2006 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints

THE FUEL FILLER ON MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER DOES NOT PREVENT THE FUEL FROM SPILLING WHEN I FILL MY FUEL TANK. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME (100%) I REFUEL. THE PROBLEM OCCURS NO MATTER HOW SLOWLY I FILL THE TANK. *TR SPRAYING GASOLINE IS DANGEROUS AND TOXIC. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY JEEP.

UPON FILLING THE GAS TANK THERE IS CONSISTENT FUEL SPILL BACK. FUEL SPEWS FROM THE FILLER OPENING. SECOND OWNER, NOT SURE IF THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING PRIOR TO DATE AND MILEAGE ABOVE. *KB

OVERSPILL DURING REFUELING, EVERY TIME. FUEL DOES NOT STOP AUTOMATICALLY AND OVERFLOWS (SPEWS) OUT ONTO SIDE OF VEHICLE, ONTO PAVEMENT AND ALSO ONTO DRIVER'S CLOTHES. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NUMEROUS DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND PUMPS. THIS PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF THE FUEL IS IGNITED. *KB

I'M WRITING THE NHTSA TO PROVIDE MY EXPERIENCE WITH A GAS OVERFLOW ISSUE ON MY 2006 JEEP UNLIMITED. WITHOUT FAIL, AT EACH FILL-UP, THE GAS NOZZLE WILL ALLOW GAS TO BACKFLOW OUT OF THE FILLER NECK, PAST THE VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM AND SPRAY OUTWARD AND DRAIN DOWN THE CAR. IN MOST CASES, AS MUCH AS 1.5-2 QUARTS OF GASOLINE IS SPEWING OUT OF THE FILLER NECK. IN ALMOST ALL CASES, EMPLOYEES FROM THE STATION MUST COME OUT AND COMPLETE REMEDIATION EFFORTS TO ABSORB THE SPILLED GAS. IN MOST CASES, I RECEIVE A GOOD DOUSING OF GAS ON MY HANDS AND CLOTHES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE, NOT MILES, THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT I WILL NEED TO PAY UPWARDS OF $1,000 FOR A NEW GAS TANK WITH THE SAME FAULTY CHECK-VALVE DESIGN. I UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY STATE THE CAUSE TO BE FROM A SWOLLEN CHECK-VALVE RELATED TO ETHANOL GAS. I AM AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO PROCEED AND AM LOOKING FOR THE NHTSA TO STEP IN AND FORCE A RECALL. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK THE GAS OVERFLOWS IN A SPRAY OR STREAM WITHOUT TRIPPING THE PUMP SHUTOFF. IT ALSO AT TIMES WILL ONLY FILL WHEN FILLING EXTREMELY SLOW. *TR

THE GAS TANK ON MY 2006 WRANGLER RHD OVERFLOWS WHEN FUELING AT THE GAS STATION. *TR

EVERY TIME I GET GAS AT THE PUMP, AT THE END OF FILLING THE TANK IT GUSHES OUT A TON OF GASOLINE ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY JEEP, ALL OVER THE PUMP/HANDLE ITSELF, CREATING A DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME. I'VE READ ONLINE IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE BUT HASN'T YET HAD A RECALL OR A FIX? SO AM FILING IN HOPES OF A FIX FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I'VE ALSO READ THERE IS SOME KIND OF FIX BUT IT MAY BE COSTLY. BUT IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS RESOLVED. *TR

WHILE REFUELING VEHICLE, WHEN FULL TANK CONDITION IS REACHED, WITH NOZZLE CORRECTLY INSERTED INTO FUEL FILLER, LIQUID FUEL SQUIRTS FROM FUEL FILLER HOSE ONTO VEHICLE FENDER, GROUND AND PERSON FILLING TANK. AS TIME WENT ON, CONDITION WORSENED AND AT CURRENT TIME, FUEL NOZZLE AT STATION CAN ONLY BE HELD OPEN HALF WAY OR AN AUTOMATIC NOZZLE SHUTOFF OCCURS, REGARDLESS OF TANK LEVEL. FUEL SPILLAGE HAPPENS AT EVERY REFUELING STOP, REGARDLESS OF NOZZLE FLOW POSITION, WHEN FULL TANK CONDITION IS REACHED. *TR

WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK, THERE IS SEVERE BACK SPLASH WHEN TANK REACHES FULL AND NOZZLE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT, AND COULD NOT BE UTILIZED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,828. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.