2006 JEEP WRANGLER Complaints
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2006 JEEP WRANGLER- RAYTOWN, MO
WHEN I AM FILLING UP MY GAS TANK AT THE GAS STATION, THE TANK OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS OUT ONTO THE GROUND AND ON THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I CANNOT FILL THE TANK UNTIL THE NOZZLE SHUTS OFF THE GAS BECAUSE IT IS FULL. I MUST ESTIMATE ABOUT HOW FULL THE GAS TANK IS, AND STOP IT BEFORE IT IS FULL. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I LEAVE THE NOZZLE CLICKED ONTO SELF PUMP OR IF I AM TRYING TO TOP IT OFF, THERE IS NOTHING THAT SENSORS THAT IT IS FULL SO IT SPILLS OVER. *TR
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2006 JEEP WRANGLER- WILMINGTON, DE
I AM A SECOND OWNER OF A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED. AFTER PURCHASING THE JEEP, I EXPERIENCED THE "DEATH WOBBLE". THIS IS WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE OF THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION GOES INTO AN UNDRIVABLE WOBBLE. TO RECOVER YOU EITHER TAKE YOUR FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR OR ATTEMPT TO BRAKE. THERE ARE YOUTUBE VIDEOS SHOWING THIS OCCURRING. I TOOK THE JEEP TO A SHOP WHERE THE OWNER HAD A JEEP AND KNEW ABOUT THE "DEATH WOBBLE". HE ALIGNED THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED ALL THE FRONT END SUSPENSION PARTS. THIS DID NOT HELP. HE BALANCED ALL THE TIRES. THIS HELPED FOR BUT THE WOBBLE RETURNED. AFTER RETURNING TO THE SERVICE SHOP THE OWNER REPLACED THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS. THIS HELPED FOR 2-3 DAYS. NOW THE DEATH WOBBLE IS BACK. THE JEEP IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
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2006 JEEP WRANGLER- HAZLET, NJ
FUEL TANK OVERFILLS AND SPILLS GAS ON THE VEHICLE, THE GROUND, AND THE PERSON WHO IS PUMPING GAS EVERYTIME THE TANK IS FILLED UP. *TR
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2006 JEEP WRANGLER- NEW YORK, NY
EVERY TIME I GET GAS IT OVERFLOWS FROM THE TANK WHEN IT REACHES FILL. IT IS A KNOWN WRANGLER PROBLEM BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. IT IS DANGEROUS, SPILLS GAS EVERYWHERE ON THE CAR, UP IN THE AIR & OUT OF THE TANK. *TR
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2006 JEEP WRANGLER- HARDY, VA
WE OWN A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER X WITH AROUND 60,000 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED A TERRIBLE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END THAT IS CALLED "DEATH WOBBLE" I HAVE DONE MULTIPLE REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENTS OF PARTS TO NO AVAIL. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR ADVICE THEIR ANSWER WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING STABILIZER. I STATED THAT THIS HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE THEIR RESPONSE WAS " I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU THEN." THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT 50 MILES PER HOUR AND WHEN IT BEGINS THE VEHICLE MUST COME TO COMPLETE STOP TO END THE WOBBLE. THE JEEP HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND NO FIX HAS BEEN FOUND. I HAVE ROTATED THE TIRES TWICE AND THAT WORKS FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND THE PROBLEM RETURNS. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REBALANCED TWICE ALSO. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE SHOCKS, THE STEERING STABILIZER, AND IT HAS BEEN REALIGNED TWO TIMES. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE AS CAN BE SEEN IF "DEATH WOBBLE" IS SEARCHED ON GOOGLE. THERE IS NO KNOWN REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO IGNORE IT. *TR
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2006 JEEP WRANGLER- WATERFORD, MI
JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON UNLIMITED FUEL OVERFLOWS EVERYTIME AT THE PUMP. DOES NOT MATTER WHERE I FILL UP OR HOW I PUT THE NOZZLE IN THE TANK. FUEL PUMP SHUTS OFF AND SITS SECONDS LATER ABOUT A CUP OF FUEL WILL SPIT OUT, ABOUT 1 TO 2 FEET AND RUN DOWN THE BODY. IF YOU WERE STANDING IN THE WRONG SPOT IT WOULD BE A REAL MESS. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND CALLED THE PREVIOUS OWNER - HE SAID HE BOUGHT IT WITH 8000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS DONE IT SINCE IT WAS NEW. *KB
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2006 JEEP WRANGLER- LIVONIA, MI
A MAJORITY OF THE TIMES THAT I FILL MY GAS TANK IT OVERFLOWS. I PUT THE NOZZLE IN AND BEGIN FILLING THE TANK AND THEN IT CLICKS OFF AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLICK FUEL COMES OUT OF THE FILLER AND ONTO MY JEEP AND THE GROUND AND MY SHOES AND MY HANDS IF THEY ARE CLOSE TO THE PUMP. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH A JEEP VEHICLE. *KB
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2006 JEEP WRANGLER- MANCHESTER, CT
THE GAS TANK OVERFLOW SHUTOFF DOESN'T WORK. ONCE THE TANK FILLS, GAS SPILLS OUT ALL OVER WHICH COULD CREATE A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
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2006 JEEP WRANGLER- ARLINGTON, VA
ALMOST EVERY TIME I FILL MY JEEP WITH GAS IT OVERFLOWS. A GOOD AMOUNT OF GAS SPILLS OUT OF THE GAS TANK BEFORE THE PUMP SHUTS OFF. *TR
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2006 JEEP WRANGLER- KYLE, TX
WHEN FUELING UP WITH GAS, THE NOZZLE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN TANK IS FULL AND GAS WILL THEN OVERFLOW OUT OF THE TANK FILL SPOUT. THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FUELING AT EVERY GAS STATION NOW. THIS IS A SUDDEN AND NEW OCCURRENCE AS THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER DONE THIS PRIOR TO THIS YEAR. ( I HAVE OWNED SINCE NEW 2006) AS IMAGINED GAS WILL FLOW OUT ONTO THE VEHICLE, GROUND, PERSON FILLING GAS, ETC. *TR
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