Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2005)

650 consumer complaints on file.

#10427973September 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426468September 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425986September 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425749September 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425037September 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425136September 12, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424610September 10, 2011
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
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 INSPECTION AND REPAIR. OWNERS PURCHASED SUGGESTED PARTS AND SERVICE EACH TIME. PROBLEM EVENTUALLY RETURNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422878September 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422929September 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420071August 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419764August 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL OVERFLOWS AT ALL FILLUPS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419868August 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419642August 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419557August 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419271August 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
UPON FILLING THE GAS TANK, FUEL OVERFLOWS, AT TIMES IT SPRAYS ALL OVER THE PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417723August 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416783August 2, 2011
SUSPENSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416497August 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK IN MY 2005 JEEP WRANGLER GAS SPEWS OUT OF THE TANK ONCE FULL. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415548July 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415439July 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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