Jeep Wrangler Complaints (2006)

730 consumer complaints on file.

#10463628June 29, 2012
STEERING
EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS FRONT WHEEL WOBBLE WHEN MINOR PAVEMENT BUMPS OR DEFORMATIONS ARE HIT AT BETWEEN 40-45MPH. WAS FIXED ONCE SEVERAL YEARS AGO AT OWNER EXPENSE BY DEALER (REPLACE FRONT DAMPENER). NOW IS SHOWING EARLY SIGNS OF THE DEFICIENCY RETURNING AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. TIRES ARE VERY WELL MAINTENANCED AND ARE ROTATED / BALANCED PER TIRE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATION (COMPLETE RECEIPTS AVAILABLE). VEHICLE HAS VERY LOW (ALMOST NON-EXISTENT) OFF-ROAD USE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE A COMPLETELY DOCUMENTED HISTORY. I ALSO HAVE OVER 34 YEARS DRIVING EXPERIENCE. THE FRONT DAMPENER SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT EVERY 20-25K MILES AT AROUND $450 / PER OCCURRENCE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A REGULARLY RECURRING PROBLEM OVER SEVERAL YEARS WITH ALMOST ALL WRANGLERS. IF THIS DOESN'T WARRANT A RECALL, WHAT EXACTLY DOES???? COME ON NOW.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463083June 25, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THIS SHAKING BEGAN TO INCREASE OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 10 SECONDS. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AT THIS POINT, REQUIRING THAT I SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. THIS SHAKING CONTINUED TO OCCUR WHENEVER I ACCELERATED ABOUT 35 MPH ON A RANDOM BASIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461758June 14, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 40-45 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE FRONT END STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461778June 14, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND EVENTUALLY THE NOISE STOPPED HOWEVER, A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE NOISE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE CONTACT WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND DETECTED THAT THE OIL PUMP DRIVE ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,681.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461687June 13, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE INTO HIS DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GEAR PUMP CRACKED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD COVER A PORTION OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461693June 13, 2012
STEERING
WHEN MY 06 JEEP WRANGLER HITS A ROAD BUMP AT APPROX 50 MPH AT TIMES VIOLENT SHAKING OCCURS AND LAST UNTIL I SLOW TO ABOUT 30MPH. THE JEEP IS NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461128June 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY WRANGLER, IT BURPS OUT FUEL. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED OF FLOW THE GAS( I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WHEN SLOWLY FILLING UP AS WELL AS WHEN THE PUMP IS ENGAGED AND "LOCKED" ON TOO. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT FUEL SPILLS EVERY TIME I HAVE TO GET SOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460631June 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
EVERY TIME I FILL UP THE TANK, FUEL IS EJECTED FROM THE FILLER HOSE AND GOES ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THE JEEP AND THE GROUND AND USUALLY MYSELF. THE AUTO-SHUT OFF WORKS ON THE PUMPS BUT FUEL STILL COMES OUT. I'VE TRIED USING "HALF THROTTLE" ON THE PUMP BUT STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE LOOKED THROUGH MANY JEEP FORUMS AND IT APPEARS THERE IS A FAIRLY LARGE RANGE OF WRANGLERS THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL? THIS CAN'T BE SAFE TO HAVE FUEL SHOOTING OUT EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459923May 29, 2012
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
WHEN MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER HITS A BUMP OR AN IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELLING AT 45MPH AND ABOVE, THE JEEP WILL BEGIN TO SHAKE SO SEVERELY THAT A CRASH SEEMS INEVITABLE UNLESS I SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THAN I CAN COUNT AND CONTINUES TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459946May 29, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS SPILL OUT WHEN FUELING TO NOW WILL NOT TAKE GAS AT ALL WITHOUT MAJOR SPILLAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459464May 23, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE GAS TANK OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS A LOT OF GAS. INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS THE PUMP, HOWEVER, IT HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMEONE COULD GET HURT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459485May 23, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MORE THAN HALF OF THE TIMES I FILL THE FUEL TANK, THE FILLER NOZZLE DOES NOT SHUT OFF, SPRAYING FUEL OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459273May 22, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I FILL UP FUEL TANK, AS I GET CLOSE TO FULL, GAS SPITS OUT OF TANK, ALSO HAPPENS IF I RELAEASE FUEL PUMP HANDLE. HAVE HAD TANK REPLACED. WORK OK FOR ABOUT A YEAR, NOW IT SPITS GAS AGAIN. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458728May 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SINCE NEW EVERY GAS FILL BURBS GAS BACK OUT OF THE FILLER HOSE ON TO REAR FENDER AND GROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458570May 15, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN FUELING VEHICLE, AT ABOUT 7/8 FULL POINT, GAS SPRAYED OUT OF FUEL NECK ONTO ME. THEN CUT OFF ON THE PUMP NEVER ENGAGED. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458310May 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DURING REFUELING GASOLINE SPITS BACK OUT OF THE FUEL FILLER TUBE NECK AT THE END OF THE FILL ONTO THE GROUND AND THE PERSON REFUELING THE JEEP IF HOLDING THE NOZZLE. THE PERSONAL INFORMATION SECTION OF THIS FORM WILL NOT ACCEPT AS VALID MY PHONE NUMBER IN GERMANY [XXX]. THE NUMBER I PLACED IN THE PHONE FIELDS IS NOT VALID. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458474May 14, 2012
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE STABILIZER BAR TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458016May 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN IH37 AT 65 MPH, MILE MARKER 88, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION OIL OVERHEATED CAUSING TRANSMISSION OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RESULTING IN A FIRE, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE TRANSMISSION. CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF LOSS WHERE: VEHICLE WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE, TEMPERATURE 90 F, LEVEL TERRAIN, SPEED 65 MPH. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OR WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT NORMAL 2500 RPM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457573May 5, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS SPILLS OUT SIMULTANEOUS WITH THE FIRST SHUT-OFF OF THE GASOLINE PUMP. MULTIPLE DIFFERENT PUMPS AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS OF MULTIPLE DIFFERENT BRANDS DO IT CONSISTENTLY -- I CAN NO LONGER REMBER THE LAST TIME THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. MANUALLY SLOWING THE DELIVERY RATE DOWN TO 1% OF THE NORMAL DELIVERY RATE AS THE TANK APPROACHES FULL CAN REDUCE, BUT ONLY SOMETIMES ELIMINATE THE CONDITION. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD DUE TO THE SPILLED GAS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FIRE RISK, AS WELL AS A RISK TO PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM THE SPLASHING GAS. I'M TOLD THAT THIS IS DUE TO A BAD VALVE IN THE FUEL TANK THAT WAS DESIGNED TO STOP THIS CONDITION, BUT THAT VALVE STICKS. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER HAD ANY GAS OVER 10% ETHANOL (UNLESS SOME GAS STATIONS.. WELL, YOU KNOW), AND CERTAINLY NOT OFTEN (UNLESS, OF COURSE, GAS STATIONS LIE A LOT). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456267April 23, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY GAS TANK , THE VEHICLE DOESN'T DETECT WHEN IT'S FULL AND SPITS GAS UP ALL OVER THE CAR AND MYSELF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS FUEL ALSO ENDS UP ALL OVER THE GROUND. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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