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2010 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 2010 record →

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 31, 20147,500 milesMS

GAS PUMP DOES NOT SHUTOFF WHEN FILLING GAS TANK DURING INITIAL FILL (I DO NOT TOPOFF). THIS RESULTS IN FUEL SPILLING ALL OVER CAP, LEFT REAR BUMPER, SHOES AND GROUND. HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT STATIONS AND DIFFERENT PUMPS. IS NOT INTERMITTENT - HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT THIS IS TO GUESS ON NUMBER OF GALLONS REQUIRED AND MANUALLY SHUTOFF PUMP WHEN THAT VALUE IS REACHED. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 25, 201440,000 milesMD

WHEN FUELING UP THE GAS TANK THE FILLER TUBE VALVE WILL NOT STOP FUEL FROM OVERFLOWING AND SPILLING ALL OVER THE PLACE. OCCURS EVERY TIME WHEN FILLING UP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 25, 201437,000 milesNC

WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE FUEL PUMPS DO NOT SHUT OFF AND FUEL SPILLS OUT. THE VEHICLE IS ALLOWED TO BE OVERFILLED. THE GAS TANK NEEDS TO FORCE THE GAS PUMPS TO STOP WHEN FULL. FUEL ON MOST OCCASIONS SPLASHES AND SPILLS ON THE PERSON FUELING THE VEHICLE. THIS CREATES SAFELY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. A FIRE IS WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 21, 201460,000 milesIL

FUEL TANK SPITS OUT GAS AFTER AUTO FILL AT FUEL-UPS, DEALER CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH TANK. SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER, WITHOUT A DIAGNOSIS, THEY SAY IT IS A ANNOYANCE AND NOT NECESSARILY A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 20, 201420,000 milesNY

DURING GAS FILL UP, WHEN THE PUMP AUTOMATICALLY STOPS, FUEL COMES GUSHING OUT OF THE FUEL FILL ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 18, 20149,865 milesIL

I PURCHASED A USED 2010 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED ON JULY 11, 2013. IT HAD JUST UNDER 10K MILES ON IT. WITHIN THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF DRIVING IT, I HEAR AND FEEL A THUMP IN THE STEERING, WHILE DRIVING. IT IS NOT A NORMAL NOISE FROM SUSPENSION WORKING. THE ISSUE HAS GONE ON AND ON. LATER AT ABOUT 18K MILES, I BEGAN HAVING DEATH WOBBLE ISSUES. I HAVE HAD IT TO 2 SHOPS AND INSPECTED THINGS MYSELF. BALL JOINTS, WHEEL BEARINGS, TIE RODS/ENDS, STEERING STABILIZER, YOU NAME IT. I FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL SCARY EVENTS, AND CONTINUALLY HAVING SHOPS TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, HAVE FOUND THE ISSUE. WITH 25K MILES, I AM HAVING TO HAVE THE STEERING GEAR BOX REPLACED. THE SECTOR SHAFT IS SHOT. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER, SO UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NO OPTION BUT TO DRIVE IT AND HOPE I MAKE IT TO AND FROM SAFELY, AS WELL AS THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I BELIEVE AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THE JEEP FORUMS, THAT JEEP HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR BOX, AND THAT IT IS ONE OF THE COMMON CAUSES OF DEATH WOBBLE IN THE JK MODELS. I AM TAKING MINE IN TOMORROW TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I HAVE ONLY 25K MILES ON IT, BUT IT IS 4YRS OLD. SO, I AM SURE I WILL END UP STUCK WITH THE BILL ON THIS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 18, 201410,000 milesIL

WHEN FUELING UP AT THE GAS PUMPS, IF YOU PUT THE PUMP ON AUTO, THE PUMP HANDLE WILL SHUTOFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL, BUT SPEWS ABOUT A HALF GALLON OF FUEL BACK UP AND OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND YOUR HAND (IF ON THE PUMP HANDLE). DOES IT EVERY TIME. ONLY WORK AROUND I HAVE COME UP WITH IS TO FUEL UP, CLOSE TO FULL, THEN SLOWLY FEATHER UP TO FULL, OR ON LOWEST PUMP SETTING. OTHERWISE YOU HAVE FUEL DUMPING OUT ALL OVER, WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

Suspension
Filed Mar 17, 201458,000 milesPA

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHER RATER OF SPEED (ANYTHING ABOVE 45MPH) AND GOING AROUND A CURVE, THE FRONT END BEGINS TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE POINT THAT IT IS DIFFICULT/IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL AND YOU MUST PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AKA THE DEATH WOBBLE. THERE WAS NOT A POT HOLE, OR ANYTHING IN THE WAY, JUST A REGULAR ROAD. I HAVE HAD TO DO THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ON BUSY HIGHWAYS, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND BEING REAR ENDED SINCE I HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKE IT IN A NUMBER OF TIMES WITH THIS PROBLEM AND NO SOLUTION IS FOUND, THEY JUST KEEP WANTING TO ROTATE MY TIRES. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 17, 201448,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FROM THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND FLUIDS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V236000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) . THE MANUFACTURE WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 5/13/14*CN *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 17, 201418,000 milesIL

I HAVE A 2010 JEEP JK UNLIMITED 4X4. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN JULY OF 2013, WITH APPROX. 10K MILES ON IT. AT ABOUT 18K MILES, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE COMMON DREADED "DEATH WOBBLE". I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHILE HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN RAPIDLY MOVING BACK AND FORTH AND THE FRONTEND OF THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I QUICKLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE, CHECKED ON MY NOW FRIGHTENED CHILDREN, THEN GO OUT TO EXAMINE MY VEHICLE. I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING OBVIOUS, LIKE TIE RODS OR BALL JOINTS. SO, I SLOWLY DROVE HOME. I WENT OVER THE ENTIRE FRONT END. COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. AFTER READING A LOT OF FORUMS ON THE MATTER, I FOUND I AM ONE OF MANY JEEP OWNERS THAT HAVE/ARE FIGHTING THIS SAME ISSUE. I WENT AHEAD AND PUT ON A NEW STEERING STABILIZER, AND TRACKBARS, AS THESE ARE CLAIMED TO BE THE MOST COMMON ISSUES (EVEN THOUGH MINE LOOKED FINE AND HAD NO PLAY). I CONTINUALLY HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD IT TO SHOP FOR AN ALIGNMENT, TIRE ROTATIONS, AND CHECKING THE BALANCING ON THE TIRES. THE SHOP SAID TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WERE FINE. WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS SOME PLAY IN THE SECTOR SHAFT WHERE THE PITMAN ARM CONNECTS TO THE STEERING GEARBOX. SOME GUYS ARE SAYING THEY HAVE REPLACED THEIRS 3 TIMES IN 30K MILES. I DON'T OFFROAD, MY VEHICLE ISN'T EXPOSED TO HARSH CONDITIONS, WHERE ONE COULD EXPECT MECHANICAL FAILURES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 26K MILES ON MINE, AND HAVE BEEN TRYIN

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 10, 201443,000 milesVA

WHILE FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, IT GOT TO FULL THEN SEEMED TO REGURGITATE GAS. SPILLING DOWN THE SIDE OF MY JEEP, ONTO ME, AND ON THE GROUND NEAR THE PUMP. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF FIRE AND EXPLOSION. THE GAS IS HARMFUL TO SKIN AND IT SPILLED ALL OVER ME. I JUST PURCHASED THIS JEEP. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR

Electrical SystemFire
Filed Mar 7, 201486,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, THE HORN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AS SMOKE AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO AVOID FURTHER FIRE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Mar 4, 201464,251 milesMI

DURING THE MONTH OF 2/2014, THE AIR BAG WARNING CHIME AND LIGHT BEGAN TO GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS, WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE IN AND LEARNED THAT IT WAS A BAD CLOCK SPRING. WE PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT UPON RESEARCH LEARNED THAT THE SAME EXACT PART HAD BEEN RECALLED IN RHD VEHICLES (FOR OUR VEHICLE YEAR) ONLY. WOULD LIKE INFORMATION AS TO WHY LHD VEHICLES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE OBVIOUSLY EXPERIENCING A SAFETY ISSUE ALSO. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 2, 20148,200 milesNC

WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE WITH GAS, THE PUMP SHUT OFF WHEN FULL HOWEVER THE FUEL SPLASHED BACK OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN DOWN THE SIDE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 25, 201445,000 milesLA

WHEN REFUELING, THE NOZZLE ON THE FUEL PUMP WILL NOT STOP ON TIME, ALLOWING FUEL TO SPLASH BACK AT THE PERSON REFUELING. TODAY, THE NOZZLE DIDN'T STOP AT ALL, ALLOWING A LOT OF FUEL TO SPILL ON THE GROUND. A PERSON DOESN'T HAVE TO FILL IT UP EITHER. IF YOU STOP MID REFILL, IT WILL STILL SPRAY BACK AT THE PERSON REFUELING. *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 23, 201458,000 milesGA

THE CLIP THAT CONNECTS THE FLOOR SHIFTER CABLE TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAME OFF. I WAS STRANDED! HAD MY JEEP TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT RE-INSTALLED THE CLIP THAT WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY. $123.00 LATER. I THINK JEEP OWES ME$123.00. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 23, 201424,000 milesIN

EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK, IT OVERFILLS. THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS PUMP BUT IT HAS DONE IT CONSISTENTLY FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE FILLED UP AT DIFFERENT STATIONS AND EVERY SINGLE TIME IT SPRAYS OUT ALL OVER THE BODY/REAR BUMPER. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Feb 18, 201455,473 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,473. UPDATED 04/15/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE IS NOT REPAIRED, DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF EXPIRED WARRANTY. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 16, 201458,000 milesGA

ON GOING PROBLEM OF GAS SPRAYING OUT GAS FILL NECK WHEN FILLING TANK. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 2, 201420,000 milesNJ

WHEN FILLING UP WITH FUEL, FUEL SPILLS OUT FILLER NECK WHEN IT'S JUST ABOUT FULL. DOES IT ALL THE TIME. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 30, 201435,000 milesMN

I HAVE HAD MY 2010 JEEP WRANGLER FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS, AND RECENTLY THE GAS TANK HAS BEGUN TO BACK UP EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT TRY TO "TOP-OFF" THE TANK, BUT THE OVERFLOW SENDS FUEL OUT OF THE VEHICLE CREATING EXPOSED GASOLINE RUNNING DOWN THE REAR QUARTER-PANEL & BUMPER. IN SOME CASES, A PUDDLE OF FUEL FORMS CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO MY FAMILY, MYSELF AND OTHERS FUELING AT THE STATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. I'VE TRIED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION BY TRYING DIFFERENT FUELING STATIONS, PUMPS, AND ALTERNATING BETWEEN MANUAL FILLING & USING THE AUTO FILL LEVER ON THE FUELING NOZZLE TO NO AVAIL. BASED ON MY RESEARCH THIS IS A PERVASIVE ISSUE ON THE 2010 JEEP WRANGLER THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND REMEDIED PROACTIVELY RATHER THAN WAITING FOR A SERIOUS INCIDENT TO OCCUR. CONTRARY TO CHRYSLER'S RESPONSE OF 'USER ERROR', I HAVE BEEN FUELING DIFFERENT MAKES & MODELS OF VEHICLES FOR OVER 20 YEARS WITHOUT HAVING THIS OCCUR. I URGE THE NHTSA TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. I ENJOY DRIVING MY JEEP, BUT I AM NOW RELUCTANT EVERY TIME I HAVE TO FUEL THE VEHICLE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 25, 201419,000 milesPA

FUEL TANK OVERFLOWS UPON COMPLETE FILL, MAJOR PROBLEM IN MANY JEEP WRANGLERS OVER MUCH OF THEIR PRODUCTION SINCE 2007 EVIDENTLY. GASOLINE SPILLS OVER VEHICLE , PEOPLE AND GROUND UPON FILLING TANK. MAJOR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jan 25, 201457,940 milesVA

AIRBAG LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY LIT. MULTIPLE SOURCES AND TROUBLESHOOTING HAVE LED TO THE AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING ASSEMBLY. CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL FOR THIS (13V176000), BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO RIGHT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS LEFT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THIS FAILURE. IN SEARCHING FOR THIS PART ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THERE IS NO PART NUMBER DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT OR LEFT HAND DRIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE PER NHTSA STANDARDS. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 21, 201422,536 milesNC

I PURCHASED MY 2010 WRANGLER NEW. THE LAST THREE TIMES I HAVE FILLED MY FUEL TANK, GAS HAS SPEWED OUT OF THE TANK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NOZZLE CLICKED OFF. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM A BUILD-UP OF PRESSURE INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK BECAUSE THE GAS COMES BACK OUT OF THE TANK FORCEFULLY EVEN IF THE NOZZLE IS STILL IN THE TANK. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I HAD TO GO HOME TO CHANGE CLOTHES AND TO WASH THE GASOLINE OFF OF MY LEGS. I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I HAD DONE WRONG. I HAVE SINCE FILLED UP TWO MORE TIMES AND I HAVE USED DIFFERENT PUMPS AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS WITH THE SAME RESULT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY (01/21/14), AND THE STATION ATTENDANT RUSHED OUT TO CLEAN UP THE FUEL THAT WAS SPILLED BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH ON THE GROUND AND AGAIN, I HAD GAS SPEWED ON ME. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN SOME WAY BY CHRYSLER. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 21, 201478,000 milesMO

EVERY TIME I FILL MY '10 JEEP WRANGLER WITH GAS, THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF AND THEN THE GAS BACKS UP OUT OF MY GAS TANK AND POURS OUT OF MY CAR ALL OVER THE GROUND. I HAVE TRIED NOT LOCKING THE GAS PUMP ON, GOING TO DIFFERENT STATIONS, AND FILLING IT SLOWLY. NOTHING WORKS. IT DOES THE SAME THING TIME AFTER TIME. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 21, 201484,137 milesTX

NUMEROUS TIME OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS I'VE HAD GAS OVERFLOW / SPILL / SPEW OUT FROM WHILE FILLING MY TANK WITH GAS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS GAS STATIONS AND BOTH USING MANUALLY USING THE GAS TRIGGER OR LOCKING THE GAS TRIGGER. I TOOK THE JEEP TO THE DEALER LAST YEAR AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $1200 TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE THERE IS ALREADY AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER FOR MY SPECIFIC MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jan 20, 201442,000 milesMA

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY TANK THE FUEL OVERFILLS AND SPILLS ON THE JEEP. I HAVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS GAS STATIONS WITH THE SAME RESULTS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 18, 2014171,000 milesMI

HELLO, MY NAME IS [XXX] AND ON JANUARY 4TH, 2014 I PURCHASED A 2010 JEEP JK WRANGLER FROM A FAMILY FRIEND, UPON THE FIRST 3 TIMES FILLING UP (ALL SO FAR) THE GAS HAS SPEWED OUT OF THE TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND BEFORE I COULD SHUT OFF THE PUMP HANDLE. I'VE PROBABLY WASTED AT LEAST 2 GALLONS ALREADY BY DOING THIS, WHICH ADDS UP QUICK. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS TO ME, ONE LITTLE SPARK COULD SEND THE VEHICLE UP IN FLAMES AND HARM ME, AND MANY OTHERS. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY TO COVER THIS SO THAT MYSELF, AND OTHERS, DON'T HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED, OR WORRY EVERY TIME WE GO TO THE PUMP. THANKS FOR TAKING TIME TO READ THIS, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jan 6, 201442,000 milesNV

ON MY 2010 JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DASHBOARD, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY WITH A CHIME, AN INDICATION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING OR INTERFERING WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS. I TOOK MY JEEP WRANGLER TO THE DEALER WHICH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE AND CONCERN FOR MANY JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) OWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING WITHIN THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL. THIS FAULTY CLOCKSPRING IS THE CULPRIT FOR POTENTIAL AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE JEEP WRANGLER (LHD) DURING AN ACCIDENT OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT WHEN SIMPLY DRIVING AROUND. DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE SAFETY CONCERN OF THEIR FAULTY CLOCKSPRING THAT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Jan 4, 201426,000 milesPA

GAS TANK OVERFILLS NO MATTER WHICH PUMP I USED AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. THIS PROBLEM ONLY HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PASSED 4 MONTHS. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Dec 30, 201364,000 milesWI

THE GAS WILL OVERFLOW, SPILL OUT, WHEN I FILL UP THE GAS TANK. THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF AND GAS SPILLS OUT AFTER SHUT OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD VALVE IN THE TANK WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE TANK TO BE REMOVED/REPLACED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 26, 201337,450 milesNE

WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK TO FULL (WHEN THE NOZZLE SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF), THE GAS WILL OVERFLOW/SPIT OUT FUEL AND SPILL. I'VE TAKEN THIS INTO THE JEEP DEALER TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY SHUTOFF VALVE WITHIN THE TANK AND TO FIX THIS ISSUE, THE WHOLE TANK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT CAUSED BY "USER ERROR". THIS ISSUE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH JEEP WRANGLERS AS CITED FROM NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AS SPILLED FUEL POSES A FIRE HAZARD TO THE FUELING STATION, THE VEHICLE, AND THE DRIVER/PASSENGERS. SOURCE: EDMUNDS AUTO OBSERVER, CHRYSLER FUEL SPIT-BACK COMPLAINTS RISE, LINK: HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/AUTOOBSERVER-ARCHIVE/2011/02/CHRYSLER-FUEL-SPIT-BACK-COMPLAINTS-RISE.HTML. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline1 injured
Filed Dec 26, 201355,788 milesCO

GAS FILL SPIT BACK NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK AND IT HAS CAUSED BURNING TO MY SKIN FROM CONTACT WITH THE GASOLINE. THERE IS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPILLED FUEL ON THE GROUND AT THE GAS STATION. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Dec 22, 201350,000 milesDC

I OWN A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. WHEN I FILL UP WITH GAS THE AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF FAILS AND HAS SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER POINT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE MULTIPLE TIMES. I DO NOT "TOP OFF" THE FUEL. IT SPRAYS WITH FORCE SHOOTING OUT GAS EVERYWHERE CREATING A SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 21, 201332,000 milesOH

2010 JEEP WRANGLER AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON ALSO HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT FUNCTIONING BECAUSE OF A BAD CLOCK SPRING. I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE WHERE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 5, 201312,897 milesMD

GAS OVER FLOWS OUT OF GAS TANK AT EACH FILL UP. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 3, 201319,000 milesPA

EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY TANK, GAS GUSHES OUT ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND ONTO THE GROUND. THE AUTO SHUTOFF ON THE NOZZLE WILL NOT WORK. I AM NOT "TOPPING OFF" OR LEAVING THE HOSE UNATTENDED.THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS. I FEEL THAT GASOLINE SPEWING OUT ONTO MY CLOTHES, ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND ONTO THE PAVEMENT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT TWO MONTHS AFTER MY STANDARD WARRANTY ENDED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT REPAIR IS NOT COVERED, EVEN THOUGH THE EXACT PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE IF I HAD AN OLDER MODEL JEEP. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 28, 201330,000 milesCO

WHEN REFUELING, WHEN THE FUEL FILLER NOZZLE CLICKS OFF, THERE IS A GUSH OF FUEL THAT SPOUTS OUT OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK FOR A SECOND OR TWO. IT HAS NOW BECOME CONSISTENT, REGARDLESS OF WHEN OR WHERE THE VEHICLE IS REFUELED (AT 6000' OR 3000', ON 75 DEGREE DAYS OR 30). THIS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR BEFORE THIS PAST SUMMER, AND WAS INTERMITTENT UNTIL ABOUT THIS OCTOBER. IT NOW OCCURS ANYTIME THE FILLER IS ALLOWED TO CLICK OFF. IT BEHAVES AS IF THE FUEL TANK IS NOT VENTING AS FUEL IS DELIVERED. WHEN THE DELIVERY IS CUT OFF, THE PRESSURE IN THE TANK, INCREASED THROUGH INTRODUCTION OF FUEL WITHOUT AN EQUIVALENT REDUCTION IN VOLUME OF AIR, EXPELS THE FUEL REMAINING IN THE FILLER NECK UNTIL EQUALIZED. THIS IS SPECULATION ON MY PART BUT PLAUSIBLY DESCRIBES THE OBSERVED BEHAVIOR. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 24, 2013PA

WHEN FUELING MY 2010 JEEP WRANGLER, THE TANK OVERFLOWS ONTO THE GROUND AT THE PUMP. I HAVE TRIED LIMITING FLOW AT THE HANDLE AND IT STILL DOES IT. THIS IS A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD AS RAW FUEL IS SPILLED ON THE GROUND AND DRIPS FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 19, 201354,500 milesMD

WHEN FUELING MY VEHICLE THE GAS PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF AND CAUSES A FUEL SPILL EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS REFUELED. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I FUELED THE VEHICLE AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT STATIONS, USING BOTH THE MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF ON THE GAS NOZZLES. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 18, 201316,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE WHEN SPILLED OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Traction Control System
Filed Nov 15, 20135,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Power Train
Filed Nov 8, 201338,000 milesPA

WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL POP OUT OF FIRST GEAR VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE PULLING OUT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHERE I HAVE BEEN NEARLY HIT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND A TSB THE CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Oct 24, 201351,530 milesTX

I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP SATURDAY BACK HOME AFTER WORK, A HEAR A DING DING SAME NOISE WHEN SEAT BELLS IS NOT CLICK OR WHEN GAS GET LOW, SAME NOISE,. LOOK AT THE BOARD AND I NOTICED A LIGHT AIR BAG ON, STAR LOOKING PASSENGER SEAT HIT THE BOARD BUT NOTHING, PULL OVER STOP OFF AND START ENGINE AGAIN NOTHING CHANGED STILL LIGHT ON SOME TIME WHEN TURN AROUND LIGHT GO OFF JUST FOR SECONDS, BUT THE DING DING STILL. STOP DRIVING BY WARNING, UNTIL GOT AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER SHIP.AFTER A DAY THE DEALER SHIP IN AUSTIN TELL ME THE PROBLEM IT"S A CLOCKSPRING, AND FOR FIX NEED TO PAY $500 + TAXES. I DO MY HOME WORK AND FOUND A TWO (2) INVESTIGATION FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS BY NHTSA . CALL THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND CHRYSLER AND THEY DON'T KNOW NOTHING YET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.HOPE THIS NHTSA CAMPAIGN GO TRUE AND THE MANUFACTURE REPLACE THIS PART SOON. TKS.NOTE: SAME DAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, THEY RENEW EMISSION AND SAFETY INSPECTION.MY STICKER WILL EXPIRE 11-14...? IT'S THIS PROBLEM AIR BAG LIGHT ON FOR CLOCKSPRING FAIL SAFETY ISSUE? I'M AT RISK BY DRIVING MY JEEP WITH THIS PROBLEM? *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 23, 20133,500 milesMD

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE PUMP DOES NOT SHUT OFF CAUSING FUEL TO SPILL OUT OF THE GAS TANK, DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS BRANDS OF GAS, VARIOUS SERVICE STATIONS, AND THE PROBLEM CAN BE REPLICATED EVERY TIME. THE SPEED OF FUELING DOESN'T HELP EITHER. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED (SB-14-002-09) IN RESPONSE TO NHTSA REFERENCE: 10032006, BUT IT ONLY COVERED UP TO MODEL YEARS 2009. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS IN MODEL YEAR 2010. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 21, 201315,000 milesNV

I OWN A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER SAHARA. EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK WITH FUEL, THE PUMP DOESN'T SHUT OFF ON TIME. THE RESULT CAUSES GAS TO OVERFLOW, SPRAYING OUT OF THE TANK AND POURING DOWN THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

Seat Belts
Filed Oct 17, 201333,000 milesIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT LATCH SECURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Steering
Filed Oct 9, 201366,000 milesIL

WHILE EXITING A 55 MPH SPEED ZONE ONTO A 65MPH INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED EXTREME SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. THE JEEP ACTUALLY HOPPED ON THE ROAD FORCING ME TO PULL OVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES IN THE COURSE OF 1 MONTH. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AT MY DEALER. MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 1 WEEK IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE SAME ISSUE BEGAN HAPPENING 3 DAYS AFTER I GOT IT BACK. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER EXPLAINING THE ISSUE AND BEGAN RESEARCHING ON MY OWN. I CAME ACROSS MANY INSTANCES OF THE SAME THING- DEATH WOBBLE. IT HAPPENS WHEN MY JEEP HITS 60-70 MPH CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE, USUALLY IN HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAUSING DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORISTS. MY JEEP IS STOCK, SO THE EXCUSE ABOUT BEING LIFTED DOES NOT APPLY TO ME. IT SEEMS CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE AND DOES NOTHING TO RECALL THE VEHICLES. I'M BEING TOLD THE PARTS/REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Suspension
Filed Oct 7, 201363,000 milesNC

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY JEEP STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT OF JEEP WILL INTERMITTENTLY START SHAKING VIOLENTLY, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN SUDDENLY AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT'S VERY SCARY AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO SUDDENLY AT A HIGH SPEED. I PURCHASED MY JEEP ABOUT A YEAR AGO FROM A CHRYSLER DEALER AND WITHIN A WEEK NOTICED IT HAD A "POPPING" NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AND THEN GOING FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP TO THIS CHRYSLER DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT. THE FIRST TIME, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW BRAKES, SO I HAD NEW BRAKES INSTALLED, BUT MY JEEP CONTINUES TO MAKE THIS "POPPING" NOISE. THE LAST 2 TIMES I TOOK MY JEEP TO THIS CHRYSLER DEALER, THEY INSIST THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY JEEP AND THEY DO NOT HEAR THIS NOISE. NOW MY JEEP HAS HAD THESE EPISODES OF VIOLENT SHAKING AND I WONDER IF THE TWO PROBLEMS ARE CONNECTED. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF A "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE" AND FEEL THIS IS THE SAME THING THAT I HAVE HAD OCCUR WITH MY JEEP. IS THERE ANY KIND OF RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? *TR

Power Train
Filed Sep 28, 201310,500 milesUT

I HAVE A 2010 WRANGLER RUBICON, MANUAL TRANNY THAT POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR ON OCCASION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH COMPLAINTS I FOUND YOUTUBE VIDEOS SHOWING THE PROBLEM AS WELL. I INQUIRED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN UNDER WARRANTY AND TOLD NO RECALL AND NO " PROBLEM" IT DID IT LAST NIGHT GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION (LEFT TURN) WHICH BECOMES A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE JEEP CEASES TO TRAVEL AND I GET T- BONED. *TR

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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