Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2006)

730 consumer complaints on file.

#10479850October 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FUELING MY JEEP WRANGLER AND ALL GAS STATIONS, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS WHEN BEFORE THE FUEL CUTOFF SWITCH ON THE GAS PUMPS KICKS OFF. EVERY SINGLE TIME THIS HAPPENS. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FILLER HOSE SOMEHOW FROM THE FACTORY. NOT ONLY DOES IT LEAK OUT THE TOP OF SPOUT BUT IT SPRAYS EVERYWHERE, ON CLOTHES AND ANYTHING NEARBY WITHIN 3 FEET. PROBABLY HALF A CUP OF GAS GIVE OR TAKE AT EVERY FUEL STOP IN MY ESTIMATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478165October 1, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE PUMPING GAS AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS, THE PUMP FAILED TO SHUT OFF WHEN THE FUEL TANK BECAME FUEL. AS A RESULT OF THE PUMP NOT SHUTTING OFF, FUEL SPILLED OUT OF THE TANK AS IT BECAME OVERFILLED. I DID NOT LEAVE THE PUMP NOR DID I SET THE LOCK ON THE PUMP SO I WOULD NOT HAVE TO HOLD THE PUMP HANDLE DURING ANY OF THE TIMES I HAVE PUMPED GAS INTO THE VEHICLE TO AVOID SPILLING FUEL THE BEST I CAN. THIS HAPPENS AT MANY DIFFERENT STATIONS THAT I FILL MY FUEL TANK UP AT, THE ONLY COMMON DENOMINATOR IN MY SITUATION IS THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED IN ANY WAY THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH NORMAL FUEL PUMPING PROCEDURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476744September 22, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO FILL UP WITH GAS, I PUT THE NOZZLE IN THE FILLER OPENING AND SQUEEZED THE HANDLE ALL THE WAY. I LOCKED THE HANDLE SO THE GASOLINE WOULD CONTINUE TO FLOW AND LET GO OF THE NOZZLE. AROUND THE 16 GALLON MARK, GASOLINE SHOT OUT OF THE FILLER OPENING AND THEN POURED DOWN THE SIDE OF THE JEEP. ENOUGH CAME OUT THAT IT CREATED A SMALL PUDDLE ON THE GROUND. GASOLINE GOT ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND THE FENDER. IT ALSO SPRAYED MY HAND AS I WAS STANDING NEAR IT. I HAD TO WIPE DOWN THE FENDER AND SIDE OF JEEP BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY DAMAGE TO PAINT OR PLASTIC. I FOUND THIS SAME PROBLEM EACH AND EVERY TIME I'VE FILLED THE TANK SINCE THAT TIME. I'VE TRIED DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND NOZZLES BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE IN MY OPINION AND FORCES ME TO BARELY TRICKLE THE GAS INTO THE TANK BY ONLY SQUEEZING THE HANDLE PART WAY. IF I DON'T DO THIS, I SPILL GAS ONTO THE GROUND AND THE SIDE OF MY JEEP WITH EACH FILL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I'VE FOUND IT IS VERY COMMON IN MY MODEL YEAR AND THE YEARS SURROUNDING. WHY WON'T CHRYSLER JUST FIX THIS?! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473225August 31, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FILLING UP THE GAS TANK, FUEL SLOSHES OUT OF THE FILLER SPOUT JUST BEFORE THE PUMP CLICKS OFF. THE BACK-SPLASH VOLUME IS LARGE ENOUGH TO SPLASH ONTO CLOTHES, RUN DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, AND LEAVE A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE ON THE PAVEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472932August 29, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPEWED BACK ONTO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY TIME THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE CHECK VALVE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472355August 24, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
AT AROUND 45MPH MY FRONT WHEELS STARTS TO WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES TO GET THE SHAKING TO STOP. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT HARD TO STEER. THIS IS A HAZARD AS IT HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC AND COULD CAUSE ME TO BE REARENDED. ALSO A DRIVER COULD PANIC AND WRECK AS A RESULT. VEHICLE HAS NO SUSPENSION MODIFICATION. TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND VEHICLE HAS PROPER ALIGNMENT. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE PHENOMENON KNOWN AS "DEATH WOBBLE". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472033August 23, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 A JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472037August 23, 2012
STEERING
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE "DEATH WOBBLE" ON MY JEEP SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2007. IT ONLY OCCURS WHEN I AM BETWEEN THE SPEED OF 45 AND 50 MPH. MY JEEP SHAKES SO VIOLENTLY I HAVE TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL TO HOLD IT STRAIGHT AND DECREASE MY SPEED DRAMATICALLY TO GET IT TO STOP. I'VE READ 1000'S OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE - I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS DONE. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING DAMPENER AND FRONT AXLE. I WAS TOLD THAT AFTER THAT WHEN IT STILL OCCURRED THAT I NEEDED DIFFERENT TIRES - SO I SPENT $600.00 ON NEW TIRES AND IT STILL HAPPENS. DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE TIME - BUT ENOUGH TO WHERE I FEEL UNSAFE. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET A NEW CAR RIGHT NOW BUT IF I COULD I WOULD!!! I CALLED JEEP AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO BE DONE AND AFTER THAT THEY WOULD HELP ME WITH SOME OF THE COSTS OF THE REPAIRS. THEY TOLD ME SOMEONE WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITHIN 24 HOURS TO SCHEDULE THE DIAGNOSTIC (WHICH I THINK I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SINCE I TOOK IT YEARS AGO AND ITS NEVER BEEN FIXED) BUT I'VE NEVER HEARD FROM ANYONE. JEEP NEEDS TO OPEN THEIR EYES-- WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THEY ACT ON THIS? AN ACCIDENT? HOPEFULLY THIS COMPLAINT CAN BE USED TO WARN OTHERS NOT TO BUY A JEEP PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471920August 22, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FILLING UP GAS TANK, FUEL SPILLS FROM THE FILLING PORT ALL OVER ONCE IT IS FULL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP AND HAS DONE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2011. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471702August 21, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH FUEL, THE FUEL OVERFLOWS OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND DUMPS GASOLINE ONTO ME AND THE GROUND. THIS HAS A LONG TERM HEALTH EFFECT ON PERSONS FILLING THE VEHICLE. IT HAS AN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, AND I WILL BE NOTIFYING THE EPA OF THIS ISSUE AS WELL. I SEE FROM VARIOUS JEEP WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A LONG STANDING ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471515August 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I REFUEL MY 2006 JEEP THE GAS SPRAYS OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE UNTIL I REMOVE THE GAS PUMP MANUALLY. THIS IS A KNOWN JEEP ISSUE THAT REQUIRES A REPLACEMENT GAS TANK. OUR ENVIRONMENT AND MY BODY/CLOTHES SHOULD NOT GET COVERED IN GASOLINE EVERY TIME I REFUEL! PLEASE MAKE CHRYSLER FIX ALL JEEP MODELS WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471543August 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
REGARDLESS OF HOW FUEL NOZZLE IS PLACED, FUEL TANK OVER FILLS APPROX 1/8TH-1/3TH GALLON OF FUEL. I FEAR THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE EVENT FUEL SPLASHED ONTO BRAKE ROTOR OR OTHER HOT COMPONENTS, NOT TO MENTION THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THIS ISSUE DIRECTLY RELATED TO POOR DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471459August 19, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING THE JEEP WRANGLER ON A SMOOTH PAVEMENT @ 55MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING. IT SEEMED AS IF BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE LOOSE. I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED, PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO A COMPLETE STOP. UPON FINDING NOTHING LOOSE I PROCEEDED DOWN THE HIGHWAY, UPON REACHING 55MPH THE VEHICLE REPEATED THE SHAKING. I HAVE REPLACED THE TRACK BAR, STEERING DAMPENER, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, NEW TIRES, WHEELS CHECKED WITH CALIPERS,AND 2 ALIGNMENTS. I STILL CANNOT EXCEED 55MPH WITHOUT THE VIOLENT SHAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470658August 14, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
THE FRONT END WOBBLED SEVERELY AT 50 MILES PER HOUR CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470224August 11, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING, WHEELS
ON FRIDAY, 07.27.12, WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE/WOBBLE WILDLY, AND I THOUGHT THAT I HAD A BLOWOUT IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER, BUT, TO MY SURPRISE, THE TIRE WAS FINE, AND I COULD SEE NO VISIBLE PROBLEMS. I PROCEEDED DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BUT, AFTER ABOUT A MILE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE/WOBBLE WILDLY AGAIN (ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY), TO THE POINT WHERE I LITERALLY THOUGHT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS FALLING OFF. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I DROVE SLOWLY ALONG THE SHOULDER, EXITED THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY, AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER MAKING SURE THAT THE LUG-NUTS WERE TIGHT, I DROVE (VIA CITY STREETS, TO MINIMIZE SPEED) BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEEL BALANCING. THAT SAID, WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT END STILL WOBBLES. IN THE INTERIM, I DID SOME GOOGLE'ING, AND I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS OTHER (?DEATH WOBBLE?) CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED NATIONWIDE (INCLUDING HUNDREDS TO THE NHTSA). CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED MULTIPLE TSBS, AND THERE IS A MAINTENANCE NOTICE ACKNOWLEDGING ?STEERING VIBRATION? (A MONUMENTAL EUPHEMISM; THE ISSUE GOES WAY BEYOND A SIMPLE VIBRATION) ON THE JEEP WEBSITE. IN SHORT, CHRYSLER IS WELL-AWARE OF THE EXISTENCE AND SEVERITY OF THIS PROBLEM. THE MATTER HAS BEEN ADDRESSED BY A SAN FRANCISCO TV STATION (KGO-TV), AND EVEN TWO MEMBERS OF THE U.S. CONGRESS WHO SENT INQUIRIES/COMPLAINTS TO BOTH CHRYSLER. DESPITE ALL OF THE FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS, PUBLICITY, AND REQUESTS FOR ACTION, THE NHTSA HAS DONE NOTHING. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW/DEFECT, AND THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. JEEP OWNERS NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF THE EXISTENCE/POSSIBILITY OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION, AND CHRYSLER SHOULD INCUR THE COSTS OF ITS DIAGNOSIS AND CORRECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469569August 7, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD INSTALL A DAMPENER TO LESSEN THE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468792August 1, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465283July 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS FILLING UP MY 06 JEEP WRANGLER AND I GOT SPRAYED WITH FUEL ON MY BODY, JEEP AND GROUND. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I TRY TO FILL MY TANK UP TO FULL. IM CONCERNED THAT STATIC ELECTRICITY MIGHT IGNITE THIS, MYSELF OR ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. JEEP/ CHRYSLER REFUSES TO FIX THIS ON MY JEEP. THE SAME EXACT SAME THING WAS HAPPENING TO MY WIFE'S 07 CHRYSLER ASPEN AND IT WAS RECALLED AND FIXED. WE BOUGHT BOTH VEHICLES NEW AND THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN WRECKED. JEEP/ CHRYSLER ARE RISKING PEOPLES LIVES WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465212July 11, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464526July 7, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY JEEP OWNER I HAVE TALKED TO HAS A FILLING SPLASH-BACK PROBLEM WHEN FILLING THEIR GAS TANK. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON ALL THE JEEPS AND OTHER MODELS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.. GET GOING ON THIS IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. ALL JEEPS,,,,, CAN YOU READ ? ALL ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM... BIG SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE. NOT ONE PLACE BUT HERE DID I FIND TO LIST THE PROBLEM AS A SAFETY ISSUE. TOO MANY SITTING ON THEIR BACKSIDES AND DOING NOTHING ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. READ BETWEEN THE LINES AND GET GOING. A VERY DISGRUNTLED TAX PAYER AND OWNER OF A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT IS UN-SAFE AND UN-HEALTHY WITH NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. GET MY DRIFT?..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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