Jeep Wrangler Complaints
18,838 consumer complaints on file.
- #10375566January 11, 2011POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
RANDOMLY AS YOU START IN FIRST GEAR FROM A DEAD STOP THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER JUMPS OUT OF FIRST INTO NEUTRAL. THE JUMP HAPPENS SO VIOLENTLY THAT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD TO MAKE SURE I WAS NOT REAR ENDED. WITH THIS JUMPING OUT OF GEAR I FEAR THAT DRIVING INTO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC I COULD BE IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF MOVEMENT GOING INTO OR THRU TRAFFIC. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10376218January 11, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I PUMP GAS INTO MY '08 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED X GAS SPLASHES OUT. I DO NOT "TOP OFF" THE TANK; THE GAS SPLASHES OUT AFTER THE FIRST CLICK OF THE GAS PUMP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10376245January 11, 2011POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY VEHICLE POPS OUT OF FIRST GEAR INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY OF 2010. ON-LINE RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNLESS IT CAN BE REPRODUCED WHILE THEY ARE IN THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN RESULT IN BEING REAR ENDED BY AND UNSUSPECTING DRIVER OR BEING STRANDED IN A LANE CROSSING TRAFFIC WITHOUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10376265January 11, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10376303January 11, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING UP WITH FUEL AND ALLOWING THE PUMP TO SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY, THE FUEL WILL OVERFLOW ABOUT A 1 GALLON WHEN THE PUMP KICKS OFF. IF YOU MANUALLY STOP FUELING, THEN PUMP SLOWLY, IT WILL KICK OFF WITHOUT OVERFLOWING. I HAVE NOT HAVE THIS CORRECTED YET. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10377295January 11, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2007 JEEP JK THAT HAS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM OF HAVING FUEL SPILL OUT ON THE SIDE OF THE JEEP WHEN REFUELING. ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY, THE FUEL NOZZLE HANDLE SHUTS OFF AND ROUGHLY GALLON OF FUEL GUSHES OUT ON THE JEEP, BUMPER AND GROUND. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM IS TO FILL HALF WAY OR ATTEMPT TO LISTEN FOR FUEL COMING CLOSE TO THE TOP OF THE TANK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375357January 10, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS, THE AUTO SHUTOFF DOESN'T WORK AND SPILLS GAS ALL OVER MY JEEP AND THE GROUND. IT HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF GAS STATION, TEMPERATURE, HOW FAR THE NOZZLE IS PUSHED INTO THE FILLER, ETC. IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I FILL UP. IT HAS DONE THIS FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 19K MILES ON IT. I CHECKED THE VENT LINE GOING FROM THE TANK TO THE FILLER NECK, AND ITS FINE. EVENTUALLY THE GAS HAS STARTED TO WEAR AWAY THE PAINT FINISH, AND THE FINISH ON THE FLARE. NOT TO MENTION A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375522January 10, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SPILLING DURING REFUELING. FUEL RUSHES OUT OF TANK WHEN CLOSE TO FULL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375533January 10, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GASTANK OVERFLOWS WHEN FILLING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375261January 9, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN THE FILLING UP THE GAS PUMP DOESN'T SHUT OFF WHEN FULL. GAS WILL SPRAY OUT ABOUT 5 FEET ALL OVER THE VEHICLE UNTIL YOU RELEASE THE LEVER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375265January 9, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FILLING GAS TANK OF 2008 JEEP WRANGLER. AS TANK FILLED TO CAPACITY, PUMP SHUT OFF, COULD HEAR CLICK IN HANDLE, BUT GAS OVERFLOWED BACK OUT OF TANK ONTO JEEP, MY SHOES AND PANTS LEG. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375274January 9, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FUELING MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER THE GAS PUMP WILL NOT SHUT OFF AND GAS SPRAYS FROM THE TANK. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL STATIONS AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY ISSUES SIMILAR TO MINE. THE COMMON CONCLUSION IS THE ROLL-OVER ANTISPILL VALVE HAS GONE BAD AND THIS PART IS NOT REPLACEABLE ON ITS OWN. SO IT SEEMS THAT THE WHOLE FUEL TANK NEEDS REPLACING. IT SEEMS THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS IT HAS A HIGH RATE OF FAILURE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10376109January 9, 2011STEERING
FEELING IN FRONT END SUSPENSION OF A LOOSE COMPONENT. YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS HOT. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO PROBLEM FOUND. STILL HAVING PROBLEM TODAY AND EVERYDAY. SPOKE TO OTHER JEEP OWNERS THEY THINK IT MAY BE IN THE STEERING SHAFT WHICH RUNS CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD .
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375203January 8, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 JEEP WRANGLER GAS TANK OVERFLOWS EVERY TIME WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. SOMETIMES TO THE POINT THAT THE GAS WILL SPEW IN THE AIR FROM THE TANK DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF GAS NOZZLE THAT IS USED. *LN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375242January 8, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT
"DEATH WOBBLE" WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP SUCH AS AN EXPANSION JOINT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TO THE POINT THAT CONTROL IS LOST ON ALL BUT DRY PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SLOWED TO LESS THAN 50MPH BEFORE THE SHAKING STOPS. NO WARNING OR ESP LIGHTS ILLUMINATE DURING THE EPISODES. DEALER REPLACED A LEAKING STEERING SHOCK ON THIS VEHICLE AND SUSPECTS IT IS THE CAUSE BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TEST ON THE SAME STRETCH OF ROAD TO CONFIRM. WHILE IN THE WAITING ROOM, ANOTHER 07+ JEEP WRANGLER OWNER WAS PICKING UP HIS VEHICLE AFTER RECEIVING THE SAME REPAIR FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS. DEALER CONTACT INFO: FARICY BOYS CHRYSLER JEEP 4950 NEW CAR DRIVE COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80923 719-636-3914 ADVISOR: ROBERT HOOVER *LN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375253January 8, 2011SUSPENSION:FRONT
2007 JEEP WRANGLER EVERY TIME VEHICLE HITS CERTAIN BUMPS VEHICLE WOBBLES VIOLENTLY OUT CONTROL. OCCURS AT LEAST DAILY. JEEP WAS IN MANY SHOPS AND 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND PROBLEMS CONTINUES. ALMOST ALL FRONT END PARTS WERE REPLACED TO NO AVAIL. THIS PROBLEMS JUST STARTED OUT OF BLUE WITH NO WARNING BUT IS DEADLY! *LN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375044January 7, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GUSHES OUT OF FILLER ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND ALL OVER THE GROUND. PUMP CLICKS OFF AND 1/2 SECOND LATER COMES OUT OF FILLER. HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS PUMP NO MATTER BRAND. ALL DO IT. PROBLEM WITH ANGLE? PUMP DOESNT FIT PROPERLY INTO FILLER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375146January 7, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SPRAYS OUT DURING REFUELING MY 06' JEEP WRANGLER AT THE POINT WHERE THE NOZZLE IS INSERTED. I HAVE TO STAND BACK ABOUT 4 FEET TO PREVENT GETTING SPRAYED WITH FUEL. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10375163January 7, 2011STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 2007 JEEP WRANGLER X 4 DR. 4X4 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL START VIOLENTLY SHAKING TO THE POINT YOU CANT CONTROL THE STEERING IT OCCURS WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HITS A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN START AGAIN I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE TO WORK I HAVE HAD THE JEEP INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A PART ON THE STEERING DID NOT HELP I HAVE TAKEN IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOME BODY GETS KILLED THEN IT WILL BE TOO LATE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10374889January 6, 2011FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
06 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON TANK OVERFLOW/SPLASH BACK WHEN REFUELING. AT EVERY FILL UP REGARDLESS OF PUMP HANDLE STYLE, ANGLE OR DEPTH OF PUMP NOZZLE OR STATION LOCATION, A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL SPLASHES BACK AT THE POINT WHEN IT SHOULD CUT OFF. IT DOUSES ME AND MY VEHICLE AND THE GROUND WITH GASOLINE. PROBLEM BEGAN APPX 2 YEARS AGO AT ROUGHLY 40K MILES AND HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS TO DATE. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE NO SPECIFIC SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0