Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2005)

650 consumer complaints on file.

#10472201August 20, 2012
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I HIT SPEEDS OF 50MPH, MY JEEP WOBBLES TERRIBLY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REVIEWS AND COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON AND IT EVEN HAS A NAME, THE "DEATH WOBBLE". WE ARE GOING TO PASS THE JEEP ONTO OUR 16 YR OLD DAUGHTER, BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO BE RECALLED OR IF IT IS FIXABLE. I WOULD HATE ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO OUR DAUGHTER, ESPECIALLY IF JEEP IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471370August 18, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH AROUND 12,000 MILES LAST YEAR. EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT, IT WILL RUN OVER WHEN PUMPING GAS. IT DOES NOT CUT OFF SO YOU JUST HAVE TO LISTEN TO STOP IT. I GOOGLED AND SAW THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH OTHER YEARS. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THE PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466842July 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I AM EXPERIENCING FUEL SPIT-BACK DURING EVERY REFUELING OF MY VEHICLE. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT TANK AND THE PROBLEM HAS AGAIN OCCURRED ON THE REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK. I AM CONSIDERING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH 2005-2006 JEEP WRANGLERS AS WELL AS THE 2007-2008 JEEP WRANGLERS. I KNOW A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE IS IN EFFECT FOR THE 2007-2008 JEEP WRANGLERS. HERE IS A LINK TO AN EDMONDS ARTICLE: HTTP://WWW.AUTOOBSERVER.COM/2011/02/CHRYSLER-REPLACES-SOME-FUEL-TANKS-FOR-GAS-SPIT-BACK.HTML HERE IS A LINK TO A JEEP FORUM WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IT IS NOT ISOLATED TO THE 2007-2008 JEEP WRANGLERS: HTTP://WWW.WRANGLERFORUM.COM/F19/OVERFLOW-AT-THE-GAS-PUMP-46693-2.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466267July 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FUELING THE JEEP THE GAS OVERFLOWS. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE VERY CAREFUL IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GAS UP THE CAR AND NOT HAVE GAS ALL OVER YOUR HANDS AND THE GROUND. THE GAS DRIPS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. WE HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT PUMPS AND DIFFERENT ANGLES TO NO AVAIL. IT IS NOT HUMAN ERROR AS WE HAVE OTHER VEHICLES THAT WE NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM AT THE SAME PUMPS WITH ANY OTHER CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465113July 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN REFUELING AND FILLING UP GAS TANK, THE AUTOMATIC GAS PUMP NOZZLE DOES NOT SHUT-OFF IN TIME RESULTING IN GAS OVERFLOW/SPILLING. TYPICALLY A FEW CUPS OF GAS WILL SPILL OUT BEFORE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF THE GAS FLOW. HAVE TRIED FILLING AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, WITH DIFFERENT PUMPS, AND POSITIONING NOZZLE IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS BUT RESULT IS THE SAME AND GAS OVERFLOWS. ONLY WAY TO PREVENT IS TO GUESS HOW MUCH GAS IS NEEDED -- THEN STOP PUMP BEFORE TANK IS FULL -- THEN FILL REMAINDER OF TANK WITH PUMP ON SLOWEST SETTING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464806July 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME I FILL UP. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO, THE GAS ALWAYS SPITS OUT OF THE TANK AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR BEFORE THE PUMP STOPS. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TANK OR AN INTERNAL CHECK VALVE WHICH SHOULD PREVENT THIS. I CAN NEVER FILL THE GAS TANK UP FULL BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THE ONLY FIX I HAVE FOUND THROUGH RESEARCH IS A BRAND NEW GAS TANK, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464041July 3, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
EVERYTIME I FILL THE GAS TANK THE GAS OVERFLOW ON TO THE GROUND AFTER THE GAS HOSE SHUTS OFF. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464028July 2, 2012
SUSPENSION
AFTER I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SEVERELY SHIMMY. IT OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP WAS TO DECELERATE. I HAD THE DAMPENER AND TIRES REPLACED (THEY WERE WORN UNEVENLY) TODAY. I HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE LONG TERM. THERE ARE MANY ANECDOTAL REFERENCES ON GOOGLE CONCERNING THIS BEING A MAJOR PROBLEM (GOOGLE SEARCH WRANGLER "DEATH WOBBLE." ) ONE STORY INDICATED THAT THERE WERE A LIMITED NUMBER OF FORMAL COMPLAINTS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I ADDED A COMPLAINT AS THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FOR AN UNSUSPECTING DRIVER. I WILL UPDATE THE RESULT OF THE REPAIR IN TERMS OF WHETHER IT RESOLVES THE INCIDENT OR NOT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462345June 19, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE VEHICLE GAS FILLER TUBE OVER FLOWS NEARLY EVERY FILL UP. GAS SPILLS OUT ONTO THE JEEP AND ONTO THE GROUND. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461995June 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AFTER PURCHASING MY USED 2005 WRANGLER, GAS STARTED TO OVERFLOW FROM THE FILLER TUBE UPON FUELING. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED, I THOUGHT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PUMP SHUT-OFF AT THE STATION UNTIL IT HAPPENED THE NEXT TIME AND THE NEXT AND SO ON. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR AT LEAST 2 YEARS WITH NO RESOLVE. A GOOD AMOUNT OF GAS WILL SPILL OUT OF THE TANK ONCE THE TANK HAS REACHED CAPACITY, SPRAYING GAS ALL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THIS CAN BE MINIMIZED BY SLOWING THE FLOW FROM THE NOZZLE, BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHEN THE TANK IS GOING TO BE FULL OR NOT. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE IS NOW A VOLATILE SUBSTANCE ON THE GROUND, BUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AS THERE IS NOW GASOLINE THAT COULD EASILY ENTER THE GROUND WATER. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, HAS ADMITTED THAT IT AFFECTS OTHER MODEL YEARS YET REFUSES TO ACCEPT FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461416June 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
AROUND JUNE 2010, I PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT. UPON RETURNING TO VEHICLE, SHIFT LEVER JUST FLOPPED BACK AND FORTH. COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. HAD JEEP TOWED TO JEEP DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE SHIFTER CABLE AT A COST OF OVER $300.00. TWO WEEKS AGO, JUNE 2012, WHILE DRIVING, JEEP SHIFTER BROKE AGAIN WHILE LOCKED IN DRIVE. SAME DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SHIFT CABLE BUSHING. ANOTHER $100. I CALLED JEEP/CHRYSLER AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. FUNNY, SINCE THERE ARE MANY WEBSITES ABOUT THIS VERY, ONGOING, PROBLEM WITH JEEP SHIFTER CABLES. IN MY OPINION, THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THERE IS NO WARNING OF FAILURE. IF IT HAD OCCURRED A DAY PRIOR, I COULD HAVE BEEN BACKING DOWN THE BOAT RAMP! I FEEL A RECALL, OR AT LEAST, A NOTIFICATION TO JEEP OWNERS, SHOULD BE INITIATED BY JEEP/CHRYSLER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460434June 4, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FILLING UP THE JEEP WITH GASOLINE, GAS PUMPS WILL NOT CLICK OFF, AND THE FUEL TANK OVERFILLS, BUT SPRAYS OUT WITH GREAT FORCE SOAKING THE INDIVIDUAL PUMPING GASOLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460381June 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC SHUTOFF DOES NOT ENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE ITSELF PROPERLY, CAUSING FUEL TO CONTINUE TO FLOW AND OUT AND ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO SPRAYS OUT AND ON THE OPERATOR FUELING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM JEEP ABOUT THE ISSUE, BUT ACTION HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN BY THE MANUFACTURER. I REQUEST THIS BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS CLASSIFY GASOLINE AS A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL, KNOWN TO CAUSE HEALTH DEFECTS WHEN IN CONTACT WITH SKIN, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS WHEN IMPROPERLY CONTAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10460425June 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED UP FUEL TANK, WHEN IT GOT TO THE TOP IT DIDN'T SHUT OFF WITHOUT SPILLING OUT. NOW IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459897May 29, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OUR 2005 JEEP WRANGLER HAS BEEN OVERFLOWING WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK FOR TWO MONTHS NOW. THERE IS NO WARNING AND THE GAS SPEWS OUT OF THE NOZZLE/TANK. THE GAS OFTEN GETS ALL OVER MY SHOES, HANDS AND PANTS. WE ARE NOT IGNORING THE SHUT OFF CLICK, SINCE THIS PROBLEM BEGAN THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE. FOR OUR OWN SAFETY WE WAIT UNTIL THE GAS LIGHT IS ON TO GET GAS AND THEN ESTIMATE HOW MUCH GAS WE NEED IN ORDER TO STAY GAS FREE. WE HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEP AND CHRYSLER VEHICLES INVOLVING THE INLET CHECK VALVE, YET THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459474May 23, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY-TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS OUT VIOLENTLY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458518May 15, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE GEAR SHIFT LINK FELL OFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD TO CLIMB UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO SHIFT IT INTO GEAR; WHERE HE RAN THE RISK OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING OVER HIM. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THERE WERE NO RELATED COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY WOULD PAY A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458238May 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECENTLY PURCHASED THE WRANGLER USED. FUEL SPILL EVERY TIME YOU FILL THE GAS TANK. WHEN THE FUEL PUMP CLICKS OFF FUEL SHOOTS OUT THE FILL SPOUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457988May 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASE A USED 2005 JEEP WRANGLER (SPORT) WITH 103,000 MILES IN EARLY 2011. THE SIX SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR ABOUT ONCE A DAY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IT ALMOST SEEMS RANDOM, NEVER KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT THE EVENT. THE EVENT IS QUITE DISTURBING AND LOUD, WITH A LOUD "POP". THE JEEP ROLLS FORWARD BUT OUT OF GEAR. I MUST QUICKLY PUT IT BACK IN FIRST GEAR TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION, RED LIGHT, ETC. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS TRANSMISSION? IS IT NORMAL WEAR-AND-TARE, OR IS THERE A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION? WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO THIS UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION? HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456995May 1, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED TWICE UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ROLLED BACKWARD UNTIL HE ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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