/.
FUEL OVERFLOW ON 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. I HAVE DONE LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT SEEMS THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR MODEL JEEPS. *TR
WHEN FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, WHEN THE PUMP CUTS OFF GASOLINE SPURTS OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND AND SOMETIMES OVER THE PERSON FILLING THE TANK. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE NOZZLE IS BEING HELD AND SQUEEZED BY THE PERSON FILLING OR IS LOCKED IN POSITION FOR HANDSFREE FILLING. IT HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY WITH FILLUPS FOR THE PAST 4-5 MONTHS NO MATTER WHICH GAS STATION IS USED.
EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON WITH FUEL, GAS SHOOTS OUT THE FILLER TUBE INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. *TR
DURING FUELING, WHEN THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE AUTOMATICALLY STOPS THE FLOW OF GASOLINE , FUEL SURGES BACK THROUGH THE FILLER TUBE AND VIGOROUSLY SPLASHES OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ANYTHING OR PERSON WITHIN 2 TO 3 FEET OF THE FUEL FILLER. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED. IT HAS SPILLED FUEL ON EVERY FILL UP (AT LEAST ONE CUP), DESPITE PRECAUTIONS (SLOWING FILLING RATE). MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP.
AT AROUND THE 50K MILEAGE MARK, FUEL WOULD GUSH OUT WHEN FILLING UP THE TANK. TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, OLD AND BRAND NEW PUMPS, ALL RESULTED IN GAS GUSHING OUT AS THE PUMP TURNED OFF. CHRYSLER-JEEP SERVICE REPLACED THE FUEL FILLER TUBE. TOPPED OFF THE GAS TANK AFTER THE "FIX", SEEMED GOOD. LET THE TANK GO DOWN TO LESS THAN 1/4 THEN FILLED THE TANK AND THE GAS GUSHED OUT YET AGAIN! THIS IS BOTH A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUE. PLEASE REQUEST JEEP TO FIND A REAL FIX FOR THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL.
MY "NEW" USED 2005 JEEP TJ WILL SPILL GAS ALL OVER THE PLACE WHEN FILLING UP GAS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I DO IT MANUALLY OR LET IT FILL UP WITH THE AUTO SWITCH ON. EVEN WHEN I "HEAR" THE GAS NEAR THE TOP OF THE TANK IT STILL SPITS GAS OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO MY HANDS, THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ON THE GROUND. WHAT A PAIN IN THE [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHEN I FILL MY JEEP UP WITH FUEL IT ALWAYS OVERFLOWS WITH FUEL SPEWING ON ME THE GROUND AND MY VEHICLE. NOTHING SEEMS TO CHANGE IT NOT SLOWING DOWN THE PUMP OR ANYTHING. MY RESEARCH BRINGS ME TO IT BEING A FAILURE WITH THE ROLLOVER/CHECKVALVE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FILLER TUBE FAILING TO CLOSE ALLOWING FUEL TO OVERFLOW. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F9/GAS-SPILLING-OVER-WHEN-FILLING-872096/ I HAVE TWO MORE FRIENDS WITH JEEPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX THE ISSUE IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. WAS GOING TO ENTER MY VIN BUT THE VIN ENTRY DOESN'T WORK. SO NO VIN. *TR
WHILE FILLING GAS TANK IN SAN DIEGO AT THE SAME LOCATION I HAD FILLED UP AT MANY TIMES THE FUEL PUMP KICKED OFF AND IN LESS THAN A SECOND LATER GAS CAME SQUIRTING OUT OF THE VENT HOLES WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SPRAY GAS 3 - 4 FEET AWAY FROM THE CAR. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE PUMP BUT OVER THE LAST 10 MONTH THIS HAS OCCURRED AT MANY DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. I HAVE ALSO TRIED FILLING AT THE LOWEST SPEED OF THE PUMP BUT IT WILL STILL SPRAY OUT. IT STOPPED FOR A MONTH OR SO BUT HAS STARTED UP AGAIN OVER THIS LAST MONTH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT COMES OUT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO GET INTO SOMEONE'S EYES OR POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED MY SHIRT AND PANTS WERE SPRAYED WITH GAS. *TR
I WAS TOWING MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER WHEN A PASSING MOTORIST SIGNALED ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I STOPPED AND CHECKED THE JEEP WHICH WAS COVERED WITH AN OILY MATERIAL. I HAD A TOW TRUCK TOW THE JEEP TO SAN MARCOS CHRYSLER/JEEP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO REBUILD THE FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIALS AND REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE AND BOTH FRONT AXLES. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS CAUSED BY HAVING A ONE SIZE LARGER TIRE ON THE FRONT TIRES THAN THE BACK TIRES. THIS WOULD ONLY CAUSE THE PROBLEM IF THE CAR WAS DRIVEN IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHICH IT NEVER WAS. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL THE GAS TANK ON MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON IT OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE FILL LOCATION. SOMETIMES THE SPLASHING IS VERY POWERFUL OTHER TIMES IT IS JUST A MEDIUM SPLASH. THE ONLY WAY TO NOT HAVE THIS HAPPEN IS TO ANTICIPATE WHEN THE TANK SHOULD BE FULL AND STOP. *TR
2005 JEEP WRANGLER X, FUEL OVERFILLS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. THE TANK DOES NOT ALLOW THE PUMP TO SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. HAPPENS AT EVERY DIFFERENT GAS STATION AND WITH EVERY TANK. NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR
GAS TANK OVERFLOW: I BOUGH THE JEEP OVER 1 YEAR AGO. 3 OUT OF 4 TIMES I FILL UP THE TANK, THE GASOLINE OVERFLOWS OUT THE TANK AND SPRAYS ME OR THE GROUND. IT HAPPENED THIS MORNING TOO. *TR
2005 JEEP TJ AND A 2005 JEEP LJ GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLED AT PUMP. *TR
2005 JEEP WRANGLER EJECTS GASOLINE AT EVERY FILL-UP. AFTER THE PUMP CLICKS THE VEHICLE FILLER NECK SHOOTS OUT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF FUEL (APROX 1CUP +). ON A WINDY DAY ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THE FUEL CAME OUT WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO GO ALL OVER THE VEHICLE, ME, AND ONTO MY FACE. THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT AND CAUSES A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL TO SPILL OUT AT EVERY FILL-UP. *TR
FUEL SPILLS OVER WHEN FILLING GAS IN 2005 JEEP WRANGLER TJ MODEL. *TR
FUEL SPILLING OVER BEFORE PUMP SHUTS OFF WHEN FILLING UP. *TR
WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK ON MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF. IT SPRAYS GAS ALL OVER. THIS IS UNSAFE. ITS A FIRE HAZARD. IT SPILLS GAS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. ITS COSTS ME MONEY(GAS AIN'T CHEAP). IT IS GONNA RUIN THE PAINT AROUND THE FILLER NECK. JEEP REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER RECALL. IT IS HAPPENING ON MANY YEARS AND MODELS OF JEEPS. THIS IS FAR FROM AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE ROLLOVER VENT VALVE. GASOLINE IS SERIOUS STUFF. IT SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY TANK. JEEP WANTS TO CHARGE THEIR CUSTOMERS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM. I CANT PAY THAT BILL, IT IS WAY TOO COSTLY. *TR
2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED HAS DEVELOPED A FAULTY ROLLOVER VALVE IN THE GAS TANK CAUSING FUEL SPILLS WHEN REFUELING. CHRYSLER DENIES WARRANTY CLAIMS STATING THIS IS NORMAL WEAR. HOWEVER, THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD - FUMES AND POTENTIAL FOR FIRES AND EXPLOSION AS WELL AS HARMFUL TO THE ENVIRONMENT. *TR
MY GAS TANK OVER FLOWS AND GASOLINE GUSHES OUT EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK AT EVERY GAS STATION. THE GASOLINE PUMP AUTO SHUT OFF VALVE DOES NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL GASOLINE GUSHES OUT PAST THE GAS TANK FILLER NECK AND INTO THE PLASTIC GAS FILL AREA. FROM THERE THE GASOLINE CONTINUES TO LEAK ONTO THE PAINTED BODY OF MY JEEP. NOTABLY, TRYING TO INSERT THE GASOLINE PUMP INTO ALL CONCEIVABLE DEPTHS INTO THE GASOLINE FUEL FILLER NECK HAS NO EFFECT ON THE GASOLINE GUSHING ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T START UNTIL MY JEEP HIT ABOUT 40,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER (I AM THE 1ST OWNER). THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE SOMETHING WITHIN THE FUEL FILLING SYSTEM OR POSSIBLY EVAP SYSTEM IS CORRODED, PLUGGED UP, OR OTHERWISE FOULED AS THERE IS NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE. THIS COULD CREATE MULTIPLE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS BOTH AT THE GAS STATION AND ON THE ROAD.
I OWN A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON. NEARLY EVERY TIME I FILL UP AT A GAS STATION THE GAS NOZZLE DOES NOT CLICK OFF WHEN THE TANK IS NEAR FULL AND GAS RUNS DOWN OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR, THE FENDER AND ONTO THE GROUND (AND SOMETIMES ONTO CLOTHES/SHOES). I HAVE OWNED THE JEEP FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW (I AM THE SECOND OWNER) AND IT HAS DONE THIS EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. *TR
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, THE TANK SEEMS TO HAVE A VENTING OR PRESSURE PROBLEM. WHEN THE TANK IS BEING FILLED, GASOLINE SHOOTS OUT OF THE TANK VIOLENTLY AS IT APPROACHES FULL. *TR
WHEN I FILL MY 2005 WRANGLER WITH FUEL WHEN IT NEARS 15 GALLONS IT SPITS FUEL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. *TR
EVERY TIME I FILL UP AT THE GAS STATION FUEL GUSHES OUT EVERYWHERE AFTER THE PUMP SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY.
WHILE FILLING THE FUEL TANK FUEL GUSHES OUT OF THE FILLER NECK INSTEAD OF THE NOZZLE SHUTTING OFF. FUEL SPILLS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE GROUND. *TR
THE FUEL TANK FILL WITH OVERFLOW GASOLINE DURING FILL UP. THIS HAPPENS WITH EVERY FILL UP SINCE 2006. THE JEEP WAS PURCHASED IN 2005. THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP WRANGLERS.
FUEL OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING AT THE PUMP. I HAVE A 19 GALLON TANK AND AT AROUND 15 GALLONS THE HANDLE RELEASES AND GAS SPEWS ALL OVER THE PLACE. TALKED TO MANASSAS VA JEEP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR
EACH TIME I PUT FUEL IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED FUEL SPLASHES OUT COVERING THE FILLER CAP, THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND WHATEVER IS NEARBY. I DO NOT "TOP OFF" THE TANK. IT DOES IT ON THE FIRST SHUTOFF CLICK OF THE NOZZLE. *TR
FUEL OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS REFUELED. PROBLEM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A BAD CHECK VALVE IN THE GAS TANK WHICH REQUIRES THE GAS TANK TO BE REPLACED. SAME TANK AND JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL IT RECURS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AS APPROXIMATELY 1 CUP OF FUEL IS SPILLED ON THE OPERATOR. *TR
GAS OVERFLOW. *TR
GASOLINE POURS OUT EVERY SINGLE TIME I FULLY FILL IT UP. IT HAPPENS ON EVERY WRANGLER SINCE 2003. *TR
WHEN FUELING MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER , AND ALLOWING THE FUEL PUMP TO AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF WHEN THE GAS TANK REACHES THE FULL LEVEL, FUEL WILL OFTEN OVERFLOW OUT OF THE FILL PORT. MY JEEP DEALER SAYS THAT THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK AND THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, COST FOR NEW GAS TANK $800.00. *TR
WHEN FUEL TANK IS NEARING THE "FULL" LEVEL THE FUEL TANK SPEWS OUT EXCESS FUEL WHEN FILLING TANK SPRAYING ME IF I AM STANDING ANYWHERE NEAR THE VEHICLE.. THIS HAPPENS ON EVERY FILL UP. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH JEEP VEHICLES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR DISPLAYED A READING OF ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
1- EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED IT OVERFILLS. 2- IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME! EVERY TIME I FILL UP. IT OVERFILLS. TO THE POINT WHERE I JUST STOP IT WHEN IT REACHES 18 GALLONS. 3- MY JEEP IS OUT OF WARRANTY, MY DEALER WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH OUT ME PAYING FOR MISTAKE DONE BY CHRYSLER. I REALLY QUESTION MY SAFETY. AND THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY JEEP WITH GAS, NO MATTER AT WHICH STATION, THE TANK OVERFLOWS. THE AUTO SHUT OFF IS NOT RUNNING AND THIS HAS LED TO GAS SPILLING ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP AND DISCOLORING THE WHEEL COVER., *TR
2005 JEEP WRANGLER HAS FUEL SPILLOVER ABOUT 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES I FILL UP THE GAS TANK WHETHER OR NOT I "HAND PUMP" THE FUEL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MODIFICATIONS MADE TO THIS VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE NOVEMBER 2009. FUEL SPILLS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES ON ME (OH, AND I'M PREGNANT), AND ON THE GROUND. VARIOUS APPROACHES TO FILLING THE TANK HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. *TR
RAPID AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER IN JEEP WRANGLERS CAUSED BY RAPID FAILURE (CLOGGING) OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER. JEEP UNABLE TO REPLACE CATALYTIC DUE TO 5 MONTH BACK ORDER ON REPLACEMENT PRODUCT. *TR
I DRIVE A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT WITH A 4.0 LITER ENGINE, EVERY TIME I FILL UP, THE GAS TANK SHOOTS GAS OUT OF THE TANK, SPILLING IT ONTO THE GROUND. *TR
2005 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED RUBICON FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS 80% OF THE TIME I FILL UP. ONCE, IT KEPT RUNNING WITHOUT STOPPING AND SPILLING 5-10 GALLONS. THIS CAUSED ME TO SLIP IN THE GAS RESULTING IN WHIPLASH WHICH I AM STILL HAVING TO ADDRESS 2 MONTHS LATER. THIS IS A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD, SAFETY HAZARD, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND MONETARY PROBLEM AND JEEP/CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL. IF NOT, THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO FORCE THE ISSUE. *TR
MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER ALWAYS OVERFLOWS WHEN I FILL IT UP. THE FUEL FILLS THE FILLER NECK AND OVERFLOWS. *TR UPDATED 12/07/11 *BF
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