2006 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL BEGAN TO SPILL OUT FROM THE FILLER NECK ONCE THE TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 03/30/12

EVERY TIME WE FILL UP THE FUEL TANK THE FUEL SPILLS OVER AND RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING A STAIN ON THE PAINT WE HAVE NOW RESORTED TO LISTENING TO THE FUEL AS IT FILLS IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP IT AND THAT ONLY WORKS ONCE IN A WHILE WE HAVE PUT THE PUMP ON SLOW BUT THIS DOES NO GOOD EITHER I HAVE READ MANY JEEP FORUMS AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM NOT ONLY DOES IT WASTE FUEL BUT IT IS AN AIR POLLUTION ISSUE AND A FIRE SAFETY HAZARD MOST OF THE FORUMS SAY THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A STICKING VALVE BUT THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE (THIS IS WHAT SOME HAVE HAD TO DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM) ALSO I OWN TWO JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH EITHER OF THEM SO I WAS SURPRISED WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON THE WRANGLER AS IT WAS THE MOST RECENT PURCHASE IF IT IS A DEFECT IN DESIGN I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD FIX IT AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. *TT

EVERY TIME I FUEL UP AT THE GAS STATION IT OVERS FLOWS SPILLING ON THE GROUND BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THIS IS WELL KNOW DEFECT AND HAPPENS TO ALMOST EVER JEEP OWNER I KNOW. *TT

EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK FULL IT SPILLS OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE PUMP WILL SHUT OFF BUT FUEL SHOOTS OUT ALL OVER THE GROUND AND JEEP. *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH GAS SHOOTING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK PRIOR TO THE FUEL PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTTING OFF. THIS WAS REPEATED AT EVERY FILL UP AT NUMEROUS GAS STATIONS. FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS I CAN NOT FILL THE FUEL TANK WITHOUT THE FUEL NOZZLE REPEATEDLY SHUTTING OFF. I CAN ONLY ADD FUEL AT AN EXTREMELY SLOW PACE OR NOT AT ALL. IT HAS BECOME SO BAD THAT I NOW CARRY A GAS CAN, IT'S FASTER TO FILL THE CAN THEN POUR IT IN THE TANK! TT

JUST BOUGHT THE JEEP LATE SEPTEMBER AND EVERYTIME I FILL IT THE GAS SPILLS OUT ALL OVER ME, THE JEEP AND THE GROUND. ITS NOT ALWAYS RELIABLE TO GUESS WHEN IT IS CLOSE TO DONE SO I TEND TO STAND BACK SO IT MISSES ME. STILL GAS GOES EVERYWHERE WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THE PRICE TO FIX IT HAS DOUBLED. THE JEEP DEALER TELLS ME THAT THEY COVER THE FIX FOR 2007 AND 2008 BUT NOT 2006. REALLY? WHY WOULD THAT BE?

WHEN FILLING MY FUEL TANK BY HAND THE PUMP SHUT OFF TOO LATE AND SPILLED GAS ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY GAS STATION NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

MY FUEL TANK STARTED OVERFLOWING AROUND 40,000 MILES. IT WILL NO LONGER FORCE THE FUEL NOZZLE TO SHUT OFF WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. INSTEAD IT OVERFILLS AND SPEWS ON THE GROUND, MY JEEP, AND ME. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND REALIZED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH JEEPS IN MY YEAR RANGE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, WHETHER THE HOSE NOZZLE IS OPERATED MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY, GAS SPURTS FROM THE TANK SPRAYING OUT 18"-24". THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY REGARDLESS OF PUMPING SPEED/PRESSURE, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE/WEATHER CONDITIONS OR BRAND OF GASOLINE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING FIRE AND FUMES AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S PAINT AND PLASTIC FENDERS. I HAVE HAD CLOTHING RUINED BY THE SPURTING GASOLINE. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE GAS PUMP AUTO SHUT OFF WORKS, BUT ONLY AFTER SPRAYING GASOLINE ON ME, THE VEHICLE AND THE GROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN A ROW AT DIFFERENT PUMPS OF DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS. *TR